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The Awards Stupidity For 7/8/10: Emmys Give Conan A Nomination Sweep, And Give A Damn About Leno

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Wearing an Emmy despite just 7 months, thanks you Jeff Zucker for making history happen : It was on the air for only seven months and NBC didn't campaign for him, bit The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien swept the Emmy categories for best variety music or comedy series, landing 4 nominations, including for best VMC series. Its predecessor/successor, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno didn’t get a single nod. In fact, Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien was the only late-night broadcast talk show to make the cut in the top VMC series category, joined by Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and Colbert Report, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and NBC's sketch comedy Saturday Night Live. And that was not it: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien also got nominated for writing, directing and art direction. A lot of sentimental voting here. And who knows, those ads O’Brien’s new employer TBS ran in his support may have helped too… He just make go down as the worst tV executive ever, Mr. Zuck...

The Sleep Time And Rise "n" Shine Thread For 5/17-18/10: Happy 5th Birthday Youtube

Pop champagne indeed Conan's favorite videos from Youtube Okay, maybe there is a link to that, haha. To Tevin, thanks to, of course Youtube, Goodnight and again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUTUBE!

The Fun Thread For 5/3/10 (Final Version): The Conan Interview On 60 Minutes

It really wasn't a good weekend for Jay Leno........ at all : The greatest 7 typos of all time . The best video game bars in the country . Yes, you read correctly. And these 7 most glaring inconsistencies in TV sitcom history . Your edition of the Fun Thread.

The Tube For 4/29/10: Jeff Zucker & Dick Ebersol Are The Greatest CEO Ever

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So great, they lost $223 million thanks to messing with Conan and the taped-delayed despite being in the same continent Olympics . But hey, they still have their jobs until they decide when they want to leave!

The Fun Thread For 4/14/10 (Version #2): Had To Bring This Back

Thanks to the news on South Qinghai earthquake , I couldn't fully highlight this in last night's Fun thread . Now that I have time, here is Conan O'Brien hilariously singing "I Will Survive" in his tour opener two nights ago in Oregon in this Fun Thread. The Quote of the Day on the Tea Baggers: "I follow Twitter for the Tea Party and just show up to fuck with them." Apple is delaying the iPad going overseas until next month . That's why the wePad is straight killing right now . The 20 worse Superheroes of all time , and I agree big time. Yeah, these news people's names get made fun of . And the Top 10 most sarcastic Simpsons quotes . Your First Fun Thread of the day.

The Fun Thread For 4/13/10 (Version #1): Way To Kick Off The Road To Basic Cable Tour

Last night in Eugene, Conan made the movement happen yet again: (More to come folks.)

The Break For 4/12/10: Conan O'Brien To TBS

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Not even Fox, yes! Between him and George Lopez, TBS could have the funniest late night duo right now in television (unless you want to put Stewart and Colbert in that discussion). Broadcast networks beware. Update : George Lopez show ill be on at 12 now, as Conan O'Brien will come on at 11.

The Sleep Time Thread For 1/10-11/10

Cera and Conan dance battling. I'm not going to mention who Cera got the moves to show O'Brien this from because it will denigrate this already little site, but it is an enjoyable video: Just providing more fodder to laugh at the Jeff Zucker Screw Up. On to Tevin....Goodnight all:

The Tube For 1/10/10: Leno To Return To Old Slot

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The royal screw up of epic proportions has lead to them admitting it NBC Chairman Jeff Gaspin kicked off his network’s portion of the TCA press tour by confirming the worst kept secret in the TV biz: “I can confirm, starting Feb. 12, The Jay Leno Show will no longer air at 10 p.m.” Gaspin said that, “While [Leno] was performing at acceptable levels for the network, it did not meet our affiliates’ needs, and we realized we had to make a change. My goal right now is to keep Jay, Conan [O'Brien], and Jimmy [Fallon] as part of our late-night lineup. I have spoken to all of them and proposed that The Jay Leno Show move to 11:35, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien to 12:05, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon would then start at 1:05. “As much as I’d like to tell you we have a done deal, that’s not true,” he added. “The talks are ongoing. [But] I hope and expect, before the Olymics begin, we will have everything set. I can’t imagine we won’t.” Though there’s been no official word yet fro...

The Tube For 1/7/10: Jeff Zucker Really Is Feeling Down

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What a disaster , as it looks like there will be at least no more Leno show at 10. But it is more than just the subpar ratings that are the reason for this whole switch looking like it will blow up in face of the Chief of NBC Universal That's because the affiliates are upset about Leno as the lead-in to their local newscasts, most of whose ratings have suffering because of Jay's late night numbers in 10 PM primetime. Those news shows have been cash cows for the O&Os and affiliates whose general managers are now spitting mad these profit centers are threatened. In fact, NBC just now took the unusual step of issuing a statement about the FTV Live report saying Leno's show will be cancelled without at first issuing a straight denial, which came later from the network. Here's the first NBC statement: “Jay Leno is one of the most compelling entertainers in the world today. As we have said all along, Jay’s show has performed exactly as we anticipated on the network. It ...

The Daily Open Thread For 10/1/09: I Had To Make Sure This Wasn't Real

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Thanks to TPM's silliness: I had to make sure that Conan and his crew was just playing around Nowadays, you just can't be so sure. More to come ladies and gentlemen, stay tuned.

Coolest Speech Background Ever

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I mean, it was. Kind of had me thinking it was Tetris like. Maybe Conan should do something about it . Then again, it can't top this background :

The Daily Open Thread For 9/3/09: McCain Explains To Conan How Twitter Is Fun

President McCain's media tour continues........He can still whip up some funny stuff, especially on Twitter. Amazing how this man, just in the middle of last year, didn't check or know how to work his email. More email to come.

The Daily Open Thread #2 For 7/30/09: Another Shatner Classic Of Palin Poetry

In case you missed it, he does it again. (More to come)

The Daily Open Thread For 7/28/09: William Shatner Reading Sarah Palin's Speech And More.....

And if you're on Twitter and asking why Blue M&M's are a trending topic, here is your answer : The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spine injuries, offering a better chance of recovery, according to new research. And Comic-Con is still going on? More to come later of course.