Go Team Coco

[Kevy Baby]

I just got through watching the final episode. I admit I expected a train wreck, but instead was pleasantly surprised by a lot more class than I anticipated.

Personally, I think Leno is taking FAR more heat for this situation than he deserves.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Personally, I think Leno is taking FAR more heat for this situation than he deserves.

I think he's taking exactly the amount of heat he deserves. First off, he's not even taking most of the heat. Most of it is being aimed at NBC. They're the ones who lacked the fortitude a year ago to say to Leno, "No, we're not going to give in to your begging just because you suddenly regret the deal you agreed to 5 years ago. You were given the opportunity to make a clean takeover of the Tonight Show from Carson, we're going to give Conan the same opportunity." Instead they caved to his whining and pretty much guaranteed failure for Conan. And their response is to punish Conan for it.

But there is still the fact that NBC wouldn't have even been in position to make those mistakes had Leno not been begging them to do it. He made a deal and then regretted his decision. Instead of doing the respectful thing, wishing Conan luck and moving on, he wedged his way back in to undermine Conan. Either he's incredibly naive to have thought that him being on at 10 would be a boon to Conan, or he just didn't care in the least whether Conan succeeded or not. So yeah, I think he deserves the heat he's getting.