Playing Dirty
Filed under: TV News > Jay Leno
Tisk tisk.
NBC is trying to strong arm Jay Leno back to the Tonight Show, the very same program they are basically forcing him to leave against his own will in a year and a half.
The funnyman with the heart of gold has been supporting his writers by walking out in solidarity and not crossing the picket line.
But, now, NBC has informed all nonwriting staff that they will be fired at the end of next week if Leno doesn't return.
Ewwww. That's all sorts of wrong!
“I talk to Jay every day, and he will not be the first [late-night host] to cross the picket line,” said Tonight Show head writer Joe Medeiros, also a strike captain for the Writers Guild of America.
So, in an attempt to save people's jobs and also lure Leno back, NBC is "looking into" the possibility of having guest hosts fill in while Jay is gone.
How shady of NBC!
[Image via Mavrix Online.]
What a bunch of jerks at NBC. Regardless of what you think of the strike, it's not the nonwriting staff's fault what's going on.
Buja Buja!
Kudos, Perez. Great entry.
I can't wait until Conan replaces Jay
?
first!!!!!!!!!!
booo! F*** NBC!
OH MY FUHREAKING GOOSH! FIRST!
wow.. that is FUCKED UP.. these producres are HORRIBLE
Shame on them! ASSHOLES!!
wow.. that is FUCKED UP.. these producers are HORRIBLE
DAMMIT!!!
ugh…who cares about the picket line!
screw them. i want NEW EPISODES OF THE OFFICE!!!
i say fire everyone if they dont return by next week.
off wit their headz, with a Z
Wow this is interesting. This is pertty serious stuff huh.
WOW how LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW how LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The studios won't win this. Because they are not the ones with the creative talent and at the end of the day that's what makes hollywood go around. Right on Perez for this post. You have a heart too.
I remember when Jack Parr was the host, before Jonny and Jay. I think it's terrible that they are giving Jay Leno such a hard time. He saved that show when they passed on Joan Rivers to replace Jonny. I agree with the other posts on this web, Kudos to Perez for bringing this to our attention.
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
WHAT A JOKE!
CORPORATE AMERICA!
Yuck. I've met Jay. He IS a great guy. NBC should be ashamed of themselves.
GO NBC!
i cant believe people are supporting those cry baby selfish writers
they are keeping people unemployed because they want higher pay cheques
so typical of nbc and universal the they are not "green" for the environment they are "green" because of greed
they said they'd be LAID OFF, not fired. but props to jay leno for doing what he's doing.
Yet another attempt at Union busting by Big Money. Stand strong, writers!
NBC tried to hire Creazy Rosie, the lunatic that think 9/11 was an inside job, to be a host in cable prime time.- NBC is more liberal than CNN and as a true liberal and communsit adoring network, they feel more confortable when they are oppresing people.
Boo! Hiss! Support the writers!
Re: napoleon diddy –
I want new episodes of The Office too, but if you can appreciate The Office, don't you understand that what makes that show is the unique team of writers (half of which are actors in the show.. Steve Carrell included.. he has written an episode or two). You can't have The Office without those writers, plain and simple. They deserve all the royalties from DVD sales and internet views. Have you seen how many fucking adds they put in the online episodes? And they are keeping all that for themselves and not giving them to the writers?? Fucking ridiculous!!
Those of you who don't care about the strike either don't care much for TV or don't understand how this industry works, and that's fine. But you have to realize that there are a ton of people out there who DO know and care, and that's why this strike is vital to the future of Televison.
Fuck the TV execs!
fuck nbc that is a low down dirty thing to do!!!! Support the WGA!!!
What the fuck is a PR diva????? ahahahahahaahahahha
Re: Shireen – Get a life.
Once again you lie and misinform. Laying off is not firing!
This makes me so mad! I love that Jay Leno seems to be one of the few celebs with real integrity, and he and his staff are being punished for it? It's infuriating. Why not just give writers a percentage of internet downloads?? If there's really no money to be made there, like the higher-ups are claiming, then 2% of nothing is nothing.
isnt this standard? once someone leaves the cast goes too?
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
jey's doing the right thing. Writers unite for more compensation!!
Jay is doing the right thing. Writers unite for more compensation!!
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT.
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT.
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
FUCK JAY. HE IS AN ASS KISSING CUNT.
People have to eat. I would fire everyone and start from scracth.
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
..
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT.
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT..
.
MICHAEL JACKSON RULEZ — PEREZ IS FAT
Re: some ppl have too much time on their hands –
fuck you, I'm a film major, so it's imporant to me. And if you took the time to read it, I'd say you have a lot of time on your hands too. God forbid somebody write something more eloquent than "first". Moron.
MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE STUTTERING JOHN HOST. FUCK JAY LENO THAT MUTHERTFUCKERCOCKSUCKERSHITEATINGPIG!
Lorne Micheals sucks off donkeys in Hell.
I love NBC, but I'll fucking get in touch with them and yell at them if I have to.
Fuck NBC. If I didn't love "30 Rock" and "Scrubs" so much I'd boycott that channel all together.
