Back when we were in undergrad we heard the announcement that Conan would be taking over when Jay left. At the time we were faithful fans of Conan and watched what ever show had the better guests before hand. We thought, by the time Conan gets to an earlier slot we will be too old to stay up that late. And we were almost right. We made a special effort last night however because we had been waiting so long.
Critics have mixed reviews about last nights show, but for me it was right on par with what I was expecting. In the opening scene Conan was seen with a check list of things to do to move to the Tonight Show when he realized he had not moved to LA. The next several minutes are scenes of him running and even swimming in his suit across the country. The thought of it itself is funny, but the actual scenes were him in different parts of the country, like the St. Louis Arch. The entire sequence can be seen below:
With Andy Richter returning as the new Tonight Show announcer, Max Weinberg behind the drum set as always, and new beautiful set it seemed that the show couldn't get any better. Then his guest was Will Ferrell who had a perfectly appropriate entrance. Conan of course isn't overly optimistic about his place in late night as he said in his opening monologue "I have to admit I think I timed this moment perfectly -- I'm on a last place network, I've moved to a state that is bankrupt and tonight's show is sponsored by General Motors."
Conan might have a different kind of humor than Jay, but I believe he will speak to younger generations like Ryan and I better than Jay did. His guest tonight is Tom Hanks and his musical guests is a favorite of mine, Green Day. I can't wait.
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I wish I could have stayed up. I think it will be a much better show. Maybe Fri night.
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