Point of Leno leaving Tonight Show?

[thalaw2]

 I saw the Hulking Conan thing too.  I think the Tiger stuff was funnier though

[BentonGrey]

Heh...hulking Conan was funneh

Last I heard, Conan got paid. $32 million for him, $20 million severance for the staff. All he has to do is not criticize NBC, and vice versa. Awww, so many good jokes are now lost

What I find funny about this whole debacle is that, even as a US show, it's been getting press coverage over here...where it affects approximately bupkiss % of the population

20 million severance for the staff?  Okay, I don't feel too bad for them now.  How many ways does that get split?  I don't think I'd mind getting fired if I got a quarter of a million or so.....

[darkphoenixII]

So, in essence, NBC completely CF'd themselves and their employees. And most importantly, their audience. I loved Jay Leno's comedy skits on the Tonight Show. Conan's great, too, but I started off with him at about 15 and then upgraded to Leno after a year. After all this time, it was a sad farewell when he left...until I saw him again with his show. Now with all this confusion about who's host what and when and on what channel and what's not happening and virtually no clarification on what IS happening...

[crimsonquill]

So, in essence, NBC completely CF'd themselves and their employees. And most importantly, their audience. I loved Jay Leno's comedy skits on the Tonight Show. Conan's great, too, but I started off with him at about 15 and then upgraded to Leno after a year. After all this time, it was a sad farewell when he left...until I saw him again with his show. Now with all this confusion about who's host what and when and on what channel and what's not happening and virtually no clarification on what IS happening...

Leno announced that he will be returning to The Tonight Show and Conan got his severance package with the conditions that he can't do a "talk show" until September (yeah right.. another network will find a way to work around this). Jimmy Fallon got news that he will be bumped forward into Conan's original spot with a whole new studio and a much bigger budget. Best thing to do is watch Leno and Canon's shows tonight to see what chaos unfolds as they close up their run before the "relaunch".

- CQ

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

How many ways does that get split

over 200 ways, which adds up to an average of 100 grand.  Reportedly, NBC didn't want to even do that, but Conan refused to sign until they agreed to it.

[Ares_God_of_War]

I think the real problem will be once Leno does retire. I like Fallon o.k. but there is no way he could take the tonight show. They will have to bring someone in new. Leno is also like 59/60 so how much longer does he have?

[TheMarvell]

anyone catch the last episode? I saw it on Hulu. Such a bittersweet ending, and you could tell Conan was holding back tears.