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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, tonight at 12:35!

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  • KilljoyKilljoy __BANNED USERS
    edited March 2009
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    this isn't that terrible
    yeah

    half the point of these shows is to find a comfortable middle ground between funny and not funny that you can ride for years

    so he's not doing terribly

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    HadjiQuest wrote: »
    Weren't the first two years of Conan awful?

    The first year or so of Ferguson was terrible, too.

    Give this man time, and I think he could actually be successful at this show. He just needs to actually understand the homages he's making to Letterman and Conan, rather than just churning out poorly-plotted segments that don't have the proper elements to be entertaining.

    thing is if he doesn't improve quick enough, he'll most likely be gone

    tv in 1993 is much more different than tv in 2009

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  • #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    The Lovely Bastard wrote: »
    much more different

    hurk

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  • Frank BrakFrank Brak Registered User
    edited March 2009
    So wait, this "The Phone" show is essentially the movie "The Game" but with actual people?

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User
    edited March 2009
    i'm not watching it but your guys' reactions are telling me it's not uniformly terrible

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User
    edited March 2009
    Possibly

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Justin Timberlake does straight-laced interpretations of adult-contemporary singer-songwriters over the ages was pretty bad.

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Why is that jacket trying to eat Van Morrison?

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  • emericanaemericana Registered User
    edited March 2009
    Look, here's the thing. Late night shows are historically at their best when they push network boundaries. Letterman in his prime scared the shit out of NBC. Conan's producer always had his head in his hands for a reason. Carson made pussy jokes. You can't come out of the gate yelling "fuck you suits!" But, knowing the people behind the show, there's some seriously subversive shit coming. So for an utterly safe, nervous, rookie performance? Hell of a job. I look forward to the next few years of this.

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    wait so is van morrison joining in on the singer impersonations and trying to do a bad dylan?

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think this man needs to decide between hamburgers and music.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    #pipe wrote: »
    The Lovely Bastard wrote: »
    much more different

    hurk

    I'll hurk you

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  • KilljoyKilljoy __BANNED USERS
    edited March 2009
    emericana wrote: »
    Look, here's the thing. Late night shows are historically at their best when they push network boundaries. Letterman in his prime scared the shit out of NBC. Conan's producer always had his head in his hands for a reason. Carson made pussy jokes. You can't come out of the gate yelling "fuck you suits!" But, knowing the people behind the show, there's some seriously subversive shit coming. So for an utterly safe, nervous, rookie performance? Hell of a job. I look forward to the next few years of this.

    yeah i saw some seriously good names in the credits

    damn why did it have to be fallon leading

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  • InterjectionInterjection Registered User
    edited March 2009
    I am giving this a chance just because Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht will be on eventually. I have to think Fallon had a lot to do with that.

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  • emericanaemericana Registered User
    edited March 2009
    Holy jeez Morgan Murphy and A.D. Miles are writers on this too?

    Seriously there's gonna be some weird shit on this show

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It's a bummer that Letterman has only had fleeting moments of greatness over the last decade. If they just played reruns of the Late Night era Letterman every night, I'd probably tune in.

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  • KilljoyKilljoy __BANNED USERS
    edited March 2009
    oh god this chick on last call is proving that there is such a thing as a toronto accent

    damn

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User
    edited March 2009
    Killjoy wrote: »
    oh god this chick on last call is proving that there is such a thing as a toronto accent

    damn

    hahahaha no way

    albertans don't have an accent, we just scowl more often

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  • CampionCampion Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    They're doing Draw Barrymore on Friday, so I guess I'll tune in for that.

    He really wasn't handling those tough situations well. He can't insult himself like Conan, or I guess blame his african band player like Leno.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Before I read any of the posts in this thread I'm going to say "why would anybody want to watch Jimmy Fallon do anything" and just pretend I put it closer to the beginning of the thread

    Denny's is for winners.
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  • CampionCampion Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    If someone trusts Jimmy enough to put him in Conan's spot, then there must be something worth seeing.

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  • QorzmQorzm Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Lorne Michaels put his trust into Conan when no one else would, and he did the same for Jimmy.

    I loved it all, except for Lick it for Ten. That was atrocious.

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  • ackack Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It was way more mind boggling that somebody decided a dorky writer would totally be able to carry a show for like fourteen friggin years.

    e: yeah!

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Wow that was bad. But like the others said, maybe he'll improve.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Qorzm wrote: »
    Lorne Michaels put his trust into Conan when no one else would, and he did the same for Jimmy.

    I loved it all, except for Lick it for Ten. That was atrocious.

    Yeah but Lorne Michaels put his trust in Jimmy Fallon when he was on SNL too
    And he sucked then

    Denny's is for winners.
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  • ackack Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    The first year or so of Conan apparently wasn't that great either.

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  • FrankoFranko Sometimes I really wish I had four feet so I could dance with myself to the drumbeat Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This thread used to contain seething internet rage, now it has moderation and hugs
    wtf happened

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I hope Jimmy Fallon and Robert DeNiro sit there for 20 minutes just going "little bit" back and forth with the scrunched up face thing.

    Fuck this, they could have gotten somebody better.

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  • JohnHamJohnHam Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I can't think of anybody better off-hand.

    It's too bad Mitch Hedberg is dead. The show would be way worse but I would watch it literally every night.

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  • Giga GopherGiga Gopher Registered User
    edited March 2009
    DeNiro was meh, along with the Space Train bit and lick it for ten. I liked everything else though. I could see this being great if Fallon manages to stop acting like a completely nervous wreck the entire time.

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood you took the high road i couldn't find you up thereRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Just started watching this on Hulu. The bit with Conan was pretty great and the Roots are awesome.

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  • Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I think they should give Space Ghost another chance

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  • Auntie ShibbyAuntie Shibby Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2009
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    Before I read any of the posts in this thread I'm going to say "why would anybody want to watch Jimmy Fallon do anything" and just pretend I put it closer to the beginning of the thread
    You know, I hear some of his stand-up on the radio. It's surprisingly funny.

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  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User
    edited March 2009
    Like it for Ten was alright

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  • HadjiQuestHadjiQuest Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/03/jimmy-fallon-premiere-video-ratings.html

    Best late-night debut ratings since 2002.

    Although he did get schooled by Jimmy Kimmel, who had people from The Bachelor on.

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  • Dely AppleDely Apple Registered User
    edited March 2009
    PikaPuff wrote: »
    Wow that was bad. But like the others said, maybe he'll improve.

    Basically this

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  • Goose!Goose! I'm jumpin' IN! Wraaugh!Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    He needs to settle down during the monologue more. He fucking blows through 20 lines in like 30 seconds like he's on a joke binge.

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Goose! wrote: »
    He needs to settle down during the monologue more. He fucking blows through 20 lines in like 30 seconds like he's on a joke binge.

    The binge is when he memorizes the whole thing before coming out on stage. What you've got there is the purge.

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  • The Geebs That Is A PonyThe Geebs That Is A Pony Super Moderator, Moderator mod
    edited March 2009
    bon jovi is kind of a creepy dude!

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    emericana wrote: »
    Holy jeez Morgan Murphy and A.D. Miles are writers on this too?

    Seriously there's gonna be some weird shit on this show

    would you mind telling an ignorant plebian who either of those people are and what is so intelligently subversive about them?

    I play games on ps3. My PSN is DouglasDanger.
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