Embattled late night talk show host Conan O'Brien is receiving a giant wave of support on the Internet. In fact, it's quite possible that -- aside from Barack Obama -- no one else in history has received the kind of web-based support Conan is getting in his struggle against Jay Leno and NBC. On blogs, forums, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, online news editorial sections, polls, and just about every other possible online opinion outlet people are venting their anger about the current fiasco going on at NBC. Even several well-know celebrities are showing their Conan-support in their Twitter accounts and blog updates.Yesterday The Consumerist blog published the email addresses of several NBC execs in the hope that readers would launch an email "carpet bomb" to let them know how pissed off people are that Conan might be forced out of his gig at The Tonight Show. It seems that the Conan vs. Leno battle is boosting interest in both comedians and their current talk shows. Many people expect to see a big late-night ratings boost for NBC while this bizarre drama/train-wreck plays out.
None of this really surprises us here at Buzz Punching. Conan is a comedic genius who's also a super nice guy. Leno's an egomaniac meanie. Who do you think the online community's going to rally around? All we can say is: GO CONAN!!!
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