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So, I'm looking at:
11:00 - Conan on TBS 12:35 - Craig Ferguson on CBS 1:35-ish - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart/The Colbert Report block re-air on Comedy Central Part of me is beginning to consider a DVR, but the truth is, if I don't catch these kinds of shows when they air (or re-air in the case of Comedy Central's shows), I'm just not likely to watch them. |
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Oh, the irony.
We've confirmed that Conan does own his new late night talk show on TBS, and it will be Los Angeles-based ("he's not moving his kids again"), and the deal is "very long-term" paying him $10+ million in upfront salary (in addition to his profitable equity). Fox just issued this statement: "Conan is a great talent and we wish him every success." Sources tell us that Fox's senior executive team which had been in discussions with Team Conan told O'Brien's representatives last week that it didn't look like a deal could happen imminently because of all the clearances necessary to launch a late-night show. Many of Fox's O&O and affiliate stations were locked into long-term syndication deals for the time slot following their local late night news. "They couldn't unwind the long-term syndication deals with 30 Rock and The Office," a source tells us. Insiders stress that Fox still wanted Conan despite the structural issues. They also insist Peter Rice did everything he could, but that a deal just couldn't be made immediately. They say Fox wasn't shell-shocked by today's news and in fact knew about it in advance, but the broadcast network had agreed to keep all information confidential while O'Brien negotiated elsewhere and sealed the deal. http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/cona...akes-tbs-deal/ |
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But...TBS SUCKS. :(
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I like the move. Now I can record (or watch live) at 8pm...
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I don't really understand the vitriol for TBS. They mostly air syndicated shows that range from decent (Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens) to fantastic (Seinfeld, The Office). Adding Conan as original programming certainly ups their quality and seems like a fine fit for Conan and his brand of humor. The only thing I really don't like about TBS is the obnoxiously large promotional overlays that they do.
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WAIT A SECOND. I just thought about something: Does TBS run those damn animated ads during Lopez? I would HATE to see those ruin Conan's shows.
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Shit, I just realize I'm going to have to pay for Conan now. :(
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Does it really matter what channel he lands on? Conan's demographic are the DVR and internet using folks who really shouldn't care what number they need to input into their magic boxes to get Conan to appear. It's the Leno crowd who tend to watch shows as they air and have some strange aversion to using the "clicker."
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Originally Posted by mugwump
(Post 10101537)
Does it really matter what channel he lands on? Conan's demographic are the DVR and internet using folks who really shouldn't care what number they need to input into their magic boxes to get Conan to appear. It's the Leno crowd who tend to watch shows as they air and have some strange aversion to using the "clicker."
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If Conan "hulus up" after each ep then I'm good.
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TBS does suck. Why couldn't it at least be TNT? I mean that station is at least a little bit more respectable. TBS is forever known to me as playing Saved by the Bell reruns.
It must have been a really good deal if he went to TBS. |
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I'd like TBS more if they didn't do that fake HD stretch to shows.
Do they still do that? I haven't watched that channel in a long time partly because of that. |
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Originally Posted by mugwump
(Post 10101537)
Conan's demographic are the DVR and internet using folks who really shouldn't care what number they need to input into their magic boxes to get Conan to appear. It's the Leno crowd who tend to watch shows as they air and have some strange aversion to using the "clicker."
Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 10101637)
TBS does suck. Why couldn't it at least be TNT? I mean that station is at least a little bit more respectable. TBS is forever known to me as playing Saved by the Bell reruns.
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 10101637)
TBS is forever known to me as playing Saved by the Bell reruns.
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Expect Conan's head to pop up every 37 seconds during MLB playoffs (ala "Frank TV" promos)
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Originally Posted by DGibFen
(Post 10101185)
Oh, the irony.
30 Rock and The Office are owned by (surprise!) NBC Universal. http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/cona...akes-tbs-deal/ |
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I forgot TBS was even a station...goodbye Conan :(
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Originally Posted by GuessWho
(Post 10101660)
Expect Conan's head to pop up every 37 seconds during MLB playoffs (ala "Frank TV" promos)
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Just now saw this promo on TBS (killing time watching an old "Family Guy" episode before Jack Bauer busts up the joint):
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Originally Posted by DGibFen
(Post 10101185)
Oh, the irony.
30 Rock and The Office are owned by (surprise!) NBC Universal. http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/cona...akes-tbs-deal/ Bad news about Conan, I really wanted to see him eventually knock off Jay, when his old, easily amused fans drop dead or are replaced by people looking for something actually funny, but good news if this means we're going to be getting 30 Rock reruns at night anytime soon. |
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Low risk for a high reward and even mediocre numbers will go over well. I really hope he gets full reign over everything. While I find him inconsistent at times, he has definitely improved. I'm curious to see how he brings in technology, as he is much more forward thinking than Jay or Dave.
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what was in the package deal that made it an offer he could not refuse? The LAT provides context: As part of his deal with Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting to host a late-night show on TBS, O’Brien will have ownership of the show. That will give him the potential to make a lot more money then if he were just a hired hand hosting a show owned by a network. O’Brien’s deal is for five years. A deal between O’Brien’s camp and TBS was struck in about 72 hours, according to people involved in the talks. TBS previously had indicated it was not interested in O’Brien, but Turner Entertainment chief Steve Koonin said in an interview that was in part because “we assumed he had a deal with Fox.” Koonin reached out to O’Brien’s team and then went back to his own late-night host, George Lopez, who was also enthusiastic about the idea of bringing Conan to TBS. O’Brien will have his show at 11 p.m., and Lopez will move to midnight. Although Lopez will have a later time period, he also will likely have a bigger lead-in audience. “We think Conan will, of course, help us attract other talent,” Koonin said. |
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I think I would have rather have him accept the move to midnight and keep the Tonight Show. This show probably wont be as cool as his show on NBC.
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Originally Posted by g
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I think I would have rather have him accept the move to midnight and keep the Tonight Show. This show probably wont be as cool as his show on NBC.
i assume since we haven't heard about andy/the band they are coming along, too. |
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What's up with all the "oh it's just TBS, not a major network" people? Are they stuck in 1986 for some reason? Cable has been a major player for well over a decade now, competing with and beating the broadcast networks in quality. Even Fox with its "edge" has to appease the censors. It's an excellent move overall, and starting in November means that he won't get bumped by baseball either.
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