Way off topic

[mstaylor]

During the Olympics they have inundated us with Jimmy Fallon taking over the Tonight Show commercials. Every one is stupid. Several years ago they tried to replace Leno with Conan, a completely unfunny person. His claim to fame was he wrote for Lettermen, see the unfunny part. Well now they want to replace Leno again, and again they have made a horrible choice. I see Fallon being a complete and utter disaster.

When Carson was approaching retire,ent they brought people to guest host to see how they did. The front runners were Leno and Joan Rivers. Everybody assumed she had the job, out of the blue they picked Leno. He has done a good job.

Does anybody else see this as a train wreck? Does anybody actually care?

[BigUmpire]

Rivers would have been the end of the show.

Fallon will fail.

 

Suggestions?

[mstaylor]

Furgenson if you are trying to move a host, although he might a little off the wall for the time slot. I say pick somebody that doesn't have a show, Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy, or some other established but not over the top comedian. Ron White,Larry the Cable Guy, too pigionholed. Arsenio Hall or Steve Harvey would be possible choices. Kimble and Fallon are occasionally funny, Conan never is funny, and Furgenson is funny but can get in left field sometimes, which might not work for the main stream.

[th3]

I'm never up past 11

[mstaylor]

I am and sometimes watch late night shows. I was a fan of Letterman as a stand up, when he got his show, he lost it. I just don't generally find him funny. His top ten lists can be funny, but very hit and miss. Plus, I always thought Leno was a better interviewer.

[maven]

1. Who cares.

2. Fallon appeals to younger viewers than you, Mike, and they're NBC's target.

[th3]

How bout howard stern?

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[Richvee]

How bout howard stern?

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That would get me to watch. ..And I never watch any of these late night shows. 

[midtnump]

Fallon = funny and entertaining (what the show is supposed to be)= give it a shot and see what he does.

Conan= flaming lib always throwing his political bs into his shows =FAIL

[mstaylor]

Fallon thinks he has talents that he doesn't possess and tends to showcase them. That is what will make him fail. I have watched his current show, it is only slightly better than Conan. NBC needs to quit being lazy and actually look for a host instead of just moving a current host.

[ricka56]

I don't get any of this...but then I'm probably too old to know what is hip.

[RichMSN]

I record Ferguson's show every night and have seen his show live the last 3 times I was in LA.  To me, he's the only one worth watching.

[spiritump]

I don't get any of this...but then I'm probably too old to know what is hip.

 

 to learn" what is hip"  --you have to go "down to the nigthclub"

[ricka56]

 

I don't get any of this...but then I'm probably too old to know what is hip.

 

 to learn" what is hip"  --you have to go "down to the nigthclub"

 

I'm too square to be hip...or maybe not

[CentralOhioUmp30]

1. Who cares.

2. Fallon appeals to younger viewers than you, Mike, and they're NBC's target.

 

#2 was a big selling point for Conan.  Unfortunately for NBC the only young people up at 11:35 are doing homework, drinking, or playing Xbox.  Fallon will flop, hopefully.

[CentralOhioUmp30]

Fallon = funny and entertaining (what the show is supposed to be)= give it a shot and see what he does.

Conan= flaming lib always throwing his political bs into his shows =FAIL

 Fallon is just as liberal as Conan (maybe moreso), but I definitely enjoy him more.  I won't be watching his show, but he's still better.

[Thunderheads]

99% of the entertainment industry is Liberal, ...that's nothing new.

 

Fallon is a good guy ... his heart is in the right place, and he means well.  If you watched his opening show, it was very clear (or at least should have been) of what his intentions are for the show.  Talk about not funny, ....  Leno was NOT funny ......Letterman is a blow-hard (he used to be funny, but lost it long ago) .... Kimmel is somewhat funny at times.....  Craig Ferguson is a nut-job, which is why he's in the time-slot he's in ....he's funny but lives on the edge!

[BT_Blue]

Ferguson is the best out there right now followed closely by Kimmel.

It is all subjective. I have never been a fan of Leno. It was always Letterman until Conan started. He was extremely entertaining for the first couple years but has gotten stale as time has gone on.

I'll stick with my first two listed.

(By the way, the episode of Kimmel where Matt Damon "took over" and the one where he had Tarantino on years and years ago, have been the best bits of late night TV in the last decade.)

[soapbox]

Larry David

[midtnump]

 

Fallon = funny and entertaining (what the show is supposed to be)= give it a shot and see what he does.

Conan= flaming lib always throwing his political bs into his shows =FAIL

 Fallon is just as liberal as Conan (maybe moreso), but I definitely enjoy him more.  I won't be watching his show, but he's still better.

 

I agree he more than likely is pretty liberal, but from watching his late show from time to time, he doesn't seem to push the politics during the show.