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Revision3 open letter to Conan

// January 18th, 2010 // No Comments » // General musings

Well, I wrote about how Conan should go online a few days ago here (and below if you keep reading) and now it seems as if Revision3 read my post — that was a joke.

But seriously, internet television’s Revision3 has written an open letter to Conan O’Brien offering him a job. Ryan Vance, the VP of programming and production with the company opened his letter with this:

Mr. Conan “CoCo” O’Brien,

I’m taking this opportunity to officially offer you a brand-new show of your choosing here at Revision3.  Rest assured, you’ll be able to bring your set, band and even Andy (especially Andy) with you as you transition to our cutting-edge online TV network.  We have room for the Masturbating Bear, FedEx Pope and even Mini Jay Leno here on the internet.

Have you seen the internet lately?  It’s huge!

Read the letter in its entirety here.

The letter, though it probably won’t be taken seriously by some, should provoke thought. It stresses a lot of what I was trying to get across before. The opportunities for Conan online are limitless and he could pave the way into the future like no one ever has in television. I’m holding out hope that once he says goodbye to NBC that he’ll give something like this some legit thought.

Read more … @Mashable: ‘Online video network Revision3 offers Conan a job‘

Conan in unique position

// January 14th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // General musings

Much has been documented about the current riff in late night television between Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno and NBC. I’m not going to go into everything that has happened (honestly, if you don’t know, Google it).

Now, first and foremost, I’m a huge Conan fan (as you can tell by the corresponding image). I grew up watching Late Night with Conan O’Brien at 12:35 a.m. I’ve seen the horny manatee, the masturbating bear, foam rubber Conan/Andy, etc. All of the bits were great, and if they happened to falter, Conan always made light of it. He understood he wasn’t good all the time.

On top of his show, I’ve been a huge fan of The Simpsons for as long as I can remember. The episodes Conan wrote are easily in the 10-15 episodes of all time. Personally, I’d put ‘Homer Goes to College’ in my top 5.

Quite frankly, Conan is a genius. He’s a smart, well educated man that loves comedy. He’s put so much effort into his writings, whether it was at Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons and now his two late night shows. His brand of humor appeals mostly to my generation, a younger crowd, which is evident by the ratings. Hell, Conan himself acknowledged this in one of his first Tonight Show bits by holding a secret focus group with an elderly crowd.

That being said, I believe Conan truly has a unique opportunity right now. Although I’m not sure he’ll look to go this route.

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