Thread: Leno Moving Back to 11:30
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:01 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Zeeboe View Post
Jay Leno couldn't have retired or gone to ABC. He was under contract with NBC, and they would not let him go. The Prime Time show was NBC's idea. Not Jay's. Jay WANTED to move on, but NBC would not allow it.
People can opt out of contracts. People can reject new contract offers. It happens all the time. When he decided to hand the show over to Conan, he could have told NBC that he no longer wanted to be on television. What he would/would not have done after that would have been his decision, not NBC's. If he really wanted to go to ABC or anywhere else, he could have gotten out of his contract (though it probably would not have been easy) and done it.

NBC, in what would normally be a smart move since Jay usually is a draw, decided to do whatever it took to keep him. Even at this stage, Jay could have said: "No thanks. I'd like to walk away from TV and spend more time at home." He did not, and thus his not-so-great 10PM show was born, and now here we are with what has just transpired.

I'm not a moron, despite what you may think. I have an idea of how business works. I am merely calling you out on making ridiculous statements and getting butthurt over people doing the same.
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