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post #2551 of 2905
11/11/10 at 1:23pm
I was hoping the real Ted Turner was going to walk out sometime, let down.

Hamm was awesome. Screw his age, I want him to be Superman. Use the CG to erase a wrinkle and enhance his Superman build. His current frame can be used for his Clark Kent look and he will look a little more different.

I was happy Conan asked him that.
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post #2552 of 2905
11/11/10 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by SAIRUS View Post
I was hoping the real Ted Turner was going to walk out sometime, let down.

Hamm was awesome. Screw his age, I want him to be Superman. Use the CG to erase a wrinkle and enhance his Superman build. His current frame can be used for his Clark Kent look and he will look a little more different.

I was happy Conan asked him that.
The real Ted Turner would have been 10 times better than Forte in a bad wig.

And yeah, age be damned Hamm is a perfect fit for Big Blue.

I think it's funny reading reviews of his show that the one thing people keep nitpicking on are the references to TBS and NBC. I mean after a week or two yeah it's gonna get old. But especially in the first week did they really expect him to ignore it completly? "Tyler Perry's Conan O'Brien" was one of the better jokes of the night.
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post #2553 of 2905
11/11/10 at 1:48pm
I thought the Turner thing was pretty funny. Just because Forte called Conan a "wig stand", basically. But I like Forte, so I'm biased. Conan already seems more comfortable than he did on Mon. Pretty excited to see this thing evolve.
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post #2554 of 2905
11/11/10 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by Paul755 View Post
I was cringing during the Ted Turner thing. It was so bad. Hamm was good but the show overall...not very strong.
I thought Turner was great, but I'm a sucker for OTT Forte.
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post #2555 of 2905
11/11/10 at 9:06pm
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Originally Posted by The K Man View Post
My friend and I were watching, looked at each other when she said the line and, in unison, said "Bing Bang Theory."
It's weird that you both would mispronounce the show at the same time in the exact same way. Had you recently been hypnotized?
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post #2556 of 2905
11/11/10 at 9:20pm
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It's weird that you both would mispronounce the show at the same time in the exact same way. Had you recently been hypnotized?
That post was actually part of my subversive attempt to lead Bing past Google as the number one search engine...
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post #2557 of 2905
11/12/10 at 3:28am
Cera was hilarious.
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post #2558 of 2905
11/12/10 at 12:07pm
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Cera was hilarious.
So was pantsless Julie Bowen calling her kids Fatty and Smarty.
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post #2559 of 2905
11/12/10 at 4:48pm
julie bowen's legs... my god
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post #2560 of 2905
11/12/10 at 5:25pm
Good guests last night, good bits, (good legs), good show.
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post #2561 of 2905
11/12/10 at 5:28pm
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Good guests last night, good bits, (good legs), good show.
Ditto, there was an energy in that show that kept up.
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post #2562 of 2905
11/13/10 at 3:57pm
John Dore's bit was f*ckin' incredible.
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post #2563 of 2905
11/13/10 at 4:20pm
Yeah, i usually hate comedians on talk shows. But he killed it.
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post #2564 of 2905
11/13/10 at 11:45pm
Thread Starter 
A bit of a bummer that they're only do 4 shows a week. Wonder if that was something Conan wanted or something the networked insisted on? Friday seems like a big part of late night tv.
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post #2565 of 2905
11/14/10 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI View Post
A bit of a bummer that they're only do 4 shows a week. Wonder if that was something Conan wanted or something the networked insisted on? Friday seems like a big part of late night tv.
Im guessing not for the 18-35 demo.
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post #2566 of 2905
11/14/10 at 9:21am
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
Yeah, i usually hate comedians on talk shows. But he killed it.
Yeah I've become an instant fan of the guy after that bit. Just brilliant.

Great episode all told, screw the haters, Cera is bloody funny I think and the Bruce Jenner, the hoarder and Deadliest Catch crabs welcoming Conan to basic cable was worth it for the hoarders expression.
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post #2567 of 2905
11/15/10 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog View Post
Yeah I've become an instant fan of the guy after that bit. Just brilliant.

