A protest turns violent outside San Diego's NBC 7/39 affiliate station.
DOWNTOWN — Today hundreds of thousands of disgruntled Conan O’Brien fans took to the streets to protest NBC’s unpopular decision to restore Jay Leno back to the coveted 11:35pm Tonight Show slot.
The demonstrations — which were coordinated online via Facebook and Twitter — took place in several cities nearby NBC buildings. Outraged fans managed to assemble an unstoppable force that made the Tehran protests look like a street fair.
“It’s truly amazing what the human spirit can accomplish when we feel one of our beloved TV shows is in danger,” said 31-year-old protester Ryan Bloomfield, who came to the rally wearing an orange traffic cone on his head displaying the words ‘Cone Zone’ printed vertically.
Within minutes of San Diego’s downtown rally commencing, several participants were arrested, including one man dressed in a bear costume who was exhibiting lewd behavior, and another man wearing a tank top who was allegedly attacking people using shoes that fit snugly on his hands.
In Los Angeles, police suited with riot gear used high pressure water hoses to disperse unruly crowds, leaving streets littered with homemade signs that read ‘NBC blows’ and ‘Jeff Zucker smells.’
In Rockefeller Center, New York, hostile Conan O’Brien fans were subjected to tear gas and billy club beatings, but somehow managed remained resilient.
One loyal fan dressed in a bathrobe and FedEx box on his head shouted, “You can take our 11:35pm time slot on NBC, but you can never take our Coco” as he was pushed into the back of a squad car.
The nationwide rallies collectively sent a strong message to NBC Executives — the youth of America will put their lives at risk and revolt like hell if you threaten to push back their favorite television show by 30 minutes.
Among the chaos, Jay Leno fans were unseen, though rumor has it that as many as six people gathered to show support for him outside of an Olive Garden in Burbank.
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