Conan O'Brien Leaving (AKA Fuck NBC)
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They have started collecting the data but nobody makes use of or knows how to make use of it yet. Remember that was the big "reason" behind the writer's strike; they were afraid once somebody did figure out 'new media' and how to apply it, the writers would be left out.
Well, there's no legal way to watch Conan down here. We get Letterman on a weird cable channel that calls itself "American Network", but no Conan. Or Leno. Or Ferguson. Or Kimmel. Or Fallon. So what am I stealing? I actually promoted the shit out of Conan's show to my 544 twitter followers, that should get me free viewings, dammit.
Well, there's no legal way to watch Conan down here. We get Letterman on a weird cable channel that calls itself "American Network", but no Conan. Or Leno. Or Ferguson. Or Kimmel. Or Fallon. So what am I stealing? I actually promoted the shit out of Conan's show to my 544 twitter followers, that should get me free viewings, dammit.[/QUOTE]
I didn't say you were stealing. It's just one of the big problems for shows targeting younger audiences. So many prefer to watch online through various means, or DVR it and skip commercials. This means that advertisers aren't as interested in supporting the show, and it gets axed.
ElJuski
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Pimping is fine--and you should do it. The way you sounded though was that you were doing SO much for Conan, using your twitter ;P
True, but it will never give you up.
This thread is getting silly, I'm going to have to shut it down.
ElJuski
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Pimping is fine--and you should do it. The way you sounded though was that you were doing SO much for Conan, using your twitter ;P[/QUOTE]
YOU ARE CORRECT
THAT IS TOTALLY WHAT I SAID
For every act that NBC let him do, he's got 500 more that he's been mulling over in his mind. Every comedian has a bunch of material they are thinking about, and in fact what you see may not be their best material. It's usually not their favorite, either.
So wherever he goes, he'll have new, good material. I suspect part of the reason NBC made him give up the rights is that that they'll have exclusive, full, and clear rights to the material already recorded, and they won't have to worry about him or his assignees suing them for redistributing and profiting off the material later. It's a standard transfer of ownership.
It's so that later on, they can release the "Best 7 months of Conan O'Brien on the Tonight Show" on boxed set DVD
ElJuski
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Pimping is fine--and you should do it. The way you sounded though was that you were doing SO much for Conan, using your twitter ;P[/QUOTE]
YOU ARE CORRECT
THAT IS TOTALLY WHAT I SAID[/QUOTE]
Gatdamn I was only ribbin you, boy!
North_Ranger
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Mama Callaballawalla must be so proud...
http://twitter.com/conanobrien
First tweet:
Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me.
First tweet:
Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me.
His bio: I had a show. Then I had a different show. Now I have a Twitter account.
This is gold. I'm so excited to be following him on twitter.
Wait I thought everyone forgot about him already
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/02/leno-crushes-letterman-in-return/43507
Lame. I guess it's to be expected though.
Lame. I guess it's to be expected though.
I am stunned by the lack of taste in the American public.
Really? I found most of them tasted like pork.
Really? I found most of them tasted like pork.[/QUOTE]
I did not say a thing about flavor, most of mine tasted like fish.
Worse than Conan's opening night, and worse than Leno's primetime opening night. If anything, the number has to be concerning, because you'd expect Jay's fans to flock to support him and get him a ratings boost, and that bump wasn't very high.
This is a great question, Calleja. Does anyone have the answer?
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This is probably the single greatest tweet I have had the privilege to have show on my time line. Its awesome simplicity and flawless execution give it an instant favorite.
http://twitter.com/ConanOBrien/statuses/9889419456
If you can't see the picture over at twitpic click on "view full size". The guy didn't even have to show his face! Gold.
Is anybody else imagining all of Conan's writers, now out of work, are bunking up in his house like some kind of wacky situation comedy? I can imagine them all debating what to do for breakfast:
"He should definitely eat cereal."
"Cereal hasn't been funny since the 80's. He needs IHOP."
"Oh! And then he can get Belgian waffles and do jokes about Jean Claude Van Dam!"
"Van Dam Jokes? He hasn't done a movie in years!"
"Whatever we're gonna make him eat, we'd better do it fast. He needs to go pick up his unemployment check today. It's going to be GOLD!"
And in the background Conan's eating cereal, looking really bored.
"He should definitely eat cereal."
"Cereal hasn't been funny since the 80's. He needs IHOP."
"Oh! And then he can get Belgian waffles and do jokes about Jean Claude Van Dam!"
"Van Dam Jokes? He hasn't done a movie in years!"
"Whatever we're gonna make him eat, we'd better do it fast. He needs to go pick up his unemployment check today. It's going to be GOLD!"
And in the background Conan's eating cereal, looking really bored.
When his show went to the earlier format didn't it do well the first couple of show? Then ratings slid downhill. There was so much hype around NBC screwing over Conan I'm sure a lot of people watched just to say they watched. Give him a few weeks and lets see where his ratings are. Hopefully Fox will pick up Conan and let him go head to head with Leno. I couldn't imagine Leno beating Conan for the young male demographic.
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