Oddly enough, Fox is considering leasing Conan's old studio from NBC, who is apparently okay with that!
Oddly enough, Fox is considering leasing Conan's old studio from NBC, who is apparently okay with that!
When you say "Old studio" do you mean Studio 6A? Currently the set is being used for "Doctor OZ"
If you mean the burbank one then great. That studio went before it's time.
The budget for the Tonight Show with Conan included the price tag of the construction of the new studio, which was included in the books for five years.
Apparently my point just doesn't seem to compute.
And the few that don't put Conan on will probably be hearing from their viewers demanding to know why they can't watch Conan. So sooner rather than later, he'll be on every Fox station.
Actually, that's not that unusual. Networks and production companies use each other's stages all the time. Not every studio has the facilities needed for every production. TNG's Western episode ("A Fistful of Datas"), for example, was filmed at Warner Bros. because they have a Western backlot. Many outdoor scenes set in New York City are filmed by other companies at Paramount, because they have a New York City set on their backlot. Etc.Oddly enough, Fox is considering leasing Conan's old studio from NBC, who is apparently okay with that!
I suspect that after the debacle with NBC, Conan and his team are making sure that any potential contract with FOX includes a guarantee of a certain minimum commitment to the show, and a penalty for violation that makes it more expensive for them to cancel him than to keep him on the air if his ratings are struggling in the first year or two. Surely they have to be thinking about such things after what happened at NBC. Also, with how long FOX has wanted to compete with NBC and CBS in the late night arena, and utterly failed to do so, I imagine they're going to be more tolerant of the time needed to build an audience for a late night show than they would be in their primetime lineup.
Also, keep in mind that this tour does have significant benefits for him. By all accounts, he's close to reaching a deal with FOX and will likely be launching a late night show as early as this fall. The American television viewing public has a notoriously short attention span, and many are likely not even thinking about Conan any more at this point. Doing a tour like this helps keep him and his name before the public and helps keep his popularity up. So it's not like he's doing the tour just as a public service.
<shrugs> That certainly wasn't in any of your posts until now. You were instead rambling on about the costs of the theater and everyone else working on the shows, which had not a damn thing to do with anything I said. So excuse the Hell out of me for not being a mind-reader for someone who can't get their point across properly.
