Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
Leno wasn't forced into retirement he was told conan wanted the tonight show in 5 years. Leno said he would retire , he could have said no and conan would have gone somewhere else.

Leno backdoored conan and got his own timeslot before conan. Imagine if Carson moved to 10 in front of leno doing the EXACT same show.

Leno could have been professional like Carson and retired for a year, two, three or gone to another network. He didn't he didn't want to retire after saying he would ( pulling a Brett favre and did everything to ensure conan failed.

Conan was given 7 months , 7 months with leno in front of him . It was inevitable jays audience could tune in earlier and skip conan, something Carson fans couldn't do.
So...Leno is obligated to keep an agreement from 5 years ago?? Yeah...riiiight. Things change. People change their mind. Unless it was signed in ink, it doesn't really matter. You can't honestly expect someone to keep his word for that long. The times have changed, and he may have thought it was time then, but he's obviously seeing differently now. It's his career. If he's not ready to quit, then he shouldn't have to. Especially if he still thinks he's up to it.

A lot of people enjoy Leno. It's been that way for awhile. Carson probably retired because he was ready to. Leno may not be ready to. And that's ok. Would you retire from a successful career if you still thought there was a lot left you could do and gain from it? No.

As for switching to another network...some hosts have loyalty to their network. And it's about the money too. If Leno is comfortable at NBC, then he should stay. I wouldn't wanna move somewhere else if I didn't have to.