Letterman focused on the guests too much. Conan had a greater percentage of the show just devoted to him being funny. Plus, Letterman’s bits aren’t as good. They play those little games like “Will is float”, and in the case of the show I saw, “What is the frozen substance” (I couldn’t remember the real name of the bit.) I’m just not a big fan of that kind of stuff. It seems kind of stupid to me. Conan did 2-3 bits, and they were all really good. The best was a lulliby he sang to put screaming kids to sleep. He figured they only cared about the tone, so he started saying vulgar stuff. He also did the celebrity interviews where they put the face on the TV and fake the lips. That night it was Martha Stewart vs. Donald Trump. Those are always hilarious, and it was cool to see them do it live. Conan also had the advatage of better guests.
The Max Weinberg 7 was also a ilttle better than the CBS orchestra too. You don’t really get a sense of it on TV because you only hear snippets, but they play through the entire comercial break. Both bands were really good, and it was fun to just sit and listen to them.
hehe, i saw her steph, she is adorable!! what kind is she?
11.03.08 by steph
we have a new puppy. her name is sadie. she is tiny. and she is on my facebook. :)
10.29.08 by jared
yeah both of those are good. i might have to watch that movie now, heh.
10.27.08 by steph
That's good also. I was thinking "Hope is a good thing... maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
10.24.08 by anita
"Fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free."
10.23.08 by steph
Jared -- I write a quote or song line on my board in my classroom every day. Today I used your favorite from Shawshank. The kids liked it too.
10.19.08 by kyle
love this weather. mid 60's ftw.
10.09.08 by megan
congrats steph!
10.07.08 by steph
UPDATE: yes, i am engaged... took me to a cabin in the mountains, and i came home with a ring on my finger. I'm sorry I couldn't call -- my phone broke the morning of. The wedding will be next summer, on a coast somewhere. First final exams of the year start tomorrow. the weather is beautiful.
10.04.08 by steph
it's back to normal now... well, a little high, but at least we have it.
10.04.08 by kyle
gas as most places here is between 3.50 and 3.60 now. i filled up yesterday for 3.48 at kroger with my card.
09.28.08 by steph
we have one gas station in our entire city with gas. they probably have to close school sometime this week. also - i need your numbers. my phone broke. email them to me if you don't want them on here. stephanie.rhea.703@gmail.com.
09.27.08 by scott
Same here. Gas is at the pre-Ike price now.
09.27.08 by kyle
we have gas. actually, the price has gone down some over the past few days.
But still very cool.
March 16th, 2006 at 5:29 pm
hehe. i’d have to say it’s better than conan. old school conan with andy might give it a run, but not solo conan.
March 16th, 2006 at 7:34 pm
Letterman focused on the guests too much. Conan had a greater percentage of the show just devoted to him being funny. Plus, Letterman’s bits aren’t as good. They play those little games like “Will is float”, and in the case of the show I saw, “What is the frozen substance” (I couldn’t remember the real name of the bit.) I’m just not a big fan of that kind of stuff. It seems kind of stupid to me. Conan did 2-3 bits, and they were all really good. The best was a lulliby he sang to put screaming kids to sleep. He figured they only cared about the tone, so he started saying vulgar stuff. He also did the celebrity interviews where they put the face on the TV and fake the lips. That night it was Martha Stewart vs. Donald Trump. Those are always hilarious, and it was cool to see them do it live. Conan also had the advatage of better guests.
The Max Weinberg 7 was also a ilttle better than the CBS orchestra too. You don’t really get a sense of it on TV because you only hear snippets, but they play through the entire comercial break. Both bands were really good, and it was fun to just sit and listen to them.