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Apparently NBC executives & senior citizens LOVE Jay Leno’s dick sweat. Though, they are not necessarily the demographic that NBC affiliates are targeting via their advertisers. Their life-clocks are lonnng burned out! The problem is the fact that younger viewers (that ARE indeed being marketed to) are not watching late night talk shows live. Most of us view network programming in an nontraditional way. I personally rely on my DVR to watch The Tonight Show w/Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, & The Daily Show. Many others view network shows online thanks to streaming video services such as YouTube or Hulu. While the major networks have worked deals to generate additional revenue from these services, the majority of their $$$ still comes from actual commercials during the original broadcast (which I usually skip over with my DVR anyway). This is the 21st century! The old formulas & rules of tv networking no longer apply. There is also the fact that there are so many other programming choices for viewers to switch to. In today’s world, it’s much too easy to simply change channels after 30 seconds of mediocrity.

Now that it appears that Conan will be leaving NBC, I kinda’ hope he accepts an offer from FOX. I like FOX & FX. In the 80s, FOX took huge gambles to make an impression in network TV; competing with the other brands’ cookie-cutter family sitcoms. MARRIED w/ CHILDREN changed family sitcoms forever. (hear out discussion on this topic on episode 2.12 - “TOILET-TV GENERATION” PARTY TONIGHT!) Before the exploits of the Bundy family, all family sitcoms were packed full of morals & life lessons. FOX changed the game by completely ditching that format. Without the risk they took with MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, there would have never been THE SIMPSONS, SEINFELD, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY GUY, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, THE OFFICE (I know that it’s based it’s British incarnation, but the American series has evolved into what is is today based on the current trend of TV comedy), & many others! All networks now, strive on the moral-less, dysfunctional, shows that successfully sell their advertisers products.

The natural progression for late night talk shows is evolving too! How could a bland personality like Jay Leno still be in the running for the late night talk format? Network TV heads continue to mesmerize me with their old-world mentality & terrible decisions. NBC has always been a pussy-willow network when it comes to risk-taking. David Letterman represented a new attitude & comedy style when he premiered on ‘Late Night’ back in the day. NBC didn’t have the balls to move his style to the primo slot, so they instead gave the Tonight Show to a much safer, & milder Jay Leno. To me, Conan was the next step in the evolution of late night comedy that Letterman started. Now, it appears that NBC is still afraid of change. You would think that they would be a lil’ more open to fresh ideas & maybe a risk or two, with all the failure they’ve got smeared on their shoes recently. Time to move on. ¡VIVA CONANDO!

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When the anti-christ comes we get a clean slate, right?  I mean, he forgives us of everything and we get to start over, or at least that’s what we think in our latest installment.  We prefer to follow the wise words of late, great native Houstonian Bill Hicks anyway, and are pleased as punch that David Letterman finally released his final performance.  Also, on this episode we start what we hope to be a long running tradition on Never Buy a Stripper a Drink.  That’s right, it’s our first ever Titty Tale brought to us by our good buddy Joe!  Our special guest, Apple, drops some Reality TV knowledge on us, and we touch on the topic of drive-thru prayer.  Join us!

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