As far as I'm concerned, Jay Leno has always been an interloper, a temporary replacement until Johnny Carson's undead self came back to take its rightful place at the Tonight Show desk.
Last night's closing was good, though (I only caught the last 15 minutes of the show--which means that with the Obama appearance, and this, I've watched more of it this year than I have in the last 15 or so). I liked ending with the children born to Tonight Show staff--it was original and fun.
But I'm still not fond of the idea of giving him an hour of prime time every weeknight. More and more, hour-long dramatic programming is winding up on cable, and I guess I'll be spending more time on cable too. Even if it's, y'know, satellite here, not cable at all...
I think of Jay as a nice bowl of oatmeal and Dave as a bag of salt and vinegar chips.
Oatmeal is bland, neutral and inoffensive. Fills you up, gets the job done.
Salt and Vinegar chips have got snap...bite. They're a kick in the pants kind of snack that leaves you wanting more when you're down to the last few crumbs at the bottom of the bag.
Posted by: Kelly J. Compeau | June 10, 2009 at 05:39 PM
That's a good analogy, Kelly. Jay's comfort food, Dave has a little more spice...
Posted by: Jeff Mariotte | June 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM