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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 2:35 pm
I read in one place that if they don't call Conan's show The Tonight Show, they will own him big money contractually. ==== Yeah I think AI will be over the shark totally when Simon is gone. Randy irritates me, Kara also irritates me, I love Ellen but don't see her, at least at this point, as a welcome addition to THAT show.. let her host anything and it is all good, but this isn't about the judges as much and don't see her as a music bus. expert, Anyway, I watch for whatever limited time they give to Simon and for some of the singers. And Ryan is a talented and hardworking guy, but haven't liked the schtick they or he put on for AI the last few years. And then the last few winners, eh.. That is sad about Dennis Hopper. if true.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 3:42 pm
I wonder if Ellen had thought of the prospect of Simon leaving when she signed up. I presume she has a multi year deal. I heard that from another source last week, about Dennis Hopper. Sadly, I think it is true, or only slightly exaggerated.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 4:17 pm
What do you think about Howie Mandel taking David Hasselhoff's place on America's Got Talent? And with The X Factor (being for singers of all ages), can we please stop having solo singers on AGT? I'd like to see AGT as a showcase for acts that can actually support a Vegas type show.

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Southern_grits
Member
10-08-2009
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 4:24 pm
I'm so sorry to hear about Dennis Hopper. (If it's true.) My husband will be too, Dennis is one of his all-time favs. My husband had prostate cancer 2 years ago. Thankfully his was caught early and was successfully treated. I'm sorry one of his idols' was not. Pactrick Swayze announced he had cancer about the same time my husband's was found. To me he's always been the hunkiest of the hunk. (In fact that's how my hubby always refers to him, "There's your hunk.") I felt and still feel especially bad for his wife because here I swooned over her husband for so long and she lost him while I got to keep mine. I also feel so damned lucky. Ironic, too.
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 5:56 pm
Dennis Hopper was in Giant? I don't even remember him in that movie. What role did he play?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 7:37 pm
Without looking in the IMDB, I can sort of remember Hopper in Giant. I checked. He played the role of Jordan Benedict III.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 7:37 pm
Dennis Hopper was Elizabeth Taylor's and Rock Hudson's son in Giant
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Catfat
Member
02-27-2002
| Monday, January 11, 2010 - 11:43 pm
I remember now (I think). Wasn't he the son who married a Mexican woman and both were ostracized by the white folk?
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 12:58 am
yes Catfat, that is correct.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 5:58 am
At least Conan O'Brien is keeping an open mind. Aside from hosting The Tonight Show at 12:05 a.m., as NBC may want him to do so that the network can keep its beloved Jay Leno on the air once his unsuccessful prime-time run endson Feb. 12, the gangly funnyman is considering many other opportunities for future success on the small screen. "Star in a Lifetime original movie about a woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her network," O'Brien began. He then continued to tick off career move after career move, each one more preposterous (or promising?) than the next. For instance, which would you prefer? That Conan televise his own colonoscopy, à la Katie Couric, for a new Bravo series, Project Funway, or that he "gain 10 pounds of chin" in order to convince NBC to let him keep the 11:35 p.m. slot? Some of O'Brien's other options: • "Host a show on BET called White All Night." • "Move to Fox and follow their hit, 24, with a new show called 24:05." • "Pretend to put my son in a giant foil balloon, then sit back and watch the offers come pouring in!" • "Leave television altogether, and work in a classier business with better people, like hard core porn." But speaking of putting on more chin, Jay Leno—the one who has actually been canceled here—has also managed to keep his wits about him in the face of NBC's coddling adversity. "Supposedly we're moving to 11:30," NBC's onetime late-night leader said in his Monday monologue. "Even this is not for sure. My people are upset. Conan's people are upset. "Hey, NBC said they wanted drama at 10 o'clock—now they've got it! Everybody's mad!" "I take pride in one thing," Leno added. "I leave NBC prime-time the same way I found it—a complete disaster." There is something to be said for consistency. As Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson said on Friday, "I do like to think that we still make the crappiest late-night TV show. When all is said and done, we'll be remembered as the ones that sucked the most. "But what did we do? We sucked at the same damn time every night." Amen. from enewsonline
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 9:05 am
I have never seen any of their shows, so I don't give a fig.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 12:18 pm
Howie Mandel won't draw me to AGT and I agree it would be better if they removed the singers.. though, as I contemplate that move, that might just free me from actually watching AGT at all since I'm not all that excited by "Vegas Acts". I do enjoy Sharon and have come to sort of enjoy Piers on that show too.. last season I watched now and then but not faithfully. I really liked the show the first season. I will watch the X Factor and oddly, will hope Paula WILL be joining Simon there. AI.. without Simon.. won't be must see tv for me. Heck, I am so out of the loop lately with TV that I was shocked when a friend told me last night that it starts tonight! I had been enjoying the lack of new tv, reading more. Plus with my driving stints, some fairly early, I can't stay up as late watching TV and it seems like my restless leg crap kicks in earlier since my surgery and so I end up leaving more and more shows on the DVR. And as usual, the shows I do watch are pitted against each other. Grr. I also will not be contributing a fig, along with OG, over the late night show brouhaha.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 1:30 pm
Aw thanks, I didn't know that NBC was trying to oust Jay. I just feel bad for all the shuffeling around - at least all guys involved seem to be joking about it. To me, they're all the same wish them all good luck! Oh, and count me in as a SIMON fan! I usually agree with him...lol
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 1:30 pm
O'Brien just announced that he will not take that later night slot at NBC. Ta Dah
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 1:32 pm
oh wow, Rosie thanks for the update! that was fast.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 1:37 pm
In O'Brien's statement (read by a commentator), he indicated that NBC was insisting on a quick decision. I don't really care what NBC does but they appear to be treating Leno, O'Brien and the rest of the late nite group badly.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 1:54 pm
I agree!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 2:01 pm
What will Conan do? I really like him!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 2:03 pm
Some talk of going to FOX or some place but who knows if that is true or not? Commentators are commenting about Conan changing stations but Conan didn't say that in his statement.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 2:16 pm
he just gave a long statmemnt to the NYTimes. (i am at work and can't cut/paste it). basically saying that NBC is killing the Tonite Show franchise and he won't be a part of it.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 3:32 pm
Rosie, I heard the same thing about him going to Fox.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 4:50 pm
http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/12/conan-i-want-to-work-for-nbc/ Here is a link to the letter written to the "People of the Earth". And, he's truly sorry for his hair.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 4:54 pm
http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/12/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-take-two-nbc-conan-obrien-contract-deal-leaving-late-night-network-television-deal/ And Jay gets the 1 hour show back because Conan leaving.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 5:12 pm
Kook, some people have hair, some people have chins...tomaytoe, tomahto.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 5:14 pm
And... some have hair on their chins!
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