To screw NBC he "bought" a Bugatti Veyron($1.5 million) and dressed it like a mouse. He also bought the usage rights for the Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" during the sketch. That one was real because NBC took it down from the web and won't re-air it.
Last night he "bought" Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, dressed it in mink and aired licensed NFL Superbowl footage. LOL --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > what was the skit? Was it funny at least? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Arterberry" <brotherfromhow...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 9:04:10 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! > > > > > > > > > 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! > > > > > > 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! > > > > > > > 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 > Conan O'Brien: Free At Last! > > > > > 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/ >
