On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote:
> NBC says the last "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" will be Feb. 6--the > Olympics are Feb. 7-23 and Fallon takes over sometime after: > > > http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/jay-lenos-last-tonight-show-to-air-feb-6-1200576464/ > > Interesting to note that his staff and crew will be paid through the end > of September 2014, when Leno's contract with NBC expires. > The articles says "employees" rather than cast and crew. I assume the staff, including writers, makeup artists and producers are employees of Leno's production company and the crew are NBC employees. It's conceivable for there to be something in Leno's parting agreement that makes sure that NBC pays crew members whether or not they can place them on other shows, but I think it is improbable. Paying the staff from February to September seems reasonable because their chances of joining other shows in the middle of the season is nil. When I was last in New York I heard from someone in a position to know that Leno's writers were talking about leaving the show at the end of this summer. There was nothing against Jay - they just knew if they stuck it out until February they would be looking at unemployment until the fall. This agreement keeps them on board. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
