tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463749.post1239339940670350910..comments2023-07-07T02:29:06.848-05:00Comments on Free Poker Money - No Deposit Required: Late NightDuggleBogeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02919663542675107189noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463749.post-5278542559171636812010-01-19T22:23:47.840-06:002010-01-19T22:23:47.840-06:00Agreed.Agreed.DuggleBogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919663542675107189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463749.post-34611451273675451462010-01-19T20:42:07.971-06:002010-01-19T20:42:07.971-06:00You need to go back before Johnny to get the "...You need to go back before Johnny to get the "real" stars of late night. Jack Parr and Steve Allen dominated the late hour and led to Johnnys success at following them. Don't get me wrong, Johnny was the "king" of late night but the porgrams at that hour would not have happened if Parr and Allen didn't pave the way.pokerguy2200https://www.blogger.com/profile/17313556204701086919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463749.post-62241247247157994392010-01-19T10:23:27.930-06:002010-01-19T10:23:27.930-06:00Actually, IMO Jay Leno was more of a lackey, and w...Actually, IMO Jay Leno was more of a lackey, and when NBC came to him and said "You're going to retire in 5 years" he said "Okay, whatever you say."<br /><br />I don't think Leno is a bad guy in this, but he has always been an NBC kissass, which is why he got the job over Letterman in the first place. Especially considering Dick Ebersol's involvement.<br /><br />If Jay had stood up to NBC in the first place and refused to take this "forced" retirement, he wouldn't look like the bad guy now forcing Conan out. <br /><br />Conan should have..<br /><br />Fuck it, I'm going to do another post about this.DuggleBogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919663542675107189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463749.post-16755548494596497622010-01-19T10:16:50.769-06:002010-01-19T10:16:50.769-06:00You have some of your history wrong. Conan's c...You have some of your history wrong. Conan's contract was ending five years ago and since he was doing so well, NBC wanted to keep him around. He wanted the Tonight Show, so the agreement was that Conan would stay put for 5 years and get the Tonight Show. Jay Leno had just resigned previous to this for 5 years, so the deal with Conan essentially would result in Jay's termination at the end of his 2004-2009 contract. Jay didn't want to retire. He's too much of a workaholic for that.<br /><br />Over the next five years, though, Leno held up and Conan began to slip. Whereas in 2004, Conan was the hot ticket, by 2009, he had become old hat, and Leno still had big ratings. But it was already too late for NBC because of the deals made in 2004, so NBC scrambled, feared for losing Jay to a competitor and arranged to hand over 10pm five nights a week.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831176156389777158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463749.post-53223289127826805072010-01-19T07:57:49.556-06:002010-01-19T07:57:49.556-06:00great summary. I have always wondered the history...great summary. I have always wondered the history behind this. thanks for putting the facts in one place!<br /><br />I guess I am too young :(Riverrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198805299698408961noreply@blogger.com