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Conan gets $45m to leave Tonight.

2010-01-21, 10:57 AM #1

KOP_AoEJedi

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Well, good for him. $33m to Conan, $12m to the staff. I think they deserve it for what they got. Moved across the country, to be booted in 8 months.

Even though NBC is binding Conan until October (per some contract), I wonder where he will go after that.

Originally Posted by FastGamerr

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2010-01-21, 11:24 AM #2

Brian

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FOXNEWS

2010-01-21, 11:26 AM #3

KOP_AoEJedi

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Supposedly FOX has decided they aren't interested in him now, even though a few years ago they offered to TRIPLE his salary to do a show for them.

Originally Posted by FastGamerr

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2010-01-21, 11:36 AM #4

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NBC is becoming the new Fox. Killing things that are good. Top Gear USA? We're too dumb to understand it. Conan? **** that guy!

The only good shows they have are 30 Rock and Community. Everything else is utter garbage

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2010-01-21, 11:44 AM #5

KOP_AoEJedi

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Yeah, and Community was a 'risk' to them. McHale is a genius.

Originally Posted by FastGamerr

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2010-01-21, 11:45 AM #6

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Originally posted by mb:

NEVER FORGET

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2010-01-21, 12:26 PM #7

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NBC owns the USA network, which brought us such great shows as...

BURN NOTICE. NEW EPISODES STARTING TONIGHT. OH MY GOD.

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2010-01-21, 12:52 PM #8

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doesnt matter. they killed Top gear usa

[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

2010-01-21, 3:42 PM #9

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omg a show for people who jack off to cars was cancelled :ninja:

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2010-01-21, 4:02 PM #10

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If you weren't a tool you would realize that Top Gear is more than just a car show.

It's political satire, comedy, talk show, and adventure all rolled in to one.

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2010-01-21, 4:07 PM #11

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Originally posted by drizzt2k2:

If you weren't a tool you would realize that Top Gear is more than just a car show.

It's political satire, comedy, talk show, and adventure all rolled in to one.

i'm not a tool... i'm just giving mb a hard time... thanks for ruining it :argh:

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2010-01-21, 4:56 PM #12

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Originally posted by DrkJedi82:

i'm not a tool... i'm just giving mb a hard time... thanks for ruining it :argh:

Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

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2010-01-21, 4:58 PM #13

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MB deserves a hard time for not listing The Office. And also for being fat.

2010-01-21, 5:00 PM #14

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Originally posted by JM:

MB deserves a hard time for not listing The Office. And also for being fat.

The Office has gone downhill so hard. It was a great show, and a huge gamble for NBC, especially as a mid-season replacement, but the last season has been so mediocre.

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2010-01-21, 6:24 PM #15

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BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BABY?!?!

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2010-01-21, 6:47 PM #16

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Everything about NBC has gone downhill. Even my beloved Heroes, which is probably in its death throes right now. Everything occasionally has a burst of hope crushed by a storm of ****.

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2010-01-21, 7:00 PM #17

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Heroes hasn't been good since Season 1 - but there are some very good episodes within some otherwise terrible seasons. What I love about Top Gear is they aren't afraid to badmouth a car - can't see that happening in a US version without NBC going ape**** about losing advertisers.

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2010-01-21, 7:01 PM #18

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Apparently they had worked out a deal with advertisers to try to keep that in tact.

BUT WE'LL NEVER KNOW BECAUSE NOW THERES NO TOP GEAR USA.

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2010-01-21, 8:21 PM #19

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I loved the Top Gear where they covered the ZR1 Vette. "Way to go fat man... you've made an amazing automobile!"

>>untie shoes

2010-01-22, 3:20 AM #20

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Originally posted by TimeWolfOfThePast:

Heroes hasn't been good since Season 1 - but there are some very good episodes within some otherwise terrible seasons.

The second part of season 3 was pretty good. But I still stopped watching 2 episodes into the current.

nope.

2010-01-22, 6:12 AM #21

KOP_AoEJedi

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Originally posted by Antony:

I loved the Top Gear where they covered the ZR1 Vette. "Way to go fat man... you've made an amazing automobile!"

Great episode.

I have to agree with the rest of you, Top Gear, is the greatest.

I think my favorite ep was the one where they took motorcycles through vietnam. Classic.

Originally Posted by FastGamerr

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2010-01-22, 9:53 AM #22

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Originally posted by KOP_AoEJedi:

Great episode.

I have to agree with the rest of you, Top Gear, is the greatest.

I think my favorite ep was the one where they took motorcycles through vietnam. Classic.

All the travel specials have been great. Botswana, Bolivia, America, North Pole. All fantastic.

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2010-01-22, 10:20 AM #23

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I must have missed the North Pole. What did they drive??

Originally Posted by FastGamerr

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2010-01-22, 10:35 AM #24

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I watched the Office Seasons 1 through to the end of Season 5 in one week. Thank god for DVD's!

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2010-01-22, 11:19 AM #25

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Originally posted by Jep:

I watched the Office Seasons 1 through to the end of Season 5 in one week. Thank god for torrents!

Ha fixed!

2010-01-22, 11:39 AM #26

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Originally posted by KOP_AoEJedi:

I must have missed the North Pole. What did they drive??

Jeremy and James were in a Toyota Hilux, racing Richard on a sled pulled by huskies. It was a good special (well, they all are), especially the bits with the extreme weather training and Ranulph Fiennes.

2010-01-22, 11:52 AM #27

Jep

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Originally posted by Spectrael:

Ha fixed!

It actually wasn't. My old man owns all the Friends, Office (US and British), Arrested Development, Seinfield, Lost, Everybody Loves Raymond seasons that have been released to DVD.

I actually haven't pirated anything (including music) in quite a few years now. Amazing, considering I used to get everything from websites. Hell I never even bought Jedi Knight. XD

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2010-01-22, 11:53 AM #28

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Originally posted by Jep:

Hell I never even bought Jedi Knight. XD

Oh. Sweet. :psyduck:

I lost my JK Disc 1

Sad that the game came on two discs, when its only ~150ish mb. Cinematics I guess?

Originally Posted by FastGamerr

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2010-01-23, 12:58 PM #29

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and music, which is in a cdplayer readable format.

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2010-01-24, 2:15 AM #30

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Originally posted by fishstickz:

The Office has gone downhill so hard. It was a great show, and a huge gamble for NBC, especially as a mid-season replacement, but the last season has been so mediocre.

Disagree. I think its still going strong compared to most shows out there, current and past.

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2010-01-24, 3:30 AM #31

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I preferred the ethos of the British version: "kill it before it goes downhill". Not that Steve Carrel isn't brilliant and I want his babies and that.

2010-01-24, 1:52 PM #32

Spectrael

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Originally posted by Jep:

I wasn't accusing you or anything, just saying what I'd do.

I pirate stuff all the time, stuff I don't even want. I pirate it, delete it, then pirate it again for the hell of it.

2010-01-24, 3:40 PM #33

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Originally posted by Martyn:

I preferred the ethos of the British version: "kill it before it goes downhill". Not that Steve Carrel isn't brilliant and I want his babies and that.

The british version's peak doesnt even touch the bottom of the American version.

I'll take the worst American episode over the best Brit episode anyday.

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