Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Conan O'Brien: Giant Ginger Internet Bully


That's right, I said it. I'm legitimately pissed at you Conan. 

Go back and look at my "multi-denominational holiday post." Ruined. By that gigantic Ruiner, Conan O'brien, and his internet goon squad. Really guys? A holiday post, with a couple of one minute clips from your show, on a blog that the smallest fraction of the internet reads, frankly, is too much of a threat to you? Copyright infringement? Scared those two videos are going to allow me to launch a competing variety/late night talk show on TNT or something? 

Where's your holiday spirit Conan? I doubt that jolly Andy Richter character would approve of this move. I thought you were better than this...Remember when you were all depressed and you thought your life was over because NBC canned your ass (except by canned I mean paid $32.5 million to just walk away and start your own show elsewhere), and the good people of the internet, via twitter, and other various websites gave you hope and supported you, while you lived the life of luxury with no responsibilities and a boatload of cash (essentially allowing you to live my dream where you just have nothing to do and no one to answer to)? Do you remember that?

And this is how you pay the internet back? By pulling copyright infringement crap on some lowly blog (it stings to say that) who appreciated two of your recent bits so much he wanted everyone to get in on the laughs? I mean, I know I only have a small following, but from some of the news I've read, your show could use any bump in ratings you can get, is stopping the spread of your material via the web really the way to increase the visibility of your shows humor? 

Stop being a dickhead Conan. Give those videos back. Embrace the internet, embrace the few fans you have that actually watch the show on television, and then talk you up to their friends and their miniscule blog following. But mostly, just stop feeding in to the Evil Ginger stereotype.

By the way, here's the video, just to spite you.