Conan Just Quit (The host not the barbarian)

[toys2cool]

dam he $45 mil

Leno is still the man

[starsky]

that's a nice little payout....lucky dude

[Mikey]

I never liked or watched Leno to begin with so i'll just keep on not watching him.

As for Conan, to be honest I never watched him either since he went to 11:30

I personally hate watching late talk shows before 12:00 or 12:30.

They're all just too old people oriented before 12:30

[JDeRouen]

I just read that approximately a third of Conan's 45 million will go to his staff. That's his doing, not NBC's. Seems like an honorable guy to me!

[megocrazy]

I just read that approximately a third of Conan's 45 million will go to his staff. That's his doing, not NBC's. Seems like an honorable guy to me!

Yeah that was the holdup on the buyout. I believe Conan's number was $32 million, the debate was the severence for the 150-200 staff members he had on the show. If $32 million and 200 staff is right they'll split 13 million or $65,000 each. Nice severence, plus how many will follow him to his next gig? Probably most of them so they'll be working again by Halloween the latest. Fox is looking like the most obvious choice right now. I'm guessing same time slot as the Tonight Show. Should be interesting to say the least.

[Mikey]

I'd be scared going to FOX

The last late talk show they had was Chevy Chase and I think FOX screwed him.

If I was Conan I would not trust FOX at all.

[ODBJBG]

Chase wasn't a great fit for that show to begin with. But even if Chevy was great, that show had a lot of stuff going against it. Fox will have to work out the details, but I think they can work well together. The biggest hurdle for a show like that is establishing a host.

Conan's established.

Fox has a huge lineup of guests to give Conan. Simon Cowell and people like that won't be doing the Tonight Show anymore, they'll be doing Conan's show. Networks love to in house promote and that's exactly what a late night talk show would do for Fox.

Right now they just have to get it worked out with the affiliates, which one would assume they can do by September.

[Hector]

I'd be scared going to FOX

The last late talk show they had was Chevy Chase and I think FOX screwed him.

If I was Conan I would not trust FOX at all.

But Conan is a great host and interviewer...plus witty and funny.

Plus he's already established as a late night host.

Chase was simply terrible...just terrible.

Besides...Chase was hosting late night when Fox was a just startup newbie network...the new kid on the block sort of speak.

Fox is now a force to be reckoned with.

[The Toyroom]

Fox is now a force to be reckoned with.

I was just thinking about this the other day...when Fox started back in 86/87 it was a joke....now we watch Fox regularly on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday and occassionally Saturday. ABC is 2nd with Sunday and Thursday nights.

[Hector]

I was just thinking about this the other day...when Fox started back in 86/87 it was a joke....now we watch Fox regularly on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday and occassionally Saturday. ABC is 2nd with Sunday and Thirsday nights.

Exactly...it's not the old newbie network anymore...Fox is now a juggernaut.

[The Toyroom]

^ And NBC is no longer "Must See TV"

[Mikey]

conan's last show is tonight (friday)

[TEXASFETT]

I liked Robin Williams little Irish Song to NBC pretty cool.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCfoIAVqh4

[kennermike]

I liked Robin Williams little Irish Song to NBC pretty cool.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCfoIAVqh4

I saw it last night with Pee Wee Herman , Robin Williams and Ben Stiller one of the funnest shows I have seen in a while!,Tonight should be a circus its Conans last night on NBC

[Mikey]

Conan finished the last show doing a complete version of Free Bird jamming with Wil Farrell, ZZ Top and Beck.

It was a nice goodbye