Comments on: Day 331: Conan’s Super German Laser Light Show http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/ JETSAM–[noun]: goods cast overboard deliberately, as to lighten a vessel or improve its stability Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:58:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: skunkcabbage http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3286 skunkcabbage Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:46:43 +0000 http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3286 I like the Academy Awards strategy. Advertising revenue loss is our friend! Like yourself, I'm suspicious about the corporate logic--"had to do it to save jobs" line. That's boilerplate boss-talk. I like the Academy Awards strategy. Advertising revenue loss is our friend! Like yourself, I’m suspicious about the corporate logic–”had to do it to save jobs” line. That’s boilerplate boss-talk.

]]> By: cerebraljetsam http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3280 cerebraljetsam Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:45:46 +0000 http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3280 skunk: true. You're completely right and I believe Conan and Leno at least do that periodically (I also enjoy Kimmel's ridiculous solution to making money for his writers). Generally, all these hosts seem to pay the writers out of their own pocket at the moment and refuse to put on anything writers would have been responsible for (i.e. the little writing that needs to be done is actually done by themselves). From what I hear, Conan actually had to come back on the air, as his pre-strike ratings had already been poor that an additional loss of ratings due a long interruption of the program might have resulted in job cuts. Now, this seems to me like very corporate-y logic, which makes sense if we're talking abut NBC as such, but I am not yet convinced that this actually holds true for the show itself. I nice bargaining tool at this point are the Academy Awards, which, like the Golden Globes, might be cancelled if the strike is not settled by then. skunk: true. You’re completely right and I believe Conan and Leno at least do that periodically (I also enjoy Kimmel’s ridiculous solution to making money for his writers). Generally, all these hosts seem to pay the writers out of their own pocket at the moment and refuse to put on anything writers would have been responsible for (i.e. the little writing that needs to be done is actually done by themselves). From what I hear, Conan actually had to come back on the air, as his pre-strike ratings had already been poor that an additional loss of ratings due a long interruption of the program might have resulted in job cuts. Now, this seems to me like very corporate-y logic, which makes sense if we’re talking abut NBC as such, but I am not yet convinced that this actually holds true for the show itself.
I nice bargaining tool at this point are the Academy Awards, which, like the Golden Globes, might be cancelled if the strike is not settled by then.

]]> By: skunkcabbage http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3278 skunkcabbage Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:24:17 +0000 http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3278 They're scabs. I mean it's good that they mention the strike, but the more powerful gesture is to shut down and refuse to appear. Or shoot the show from the picket lines and put it up on youtube as something that somehow gets around violating their contracts. Do some pirate shit. That would be cool. They’re scabs. I mean it’s good that they mention the strike, but the more powerful gesture is to shut down and refuse to appear. Or shoot the show from the picket lines and put it up on youtube as something that somehow gets around violating their contracts. Do some pirate shit. That would be cool.

]]> By: Albert Hammond http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3276 Albert Hammond Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:08:41 +0000 http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3276 MY NAME IS RUDI HARHARHAR MY NAME IS RUDI HARHARHAR

]]> By: anaj http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3273 anaj Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:32:34 +0000 http://cerebraljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/day-330-conans-super-german-laser-light-show/#comment-3273 It's a bit like the old anarchic Harald Schmidt who was a genius in killing time. But he seems to have run out of ideas and asked Oliver Pocher on board - the have no chemistry and seeing SChmidt succumb to Pocher's lameness is pretty annoying. This is already one of the better ones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5cLXDMBhVg It’s a bit like the old anarchic Harald Schmidt who was a genius in killing time. But he seems to have run out of ideas and asked Oliver Pocher on board – the have no chemistry and seeing SChmidt succumb to Pocher’s lameness is pretty annoying.

This is already one of the better ones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5cLXDMBhVg

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