A few weeks ago my friend showed me a few youtube videos of Conan O'Brien doing crazy expensive stunts, such as dressing a Bugatti Veyron (a car costing about 1.2 million dollars) up as a mouse, when he knew his 20 year long run with NBC was about to enter its death throes. However, when someone told me about
his farewell speech and how classy and moving it was, I had to check it out. What I found was a very mature way to say farewell. Though he was legally allowed to say anything about NBC on the air during his final night, he chose to go out with a positive message. He complimented the company and thanked them for their 20 year run, and said he never regretted a thing. But what really got me was the very last thing he said, where he was addressing the young people who watch his program. His message was not to be a "cynic", to look at the positive in life, and take everything in stride- just as he demonstrated. He could have bashed NBC, and went out with a bang, but he chose to say something positive that everyone can relate to. And I believe almost everyone can take a page out of Mr. O'Brien's book in that way. What do you think of his farewell speech, last few nights on the air, and his firing in the first place?
