• New York Magazine, Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:15 AM

In an effort to avoid the sharp criticism that met Conan O'Brien's awkward 1993 "Late Night" debut, the first months of Jimmy Fallon's venture into late-night hosting will be posted online, rather than airing on television. Starting in the fall, Fallon will produce five to 10 minutes of content every night, which will be posted online at 12:30 a.m.

"We think this is a great idea!" quips New York's "Vulture" blog. "There's no medium more open-minded and polite than the Internet, which of course is available only in a limited number of American households."

Fallon can rest assured that "the online audience will kindly ignore his gaffes and boners in order to allow him to grow as a host," jokes the blog.

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