When you can Google what's going on, why watch Tonight Show ?
(NEWSER) - It’s fun to point fingers, but the “late-night fratricide” at NBC isn't Jeff Zucker's fault, Leno's, or Conan's: It's ours. The real culprit is our own disaffection with traditional TV, writes David Carr, who's been following the fracas closely—on his computer. We're so bombarded by news that The Tonight Show and its ilk increasingly seem beside the point, no matter who is delivering the monologue. "Why wait for Jay or Conan to show you Mel Gibson's mug shot when it’s there for the clicking on TMZ?" More»