Pleasing an undeserved ego(Jay Leno screwing everyone over)

[Glitch]

Because of low ratings, Jay leno might be bumped later in his time slot and push around everyone else.
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=450969&GT1=28103
This really pissses me off because Conan O'brien will be basically demoted just so NBC can cling to a man who quit his show and then decide to come back. I always thought Leno's 10pm time slot stole the thunder from Conan moving into the tonight show slot. Normally I wouldn't care if Jimmy Fallon lost his show(I think he's bland) but getting pushed to 1 in the morning is a big FU to him just to make Jay leno feel better.

[Jerry]

It's just an odd situation to begin with.

I think NBC had a lack of shows to fill the 10pm to 11pm slot to begin with and were desperate enough to bring Jay Leno back.

Not that I have anything against him, because I too back in "my" youth used to watch Jay and then Conan way into the wee hours of the night. usually procrastinating on homework :P

I mean JAY NAMED Conan as his successor and to demote/bump him is a big middle finger... but i think the genre of late night TV is overrun by the " Youtube " and DVR generation where tv isnt TV unless its on Youtube first.

Heck there are more popular shows that FOCUS on random internet happenings now than anything. because we're all a more internet savvy community and TV just doesnt cut it like it used to. :P

[G.I.R]

NBC didn't have a lack of shows, they've created one.  They thought they could get by producing one show for five nights a week instead of paying to have multiple shows produced  (cutting out paying writers, actors, editors, etc, etc...) and found out the hard way that people wanted more variety than Jay five nights a week in prime time.
     If anyone deserves the blame it's the people at (the former) NBC / Universal that thought this stupid idea up.

[Glitch]

Looks like Conan is on his way out. I think they should have just cancelled leno and left everything as is. Usually when a show fails, you cancel it. You don't push everybody around in order to accomediate it into another time slot.

[SweetNiar]

The ratings were indeed low, but it was just enough to keep him on his current time.  Its the affiliates that were getting pissed that their news program fell from the #1 spot to #3 and hounded NBC to take Leno off.  NBC is now suggesting to put Leno on a 30min show and bump everyone else back an hour.  Right now its only a suggestion, its that or Leno can leave and Conan is already saying no way to the 12:05 spot.

Guess he has a some kind of contract that NBC just cant let Leno go, but he can leave and go somewhere else if his show gets canceled or settle for a stupid 30 minute show if he chooses to stay hoping its something he'll definately say no to.  Leno didnt create this whole mess, NBC wanted him off the tonight show and after some negotiating getting him a new show, they put it on a spot they knew was going to piss off thier affiliates.  Putting everyone in a spot to where one or two of thier late night guys will spilt and they hope it will be Leno, which they wanted from the start.  Those pesky contract agreements must really put a kink in NBCs bootin' plans.

[Liquid]

Changing the time slot of an epic late night TV show after it has been in the same time slot for 60 years....is complete and utter failure. Conan only stayed on NBC just so he could have a chance to work on that historic show and it's staple time slot. Because NBC has decided to ruin this for him....he has decided to quit. Good for him. NBC is run by losers.

[Glitch]

Seems other Conan fans are as rabid as I am by the look of all the groups that have popped up. I joined one and added this pic I drew yesterday. XD
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/photo.php?pid=3434328&op=1&o=global&view=global&subj=242166564197&id=717788358

[Liquid]

Fun with Conan:

"Hello, my name is Conan O'Brien, and I may soon be available for children's parties."

"When I was a little boy, I remember watching 'The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson' and thinking 'Someday, I'm going to host that show for 7 months.'"

"No, seriously - welcome to NBC where our new slogan is 'No longer just screwing up prime time.' "

"NBC says they're planning to have the late night situation worked out before the Winter Olympics start.  And trust me, when NBC says something – you can take that to the bank!"

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is still under fire for remarks he made about President Obama's 'blackness.' Sources say Reid could face Congressional censure, or even worse, be promised the 'The Tonight Show' at 11:30."

"Everybody now wants to know what my plans are," he said. "All I can say is, I plan to keep putting on a great show night after night while stealing as many office supplies as humanly possible. I'm gonna rob this place blind."

He listed a dozen options open to him, which included, "leave television altogether and work in a classier business with better people, like hard core porn."

01/13/10 Monologue:
Hi, I'm Conan O'Brien, and I've been practicing the phrase, "Who ordered the mochaccino grande?"

Hosting "The Tonight Show" has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me - and I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too.

According to a new TV Guide poll, 83 percent of voters want me to stay at 11:35. When he heard this poll number, President Obama asked, "How can I get NBC to screw me over?"

I'm getting a lot of support out there, especially from an online group calling themselves "Team Conan." It's very exciting-it's the first time in my life I've been on a team where I wasn't picked last.

