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Conan Puts The Tonight Show for Sale on Craigslist

Jan 15th

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src=”http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/conan.jpg” align=”right” style=”margin: 10px;”>At least there’s some more humor coming out of the href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/11/nbc-conan-leno-kimmel/”>NBC late night debacle. On this evening’s Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien joked that he’s putting the program for sale on Craigslist — while he still can.

However, it appears that the listing itself is no joke, and can be found under the for sale/wanted > collectibles category in Los Angeles. Titled “4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW,” Conan’s looking for your best offer, but also “willing to trade for Coldplay tickets.” /> id=”more-184743″> /> Here’s the href=”http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/clt/1551463643.html” >full listing, which includes some additional parting shots at NBC’s expense:

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Here’s video of the segment:

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I’m With COCO: Conan O’Brien Tribute Takes Over Facebook

Jan 13th

Posted by Jennifer Van Grove in Social

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href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coco.jpg”> class=”alignright size-full wp-image-183337″ style=”margin: 10px;” title=”coco” src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coco.jpg” alt=”" width=”260″ height=”190″ />In light of href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/11/nbc-conan-leno-kimmel/”>NBC’s blunderous maneuvers, its decision to push back The Tonight Show , and href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/conan-obrien-statement/”>Conan O’Brien’s public statement on the matter, Conan fans are using social media avatars to get their point across. /> id=”more-183325″> /> In fact, one man’s href=”http://www.sirmikeofmitchell.com/imwithcoco/” >I’m With COCO image is speaking for href=”http://mashable.com/social-media/facebook”>Facebook denizens everywhere. Mike Mitchell created an image, along with an accompanying website and href=”http://www.facebook.com/imwithcoco?ref=search&sid=714437681.305849475..1″ >Facebook Page, that celebrates Conan and his widely discussed hair. Now Facebookers are showing their support for the late-night funny man by changing their pictures to the COCO image.

Mitchell encourages this communal display of solidarity, which is becoming quite the trend on Facebook and other social networks. TMZ href=”http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/13/conan-supporters-slap-nbc-in-the-facebook/” >reports that even people who work for NBC and The Tonight Show are participating in the avatar-changing movement. Apparently even Conan O’Brien himself has seen the image that pays homage to him and his vibrant hair.

So are you with COCO?

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Conan Wins the Hearts and Minds of the Internet

Jan 12th

Posted by Adam Ostrow in Social

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src=”http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/conan.jpg” align=”right” style=”margin: 10px;”>The ongoing saga revolving around href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/11/nbc-conan-leno-kimmel/”>NBC’s late night lineup took a sharp turn toward its climax this afternoon, with Conan O’Brien href=”http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/conan-obrien-says-he-wont-do-tonight-show-following-leno/” >issuing a statement to tell “people of earth” that he will resign as host of The Tonight Show if it’s moved to a later time slot.

The response has been overwhelming, with the news topping Twitter’s trending topics, and users quickly voicing their support with “Team Conan” and #teamconan tweets. Here’s a look at the huge spike in Conan tweets this afternoon:

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Beyond Conan apparently having plenty of fan support (and Jay Leno’s fans perhaps not yet on the href=”http://mashable.com/social-media/twitter/”>Twitter bandwagon), the transparency and sincerity of Conan’s statement certainly isn’t hurting the cause.

The comedian apparently href=”http://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/7682413211″ >spent all night writing it, and manages to be both grateful, truthful and deeply loyal to The Tonight Show institution, all while making NBC look like one of the more evil entities to grace the face of the earth. My favorite part: “My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction.”

Good luck with NBC trying to shuffle its lineup, with or without Conan, with words like that coming from someone who has been one of the network’s most visible personalities for 15 years.

Here’s a look at the sentiment of tweets about the situation, courtesy of Crimson Hexagon:

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The Twitterverse is clearly on Conan’s side.

