Comments on: Leno & Conan Return to Late Night in January http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/ theTVaddict.com is your number one source on the net for TV news, scoop, reviews and commentary on all of your favourite TV shows. Check out theTVaddict.com daily for commentary, a WHAT TO WATCH TVguide, and a weekly podcast. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:18:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: crystal http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247159 crystal Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:25:47 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247159 I don't agree. I don't feel that giving 200 people back their jobs will be a huge blow. I know for a lot of people who don't stay up late enough to see Leno and Conan the situation will still be in the same place with or without the shows. I am more concerned for things like Lost, Life, and all those other shows that start with the letter L. Seriously though, could you just make a choice to go off the air and put hundreds of your coworkers/friends out of work. I think that they both did what most honest and loyal people would do in their situation. I know what it is like to be out of work, and it sucks. I can't imagine how many people will be loosing their jobs this holiday season and receiving no residuals for their hard work. I am not anti writers or strikers, I just feel for the what I imagine to be thousands of middle class people that will be out of work. And of course my empty TV screen since there is no way in hell I will be watching any reality TV next year. Sorry, I am not a fan. I don’t agree. I don’t feel that giving 200 people back their jobs will be a huge blow. I know for a lot of people who don’t stay up late enough to see Leno and Conan the situation will still be in the same place with or without the shows. I am more concerned for things like Lost, Life, and all those other shows that start with the letter L.

Seriously though, could you just make a choice to go off the air and put hundreds of your coworkers/friends out of work. I think that they both did what most honest and loyal people would do in their situation. I know what it is like to be out of work, and it sucks. I can’t imagine how many people will be loosing their jobs this holiday season and receiving no residuals for their hard work. I am not anti writers or strikers, I just feel for the what I imagine to be thousands of middle class people that will be out of work.

And of course my empty TV screen since there is no way in hell I will be watching any reality TV next year. Sorry, I am not a fan.

]]> By: Stephanie http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247124 Stephanie Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:27:53 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247124 I'm happy. I've missed my nightly dose of new Leno and Conan. I’m happy. I’ve missed my nightly dose of new Leno and Conan.

]]> By: Barbara http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247112 Barbara Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:51:28 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247112 To answer your question: No I don't. It's two shows in the late night time, that won't even be the same as they were pre-strike (Ok I have to add that if they do a monologue, then I think they're cheating). I don't think they'll be doing any big harm being on air. And besides, won't Conan and Leno without the monologue (and sketches in Conan's case) be like the late night version of those morning shows that never went off air? Also, you have been, on this very site, writing about how this and this DVD would make the perfect gift. Wouldn't you say that hurts the strikers too? I bet the TV networks make a LOT more money from DVD sales (especially around Christmas time) than they do with advertisement during Conan and Leno. It all comes down to money. And as long as people won't stop buying DVDs, shows from itunes and watching streams on the networks' websites (the ads make the money here) the studios will still be happily saying that they are not in financial trouble which means they won't care if the strike goes on. To answer your question: No I don’t.

It’s two shows in the late night time, that won’t even be the same as they were pre-strike (Ok I have to add that if they do a monologue, then I think they’re cheating). I don’t think they’ll be doing any big harm being on air. And besides, won’t Conan and Leno without the monologue (and sketches in Conan’s case) be like the late night version of those morning shows that never went off air?

Also, you have been, on this very site, writing about how this and this DVD would make the perfect gift. Wouldn’t you say that hurts the strikers too? I bet the TV networks make a LOT more money from DVD sales (especially around Christmas time) than they do with advertisement during Conan and Leno.

It all comes down to money. And as long as people won’t stop buying DVDs, shows from itunes and watching streams on the networks’ websites (the ads make the money here) the studios will still be happily saying that they are not in financial trouble which means they won’t care if the strike goes on.

]]> By: Hil http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247088 Hil Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:06:40 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247088 What kind of format will they have when they come back? Without writers they will have to change up their format a lot, perhaps even making the lack of writers a more obvious problem. I do respect them for trying to take care of their workers. It is one thing to say you support the writers when you are just a tv couch potato, but when you actually have the ability to give 100 people jobs this time of year you might think differently about the politics here and grant them work. I don't really think that having Leno on or not will really solve the network's big problem with programming. It sure isn't keeping me up at night. I will be missing my tv dramas, and somehow I doubt they can keep going without those very long. They can't make more Life or Pushing Daisies or LOST without writers. What kind of format will they have when they come back? Without writers they will have to change up their format a lot, perhaps even making the lack of writers a more obvious problem. I do respect them for trying to take care of their workers. It is one thing to say you support the writers when you are just a tv couch potato, but when you actually have the ability to give 100 people jobs this time of year you might think differently about the politics here and grant them work.

I don’t really think that having Leno on or not will really solve the network’s big problem with programming. It sure isn’t keeping me up at night. I will be missing my tv dramas, and somehow I doubt they can keep going without those very long. They can’t make more Life or Pushing Daisies or LOST without writers.

]]> By: theTVaddict http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247079 theTVaddict Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:14:28 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247079 Dude and Barbara, Completely valid points. But isn't there an argument to be made that Late Night returning takes pressure of the networks, thus making the strike last longer, hurting more and more below-the-line workers? Dude and Barbara,

Completely valid points. But isn’t there an argument to be made that Late Night returning takes pressure of the networks, thus making the strike last longer, hurting more and more below-the-line workers?

]]> By: Barbara http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247078 Barbara Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:11:55 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247078 I completely 100% agree with Dude. It's easy for the writers to diss them because they have money. But there are people, many of them with families probably, that cannot just "take" a few months to a year off. Imagine being without a salary for let's say 6 months. Even people with decent income would soon run out of money. And then what? Do you say to your kid "sorry but I can't buy this because people who clearly still have money (because if they didn't they would probably stop the strike) decided that they want even more money" ? Don't get me wrong, I support the writers, I do. And I think it's the producers' fault because they clearly have no moral conscience at all. But at one point you have to think of hundreds of people that didn't do anything wrong but are the most affected by this. I completely 100% agree with Dude. It’s easy for the writers to diss them because they have money. But there are people, many of them with families probably, that cannot just “take” a few months to a year off. Imagine being without a salary for let’s say 6 months. Even people with decent income would soon run out of money. And then what? Do you say to your kid “sorry but I can’t buy this because people who clearly still have money (because if they didn’t they would probably stop the strike) decided that they want even more money” ?

Don’t get me wrong, I support the writers, I do. And I think it’s the producers’ fault because they clearly have no moral conscience at all. But at one point you have to think of hundreds of people that didn’t do anything wrong but are the most affected by this.

]]> By: Dude http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-247076 Dude Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:43:09 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/12/17/leno-conan-return-to-late-night-in-january/#comment-247076 The fact of the matter is that the producers, writers, and actors/hosts all make WAY more money than the below the line people. While I agree that this is a "blow," I still feel the strike is not acceptable in that the only people being hurt are the people that can least afford it. Please don't interpret this as anti-writer, because proportionately, they certainly deserve more than they are getting. The fact of the matter is that the producers, writers, and actors/hosts all make WAY more money than the below the line people.

While I agree that this is a “blow,” I still feel the strike is not acceptable in that the only people being hurt are the people that can least afford it.

Please don’t interpret this as anti-writer, because proportionately, they certainly deserve more than they are getting.

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