It would depend (in part) on the background of Comers and Kutner, as in where they worked prior to joining The Tonight Show staff. If I were Conan, I would have replaced at least a quarter of the writing staff to bring in some fresh (but seasoned) voices. Thanks for the information.
________________________________ From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvorno...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of PGage Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:00 AM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Ebersol: "What this is really all about is an astounding failure by Conan" On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Pollak, Melissa F. <mpol...@nsf.gov> wrote: What I'm curious about is did Conan bring in at least a few new writers when he moved to LA -- or did he just bring in the NYC crew? Because it's not enough just to tell the same old guys that they need to make some changes. The same writers aren't going to be capable of making the changes NBC wanted. To make those changes, the show needed some fresh voices. But, to answer your question...of the 19 names listed as part of the nominees for the WGA awards for the Tonight Show with Conan Obrien, 2 were not also listed as having written for him at Late Night (Josh Comers and Rob Kutner). I will leave it to you if that qualifies as "at least a few"... -- 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