Last night, the new season of "American Idol" started on the FOX Network and it was watched by an audience of 30 million people. When they heard that, NBC executives said "That's not true, there's no such thing as an audience of 30 million people."

"NBC executives have been making some changes to improve the Olympics. ... Here are just some of the changes NBC is implementing. It is pretty cool:

Move the Winter Olympics to summer but still call them the Winter Olympics;
replace the Olympic theme with Subway's 'Five Dollar Footlong' song;
have all event judging done by Paula Abdul, David Hasselhoff and for some reason, Flavor Flav;
attempt to boost ratings with new event featuring obese people on sleds called 'The Biggest Luger';
replace the flags on the giant slalom course with breached NBC contracts;
reserve the right to cancel ski jumps mid-jump;
move the Bronze up to Gold's place, Silver stays where it is and add a new medal for fourth place called the 'NBC'"



01/14/10 Monologue:
"Hi, I'm Conan O'Brien, NBC's 'Employee of the Month.'
There's a rumor that NBC is so upset with me, they want to keep me off the air for 3 years. My response to that is, if NBC doesn't want people to see me, just leave me on NBC.

Time sure does fly. Do you realize that a baby born on the day we did our first "Tonight Show" is now a slightly larger baby?

This is absolutely true—I received a letter from the adult film company "Pink Visual" offering me a role in one of their porno movies. In the movie I'd be having sex with a beautiful woman and just as we're about to climax I get replaced by Jay Leno.

No matter what happens, it's been a real honor to sit in the same chair as Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and Jay Leno.


More news:
Think you know how to handle a late-night show better than NBC? Conan O'Brien's accepting offers.
O'Brien, still installed for the time being as the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," at 11:35, put his show up for grabs on the Interwebs' favorite site for inexpensive used goods.

"While I still can," O'Brien informed his audience last night. "I've decided to sell 'The  Tonight Show' on Craigslist. I'm not sure exactly how this works, but while I'm here, I feel like this is the thing to do."

O'Brien then panned to the advertisement on Craigslist – which unfortunately appears to be flagged for removal – to verify that he's serious about selling away NBC's (former) cash cow.

"4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW – MAKE ME AN OFFER!!!"  the ad read.  According to NYMag.com, the ad described the show as, "designed for 11:35 but ... easily moved."

[Liquid]

Current news!

http://www.tmz.com/tag/conan+obrien/

[Glitch]

Funny that conan doesn't like the name coco, even though all the support for him has coco wirtten all over it. XD

[Liquid]

I vaguely remember Coco being the name of a Gorilla.

[SukebeStudios]

I can imagine thatt voice...
"Oh no! 'Coco's a No Go for Show Show?'"

[Liquid]

Conan fans should organize a rally to attempt being a part of Leno's first return show audience....and then boo the hell out of him.

[BrightHeart76]

Conan fans should organize a rally to attempt being a part of Leno's first return show audience....and then boo the hell out of him.

Booing gives him something work with.  Absolute silence is much worse for a comedian / talk show host. 

[SukebeStudios]

Conan fans should organize a rally to attempt being a part of Leno's first return show audience....and then boo the hell out of him.

Booing gives him something work with.  Absolute silence is much worse for a comedian / talk show host. 

That's 100% true. I've done stand up and have experienced that. It IS horrible.

Btw, didn't they say if they were going to keep Conan, the Tonight Show was going to be bumped to 12:05? I think Letterman made a joke about that, saying that it wouldn't be the "Tonight Show" anymore, it would be the "Tomorrow Show."

[Jerry]

newest news - Look like Conan is taking a severance package.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/21/conan-obrien-nbc-settlement-tonight-show-severance-deal/

*** edit add another link ***

Conan's last "Tonight" show will be Friday.

http://tv.yahoo.com/the-tonight-show-with-conan-o-39-brien/show/44070/news/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20100121-us_tv_leno_o_brien

[Glitch]

I can imagine the last show is probably gonna have huge ratings.

[G.I.R]

This thing is so stupid!  They're keeping Jay hoping to boost ratings, despite the fact that his 10 P.M. show tanked, and people didn't tune in for local news or the Tonight show.  That's why the Tonight show ratings were so bad after Conan O'brien took over.  People tuned away from NBC affiliates after Jay Leno's show came on every weeknight.  Do the Idiots at NBC think the ratings for the Tonight Show will improve by doing this?  They should have held onto Conan O'brien instead.  Jay Leno is damaged goods and People will not be tuning in for him when he goes back to 11:35 P.M.

[Jerry]

Last show is tonight apparently. I'm gonna try to catch it to support the guy.
I do hope he takes a nice long vacation with his family and makes a triumphant return in Sept.

While he's at it Conan is going to waste more of NBC's money- and i dont blame him.

http://www.mancouch.com/720510142/conan-wastes-nbcs-money/

[Liquid]

I don't have access to your link while I am at work Jerry. Can you post some quotes?