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Originally Posted by Mutt
Go read Late Shift, great book that was made into a movie detailing how Leno and his ball busting dyke agent stole the Tonight Show from David Letterman, whom Johnny Carson wanted to pass the torch to. Leno is a creep.
There will never be another Carson, i grew up on him and then Letterman's original late late night show that puts all these shows to shame.
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If the movie is representative of the book, Leno doesn't come off bad at all OTHER than being too dependant on his Nazi personal manager. If anything, he comes off in a good light showing how bloody loyal he is. It appears he genuinely felt bad about the whole thing while, at the same time, trying to become the permanent host of the Tonight Show. NBC comes off like a bunch of idiots and his manager like a manipulative bitch. Leno just comes across as naive.
I like Leno. Used to like Letterman but over time he's become grating and quite frankly, not funny. Conan can be funny too, but overall I prefer Leno. That being said, and as much as I think Leno was a WAY better host of the Tonight Show, THIS time around, Conan is the one getting the shaft. I don't know how much Leno has to do with it, but again, THIS time around, he doesn't look too good.