the last three Tonight Shows with Conan O'Brien. After Leno takes over, it'll be too easy to never watch that show again (as long as Leno is still there).NBC, which has several decent shows on in prime time, has made a colossally stupid move. They've hurt Jay Leno's reputation with the ill-fated prime time show and all this bad press, which makes Leno look like he was pushing Conan out of Conan's dream job. So (as noted in Gregg Easterbrook's article Tuesday), NBC essentially traded Conan and Conan's $40 million buyout in exchange for Jimmy Fallon, while damaging Leno to boot.
Not smart.
Perhaps someday, O'Brien would end up back on the Tonight Show. The NBC execs would almost certainly have to be replaced (or publicly beg for forgiveness). But right now, what's the plan for Leno's eventual retirement? Jimmy Fallon? Leno is almost 60, about the same age as Carson when Leno became the regular guest host (Carson retired at 66).
I would love to see O'Brien visit with Letterman (the two now have a lot in common in regard to their dealings with NBC/Leno) on the same night as Leno's return to the Tonight Show. That would actually bring me back to Letterman (I used to be a regular Letterman viewer in the 90's).
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I KNOW where I'M GOING TO BE every night at 10:35... waiting to see how much of NBC's money Conan can blow in three days with expensive segments!
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