Well since I haven't had a legit post in probably a year or so, I thought I'd start with the thing we were all thinking about last month and have probably gotten sick of but were hoping I would bring back up so we can not get sick of it and enjoy re-visiting the thing that happened last month.

I'm speaking, of course, of the "Late Night War II: The De-Conaning".

I have a lot of different angles to take on this. One of them is that Conan is one of the only late night talk shows that I've ever really enjoyed, and that I've enjoyed it for many years (since back when Andy was co-host). That's exhibit A. Exhibit B is that I also own the "In the year 2000" book. Exhibit C is another topical example of my love of Conan. I guess you could say that I am "Team Coco" through and true. (and tried and blue).

The bad news is that I also have a few arguments for the prosecution (or that could be perceived as such). Let this not be taken in a way that makes me look bad. I do not deserve to look bad. I am not in support of Jay Leno in any incarnation (with regards to this debate (sub-parentheses: I did watch him as a youth as a result of my parents watching him and I have enjoyed Headlines, full disclosure)).

Exhibit A for the defense: I haven't been watching Conan that often, and neither have you. And I'd be surprised if (half?) of those repping Team CoCo right now were watching in September or November. Yes, mad people come out in support of Conan, and rightfully so. But the people who love Conan maybe aren't the type of people who tune in every night to see what Bill Pullman has to say or to hear an obvious joke about some stupid TV personality. The people who are interested in that sort of thing don't care for PimpBots or Masturbating Bears or watching Conan spin his wedding ring on his desk and try and break a record.

Exhibit B: Also, the writing was pretty predictable and wasn't all that great most of the time. I still argue that the best Conan of the past 5 years was strike Conan. I can turn to any late night channel any night of the week and hear the same goddamn joke about Brangelina or some other inane shit. And FURTHERMORE, I can turn to the Daily Show/Colbert Report and catch fresh writing with a little more substance and a little less pandering.

So where are we? Conan deserves to be the King of Late Night. He's funnier, nicer, and more original than nearly any other host out there. I think its absolute shit that he was denied his dream, and I will do my best to support him in the future.

But, being King of Late Night is akin to being President of middle america. You have to pander so much that what you're left with is so dumbed down and un-funny that the only reason people really watch is because there is nothing else on. And now that we can watch whatever we want, whenever we want, that logic doesn't really fly.

So godspeed conan, land somewhere where you are appreciated and have a chance to really have some fun on television.

Post one of ??, in the bank.