NBC is just lame.

If it weren't for Chuck, Community and The Office I would quit watching them completely.

Now is the time for ABC to drop Niteline and move Kimmel to 11:30 to take advantage of the confusion.

NBC is a joke. Why can't they just say "good riddance" to Jay? They definitely let the door hit Letterman's ass on the way out in 1992.

Leno + Conan + Jimmy + Carson = Too Much Late Night

Get rid of someone already!

I don't get it. NBC wanted a show for Jay. But Jay didn't want to host a late night show. NBC wanted to bring Top Gear to America, but they had crap hosts. So then there's this big name gearhead comedian that free(Leno) and they can't figure out anything better than another late night show.

I'm sure Jay would have more fun doing a Top Gear show in the US and he could still do the odd celebrity interview. Get your head out of your respective asses Leno and NBC. Do Top Gear America and let Conan do his thing.

Holy fuck Jay "The Chin" Leno is the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen. HE QUIT the Tonight Show. He retired. But because NBC sucks and because The Chin can't stay away from TV, he took the 10pm hour away from what could have been a good scripted program, or an equally as worthless reality show. Either way, to even consider being part of a move that would screw Conan and hurt the Tonight Show by pushing it back shows what a piece of crap Leno really is. He's a narcissistic homunculus and he should go screw himself.

And someone should drag Jeff Zucker out into the street and beat the shit out of him. I mean, this guy has already ruined NBC. Why is anyone there still listening to him?

Here's an interesting thought. If Conan goes to 11PM, his biggest competition won't be local new, but John Stewart, right? I would say these shows have similar demos and between the 2 of them would pull those demos away from an 11:30 Leno and Letterman. The new late night fight might become Conan vs. Stewart and Colbert.

I thought it was a mistake for NBC to have The Jay Leno show at 10pm (and mad that they cancelled Southland since they had no place to put it), but I actually liked watching Jay at 10pm. I know he's not hip and people in my demographic probably think he's too old-folks for them, but then again, I think people in my demo are probably watching Jon Stewart and Stephan Colbert and not anything on NBC anyway.

I've tried watching Conan but his brand of humor just doesn't do much for me. It's a bit like SNL vs MadTV. MadTV was always a bit more over the top. Conan's show is like that. I guess that means FOX would be a good choice but I'm not going to watch him regardless of what station he's on. I wouldn't go as far as to say I would rather watch David Letterman than Conan because I don't like the two of them equally.

But to each their own... if NBC restores Jay as the host of The Tonight Show, Conan may get paid lots of money for doing nothing, but I think that as an entertainer/performer - getting to show your craft is probably a bit more important than money (that is, not being allowed to perform but still making money).

I still maintain that Conan is funnier, and will be more successful than Jay Leno ever has been. If this occurs, not only will I stop watching NBC, but I am sure that there will be more people will begin watching another channel, or turning off their TV's, because Jay speaks "down" to his audience and is totally boring.

Conan is dangerous at 11.

Here's the thing, a lot of people didn't think Conan's brand of humor could work at 11:35. Many still don't.

Many people don't think his style fits with the classic Tonight Show audience.

If Conan jumps to Fox, he'll be liberated. Sure, he's wanted the Tonight Show, just like Letterman did, to extend IT, to continue IT... But just like Letterman, Conan isn't going to have THE TONIGHT SHOW. As such, it could be the best thing for him.... I think it was for Letterman. Can you actually imagine the Tonight Show with David Letterman? Truthfully, I just don't think it fits... and I don't really think it fits for Conan.

So, although Conan has been struggling to maintain Leno's ratings, he's been trying to maintain the ratings of a show that isn't fundamentally his and never will be...

Thus, when he goes to Fox, he'll be free... In Late Night you could feel the homage and reverence for Letterman. In the Tonight Show you can feel his reverence for Carson and Leno before him... But what does an unfettered Conan look like? Possibly better than any of them.

We shall see.

I'm not saying the earthquake in Haiti was a good thing, but at least it might push all the NBC drama back to newspaper Style/TV/Entertainment sections, instead of the Front Page.

You know, I didn't like the whole "Jay @ 10" idea (and would have loathed it outright if it resulted in the cancelation of Chuck) but man, I don't think anyone (I know I didn't) expected it to crash, burn, and cause as much death and destruction as it has. If anyone didn't think NBC was dumb in the past, their failure at the Leno Show experiment, their canceling of 10PM worthy dramas, and their blatant mistreatment of Conan and The Tonight Show should make it obvious.