Well, I think he tried. He hasn't been successful to date, but I'd suggest he
was trying to do different things.
Examples: Conando, learning stuntwork with Steven Ho, bits in front of the
Universal tour tram, stunts like the monster truck smashing pumpkins and the
human cannonball bits (I think the concussion might have quashed some of this,
which is too bad). Yeah, it's sort of what Dave did, and what Jimmy does now
(playing video games and carnival games with guests), but a bit more mainstream.
I'm not sure if his visiting the neighbors bits are really that new, but along
with Conando seemed to be part of his recognition that he was in Southern
California.
Dubbing the anime stuff was new, but wasn't really broadening his audience.
Making it younger, yes, but that clearly hasn't been the biggest priority for
NBC.
Now he did ditch a few things that were considered too edgy for 11:30 (that
bear, playing with his nipples), but making new stuff seems more effective than
just ditching the old. He might have also tried to do more with his musical
skills, and more with Andy than "Andy'll Try It".
A good point of comparison might be some assessment of the changes Kimmel made
(which I take on faith, as I've rarely been compelled to watch him) and how
long he had to make those changes. Was it longer than seven months?
And yes, Zucker still is an asshole.
David
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From: "Pollak, Melissa F." <mpol...@nsf.gov>
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.
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