Re: [CONAN/JAY] TMZ says the deal is done and Conan's out

2010-01-14 Thread Rose Ellen Auerbach
For the last time, Interwebs Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood > TMZ. NBC may have sketched out a deal with Leno, but they still don't have one with Conan. And until they have one with Conan, they have nothing with Leno. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/ --Rose On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:1

Re: [CONAN/JAY] TMZ says the deal is done and Conan's out

2010-01-14 Thread Steve Rhodes
Now Hollywood Reporter says: Is Jay Leno the new (old) host of "The Tonight Show?" Sources at NBC are denying a TMZ report claiming NBC and the talk show host have worked out an agreement that restores "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to run from 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. The return of Leno to "Toni

Re: [CONAN/JAY] TMZ says the deal is done and Conan's out

2010-01-14 Thread damonbeau
So the question is... what did the contract say? Everyone's saying it didn't specify 11:35. But it *did* specify the Tonight Show. So if Jay Leno really does get "The Tonight Show," NBC is about to pay a very pale man to sit on a beach for a while. == AIM/Gmail Chat: damonbeau www.facebook.

Re: [CONAN/JAY] TMZ says the deal is done and Conan's out

2010-01-14 Thread Steve Rhodes
But it seems really dumb (not that everything Zucker has done isn't dumb, but you'd think NBC's lawyers would protect him from himself at this point). All Conan's lawyers would have to do is sue, get a copy of that contract, and prove NBC voided his contract. -- Steve Rhodes http://flickr.co

Re: [CONAN/JAY] TMZ says the deal is done and Conan's out

2010-01-14 Thread damonbeau
For Heaven's sakes, please don't ever cut and paste a giant picture of Jay Leno's head into my inbox again. This was not totally surprising, as it looked like the only way Conan would stay is if Jeff Zucker somehow disappeared. I suppose the questions now are (a) where does Conan land and (b) whe

Re: [CONAN/JAY] TMZ says the deal is done and Conan's out

2010-01-14 Thread Michael King
And no, I haven't heard anything "officially" yet On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Michael King wrote: > Leno and NBC Strike 1 Hour 'Tonight' > Deal > > Posted Jan 14th 2010 3:43PM by TMZ > Staff