James Taylor can be the guest referee. I like how now that Jay Leno is getting his own prime time talk/variety/whatever show on NBC, and he'll still be coming on before Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show, there's no more hard feelings? Or maybe that was all tabloid crap. The rags have been known to spin stories from belly button lint and stray paperclips before.It's a nice transitional nod for Conan to be Leno's last guest on The Tonight Show, as Nick reported, but I don't even think they should talk. Conan walks onto the set. Jay says, "You want The Tonight Show, you're gonna have to fight me for it!" And then it's on!
I'm sure they'll just talk and laugh and pretend everything's hunky-dory. But I'll be watching between the one-liners to see how Leno really feels about being forced out of The Tonight Show after only 17 years. And how Conan really feels about NBC giving Leno that 10pm ET daily slot in the fall.
Leno: "Hey, isn't it great that I'll still be on before you (so I can give you my audience 'cause you probably couldn't build one one your own)?"
O'Brien: "Yeah, that's fantastic (until you get canceled in October)!"
Leno: "Yeah, we're gonna have a lot of fun and lots of big guests on my show (because I can get them). But we'll do more sketches and fun stuff than boring talk show interviews (like you'll be doing)."
O'Brien: "Because you're so horrible at interviews?"
Leno: "What?"
O'Brien: "Assphincter says what?"
Leno: "What?"
O'Brien: "I didn't say anything *cough*Loser!*cough*."
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5-15-2009 @ 9:27AM
VP said...
I am sorry but can you folks at TVsquad shut up about Leno? Can we please talk about him when there is some actual news. Is that too hard to ask?
Instead of writing nonsensical crap like this how about writing reviews for some more shows and not leaving open blanks in the sites and ask your readers to do the work for you?
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5-15-2009 @ 10:56AM
B said...
Dear NBC Network
"Big Mistake" this is your coffin and the lid nailed closed and the fat lady is singing!
Conan is a terrible Host and entertainer....(if that's what you call an entertainer!)
The new and upcoming entertainers are not good nor great! The one that you replaced with the old Conan
Jimmy ???..whatever his last name is. I have watch his show, his timing is terrible and what he think is funny, is not. This reminds me of the the scenes in "Good Morning...Vietnam! with Robin Williams and the other guy ...who thought he was "funny" with Poka music and stupid jokes! Well, if you can't see this picture, you need to watch this movie ...again! This is what you got!
NBC needs to get someone in charge that can bring the talents and skills that attract your audience. This generation you have in charge is worthless and unskilled and untalented to handle the needs of it's audience!
WAKE UP and SEE WHAT YOU HAVE!!!!
NOTHING "good" FOR NBC!
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5-15-2009 @ 1:27PM
erazzano said...
Oh, Thank You! I don't like Conan, never have since I first saw him. I agree with everything B said. Ditto.
I will never watch Conan!!