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A lot can happen in five years

Published Monday, October 04, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

Since show biz is dog-eat-dog, as it were, five years = 35 show biz years. So everyone is jumping the gun looking ahead to 2009, including NBC. My former colleague Bill Keveney throws some analysis on the late-night TV landscape in USA Today today. But think about this...five years ago, Jimmy Kimmel was merely a wisecracking sidekick on Ben Stein's game show who was trying to launch The Man Show...Jon Stewart debuted as new host of The Daily Show, hoping to last as long as Craig Kilborn in that role...no one knew Colin Farrell...and Charlie Kaufman was anxiously awaiting public reaction to his first screenplay, Being John Malkovich. Like I said, a lot can happen in five years of show biz. So if you're wondering who should get Conan's time slot in 2009, or who Conan will be competing with then, keep on wondering.