Comments on: Conan O’Brien returns to television this Sunday night http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/ music - consumer tech - entertainment Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6267 Ken Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6267 When will Conan realize ...he is not funny and his ratings suck. That is why he is gone. When will Conan realize …he is not funny and his ratings suck. That is why he is gone.

]]> By: Ken http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6268 Ken Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6268 When will Conan realize ...he is not funny and his ratings suck. That is why he is gone. When will Conan realize …he is not funny and his ratings suck. That is why he is gone.

]]> By: AGuest http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6263 AGuest Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:33:21 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6263 Jackomanturn, 5 years earlier Conan told NBC he would walk if he wasn't guaranteed The Tonight Show. NBC at the time did its best to keep both of them and negotiated it for 5 years out. When the time came, it didn't work in the ratings. I don't blame Conan and I don't blame NBC for what they all did then (5 years earlier) or now in pushing Conan off and fully paying him off on his contract. It's just business. I liked Conan better, personally. Jay is an idiot onscreen, and Conan was fully paid off and has already signed his TBS deal. Conan showed class in thanking NBC on his last NBC show.<br><br>In paying Conan off, NBC made Conan stay off the air IN ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES competitive against NBC for six months. That's standard procedure. There never was any prohibition against him appearing on TV anywhere doing an interview. It's just business. Jackomanturn, 5 years earlier Conan told NBC he would walk if he wasn't guaranteed The Tonight Show. NBC at the time did its best to keep both of them and negotiated it for 5 years out. When the time came, it didn't work in the ratings. I don't blame Conan and I don't blame NBC for what they all did then (5 years earlier) or now in pushing Conan off and fully paying him off on his contract. It's just business. I liked Conan better, personally. Jay is an idiot onscreen, and Conan was fully paid off and has already signed his TBS deal. Conan showed class in thanking NBC on his last NBC show.

In paying Conan off, NBC made Conan stay off the air IN ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES competitive against NBC for six months. That's standard procedure. There never was any prohibition against him appearing on TV anywhere doing an interview. It's just business.

]]> By: AGuest http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6264 AGuest Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:33:21 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6264 Jackomanturn, 5 years earlier Conan told NBC he would walk if he wasn't guaranteed The Tonight Show. NBC at the time did its best to keep both of them and negotiated it for 5 years out. When the time came, it didn't work in the ratings. I don't blame Conan and I don't blame NBC for what they all did then (5 years earlier) or now in pushing Conan off and fully paying him off on his contract. It's just business. I liked Conan better, personally. Jay is an idiot onscreen, and Conan was fully paid off and has already signed his TBS deal. Conan showed class in thanking NBC on his last NBC show.<br><br>In paying Conan off, NBC made Conan stay off the air IN ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES competitive against NBC for six months. That's standard procedure. There never was any prohibition against him appearing on TV anywhere doing an interview. It's just business. Jackomanturn, 5 years earlier Conan told NBC he would walk if he wasn't guaranteed The Tonight Show. NBC at the time did its best to keep both of them and negotiated it for 5 years out. When the time came, it didn't work in the ratings. I don't blame Conan and I don't blame NBC for what they all did then (5 years earlier) or now in pushing Conan off and fully paying him off on his contract. It's just business. I liked Conan better, personally. Jay is an idiot onscreen, and Conan was fully paid off and has already signed his TBS deal. Conan showed class in thanking NBC on his last NBC show.

In paying Conan off, NBC made Conan stay off the air IN ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES competitive against NBC for six months. That's standard procedure. There never was any prohibition against him appearing on TV anywhere doing an interview. It's just business.

]]> By: Jackomanturn http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6258 Jackomanturn Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6258 How did he "blackmail" NBC exactly? How did he “blackmail” NBC exactly?

]]> By: Jackomanturn http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6259 Jackomanturn Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6259 How did he "blackmail" NBC exactly? How did he “blackmail” NBC exactly?

]]> By: Jackomanturn http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6260 Jackomanturn Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6260 How did he "blackmail" NBC exactly? How did he “blackmail” NBC exactly?

]]> By: Danny http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6251 Danny Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:07:32 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6251 Conan is awesome. Leno is a douche. Conan is awesome. Leno is a douche.

]]> By: Danny http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6252 Danny Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:07:32 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6252 Conan is awesome. Leno is a douche. Conan is awesome. Leno is a douche.

]]> By: Thunderthud http://www.beatweek.com/news/5321-conan-obrien-returns-to-television-this-sunday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-6205 Thunderthud Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:17:34 +0000 http://www.beatweek.com/?p=5321#comment-6205 No he wouldn't do that.. But, what about the fact that he forced Leno off in the first place by blackmailing NBC?? No he wouldn't do that.. But, what about the fact that he forced Leno off in the first place by blackmailing NBC??

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