Conan O'Brien on TBS in November

[rarisgod]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B09J20100412
For those who haven't heard, Conan will be joining TBS in November of this year, with a show at 11:00 PM. Lopez Tonight, the show currently in that spot, will move to midnight.

Apparently George Lopez called Conan himself to ask that he consider joining TBS, and has claimed he's excited to have Conan as his lead-in.

Thoughts??

[Jefenator]

I'm not really the "paying for cable" type, so I guess I'll have to go through life without Coco.

[superbassman2000]

good--conan needs a show!

i do think it's funny because the big ad for his show was a clip of him saying he isn't going anywhere! lol now he's getting the bump!

[FL Knifemaker]

Originally Posted by Jefenator

I'm not really the "paying for cable" type, so I guess I'll have to go through life without Coco.

I pay for FiOS and I there's about a million other things I'd rather watch at that time slot

[Double Agent]

Can't wait to see Conan on TV again. He is the only "late night" guy that is funny to me (other than Ferguson who is on way too late for me to watch).

[tycobb73]

I like Lopez' sitcom and wanted to like his talk show. Unfortunately it was all aimed at latinos. Now I don't mind a few joles of any about any race, culture, religion, etc. But when its your whole show, it gets old quick. While Conan can be funny at times and is surely better than the other 2, I'll stick with my Chelsea Lately.

[iamlowsound]

Good to see him back on TV. I wanted him to go to Fox, but be can probably get away with a lot more on TBS.

lowsound

[TOOL460002]

Originally Posted by iamlowsound

I wanted him to go to Fox, but be can probably get away with a lot more on TBS.

i honestly dont know if id rather him be on fox or tbs. i heard fox almost immediately after he got the boot, but if tbs is looking to take over some late night time slots, this could be a good thing (im pretty sure fox is the only one of the big channels in the states without programming like that, right?).

i saw most of an episode of the lopez show (i want to say it was the first one... had cheech and chong), and it had its moments. i wont judge a show like that on the first 2-3 weeks of programming, as the crew really needs to click, but as long as he does a hell of a lot less race based stuff, lopez could have his own show for a while. (i can see george and his writers going for the played out latino jokes at the beginning, because its easy, and im sure some of its recycled or remolded stand up material, but what i watched went between funny and just stupid).

however, if its not on hulu the chances of me seeing it are very close to zero. even if im awake and in front of the tv, stewart/colbert own that time slot for me (especially since those shows have ditched hulu, and the convenience of everything in one place is priceless).

i am pleased to hear that conans coming back. he and his staff must be really motivated if theyve made a deal and have a rough starting date already. i think i wouldve taken a longer vacation with that 43mil payday, but im sure glad he/they didnt.

[alapantera]

Originally Posted by TOOL460002

however, if its not on hulu the chances of me seeing it are very close to zero.

I love Conan, but I refuse to pay for cable. Plus his show usually airs too late for me to watch in it's regular time slot.

[LiquidMidnight]

Originally Posted by tycobb73

I like Lopez' sitcom and wanted to like his talk show. Unfortunately it was all aimed at latinos. Now I don't mind a few joles of any about any race, culture, religion, etc. But when its your whole show, it gets old quick. While Conan can be funny at times and is surely better than the other 2, I'll stick with my Chelsea Lately.

For me personally, a comedian who bases his or her whole act around his or her demographic can get old quickly. Carlos Mencia, while a funny guy, got stale for me after the 20,000th joke about being Mexican. I remember how awesome Jeff Foxworthy was when he first came out, but his schtick about being a redneck also got old for me too.

Dave Chapelle, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy can all make jokes, and funny jokes at that, about being Black, but they also have a huge repertoire of stuff that has nothing to do with their race. Lewis Black can poke ironic fun at his Jewish heritage, but he also can talk about a myriad of stuff from politics to pop culture.

even if im awake and in front of the tv, stewart/colbert own that time slot for me (especially since those shows have ditched hulu, and the convenience of everything in one place is priceless).

Are you sure? Here's Daily show with last night's episode: http://www.hulu.com/search?query=The...n+Stewart&st=0

And here's Colbert Report: http://www.hulu.com/search?query=the...rt+report&st=0

I've been getting by Stewart and Colbert fix off of Hulu since I don't have cable.

As far as Conan, I thought that TBS was an odd choice, but I hope he succeeds. I've been a fan for years. He has so much chemistry with his guests that he can make an interview with the normally most boring celebrity interesting.

[sonic assassin]

sucks that hes on cable.. as a good chunk of his audience will be gone, but so long as hes on the air, im happy. i wanted him to go to adult swim, so its all the same to me.

CoCo FTW!

[Webtroll]

conan and george looks like a good line up to me

[darkfish01]

I think Conan's greatest competition now will be against Stewart and Colbert.
I personally would have loved for Conan to go to Comedy Central, but they already have two late night hosts and great programming.
I think this will give Conan a great opportunity to do his show the way he wants.
Also, I think he will catch CBS's eye whenever Letterman retires.
Perhaps then, a few years down the road, he could go head-to-head with Leno.
THAT would be something worth watching.

[rarisgod]

I'm really happy about it. The thing is I don't have cable either, so I'm going to have to either get cable or find some way to watch his show on the internet. I was hoping he'd go to Fox for that reason, but nonetheless I'm glad he's going somewhere. I'm glad they didn't put him after Lopez's show. I liked his sitcom, but I watched his show and it's rarely any good. and as others said, the Mexican jokes are too much and they aren't really all that funny...

[burk48237]

Even though TBS is on everyones basic cable package I doubt he'll make a dent in the ratings. The network guys have a huge edge in that they have local news leading into their shows. I'm personally not a big fan, I don't get his sticht, but then I'm old so I have an excuse. I've never found anything he's done seriously funny. Leno has his moments, and now he has a bass player (Ricky Minor) leading the band, Letterman has become an arrogant @$^ and let his success get to his head. But none of them are "great" at it.

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

Originally Posted by darkfish01

I think Conan's greatest competition now will be against Stewart and Colbert.
I personally would have loved for Conan to go to Comedy Central, but they already have two late night hosts and great programming.
I think this will give Conan a great opportunity to do his show the way he wants.
Also, I think he will catch CBS's eye whenever Letterman retires.
Perhaps then, a few years down the road, he could go head-to-head with Leno.
THAT would be something worth watching.

+1

I don't have cable or satellite TV, so until I do I'll still tune in to Letterman. Coco at least pried me away to watch the Tonight Show a number of times during his short reign.

[rarisgod]

I used to like Jay, but since the primetime show, I haven't been as big a fan. I've come to prefer Conan a lot and I am hoping to get cable or some alternative by November.

While I understand why some people wouldn't find conan funny, because some to his humour is stupid, I also cannot fathom why people like The Office. THAT is stupid humour.

[TOOL460002]

Originally Posted by LiquidMidnight

Are you sure? Here's Daily show with last night's episode: http://www.hulu.com/search?query=The...n+Stewart&st=0

ah yes- but those hulu searches/links now send you to the comedy central site. they streamed directly off hulu maybe a month or two after open beta, but as of a few weeks ago the shows name isnt on the list of tv shows when you go to browse the entire list. if you can search and get to the page via hulu i dont get why they wouldnt just keep the shows name on the list of all shows, and then have the links there.

[basstotheface]

my favorite channel just got better

[rarisgod]

I'm Canadian, so I can't get access to Hulu videos. Unless someone knows how...(cough pm me cough)