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*Jeffrey "Jeff" Zucker* is an American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> television <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television> executive and the President and CEO <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO> of NBC Universal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Universal> This post will not be retained for any extended period of time on account of being a huge hunk of shit. Zucker was spawned in Homestead, Florida<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead,_Florida> near Miami. ((This one is described in the edits as 'semi-vandalism.')) *Jeffrey "Jeff" Zucker* is a H-U-G-E Douchebag. *Jeffrey "Jeff" Zucker* is a BLARGH. Jeff Zucker is an asshole who was born in Homestead, Florida<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead,_Florida> near Miami. *Jeffrey "Jeff" Zucker* (April 9, 1965 - January 14, 2010) is an American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> television <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television> executive and the President and CEO <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO> of NBC Universal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Universal>. Also, he is dead. *Jeffrey "Jeff" Zucker* is a bag of douche and the President and CEO<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO> of NBC Universal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Universal>. Hobbies Hobbies of Zucker include kissing Leno's butt and screwing gingers. Zucker went on to Boobs University<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boobs_University&action=edit&redlink=1>, serving as President of the school newspaper, *The Harvard Crimson<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harvard_Crimson> *, during his senior year. Zucker was born in Hell <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell> near the core of the earth.[*citation needed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> *] ====== AIM/Gmail Chat: damonbeau www.facebook.com/damonbeau www.twitter.com/damonbeau On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 22:43, Mike Koval <[email protected]> wrote: > It just keeps getting weirder ... > > > http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2010/01/13/is-conan-the-victim-of-harvards-crimsonlampoon-rivalry.html > > "Since NBC announced that Conan O’Brien would be bumped to a midnight > slot, NBC C.E.O. Jeff Zucker looked like he was admitting the greatest > blunder in his television career. Or was he? It took six years, but > Zucker, former President of the Harvard Crimson (class of '86) may > just pulled off the ultimate prank against former Harvard Lampoon > President Conan O'Brien ('85). It’s a prank that included uprooting > Conan and his staff from New York to Los Angeles, spending hundreds of > millions of G.E. and Universal shareholders’ dollars, all just to yank > the rug out from under O’Brien. Was it really worth the effort? Yes, > when you remember that Conan started it. > > ... > > Zucker and O’Brien first encountered each other at Harvard in the > 1980s, during a heated period of the Crimson/Lampoon rivalry,when > O’Brien hijacked a shipment of Crimson issues they day before they > could be delivered. As O’Brien once told Business Week, “My first > meeting with Jeff Zucker was in handcuffs, with a Cambridge police > officer reading me my rights. > > ..." > > > > On Jan 14, 2:46 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > This is interesting, because I think Zucker -- by escalating it to this > > level -- has turned this *immediately* into a referendum on him, rather > than > > a referendum on Jay vs. Conan. He's the CEO of NBC Universal, but he > does > > answer to the CEO of GE and a board, right? Awesome. > > > > I also have to wonder how Comcast feels about jumping into bed with all > of > > this. > > > > By the way -- I was juuuuust thinking that now's about the time for > > Wikipedia to apply the anti-vandalism cloak to the Jeff Zucker page. > > Current lead: > > > > *Jeffrey "Jeff" Zucker* (born April 9, 1965) is an > > American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> > > television <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television> executive and the > > current President and CEO <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO> of NBC > > Universal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Universal>, as well as being > the > > douchebag that almost single-handedly ruined NBC's brand name. > > > > ====== > > AIM/Gmail Chat: > damonbeauwww.facebook.com/damonbeauwww.twitter.com/damonbeau > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 14:34, Michael King <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Zucker's finally lost it. > > > > > ZUCKER THREATENS TO ICE CONAN! Says "I'll Keep You Off The Air For 3 > 1/2 > > > Years"; Conan Reps Counter: "This Will End Up In Front Of A Judge If > NBC > > > Doesn't Wise Up"< > http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/jeff-zucker-threatens-to-ice-conan-...> > > > By NIKKI FINKE <http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/> | Category: > > > Uncategorized <http://www.deadline.com/category/uncategorized> | > Thursday > > > January 14, 2010 @ 8:22am > > > COMMENTS (0)< > http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/jeff-zucker-threatens-to-ice-conan-.. > .>EMAIL > > > THIS <?subject=ZUCKER%20THREATENS%20TO%20ICE%20CONAN%21%20Says> | > PRINT > > > THIS< > http://www.deadline.com/print-post/?posttoprint=22488&KeepThis=true&T...> > > > | [image: Bookmark and Share]< > http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=xa-4a92b9d818cb896c> > > > > > *BREAKING NEWS!* *EXCLUSIVE! 