It's Good (Not) To Be The King (Of Late)?

Like many people out there, I've been on "Team Conan" during the NBC late night battle. I'm glad Conan has stuck to his guns and I think he's gained more fans during all this by putting the show before himself. On the flip side, karma is going to come around and keep NBC's late night ratings low because of the awful way they have handled things and Jay's likability has definitely gone down. So, Conan will no longer be the King Of Late Night after this Friday -- but I guess *NOT* being king isn't so bad after all when you leave with your principals and $45 million ($33 million for Conan/$12 million for his staff). Conan can go back on the air somewhere in September -- here's hoping he gets picked up right away.

Boston Legal Starring Jay Leno

It seems that the NBC affiliate in Boston is planning on going with an extra hour of news instead of airing the yet-to-be-decided Jay Leno 10pm show.  I know Jay Leno is supposed to be one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, but does anyone really care if he's still on TV???  Although I love Conan and think Dave is a god -- does late night TV have a prominent place in pop culture anymore?  It almost feels like the late night TV show is falling into the SNL world -- people talk about it like it's relevant, but it's really not anymore.  I wish I was able to have not been so young and enjoyed the Carson years.  He was from an era of cool when there really was no business like show business.