Schadenfreude Freakout Party!
Considering that I don’t have cable or broadcast television in my home, and that the entirety of my TV-watching consists of hulu’d Simpsons, South Park and Daily Show episodes (plus of course the biannual celebration of Let’s Netflix A Whole Series of Something, Probably West Wing Again), I’ve been surprised and delighted at my own sustained interest in the NBC-inspired Late Night Free For All. I have been watching the YouTube’d clips with enormous enthusiasm and rapt attention. Here, David Letterman–who seems to be the true winner in Leno V. O’Brien, and in any case is the horse I’d back over any and all of the rest of them–sort of takes us through the “controversy”‘s major movements. But don’t just take his word for it. Bother yourself to get over to this Gawker post that catalogues all the major snarking and bitchery from all of the Late Night shows, including the weird episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in which JK impersonates Leno for the entire duration of the episode.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A98_-EeXS_I&
I truly never though Jimmy Kimmel was possible of something that quality. His band’s impression of Keven Eubanks was amazing.
I truly never though Jimmy Kimmel was possible of something that quality. His band’s impression of Keven Eubanks was amazing.
Who is Carson Daly? LMAO
Who is Carson Daly? LMAO
Yeah, ditto. This thing is really bringing out the best in everyone–except Leno, but everyone knows he doesn’t have a best to bring out.
Yeah, ditto. This thing is really bringing out the best in everyone–except Leno, but everyone knows he doesn’t have a best to bring out.
Seriously. No matter what happens, the only one whose going to really lose in this is that tool Leno. I suppose, in that, there is some small measure of justice for these petty concerns.
Seriously. No matter what happens, the only one whose going to really lose in this is that tool Leno. I suppose, in that, there is some small measure of justice for these petty concerns.
Dude, watching the telly on the computer is still watching television. A screen is a screen, yo. But I like the qualification. Very 1992.
Dude, watching the telly on the computer is still watching television. A screen is a screen, yo. But I like the qualification. Very 1992.
Yeah, the fact that every other late night person has a running “Who the hell is Carson Daly?” joke is great.
Yeah, the fact that every other late night person has a running “Who the hell is Carson Daly?” joke is great.
NBC has really screwed themselves here. Even if they push Leno back he will have lost a bunch of his audience probably and will lose even more over this whole PR disaster. If Conan jumps ship to Fox, then they lose a whole nother chunk of The Tonight Show audience. Obviously Leno is boring dad humor, but I don’t really hate him. Still, he should have been cut loose. Dude is 60 years old and his audience is going away by, um, natural causes. Conan is a long term investment.
NBC has really screwed themselves here. Even if they push Leno back he will have lost a bunch of his audience probably and will lose even more over this whole PR disaster. If Conan jumps ship to Fox, then they lose a whole nother chunk of The Tonight Show audience. Obviously Leno is boring dad humor, but I don’t really hate him. Still, he should have been cut loose. Dude is 60 years old and his audience is going away by, um, natural causes. Conan is a long term investment.
I still can’t believe NBC thought it would be a good idea to have 4 late night talk shows hosted by middle-aged white dudes in a row, with only local news interrupting. What kind of audience did they expect would carry over from Leno to Conan to Fallon to Daly?
I still can’t believe NBC thought it would be a good idea to have 4 late night talk shows hosted by middle-aged white dudes in a row, with only local news interrupting. What kind of audience did they expect would carry over from Leno to Conan to Fallon to Daly?
More 1992 than ending a sentence with “_____, yo” ?
More 1992 than ending a sentence with “_____, yo” ?
Yes. Ending a sentence with “____,yo” is very 1997, not 1992.
Yes. Ending a sentence with “____,yo” is very 1997, not 1992.
Whatever, yo.
Whatever, yo.
deez nutz
deez nutz
didn’t anybody watch trl when they were 13-14? no? me neither…
didn’t anybody watch trl when they were 13-14? no? me neither…