Curvy Ones on: Another Episode of Really?!?!
So… riddle me this…
I don’t watch either show with any sense of regularity, so maybe I have no idea what I’m talking about, but… was the Tonight Show with Jay Leno really that good?
Good enough that after only 7 months of Conan being in the Big Chair, and Jay doing a deplorable version of… uhmmmmm what I understood was the same damn show, just at 10pm, that they just reversed the entire deal? Canceled Jay’s sucktastic show, gave him back the Tonight Show, and ousted Conan? Allegedly, this is what is happening.
How……….how is this right? Am I not understanding some far fetched reason? Is this just show business?
It seems like NBC has been screwing people over for decades. When I was growing up, the big deal was that Letterman was mad that he didn’t get the Tonight Show. I daresay that was nearly 20 years ago. Then Conan struck a deal in 2004 to take over the show in 2009. Jay was going to retire. Jay didn’t know this? Was this some sort of surprise?
So, Jay didn’t want to retire. NBC gave him another show. That’s basically the Tonight Show for people who can’t stay up late. It was awful, all three or four times I watched. Sucked so bad NBC canceled it. Okay. Uh. So. It would seem to me that Jay is out of a job, then. How does this turn into Jay going back to the Tonight Show? Allegedly.
I don’t mind either of them but wow, Jay is looking like a purebred asshole in all of this. I just wonder if NBC has him over the same barrell that he has Conan over. I mean… there’s a whole new set and new staff. Does the staff stay? The set?
Clusterf*ck. I mean, really!
Ugh. I’ve kind of always wanted to work in Entertainment. It’s the glitz I love, but I love the backside too. Unfortunately sometimes the backside is real dirty. Needs a good wipe. Ew. Horrible analogy. Sorry about that!
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I feel for Conan’s staff, they uprooted their whole lives to move from NY to LA. They can’t just turn around and go back. Homes were sold, new cars that were never needed in NY were purchased.
And yes, Jay has a staff as well, but his staff had 6 YEARS to prepare themselves for his retirement.
Not sure how Jay can sleep at night knowing he’s now screwed over 2 of his peers.
Ugh. Really. Not gonna be pretty. And NBC pretty much just screwed Conan way over. Gah.
I agree. I think it’s all BS. Jay should just be done. He’s has his time. I don’t watch a lot of late night TV, and if I ever did it was because of the scheduled guest and never for the host. Leno, Conan, Letterman…shoot, I bet George Lopez has a better show than all of them.
Now, George Lopez doesn’t really have a good show but…. it’s better than Jay’s. *shrugs* At least George’s doesn’t have the same recycled bits from the days of Johnny Carson.
I just wanted to drop by to say that clusterfuck is one of my all time favorite words! I use it all the time…it makes me happy :-)
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I don’t ‘mind’ Jay, but… wow he’ isn’t coming out smelling like roses here.
Ahhh – the entertainment industry. Where else do you both loathe and love your job. I honestly wasn’t surprised at NBC’s actions, because the suits didn’t necessarily give a care for Conan’s staff and their sacrifices when they switched coasts. The suits probably reasoned, “Oh we could just replace them”. I just hope they do the right thing and give them a good severance package.
Great analogy re: the backside – so very true. Sadly, that backside was what made me take a breather from PR.
Completely agree. It’s awesome but sucks at the same time. Welcome to the Diary!