Lowball Jay Leno Boycott Picking Up Steam

IF it were up to Jay Leno, we would see a 24 hour version of The Jay Leno Show on all channels seven days a week, as it stands, I will have to turn the channel five nights a week at 10 p.m. (instead of 11:30 p.m.) thanks to NBC’s decision to kick scripted television to the curb and air a bloated primetime version of the late night variety show hosted by Jay Leno.

While NBC spots advertising Leno’s new show (and they are endless,) tout Leno as an alternative to “crimetime” there is nothing funny about folks in the entertainment industry, in front and behind the camera, hammering tears over the amount of jobs that have dried up as a direct result of Leno’s new primetime monster.

With actors and studios avoiding Leno like the black lung, he is in serious trouble booking his new show with anyone meaningful and thus has resorted to calling in all favors from the likes of the bulletproof Jerry Seinfeld, who is to be Leno’s first guest.

Posted Under: CBS, Celebs, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Lisa Mason Lee, NBC
This post was written by ThecounT on September 11, 2009 Write a Comment (3)

Yawn, Jerry Seinfeld to be Jay Leno’s First Guest

Don’t get me wrong; I like Seinfeld as much as the next zillion people, however, Jay Leno’s decision to bring out a heavy-hitter like Seinfeld to kick-off his new prime time (unscripted) TV show just seems so, well, boring and predictable.

Here are three other choices I think would have created more of a buzz for Leno:

#1. The Devil

#2. Octomom

#3. Jon AND Kate

Okay, so maybe Steinfeld is a good first guest.

Posted Under: Celebs, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld
This post was written by ThecounT on August 14, 2009 Write a Comment

Curb Your Enthusiasm Reunites Seinfeld Cast

Larry David has managed to do the nearly impossible, reunite the entire primary cast of “Seinfeld” for the HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

It has been eleven years since Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards will have appeared on screen together.

Apparently the “Curb” storyline is about the “Seinfeld” cast reuniting in a sort of show within a show, however, David said the cast actually reuniting for any more “Seinfeld” episodes is unlikely.

Posted Under: HBO, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Larry David, Michael Richards
This post was written by ThecounT on July 31, 2009 Write a Comment