The Book of Brian

Jay "Big Jaw" Leno

So I’ve been following this story with particular interest, not because I had a huge affiliation with one late night host over another (as long as that host wasn’t Letterman, traditionally) before this whole ordeal, and not even because I particularly liked late night television, but because the entertainment industry has been so bone dry of any interesting story recently that anything’s better than nothing.

Howeeeevveeer, over the past couple of months I have grown to like Conan much more than I ever did Leno. He’s more raw, he’s funnier, he’s got a more unique (i.e. – better) sense of humor, and he just seems a little bit less mean spirited. Not to mention I was always pretty upset at Leno for accepting a show at 10 PM, effectively tearing apart half of the late night show’s audience.

This whole Leno/Conan battle, however, pushed it too far. Leno is absolutely out of his rocker if he’s even considering accepting NBC’s offer to replace Conan. Leno got the benefit of the doubt in the early 90s even though his ratings were even poorer than Conan’s are now – he was allowed to keep the show with the promise that his audience would grow and develop. Which it did. This is the same exact thing that will happen to Conan’s show, if NBC only gives it a chance. Let’s be honest here, it was the chin’s Leno’s show that truly failed, not Conan’s. And it was Leno who accepted early retirement, nobody forced him to do this. NBC offered to renegotiate his contract with an early release and he accepted. That’s all. It’s sad that a good entertainer’s getting the shaft. I’m #TeamConan.

Tags: absurd, conan, latenight, leno, nbc, ridiculous, tv

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