Note: In this article, any references to jay leno or nbc will not be capitalized. Capitalization of proper names or company names is said to be a sign of respect, and at this point, I have no respect for either of them.
You may recall, a few weeks ago I posted an article featuring videos of Johnny Carson, the legendary host of the Tonight Show for three decades. Since then, rumors started swirling about nbc's "The jay leno Show" tanking in the ratings, and the possibility that current Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien could be moved to a different time slot or leaving the network entirely. Well, this morning it was announced officially that O'Brien would be taking a $32 million payoff to leave the network and give Jay Leno the Tonight Show back after only 7 months. On last night's show, O'Brien joked that he never thought he'd be jealous of the illustrious run that nbc gave "Joey."
O'Brien's last show will be tomorrow night, January 22, 2010, and he'll be eligible to start a new show on a new network as of September 1st. Well, I'm here to say, fuck jay leno. You know what, fuck it - he doesn't even get his name capitalized, since that's supposed to be a sign of respect and I have none for that fuckwad.
Look. If I had a television show, and my ratings tanked so bad that it was killing the ratings of the local newscasts in several markets, my show would be canceled and I'd be out of a job. I wouldn't get a promotion. I wouldn't get to take back my previous job as host of the most prestigious show in late night television. I'd be sent home and I'd be looking for information on how to get myself into the next season of The Surreal Life or whatever similar shows are out there now.
leno's bitch ass gets a damned promotion. Why? What has he done to deserve it? Nothing. leno should be fired. nbc gave him a show, they gave him a fair shot at success, and he failed miserably. Now they're going to let O'Brien go, and give leno the show back. Team Conan has turned out in full force to support O'Brien and I'd highly doubt that any Conan supporters will watch the new leno-hosted Tonight Show next week. With all due respect to the contributions of Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, and of course, Conan O'Brien, I hope everybody is so turned off by the actions of nbc and jay leno that nobody tunes in to watch the show, and nbc has to replace leno yet again - at the very least.
I'll be watching tomorrow for O'Brien's last show, but that will be the absolute last time I watch the Tonight Show - save for clips on Carson's Comedy Classics.
So, in conclusion, fuck jay leno, and fuck nbc.
