THE GOOD: Remember the end of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, when a snappily dressed oddball gets loose inside a Hollywood studio and wreaks surreal havoc on the film industry? Well, after an awkward beginning, that's pretty much what Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show has become. Whether he's dubbing new dialogue over Japanese anime, lamenting budget cutbacks in the adult film industry, or pleading ''Yo, Jay-Z, Buy NBC,'' O'Brien skewers his new home and the whole spectacle industry relentlessly.
THE BAD: Conan's got the best sidekick, the band with the most personality, the best recurring characters (two words: William Shatner), and a talented staff of writers. Unfortunately, the interviews — arguably the whole raison d'etre for late-night television — are all too often the weakest part of the show.