When I rolled out of bed this morning at precisely 8:27 a.m., it was already well known to me that when I got online to view the news today, something about Conan O'Brien would be littering the homepages of many of my favorite news sources. As I prepared my shower, I couldn't help but continuously wonder as to how much money Conan would walk away with, and then I began to wonder how pissed off he was going to be, despite the fact that he would be making enough money from the deal to feed an entire third world country for quite some time. I'm sure Haiti wouldn't mind a cool million in disaster relief funds right about now. Logging on to CNN's website, I did a quick search on Conan and, very unsurprisingly, came to find that if Conan agrees to walk from NBC, they will pay him a hefty sum of $40 Million. No doubt this is not enough to cover the stress and embarrassment O'Brien will probably claim, but I have to wonder, is this a good deal for either party? NBC sure seems to think so, putting a heavy cross upon the aging shoulders of 17-year Tonight Show veteran Jay Leno. I don't know why, but I don't see Leno acquiring the same kind of viewer fanbase that he used to have, as the younger generation has an easier time identifying with O'Brien and his antics. Whatever the outcome may be, I am just ecstatic to see that the deal is finally nearing a close, and soon this mess will be swept under the rug...a fate O'Brien's television career may soon face.
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