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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 16, 2010 13:40:35 GMT -5
Well it looks like the tenative deal has been reached, with Leno going back to the Tonight Show and Conan getting a buyout. To bad because Conan was never given the same chance the Leno was given back in 1992-1994 to improve his show. Hopefully Conan will go on Letterman at his earliest opertunity and then start a now show on FOX in the fall. insideblip.com/node/236
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Post by Premier Blah on Jan 16, 2010 14:33:53 GMT -5
Well it looks like the tenative deal has been reached, with Leno going back to the Tonight Show and Conan getting a buyout. To bad because Conan was never given the same chance the Leno was given back in 1992-1994 to improve his show. Hopefully Conan will go on Letterman at his earliest opertunity and then start a now show on FOX in the fall. insideblip.com/node/236I have a question. If this unfortunate turn of events goes through, when would Big Chin Leno start his show, immediately after the Olympics? (The linked article says he could be starting as early as March) I suppose he has his newly built studio for that, as much as his dying show is s***, the stage is quite beautiful I admit. But who will be using Conan's old digs, Carson Daly? I thought he was still doing the show from his bathroom. And would audiences and advertisers boycott the show enough for NBC to notice and/or care?
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jan 16, 2010 14:46:29 GMT -5
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 16, 2010 14:47:41 GMT -5
And would audiences and advertisers boycott the show enough for NBC to notice and/or care? I really don't think audiences and advertisers are going to run away from the show as much as people think.
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Jan 16, 2010 14:48:40 GMT -5
Well I'm boycotting Leno from this point on.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 16, 2010 14:54:04 GMT -5
I've never watched Leno anyway because I always thought he sucked (okay, I watched him enough to forumlate the opinion that he sucks). It will be easy as hell for me to boycott him since I did it "by accident" all the time anyways. eh, if I had a million dollars, I'd buy it. If you had a million to burn I'd think there would be better uses for it... like say... Haiti?
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Post by ani on Jan 16, 2010 14:57:32 GMT -5
The Tonight Show needs to end with the Masturbating bear. ;D
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jan 16, 2010 15:01:52 GMT -5
The Tonight Show needs to end with the Masturbating bear. ;D I was thinking both Vomiting Kermit and the Masturbating bear together in one segment.
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Post by Premier Blah on Jan 16, 2010 16:01:26 GMT -5
The Tonight Show needs to end with the Masturbating bear. ;D I was thinking both Vomiting Kermit and the Masturbating bear together in one segment. If Conan gets to another channel and he gets Robert Smigel as a guest and contributor, we need Triumph to visit NBC HQ and make fun of them.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Jan 16, 2010 16:25:38 GMT -5
The Tonight Show needs to end with the Masturbating bear. ;D I was thinking both Vomiting Kermit and the Masturbating bear together in one segment. Conan: "Hey Masterbating Bear! What are you masterbating for?" ::MB hands Conando a note:: Conan: (reading the note) You're masterbating at the thought of NBC losing $200,000,000 on the Winter Olympics! Why yes that is quite the pleasant thought! Andy and and Conan both start laughing hysterically.
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Post by ani on Jan 16, 2010 16:42:03 GMT -5
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 16, 2010 16:44:05 GMT -5
All over the peacock logo. And a return of the Masturbating Bear would be epic.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Jan 16, 2010 17:08:38 GMT -5
With the speculation that the laughing at NBC for losing $200 million on the 2010 winter games as a dig at Dick Ebersol. Which makes me wonder, how did a Conan-Ebersol feud start? Seeing as Ebersol is mainly a sports guy (well, except his stint as show runner of SNL after Lorne left for the first half of the 80's) they're both kinda out of each other's jurisdiction. Did Ebersol criticize Conan succeeding Jay? I see this article news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nbc where Dick calls Conan's comments "chicken hearted and gutless" but this was long after the Olympics losing money jokes began. So what's the beef?
