Saturday, January 16, 2010

EXEUNT, NOT PURSUED BY A BEAR:Reports indicate that the NBC/Conan debacle is about to come to an end, with Conan getting a large payout, substantial severance for his writers and crew, and no restrictions on his right to compete, and a final week of Tonight Show episodes airing this week. Sadly, part of the deal is that the characters and bits Conan and his writers created will remain in NBC's name , though there's some lack of clarity about the fate of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Interestingly, the linked story (aside from having an awesome headline) indicates that Conan wasn't terribly interested in keeping rights to any of those characters, which might give hints as to his future plans.

7 comments:

  1. clearing the way for NBC to release their new 10pm show, "Law and Order: MBU."

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  2. Not quite sure what NBC gets out of it other than spite, since most of the stuff is not even remotely in Leno's wheelhouse.  Fallon (who's been eerily quiet through all of this) might want to use some of it, but I doubt it.

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  3. So what happens if Conan is a guest on Fallon's show? Can the bits be used then?

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  4. LDP in Cincinnati8:34 AM

    NBC did the same thing to Letterman.  "Larry 'Bud' Melman," the name, didn't go to CBS.  Pure spite.

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  5. LDP in Cincinnati8:39 AM

    Oops, I guess I should have read the article before I commented, since it makes mention of Letterman.  Still, pure spite.

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  7. Jenn.2:26 PM

    Okay, that headline is just awesome

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