The Jaypocalypse

[vovat]

I haven't really said much about the Leno-Conan fiasco, mostly because I can't think of anything to add. I don't actually watch Conan much, but I think he's a funny, likable guy who deserved more of a chance in the new time slot. Leno, on the other hand, makes me uneasy. It's partially that his jokes are so dumbed down, but I think it might be even more because of his put-on masculinity. Hey, it's fine that he likes to work on cars (in fact, maybe his talents are being wasted as a comedian), but I get the impression that he likes to call attention to it as a way of saying, basically, "I'm a REAL MAN, not a nerd like all those other comedians!" Tim Allen comes across much the same way, and I remember catching a glimpse of him on Leno recently. The hyper-masculine insecurity in that studio must have been thick enough to cut with a knife. I think Conan is okay with being a nerd, which gives him more cred in my book. But even putting all that aside, if Leno wanted to leave the Tonight Show to a younger comedian and the network didn't like Conan, why not suggest another young talent instead of taking it back yourself? And why WOULD Leno have gotten worse ratings in prime time, anyway? Were his fans too out-of-it to think of turning on the TV an hour earlier?

In other news, you've probably heard of the coded Bible verses written on weapons. Apparently the military is now planning on removing them. But anyway, I also recently read vee_ecks's review of The Book of Eli, and apparently the movie is about a future in which all Bibles have been destroyed. I put two and two together, as I'm wont to do when I really want four of something, and determined that these Biblically-inscribed weapons are actually prototypes for Bible-seeking missiles. Everyone thinks the verses are there to promote Christianity, but it's secretly the exact opposite, with the verses there as some kind of text-seeking magic. Makes as much sense as just about anything else in these crazy times, anyway.


And to tie the entire post together, I believe the Bible spoke of Leno, who is the Beast of Revelation. His wound that healed represents his failed prime-time experiment. And the second beast, the one from the land who makes everyone worship the first beast, is presumably Kevin Eubanks. Why else would he laugh at all of Jay's bad jokes?

Comments

[brostron.livejournal.com]

Leno didn't want to leave "The Tonight Show." NBC panicked about six years ago and promised Conan the show so he wouldn't leave for another network. And Leno gets slightly higher ratings at 10 pm then he did at 11:30 pm. It's just that primetime ratings are generally much higher than late night ratings.

[poisonyoulove.livejournal.com]

I agree with you about Jay Leno, plus he has this weird smugness to his manner, and a laugh that makes me want to chew glass. I just hope Conan gets a show on Fox and it obliterates Jay in the ratings. Even though I most likely won't watch it. ;)

And thank you for that link to the review of Book of Eli! Now I know to avoid that piece of crap like it's Jay Leno!

[revme.livejournal.com]

I'm interested that even my mom, who is So Not A Conan Fan At All, thinks he got royally screwed. And she wasn't really a Leno fan either, but now she hates him. I'll be actually pretty interested to see what happens with his new show, ratings-wise. It'd be great if it crashed and burned. It really does seem that he's pissed off a lot of people.

My guess for the 10P show: People were too awake and realized he's fucking awful.