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Conan to Shift to Weekly Format
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Randolph Freelander
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First order of business is to get Norm to do Norm's show.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Worked great for John Oliver.
SomewhatGroovy
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Norm too busy being a Trump and Kellyanne apologist on Twitter. Fuck that dude.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Just needs to do remote pieces, leave the talk show format alone.
Mac the KNife
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Nice move. Easy to fill in the gaps with web-stuff & specials. Might suck for some of the crew, though.
RedAssedApe
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just watch all his stuff on youtube anyhow
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Proving yet again that Conan is the pound for pound greatest late night host of all time.
Has Colbert been yanked yet? Dude seems to be on vacation every time I tune in.
Has Colbert been yanked yet? Dude seems to be on vacation every time I tune in.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Andy is hosting some game show if I am not mistaken on ABC.
Colbert just got back from break like everyone else.
Knuckle Sandwich
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I would love it if he did an old fashioned variety show.
Only thing I really watch is clueless gamer on YouTube. His show just isn't what it used to be.
Only thing I really watch is clueless gamer on YouTube. His show just isn't what it used to be.
Ninja Scooter
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This is probably good for him. The standard late night daily format doesn't play to his strengths at all, not sure why he was so married to it.
Sounds like a great idea. I love Conan, but I only watch his clips on YouTube. I haven't tuned to a full show since high school (I'm 30 now).
I never watch his celebrity interviews. His best bits are the remotes so if that gives the writing team more time to focus on quality over quantity, I'm all for it!
I never watch his celebrity interviews. His best bits are the remotes so if that gives the writing team more time to focus on quality over quantity, I'm all for it!
VistraNorrez
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I hope there is some flexibility with this. If they can do special events that take multiple days, like Comic Con, they should still do them. Or even a week in NY.
I know Conan has talked about basically doing a travel show someday when he stopped doing a talk show.
I know Conan has talked about basically doing a travel show someday when he stopped doing a talk show.
This sucks.
Conan's been doing a weekly Late Night show for almost 24 years. The only two people to do that longer are David Letterman and Jonny Carson (Leno was host of the Tonight Show for appropriately 22 years).
Maybe Conan asked for this, but I doubt he would do anything that would hurt his staff. I wonder if he'll still have weekly shows occasionally when he's on the road in other cities. Maybe he'll also have more exclusive YouTube content. Hopefully this some how works out the best and Conan gets more exposure. Feel bad for any staff that loses their job because of this.
Conan's been doing a weekly Late Night show for almost 24 years. The only two people to do that longer are David Letterman and Jonny Carson (Leno was host of the Tonight Show for appropriately 22 years).
Maybe Conan asked for this, but I doubt he would do anything that would hurt his staff. I wonder if he'll still have weekly shows occasionally when he's on the road in other cities. Maybe he'll also have more exclusive YouTube content. Hopefully this some how works out the best and Conan gets more exposure. Feel bad for any staff that loses their job because of this.
Kenzodielocke
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Time to finish Final Fantasy XV.
TangoAlphaLima
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And it's a sponsored segment, so you'd have to think they aren't going to turn down the money that comes with it.
From host of The Tonight Show to a one hour weekly show on TBS. Strip away what it really means, and go back a few years, and be able to get a peek into the future and imagine what we would all be thinking back then. On paper, especially a few years ago, that sounds borderline criminal.
I hope his new show continues on and he experiences more growth. For years I've wanted great things for this guy. He deserves it.
There really isn't a perfect formula for him unfortunately due to a crowded ecosystem and being on a network that failed to construct any sort of original content lineup. I feel like the traditional format is the only way to really keep his heels in the dirt.
man I'd love Conan on Netflix. How long is he under contract with TBS?
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
He has its moments. Sadly I think he will get booted after this year or so.
Not surprised. From probably about 2008 to 2013 I did not miss a single episode of his show dating back to NBC even before the Tonight Show debacle.
Then around 2014 I started to just binge watch the episodes on the weekend instead of watching them when they aired.
Then last year I started to just watch clips on his site of the comedy skits and only checked out the interviews if it seemed interesting or there was some buzz about it.
Now I'll go weeks at a time where I just forget his show exists and then I'll try to remember the last episode I watched and try to watch all the clips and I just get bored and give up.
It feels like work trying to watch anything outside of the remotes and travel specials. Sad considering where he was at 7-8 years ago. Glad he's still getting paid at least.
Then around 2014 I started to just binge watch the episodes on the weekend instead of watching them when they aired.
Then last year I started to just watch clips on his site of the comedy skits and only checked out the interviews if it seemed interesting or there was some buzz about it.
Now I'll go weeks at a time where I just forget his show exists and then I'll try to remember the last episode I watched and try to watch all the clips and I just get bored and give up.
It feels like work trying to watch anything outside of the remotes and travel specials. Sad considering where he was at 7-8 years ago. Glad he's still getting paid at least.
Colbert is a Hollywood and news media sweetheart, he just got done hosting the honors at the Kennedy Center, and without coming off like a desperate starfucker like Corden. He'll be fine.
His opening monologues are still some of the best political satire on television.
Conservative outlets have raging hate-boners for him and opine almost weekly about how how much they wish he'd fail but there's nothing to suggest he's moving.
Conan's remotes have been his stand-out pieces ever since he went to Finland on his old show, it makes sense that he would eventually pivot toward a longer format.
Conan's contract ends in 2018. I guess he could potentially go elsewhere. Would be interesting to see if Netflix would be willing to give him a good deal. How's Chelsea Handler's Netflix show doing?
Netflix should give him money to do a travel show.
gutter_trash
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Conan is the best current late night talk show host.
It is insane that Colbert got a show after breaking kayfabe. Colbert u3d currently really dull.
Fallon has no balls
Kimmel funny at times still seems B-tier
Conan should have gotten the Tonight Show
It is insane that Colbert got a show after breaking kayfabe. Colbert u3d currently really dull.
Fallon has no balls
Kimmel funny at times still seems B-tier
Conan should have gotten the Tonight Show
He did.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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I'm excited. The show needed a change. Conan is at his best--THE BEST--when out doing literally anything.
If they ditch the monologue and interviews, this could be amazing. But if it's just an hour of the same thing, then I don't see it working
If they ditch the monologue and interviews, this could be amazing. But if it's just an hour of the same thing, then I don't see it working
Yep. That said, Last Week feels too short sometimes as they devote a large chunk to one main topic. I wish it was bumped up just a bit.
Ninja Scooter
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I think he's best when he's off the cuff and thinking on his feet. His remotes are great. His monologues and celebrity interviews are terrible and make up such a huge chunk of his show. Ideally I would like to see him do essentially a comedy version of Anthony Bourdain's show.
Tathanen
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It's always bugged the hell outta me that he went to TBS with this supposed creative freedom and just did the same ol nightly talk show format, monologue and all. The monologues are god awful, I can't believe he's stuck with them this long. Hopefully going to once a week gives him the push he needs to retool the format, if it's all road trip segments it'd be amazing, it's really where Conan shines, and offers something unique.
Ninja Scooter
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Reading that book about the late night wars, he seems obsessed with it, and in particular, the Tonight Show, to the point where it made him make some questionable decisions and allowed NBC to exploit it to get their way when the Leno shit hit the fan.
I still hate it was taken from him.
Just watch this, he was so happy to finally have it, blah...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDaOtWh41lg
Just watch this, he was so happy to finally have it, blah...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDaOtWh41lg
Lamiafusion
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Best news really. More time for post production = more scripted bits/leaving the studio.
andythinkpad
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I would be 100% fine if Conan switch to youtube channel and Patreon supported format.
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