While NBC just gave him a ton of money to end his show and he spent almost every minute of the last two weeks absolutely ripping apart the network, it appears that Conan O’Brien isn’t too mad at them. After all, NBC has just picked up a currently untitled pilot from Conan’s production company Conaco.
The hour-long show is currently known as Justice, and is about an ex-Supreme Court justice who quits (because of a certain recent decision?) to start his own legal practice. The pilot was written by John Eisendrath, a former writer and producer for 90210, Alias, and many other shows. He’ll be executing producing alongside O’Brien, Jeff Ross and Conaco’s David Kissinger.
Part of his settlement stipulated his his NBC-based production company had to keep operating at NBC Universal till September, so this may be out of necessity rather than anything else.
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Worth tracking down his last week or so of shows? We don't get him down here in Australia. Only Letterman and the now-Dead Early Leno.
Lets recap. Conan Is only proudcing a show that is part of a production shingle he is contractually obligated to continue to use until September.
As such, he's not really returning to anything in that he's just doing what he agreed to do. As usual.
Thus. This is ALMOST news.
Headlines are usually hyperbole and tease designed to create interest in the article, but this was a little bit lame.
Aussie,
Conan's last week of shows were really great. Definitely worth looking for if you can.
Conan's been on in Australia for years. Move out of the sticks and get pay tv.
So it's untitled and it's also titled 'Justice'? Interesting.
@#4: It's called "Rove" over here. And only wankers pay for TV. Real Aussies put their hard-earned into broadband where all the porn is.
@#6: great comeback there "drongo." i love it when "real aussies" question how "aussie" complete strangers are on random websites. maybe you should stick to the message boards over on the family-first site, and looking up porn since that's what you seem to love so much. bet you can't wait to get an ipad with their easy-to-clean screens. oh by the way, has your southern cross tattoo healed up nicely?
@#3: Grabbed 'em. Thanks. —————
@#7: Jesus. Lighten up.
There are some things that need to be straightened out:
Conan made fun of NBC because it was an apt joke to carry out during his last couple weeks at The Tonight Show.
He was never truly pissed off with NBC but the two men primarily responsible for giving him the boot: Jeff Zucker and Dick Ebersol. Those are the two men everyone should be pissed at. Well, them and Leno.
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