NBC Late night shake up.

[DarkHelmet]

Evidently Conan just drew his line in the sand.

Good for him. Leno is not the King of Late Night. He's decent but Conan is better.

Treating Conan like this is disrespectful and I hope Conan gets his way in this one and Leno takes back seat.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/conan-obrien-i-wont-do-a-1205-tonight-show/?cmpid=FCST_itn

 

[Egon Spengler]

Good. Screw Leno. He had the spot, he let it go. Dump him and keep Conan.

 

[Zebardee]

Other networks are interested in Conan if he decides to jump!

 

[darth_myeek]

The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show.

It would be the Tomorrow show.

Good for you Conan, and way to stick up for Jimmy! :thumbsup


-DM

 

[Cpl Potter]

here here , dont watch any of it ,but im on team conan on principle

 

[cboath]

EITHER guy can write their own ticket at another network if NBC lets them go. That's their problem. They don't want to let one go and have them as competition. It's why Conan got the tonight show in the first place and it's why Jay is on before the news now. They screwed themselves and are trying to put it off on Jay and Conan. I want their to be a way that NBC is the biggest loser of the bunch.

 

[phase pistol]

They'll probably fire Conan and reinstall Leno as the host of the Tonight show.

Of course what they SHOULD do, is fire Leno, since his show is being canceled.

k

 

[micdavis]

"People of Earth"

:lol :lol :lol

 

[BIKERFETT]

thread already started right now just under this one

 

[DarkHelmet]

I started this one more for a Conan discussion.

 

[Rylo]

I've never cared for Conan; always been a Letterman guy, myself.

They are jerking him around at NBC though.

 

[Bothan Jedi]

Craig Ferguson all the way. If I had to chose between Conan and Leno, then I'd pick Letterman

 

[CaptCBoard]

Back in the old days I mainly watched Leno and would turn to Fergusen if I felt like staying up. I just can't watch Obrien. I never could. I just can't stand the guy.

Its interesting to note that since the new lineup, O'Brien has lost consistently to Letterman, where Leno consistently beat Letterman. I would rather see O'Brien dumped and Leno restored to the Tonight Show so my life can go back to 'normal'-- choosing between Letterman and Leno and not having O'Brien anywhere to worry about. I'm sure Fox or ABC would have a bidding war over him. Then again, O'Brien can't top Letterman, so whoever puts him on the air is automatically going to have the 3rd rated show in the timespot.

And ABC isn't about to replace Nightline with a show that will cost more and get no higher than 3rd.

Scott

 

[nickytea]

Conan is a class act.
I can't believe this is happening.

I respect him for sticking to his guns.

 

[Fetthunter]

They'll probably fire Conan and reinstall Leno as the host of the Tonight show.

That would be a costly move. They'd have to buy-out Conan's contract (I've heard $50 million and $80 million figures). If Conan leaves and goes to another network and makes less, NBC is liable for the difference according to Conan's current contract. The ball is in Conan's court, and I think NBC knows it.

Leno QUIT The Tonight Show and NBC offered him the earlier time slot and he took it. Now that slot/show isn't doing well. So? Hit the road! Does anyone here have a job where they could tell their boss that they quit and be offered another position, and then if THAT position didn't work out, get offered their OLD job back? Hell no! Leno already quit The Tonight Show. Why offer it BACK to him?

And about Conan "losing" Leno's viewers - I believe that Leno took his geriatric, go-to-bed-early viewers with him, and I think that they now go to bed either after Leno or the local news, and aren't staying up for Conan. NBC stated that they're really aiming The Tonight Show at the desirable 18-49 demographic anyway. With the internet, DVRs, and other new media, that's going to be an increasingly hard segment to reach in ANY timeslot.

I hope Conan stands his ground. It's the principle. Leno is a nice guy, but isn't funny anymore, and it's time for him to GO.

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

I fully support Conan and I hope this all works out to his advantage.

 

[darth_myeek]

Leno should host a show on vintage car collecting & restoration. It's his passion, and I'd watch it.

-DM

 

[The Stig]

He should be doing Top Gear America.

 

[DarkHelmet]

Leno should host a show on vintage car collecting & restoration. It's his passion, and I'd watch it.

-DM

Me too:thumbsup

That would be a great idea. Where he could travel the country looking for vintage cars, something like "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" (one of my favorite shows).

 

[Kerr Avon]

True fact: Leno sucks so bad as a commedian he had to write it into the contract for the band lead on the Tonight Show that the band lead has to laugh as his jokes.