It was a stunt. He "borrowed" the car from the Peterson automotive museum.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, George Arterberry <brotherfromhow...@...> wrote: > > Conan lost pointes from me blowing a million and a half on a skit for a car. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thu, January 21, 2010 11:55:31 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! > > Â > I still think it would have failed, because I just don't see an appetite for > a talk show at 10 pm five nights a week. Most people are looking for a drama > or comedy. I like Leno okay, but at 10 pm i'm looking for stuff like > Southland, Burn Notice, etc. Now if they were to bring back a true variety > show--singing, dancing, skits, etc.--that'd be a different story. But > sacrifice five hours of scripted programming for this? Bad move... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com> > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:44:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! > > Â > Conan was just funny and Leno wasn't a real warmup for him. Maybe if they had > swapped the two shows? That would have been an interesting 3rd option. > > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net> > wrote: > > > > > > > >Wow, thirty-plus mill to get *fired*? And his staff splits twelve mill, but > >Conan's going to give them extra cash? That's cool. I've seen Zucker from > >NBC all over the tube, everywhere from Charlie Rose to the financial > >channel, trying to explain this debacle. Reminds one of why some people need > >to stay behind the scenes. He comes off as defensive, surly, like a child > >who's caught doing something wrong, but remains defiant. A lot of "we made > >what we thought was a smart move, but it didn't work". Very little honest > >"we screwed it up and screwed O'Brien to boot". > > > >End of story: I still don't get who felt that Conan could be an exact > >replacement for Leno, given the differences in their appeal, and the > >expected differences in what demographics Conan would attract. I don't get > >who the hell felt it was sufficient to say that o'Brien had failed after > >only seven months, when it took Leno himself a year-and-a-half to hit his > >stride. And I really don't get who in the world thought O'Brien had a chance > >to succeed when Leno had a show on earlier than his, both sapping potential > >O'Brien viewers, and subjecting the public to talk show overload, possibly > >chasing off viewers for both shows. > > > >NBC screwed this up royally, and made it worse when Ebersol (?) recently > >tried to blame a lot of this on O'Brien's refusal to change the Tonight Show > >format. I guess we can't blame Leno, who just wants to work, but I wish he'd > >have said "no" to the 10 pm show, and really wish he'd say "no" to taking > >the Tonight Show back. That would have taught NBC a lesson. > > > >Frankly I'm glad this all failed. I didn't relish a solid five hours of > >primetime being replaced by a talkshow. We're losing enough original > >programming on broadcast TV as it is. > > > >************ ********* ********* ********* ******** > >http://www.tv. com/conan- obrien-free- at-last!/ story/20919. html?tag= > >hotspot;gumball; 1 > > > >Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! > >by Tim Surette TV.com Staff Writer 01/21/10 10:15 AM > >What's the going rate for an unfair firing these days? About $45 million if > >you hosted a late-night talk show on a major network. The Conan O'Brien vs. > >NBC saga is finally coming to an end, says The Hollywood Reporter, as both > >sides have agreed to a deal that frees O'Brien from his contract with NBC > >and includes a whole lotta stipulations. > >First, let's talk moneyâ"since that's what the whole kerfuffle was about. > >The entire settlement is reportedly worth between $45 million and $50 > >million, with Conan pocketing $32 million and his staff sharing $12 million. > >But don't feel too bad for Johnny the Janitor; reports say O'Brien will be > >supplementing his employees' severance packages out of his pocket. > >O'Brien's last night behind the desk of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien > >will be tomorrow (Friday, January 22), with Conan repeats airing until the > >start of the Winter Olympics. After that, Jay Leno will return to The > >Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, global warming will cease, world > >peace will rule, and the long war between cats and dogs shall end. Or so NBC > >believes. > >The deal also bars Conan from hosting another show until September, and all > >the characters Conan created for his showsâ"including the lovable Pimpbot, > >the very relatable Masturbating Bear, and Triumph the Insult Comic > >Dogâ"will *gulp* remain the property of NBC, which will let them collect > >dust in their mausoleum of stolen artifacts. Triumph is the cash cow here, > >and he should belong to Robert Smigel, who does all of the delightfully > >distasteful dog's improv and masterful puppeteering. > >The final tally? Conan received the dream job he worked his entire life for > >for a total of seven months. > >The big questions now: What will Conan do next? What should Conan do next? > >And how will audiences respond to the return of Jay Leno? > > > > > > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ of_darkness/ >
