‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Debut
In case you missed it, you can see the kick off above. HOW ABOUT THAT SET? Cool! It’s huge…tall and rich looking with all that wood. I like the new theme song too! WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Flying By The Seat Of His Pants…But Just Barely Marconi Mark II cameras capture the action of scene, but the real action is on the end of that dolly boom. That’s quite a balancing act. I see a Vinten logo on the boom arm, but don’t recognize the model. Neither the Pathfinder II dolly or […]
December 19, 1971…’The Waltons’ Debuts on CBS The series began as a television movie entitled ‘The Homecoming: A Christmas Story’ and was broadcast on December 19, 1971 and is included here without any commercials, either web or broadcast. There is a scene here with the family gathered around the radio listening to Edgar Bergen and […]
WRGB: Historic In Many Ways Before the history, take a look at these GE Iconoscope cameras. As this was a GE owned property, these could actually be some of the first GE Iconoscopes they made. Over the years, GE tested a lot of equipment here. WRGB claims to be the world’s first television station. It […]
Hang Onto Your Hat! Joan Rivers Returns To ‘Tonight’! In case you missed it, here’s Joan’s return that’s almost “too hot to handle”. The pro that he is, Jimmy handles this with grace (and a red face). The band and Russel Crowe, not so much…they’re in hysterics. This is true must see TV! After 28 […]
I thought Jimmy Fallon nailed just the right tone for every detail… but I’m biased. I was lucky enough to work on the premiere show! Camera Moves, Inc. provided the three jibs for the U2 performance on Top of the Rock. Director Dave Diomedi and his team are an awesome group to work with… and it is a thrill that Tonight is back where it belongs!
The U2 segment was the perfect way to give it the New York punctuation.
I’m glad Leno is history, he was clearly burned out and so were his writers. On the set, personally, I think it’s too dark. A dark curtain, a black floor — I understand a black floor completely, but I would have gone for a lighter shade of wood to contrast the night backdrop of the city. When Leno debuted 22 years ago, everything was purple like a Guido funeral home. Carson had that bright, multicolored curtain which I think should be a trademark of THE TONIGHT SHOW. A colorful curtain would offset the drab darkness of the set, a light wallnut stain on the wood, light beige furniture and a white rug on the set. Jack Paar’s set was stark, either pin spots in the dark or a white background which made Jack Paar the focus of attention. Then again that was black and white staging. If Fallon wears a black or navy suit, he will be lost in the darkness of this set. I didn’t care for the theme.
Did NBC build the set themselves or have they contracted that out to Jack Morton?
The set is a bit dark; not as interesting as I’d hoped. I do not like the theme either. I’m hard to please.
Thanks Dennis… 5:50PM. We rehearsed the night before at 6:30 when it was darker to simulate midnight. I’m glad someone made the smart decision to shoot at dusk. It’s no secret that the show is pretaped… and it looked so much cooler!
I like the new set and theme. The Roots have a lot more real estate than they had on Late Night. Does anyone know how many audience seats there are? I’m glad the show is back in New York. The California thing was getting old.
I wonder if Kurt Decker (Camera 1, Late Night) went with Jimmy to Tonight? Anyone know the crew story?
Kurt is still there. Dave Diomedi kept his whole team intact.
I’d like to think the perforated paneling behind the band is a nod back to the studio’s radio days. Probably isn’t supposed to be, but I can think that!
Is that the new Audio-Technica AT5040 condenser mic being used on Jimmy Fallon’s desk and Steve Higgins floor stand mic? $3,000 each. I want one.