>>212837239 (OP)The death of the mono-culture. These shows used to be the only place to see jokes aimed at daily events, interviews with celebrities and musical performances by up and coming talent. Now the kids have options. All entertainment is essentially at their fingertips at all times. If scarcity signals to the mind as value then abundance reads as the opposite. Young people used to have to wait all night and stay up to see Letterman so that they wouldn’t be out of the loop culturally with other young people. That’s gone. So, with the exception of Fallon, these shows pander to the former young people of the late 80’s and 90’s: today’s old people.
>>212837607And Fallon is off putting in his own way. Like an old guy desperately needing the approval of the youth. Seems like a nice guy but that’s the point, isn’t it? That’s his brand. It’s all contingent on a superficial likability