tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post8526998266624299430..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Press tour: An NBC/critics showdown over Leno and Conan, or a letdown?Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-61986488965922171312010-01-10T13:37:10.080-05:002010-01-10T13:37:10.080-05:00I like Jay Leno, I really do. I watched him on Th...I like Jay Leno, I really do. I watched him on The Tonight Show. But he really needs to go away now. He gave up The Tonight Show, granted under NBC pressure, he tried this 10pm show and it didn't work. It's completely unfair for Conan to have to be pushed back so Leno can try what may be another failure. Jay needs to retire with some dignity and let Conan and Fallon try to rebuild NBC late night.Katcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56122686253959834162010-01-10T12:01:29.541-05:002010-01-10T12:01:29.541-05:00The journalists will ask the questions 50,000 time...The journalists will ask the questions 50,000 times each but I doubt the executives will announce anything official or even answer direct questions about it. They don't want that stuff to over shadow their fantastic Olympic coverage coming up next month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65349988024124119792010-01-10T11:16:19.368-05:002010-01-10T11:16:19.368-05:00I hate the loss of 5 primetime hours as much as an...I hate the loss of 5 primetime hours as much as anyone, but NBC's best move here would be to extend primetime by an hour and air Leno at 7pm, offering him as a replacement to syndicated shows. I'm sure some markets would foolishly continue to air their own choices, and they would be proven wrong. Much as I hate Leno, I would watch him over Access Hollywood any day- and I'm then on NBC right as primetime starts.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80616165454487115702010-01-10T10:39:43.223-05:002010-01-10T10:39:43.223-05:00One question I have about trying to do a quick shi...One question I have about trying to do a quick shift earlier rather than later: can a hastily-thrown together 10 PM lineup really do better than Leno? NBC might be counting on using its Olympic coverage to rebuild some audience for local late news and promo its new lineup at the same time, but it may not be enough without any eye-attracting new shows to showcase at 10.Isaac Linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83935377167811108902010-01-10T10:18:59.863-05:002010-01-10T10:18:59.863-05:00I look forward to your tweets, should be an intere...I look forward to your tweets, should be an interesting session. Even if they go with lots of "no comment" or "I don't know"'s there will surely be some little gems like the "It was always Ben's plan..." from the summer tour. <br /><br />And I second Matt's suggestion for a session of "Really?"Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682865423142612687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51669785282323461392010-01-10T10:13:04.034-05:002010-01-10T10:13:04.034-05:00I suggest a session of "Really? With Every Te...I suggest a session of "Really? With Every Television Critic Present." <br /><br />"You thought putting Leno on at 10 PM was a good idea? Really?"<br /><br />"And you thought Conan wouldn't mind being bumped back a half hour? Really?"<br /><br />You guys can go for a good 20 minutes on that.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295270766215749309noreply@blogger.com