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dick Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:17 am Post subject: Late Night TV |
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I forget where the thread is that we were discussing this. I remember some uninformed Conan-hater saying that he wasn't going to take care of his staff. Well...
Quote: | NEW YORK - NBC said Thursday it has reached a $45 million deal with Conan O’Brien for his exit from the “Tonight Show,” allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.
Under the deal, which came seven months after O’Brien took the reins from Leno, O’Brien will get more than $33 million, NBC said. The rest will go to his staff in severance, the network said in an announcement on the TODAY show.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:29 am Post subject: |
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And the story I saw said that Conan was going to use some of his payoff to add to what the network was paying in severance. And if he gets a new show later this year, I'm guessing a lot of those people will be back working with him. Hey, they get a nice severance, plus unemployment and will have the summer off. Things could be worse. And Conan is coming out of this whole mess looking like the good guy, in my opinion. _________________
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Fox will probably pick him up. They don't have a weeknight evening show and would probably be giddy about the audience that comes built in with O'Brien. Plus they tend to be more lax with programming and some of O'Brien's gags like the masturbating bear will fit in well there. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Bring back the bear!!! _________________
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dick Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:40 am Post subject: |
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Sorry, the bear, Triumph, "The Year 2000", etc are all intellectual properties of NBC. None of our favorites will be following Conan to Fox or where ever. _________________
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, but he'll find ways to recreate those gags. "The self-pleasuring Hyena," "Victory the Putdown Humor Cat," and "The 21st Century." You see what I'm saying. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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I'm pickin up what you're puttin down. _________________
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