I don't get depressed very often. Back around 2010 I moved to a new city, and was looking for work for 3 months with no luck whatsoever. I became pretty depressed. The only thing that got my mind off of things was TLLS. It was essentially the only thing I had to look forward to as a broke unemployed loser. Craig and Geoff genuinely lifted my spirits when I needed it most.
Conan will now be the only truly funny person on the circuit...Sad...
You're not alone. A lot of us feel the same way. I've never been so affected by a tv show! (Or a late night douche) There are rumors he will return along with geoff and secretariat so keep the faith ;)
Have you ever watched 30 Rock? It's on netflix now. Start from the beginning...pretty solid mood booster...
hmm that's a pretty deep impact. I wish I'd watched him more often. I stumbled upon him in 08-09 during late night channel surfing stints. I genuinely started liking him without any external input and found myself tuning in to him more and more. but after that phase I moved to other things. wish I'd watched him regularly from then on. only started again after he announced his retirement. he would've been great when I was going through my depressions stemming from health issues.
shareThe loss is going to have a big impact on me.
I've been watching for what I think is close to 7 years.
A mate and I both started within days of each other by total coincidence. We'd known him from his comedy shows on the BBC in the 90s. We think it happened as the shows appeared on a torrent site for the first time at that stage and we both checked it out.
I haven't missed a single episode in all that time.
What I'll miss as much as the show itself is the avenues it opened up to investigate. Ariel Tweeto said similar the other day. On many levels of varying intelligence / intrigue, Craig will have had some people go and look something up because he's mentioned it.
I follow bands / artists he had on his show that I'd never have heard of otherwise.
I've read a book or two in the same vein.
I'll miss the (albeit jokey and sometimes very random) help with keeping up with news items he mentions.
Nearly four solid hours of my every week I've lived for the last 7 years has been watching this show. I guess we'll have the memories...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz7hnzQN2Qw
Ya remember this episode?? (sighs) ...I missed out on ninety-percent of the show.
I got news for em. Theres gonna be hell to pay. Cause I aint Daddys little boy no more
I've been missing this show for more than two years. Craig himself keeps saying he lost his interest and then signed up for two more years. It's been fun at times, but nowhere near as enjoyable as it used to be.
shareI know he said he lost interest 2 years ago, but why did he sign on for those 2 more years if he lost interest?
shareThe money? The chance to work with Josh? I don't know why he stayed, you'll have to ask Craig.
I do know that Craig has been going through the motions a lot and depending on Josh to keep things funny. Last Monday without Josh he looked lost and kinda pathetic.
The shows have been more fun than anything else on late night, but for me it was a lot more entertaining before Geoff and the new studio.
I only caught this show for the first time a month or 2 ago, so I'm very new to the show, but I couldnt imagine it without Geoff. I think he and Fergunson have a great chemistry toegther and spot on comedic timing.
I do agree though that he seems to rely a lot on Geoff, and sometimes Ferguson isnt always switched on.
Ditto. This is easily the best current late night show. I guess I have to watch Kimmel now.
shareI've seen just about every show since the beginning. And yeah, his monologues in the first few years were stunning. His honesty, his wry observations....I couldn't believe how good he was!
Yeah, the past couple of years hasn't been on that same level, but it was a different style. You can't compare apples and oranges. I don't "blame" Geoff---he's a great talent all on his own, and the two of them compliment each other.
He will be missed.
I haven't been fond of the show since the new studio in August 2012 and I think Craig doesn't do himself any favours with his attitude to people like myself who think that by telling me if i don't like it go watch something else.
I wish Craig would be man enough to say yes, i haven't put much effort into the show since i signed my last contract, i didn't put 100% effort in every night like i had the 8 years previous. But he wont do that and I think he'll regret saying things like to people like me who never said it in a bad way about him, infact in a weird kind of way it is a compliment to how good he WAS but of course with many Hollywood people, which he very much is now, they would twist anything that was said to suit them. I don't know what happened along the way, I don't know what's happened in his personal life but a change happened.
Craig took the show as far as he could. The end result may disappoint some but the journey was great. Somehow I think he would never have become the host CBS wanted him to be. Now they want someone to clown around a la Fallon
and we'll have to hope that Craig one day finds a place that allows him his unrestrictive format AND supports him.
I agree - I had a hard time when Conan lost the Tonight Show...then it recurred when Fallon got it so quickly. Now I'm feeling it again with Craig.
Conan for the win. Let's hope he doesn't retire.