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 16, 2010 18:37:01 GMT -5
With the speculation that the laughing at NBC for losing $200 million on the 2010 winter games as a dig at Dick Ebersol. Which makes me wonder, how did a Conan-Ebersol feud start? Seeing as Ebersol is mainly a sports guy (well, except his stint as show runner of SNL after Lorne left for the first half of the 80's) they're both kinda out of each other's jurisdiction. Did Ebersol criticize Conan succeeding Jay? I see this article news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nbc where Dick calls Conan's comments "chicken hearted and gutless" but this was long after the Olympics losing money jokes began. So what's the beef? Ebersol has been at NBC for a very long time, several decades which is pretty rare in network TV today. In his viewpoint (or for self-survival) he probably is picking the network over Conan. Plus Zucker got a 3 year extension in December (*facepalm*) so he's not going anywhere anytime soon. Unless Comcast wants to pay another hefty severance package. Irony!
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Jan 16, 2010 18:56:59 GMT -5
With the speculation that the laughing at NBC for losing $200 million on the 2010 winter games as a dig at Dick Ebersol. Which makes me wonder, how did a Conan-Ebersol feud start? Seeing as Ebersol is mainly a sports guy (well, except his stint as show runner of SNL after Lorne left for the first half of the 80's) they're both kinda out of each other's jurisdiction. Did Ebersol criticize Conan succeeding Jay? I see this article news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_nbc where Dick calls Conan's comments "chicken hearted and gutless" but this was long after the Olympics losing money jokes began. So what's the beef? Ebersol has been at NBC for a very long time, several decades which is pretty rare in network TV today. In his viewpoint (or for self-survival) he probably is picking the network over Conan. Plus Zucker got a 3 year extension in December (*facepalm*) so he's not going anywhere anytime soon. Unless Comcast wants to pay another hefty severance package. Irony! Wait, they gave him an extension AFTER The Jay Leno Show killed prime time every evening?
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 16, 2010 18:59:47 GMT -5
Yeah.
Its like the infamous New Coke debacle, you would think the genius Coca-Cola CEO behind that sillyness would get canned right?
Well no. He stayed in power for another 12 years. And only left because he died.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 16, 2010 19:10:06 GMT -5
I still can't believe this is happening. Jay Leno one of the biggest pieces of shit in the entertainment industry. He connived his way into the Tonight Show gig in the first place, and now he's somehow pulling enough strings to take it away from a guy who paid his dues and worked hard to finally get the show.
And NBC, what a bunch of pussies they are. They caused all of this to happen in the first place, but then want to put a clause in Conan's dismissal that says that he can't verbally trash the network? I'm sorry, but where I come from, if you want to f*** with somebody like that, you should have the nerve to take whatever negativity they throw in your direction. Complete load of crap.
Bottom line for me as a longtime viewer of Conan's:
F*** NBC, and f*** Jay Leno straight to hell.
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jan 16, 2010 19:14:36 GMT -5
I still can't believe this is happening. Jay Leno one of the biggest pieces of s*** in the entertainment industry. He connived his way into the Tonight Show gig in the first place, and now he's somehow pulling enough strings to take it away from a guy who paid his dues and worked hard to finally get the show. And NBC, what a bunch of pussies they are. They caused all of this to happen in the first place, but then want to put a clause in Conan's dismissal that says that he can't verbally trash the network? I'm sorry, but where I come from, if you want to f*** with somebody like that, you should have the nerve to take whatever negativity they throw in your direction. Complete load of crap. Bottom line for me as a longtime viewer of Conan's: F*** NBC, and f*** Jay Leno straight to hell. Thats pretty much how I feel about this. I have been a big Conan follower since 98 (this was when I was middle school, and I was sneaky watching the late night shows in my room). But yeah, NBC and Leno are total idoits. I hope they fail big time.
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 16, 2010 19:18:01 GMT -5
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jan 16, 2010 19:23:19 GMT -5
Poor Masturbating Bear and Pimpbot..... We need Vomiting Kermit to the rescue...
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