Great episode all told, screw the haters, Cera is bloody funny I think and the Bruce Jenner, the hoarder and Deadliest Catch crabs welcoming Conan to basic cable was worth it for the hoarders expression.
The hoarder lady was an amazing piece of casting.
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post #2568 of 2905
11/15/10 at 10:00am
I've enjoyed each of his first week of shows. I agree that Wednesday was the weakest day. I was hoping when he said Ted Turner was stopping by that it was going to be his face with the mouth cut out like on the old late night days. I don't mind the references to NBC and TBS especially during the first week or so. He couldn't have gone out there and ignored the elephant in the room and more importantly so much of Conan's humor has always come from a place of poking fun at himself that he can't ignore it. I also think there's a difference between making jokes about TBS and being on basic cable and joke about being a victim and getting screwed by NBC.
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post #2569 of 2905
11/15/10 at 11:35am
I felt like it was a great week. I wasn't planning on watching this every day, but I've been DVRing it and have found time to watch every episode so far.

Anyone else notice how "on" Andy's been? Maybe it's been too long since the old days but I feel like Andy's stolen the show a few times already. Such a boon to have him playing side-kick again.
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post #2570 of 2905
11/15/10 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI View Post
A bit of a bummer that they're only do 4 shows a week. Wonder if that was something Conan wanted or something the networked insisted on? Friday seems like a big part of late night tv.
Leno and Kimmel are the only ones that do true Friday shows. Letterman tapes his Friday shows on MONDAY (a bit rediclious if you ask me) and both Stweart and Colbert are dark on Fridays as well. So I'm not too fazed that there isn't a Friday show.

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The hoarder lady was an amazing piece of casting.
Yes she was. The crazy eyes sold it.

One of my favorite interviews from Late Night was when Harrison Ford was on pimping Hollywood Homicide. And at a few points during the interview you could tell he wanted to beat the shit outta Conan and Conan just kept egging him on. So I'm looking foreward to Ford being on this week.
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post #2571 of 2905
11/16/10 at 4:33pm
YEP.

http://teamcoco.com/blog/tokyo-sandb...now-available/
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post #2572 of 2905
11/16/10 at 4:46pm
Sweet.

Last nights show was pretty good. Moondancer and the security pat down were hilarious.
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post #2573 of 2905
11/16/10 at 5:55pm
It only took them a week to find their groove and go to town. That, more than anything, makes me excited for what's to come in the years down the road.

Tonight with Grandpa Ford should be gold. I don't remember when, it might have been when K-19 came out, but Conan kept trying to get Ford to give him the Finger Point of Doom, but Ford kept dancing around it. Conan wouldn't drop it though, and finally, Ford just went "...LOOK!" and threw out the ol' index finger and Conan just started celebrating. Ah, the good ol' days.

Although to his credit, I think Harrison is more in on those jokes than people assume. Someone mentioned earlier about his appearance for Hollywood Homicide where he seemed angry, whereas to me he was just being dry and sarcastic.
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post #2574 of 2905
11/16/10 at 6:41pm
Yeah, Ford's just picking up where Charles Grodin left off.
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post #2575 of 2905
11/16/10 at 6:47pm
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Although to his credit, I think Harrison is more in on those jokes than people assume. Someone mentioned earlier about his appearance for Hollywood Homicide where he seemed angry, whereas to me he was just being dry and sarcastic.
No man, there was anger in those eyes. It came right after Conan asked him something about Josh Hartnett. After that the interview got real short.
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post #2576 of 2905
11/16/10 at 7:07pm
Last night's monologue was lame (which is par for the course as far as I'm concerned, it's usually my least favourite part of any talk show and Conan's strengths lie elsewhere) but I laughed pretty hard at "Police are searching for a man with simple dreams."
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post #2577 of 2905
11/16/10 at 8:43pm
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Yeah, Ford's just picking up where Charles Grodin left off.
I like that thought. Grodin was always a must-see when he was on Carson or Letterman. Churlish.
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post #2578 of 2905
11/16/10 at 9:28pm
His biggest weakness are the interviews. He's TERRIBLE at it. Cutting off guests, reading from cue cards and barely leaving any room for improvisation.

