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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2010 5:04:02 GMT -5
A Tonight Show brand split? So does that make Leno Raw? To be a proper brand split, Leno would start by being SmackDown. Then him and Conan would have a power struggle for a few months, until Leno takes over the entire show and Conan is relegated to working in the house band. Eventually Conan would retire, while Leno challenges Letterman to an on-air comedy showdown after having him as the guest and kicking him in the balls to end the show.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jan 13, 2010 5:08:42 GMT -5
The funny thing is, this whole debacle has led to the best episodes of late night talk shows I've seen in a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time. I second that. Late Night Talk shows has never been so exciting for me.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 13, 2010 5:12:59 GMT -5
The funny thing is, this whole debacle has led to the best episodes of late night talk shows I've seen in a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time. I second that. Late Night Talk shows has never been so exciting for me. We actually have a reason to watch the episodes all the way through, too. Cause we don't know when they'll sneak in another jab at NBC.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 13, 2010 5:52:06 GMT -5
You know, some say the reason Letterman has been dominating in the last half year was that he pulled in a lot of interest with his recent "scandals."
How ironic that NBC handed Conan a huge ratings-grabber of his own, only it's inherently forcing him out. Part of me, a small selfish part, hopes that Conan is stuck at 12:05 for a few months just for the BRILLIANT television it would create, ala when Letterman followed Leno's Tonight Show for that interim, awkward period back in 1992/93.
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Post by ani on Jan 13, 2010 10:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jan 13, 2010 10:21:02 GMT -5
God..... NBC are effing morons period. The Tonight Show always should be on at 10:35 pm (Thats time its starts for me with me living in the central time zone), not at 11:05 pm. I say we all should gather together try to find way to LA and start protesting to Save Coco. LA Cocoistance will live on!!!
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Post by ani on Jan 13, 2010 12:54:16 GMT -5
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Post by Jobes on Jan 13, 2010 13:35:14 GMT -5
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Post by tap on Jan 13, 2010 13:45:32 GMT -5
Eh, I think he's posturing at best to save face.
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Post by ani on Jan 13, 2010 13:45:47 GMT -5
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Post by The F'N Captain on Jan 13, 2010 15:10:25 GMT -5
Oh yeah, Leno got a HUGE publicity black eye last night. More or less he had THREE networks vent on him, and one was his own(though I don't blame Conan).
If Jay REALLY felt bad he himself wouldn't have let it come to this. When they told him to go to 11:35 he could have shown his support for Conan and bowed out. He's rich, he's had the number one late night show for a decade plus, does he really need the ego stroke of hosting for another 5 or so years?
And somehow he got all that without even being funny, wth?
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 13, 2010 15:39:50 GMT -5
At least 5 of my FB friends (including me) have the Coco art as their profile picture. Fight the power!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2010 17:08:40 GMT -5
whats Carson Dalys opinion on this, I ask
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jan 13, 2010 17:13:21 GMT -5
whats Carson Dalys opinion on this, I ask I said this to someone the other day, this is the first time I've ever wanted to know Carson Daly's opinion on anything.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jan 13, 2010 17:14:34 GMT -5
whats Carson Dalys opinion on this, I ask Nothing, because he doesn't exist. I refuse to believe it.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 13, 2010 17:16:18 GMT -5
If Leno leaves....would that mean both Fallon and Daly get their shows moved to an earlier time? And if so, which one gets the Tonight Show and which gets Late Night?
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Post by Rorschach on Jan 13, 2010 17:18:34 GMT -5
Oh yeah, Leno got a HUGE publicity black eye last night. More or less he had THREE networks vent on him, and one was his own(though I don't blame Conan). If Jay REALLY felt bad he himself wouldn't have let it come to this. When they told him to go to 11:35 he could have shown his support for Conan and bowed out. He's rich, he's had the number one late night show for a decade plus, does he really need the ego stroke of hosting for another 5 or so years? And somehow he got all that without even being funny, wth? Like I said, what Leno should think about is....where would HE be right now had Johnny done the same sort of selfish s*** to him when HE got the Tonight Show? I mean, had Carson pulled rank and gotten a show an hour or two ahead of Jay, Jay never EVER would have gotten traction enough to stick around as host of The Tonight Show. People would have watched Johnny, laughed themselves silly and went to bed. No one would have cared about Leno. Not saying that's what happened to Conan, but Jay DID impede his progress a lot by coming back with the "lead in" show, instead of gracefully retiring like Carson did. Leno is, IMO, a selfish prick who's LONG overstayed his welcome on my TV.
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Post by Ron Woodsman aka Shempaholic on Jan 13, 2010 17:24:07 GMT -5
I've disliked Leno's humor for quite some time, but I never disliked him as a person until now. If he had any integrity at all, he would quit as well. Leno is proving himself to be an egotistical scum bag, and I hope his show fails miserably.
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Post by Perd on Jan 13, 2010 17:29:02 GMT -5
If that's true, Conan should fire his lawyers. How could they not specify in the contract, that The Tonight Show is the time slot of 11:30pm to 12:30am east coast time. NBC will use that to try to screw Conan out of his money.
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Post by The F'N Captain on Jan 13, 2010 17:34:58 GMT -5
If that's true, Conan should fire his lawyers. How could they not specify in the contract, that The Tonight Show is the time slot of 11:30pm to 12:30am east coast time. NBC will use that to try to screw Conan out of his money. ....But maybe not. NBC has gotten a lot of bad publicity. Sure Conan's show probably got it's highest ratings last night, but the fact is I bet Leno's show dropped more last night, and if not , definitely tonight. NBC is a public company, no matter what idiots and clods they may be behind the scenes they have to maintain a friendly public face. Even if Conan is legally screwed, they may have to settle with him in his favor to NOT look like the jerks.
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