Did you watch Conan O'Brian on his Tonight Show debut last night? I did. On the plus side: Jay Leno is off TV--for now (I've heard he'll have his own show again in the fall). Besides that, not much to be excited about.
Let me explain.
So, I like Conan alright. He can be pretty funny and he used to have some pretty cool musical guests on his old show--sometimes relatively "underground" bands, at least compared to your average late night talkshow guests.
He definitely has his annoying quirks, like pointing out RANDOM things and sticking to the standard monologue bullshit routine where he references current events and makes a wisecrack that usually fails to be clever/original. Who knows how much of that is really him and how much is just the writers sticking to what has traditionally worked? I sure don't, but it still makes for shit TV.
Anyway, his "new show" brought something that his old show lacked (but lacked in a good way): a HILARIOUS sidekick/joke partner. I absolutely hate the additions those Paul Shaffers and Kevin Eubankses try to make. Conan had it right before when Max Weinberg wasn't given a mic. Who the hell cares what the lead musician has to say?
Well, Conan now has ANDY RICHTER (how's the CAPS LOCK for sarcastic emphasis working for me?) to laugh obnoxiously into the microphone after every joke. The worst part is, Andy doesn't do anything else. His sole purpose is to be that annoying asshole that detracts from just about every late night show ever made.
And finally, his first guests were Will Ferrell, who has decided to stick to a life of shit films where he acts TOTALLY WACKY, gets chased, falls down, etc etc...and Pearl Jam. I just looked at the listing for tonight and it says he's having Green Day perform (Why do people still listen to Green Day?)
All this sent a clear message to me that although it's still Conan, the show will continue forward L.A.-style, which just won't do it for me. I'll just stick to my usual progrems.
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You're so bitter you're like a lemon! But something more bitter than that cuz I like lemons. Maybe you're as bitter as baking soda? No, that's basic not bitter. Hmm.... you are as bitter as these things: coffee, unsweetened chocolate, bitter melon, beer, bitters, olives, citrus peel, many plants in the Brassicaceae family, dandelion greens and escarole.
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