Friday, January 22, 2010

Conan the Barbed Aryan Says Goodbye

NYT has full report on Conan's final show tonite with lengthy quotes. Among other things, he says he hopes to be played by Tilda Swinton in the inevitable HBO movie. He lists a bunch of things the studio can now be used for. And he announces that, yes, he will do nudity. Here's how he closes:
And finally, I have to say something to our fans. The massive outpouring of support and passion from so many people has been overwhelming. The rallies, the signs, all the goofy, outrageous creativity on the internet, and the fact that people have traveled long distances and camped out all night in the pouring rain to be in our audience, made a sad situation joyous and inspirational.

To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.

Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. As proof, let’s make an amazing thing happen right now. Here to close out our show, are a few good friends, led by Mr. Will Ferrell…

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