Conan's Reign Ends...and then begins AGAIN!

[cooldude]

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Jimmy Fallon trying desperately to keep the Conan viewers tuned into NBC with an opening bit dedicated to him.

That opening skit was pretty damn funny. Fallon has gotten better over the last ten months as well.

[JoeBudden]

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Word. His Neil Young "Pant's on the ground" bit was funny as hell-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2WfUzNYPwo

His monologues are still a bit awkward though.

Agree with both of you. He has gotten alot better but his monologues can be so akward and weird. But I love a lot of the skits he does with his guests and he is a good interviewer. Plus The Roots are just boss.

[Adam Dayton]

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You and I must have been watching different shows the last seven months.

Can't wait for Conan to start up again in September...And no, I won't be watching Leno's crap.

Leno is god awful. Haven't watched Conan that much the past months and my comments were based off of this episode
(I'm one of the many new people tunign in this week to see what he'll say). I did watch/like him every night back around 2 years ago.

[Adam Dayton]

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Exactly. That ending was a farewell to Conan. Anything else would have sold him short.



I would like to know how long Leno had to figure out his niche at Tonight Show. To adjust to something that he obviously wanted so badly takes time. I agree with you, though, that NBC is the real enemy here. But I have a feeling that Leno didn't help.

Exactly. Leno's ratings were just as bad before his show turned around based off of the Hugh Grant "What were you thinking?" Hooker interview in '95. NBC should have given conan more time, but at the same time I still feel like he is at least somewhat responsible as it is a business of sorts. Noone is guarenteed anything. He is also responsible for not getting a better lawyer, as if it were me I would quantify the Tonight show in my contract as something that is on from 11:35-12:35. Conan didn't, and because of that thery can offer him a 12 o clock 30 minute tonight show and not have to pay him his 40 million.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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The final segment was truly a nuke the fridge moment.

What a terrible way to go out after a classy performance by Neil Young. While I always want MORE COWBELL and it was cool to see Harper, ZZ, and Beck join in, Conan was better off being in the spotlight in the final segment instead of giving it to Ferrell.

Also how in the world could you not have Triumph The Insult Comic Dog on the last show?

I like Conan but he's a big reason why the Tonight Show bombed. He removed the edge from his program and played it safe. Hey this reminds me of Leno .....

[Lintyfresh85]

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Damn, Fallon has gotten so much better than the last time I saw him.

Seriously, I'm shocked.

[bgeno]

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Can see why the ratings were bad, the last show kinda sucks. Conan is a nice guy though.

Get that **** out of here, dude. You clearly aren't on the same page as everyone else.

Leno is god awful. Haven't watched Conan that much the past months and my comments were based off of this episode
(I'm one of the many new people tunign in this week to see what he'll say). I did watch/like him every night back around 2 years ago.

Oh, nevermind. I see that you really don't have any idea what you're talking about. Are you honestly going to try to base your opinion of Conan on one show that wasn't meant to be funny? Give me a break, dude.

Not sure why he's ending with Freebird by Will Ferrel.

Its kind of lame.

It's a farewell song. They always played it at the end of dances at my school. Always. I think Conan probably wanted to go out to that.

Also, I didn't know he could play guitar.

I'm a little sad The White Stripes aren't involved in this. If I remember right, they helped close out Late Night.

If it makes you feel any better, Weinberg and company played something from the White Stripes. I forget what it was.

[Bellsprout]

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I think Conan's only crime in this was that he wasn't willing to completely and totally change his style to accommodate the Leno crowd. Granted he got rid of some characters, but the show definitely had a completely different feel from when Leno was host.

It also doesn't help that instead of being on after The Colbert Report he was now on during it. I would imagine those two shows fought for viewers.

*remembers the 07 Writer's Strike with the Conan, Colbert, Stewart "feud"*

Comedy gold. In fact, that strike was Conan at his best. There is no way Leno's show could be half that entertaining without writers.

[JoeBudden]

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Damn, Fallon has gotten so much better than the last time I saw him.

Seriously, I'm shocked.

I had this moment about two weeks ago. I watched him for a couple weeks at the start.

[Adam Dayton]

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Get that **** out of here, dude. You clearly aren't on the same page as everyone else.



Oh, nevermind. I see that you really don't have any idea what you're talking about. Are you honestly going to try to base your opinion of Conan on one show that wasn't meant to be funny? Give me a break, dude.




It's a farewell song. They always played it at the end of dances at my school. Always. I think Conan probably wanted to go out to that.

Also, I didn't know he could play guitar.



If it makes you feel any better, Weinberg and company played something from the White Stripes. I forget what it was.

Haven't watched Conan but from what I can gather his show has been neutered a little bit and all the great edgy stuff I used to love at 12 (masturbating bear, Triumph, Horny Manatee, etc) doesn't exist. His ratings reflect the fact that a certain kind of audience is still up at 11ish and for whatever reason he hasn't appealed to them the past half year. Conan is a great guy, but he is responsible for having a bad lawyer and for not delivering a show that got good ratings. If he had a better lawyer, he would still be on tv. And yes, hes played guitar on his show for years (the goodnight children segments) and the song was seven nation army. I also liked hearing Lovely Rita right before Hanks came out.

[rubisco43]

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what i miss from the old late night isn't so much his "characters" but when he goes out and films on location and does comedy bits... remember the "Old Time Baseball" skit, or what about him going out during the NYC transit strike, or the time he went to Montreal? Those were comedy gold.

[Skerik]

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If it makes you feel any better, Weinberg and company played something from the White Stripes. I forget what it was.

The band played Seven Nation Army tonight. Jack and Meg played "We Are Going To Be Friends" on Conan's last Late Night show.

[Adam Dayton]

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what i miss from the old late night isn't so much his "characters" but when he goes out and films on location and does comedy bits... remember the "Old Time Baseball" skit, or what about him going out during the NYC transit strike, or the time he went to Montreal? Those were comedy gold.

I hear you. Remember when he went to Finland because he looked like their female president. That was funny stuff.

[23]

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What I find funny is how so many of you guys are calling Conan classy for not taking parting shots but pretty much rejoiced anytime he threw any comedy mud the past couple of weeks.

Come on with this stuff man... the dude will be back on the air soon.

[McLite]

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Damn, Fallon has gotten so much better than the last time I saw him.

Seriously, I'm shocked.

It takes a long time to work into it...he still looks a little stiff to me during the opening monologue though.

Remember on Conan's 10th Anniv. Even Mr. T agreed it took him 3 years to get funny after he gave him a gold chain with a 7 on it.

Conan's a funny guy...I just don't think the grandma's that love Leno like his style of comedy.