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Originally Posted by Barnes
I don't think Conan saying "Look I have all these offers but if you can promise me some advancement opportunities will come in the future, I'll stay." is holding a gun to NBC.
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The bottom line is that he gave them an ultimatum and then didn't deliver what they thought was an acceptable results. We can argue all day that maybe if he had more time it would be different, but Conan is the one that forced the change therefore the onus was more on him to deliver the goods. Leno can't be blamed for that.
It's really no different than when you see a hockey prospect threaten to go to Russia if they don't get called up, and then when they do get called up, they fail to impress.
Like I said, I like Conan better than Leno, but his Tonight Show was lacking compared to his old show imo. Personally, I blame Andy Richter. The guy kills jokes. Conan's old show improved immediately after axing him.