I’ll miss Jay Leno and all his entertaining cat segments.
Today my heart is broken by NBC…again.Last night we said goodbye to Jay Leno…again.
For the second time NBC fired the guy who was number one in his time slot to bring in fresh new blood. This time the pinch hitter is Jimmy (Thank You Notes) Fallon. Really?
Last time they replaced Jay the network had to eat crow. Eight months after they bid Leno farewell, they brought him back due to Conan O’Brien’s abysmal ratings. You’d think they’d learn their lesson, (in the words of Steve Martin) but nooooo! They let him go again.
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. What does that say about the executives at NBC?
NBC has established a pattern for yanking successful shows. Can you say, “He’s dead, Jim”? 45 years after they pulled the plug on Star Trek it continues to be a very lucrative franchise. I bet Gene Roddenberry is laughing at the network from on high. I mean in orbit. His wife Majel had his ashes shot into space. But I digress.
Jay Leno made me laugh for 22 years. Ever the gentleman, he never was mean-spirited. He treated all of his guests with respect, which is more than I can say about all the other night talk show hosts.
He always said his favorite part of the show was when guests brought animals. He didn’t mind being upstaged by other species.
He’s the quintessential a cat guy. I love how he always spoke affectionately about his own cat, Bedalius. Recently he ran a series of segments called Cat Theater showing funny Internet cat videos.
My favorite Leno segment ever was his police drama parody about a “hard-boiled cop with just six months to retirement” and “a hotshot rookie kitty.” “Together they’re Cop ‘n Kitty.” Here are some of those endearing white knuckle episodes.
Episode 2 Kitty Kitty, Bang Bang
Cop ‘n Kitty Failed TV Pilot 9/24/2011
Here’s a bit where the same feline actor portrayed Jay’s own cat Bedalius.
Jay, we love you. We will miss you. Nighttime won’t be the same without you. I guess I will just have to go to bed earlier or watch cat videos on Youtube. Or maybe I’ll watch Animal Planet.
I sure hope we’ll be able to watch you on the Fox Network at the same time slot. Fox TV please, give Jay a call.
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