Maybe i'm just spoiled by Ferguson. Who is flat out the best interviewer of the bunch, simply by talking to people. Who knew.
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post #2579 of 2905
11/16/10 at 9:32pm
too bad Ferguson's as funny as cancer then.
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post #2580 of 2905
11/16/10 at 9:35pm
Just not true. Fact.
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post #2581 of 2905
11/16/10 at 9:40pm
Conan isn't terrible at interviews. He used to be. Now I think he's OK. Certainly not the reason to watch his show. But he really can manage to make it a silly few minutes. I think Fallon is pretty bad, but he's still learning. He really needs to bone-up on his pop culture. Fallon loves what he loves, but when it comes to most movies and TV (non-reality, non-Lost or non-Glee), he's lost. Ferg is pretty great. Letterman can be great, if he's interested. Letterman is actually interested in the world. Non-entertainment world things. So it can lead to some interesting conversations...if he's in the mood.
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post #2582 of 2905
11/16/10 at 10:04pm
Letterman, by strength of his personality, is a better host than just about everyone else, even if he does often coast.
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post #2583 of 2905
11/16/10 at 11:28pm
Conan held up a sign, Conan B.J. $25

I sure hope it was intentional.
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post #2584 of 2905
11/17/10 at 1:35am
This Harrison Ford interview is hilariously awkward.
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post #2585 of 2905
11/17/10 at 1:39am
Did Ford have a stroke before he came out, or is he just, you know, old and angry?
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post #2586 of 2905
11/17/10 at 1:40am
Harrison's always like that.
But Conan always handles him the best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kazjmb4L2wk
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post #2587 of 2905
11/17/10 at 1:44am
Between Natalie Portman in the Your Highness trailer and Rosario's little dance, this is the greatest day ever.
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post #2588 of 2905
11/17/10 at 2:12am
He seems SUUUUUUUUUPER stoned.

Which is great.
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post #2589 of 2905
11/17/10 at 2:52am
Letterman (like Carson before him) can make a lackluster guest's appearance better by the way he responds or prompts. He's quick, and his ability to improvise or take a conversation in an unexpected direction is why he's my favorite interviewer. Conan isn't there yet, though he sure had to do all the heavy lifting for Mr. Ford tonight.

Ferguson is great. And if you can't see that you're probably...well, I'm in a bad mood but I'll refrain from typing something I'll later feel the need to apologize for.
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post #2590 of 2905
11/17/10 at 2:58am
I've tried to watch it too many times now but I just can't get into Ferguson.
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post #2591 of 2905
11/17/10 at 3:01am
C'mon, he had a goddamn Dalek on last night! What's not to like?
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post #2592 of 2905
11/17/10 at 3:11am
His Doctor Who show tonight has been a lot of fun.
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post #2593 of 2905
11/17/10 at 4:08am
I think Kimmel and Ferguson are the best at interviewing guests. They make it really friendly, as if they already knew the guests long before.

When things get wacky or awkward, Conan and Letterman rule, but in their own unique ways. Conan escalates the situation to a frenzy, while Dave is so fucking cool, calm and collected that he keeps it contained and controlled.

Leno and Fallon just blow. Leno interjects about himself half the time, and Fallon doesn't know where to steer a conversation to save his life.

EDIT: So far the two stand-ups John Dore and Reggie Watts have really nailed their bits. I hope the producers keep a solid streak of comedians going. Nothing worse than a bad stand-up on a late-night talk show.
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post #2594 of 2905
11/17/10 at 1:22pm
The Blakc People commercial was pretty good.

Ford using the "Balls" hand gesture follwed by the "money" hand gesture when talking about a possible Indy 5 was pure gold.
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post #2595 of 2905
11/17/10 at 6:10pm
Did Harrison Ford actually say "shit"? I didn't know you were allowed to use words like that on american tv?
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post #2596 of 2905
11/17/10 at 6:13pm
It's basic cable, baby!
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post #2597 of 2905
11/17/10 at 6:15pm
On basic cable you can get away with pretty much everything but "fuck" and "cunt." Watch LOUIE and IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA.
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post #2598 of 2905
11/17/10 at 6:16pm
Aha. So basic cable has less strict censorship rules?
Still, one word that Conan said at the end got bleeped.
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post #2599 of 2905
11/17/10 at 6:20pm
Unfortunately it's not as simple as being able to say certain words across the board because it's basic cable. It depends on the channel, the timeslot, the advertisers, etc. TBS is probably a bit stricter than FX, the network that shows the other two series I mentioned.
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post #2600 of 2905
11/17/10 at 6:32pm
Not much actual government censorship. It's mostly self-policing.
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