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Chelsea · 04-22-2005, 11:44 PM

NBC'S "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" MAKES HDTV DEBUT TUESDAY, APRIL 26

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" makes the leap to High-Definition TV when it returns to the air on Tuesday, April 26 (12:35 AM - 1:35 AM on NBC). "Late Night" becomes the second late night show to broadcast in HDTV, following in the footsteps of "The Tonight Show" which was one of the first programs featured in the HD format.

Viewers in both high and standard definition will notice the difference immediately as the show will be presented in a widescreen or "letterboxed" format that preserves the full framing of the HD image similar to some NBC primetime shows like "The West Wing" and "E.R." Future enhancements include 5.1 Surround Sound.

Quipped O'Brien: "I'm really looking forward to the extra hour in the makeup chair."

Guests on the episode are New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, star of NBC's "Revelations" Natascha McElhone and musical guest Ben Folds.

"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Universal Television Studios in association with Conaco and Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Allan Kartun directs. Mike Sweeney is head writer.

CliffClavin · 04-23-2005, 01:47 PM

I like movies in widescreen but widescreen TV shows erk me.

Zebra 3 · 04-27-2005, 04:18 PM

I saw its first broadcast last night and there's no amount of Conan O'Brien humour can cover up this bad idea.

snl75 · 04-27-2005, 06:05 PM

i dont like the idea ether i saw part of the show last night it just looked werid

SBTB Geek · 04-28-2005, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Zebra 3

I saw its first broadcast last night and there's no amount of Conan O'Brien humour can cover up this bad idea.

Do you post at IMDB, or did you take that from the post over there?

Anyways... I like the 16x9 format, I don't have to watch Conan all streched out anymore on my widescreen set.

BTW, I heard that SNL is going to start airing on 16x9 also. :\

~*Emma*~ · 04-28-2005, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CliffClavin

I like movies in widescreen but widescreen TV shows erk me.

yeah I know what you mean. I tuned in for a Conan fix last night and it was in widescreen and I was like "what the hell!" I thought there was something wrong with my TV. (It took me awhile to figure out that there was nothing wrong with my TV though because the next channel I flipped onto was showing a movie...

)

TheHappyBurgerMeister · 04-28-2005, 07:11 PM

It looks weird. Especially on a small tv! Oooh, we can see his mugs now!! Who cares?! Yeah, movies in widescreen is a lot more useful than a TV show, ESPECIALLY a talk show!

I still love my Conan though!

CliffClavin · 05-06-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TheHappyBurgerMeister

It looks weird. Especially on a small tv! Oooh, we can see his mugs now!! Who cares?! Yeah, movies in widescreen is a lot more useful than a TV show, ESPECIALLY a talk show!

I couldn't agree more.

MsOrange · 05-11-2005, 03:55 PM

and I thought something was wrong w/ my TV

04-22-2005, 11:44 PM	#1
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	Late Night with Conan O'Brien to Begin HDTV-casting starting Tuesday NBC'S "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" MAKES HDTV DEBUT TUESDAY, APRIL 26 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" makes the leap to High-Definition TV when it returns to the air on Tuesday, April 26 (12:35 AM - 1:35 AM on NBC). "Late Night" becomes the second late night show to broadcast in HDTV, following in the footsteps of "The Tonight Show" which was one of the first programs featured in the HD format. Viewers in both high and standard definition will notice the difference immediately as the show will be presented in a widescreen or "letterboxed" format that preserves the full framing of the HD image similar to some NBC primetime shows like "The West Wing" and "E.R." Future enhancements include 5.1 Surround Sound. Quipped O'Brien: "I'm really looking forward to the extra hour in the makeup chair." Guests on the episode are New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, star of NBC's "Revelations" Natascha McElhone and musical guest Ben Folds. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Universal Television Studios in association with Conaco and Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Allan Kartun directs. Mike Sweeney is head writer.
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04-23-2005, 01:47 PM	#2
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04-27-2005, 04:18 PM	#3
Zebra 3 Striped Tomato Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 26, 2002 Location: Bay City Posts: 5,809	Widescreen Format I saw its first broadcast last night and there's no amount of Conan O'Brien humour can cover up this bad idea.
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04-28-2005, 07:11 PM	#7
TheHappyBurgerMeister Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 23, 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,209	It looks weird. Especially on a small tv! Oooh, we can see his mugs now!! Who cares?! Yeah, movies in widescreen is a lot more useful than a TV show, ESPECIALLY a talk show! I still love my Conan though!
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