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normnorm Posts: 31,146
edited April 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
And the winner of the Conan O'Brien sweepstakes is ... TBS.

According to a press release sent out by the cable network (which, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner), the comedian is joining TBS to host a late-night show that is expected to debut in November. O'Brien's show will be followed on TBS' schedule by George Lopez's "Lopez Tonight," which will move to midnight.

"In three months I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theater, and now I'm headed to basic cable," O'Brien said in the statement. "My plan is working perfectly."

He also Tweeted Monday: "The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new Cosby Show."

O'Brien is currently embarking on a nationwide comedy tour, but he made bigger headlines earlier this year when NBC decided to move Jay Leno back to "The Tonight Show's" late-night slot. O'Brien, who had been hosting "Tonight," left the network.

Since his departure at the end of February, O'Brien has joined Twitter and decided to follow someone at random; launched a 32-city comedy tour (which will include much of his "Tonight Show" crew); and been the subject of countless rumors as to where he will land when a non-compete clause with NBC is over.

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  • drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    I'm looking forward to his show in Chicago ... and the show on TBS. Just wish he couldve gotten on Fox and went right up against Leno, but I guess Fox has too much $$ tied up in syndication deals already.
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,999
    I knew u would be on this, Norm

    good shit
  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    I love Conan!!!

    This excites me very much so!!!!!
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    great news!!! i could see him taking over for Letterman when he steps down.
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  • Given to...Given to... Wyoming Posts: 4,997
    I was watching the last few holes in yesterdays Masters and noticed a lady wearing a COCO shirt. I just wondered if it was a reference...
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Sounds like it should be a good fit for him. Maybe he'll go back to being his old self, like he was on Late Night.
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  • adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,515
    I'm happy for Conan. I wish he'd gotten a network job so he'd have a larger audience but I'm sure the money from TBS is great. I will definitely be tuning in nightly.
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  • drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    A little more info on the Conan stuff...

    http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/shocker-conan-headed-back-tv-tbs-not-fox-16200
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    Didn't expect that...

    I was hoping he'd get a gig on Fox. Oh well.
  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    funny- no finances information spoke of,

    at least he'll own the new show.
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    whoprincess wrote:
    Sounds like it should be a good fit for him. Maybe he'll go back to being his old self, like he was on Late Night.
    agreed
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    does the Masterbating Bear get to go with Conan, Andy & Max?
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  • Given to...Given to... Wyoming Posts: 4,997
    oh, by the way


    I still think Conan sucks. :mrgreen:
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  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    isn't what conan is doing to george lopez the same that he didn't want jay leno to do to him?
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Bravo Conan :clap: Classy as always.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    isn't what conan is doing to george lopez the same that he didn't want jay leno to do to him?

    Actually, I think it's closer to what Conan said he didn't want to have happen to Jimmy Fallon.
    He didn't want to have Fallon pushed back by taking the spot after Leno.

    I guess George Lopez doesn't count! :lol:

    Oh well, I'll be glad to see Conan back. I too hope he goes back to more of a Late Night style. He lost a lot of edge when he went to The Tonight Show.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    George Lopez approved. Coco initially turned them down, and Lopez called him and thinks they'll make a great team. His avg viewer is 33 so Conan will be a great lead in.
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    isn't what conan is doing to george lopez the same that he didn't want jay leno to do to him?
    not really

    conan isn't being a bitch bout all this.


    lopez sucks anyways. i'd rather watch carson daily then lopez and daily is painful to watch.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    DewieCox wrote:
    George Lopez approved. Coco initially turned them down, and Lopez called him and thinks they'll make a great team. His avg viewer is 33 so Conan will be a great lead in.

    Really?

    I didn't hear that!
    That's good to hear!

    I figured Conan had to be above that kind of move.
  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    metsfan wrote:
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    isn't what conan is doing to george lopez the same that he didn't want jay leno to do to him?
    not really

    conan isn't being a bitch bout all this.


    lopez sucks anyways. i'd rather watch carson daily then lopez and daily is painful to watch.
    Wow. The Carson Daly show is still on the air?

