On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 7:55 PM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote:
It's worth checking out. Jimmy was not in makeup.
The rest of the show, not so much. Post-monologue Leno did Don't Try This
at Home which is his version of Stupid Human Tricks. Can't see why Dave is
still pissed at
On Jan 14, 5:50 pm, Dave Sikula dsik...@yahoo.com wrote:
I've watched Conan's show maybe five times since he took over and have
no interest in watching Leno in any venue, so I don't have a dog in
this fight, but I can't imagine anyone handling this situation worse
than Zucker and NBC.
I take
A Real Dick: Zucker Pal Ebersol Blasts Conan by Josef Adalian
http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/real-dick-zucker-pal-dick-ebersol-blasts-conan-13009
or if that doesn't work http://bit.ly/8Ix7xD
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For what it's worth, I felt Leno's jokes last night were directed at anyone
blaming him for the mess, but I can see why people think it's targeted at
All this gossip, rumor, and talk seems unreal to me. It's like
listening to fan boys discuss whether Spock could defeat Godzilla.
It's very hard to remember that we are talking about actual people
with problems. Although you should note that I didn't say real
people.
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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/leno-hosts-kimmel-roasts/?hp
Two choice excerpts from Kimmel's visit to Leno's pathetic 10 at 10
thingy:
But as the interview progressed, Mr. Kimmel's responses became more
scathing. Asked what was the best prank he ever pulled, he answered: I told
a
I just received an invitation to join TV Everywhere. Is this just
Hulu for TBS and TNT, or maybe something more interesting?
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If you watch nothing else, watch Kimmel on Leno. It is Howard Stern on
Magic Johnson's show all over again. The words in print don't do it
justice. By question seven, the audience almost ceases to laugh
because they don't know what the hell is going on. Kimmel is smirking
because he knows damn
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/13/haiti.pat.robertson/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
Christian Pat Robertson blames Haitian earthquake on Haiti's pact with the
devil.
Really? Tens of thousands - maybe hundreds of thousands - of human beings
are dead or dying, millions more have had their lives
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Wrecks landofa...@gmail.com wrote:
All this gossip, rumor, and talk seems unreal to me. It's like
listening to fan boys discuss whether Spock could defeat Godzilla.
No, he can't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-paper-scissors#Additional_weapons
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I wrote a piece of dark (very dark) comedy about this jackass back in
2006. Aside from what specifically Robertson was being an idiot about
(in 2006, he'd denounced Israel), the writing still seems to resonate.
It was entitled Pat Robertson Must Die (like I said, dark comedy):
And Comcast wants to buy this network? Oy, good luck to them.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:00 AM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote:
*shakes head in disbelief*
Every time - EVERY TIME - NBC executives are quoted in this context,
it makes the network look worse and worse and makes Conan
The Tonight Show with Chelsea Handler has a nice ring to it. And it
helps that she is (was?) dating the boss.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:34, Jason Carpio jcar...@gmail.com wrote:
And Comcast wants to buy this network? Oy, good luck to them.
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:00 AM, M-D November
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote:
I wrote a piece of dark (very dark) comedy about this jackass back in
2006. Aside from what specifically Robertson was being an idiot about
(in 2006, he'd denounced Israel), the writing still seems to resonate.
It was
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote:
I just received an invitation to join TV Everywhere. Is this just
Hulu for TBS and TNT, or maybe something more interesting?
More like espn360.com (where the content is restricted to people who
subscribe to other content).
Team Conan responds
http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/exclusive-team-conan-responds-zucker-er-ebersols-slam-13031
Though the big news if true is buried:
Conan insiders are also making it clear that previous reports that O'Brien's
deal didn't specify a timeslot for The Tonight Show are
Or an ECM-51?
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote:
On Jan 14, 2010, at 11:23 PM, Kevin M. wrote:
I've even replicated the Super Match board, and
the game will feature the funky music to think to.
But will you have a stagehand behind the board? Slide
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Steve Rhodes srho...@gmail.com wrote:
Team Conan responds
http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/exclusive-team-conan-responds-zucker-er-ebersols-slam-13031
Though the big news if true is buried:
Conan insiders are also making it clear that previous reports
Any idea whether Dave taped tonight's broadcast earlier in the week, as is
customary, or later today, to make his digs extra fresh?
I'd love to see him take it to Ebersol, even if not by name.
David
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Taped Monday 1/11/10. There's one reported dig regarding the changing
tv schedule (it's actually a dig at Larry King, but Jay and Conan are
referenced), but it was prepared before Conan's People of Earth
statement.
On Jan 15, 3:49 pm, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote:
Any idea whether Dave
As always, Donz, thanks.
