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Interesting how, when one door closes to him at NBC, another door opens to him at the network. Perhaps this was part of his exit contract? (UPDATE: Nope. Conan and company were shocked!) Anyway, the pilot is called JUSTICE from O’Brien’s production company Conaco. Executive produced by John Eisendrath, it follows a Supreme Court justice who quits to start his own legal practice.
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Great site. I definitely agree. I think the show was part of his exit contract — I think there were a lot of details about his exit contract that never came out…
Total PR move by Jeff Sucker & Co. to repair their image by looking like “the good guys”, and at the same time, diminish Conan’s credibility.
Of course, NBC ran David Letterman’s program “Ed” for four seasons.
Does anyone who is talking trash about Conan losing credibility know the process of picking up pilots? I don’t, but I do know there’s lots of circumstances that go into play. Do we even know that Conan can take it elsewhere if NBC wants it? Do we even know how long it has been in the pipeline or if Conan can pull it back from NBC if they want it? Everything has been askew since the writers strike and pilots that were presented long time ago and have been languishing for an answer are suddenly popping up greenlit. Then there are those things called first look deals. I’m not saying that I know any of the circumstances surrounding the deal, but there could also be contracts in place that don’t give Conan much choice in the matter. And it also could be that there’s no room for grudges when there’s money to be made. The point is, we don’t know. And just because Conan has a lot of money to hold out for an offer from a friendlier network, doesn’t mean that the writer/creator of the project can do the same. It wouldn’t be a cool thing for a rich guy like Conan to drag someone else’s chances for a livelihood who may not be as well off just because he has a beef with the network.
Why would NBC be doing this for good PR? When networks pick up pilots (even in this case) it doesn’t make the mainstream news. It only makes the industry trade mags and sites (like this site). Hollywood folk are going to keep their opinions of NBC no matter if they pick up this pilot or not. The average person will go through today and the next several months and will not have any idea that NBC just ordered a pilot from Conan’s production company. And if it makes to air, the people watching will have no idea that this show is from Conan’s production company. So, how is this good PR for NBC?
It’s a big story on the Huffington Post, which is read by a lot people not in the entertainment industry.
I’m no expert, but it seems like an unusually savvy move by NBC. In the short term, it’s good PR for a network trying to soften its ballbusting image toward Conan — yet they are not obligated to actually pickup the series or even air a single episode. But, if the show is actually good, they get desperately-needed programming for prime-time. Furthermore, it gives Conan incentive to stay on decent terms with his former employers — publicly at least.
Relax people! It is just a Pilot. Alot of pilots NEVER make it into the schedule and never go beyond the Pilot season. Networks look at ALOT of pilots before making any decisions on scheduling.
This is ONLY from his own production company, and ONLY the company. Maybe Conan makes a better producer than a late night talk show host!
I don’t know whether it’s good PR or not, but it has made the mainstream news. Looks like it puts a happy ending on Conan being kicked to the curb and that’s good.
People sure do love victims. Conan could not deliver the ratings that Jay had, and somehow Jay is the bad guy and Conan is the victim? Wow, I am constantly surprised at the way people think and of course, Nikki is championing the bash Jay brigade.
I am rooting for Jay to take over the #1 spot just to piss of some people.
Oh- and I can’t stand any of the three!