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Letterman vs. Conan: Who Ya Got?

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TryThisAtHome
06/01/09

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Letterman will always be the only one for me. Conan is cute in his own way but Letterman is quicker, smarter, has nothing to lose,thus his comedy is biting,funnier.
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Andalucía
06/01/09

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Conan. I've always found him a bit funnier and more happy-go-lucky. Dave can come off bitter some times (I know that's a plus for some). That and after that whole racist Sotomayor skit, I'm done with Letterman.
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MissNormaDesmond
06/01/09

@Andalucía: Whaaaaaa?
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fileunder
06/01/09

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I'm torn too, but I'm going to have to watch Conan for a while so I can fill the Andy Richter void in my life.
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BxgrlJeri
06/01/09

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If I had my druthers I'd watch the old Letterman show reruns. That was Dave at his finest. He did deserve the Tonight Show gig and he was the logical successor to Carson. Something about late night went off the rails way back then and now it's a click fest at night.

I LOVE Craig Ferguson. He's hilarious.
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MissNormaDesmond
06/01/09

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I'm just wondering how someone who presumably gets paid to write about TV for a major publication doesn't know that Leno and the L&O franchise are both on NBC. As for the competition, for me there isn't any. Letterman 4-eva.
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MissNormaDesmond
06/01/09

@MissNormaDesmond: On the way to work, as the caffeine kicked in, the hallucinatory memory of Leno's new show being on NBC faded and the light of reality dawned, as we used to say in Massachusetts, on Marblehead. In other words, never mind, I'm the dumbass.
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Awesome X
06/01/09

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I'd prefer Leno and Letterman go out together like Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty, so CBS could find someone who contrasts better with O'Brien. I'll watch O'Brien -- it's absolutely true that he's borrowed extensively from Letterman's playbook. I'd argue that he's improved upon it, too.

But! The idea of Conan in L.A. doesn't jibe. There's a slight possibility that this ConanTonight Show thing wouldn't be as good as hoped.
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FormerEnglishMajor
06/01/09

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What percentage of people here are awake watching TV at 12:37 on a regular basis? Because, like, I'd be like Larry Summers falling asleep during the day.
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hortense
06/01/09

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I love them both, but Dave is stronger on interviews (most of the time- it depends on the guest) and I've always liked Conan's skits and such better, so I think I'll watch Conan until the guests come on, and then flip to Dave.
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BowlingForDollars
06/01/09

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I was chatting about this with friends over the weekend. It's a late night conundrum - but we all agreed on one thing - we're glad Jay's gone. May his show die a quick death.
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maevro
06/01/09

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I was never really a Letterman fan, but I was also never really a Leno fan either. I always enjoyed Conan for the most part but I think his humor caters to a different crowd & there might be a learning curve for both him & his audience in that time slot.

I just don't understand why Leno left a late night show to do another late night show. You know he is basically going to do the same humor.

Come to think about it, the only thing I liked about Leno was the headline submissions that he read. I am like a trained seal - easily amused.
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Bos'un's Mate
06/01/09

@maevro: I'd sooner get my headlines from a corduroy pillow.
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bytememehard
06/01/09

@Bos'un's Mate: clever
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