[TV orNotTV] The Dukes of Hazzard was racist…

[Kevin M.]

… and John Schneider is now undeniably racist, too.


https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=john%20schneider%20beyonce=nws=sh/x/gs/m2/5


Kevin M. (RPCV)

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[TV orNotTV] 'Evil' Gets Four-Episode Sendoff on Par+

[Mark Jeffries]

The Robert and Michelle King creeper that started on CBS and moved to 
Paramount+ is shooting its short final season now and it will air on Par+ 
in May:

https://www.thewrap.com/evil-ending-season-4-paramount-plus/

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[TV orNotTV] Breaking News: Les Moonves is still a scumbag…

[Kevin M.]

… and certain ranking members of the LAPD are also bags of scum.

Moonves bribed a cop for inside information about the case against him. I’m
sure Julie Chen will tell her kids that daddy is innocent of these charges,
too.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/former-cbs-ceo-pays-fine-for-alleged-interference-in-lapd-investigation/3341886/?amp=1


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Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jon Stewart to return to "The Daily Show" as EP and part-time host through 2024 election

[PGage]

Right, and that (lazy and obvious) is the real damming criticism for a
comic. Regardless of the political implications, his act has been hack -
nothing more than we might expect from the opening act on a week night at a
suburban comedy club. I think we have a right to expect more from him.

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On Fri, 16 Feb 2024 at 1:31 PM Dave Sikula  wrote:

> I watched the rest of the week because I like Klepper, but the other
> correspondents leave me cold.
>
> I suppose Stewart will hold onto his following, but the more I've seen him
> since he left the show the first time, the more I've disliked him. I don't
> think he's setting himself up for being harsher on Trump, though; for,
> what, a decade?, he's been too much "a pox on both your houses" for my
> tastes. I'm not saying that either the Dems or Biden haven't earned
> criticism, but what he does in that regard is lazy and obvious.
>
> --Dave Sikula
>
> On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 10:20:04 AM PST, M-D November <
> mdnovem...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Fun fact - it was only about 2 years ago that I finally realized that the
> "I want my MTV" riff from Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" is the same
> riff as The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me". I'm not sure how I
> managed to miss that for several DECADES, but there you are.
>
> I thought Jon's return succeeded where it needed to; yes, he leaned into
> "both choices are horrible" during act 1, but he quickly called himself out
> re: the "ravages of age"; the BFNTP got in some good shots at Stewart
> (particularly Dulce Sloan and Jordan Klepper) during act 2, so you get the
> feeling they were turning into the skid re: some of the criticism leveled
> at Stewart's return.
>
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jon Stewart to return to "The Daily Show" as EP and part-time host through 2024 election

[Dave Sikula]

 I watched the rest of the week because I like Klepper, but the other 
correspondents leave me cold.
I suppose Stewart will hold onto his following, but the more I've seen him 
since he left the show the first time, the more I've disliked him. I don't 
think he's setting himself up for being harsher on Trump, though; for, what, a 
decade?, he's been too much "a pox on both your houses" for my tastes. I'm not 
saying that either the Dems or Biden haven't earned criticism, but what he does 
in that regard is lazy and obvious.
--Dave Sikula

On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 10:20:04 AM PST, M-D November 
 wrote:  
 
 Fun fact - it was only about 2 years ago that I finally realized that the "I 
want my MTV" riff from Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" is the same riff as 
The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me". I'm not sure how I managed to miss 
that for several DECADES, but there you are.
I thought Jon's return succeeded where it needed to; yes, he leaned into "both 
choices are horrible" during act 1, but he quickly called himself out re: the 
"ravages of age"; the BFNTP got in some good shots at Stewart (particularly 
Dulce Sloan and Jordan Klepper) during act 2, so you get the feeling they were 
turning into the skid re: some of the criticism leveled at Stewart's return.


  

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Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jon Stewart to return to "The Daily Show" as EP and part-time host through 2024 election

[M-D November]

Fun fact - it was only about 2 years ago that I finally realized that the 
"I want my MTV" riff from Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" is the same 
riff as The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me". I'm not sure how I 
managed to miss that for several DECADES, but there you are.

I thought Jon's return succeeded where it needed to; yes, he leaned into 
"both choices are horrible" during act 1, but he quickly called himself out 
re: the "ravages of age"; the BFNTP got in some good shots at Stewart 
(particularly Dulce Sloan and Jordan Klepper) during act 2, so you get the 
feeling they were turning into the skid re: some of the criticism leveled 
at Stewart's return.

