Jimmy Fallon to Replace Conan

[Garrett]

Surised nobody mentioned this:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352397,00.html

 

[landtuna]

Maybe no one cares.

My interest died when Carson retired. I've seen more than enough smoke-filled bar acts to be impressed by Leno.....or Conan.

Late night TV died with Carson. NBC is just proving it can hit itself in the foot repeatedly.

 

[jsu5381m]

I don't know why NBC had to mess with a good format with Leno hosting the Tonight Show. I hope NBC will give Leno his own Jaywalking game show, or put it in syndication because those are the funniest.

 

[FloydB]

I remember this being discussed on this board before, but never anything this concrete until now.

 

[ShawnHill1]

Nothing good could come from a guy that can barely hold his composure and laughs at his own unfunny jokes. NBC will ready to replace him within a few months of his debut.

 

[WMC2006]

I like Jimmy Fallon but I predict something between the monstrosity that was the Chevy Chase Show (1 month) and the Dennis Miller Show (about 6 months).

 

[DToTheJ]

Of course, you speak of Dennis Miller's syndicated late night show (Tribune, 1992), as opposed to his efforts on HBO. In my opinion, the Tribune show wasn't all that bad. Viva Jinky the Fruit Bat!

Now, if you were to substitute Dennis Miller with Stephanie Miller (1995) in your argument, then it might be a little more credible.

 

[MarcB]

Now, if you were to substitute Dennis Miller with Stephanie Miller (1995) in your argument, then it might be a little more credible.

It always has to come back to Stephanie Miller with you, doesn't it Diamond Joe? That being said her syndicated TV talk show was crummy as was the show hosted by Ms. Hutton, which was from the same era as The Stephanie Miller Show.

 

[WMC2006]

Of course, you speak of Dennis Miller's syndicated late night show (Tribune, 1992), as opposed to his efforts on HBO. In my opinion, the Tribune show wasn't all that bad. Viva Jinky the Fruit Bat!

Yes, that Dennis Miller Show and I enjoyed that show. Watched it all the time (one of very few, apparently) and preferred him over Leno (I prefer just about anyone over Leno, actually). My point in mentioning the show was it's lack of longevity and that I predict Jimmy Fallon's show to last longer than Chevy Chase's but less than Dennis Miller's. On the Monday following the final Miller show, I thought it was very classy of Arrrsenioooooooooooooo Hall to allow Dennis to open his show that night.

 

[FightingIrish]

I don't know why NBC had to mess with a good format with Leno hosting the Tonight Show. I hope NBC will give Leno his own Jaywalking game show, or put it in syndication because those are the funniest.

I recall Leno setting his own retirement date a few years ago, and NBC, wanting to avoid a messy Letterman-like situation, immediately put O'Brien in the Tonight Show slot.

Not sure Fallon is the right pick, though, particularly with Craig Ferguson's show gathering steam.

 

[BlueWanderer]

I thought Carson Daly was going to take over Conan's timeslot, then Fallon would take over Daly's slot. Maybe that deal fell apart or that I must have remember it wrong. I haven't really kept up with this topic at all since the last time this was discussed.

 

[Kent]

I recall Leno setting his own retirement date a few years ago, and NBC, wanting to avoid a messy Letterman-like situation, immediately put O'Brien in the Tonight Show slot.

If I were in charge of NBC, I would have let Conan walk. I can't stand him or his show! However, I'm not in charge of NBC, and it was their decision to make. I'll vote with my remote control!

Not sure Fallon is the right pick, though, particularly with Craig Ferguson's show gathering steam.

Agreed. I won't be watching the Jimmy Fallon show either!

 

[N_D_Radioguy]

Not sure Fallon is the right pick, though, particularly with Craig Ferguson's show gathering steam.

Ferguson is doing the most original stuff of anyone since the halcyon days of Carson.

NOTE: I'm not comparing Craig to Johnny, just saying he's the most innovative since.

Here's to hoping Jimmy Fallon is soon living beneath an underpass somewhere.

 

[Garrett]

Geeze, give Jimmy Fallon a chance, he hasn't even hosted a single show yet.
Is that really fair? I think not!

 

[OhReally?]

Nothing good could come from a guy that can barely hold his composure and laughs at his own unfunny jokes. NBC will ready to replace him within a few months of his debut.

How many of you were saying this exact same thing about Conan??

 

[YEKIMI]

I've seen enough of Jimmy Fallon on SNL and his poopy what should have gone direct to DVD movies to know he's annoying and not all that funny. I have a feeling that comedy writers everywhere are thanking their lucky stars NBC is using him cause he will need at least two dozen writers to make him remotely funny

 

[Garrett]

Being a movie star and being a good talk show host are two different matters. It is not Fallons fault that those movies were not good.

When is the last time you saw Conan star in a movie?
Better yet, had anyone even heard of Conan O'Brien before he became the host of Late Night?

 

[N_D_Radioguy]

Being a movie star and being a good talk show host are two different matters. It is not Fallons fault that those movies were not good.

When is the last time you saw Conan star in a movie?
Better yet, had anyone even heard of Conan O'Brien before he became the host of Late Night?

I was pretty familiar with him as writer for "The Simpsons" and SNL.

However, I acknowledge that I had no idea what he'd be like on-camera.

That's the thing: I'd rather give a chance to an unknown quantity [like Conan was] than a guy [Fallon] who has a proven track record of NOT making me laugh.

Jim Lehrer [of the News Hour] has gotten the exact same number of laughs out of me as Fallon -- zero -- and Lehrer isn't TRYING to be funny.