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Old 04-21-2008, 06:01 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by slextremely View Post
Conan and Letterman, that's all i watch. Too young to have an opinion of Carson. I think right now Letterman has the best show going, but Conan is the better host. Leno just sucks.

I disagree. I think Letterman's show is inferior to Leno's. At one point back in the mid or early 90s, Letterman had the better show and was more in touch with younger people. However, now, I feel, he can't hold a candle to Leno's show and hasn't been able to for quite some time.

Conan is beyond amazing, and the best in my mind. But I realize that he has unorthodox and bizarre humor that likely doesn't appeal to older, or a lot of traditional audiences.
I expect he'll adapt much closer to the current Leno format when he takes over for him. He'll still be amazing and adapt well I think, but other than a few classic gags he'll likely leave his current show behind and tone down his slapstick and weird humor in favor for the Carson-Leno style.
Of course, there'll always be a little bit of the Conan-ness there too.

Should be very interesting to see him take over for Leno
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