"LAW & ORDER" GOES TO BOOT HILL

The producers of Law & Order wanted to last longer than Gunsmoke, but they wound up in a tie for 20 years each. Matt and Kitty look pleased to hear the news that Law & Order couldn't beat them. Here is the TVBR story and the AdAge story (which blames part of Law & Order's cancellation on Jay Leno's bad show). Only Bart Simpson and Dr. Who can out live Marshall Dillon.

JOHNNY CARSON HAS BEEN GONE 5 YEARS TODAY

Former Tonight Show host Johnny Carson died five years ago today. He has spent the last week spinning in his grave after it was announced that NBC was firing Conan O'Brien and bringing back Jay Leno.

If Johnny was here today he would say, "I gave the world Art Fern and Carnac. Does NBC really think Leno having people run over a cardboard cutout of Al Gore with an electric car is funny? Now running over Spiro Agnew with a car would be great comedy. Leno knows nothing about comedy. Conan was much better. They should have listened to me in the first place and gave the show to Letterman. Everybody up here Heaven watches Dave for the Sarah Palin jokes alone. NBC has made a mistake this big since Supertrain."

MY ADVICE FOR CONAN O'BRIEN

You've probably heard about the whole ordeal with NBC, Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. MSN has a great article with clips on how the late night shows are making jokes about it (particularly David Letterman). Ad Age has an interesting article featuring the contents of the Conan's statement to the public as well as what was wrong with the Leno show and how this whole thing could be the biggest mistake NBC ever makes.

My advice for Conan O'Brien is to take a cue from the Smothers Brothers. After CBS pulled the plug on their show a week after renewing it for another season, they sued CBS for breach of contract and eventually won.

I'll admit, as many of you know, I'm a huge fan of David Letterman. However, I've been flipping back and forth between the Tonight Show with Conan and the Late Show with David Letterman. I've been a fan of Conan since he took over Late Night from Letterman. Of course, many Ozarkers say they want Jay Leno back on the Tonight Show. These people don't like either Letterman or Conan. To quote the character of Eros from Plan 9 From Outer Space, THEY ARE STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!!! Then again, some of these are the same people who want Vincent David Jericho back on the radio. Ozarkers don't have very good taste but, then again, opinions like this are why I'm considered the Super Villain of the Ozarks!!! Mwu-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!