Super Tuesday
I wanted to apologize for the late posting of today's Super Tuesday, but I wanted to wait and see how things played out before posting the candidates for today's vote.
As a TV network, it is one thing to have programming on your airwaves. It's a whole other thing to mess up the good programming that is already on your airwaves. If you've been away from the television for a year or two, you may not have known about the NBC late night situation involving Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien that can best described as gross incompetence. Essentially, Conan was the heir apparent to Leno for "The Tonight Show", and because of that growing feeling, NBC promised Conan that he would take over the show back in 2004 to keep him from bolting to another network. But as the date approached for Conan to take over (last June), something weird happened: Jay Leno's ratings refused to drop. It was assumed that Leno would fade into the sunset and give way to O'Brien, and when he didn't fade, NBC panicked and looked for a way to keep Leno on their airwaves.
Without going into detail on the rest of the story, it's sufficient to say that NBC set "The Tonight Show" up for failure by keeping "the old guy" around, and everyone knows in a professional setting that the new guy can't fully reach his/her potential if the old guy is lingering around to look over his/her shoulder. Conan is loved by millions, and is a brand name in and of himself. Yet NBC took this talented comic and mistreated him to the point that it's hard to think that anyone with any entertainment success would ever want to do business with the network in the future.
All of this as context, today's Super Tuesday vote is simple: which late night comic do you prefer?
Jay Leno: This large chinned car freak has been a mainstay for close to two decades on the late night scene, and his comedy is very much reliant on structure; a "set 'em up and knock 'em down" type of comic.
Conan O'Brien: This crazy haired, freakishly tall comic started off as a writer before hitting the night time airwaves around fifteen years ago. His comedy is more reliant on his ability to make fun of himself and roll with the punches.
So who do you love? Cast your vote with a comment or on the 611 facebook page...and do yourself a favor and watch Letterman while this whole this thing sorts itself out.
As a TV network, it is one thing to have programming on your airwaves. It's a whole other thing to mess up the good programming that is already on your airwaves. If you've been away from the television for a year or two, you may not have known about the NBC late night situation involving Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien that can best described as gross incompetence. Essentially, Conan was the heir apparent to Leno for "The Tonight Show", and because of that growing feeling, NBC promised Conan that he would take over the show back in 2004 to keep him from bolting to another network. But as the date approached for Conan to take over (last June), something weird happened: Jay Leno's ratings refused to drop. It was assumed that Leno would fade into the sunset and give way to O'Brien, and when he didn't fade, NBC panicked and looked for a way to keep Leno on their airwaves.
Without going into detail on the rest of the story, it's sufficient to say that NBC set "The Tonight Show" up for failure by keeping "the old guy" around, and everyone knows in a professional setting that the new guy can't fully reach his/her potential if the old guy is lingering around to look over his/her shoulder. Conan is loved by millions, and is a brand name in and of himself. Yet NBC took this talented comic and mistreated him to the point that it's hard to think that anyone with any entertainment success would ever want to do business with the network in the future.
All of this as context, today's Super Tuesday vote is simple: which late night comic do you prefer?
Jay Leno: This large chinned car freak has been a mainstay for close to two decades on the late night scene, and his comedy is very much reliant on structure; a "set 'em up and knock 'em down" type of comic.
Conan O'Brien: This crazy haired, freakishly tall comic started off as a writer before hitting the night time airwaves around fifteen years ago. His comedy is more reliant on his ability to make fun of himself and roll with the punches.
So who do you love? Cast your vote with a comment or on the 611 facebook page...and do yourself a favor and watch Letterman while this whole this thing sorts itself out.
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