--- --- # Watch Conan O'Brien Show You Why You Should Never Trust TV Again  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 6, 2016 3:25 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 6, 2016 3:25 PM UTC As disillusioning as it may be, the [reality of television](http://time.com/4193652/google-doodle-television-tv-anniversary/) is that much of it is not real. And on Monday’s episode of [_Conan_](http://time.com/4367744/conan-obrien-orlando-shooting-ban/), [Timothy Olyphant](http://time.com/3682409/justified-finale-timothy-olyphant-interview/) could no longer shoulder that burden. During the third annual “Scrapisode” — a compilation of the talk show’s best outtakes — _The Grinder_ actor made his stand, refusing to play along when Conan asked him to shoot an intro for a pre-taped performance by musical guest Sturgill Simpson. “I’m not doing it, Conan,” Olyphant shouts. “This is bulls—.” However, the host maintains that he and fellow guest Jerrod Carmichael knew what they were getting themselves into. “Yeah just play along, c’mon, man,” O’Brien says. “TV’s a lie — you knew that coming in.” Watch the full clip below. Conan O'Brien, Timothy Olyphant Show Why TV Can't Be Trusted ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4394645/conan-obrien-timothy-olyphant-never-trust-tv/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4394645/conan-obrien-timothy-olyphant-never-trust-tv/"},"headline":"Watch Conan O'Brien Show You Why You Should Never Trust TV Again","datePublished":"2016-07-06T15:25:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:05.431Z","description":"Here's what really happens behind the scenes","url":"https://time.com/4394645/conan-obrien-timothy-olyphant-never-trust-tv/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Conan O'brien","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4394645/conan-obrien-timothy-olyphant-never-trust-tv/","name":"Watch Conan O'Brien Show You Why You Should Never Trust TV Again"}}]}] ```