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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 09:29 PM
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Leno or Conan?
Well, we are one week into Leno's new non-Tonight Show. Is Leno falling flat or stealing Conan's spotlight?

I see a somewhat sustainable show, but Conan is getting royally screwed as the format is close enough to the Tonight Show to take Conan's spotlight on the Tonight Show.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 09:31 PM
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1. 6 of one, half-dozen of t'other. Dave's best, but why don't he WIN the ratings?!
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 10:57 PM
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6. I thought he did, ever since Con took over the Tonight Show.
I don't like Dave much anymore--I think his best days were in the 80s and early 90s.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 09:38 PM
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2. I still miss Johnny Carson
Copper Clappers
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 10:55 PM
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5. So do I.
I like Conan, but he's a far cry from Carson.

I seriously doubt ANYONE will ever come close to Johnny's natural wit and cool.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 10:47 PM
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3. Conan...Conan is talented, smart and funny.
Jay was good as a substitute for Johnny in the 80s, but when he got his own show he was terribly, embarrassingly un-funny, IMO.
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 11:57 PM
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9. I feel the opposite
I never really cared for Leno when he subbed for Johnny, but when he took over he really grew on me.

Conan is about as funny as a colonoscopy. I'll take Letterman anytime over him and I don't care for Letterman all that much.
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 10:54 PM
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4. Conan. Definitely.
Although Conan still seems...I don't know, stiff or uncomfortable in the Tonight Show...he doesn't seem as smooth and relaxed as he did on Late Night...

Still, he's much more watchable than Leno or Letterman.
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elana i am Donating Member (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 11:07 PM
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7. pfffftt! neither. >>> david and craig.
Edited on Fri Sep-18-09 11:08 PM by elana i am
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-18-09 11:53 PM
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8. ditto that
I love Dave and Craig makes me laugh like a loon

Leno & Conan are lame
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 12:02 AM
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10. Anybody over Leno.
A fucking ROOT CANAL over Leno.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 12:09 AM
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11. Always liked Conan best ever since college...staying up late and watching him.
Leno is so bland...Dave is okay but sometimes I did not always get his humor.
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Bombtrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 12:15 AM
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12. Leno was and still is utter crap
What's with the bumpers of his show showing pictures of the young handsome Jay? Was that inspired by assholes on facebook?

People should get other people to watch Conan because he's still great but his ratings are scary bad.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 12:22 AM
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13. What a horrible choice.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 01:06 AM
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14. I can't stand Conan. Totally unfunny.
Dave's always been my favorite. Leno's all right; I do really like Headlines. Perhaps I should don a flameproof suit before I say this: I never could stand Johnny!
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S n o w b a l l Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 01:15 AM
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15. Neither, nada, none...nt
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armyowalgreens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 01:18 AM
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16. Conan by a mile.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 02:10 AM
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17. Conan >>>>>>>>>>>>> Leno
Best part of Conan is the sketches. They're just so random...

In the Year 2000, Noches de Pasion con Señor O'Brien, Movie casting, Pender Sings, Desk Driving, If They Mated, Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage, Nerding It Up For Pierre, Conan, Max, and Joel's Photo Gallery and of course, Shatner Recites Palin.

Conan opposite Letterman sucks because I used to be able to watch both without having to record.
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Joe the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 02:31 AM
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18. Conan definitely.....
Leno has never gotten a laugh out of me.
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Jetboy Donating Member (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-19-09 02:37 AM
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19. Conan
Once in a while he is ROFL funny. Plus his band is the best IMO.
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