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  • res0nat0r
    Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
    • May 2006
    • 14475

    Conan quitting The Tonight Show

    /PRNewswire/ -- Conan O'Brien released the following statement. People of Earth: In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to...


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    NIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Conan O'Brien released the following statement. People of Earth:
    In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I've been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I've been absurdly lucky. That said, I've been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.
    Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.
    But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.
    Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn't the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.
    So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn't matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.
    There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.
    Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way.
    SOURCE Conan O’Brien
  • Huggie Smiles
    Anyone have Styx livesets?
    • Jun 2004
    • 11835

    #2
    Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

    remains to be seen how this will really play out is my guess.

    I'm glad he called them on it though.
    ....Freak in the morning, Freak in the evening, aint no other Freak like me thats breathing....




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    • Miguel
      Are you Kidding me??
      • Oct 2005
      • 3182

      #3
      Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

      f'n leno does not know how to loose

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      • Funky Dredd
        Are you Kidding me??
        • May 2005
        • 3701

        #4
        Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

        To be honest I think Jay should leave instead. Conan is fine where he is at (imo). For the record I am not a big fan of Conan but I do watch him and I much prefer Jimmy Fallon. I used to watch Jay when he was on the tonight show but since he moved I just don't have the time to watch him in that slot. Sometimes I don't get to sit down until the 11 o'clock news comes on so for me Jay should just move on.
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        • Garrick
          DUDERZ get a life!!!
          • Jun 2004
          • 6764

          #5
          Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

          jay = brett favre of late night tv.... minnesota fans might beg to differ....
          Should I fuck you at that not until the ass, inject then tremendously hard bumschen and to the termination in the eyes yes?

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          • AntonyM
            DUDERZ get a life!!!
            • Oct 2004
            • 6415

            #6
            Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

            Leno is total Farve move, Conan is way funnier, his humor though can go over some peoples heads, still nice move on Conan's part.
            Originally posted by Shpira
            So came back last night...
            Sven Vath was amazing...he played a god damn killer set...ended up going to that and came to at like 10 am in some whore house in south Amsterdam...no idea how I ended up there...friday was a bit of a blur got really drunk and visited several parties can't remember a whole lot to be honest hehe...saturday was probably the best day that I recall...started up in the nearest coffee shop and going from party to party...beautiful woman, beer and weed...finished the night by taking some shrooms and listening to an amazing elke kleijn set...sunday...i met a nice girl who worked at one of the coffee shops and ended up talking to her for like 6 hours...was supposed to meet her at some DnB party...but instead went for a steak and walked around red light district bars drinking and smoking...monday took it easy went to a coffee shop and took a taxi to airport....

            All in all...I think I will be going back there some time soon
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            Let me get this straight.

            So white-middle class Americans have been told by their Television sets to be fearful of:

            1. Mexicans/Latinos from the South bringing drugs and killings n' shit.
            2. African Americans cause mos def they are raging a race war and want to occupy America like how the plebs occupied Wall St.
            3. Iranians/Afghans/Any one of middle eastern origin to be quite frank, cause you know Islam...
            4. North Koreans/Chinese cause you know everything...

            Am I close here?

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            • Homegrove
              Are you Kidding me??
              • Jun 2004
              • 2957

              #7
              Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

              Fuck Jay Leno. FUCK HIM.
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              • floridaorange
                I'm merely a humble butler
                • Dec 2005
                • 29116

                #8
                Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

                ^ Jay Leno or NBC?

                It was fun while it lasted...

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                • picklemonkey
                  Double hoodie beer monster
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 15373

                  #9
                  Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show



                  I prefer Conan over Leno. Sad to hear the execs don't want to live up to the signatures on their contracts.

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                  • Dhar_2
                    meat and potatoes
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 18917

                    #10
                    Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show



                    i'll be back!



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                    • Huggie Smiles
                      Anyone have Styx livesets?
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 11835

                      #11
                      Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

                      some blog just posted all the execs email addresses in a hope of saving the show! hahaha

                      JOHN.ECK@nbc.com, Jeff.Gaspin@nbc.com, JEFF.ZUCKER@nbc.com, jeff.zucker@nbcuni.com, STEVE.CAPUS@nbc.com, ALLISON.GOLLUST@nbc.com, PAULA.MADISON@nbc.com, CORY.SHIELDS@nbc.com, JOHN.WALLACE@nbc.com, David.Verdi@nbc.com, Jeff.Zucker@nbc.com, Bob.Wright@nbc.com, LYNN.CALPETER@nbc.com, DICK.EBERSOL@nbc.com, MARK.HOFFMAN@nbc.com, MICHAEL.PILOT@nbc.com, david.verdi@nbc.com, MARC.CHINI@nbcuni.com, Alyssa.Corcoran@nbcuni.com, MICHAEL.BASS@nbcuni.com, MICHAEL.PILOT@nbcuni.com, Ron.Lamprecht@nbcuni.com
                      You can also call Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of NBC Universal at 212-664-2830.


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                      • picklemonkey
                        Double hoodie beer monster
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 15373

                        #12
                        Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

                        Those are all NBC addresses. Comcast recently bought a 51% stake in NBC, and Jeff Zucker reports directly to the President/CEO of Comcast. If you really want to get under some skin, everyone should start harassing Brian Roberts at Comcast instead.

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                        • djkix
                          Addiction started
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 257

                          #13
                          Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

                          I don't think Conan is as funny as he used to be long time ago but I would still watch him over Leno. I've never seen Leno's 10pm show and frankly don't care to have 30 min of him at 11:35. I actually like the current Conan-Fallon lineup.

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                          • FM
                            Wooooooo!
                            • Jun 2004
                            • 5361

                            #14
                            Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

                            Comcast hasn't closed the deal fully yet pending FCC approvals and all that jazz...

                            Zucker screwed things up when he "promised" Conan 5 YEARS AGO the TS gig because he might have jumped then...of course Leno when he left had top ratings.

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                            • jeffrey collins
                              Not cool enough
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 7427

                              #15
                              Re: Conan quitting The Tonight Show

                              I personally think Conan lost his mojo when he switched to the tonight show. And when he decided to have Adam Lambert on the show I immediately made a choice to never watch anyone who would have that freak on their show again.

                              And even though I was put off about Jimmy Fallon on late night. I've found that his show is way better than Conan's show ever was on Late Night.
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