Jay just gave his take on the situation tonight. I'll post the clip when it becomes available. He didn't tear into anyone, but it seemed to be an honest, candid explanation of what happened.
Letterman's response to the Leno video Optimist posted...
Syd Lexia
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Jan 20 2010 10:38 pm
Letterman is wrong. People, including former Conan writer Louis CK, have suggested that Conan never needed the Tonight Show and shouldn't have pushed for it.
^ Letterman has a point though. When NBC dumped Leno, why did he stick around at all when he could of easily went and got another job at 11:30 on another network? To me, Leno comes off as a major pushover who let NBC toss him aside because they "didn't need his late night ratings anymore".
Everybody should leave NBC. They don't deserve to get any ratings after creating this debacle.
Syd Lexia
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Jan 21 2010 12:15 pm
Well as Leno explains, he agreed to stay because he got to keep his entire staff. He might have found more money or success elsewhere, but he would have put the majority of his staff out of work.
The rumor is his show will be a half hour before Letterman and Leno start, so that paired with all the attention this whole thing is getting, I see him lasting a long long time over there...if it happens.
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Jan 21 2010 09:25 pm
When was the last time anything good came on FOX after 10PM? I hope he does well, for sure.
I can't imagine Jay Leno being very successful when he returns to the Tonight Show past the first few weeks or so. People have been inflicting a lot of shame and guilt on him.
Ghandi
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Jan 25 2010 10:01 pm
The King of Comedy has left The Tonight Show
Screw you Leno. I hope NBC needs a bailout thanks to Zucker.
Not only is that not right, that's not even wrong. It's a meaningless statement. Saying something is "one molecule away" from plastic is like saying a farm is one letter away from a fart. Water is "one molecule away" from being explosive hydrogen gas.
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Jan 28 2010 12:52 pm
I thought the finale was pretty good actually, Will Ferrell doing Freebird with his real life wife
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Jan 28 2010 01:35 pm
Since Conan has to sit out his contract for awhile and has lots of freetime, rumors are that the WWE is trying to contact Conan to get him on RAW for a guest host shot, or even something more.
Douche McCallister
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Jan 28 2010 03:08 pm
Like he said in the show haha, he can't host a show but there is nothing in there about Andy hosting one with a sidekick.
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Jan 28 2010 05:21 pm
Damn...I don't know what it is about Will Ferrell, but every time I see him...I wanna throw a brick at him
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Jan 28 2010 07:27 pm
Doddsino wrote:
Damn...I don't know what it is about Will Ferrell, but every time I see him...I wanna throw a brick at him
a lot of you on the boards hate him, but i dont. i appreciate his humor.
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I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load
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Jan 28 2010 07:37 pm
I've been lurking this thread for a few days trying to think of something to add, but I just can't make myself give two shits about this situation. Does that make me a bad person?
William Shakespeare wrote:
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
Optimist With Doubts
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Jan 28 2010 07:45 pm
Nah it's ok none of us will care in 6 months.
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Jan 31 2010 10:19 pm
Optimist With Doubts wrote:
In the year two thou---sand:
Conan will be replaced by a guy with a gargantuan chin. That's what makes happiness.
Jay Leno rules!!! So does Conan!! Ugh!.. the ambivalence!!!
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Jan 31 2010 10:38 pm
Knyte wrote:
Since Conan has to sit out his contract for awhile and has lots of freetime, rumors are that the WWE is trying to contact Conan to get him on RAW for a guest host shot, or even something more.
