Friday, June 27, 2008

failed captains of late night

Pat Sajak versus William Shatner, and Chevy Chase vs Goldie Hawn. Two short lived, disastrous forays into the world of late night hosting and boasting. It makes you appreciate the longevity of a man like Jay Leno, which is really saying something dire. As a few Nashville natives may recall, Pat Sajak got his start as a weatherman on local station WSMV, and his "Ed MacMahon" on the failed talk show to bear his moniker was longtime Nashville news anchor Dan Miller. I couldn't find a clip worthy of posting from Magic Johnson's similarly short lived flagship program but if anyone has some uncomfortable yet deeply seared memories of the aforementioned travesty I would be keen to be indulged on details.

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