It would be no secret, seeing as the name of this site is GeekyClown, that I completely endorse Conan through this ridiculous spouting of geek hate that is going on at NBC. Conan gave the geeks hope that we could join the non-geek culture and we are now being told we are not ready for the prime, late night timeslot. Conan has a long history of geekdom that should be applauded and rewarded. Instead the network, whose only geeky programs consist of Heroes and Chuck (both teetering on cancellation), has decided that America isn't ready for full-fledged geeky programming at such a heralded timeslot.
I guess I should take a moment to say that I don't necessarily hate Jay Leno or the Jay Leno show. That would require me to have watched more than two episodes of it. The nine o'clock (I'm CST) move was possibly one of the biggest gaffes in television history and the reason no one watches it is because: a.) there are other things to watch; b.) Leno is not funny and never really has been; c.) anyone under the age of 70 knows both a & b. Besides my detest for his humor, he is the antithesis of Conan's geekdom.
Let's reflect on Conan and embrace his geeky history. Conan wrote for 'The Simpsons' whose geekiest episode 'Homer Goes to College' shows the story of Homer going back to school but needing to be helped by his computer nerdy tutors Benjamin, Doug, and Gary. He appeared in Robot Chicken: Star Wars and Robot Chicken: Star Wars II.
He appeared in the 'South Park' movie and several episodes. Also, he was in Bud Light commercial 'Vroom, Vroom, Party Starter' (ok, the last one wasn't really geeky at all but hysterical).
We must endorse the geek and force a non-geeky network to realize that there is more to television that Law & Order and Jay Leno. Wherever Conan goes, I truly hope all of the geeks will follow (let's hope he doesn't grab a timeslot that interferes with Robot Chicken, that could be a disaster) and show a traditional network that geeks do have a voice and will not pushed around - at least metaphorically, in high school...well, we all know the stories.
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