    And you just admitted to knowing that? ;)
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    ms. wes c.addle wrote:
    metsfan wrote:
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    isn't what conan is doing to george lopez the same that he didn't want jay leno to do to him?
    not really

    conan isn't being a bitch bout all this.


    lopez sucks anyways. i'd rather watch carson daily then lopez and daily is painful to watch.
    Wow. The Carson Daly show is still on the air?

    And you just admitted to knowing that? ;)
    :lol:

    i watch carson sometimes when i come home drunk from strip clubs :lol::lol:


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  • Ms. Wes C.addleMs. Wes C.addle Posts: 2,559
    I much prefer watching infomercials or Full House re-runs....... or porn. But Carson?!?! Really?
    :P
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    ms. wes c.addle wrote:
    I much prefer watching infomercials or Full House re-runs....... or porn. But Carson?!?! Really?
    :P
    yes really

    lol
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    love conan.

    but i hope andy sits this one out.
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 49,399
    singularity wrote:
    love conan.

    but i hope andy sits this one out.


    yeah...i really missed andy when he left the late night show.

    but it was pretty awkward with him as the announcer on the tonight show.

    happy for conan. i was hoping for fox or something. tbs just seems like a step backwards. then again--i guess anything not the tonight show is backwards. hopefully he'll be more like he was on late night like other people mentioned.

    at least i still get my seinfeld reruns on fox too :clap:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    The Jeagler wrote:
    at least i still get my seinfeld reruns on fox too :clap:


    which is why conan chose tbs...fox couldn't get enough affiliates to carry the show...he'll probably get the same ratings on tbs that he could have got on fox...and if he were to go on fox, he'd have to kiss those affiliates asses and do a safer show even it is fox...with tbs, he's gonna have a lot of freedom




    or conan really wants to call braves games


    :mrgreen:
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    it'll be interesting to see...his new show will be much less-budgeted than both of his shows on nbc, but i'm sure that will just mean they will have to be more creative, ensuing more hilarity.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    I think after all he's been through and all the time off, he's going to come out firing!

    Can't wait!
  • Nothingman54Nothingman54 Posts: 2,251
    Is there mutiny on the couch? Longtime Conan O'Brien bandleader Max Weinberg may be a turncoat in the O'Brien-Jay Leno late-night war, according to a new report.
    Film site Movieline alleges that Weinberg is eyeing the gig as Leno's new emcee, after Kevin Eubanks announced he'll soon be leaving Leno's side.
    Weinberg was jazzed last year to assume the position when Conan took over the "Tonight Show" reins, but in light of the Team Coco flush, he's made "overtures" to return solo.
    "I used to think when I was a kid what a great job that must be -- you know, same place, every time, everyday. Lo and behold, here I am 40 years later, doing it," Weinberg gushed about the gig to Inside Jersey magazine in August. 
    As if buzz about a switch to Leno's show isn't controversial enough, the Movieline report goes on to say ...
    ... that Weinberg wasn't necessarily a beloved member of Big Red's team:
    Weinberg would send interns to do gardening work at his house on the New Jersey shore, and would involve staffers in his pay disputes with the network -- at one point, even enlisting an intern to tabulate every minute of screen time Weinberg had racked up over two years in an argument for a salary raise.
    An NBC spokesperson had no comment regarding the report. 
    Do you think Weinberg would make a good addition to the "Tonight Show" team? Does this make Leno look even worse?
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  • drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    it'll be interesting to see...his new show will be much less-budgeted than both of his shows on nbc, but i'm sure that will just mean they will have to be more creative, ensuing more hilarity.
    There was an article yesterday that said TBS actually agreed to a budget similar to what he had at NBC which is crazy to me, but they wanted to show Conan how dedicated they were to him.
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