Xchoboomer

I don’t know how many people are following this late night feud between Obrien and Leno but its making for some great monologues. Its getting kinda nasty but we like it. This has got to be some of the best material since, well, Tiger Woods. I don’t  know the business of late night as far as the dollars and cents, advertisers and ratings, and all the politics involved, so this might not be worth a grain of salt, but  as a casual and more often then not viewer of late night talk shows, I will say this. NBC will be making a huge mistake if they force O’brien to leave. He has earned his spot as the rightful successor of The Tonight Show. O’brien is an extraordinarily talented interviewer, always real, always spontaneous, quick witted, not to mention one of the funniest personalities and writers in all of television. The Tonight Show is an American staple and losing it would be a shame.

w/ Conan O'brien

Who would of thunk it seventeen years ago when us stoned night owls first started watching Conan Obrien in the early nineties, that he would take over a staple in American culture, The Tonight Show.  For those of us who can remember Johnny Carson and the transition to Jay Leno we can appreciate the huge deal this is. I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of the Johnny Carson era and I remeber it being a huge deal. Jay Leno taking the reigns after three decades of Carson was like passing the torch to a new generation. And this week the torch was passed again to Conans generation, us.  I know hes not for everybody, but for those of us who enjoy and appreciate his offbeat sense of humor, the self deprecation, the wittiness and sharpness of his mind, the seemingly naturalness and flow of his conversations with his guests,  its like the torch was passed to us, the target market, right, but hey, isnt everthing in life a tradeoff? Ill trade some laugh for a few minutes of commercials, and I think Johnny would too, although I’m sure he would of had some witty remarks for the new Angelino.  Its great too see that he brought everyone along for the ride, Max, the band, and especially his old sidekick Andy. I hope they can make it work…