It's called Soul Food and it's delicious and there are plenty of restaurants that serve it and most black people I know seem pretty proud of it (and rightly so). This is one of the stupidest "controversies" I've ever heard.
I note that the Roots performed a song about it on Jimmy Fallon a...
Most likely. As always, follow the money.
This whole discussion is just bizarre. We're talking about grown adults negotiating deals as if they're 12-year-olds squabbling over who has the coolest sneakers. They know what they're doing (well, except for maybe the NBC execs!). It's business...
I was going to say that Conan should continue the Masturbating Bear just to goad NBC into filing a lawsuit over "The Masturbating Bear," but it looks like that won't be necessary after all. :)
I wonder how much of this debacle is actually Leno's or Conan's decision -- seems to me that the NBC...
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It's one thing to have a stronger lead-in between scripted dramas; it's another thing entirely to have another late-night talk show as a lead-in. Plenty of Leno fans probably watch him at 10 and then go to sleep or read a book (or. . .you know. . . ;) ) at 11:30. Most people watching...
I've heard that Conan has some sort of out clause in his contract that forces NBC to pay him a huge fee (potentially 8 figures) if he doesn't get at least half of the 11:30-12:30 time slot.
Can't confirm or deny that, though!