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- From: walrus@bessel.umd.edu (Grig Larson)
- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre,alt.fan.letterman
- Subject: Re: THE CREATION OF ALT.FAN.LETTERMAN
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- Date: 3 Sep 92 15:06:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep2.072846.3470@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> eodell@nyx.cs.du.edu (Eugene O'Dell) writes:
- >In article <1992Sep2.062814.1949@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mperlman@nyx.cs.du.edu (Marshal "Airborne" Perlman) writes:
- >>A simple joke..after all..this was my idea as a newsgroup!
- >
- >Here's a cookie. Enjoy!
- >
- >Anyhow, regarding Dave, am I the only one who misses the dropping of
- >stuff off of semi-tall buildings? Ahh... those were the days.
- >--
-
- Yeah (wistfully sighs)... I miss the steamroller, the hydraulic press, and
- a lot of the stupid stunts they used to do. I still like the show, but the
- flavor isn't what it used to be.
-
- ObOpenCanOfWorms:
-
- Now what about Lettermen getting pissed at Leno, and maybe moving to ABC
- next year? I heard a rumor (oh, TV Guide...) that:
-
- 1- Letterman was pissed at Leno getting the slot. Carson Productions, who
- not only did Johnny Carson, but still does Letterman, had unofficially
- guarenteed that slot for Dave when Johnny left.
- 2- Letterman's contract runs out in March(?) of 1993. He has spoken with
- ABC, although no decisions have been released yet.
- 3- If he does move to ABC and get the 11:30pm slot, Nightline will be pushed
- back. If this happens, Ted Koppel will leave. 11:30 was guarenteed to
- him.
- 4- Letterman is very hard to read. I saw him on the Barbra Walters Special
- a while back. He seems like he didn't want anyone to know his feelings.
- 5- Dana Carvey will get that slot if Letterman leaves. (Isn't that special..:)
- Some of my comments:
-
- 1- Leno's Tonight Show shot down in quality immediately after he took over.
- Now, I know their budget was cut by 60% when NBC hired them after Carson
- Prod left with Johnny, but they could do better. They went half-Arsenio
- Hall, which makes the Carson veiwers mad, and they will turn it off, and
- the Arsenio fans will watch Arsenio. They lost a lot of identity.
- 2- Maybe Leno will do so bad, they'll move Letterman down, but I doubt it.
- I have a feeling they'll replace Leno first.
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