Legal Commentary

Thursday Night TV and Open Thread

By Jeralyn

The late show wars have ended: Conan O'Brien gets $30 million, his staff $12 million and Jay Leno will be back hosting the Tonight Show in the 11:35 PM ET time slot.

I'm not a regular late night TV watcher (not surprising, given how much prime time I watch) but when I do watch Letterman or Leno, it's because of the guests, not the host. I'm also not a fan of Jimmy Kimmel, too much schtick. (He reminds me of his ex-girlfriend Sarah Silverman who I'm also not a fan of...two peas in a pod.)

The one who stands out to me, and it didn't happen overnight, is Jimmy Fallon. At first he seemed too eager and upbeat, like a kid in a candy store. But now I like his spontaneity and he's funny. He doesn't even need guests. I really like when he joins in to play music or sing. For someone so vanilla looking, he's got some rhythm, and he pulls off the vocals. [More...]

Two nights ago he and Randy Jackson did "Pants on the Ground" from that ridiculously staged American Idol audition, and Jimmy really got into it as the song progressed. The night before he pretended to be Neil Young singing the silly song.

ABC's new lawyer show, The Deep End, starts tonight, right before a new episode of Grey's Anatomy. I hope it's got something new and doesn't just borrow from The Practice, Ally McBeal, LA Law and Boston Legal.

What I'm really looking forward to is tomorrow night's Haiti telethon.

If you aren't into TV, we have 15 other posts today, just scroll down. And, if we didn't cover something you care about, this is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).