Why would anyone want to quit the best job ever? They all just put up with tits' bullshit because its like, who cares about a whining child? You let him whine and cry, pat his pack and continue on.

I'm sure they all wanted to stay with the gig. However, if Sirius F's one of your crew for saying on Twitter what you said on the air, how do you just say "well...shit happens"?

I could see working your contract through October and then saying they wouldn't re-sign without Ant but signing a contract without Ant seems kind of weak. Not walking from Sirius to start a podcast makes me think Opie just doesn't think he has a real, large, and supportive audience. He doesn't "have the numbers" as he says.

IMO, those tweets were an excuse by Sirius to fire Ant. It also creates some small wins for Opie. He'll get the new studio, he'll get slightly better guests and probably a better paycheck. That's what it comes down to. That's why he doesn't really care if Ant comes back. You can see it with what he's been saying...talking about the show possibly separating.

Opie's show is far more milk toast and plain. I've cancelled my sub with Sirius. I still haven't signed with Ant but may do it at some point.

Not exactly. I also cancelled Sirius.

The show was great because it mixed what you have now with occasional political commentary and talk. Ant also added a bit more funny and passion to all discussions. Right now, even the most heated of topics is relatively calm and same flavor. There was a lot more flavor with Ant and the whole team.

That says it all really. It's not the same show. Apparently Opie didn't truly value it.

Signing a new contract? Not just continuing broadcast and re-negotiating for your guy. Re-signing without him. Ha ha ha ha. Crazy.

No. The Beatles may have finished their contract to bang out 2 more albums and then tell the label to go fuck themselves.

"redditor for 19 hours"

Nice try Opie.

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These are some of the most easily answered questions ever. Everyone put up with it because they all loved their jobs. They may have been in fear of losing their jobs leading up to every contract negotiation but they ride it out because what else are they going to do? That being said, Sam did try to get work on other channels at Sirius and was unsuccessful so it isn't like he never attempted to secure himself work elsewhere. Ant built a studio in his house in case shit hit the fan and he needed a backup plan. Jim continued to do stand up and trying to pitch sitcoms that nobody wanted (and he also admitted on air that he was, in fact, terrified that Opie was going to leave and the future of the show would be in question). Sal jumped ship all together.

People are choosing job security over an uncertain future. How is that hard to understand? Opie is demonstrably less talented. He might be fine at pushing buttons and plunking down the phone lines but as far as being informed about topics and having interesting stories to tell he is abysmal. People stay with SiriusXM instead of going to Anthony for work because they have guaranteed money at SiriusXM. Going to work for Anthony would have been a risk and who knows who he even offered work to? I doubt he was offering salary and benefits to anybody. It's a start-up venture. It takes balls to leave a cushy studio job to risk your livelihood on a start-up no matter how talented you think the person is. You really think Jimmy has as much fun working with Opie as he does working with Anthony? Jimmy even admitted that Anthony has made him laugh harder than anybody on the planet and that he and Opie don't have the same sort of chemistry that he and Ant have. Jimmy stayed for the same reason that everybody else stayed: Guaranteed money. No matter how untalented or obnoxious Opie is, sitting on your ass for 4 hours a day 4 days a week isn't a bad gig and certainly not one that anybody could easily give up.

Less than a year is not a long time. What are you? A house fly?

It's long enough to understand that the show is what it is going to be. He's not ironing out any kinks. He rants about black people, promotes a toe-the-line Republican worldview (but gay marriage and abortion are ok for him) and then every once in a while an O&A regular comes around and it's slightly funnier (slightly) than when they are on O&J. Great stuff.

There are a lot of shows that are pretty hilarious. Some shows he covers news shit more (which I happen to like even though I disagree with him on a lot of shit). He says he is getting a studio in the city as well so that would change the complexion of the show. He recently had Filter on his show which is something totally different as well and was pretty cool. It's definitely different than the O&A show was but I think each week it gets better. There have been some episodes that are absolute shit but for the most part it is always improving. That's the most important thing to me. It appears that Anthony is actually attempting to make this into something better. He is actually putting work in to make it happen. Maybe it'll plateau and never evolve into what everyone wants it to but at least it seems like he is trying. We'll see what happens after he secures a studio in the city.

If I had to be in Erock's shoes I would have to nail them in.

Your troll account is too little too late.

Easy answer, Ant_Sucks (nice name, tho), is separate contracts and money...lots and lots of money.