Hopefully Dave will still be ready to spit venom on Monday.
David
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Taped Monday 1/11/10. There's one reported dig regarding the changing
tv schedule (it's actually a dig at Larry King, but Jay and Conan are
No doubt to pimp his money-losing venture known as NBC's coverage of the
Vancouver Games. Given Colbert's professional ties to O'Brien (They were most
of the Late Night Rumble back in early 2008), I wouldn't dismiss the
possibility of some ribbing.
If Ebersol doesn't get Conan, what are the
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On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:00 AM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote:
*shakes head in disbelief*
Every time - EVERY TIME - NBC executives are quoted in this context,
it makes the network look worse and worse and makes Conan look like
the working-class hero (huge settlement not
Joel Gallen, once of MTV, will produce the (presumably) celeb-laden
appeal along with G. Clooney.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100115mtv03
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Wouldn't celeb-laden show up on the No Fly List?
On Jan 15, 5:52 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote:
Joel Gallen, once of MTV, will produce the (presumably) celeb-laden
appeal along with G. Clooney.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100115mtv03
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Reuters has a story By Jill Serjeant with the following quote: It is a PR
nightmare, not just for NBC but for Leno and Conan, said Todd Gold,
managing editor of
Fancast.comhttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/nm/tv_nm/storytext/us_nbc/34747306/SIG=10kqh97rf/*http://Fancast.com.
and O'Brien released a
No details, just a tweet and a headline at
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On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Steve Rhodes srho...@gmail.com wrote:
No details, just a tweet and a headline at
http://www.thewrap.com
Wow - I had the upper limit at 20M. They must have been even more worried
about being found in breech than I thought - though I wonder if the staff's
Still nothing added to the story and no other sites confirming that I can
find
Conan and Andy won't be in San Francisco on Sunday
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_14202358
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On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:07 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Steve Rhodes srho...@gmail.com wrote:
No details, just a tweet and a headline at
http://www.thewrap.com
Wow - I had the upper limit at 20M. They must have been even more worried
about being
The story has been updated (though there currently is almost nothing on the
2nd page) mostly incorporating material from the now vanished earlier story
http://www.thewrap.com/article/breaking-nbc-pay-conan-30m-13048
Other sites are now linking to the Wrap story, but still no other
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote:
I'd be surprised (of course, a lot of this has been a surprise) if NBC
offered severance to the crew of a cancelled TV series. I seem to
recall TNT did something along those lines when Robert Urich was
diagnosed with
Bill Carter is more cautious
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/obrien-nbc-are-close-to-a-deal-for-his-departure/
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yeah, there was another one I read today that was all pro-NBC, pro-Jay
and anti-Conan. I can't remember the site.
First one I've seen all week like that.
On 1/15/10 9:27 PM, Jason Carpio wrote:
To add to the conan backlash pile, found this story from the twitters
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:32 AM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote:
Except...Robertson really is in a much different category than O'Reilly and
Sharpton (and much different than Moore). He is even different than Limbaugh
(though, as we saw this week, not that different). He is not just a gas bag
To add to the conan backlash pile, found this story from the twitters
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-13/good-riddance/?cid=hp:beastoriginalsC1
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:57 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote:
Reuters has a story By Jill Serjeant with the following quote:
Rachel Sklar posts Bill Carter's 2004 article on Conan taking over
from Leno in 2009 with certain lines highlighted
http://www.mediaite.com/print/the-way-we-were-revisiting-the-conan-leno-swap-in-2004/
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Zucker's NBC spin puts it at $25 million. But it's a lot closer to $40
million than $25 million, my insider says.
And Conan was adamant that NBC take care of the people close to him --
[executive producer] Jeff Ross and the staff who moved out to Los Angeles...
This is that Ron Meyer-negotiated
The NBC press machine is a week behind.
Had this stuff started popping up on Monday, things may not have gone so
lop-sided.
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yeah, there was another one I read today that was all pro-NBC, pro-Jay
and anti-Conan. I can't
A story is up with no more info than was in the headline
http://www.thewrap.com/article/breaking-nbc-pay-conan-30m-13048
An earlier story saying NBC was willing to pay $25 million with less
depending on when he starts a new show but there was no deal as of 4 pm
seems to have vanished
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i would comment on this, but then my brother wouldn't speak to me. so all i
can say is this:
!...@#$%^*
Jeff
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:59 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/13/haiti.pat.robertson/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
Christian Pat Robertson blames
You have Joe Scarborough defending Robertson here:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/joe-scarborough-catches-twitter-hell-for-defending-pat-robertson/
I don't see any Republicans Christians denouncing Rush Limbaugh either.
I guess politics trump decency.
You'll have a hard time convincing me
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