the tonight show

New DVD and Blu-ray Releases from Cinema Static

Alien Anthology on Blu-rayThis week in new DVD & Blu-ray releases for October 26th, 2010 tallies in the 300′s.  An example of titles coming out is the timeless (no pun) classic, Back to the Future on Blu-ray, Alien Anthology on Blu-ray, Sex and the City 2, and the animated series Hetalia; Axis Powers.  What I anticipate to be a popular release is the four decades of The Tonight Show!

Check out the favorites:

Movies on DVD/Blu-ray

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  • Alien Anthology [Blu-ray]Back to the Future
  • Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, et al.
  • Road to Christmas Starring Jennifer Grey, Megan Park, and Clark Gregg
  • Sex and the City 2 Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, et al.
  • The Girl Who Played With Fire Starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist
  • Winter’s Bone Starring Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes
  • You Don’t Know Jack Starring Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon, and Danny Huston

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

I’ve been wondering for a while if all the hub-a-bub with what happened with Conan O’Brien was worth it when NBC hit the eject button, destroying Conan’s dreams so they could reinstatet Jay Leno.

It seems that The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hit their lowest ratings since 1993 in the 2nd quarter of 2010.

It can’t be a complete loss. They’re still narrowly beating Letterman most weeks but still, was it worth it to give give Conan O’Brien nothing but new material on NBC? Or was it worth it to alienate Conan’s fans, or just opponents of the tactics that were demonstrated by NBC?

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The Tonight Show Guests for the Week of May 17th (Keifer Sutherland, Adam Lambert)

May 17, 2010

The weeks’ guests for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for the week of May 17th include the following: Monday, May 17, 2010 Bill Cosby, Ricky Gervais.  Taio Cruz is performing.

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Conan O'Brien Has Been Set Free

January 21, 2010

Conan O’Brien is in the wild and out from under the death-like grip of Zucker and NBC.  I presume that’s a good thing but the world is no longer a safe place from Coco. Or is it? NBC is paying out just under $50 million in settlement fees, and due to Conan’s loyalty to his [...]

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Zucker Death Threats, NBC in Middle of Stupid Mess

January 20, 2010

The Conan O’Brien debacle is going to make a great drama skit some day. Between the wonderful slathering of attention that NBC has given Jay Leno, to the employment threats that Jeff Zucker made, it’s all boiling down to some stupid details. So the entire reason that Conan got The Tonight Show desk was because [...]

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Conan O'Brien – Benched but Paid by NBC

January 18, 2010

NBC has manned up to Conan O’Brien.  He has been dethroned from The Tonight Show, and he’s to sit out from hosting any show until September.  But NBC is paying Conan just over $32 million for the unruly dethroning they’ve done to him. On the crappy side, it looks like NBC will be retaining their [...]

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Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno and The Tonight Show for Sale?

January 15, 2010

This The Tonight Show debacle is going to be looked at as a terrible bump in the road for many people involved.  Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien & …   Jimmy Kimmel? “I’m taking over all the shows of late night.” “ABC stands for Always Bump Conan.” This is the opening bit from Jimmy Kimmel Live, doing [...]

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Conan O'Brien Gets Screwed, Jay Leno Back on The Tonight Show

January 14, 2010

UPDATE:  NBC is denying the TMZ report that Jay Leno is back in The Tonight Show in his old time slot…  (THR TV Guide) According to TMZ, Jay Leno is back on The Tonight Show, that runs from 11:35 to 12:35. When NBC was looking to move Jay, they were in breach of his contract [...]

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Conan O'Brien Lashes Out at NBC on his NBC Show

January 12, 2010

Now that’s classic… when you’re in the middle of serious legal issues and you’re getting the pooch … well, you know what I mean, what better place to do it than on the platform that NBC gave you, to tear into NBC?  AWESOME…  you go boy!!! He did his own version of ripping into NBC [...]

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Conan O'Brien to NBC: Don't Move The Tonight Show

January 12, 2010

Conan O’Brien has released a statement just now… well, more just than now… I had to type something up first! He starts out by stating that  “Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009.” “After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its [...]

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Conan O'Brien: Lots of Options, Including Being Team Player

January 12, 2010

With all the debacle of Jay Leno’s show failing and NBC eating crow and putting Jay back into a 30-minute time-slot at 11:35, this presents interesting options for Conan O’Brien. Conan came into The Tonight Show with a new contract representing this new scenario in this new time-slot. But in so doing, Conan uprooted his [...]

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Jay Leno Experiment a Fail and Maybe Leno Moves to 11:35?

January 9, 2010

I want to start out by saying that I do not dislike Jay Leno or his show.  I’ve met the man a few times and he’s a rather engaging sort who is willing to chat you up.  And that’s a rarity amongst the Hollywood elite. Yet when NBC moved his show to the 10:00 p.m. [...]

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Paul Teutul Sr. To Guest-Star on The Tonight Show

October 31, 2009

Quick Note to our readers: Paul Teutul Sr. (American Chopper) will be making a guest appearance on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien. The date scheduled:  November 3rd. Now ya know!

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