Conan O'Brien rejects moving 'The Tonight Show'

This is inaccurate from what I've read. Contractually, all Tonight Show hosts have a clause that states the TS can start at 12:05. The reason being is NBC has the rights to all kinds of **** (like Wimbledon) and a few weeks here and there the TS will start at 12:05. I know that was the case for Leno when he hosted and will be the same once he gets the job back.


http://tv.gawker.com/5448615/late-n...-obrien-is-then-bashed-harder-by-jimmy-kimmel

The link is for anyone who wants to watch Kimmel destroy Leno.

 

omg jimmy kimmel "jesus leno.....me and conan have kids....all you have to take care of are cars.....you have 800 million dollars LEAVE OUR SHOWS ALONE!!!"

this is fantastic for fans....holy ****

 

I have always loved Ferguson. He's never kept his opinions to himself and he's genuinely funny.

 

nbc offers conan 30 million to exit the tonight show

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/obrien-nbc-are-close-to-a-deal-for-his-departure/

 

For the record, I think this is an absolutely awful move by NBC, and Conan leaving the network has to be a worst-case scenario for them. I think it's going to come back and bite them, big time. I would not be shocked to see Leno's ratings down just because viewers side with O'Brien.

 

Good for Conan. Shame for his staff though... There settlements won't be as nice and they've all moved to L.A. from NY.

I'm not sure why Fox would have a hard time clearing space for a Late Night show... According to what I'm seeing on my DVR, it's re-runs of the Simpsons and king of the hill.

 

This.

and great info. once again.

 

Do it Conan. Take the money, start a show on Fox and come out FIRING. Hold nothing back.

And the issue with Fox's affiliates is that at 11...re-runs of Simpsons/Seinfeld/whatever are cheap and easy and actually get pretty decent ratings. They may not want to be forced into taking a show of a guy who, in the eyes of some, just tanked the biggest late night franchise on television.

But I have always had the sneaking suspicion that Fox has always wanted to jump into the late night game, and never really had the stars align for them. This is tailor made for them. Just let Conan be Conan and everyone is golden.

And if I am Conan, I STAY in L.A., keep the staff, and go directly after Jay. If Conan goes on at 11, he is off at 12, meaning he isn't competing with Jimmy Kimmel, and has a jump on both Dave and Jay.

Seems like a win-win for everyone.

 

Conan got screwed royally, He should go to Fox.

 

a little foreshadowing? conans opening monologue showed a huge group of people having a rally outside of universal to support conan.....they specifically showed ONE SIGN.....a sign saying


"conan is a FOX" and they showed it longer than any sign......could just be a shot at nbc.....or it could be sneaky advertising? hmmmmmm

 

I think ABC has hitched its wagon to the Kimmel train, and rightfully so. Conan to Fox...or here is a thought...HBO?

 

Yeah, the issue there though is now Conan is doing to Kimmel, what was being done to him, namely displacing the current show and audience for his own selfish reasons.

Considering how Kimmel came to Conan's defense on this issue and how much he railed against Leno (on Leno's show or on his own dressed up as Leno), I can't imagine Conan doing that.

Fox is most likely the destination come September, but HBO/Showtime would be fun to watch since absolutely NO regulations would be needed. Conan doesn't strike me as a guy who swears a lot though, so perhaps having access to push the envelope on cable would be lost with someone like him as opposed to say...Kimmel.

Just speculating of course. For all I know, Conan tips 40's and smacks his *****es up backstage.

 

I believe that's more David Letterman's gig....at least until a few months ago.

 

I've been reading (and conan mentioned it on the show) that NBC is going to keep all of his IP's. What a load of ****... Conan is kinda dumb to sign that **** away...

Last night's TS was money. Quentin Tarantino and Paul Bettany were pretty great. I only wish Norm McDonald had gotten more than two minutes of screen time. I would have loved to see him rip Leno/NBC.

 

Conan + Artie Lange as his sidekick = Greatest TV Evar.

 

I just hope he gets his IP back... Conan had so many great late night bits that never went with him to TTS.

I also hope Triumph is owned by Robert Smigel and not NBC.

 

But Smigel works for NBC does he not? I wonder if NBC has any say on when or where Smigel can use that bit. Especially if he has a contract with them.

 

I'm hoping we get one Friday tbh.

Triumph has done other things not NBC related though, which makes me think NBC has no say in if Triumph goes with Conan.

 

Regarding Conan's IP's, didn't the same thing happen when Letterman left for CBS? NBC said they owned his bits like top ten for example, but he just changed the names and that was enough for him to do whatever he wanted legally. I would hope Conan can do the same, I would be terribly sad if I never see another celebrity survey or in the year 2000 bit.

 

True, but NBC may have allowed him to do those things. That may not be the case when Conan goes to another network. Not sure though, I guess time will tell.

 

he will just change the names....i saw conan have the masturbating bear next to him and he called it "the bear searching in his underwear for keys" haha hes clever enough to make it work

 

Looks like the deal has finally been reached with Conan getting a $45 million settlement, $12 million of which staffers are getting. Other than that its just stuff that's already been posted like NBC says they own his characters, etc. and he can move anywhere he wants and start a new show in September. Nothing really shocking but worth a post I guess:

http://www.popeater.com/2010/01/21/conan-obrien-nbc-settlement/?icid=main|main|dl8|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeater.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Fconan-obrien-nbc-settlement%2F

Edit: I see Nabo beat me to the punch on this....I guess I should read the thread next time.




Also Sick that is one creepy looking Conan avy.

 

Did anyone see this last night?

I felt like I was watching history in the making (actually it was). I'm sure NBC had a similarly grand reaction.

Balls.

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Conan + Robin Williams =

 

Conan's last show

 

Lets enjoy our last Conan for 7 months....

 

Andy Richter Show with sidekick Conan O'brian? That would be interesting.

 

conan went out with absolute class. hes amazing. i am following him wherever he ends up.

 

its funny because right before he said that i told my friend he should just have Andy Richter be the host and him the sidekick