2ND UPDATE*: NBC Universal, faced with > Conan > > > O'Brien's defiance, is taking what insiders tell me is "a super tough > > > threatening position" over his refusal to host *The Tonight Show* at > 12:05 > > > AM instead of 11:35 PM. "Someone's got to show NBCU that big greedy > > > corporate dickheads can't win," one of Conan's > manager-agent-lawyer-public > > > relations "Team Conan" representatives told me. And while Jeff Zucker > has > > > not stepped up and taken responsibility for this mess he set in in > motion in > > > the first place -- by replacing Leno with Conan O'Brien as host of *The > > > Tonight Show *even though Jay was No. 1 in his time slot at the time -- > > > he's been busy behind the scenes. I've already reported how Zucker has > been > > > privately blaming Conan for the current debacle, saying "He let me > down" > > > because *The Tonight Show* for the last 7 months since O'Brien took > over > > > has been losing out to David Letterman in both eyeballs and > > > advertiser-coveted demographics. (Bullshit, Zucker, you can't keep > blaming > > > others for your Zuck-ups.) Bad enough that Zucker made Conan hear about > the > > > planned move in the first place from the media. > > > > > But now the NBCU chief has been talking tough during the negotiations > with > > > Team Conan. To counter O'Brien's principled public statement which the > late > > > night host issued this week, Zucker "is threatening to ice Conan", > according > > > to his reps. "Zucker said, 'I'll keep you off the air for 3 1/2 years.' > > > Which doesn't have a chance in hell of happening. What I really think > Zucker > > > wants is to hold him off the market for at least six months to a year > until > > > the dust settles and Leno is secure and Conan is squelched." One rep > even > > > compared Zucker to "Darth Vader" because the NBCU chief "has been so > evil" > > > about this. > > > > > According to NBC's stated plans, *The Jay Leno Show* would leaves its > > > unsuccessful primetime 10 PM time slot on February 12th, and then move > to > > > 11:35 PM after NBC finishes broadcasting the Vancouver Winter Olympics > on > > > February 28th. That's when *The Jay Leno Show* arrives in late night, > and > > > Conan's show pushes back by 1/2 an hour. To NBC's way of thinking, it > can > > > kill two birds with one stone: it won't have to pay Jay that hefty $80 > > > million penalty for taking*The Jay Leno Show* off the air because the > > > program has "merely" moved timeslots. And it won't have to pay Conan > that > > > fat $60 million penalty for removing him from* The Tonight Show* > because that > > > program, too, has "merely" moved timeslots. But, as David Letterman so > > > succinctly put it this week, "At 12:05 AM, that's not *The Tonight > Show*, > > > that's *The Tomorrow Show*! As I've written previously, the Pottery > Barn > > > rule is applicable here: "You break it, you buy it." It could and it > should > > > cost NBC. > > > > > But I've learned O'Brien's reps now believe that Zucker wants to > jettison > > > Conan altogether and put Jay back at *The Tonight Show* at its usual > > > starting time. So, to prevent O'Brien competing at NBC or elsewhere > with > > > Leno's attempt to lure back his late night audience, NBCU's Zucker has > come > > > up with this plot to "ice" Conan for the length of his NBC *Tonight > Show* contract. > > > It's dastardly, it's cowardly, and it could be damn effective. But > there's > > > no way Team Conan says they're going to let that happen. Bad enough > NBCU > > > horribly humiliated Conan and, as he so rightly pointed out in his > > > statement, will damage *The Tonight Show *by moving it down a > half-hour. > > > With the 12:05 AM start, its ratings will never recover. After NBC made > that > > > decision, the phones at his WME agency rang off the hook with calls > from > > > every network, cable, and pay channel looking to hire O'Brien. And > there's > > > every reason for him to flee. But, if Conan exits voluntarily or > > > involuntarily, it will take at least a year before a new show is > readied and > > > on the air. He risks losing his fan base during that time. And he'll be > > > forever tagged by the failure. So now it's open warfare between NBC and > > > O'Brien's reps. > > > > > Zucker's hardline stance became evident during that 1:45 PM Tuesday > meeting > > > at NBC Universal this week shortly after Conan issued his statement of > > > defiance. On one side of the room were NBCU bigwigs Jeff Gaspin and > Marc > > > Graboff. On the other were O'Brien's reps: manager Gavin Palone, WME > > > agent and board member Rick Rosen, and the newest member of Team > O'Brien, > > > Hollywood litigator Patty Glaser, who was hired last Sunday and is > WME's > > > legal shark of choice. Not attending were Zucker (hiding back in NYC), > or > > > WME boss Ari Emanuel (leading the WME retreat in Rancho Mirage). One of > > > Hollywood's toughest negotiators and the model for *Entourage* agent > Ari > > > Gold played by Jeremy Piven, Ari. Even so, Gavin can be as mean as a > rabid > > > dog, Rick's agency reps 60% of the TV talent, and Glaser is a pitbull. > For > > > them, this kind of mano-a-mano negotiation is bloodsport. But even they > were > > > shocked by Zucker's scheming. > > > > > "Patty came in and said, 'You can't do this.' They claim they can > legally, > > > but everyone knows it's ambiguous. The contract is not clearly > expressed and > > > they are misinterpreting it," one of my sources related. "So everything > now > > > is at a standstill. There's been a proposal, and a counter-proposal. > This > > > will end up in front of a judge if someone [at NBCU] doesn't wise up." > > > > > I'd learned both NBCU chief Jeff Zucker as well as Gaspin were told > about > > > Conan's statement publicly promising to protect the integrity of *The > > > Tonight Show* he'd inherited. It made Zucker furious. O'Brien's reps > > > didn't want O'Brien to speak out. "They were not thrilled. They told > him it > > > would undercut his negotiating leverage," one source revealed to me. > "But > > > Conan wouldn't listen to them. He wanted to make it." And yet, because > of > > > the controversy, O'Brien's *Tonight Show*ratings have risen. While Leno > > > hasn't received a similar bump, Conan's number went up to 1.9 in the > > > overnights. Certainly, that has to give NBC pause, right? Apparently > not. > > > Sources tell me there's only "the slightest of chances" that Zucker > will > > > relent and keep O'Brien and *The Tonight Show* intact at 11:35 PM. As > for > > > Conan, if he's released, he wants to ensure his executive producer Jeff > Ross > > > and other staff who moved out from New York to Los Angeles "are taken > care > > > of". As for himself, "he's not thinking about strategy. 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