Jimmy Fallon to replace Conan

Ogre · « **on:** April 24, 2008, 01:11:02 PM »

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Jimmy Fallon Cinches Conan's Job

The word is out among the NBC brass: As rumored and bounced around for some time, Jimmy Fallon is set to take Conan O’Brien’s job as host of "Late Night" in 2009. It’s a done deal.

Conan, of course, will be taking over for Jay Leno, who will leave the "Tonight" show in May 2009 as part of a forced retirement.

There’s much debate about letting Leno leave NBC etc., but right now let’s just concentrate on Jimmy. He’s the perfect successor to Conan and should have just as big an audience when he takes the reins. Fallon is one of those great underrated performers. This should be the right milieu for him.

I’m told NBC will make the formal announcement about Fallon around May 11 or 12, when the network presents the fall '08 schedule to advertisers here in New York.

Fallon, who recently married producer Nancy Juvonen, is said to be thrilled and ready, if not a little scared, about taking Conan’s desk. He still has to pick a producer and a band, among other things.

As for Leno, he has plenty of options. One of them might be to replace "Nightline" on ABC, pushing Jimmy Kimmel back to 12:30 a.m. But a lot can happen between now and May 2009 in the chess game they call TV programming.

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ssgaufan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2008, 01:13:25 PM »

I hate to see Leno go, because I can't stand Conan. Conan =

Ogre · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2008, 01:14:42 PM »

Quote from: ssgaufan on April 24, 2008, 01:13:25 PM

I hate to see Leno go, because I can't stand Conan. Conan =

You shut your damn mouth. Come in here spouting shit like that again and you're bound to get cut.

ssgaufan · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2008, 01:16:36 PM »

I knew that would probably piss some of you off, but that's the way I see it.

Thrilla · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2008, 01:23:57 PM »

Quote from: ssgaufan on April 24, 2008, 01:13:25 PM

I hate to see Leno go, because I can't stand Conan. Conan =

You must be referring to the Barbarian.

AWK · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2008, 02:52:21 PM »

Quote from: ssgaufan on April 24, 2008, 01:13:25 PM

I hate to see Leno go, because I can't stand Conan. Conan =

I have never lynched anyone before, but you would be my first. Blasphomey

ssgaufan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2008, 02:57:58 PM »

There's gotta be at least one more person on this board that agrees with me. If not, then

. Conan sucks big ol hairy balls.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2008, 03:19:38 PM »

Conan's okay, if you can get past staring at the stupidest fucking hairdo on the face of the planet. Not that Leno's is much better but FUCK!!!

Tarheel · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2008, 03:50:24 PM »

Quote from: ssgaufan on April 24, 2008, 02:57:58 PM

There's gotta be at least one more person on this board that agrees with me.
...

I agree with you ssgau. Conan is not funny and not worth watching.

In fact the only late night entertainment worth watching is Jimmy Kimmel...or listening to Coast to Coast AM on the radio...or watching porn.

AWK · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2008, 04:56:43 PM »

Quote from: Tarheel on April 24, 2008, 03:50:24 PM

I agree with you ssgau. Conan is not funny and not worth watching.

In fact the only late night entertainment worth watching is Jimmy Kimmel...or listening to Coast to Coast AM on the radio...or watching porn.

Conan isn't funny...but to get my laughs I listen to AM radio...lame. Do you have one of those colored picture boxes? But Seriously, How was the Oregon Trail?

Aubie16 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2008, 04:59:13 PM »

Quote from: Tarheel on April 24, 2008, 03:50:24 PM

I agree with you ssgau. Conan is not funny and not worth watching.

In fact the only late night entertainment worth watching is Jimmy Kimmel...or listening to Coast to Coast AM on the radio...or watching porn.

I agree as well. Conan is just not funny. I prefer to watch Craig Ferguson during the time frame.

Kaos · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2008, 05:22:54 PM »

Quote from: Aubie16 on April 24, 2008, 04:59:13 PM

I agree as well. Conan is just not funny. I prefer to watch Craig Ferguson during the time frame.

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Tarheel · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:06:40 PM »

Quote from: AWK on April 24, 2008, 04:56:43 PM

Conan isn't funny...but to get my laughs I listen to AM radio...lame. Do you have one of those colored picture boxes? But Seriously, How was the Oregon Trail?

Nice try at humor AWK...but just like Conan...

I guess that mild sarcasm is lost on teh ebays for some...

AWK · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:21:42 PM »

Quote from: Tarheel on April 24, 2008, 06:06:40 PM

Nice try at humor AWK...but just like Conan...

I guess that mild sarcasm is lost on teh ebays for some...

Conan is the only late night show worth watching. And if you don't enjoy it then you're either A) old or B) a child molestor. You aren't that old are you?

Tarheel · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:31:09 PM »

Quote from: AWK on April 24, 2008, 06:21:42 PM

Conan is the only late night show worth watching. And if you don't enjoy it then you're either A) old or B) a child molestor. You aren't that old are you?

Humor is also subjective and he's just not funny to me. I'm not going to apologize for it...if you enjoy his humor then more power to ya. You seem awfully touchy about defending Conan's humor. Jeez!

I like watching Kimmel when I watch late night.

Freedom of choice is a good thing.

No go fuck yourself (that's meant to be a humorous taunt...nothing personal).

AuburnChopper 3.0 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:33:57 PM »

Quote from: Tarheel on April 24, 2008, 06:31:09 PM

Humor is also subjective and he's just not funny to me. I'm not going to apologize for it...if you enjoy his humor then more power to ya. You seem awfully touchy about defending Conan's humor. Jeez!

I like watching Kimmel when I watch late night.

Freedom of choice is a good thing.

No go fuck yourself (that's meant to be a humorous taunt...nothing personal).

AWK's just a little sensitive. Conan's like family late at night after long nights of studying legal bullshit. You insult Conan, you insult AWK's family. It's that simple.

Tarheel · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:44:09 PM »

Quote from: AuburnChopper1 on April 24, 2008, 06:33:57 PM

AWK's just a little sensitive. Conan's like family late at night after long nights of studying legal bullshit. You insult Conan, you insult AWK's family. It's that simple.

A LITTLE sensitive? Jeez...making a "child molestor" inference and using the term "colored"!

My mixed race child, mulatto wife, and I are insulted!

Tarheel · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2008, 06:55:36 PM »

At the risk of further upsetting AWK, Fallon is

to me either.

SNL has never really been as good as the days when Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, and Garrett Morris were in the cast.

But then again I'm getting close to deconstructing what is funny and not funny and that brings to mind a quote I recall "Humor can be dissected like a frog but then the thing dies in the process and the innards are only interesting to scientists."

AUChizad · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:22:06 PM »

I was just going to say, I bet these Conan haters think Jimmy Falon would be an improvement.
Upon reading the title I was going to say he'd be better suited to replace Carson Daly so the show could continue to be desperately unfunny.

AWK · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2008, 08:44:37 PM »

Quote from: Tarheel on April 24, 2008, 06:55:36 PM

At the risk of further upsetting AWK, Fallon is to me either.

SNL has never really been as good as the days when Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, and Garrett Morris were in the cast.

But then again I'm getting close to deconstructing what is funny and not funny and that brings to mind a quote I recall "Humor can be dissected like a frog but then the thing dies in the process and the innards are only interesting to scientists."

I totally agree, Fallon is not funny at all. I am just joking around by the way.