At Least There’s No Desk!
To what should be the surprise of no one, Jay Leno’s new show looks a whole lot like the old one — defined more by his real estate than the cosmetic changes brought to “The Jay Leno Show” to mollify fidgety affiliates. Then again, Leno wasn’t eager to leave “The Tonight Show” or begin meddling with the formula, though he again played the good soldier by amending the format to try retaining more viewers leading into local newscasts. NBC might be gambling on this cheaper model, but in terms of content, Leno clearly isn’t.
Jay Leno has never been my preferred talk show host. Something about his smarminess gets to me, and he’s just way too straight. But I tuned in to his new show last night just to see what’s what. First of all, that is the ugliest and most confusing set I’ve *ever* seen on television. If this show got any more “L.A.,” it would suffocate in the still smoldering Hollywood Hills. This show will never work in this 10:00 time slot because most viewers will not have imbibed nearly enough alcohol to withstand it.
P.S. Am I really the only person who doest “get” Jerry Seinfeld?