A different perspective Too smart? Hardly. I find Conan's comedy silly and juvenile (for the most part). I know I wasn't the target audience when he was on at 12:30, but I should have been in it after he took over The Tonight Show. Remember how ABC told Kimmel that he needed to "broaden his appeal" -- to women? Well, Kimmel listened and followed orders. The result? He's still on the air and doing fine. Conan should have listened, too. He needed to make some changes -- to appeal to an audience other than (mainly) the college crowd -- and he didn't, I guess. For me, if I'm still up and if Letterman's in repeats or has a guest I don't care to listen to, I'll switch to ABC. That said, Zucker's still an asshole.
________________________________ From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvorno...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of PGage Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:11 AM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: [TV orNotTV] Ebersol: "What this is really all about is an astounding failure by Conan" I love the logic behind this too - Conan's problem was that he was too smart, too funny, too hip for the central time zone (and I thought everything was up to date in Kansas City). Unlike Leno, Conan refused to "broaden his appeal" (which can only be read here as "dumb down his show").
-- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
