OK, let’s put this one to bed after this post, huh?
Conan O’Brien has finally come to an agreement with NBC. He’s going to take 45 million total to go fuck off. He will keep about 33 million of that and the rest will be divided up as severance amongst his staff. His very last show will be this coming Friday (with guest Barry Manilow) and Jay Leno will resume his job as host of The Tonight Show on March 1st. Of course Conan had to fight to get his 200+ staff members a cut of the deal, which is ridiculous when you think about it because it was only about a year ago that all of those people had to move from New York to Los Angeles with promises of new jobs.
After September 1st, Conan will be freed up form his NBC contract all together and ready to start a new job. Reports are saying that he’s anxious to do so and there’s rumors that he could find his home anywhere from Fox to FX to the Internet. It was amazing what he was able to do on his show with the restrictions of a major network behind him, so maybe we’ll get to see a whole new Conan if he moves to cable.
Seeing that stack of red hair makes me want to get the Wahl out.
Yay CONAN!!
FROM, not form.
Team CoCo! I don’t think it’s ridiculous at all. When you are a big company (and NBC is big) and you make big promises -like having someone sign a contract for a long period of time, you do so because you can hold on your end of the deal. If you don’t manage to fulfill it, especially because of stupid crap that’s all your fault, it’s normal that you get some penalties. When you move several people and their families all the way to the other side of the country, luring them with stable, reasonable offers and you don’t fulfill your promises, well, they also deserve compensations, even if they are not well-known. More props to Conan O’Brien for understanding that and getting compensations for his team.
I wish my boss would fucking fire me and then let me split 12 million dollars just for working as part of his staff. The last job I got fired from I walked out with two framed family photos, a few ink pens that I stole, and my dog eared copy of the July 2008 issue of “Black Chicks with Big Dicks”.
Yeah, so many people are feeling sorry for Conan, and while I realize salaries are relative…33 million? I can’t tell you how 33 HUNDRED would help me…so, really…boo hoo. I think he will survive, and somehow, prosper.
Good, get the hell off T.V. Conan, I can’t wait for March 1st!!
Leno announced last night on his show that he will be taking over what he called “The Titanic” on march 1st….HA!