Mr T L Wolf
Hank Scorpio
He has the looks of Andre the Giant, and the strength of Barry Windham. Not to mention he's a hero to a few armadillos, a kangaroo and a small herd of bison.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Jan 17, 2010 16:09:54 GMT -5
The same guy who paid his staff out of his own pocket during the writer's strike? I bet he takes care of them again after this.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jan 17, 2010 16:10:56 GMT -5
The same guy who paid his staff out of his own pocket during the writer's strike? I bet he takes care of them again after this. The reports were saying that one of the big arguments Team Conan had with NBC was over how NBC would pay the staff.
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biafra
El Dandy
Biafra Who?
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Post by biafra on Jan 17, 2010 16:12:27 GMT -5
So...is anyone else not thinking about the 200 person staff that Conan is screwing over? I have no pity for a guy making $20 million a year, but if he gets a severance package that is rumored to be worth $30 million and he's giving the big middle finger to his staff, then he's just as bad as Leno, NBC, etc. Actually he demanded in the negotiations that the staff be taken care of....and on friday nights show one of the staff members went on about how well he indeed did take care of them; just like with the writers strike. Conan's crew is fiercely loyal to him for a reason.
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Post by toddpolt on Jan 17, 2010 17:02:49 GMT -5
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 17, 2010 18:50:47 GMT -5
So...is anyone else not thinking about the 200 person staff that Conan is screwing over? I have no pity for a guy making $20 million a year, but if he gets a severance package that is rumored to be worth $30 million and he's giving the big middle finger to his staff, then he's just as bad as Leno, NBC, etc. Actually he demanded in the negotiations that the staff be taken care of....and on friday nights show one of the staff members went on about how well he indeed did take care of them; just like with the writers strike. Conan's crew is fiercely loyal to him for a reason. According to the tenative deal part of the $40 million is for those on his staff that can not get their own severance package
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The F'N Captain
King Koopa
I was captain **** till Captain America Beat the crap out of me and left me in a dumpster
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Post by The F'N Captain on Jan 17, 2010 23:01:27 GMT -5
[as] just used a bump with a Conan support image. Go Williams Street!
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 17, 2010 23:10:01 GMT -5
Well here's to the up coming Conan O'Brien show starting in the fall......
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Murf
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Murf on Jan 17, 2010 23:12:25 GMT -5
Well here's to the up coming Conan O'Brien show starting in the fall...... Zuh?
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 18, 2010 0:11:08 GMT -5
Plus, it's not as if his staff won't join him on his new endeavor on Fox (which, come on.... it's not a done deal, or even a proposed deal yet, but it's going to happen). I'd imagine that they'll be well-taken care of until the show starts up in September.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 18, 2010 1:35:39 GMT -5
Well here's to the up coming Conan O'Brien show starting in the fall...... Zuh? The deal between Conan and NBC has all but been announced. Conan well get between 30-40 million for himself and for those on his staff that can not get their own buyout (staffers and writers I would think. I imagine Andy and maybe the band well get smaller deals) Conan will be free to go to another network in the fall if not earlier, but he will not be able to take several of his bits with him as they are the intellectual property of the National Broadcasting Company. His last night on the Tonight Show will be January 22.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jan 18, 2010 3:34:58 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. If you had a million to burn I'd think there would be better uses for it... like say... Haiti? We're not going to get political or anything, but let me just put it this way. No. Simply no. Well good, because I wasn't getting political at all. Just, you know, humanitarian. But alas, it was a bit of a joke anyways as all of that is just fantasy as you and I both don't have a million to burn. So it's not important.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 18, 2010 14:08:54 GMT -5
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 18, 2010 14:23:29 GMT -5
Jay's right about one thing; He's sure is no Johnny Carson. Secondly by "handoff" he apparently ment the flee-flicker kind where the ball would go right back to him.
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Post by Brick Killed a Guy on Jan 18, 2010 15:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by Solid Stryk-Dizzle on Jan 18, 2010 15:25:55 GMT -5
Apparently theres a protest outside Universal studios hollywood.
Live footage on TMZ. Some guy had a sign that said "First 9/11...now this?!" Seriously?
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Yami Daimao
Patti Mayonnaise
Really, really wants to zigazig ah!
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jan 18, 2010 15:54:18 GMT -5
Apparently theres a protest outside Universal studios hollywood. Live footage on TMZ. Some guy had a sign that said "First 9/11...now this?!" Seriously? LOL. I fully expect a "Bin Laden is hiding under Leno's chin" after that.
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default
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by default on Jan 18, 2010 16:16:30 GMT -5
Apparently theres a protest outside Universal studios hollywood. Live footage on TMZ. Some guy had a sign that said "First 9/11...now this?!" Seriously? Isn't it a little late for the protest? I mean, if they're just doing it to tell NBC they're stupid, that's cool. At this point, I really don't want to see them work things out. It would be too much playground "you're not my friend", "hey wanna come over and play video games?" type crap. At this point, screw NBC in general. Conan was the last thing I watched on their network after My Name Is Earl was cancelled. I don't want to wish ill-will to any other shows they're currently airing really, but they're idiots. I just can't see myself investing any interest into shows from a company run as stupidly as they are... and I watched WCW to the dying day.
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Post by Solid Stryk-Dizzle on Jan 18, 2010 16:20:19 GMT -5
I'm just angry at the kind of people that would do this. It's MLK day, there's a tiny little thing going on in haiti and these people are wasting their time IN THE RAIN protesting because a comedian lost his job.
A guy with a baby. A guy dragged his 2 year old into the rain for this. Ridiculous.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Jan 18, 2010 16:24:38 GMT -5
I'm just angry at the kind of people that would do this. It's MLK day, there's a tiny little thing going on in haiti and these people are wasting their time IN THE RAIN protesting because a comedian lost his job. A guy with a baby. A guy dragged his 2 year old into the rain for this. Ridiculous. Exactly. I love Coco, but I think the Haiti situation is way more important right now.
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biafra
El Dandy
Biafra Who?
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Post by biafra on Jan 18, 2010 16:26:00 GMT -5
I'm just angry at the kind of people that would do this. It's MLK day, there's a tiny little thing going on in haiti and these people are wasting their time IN THE RAIN protesting because a comedian lost his job. A guy with a baby. A guy dragged his 2 year old into the rain for this. Ridiculous. I felt the same way years ago when the students shut down the campus when Bobby Knight got canned. All the terrible things in the world it's screwed up what causes the massive revolts.
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