In the "pre-monologue" of his first night as host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon told of how he used to beg his parents to stay up late to watch Johnny Carson.  I'm sure I'm not alone in being able to directly relate to such a story.

He also spoke quite humbly of how he grew up in upstate New York, Saugerties to be exact.  He seems to be one of the most down to earth people in show business, and his tribute to his NY heritage is not only found in the revisited location of the show.  For my entire life, The Tonight Show has been filmed at the NBC studios in Hollywood.  Jimmy Fallon has brought it back to NY and his entire set is literally an homage to the greatest city in the world.

I am in no way comparing him to any of the previous Tonight Show hosts, but there is definitely a different feel to the new show.  There is an energy to it that didn't seem to be present when the Tonight Show originated out of California.  New York City has often been described as its own character in TV shows and movies.  I think that our great city will play an integral role in the success of the newly re-booted version of The Tonight Show.