Why fire the "non-writing staff?" Are they refering to cameramen, gaffs, gophers that sort of thing? That's extortion, if that's the case. If that were me and I got sued because of the writers staff striking, I would sue the shit out of NBC. If they are doing this because these people don't have anything to do at the moment (no show = no work), then they should put them on temporary leave–not fire them. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what is being said though because of the way it is worded: Is he telling the non-writing staff that the writers will be fired if Leno doesn't return? Either way it's extortion, and shouldn't be condoned. That is a very difficult choice for Jay to make, but I just quite a job over bullshit like this, but I didn't make the kind of money Jay makes. It doesn't matter though, if I were Jay, I would still say eff you to NBC because I don't like their unscrupulous tactics!
That's why Leno always says NBC is # 4! How low down and sneaky of NBC. They're making enough money already, not like the writers.
PAY THE STARS LESS AND THE WRITERS MORE!
To poster #1… sure it's not the nonwriters fault but the studio is just being realistic. No writers, no program, no need for staff and crew. Sure, the writers have rights to intellectual property but studios also have to look at their bottom line. Why pay for staff and crew that is not needed?
Wow. NBC is showing it's true colors–it's evil, dirty darkside. I'm really disappointed. I know people in that business can be cruel and heartless, and now they are displaying it for the world to see. NBC sucks! Ellen and Jay rule!
Re: Carla –
No such thing as temporary leave in TV. We work freelance so when there is no show, there are no jobs to be had.
What an incredibly shitty demand to make on Jay. Fuck EEEENBEEECEEE leadership, money grubbing assholes is all they are
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. THOSE WITH THE MONEY WIELD THE POWER. IF LENO IS SUPPORTING THE WRITERS' DECISION, GOOD FOR HIM AND THEM. CONSIDERING THEIR JOB TAKES MORE CREATIVITY THAN AN ACTOR'S, THEY PROBABLY DESERVE A RAISE (OR ACTORS DESERVE A PAY CUT…LOL). I SAY LENO CALLS NBC'S BLUFF. THEY CAN'T FIRE ALL THOSE PEOPLE BASED ON HIS DECISION- THEY COULD FIRE LENO, BUT NOT THEM. IF THEY DO FIRE ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON STRIKE THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. ALTHOUGH, WHO KNOWS EVERYONE MIGHT GET FIRED AND NEW WRITERS WILL TAKE OVER. THIS TYPE IOF STRIKE DEFINITELY REQUIRES SUPPORT FROM HIGH-PROFILE PEOPLE.
Re: COCO – go suck cheney's dirty asshole you stupid whore!
fuck Jay, he bits every howard stern bit anyway, plus he's now trying to stay at a job that he said he would give up for Conan…what a prick
Re: Erin – Thanks for explaining that to me. That's too bad tho.' Can they get unemployment at least?
If he refuses to show up for work they should not pay him. He is supposed to be a comedian, can't he come up with ten minutes of lame jokes?
WHAT EVER
CHECK OUT
WWW.CAFEPRESS.COM.AU/HIDDEN_LEVEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHECK OUT
WWW.CAFEPRESS.COM.AU/HIDDEN_LEVEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fabulous. Guest presenting Jay Leno = stroke of genius. It will be a sounding board for up and coming comics. The same happened in the UK for Have I got News for You - it's doing better now than when it had a regular compere….
Jay has some class, and I am sure he will be thinking about that to do to help his staff. Either way aren't they out of a job come 09?
The deal w/ Leno leaving was one several years ago.
I remember when they said on TV that Conan would "take the show in 5 years"
Well, times almost up!!
By the way, I'm sick of Leno's homophobe joke writer anyway!!!
Shireen:
99% of TV is pure garbage.
99% of sitcoms are mindless drivel.
Have you actually sat through a whole episode of How I met your mother?
Most of the shows are crap, a monkey could write this shit if they had opposable thumbs of course
Freakin unions. We're not in the 20's workin in coal mines. Go to work. Earn your money. Quit blackmailing people into giving you more money for less work. Your performance lately has sucked hard. You should be sucking their dicks for them not cutting your pay in half!
thanks for pointing that out, erin, i was about to do so. yes, ideally nbc would be able to keep everyone on. however, without a show to draw in the necessary revenue, studios are not going to be able to pay the rest of the staff that was hired FOR THAT SHOW. what if the show had been cancelled? would the non-writing staff hired for that show be kept on? doubtful.
it sucks for anyone to be out of a job, but another way to look at it is this: i live in san diego. I assume all of you have heard about or experienced the fires. i work in a lowest-of-the-low position at a corporate store. i missed a scheduled shift because the store closed due to the fires. i was paid for that shift. however, the store was closed for only 2 days and i make only 50 cents above CA min wage. if the store had been closed for weeks due to damage (or, had entirely burned down), i would expect that i'd be out of a job, or at least would not be paid for the time the store was closed (beyond a certain length of time. indeed, i was pleasantly surprised to find i had been paid for that lost shift!).
in neither case - strikes or fires - is it the employee's fault. however, no company can provide compensation or job security indefinitely in the face of cessation of said company's business. there's a reason that, even at the executive level, companies have a limit to paid vacation time.
companies, while they may seem made of money, also have a responsibility to their shareholders (legally). if execs don't act in the best interests (or whatever the applicable legal standard may be) of the business, they risk being sued by shareholders/investors. you can't blame execs for cutting employees that aren't working on something profitable. they could be sued (depending on the structure of the company, which i won't get into here) or fired!
there are so many laws in place to protect so many people. if you were an exec of a company, you would want the same security protestors want. you would need to make everyone happy or risk your job. there's no union for executives. chances are, if the company fail