Jay Leno
What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where Jay’s return to late night is broken by TMZ?
Where was the "New York Times"? The "Wall Street Journal"?
I know, I know, you’re saying it’s trash news, entertainment, who gives a shit about entertainment news. Just let me know about Afghanistan.
Wow, are you out of touch.
The world is driven by entertainment. Which is why Ronald Reagan triumphed, his communication skills trumped those of Jimmy Carter.
And more people get their news from television and the Web than newspapers.
So, what does this ultimately mean?
Change ownership and you get a new bite at the apple.
If Ticketmaster and Live Nation merge, does Irving Azoff get rid of Michael Rapino? He got rid of Sean Moriarty. Rapino’s doing a good job of stewarding Live Nation, it’s just that all his acquisitions…amount to naught.
Comcast is in charge now. So, Leno can go.
And all that crap about ageism… Who gives a shit if the audience for Conan is younger if no one is watching. The same way an album by a frumpy middle age woman that sells millions of copies is better for Sony’s bottom line than the musings of an overproduced, wannabe twenty year old who sells a million singles on iTunes, but no albums. And, money knows no age. Even if a youngster could sell as well as SuBo, income is the same…but no youngster on Sony can move SuBo’s units.
As for all those Leno haters?
They hated him at 11:30 too.
But commentators don’t count, the same way movie reviewers no longer count. We make our own decisions now.
In all the run-up to Leno’s 10 o’clock show, no one commented on the effect on affiliates, the lead-in to the local news. Because the press likes to think it knows everything, but is more interested in hobnobbing with the media titans.
It’s a brand new era. Everything’s up for grabs.
Make decisions quickly. It’s one thing to stay with a band if numbers are showing development.  If not, pull the plug!
