Jay Leno Show

[LikaNui]

Re: Jay Leno Show

I'm glad Leno is back, but the new show has a ways to go before it gets comfortable and succeeds. I've DVR'd the episodes and watched most of them. I like that the monologues are the same as the Tonight Show's were and that Kevin and the band are still there. The set is kind of cold and a lot of the comedy skits with barely-known comedians fall really flat. The show needs a lot of tweaking to get it right.
I didn't used to like Letterman but he's grown on me over the past few years. (And yes, Leno was beating him in the ratings.) Seems like Letterman has mellowed out a bit. He's really getting the big name and interesting guests.
I never liked Conan in the late late slot and like him even less on the Tonight show now. I do DVR it but I scan the guest list first and if there's nobody I want to see, I delete it unwatched. If there is someone I want to see, I fast forward through the monologue and go straight to the interview.
Apparently Conan did well in the ratings for the first week or so (no surprise there) but now Letterman is apparently beating him pretty firmly. Good.
Craig Ferguson is terrific and (usually) extremely creative in his humor. Even if I don't want to see whoever the guest is, I'll usually watch his monologue before deleting.
I hope Conan's ratings get so low that NBC dumps him and puts Leno back on the Tonight Show.

[tutusue]

Re: Jay Leno Show

Maybe a generation gap is involved! I'm happy to have Leno back and in a time slot that allows me to watch without falling asleep...for the most part! He wears well with me. I've never been a Letterman fan as I find him too acerbic for my taste. Conan's comedic pause...that beat a comedian takes after a joke...bothers me. He always injects "uhhh". I like small doses of him, tho'. Tutu's part of my screen name for a reason!

[HanaleiRay]

Re: Jay Leno Show

I gotta say that having Leno back on TV just about makes me wanna puke.

I used to be a big Letterman fan and started watching him when he had a daytime show. Anybody else remember that? But I've got so tired of both him and Leno that I stopped watching years ago.

Conan is pretty fresh, so I've been watching his new show, but I don't think he's gotten comfortable with the Tonight Show yet.

[Kimo]

I don't see a thread for discussion of this show. TIME magazine declared it the "future of television" (way cheaper programming than producing weekly episodic television).

I tuned in one night out of curiosity and was thoroughly bored - but I was never a Leno fan to begin with. Off-the-wall Letterman is 90 percent spot on, with occasional lapses.

Any thoughts?