Comments on: Conan O'Brien, the reboot

By: Gatton

Gatton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:03:31 +0000

I love Conan. He's one of the most naturally funny people on television. Some of the best moments on the show are when sketches would go wrong and Conan would just comment on that instead of continuing the bit. If you never saw the Finland episode look it up on Hulu. It's a great example of a talented guy reacting to the situation with hilarious result. Oh look for old time baseball too.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:13:08 +0000

My fear that when Conan moved to The Tonight Show is that his kind of comedy would change because by all appearences Jay Leno is just as funny anywhere else but on The Tonight Show so I was afraid Conan might conform to NBC's will. However, I was very pleased to note he hasn't changed much and thats a great relief though the next few weeks will be telling. I just hope no matter the rateings Conan keeps doing what he's doing, he just cracks me up.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:15:01 +0000

I'll always remember Conan more for writing Simpsons episodes than for being a late-night talk show host. Season 4's Marge vs. the Monorail still feels overtly surreal for a Simpsons episode, even by today's standards as we finish season 20.

He was uncanny and hilarious when he recorded the DVD commentaries for the episodes he wrote. He kept doing impersonations throughout the recordings. And he seemed to draw other writers and producers and their attention. Worth listening to any day.

His continuous rant regarding his hatred of old people never got old. Only Conan could make a hyperbaric chamber comment that funny.

By: philaDLJ

philaDLJ — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:05:12 +0000

I think every post from now on should end in "the reboot."

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:47:12 +0000

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised Conan is losing in the ratings slightly. Leno was very middle-of-the-road, but he was definitely "reliable." Though I rarely watched him and was a frequent Conan viewer. I definitely prefer Conan's brand of humor. I'm curious how he'll use Andy Richter in the future. I think Richter is hilarious and he's a top-notch writer (I mourn Andy Richter Control's the Universe), but he's never found /quite/ the right niche for himself. I hope he finds his groove on the Tonight Show.

By: Jammer

Jammer — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:34:45 +0000

Yeah, I think they sort of wanted to "upgrade" it. The essence of it is the same, though.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:51:53 +0000

Did they really change it to "the year 3000"? That kind of ruins part of the joke.

By: Alden

Alden — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:26:17 +0000

Last year, I was engaged in a bit of an internal battle over whether I should watch Craig Ferguson or Conan O'Brien. Conan was what I had grown up on and Ferguson was dangerous and exciting. While Conan was a favorite of mine and my family for so long, Ferguson was able to pull ahead in the polls (me talking to myslef). I often wistfully imagined a world where I could watch Conan and Ferguson without investing in that fancy 'video recording'.

Now my evenings are entirely too enjoyable. Now I can't complain about watching Leno or Letterman and their old-man ways, so I must find other problems in late night tv.

Here are some of the Conan problems I thought of: Andy Richter, and that's about it.

I grew up when Max Weinberg (probably spelt wrong) was Conan's number one, and it is hard to not see the band leader being an active part of the comedy. Andy Richter has had a few funny moments but they are too far in between his uninciteful ponderings.

Oh, and the cross-country sprint had me rolling on the ground.