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[DarkFlow]

I wonder if Conan died on the inside a little when he heard, after having been forced to move to LA a few years ago, that 'The Tonight Show' was moving back to NYC for Fallon.

Oh I'm sure he did. I also think if NBC offered it again, he would leave TBS in a heartbeat to go back.

 

[Trakan]

Oh I'm sure he did. I also think if NBC offered it again, he would leave TBS in a heartbeat to go back.

I don't think getting the Tonight Show back is worth the trouble of going back to NBC to him.

 

[DarkFlow]

I don't think getting the Tonight Show back is worth the trouble of going back to NBC to him.

The Tonight Show has a strange effect on people.

 

[Sanjuro]

I hope Letterman retires and somehow Leno ends up on the Late Show. Just so the story is better when I tell my kids what talk shows were all about.

 

[DarkFlow]

I hope Letterman retires and somehow Leno ends up on the Late Show. Just so the story is better when I tell my kids what talk shows were all about.

Letterman would burn down the theater before he let Leno take over for him.

 

[Fun Factor]

Mandatory reading.

Everyone comes off as a self serving, manipulative greedy jackass in that book.
Leno, Conan, Letterman & especially Jimmy Kimmel.

 

[Dr.Acula]

I don't get it. Leno announced in 2004 that he was stepping down and would hand the show over to Conan. He gave FIVE YEARS NOTICE. Then he goes on to act like he was given a raw deal? Those five years snuck up on him or something? What a mook.

That's Leno's entire legacy. A car museum

Look at Carson, who was loved by millions and walked out on top and barely made any public appearances after leaving. Leno will have none of that. Just a museum in L.A. somewhere.

Carson did some writing in retirement... For Letterman.

 

[Riggs]

Fuck you jay, Howard made me hate you.

 

[GungHo]

Mandatory reading.

This is a good book. I also liked a similar book about SNL (Live from New York), though I also understand a lot of the criticisms about that same book (mainly format and giving the most exposure to the people who showed for the interviews).

 

[btrboyev]

Oh I'm sure he did. I also think if NBC offered it again, he would leave TBS in a heartbeat to go back.

I think Conan is pretty happy where he is.

 

[SlowRevolution]

Leno is going to take Steve Kroft's job next.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Everyone comes off as a self serving, manipulative greedy jackass in that book.
Leno, Conan, Letterman & especially Jimmy Kimmel.

I don't think we've read the same book. Money is not what these guys are addicted to.

 

[inm8num2]

I think Conan is pretty happy where he is.

Yea he's had a nice groove at TBS. Plus, I think if NBC asked Conan to come back he'd tell them to get fucked.

 

[TemplaerDude]

I love the idea of someone with millions in the bank getting "screwed".

The fuck is wrong with this world.

 

[Jarnet87]

Sucks..........











That Letterman isn't getting shoved out the door at the same time. Late night will be a better place when these 2 guys are gone.

 

[inm8num2]

I love the idea of someone with millions in the bank getting "screwed".

The fuck is wrong with this world.

That answer you seek is 'massive, unquenchable egos'.

 

[crimzonflame]

Letterman is GOAT. He stopped caring since the late 90's and hes still better than most hosts.

 

[inm8num2]

I'm just glad Arsenio is back.

 

[Extra Sauce]

For how long though? The last I heard the ratings were problematic and they were changing the head writer.

 

[Autumn Wind]

I like watching Leno though change is necessary. Will I watch Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show? Sure, I'll give it a few chances to try and warm up to it. If I don't like it, I'll just go to bed earlier.

 

[Fun Factor]

I don't think we've read the same book. Money is not what these guys are addicted to.

It's not money, but their inflated ego's

Leno's ego was too big to be pushed out when he was at the top. Conan's ego was too big to consider Leno still having a show before him. Letterman desperately tried to cash in on the whole scandel.
Kimmel, on the other hand, was all about the money. He wanted a bigger contract & didn't care who he screwed to get it.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Conan's ego was too big to consider Leno still having a show before him.

Wrong.