Conan on TBS

[BlackLantern]

I could see him having it the first night, but getting rid of it or maybe even doing a contest to decide if he should shave it

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Maybe he'll have a beardshaving contest with Zach Galifianakis.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Done. I don't think I can get rid of the poll, though.

Maybe around November there can be a new thread to start fresh.

 

[Prison Mike]

Finally the title has changed!

 

[Dr. Evil]

I hope Andy has a beard....

 

[RetroNaz]

A new thread for the new show would be good. Totally put away the whole Tonight Show thing behind us.

 

[Go Web Go!]

But Conaw was the funniest thing I've ever heard or seen...

 

[Holiday]

I still want The Masterbaiting Bear and Me.

I mean, why not?

 

[Thundarr]

DAMMIT!

I thoght this thread was about Conan The Barbarian!

(Kidding!)

 

[Gold Samurai]

I hope Andy has a beard....

Too late

Also Conan's college rival is leaving

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/NBC-Universal-CEO-to-leave-apf-284245326.html?x=0

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC boss Jeff Zucker will step down after cable provider Comcast takes control of the television programmer late this year.
Zucker, CEO of NBC Universal, informed employees of his planned departure in a Friday e-mail, and Comcast executives said they wished him well.
A possible change-in-command has been looming since last December when Comcast Corp. agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co.
Zucker said in an e-mail to NBC Universal staff that leaving was a tough decision. He made his name at NBC as a youthful executive producer of the "Today" show, then became its entertainment chief. He has been moving up the corporate ladder even as NBC's entertainment unit has faded.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Jeff Zucker leaving will definitely thwart any plans Jay Leno might have in keeping the Tonight Show for the next 1000 years.

 

[Gold Samurai]

ComCast is definitely going to clean house since NBC is fourth

Probably get rid of Chuck

Leno

 

[Dr. Evil]

I don't think Comcast will change NBC Sports or NBC News, but who knows.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I just hope they don't touch the Thursday night comedies. I love those.

 

[Kane52630]

Max Weinberg officially splits with Conan O'Brien

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/27/weinberg.conan.split.roll/index.html?hpt=Sbin

After months of rumors, it's finally official: Max Weinberg won't be going with Conan O'Brien to Conan's new show on TBS.

Guitarist Jimmy Vivino will be leading the house musicians, as he often did when Weinberg took breaks from the show to tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. James Wormworth, Weinberg's long-time on-air substitute, will be the group's new full-time drummer.

Vivino broke the news in an interview with the St. Louis Riverfront Times. "Max has his big band out there that has been his dream all his life," Vivino said. "And there's a kid in Jersey that works with him occasionally."

E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt tells Rolling Stone that he's not sure what caused the split.


"I don't know why Max and Conan aren't together anymore," he says. "But whatever, they had some good years, and Conan gave Max credit for keeping the show on the air for the first two years. That was nice. He was a big fan of the band and he didn't want to mess around with that too much. He was quite good to us over the years."

Weinberg was Conan's bandleader from the very beginning of "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" in 1993, though he would take frequent breaks after Springsteen reunited with the E Street Band in 1999. Weinberg continued the role during Conan's ill-fated stint as the host of "The Tonight Show," but was the only member of the band to not go on the "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television" tour earlier this year.

Instead, he formed the Max Weinberg Big Band and went on his own tour. When Rolling Stone asked about his future with Conan in June, he played coy. "I literally have not thought about it," he said. "There have been no discussions. It's kind of an open question."

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Max

 

[BlackLantern]

I just hope they don't touch the Thursday night comedies. I love those.

say bye to Community, Outsourced, and probably The Office

 

[JP]

I'm not too bummed about Max. Strange, I thought I would be.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I vote Brian McCann as the guy to take over Max's role as the show's resident pervert.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

That just reminded me, I miss Joel.

 

[Raiden]

I think we can see Max's departure coming when he did not join Conan's tour, and had avoided giving direct answer to question of his return with Conan on TBS. I don't think it will be a huge loss, however, since he did take occasional breaks to be with the E Band throughout the years.

 

[Go Web Go!]

Hope he at least makes an occasional appearance.

 

[Dr. Evil]

This will be missed:

 

[RetroNaz]

Noooooooo!

 

[Doctor Jones]

Well this news just flat out sucks. As long as they don't lose Andy then I'm fine.