Conan As A Late Night Host is Done! Thank You For The Memories!

Not much to say, really. I just love him and his team.

He was part of my childhood and was an inspiration to me to try and be funny all the time, so I am just sad yet also happy that he’s moving on to perhaps a format he prefers that would keep up with the times.

All those nights where I went to school half dead as a kid because I stayed up all night waiting for Conan was worth it! If I had chosen to play videogames instead of channel surfing to accidentally find him that one night in 1998, I would have never found this gem of a man.

Thank You Conan for the Nightly Laughs

Context: Conan announced that he’ll be leaving the late night format for a different show. I read about it a few months back, but he confirmed it on his YouTube channel a few weeks ago.

From TBS, he’ll move to HBO Max. He’s always been a master at improv and is always ahead of his time, so you know he’ll do really well. The only thing that can stop him now is his health, so I am just praying for good health even though I’m not that religious.

Every episode to celebrate his last month as a late night host has been great, with Bill Burr being one of the best ones. But I think what really made me feel emotional about him leaving is when he featured Paul Rudd, and how they reminisced about how Paul keeps bringing the same old clip to trick him for the last 28 years.

It’s just a rollercoaster of emotions

I also watched this livestream and I couldn’t help but finally do a blog about it.

Thanks for all the laughs!

Here’s my letter to him:

I remember tuning in to you for the first time on a Friday night at maybe 9 or 10 years old. This was 1998 or 1999, can’t recall. I was a fan of the Leno back then too, since I liked his brand of comedy. I was supposed to sleep after his show was done (I think it was 10:30 to 11:00 where I live), then your show came and I was a rebel and wanted to sleep late, so I watched you too.

The earliest skit I recall in those days was your “In the year 2000” skit, where you mentioned that in the future, we’ll have shoes worth $400 that will have AI technology. It will be so advanced that it will laugh at us for buying $400 shoes.

And boy, you were ALMOST on point a decade later, with all the hype on sneakers.

Anyway, I’ve since tried to catch you every now and then, but being a kid, I of course prioritized videogames and school work. It’s why I’m so glad you have a YouTube channel now; I get to watch many of the good stuff I missed. I’ve never stuck around another comedian like you, so I know you’ll do really well in whatever it is you’re trying.

I look forward to more Conan Travels, more office shenanigans, and just more Conan.

Thank you for all the laughs and anti-stress comedy you bring!

Movie Review: Wonder Woman 2017 – “Best DC Film Since Nolan’s Dark Knight”

“I can save today, you can save the world”

I watched this film as soon as the nearest theatre allowed me to watch it and I loved it.

I’ve been hyped since Batman V Superman and right now I’m telling you: Wonder Woman is the best DC film since Nolan’s Dark Knight.

Right now I’m giving it a solid 9.5/10.

9.5 out of 10 is the highest grade I’ve given any DC film since Nolan’s Dark Knight.

For the current DCEU movies, I gave MoS a 6, I didn’t think BvS was crap so I gave it a 7, and Suicide Squad, 5.

Movie Review: LOGAN (2017)

I am going to say this right now. If you haven’t seen this film yet, make it a point to see it after reading this post. Not just because it’s the last film of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine but because of how incredible the whole movie was.

Book Review: Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #3)

(This is a late post as I’ve finished the book since September first week)

(Click the links for my reviews on books 1 and 2)

The thing I like about Ransom Riggs’ Peculiar series is how he manages to introduce a familiar story without making the reader liken it too much to something else. While his series received multiple praises and even got commended for being “the next Harry Potter”, you can’t help but be thankful for the author’s original take on what a peculiar gang of kids would do if they had weird powers.

I liked books 1 and 2 so it went without saying my expectations from the last of the trilogy would be pretty high. I now realize I expected a little too much.

Movie Review: Suicide Squad

Batman v Superman started the franchise this year and it got pretty mixed reviews. Critics didn’t like it but fans say critics were too harsh. I reviewed it and personally, I liked it. Now comes Suicide Squad, the franchise’s first villains-turned-hero film ala Deadpool (well, technically Deadpool’s an antihero).

Like a curse, Suicide Squad met its own BvS critics. Fans reacted and even went on as to petition the shutting down of a popular film-review website. Fans like me weren’t deterred so I went ahead and formed my own opinion about the film and here is my review.

Movie Review: Captain America – Civil War

I reviewed Batman v Superman last time and I got two scores for the normal fan and the comic book fan.

Anyway, I’m into the whole Avengers bandwagon thing now since I’m one of those normal fans who are looking forward to how it all ends. I already watched the Iron Man movies, the Cap A movies, and of course, the two Avengers films. I also watched Guardians of the Galaxy but I skipped Thor, Ant Man (heard it was cool/a B+ movie), and will be skipping Dr. Strange despite him possibly having another infinity stone.

Again, I’m not a total fan of Marvel or any of its franchise. I’m not even really into DC myself save for Batman. So this review is just what a casual MCU fan thinks of the movie.

This is a pretty late review as I watched it last May 1. Too much time writing stuff for my website and for my job. It’s also mostly spoiler free except #2.