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Why did Fallon Suceed but Conan didn't?
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:33 pm
I don't find either of them funny to be honest but was surprised to see Fallon be so successful.
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Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:36 pm to JabarkusRussell
1) Fallon was given a chance, and wasn't sabotaged halfway through his first year
2) Fallon is generally a lowest common denominator type host. He's Leno 2.0, with a focus on a younger audience
3) Fallon had better timing with the youtube wave, which has started to carry late night hosts
But, to be fair, Conan just stayed too far out there for too long. But heck, if Colbert is getting nearly 2 years, Conan should have had more than what, 16 months?
In the end, it's a combination of bad timing, and terrible management decisions, and Fallon playing pop culture far better than Conan.
2) Fallon is generally a lowest common denominator type host. He's Leno 2.0, with a focus on a younger audience
3) Fallon had better timing with the youtube wave, which has started to carry late night hosts
But, to be fair, Conan just stayed too far out there for too long. But heck, if Colbert is getting nearly 2 years, Conan should have had more than what, 16 months?
In the end, it's a combination of bad timing, and terrible management decisions, and Fallon playing pop culture far better than Conan.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:36 pm to JabarkusRussell
My guess is it's because he's always so upbeat and happy and plays all those games, even tho a lot of the overly nice stuff is fake. But I definitely find Conan funnier
This post was edited on 12/25/16 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:40 pm to Freauxzen
Leno being his lead in was the bigger death sentence.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:50 pm to Freauxzen
Fallon comes off extremely fake imo.
Conan seems like he enjoys what he does.
Conan seems like he enjoys what he does.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:57 pm to JabarkusRussell
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was surprised to see Fallon be so successful
He has his own internal laugh-track.
That helps.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:00 pm to theducks
Yeah Fallon is kind of awkward to watch at times. However, he did some great musical skits (like the Pearl Jam Jeremy Lin thing) pretty early on that went viral and established him with the younger audience.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:07 pm to TigrrrDad
Pretty much all he has is musical related skits. Gets old after awhile imo
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:17 pm to JabarkusRussell
Because Fallon was given a chance and he fed to the lowest common denominator. He's a terrible interviewer, creatively bankrupt, and only plays drinking games with his guests.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:20 pm to Freauxzen
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Conan should have had more than what, 16 months?
Try 7 months. I loved one of his last jokes in saying that usually programs show how many kids were born to the staff during their time on the air, but since they didn't even have enough time to even gestate a single kid, they just bred a bunch of gerbils in the final few weeks of the show to get the same effect.
This post was edited on 12/25/16 at 6:21 pm
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:30 pm to OMLandshark
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Try 7 months. I loved one of his last jokes in saying that usually programs show how many kids were born to the staff during their time on the air, but since they didn't even have enough time to even gestate a single kid, they just bred a bunch of gerbils in the final few weeks of the show to get the same effect.
Was it that short? That's crazy.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:42 pm to JabarkusRussell
He is safe and bland and unoffensive, just like Leno. Old people can watch him while they fall asleep. Conan was too weird for mainstream audiences.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 6:46 pm to JabarkusRussell
Fallon is also pretty nonpartisan. He's probably liberal but he doesnt make it impossible for any type of conservative to enjoy his show like colbert or maher does.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 7:40 pm to NeverRains
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Fallon is also pretty nonpartisan. He's probably liberal but he doesnt make it impossible for any type of conservative to enjoy his show like colbert or maher does.
That's why I stopped watching Kimmel. The guy is funny but I couldn't stand his one-sided vicious attacks on the right while the left got minor things like "oh can you believe she wore that?". SNL is the same way.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 7:43 pm to NeverRains
Agreed. I can't stand Colbert since he took over for Letterman.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:00 pm to JabarkusRussell
Fallon's theme song makes me ill so I turn it off asap
I miss the days of Letterman and Leno in their primes
I miss the days of Letterman and Leno in their primes
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:26 pm to biglego
Is Conan off the air? I haven't had cable in a long time, but I see his clips on youtube all the time. The one where he hangs out with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube is pretty funny. I think they even did a sequel..
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:31 pm to JabarkusRussell
someone pm me when fallon comes out of the closet
Posted on 12/25/16 at 9:59 pm to brmark70816
Conan is on TBS now.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 10:32 pm to JabarkusRussell
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Why did Fallon Suceed but Conan didn't?
Because Jay Leno fricked him over and demanded his time slot back.
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