I’m Not As Sad About Jay Leno Stepping Down As I Could Be

I’m not as sad about Jay Leno stepping down from The Tonight Show as I could be. It is kind of the end of an era, and I do feel bad for the guy if he got forced out because they wanted somebody younger as it’s been said, but still. I just don’t feel as sad as I might have.

Sure, there’s some sadness because he’s being replaced by Jimmy Fallon. Fallon’s all right, but I’ve never really taken to him. Still, end of an era, any possible force involved, end of an era, all that. I still only feel too bad.

For one thing, I never completely took to Leno as a replacement for Johnny Carson. I actually used to watch Carson back in the day, and I never really took to Leno. Carson retired, though, so what can you do? I liked Leno all right. I watched a few episodes, but not much. I was never that big a fan of The Tonight Show anyway, more the monologue and comedy bits.

Still, beyond only being so fond of Leno to begin with, the Conan O’Brien thing really soured me on the whole deal. Leno’s fault or not, it did. I never thought Conan O’Brien was right for The Tonight Show anyway, but I dig Conan and how the whole deal was handled bugged me. It just kind of soured most of the sadness I might have felt for Leno.

Anyway, sorry to see you go, Leno…but I’m just not as sorry as I could have been. You had a good run and you couldn’t possibly care what I think anyway.