On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 11:51:56 AM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote:

> It should be pointed out that Paramount did a roadblock of six other 
> channels besides COM (MTV, MTV2, CMT (!), Pop, TV Land, Paramount Network) 
> and the numbers for the repeat on COM later that night counted.
>
> It did seem to me that Stewart was too many "Biden's old" jokes for my 
> taste, and that seems to be the tone of "TDS" right now--Trump's a demented 
> bastard, but Biden's senile.  As far as I'm concerned, a half-witted 
> Biden's better than Trump any day.
>
> They didn't say who's hosting next week.  Also, the vanity card of 
> Stewart's Busboy plays full-screen, while the card of MTV Entertainment 
> Studios featuring the Moon Man (which is technically the producer of "TDS" 
> now) still is squeezed back under the Moment of Zen. If they played the 
> sound, you would hear Sting singing "MTV" from Dire Straits' "Money for 
> Nothing."
>
> Mark Jeffries
> spotl...@gmail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2024 at 8:53 AM PGage  wrote:
>
>> Have not seen yet if this spilled over to increased ratings for 
>> non-Stewart TDS episodes this week, and will be interesting to see how much 
>> of that initial bounce were one time curiosity viewers who will not return.
>>
>> Frankly I am not sure how likely I am to watch regularly. I was expecting 
>> more than just hackneyed “can you believe how bad both of our options are?” 
>> takes and jokes. 
>>
>> I suppose he might just be trying to establish a certain foundation of 
>> balance so that when he later does John Oliver like shows criticizing Trump 
>> after one of his likely criminal convictions or predictable horrible 
>> statements it will have more impact.
>>
>> I will likely only watch if I see reports he had a good show.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Gmail Mobile
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 at 1:29 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV <
>> tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I doubt anyone will be surprised to hear I'm very leery about this. On 
>>> his Late Show appearances, he seemed to be leaning a little too hard into 
>>> COVID conspiracies, and (for me) too much of his work on TDS was 
>>> both-sidesing things for which there were really only one side.
>>>
>>> I'll watch, but with a wary eye.
>>>
>>> --Dave Sikula
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 9:19:17 AM UTC-8 M-D November wrote:
>>>

 https://www.axios.com/2024/01/24/jon-stewart-daily-show-host-return-election
  
 - among other places.

 勞

 M-D
 ...and now, your moment of Zen.

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Re: [TV orNotTV] Katy Perry leaving "American Idol"

[PGage]

I will confess to watching all seasons of AI. Initially I thought this
report meant Perry would. To be on the current season, but reading a little
more it seems the current season will be S7 for the ABC version, and Perry
will be leaving after S7.

I am pleased. Perry is to me by far the most annoying judge in AI history,
and that includes Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez. Perry has a way of making
every millisecond about her, and if squeezing every mico ounce of subtlety
and sincerity out of any moment.

Without knowing who they will replace her with, I am confident the show
will immediately be much better next season.

I have been surprised how much I dislike her, since, compared to say Swift,
I had been familiar with her songs, though I would not have described
myself as a fan of her somewhat pandering brand of pop. Contrast that with
Swift, who was a mentor on The Voice some years ago, and in the face of
much skepticism and derision from me I was surprised at what an effective
coach and communicator she was. Not in the kind or obviously fake Uber
sincere way some of these mentors interact, but actual advice over how to
craft or sell a performance to get a crowd to do what you want. I told my
son (a big Swift fan at the time) that whatever else she was, she clearly
wasn’t stupid.

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On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 10:22 PM Steve Timko  wrote:

> Katy Perry’s announcement she is leaving “American Idol” caught my
> attention for one reason.
>
>
> https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/katy-perry-says-leaving-american-idol-7-seasons-see-world-bring-new-mu-rcna138582
>
> I saw a clip on TikTok a couple of weeks ago where a talking head on a
> podcast talked about the staying power of Taylor Swift. One person he
> specifically cited as fading away was Katy Perry.
>
> I knew Katy Perry wasn’t as popular as she was say a decade ago, but I
> thought she was still up there. Nope. Her last two albums tanked.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Perry_discography
>
> The talking head thought part of the reason was because of her feud with
> Taylor Swift. Perry tried to mend fences. I don’t know how successful she
> was winning over Swifties. I’ve only heard Perry’s side of the story and
> from that perspective Perry was right. Perry was going on tour and she
> wanted to use a dancer that had been dancing for Swift as well. Swift
> wasn’t touring at tht moment. Either Swift didn’t allow it or there was
> retribution when the dancer returned.
>
> Perry says it’s her decision to leave “American Idol” but I wonder if
> she’s more of an anchor now for the show instead of an attraction.
>
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