I have to say, at this point, it is the network who cried wolf. I've ceased having any interest in Leno and Fallon. What does tick me off, however is the move to New York, though not for any reasons provided.
When Conan was given the Tonight Show, his Late Show crew either stayed to work with Fallon or traveled to LA to work with him. No layoffs. When Leno retook the Tonight Show, Conan took his crew to TBS (after taking them on the road). Again, no layoffs. Now, when Leno leaves and Fallon gets the show, the entire Tonight Show crew in Los Angeles (many of whom have been there for decades), is going to get laid off. The GOP tosses around the acronym RINO. Well, NBC needs to start using TSINO because the only thing getting retained of a legacy program will be its name. So while people are commenting that this time NBC might be able to make a transition successfully, I just wince because it isn't a transition at all; it is a gut shot to apx. 150 people and their families, several of whom I know and have worked with. The focus in the media will always be on the hosts. Both Jay and Jimmy earn millions of dollars a year, but the people getting shafted are the blue collar, behind-the-scenes staff, so from my perspective, this is actually the worst Tonight Show related move NBC has made since they censored Jack Parr's WC sketch and forced him to walk off the show. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