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The Internet Is Laughing at NBC, Not With It [VIDEO]

Jan 11th

Posted by Samuel Axon in Social

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href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lenopic1.jpg”> src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lenopic1.jpg” alt=”" title=”lenopic” width=”169″ height=”160″ class=”alignright size-full wp-image-181425″ /> Now that an NBC exec has confirmed the rumors of a late-night lineup href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/08/leno-conan-nbc/”>shake up, videos making fun of the situation have gone viral. /> id=”more-181379″>

Lesson learned: Denizens of the Internet won’t hesitate to rally around the child yelling that the Emperor’s not wearing any clothes.

NBC Universal television Chairman Jeff Gaspin said yesterday that the network href=”http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/10/its-official-jay-leno-is-being-pulled-from-10-pm-slot-tca-re/” >will definitely move Leno out of primetime. The suggestion that Leno’s show will drop to a half hour in length with Conan and Fallon staying at one hour was also confirmed.

Gaspin was vague about Carson Daly’s fate, promising only that he “will be part of NBC regardless of what happens.” It sounds like Leno has definitely agreed to the new deal, but that Conan is still mulling over his options, which include a not-so-subtle href=”http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/01/fox-conan-obrien.html” >hint from Fox that they’d love to have him. To fill up all that primetime space, NBC has href=”http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/nbc-greenlights-six-drama-pilots.html” >greenlit six new series in addition to J.J. Abrams’s Undercovers.

The Web’s Reaction

The whole fiasco has turned into a snarky Internet drama, with videos of comedians’ comments on the subject going viral over the weekend. The joke is on NBC, and the consensus among commenters on blogs, Digg, and everywhere else seems to be that the decision to move Leno into primetime was deserving of digital mockery to begin with. The Hollywood Reporter had to href=”http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/some-fans-unhappy-with-nbc-plans.html” >dig pretty deep to write about a dissenting view. The late-night jokes about the move are the centerpieces of this PR disaster. Keep reading for the cream of the crop.

The Jay Leno Show

Jay made references to the situation two nights in a row. Here are both videos.

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The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Conan spent less time on the subject. After setting the tone to “absurd” by joking that he and Jay will run simultaneously in splitscreen, he tagged on a sharp jab at the end.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Kimmel’s monologue on the subject didn’t have much to do with the topic at all, actually, but it was still very funny.

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He made up for it in this second clip, though, bringing in a cameo by the situation’s tragic odd man out: Carson Daly.

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href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lenopic.jpg”> src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lenopic.jpg” alt=”" title=”lenopic” width=”169″ height=”160″ class=”alignright size-full wp-image-180453″ />The New York Times is saying that after the Winter Olympics, The Jay Leno Show href=”http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/update-nbc-plans-leno-at-1130-conan-at-12/?src=twt&twt=nytimestv” >will move to a later time slot, potentially bumping Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon back as well.

Depending on the terms of the contract and the nature of the talks inside NBC, Conan O’Brien could be faced with href=”http://perezhilton.com/2010-01-08-conan-might-stay-on-air-if-he-decides-to” >a tough choice: He could keep The Tonight Show but settle into the later time slot or he could bail. If he stays, the rumor goes, Leno’s show will be reduced in length to just 30 minutes. Jimmy Fallon would literally be left in a difficult spot. A 30-minute bump would put him at 1:00 a.m. That’s Carson Daly territory, and viewership is comparatively very low at that hour.

And speaking of Carson Daly, what would become of him? He’s been offered a morning radio talk show in Los Angeles, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Last Call gets canceled entirely.

We also don’t know exactly how NBC would fill the primetime slots opened up by the move. NBC has said that it’s href=”http://www.movieline.com/2010/01/nbc-makes-conan-obrien-an-offer-midnight-or-the-door.php” >sitting on 18 pilots that it could turn into new series. That’s obviously more than enough to fill in the gaps that would be left in the schedule by Leno’s move. The pilots had better be good, though, because that’s a lot of totally new programming to debut in February.

Late-Night Shows Are Already Joking About This, Including Leno

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Late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson totally went there. He dedicated more than two minutes of his show to mocking NBC for considering the move. “I’m sorry, I can’t be here tonight,” he said. “I’ve been moved. I’m appearing at 11:30 on NBC.”

After commenting about how href=”http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/clips/leno-talks-cancellation/1191249″ >nice Fox is this time of year, Jay said to Kevin Eubanks: “What does NBC stand for? Never Believe your Contract.”

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