[AnotherUnixGeek]

Zucker's troubles were magnified this week when, with NBC facing a revolt by affiliate stations furious over their sinking ratings, he decided to move Jay Leno back to late night after less than four months.

Leno trailed Letterman in the ratings for considerably longer than four months when they were both new to the 11:30 slot - Leno didn't pull away until Hugh Grant came on after his arrest for picking up a hooker. Conan has every right to be furious about NBC's spinelessness, and about Leno's lobbying for the 11:30 slot.

NBC deserves to lose Conan, who's far more funny and original than Leno. Leno's notions on creativity seem to be limited to recycling old Howard Stern bits and employing Stern's old minion Stuttering John Melendez as his announcer. But as Stern has observed, there's nothing funny about Stuttering John when he doesn't stutter.

[Clemenza]

Conan is a better writer than performer, IMHO. I did like his bringing back of Andy Richter, but the new show just doesn’t click with me.