[TV orNotTV] Re: Got $2M? Wanna Buy a TV Station?

2009-01-23 Thread Mike B.
I'm guessing it's this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCSN-LP --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or Not TV group. To post to this group, send email to

[TV orNotTV] Just find a good-looking guy for the male lead, please

2009-01-23 Thread Bob in Jersey
ABC has picked up Eastwick, a drama pilot loosely (sez THR) based on The Witches of Eastwick. Mother Jersey would have liked the movie except for Jack. http://snurl.com/aliks -- BOB Come clean with a brand new shower. Click now!

[TV orNotTV] CBS news chief didn't know...

2009-01-23 Thread Bob in Jersey
...that his planned 8:00 et/pt special edition of the Evening News was against Idol: http://snurl.com/aliyl [NY Times] -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread Karla
So glad it all worked out! I remain amazed that so huge a crowd could gather with so few incidents. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or Not TV group. To

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
Not sure if it's been reported here or not, but it's a big local news story that lots of people with tickets got stranded in the Third Street Tunnel and never made it to the Inauguration. They're being compensated with some SWAG. -Original Message- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com

[TV orNotTV] UK Ratings: 'Skins' UK's 'Gossip Girl' Ratings-Wise?

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
The racy teen drama Skins started its third season with an almost- entirely-new cast of teens last night (no thirtysomething Gabrielle Cartereses on this show) on Channel 4's young-skewing digital channel E4--and similar to that much-hyped-but-little-watched teen drama on The CW here, didn't have

[TV orNotTV] The Frigid Fingers Were Live, but the Music Wasn't

2009-01-23 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and two colleagues performed at the inauguration, but the music had been recorded. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/music/23band.html?emc=eta1 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread M-D November
@PGage - unfortunately, the NJ Turnpike is the most direct route from DC (via 95 through Delaware) to Manhattan. You could have followed I-295 (which runs parallel to the Turnpike to about exit 5) up to US Rt. 1, and then followed Rt. 1 north to the tunnels, but you'd be looking at an extra

[TV orNotTV] Re: UK Ratings: 'Skins' UK's 'Gossip Girl' Ratings-Wise?

2009-01-23 Thread Michael
Skins would be the show that launched Dev Slumdog Millionaire Patel's career, yes? On Jan 23, 8:05 am, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: The racy teen drama Skins started its third season with an almost- entirely-new cast of teens last night (no thirtysomething Gabrielle Cartereses on

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jonathan Ross says he's sowwy

2009-01-23 Thread Michael
Wossy sowwy? Weawwy? More wike desperwate. On Jan 23, 10:18 am, Bradford bradfo...@dwx.com wrote: Jonathan Ross returns to BBC television on Friday night for the first time since last October after being suspended for making what the BBC called grossly offensive phone calls with Russell

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jonathan Ross says he's sowwy

2009-01-23 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Bradford bradfo...@dwx.com wrote: Jonathan Ross returns to BBC television on Friday night for the first time since last October after being suspended for making what the BBC called grossly offensive phone calls with Russell Brand. Were I he, I might have

[TV orNotTV] Big 3, CNN Beat Fixed Noise in Inauguration Coverage

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
With Brian Williams at NBC at the top and Blitzer Co. at CNN beating Katie Couric at CBS--and if I read this correctly, the Fox broadcast feed (with Shep Smith reportedly doing a very professional, straightforward job, unlike his friends at FNC) not even in the game-- take that, Roger Ailes!:

[TV orNotTV] Copps Named Acting FCC Chair

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
And Big Media's headaches potentially will get bigger: http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN2225420120090122 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Spanish-Language TV Giants Bury Hatchet After Long Court Battle

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
After four years of intense legal battles, Mexican TV giant Grupo Televisa will continue to exclusively provide U.S. Spanish-language giant (75% of the market and frequently beats The CW in Nielsen ratings) Univision with programming, particularly its steady stream of popular and profitable

[TV orNotTV] Re: UK Ratings: 'Skins' UK's 'Gossip Girl' Ratings-Wise?

2009-01-23 Thread Adam Bowie
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Michael mikethekn...@gmail.com wrote: Skins would be the show that launched Dev Slumdog Millionaire Patel's career, yes? Yup. But, as mentioned, they've replaced just about the entire cast. Now I'm well out of the demographic this is aimed at (14-18 I'd say

[TV orNotTV] ABC Prime Time, Production Co. One Under MacPherson

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
Similar to a move NBC Universal made last month, Stephen MacPherson will now be in charge of prime time programming and the ABC Studios production company, whose main client, of course, is the ABC Television Network and ABC Family (although its shows are seen on CBS and TNT, as well):

[TV orNotTV] HBO Letting Inauguration Concert Clips Stay on YouTube

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
HBO had been putting clamps on video clips from the We Are One event (including clips shot by audience members that would not go on the air), but after complaints from computer industry lobbying organizations saying that the event was a free event, they now say they'll let the clips go:

[TV orNotTV] Re: ABC Prime Time, Production Co. One Under MacPherson

2009-01-23 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: Similar to a move NBC Universal made last month, Stephen MacPherson will now be in charge of prime time programming and the ABC Studios production company, whose main client, of course, is the ABC Television Network and

[TV orNotTV] Ryan to be Doctor's New Companion?

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
Michelle Ryan, the Brit former soap star who underwhelmed in last season's Bionic Woman remake, will have a guest role in the Doctor Who Easter special, which, thanks to Catherine Tate's Donna shooting up from a holiday special part to a regular companion role, has led to speculation if she's

[TV orNotTV] LIF Cooking Itself 'Thin'

2009-01-23 Thread Mark J.
The chick channel has picked up for 20 episodes of Eat Yourself Thin, a service show of the type you don't really see channels who aren't HGTV or Food Network picking up these days, an Americanization of a British format (from the producers of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and we're trying to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread PGage
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:59 AM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: @PGage - unfortunately, the NJ Turnpike is the most direct route from DC (via 95 through Delaware) to Manhattan. You could have followed I-295 (which runs parallel to the Turnpike to about exit 5) up to US Rt. 1, and

[TV orNotTV] Re: UK Ratings: 'Skins' UK's 'Gossip Girl' Ratings-Wise?

2009-01-23 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: Michael mikethekn...@gmail.com To: TVorNotTV tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 14:14 Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: UK Ratings: 'Skins' UK's 'Gossip Girl' Ratings-Wise? Skins would be the show that launched Dev Slumdog Millionaire

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Frigid Fingers Were Live, but the Music Wasn't

2009-01-23 Thread Bryan
The Frigid Fingers Were Live, but the Music Wasn’tThere was an NPR story about this today too: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99796514 - Original Message - Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and two colleagues performed at the inauguration, but the music had been

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread M-D November
Just a point of order - in the Northeast, it's 'I-295' or simply '295', but never 'the 295'. That's very much a California thing. (The exception, naturally, is for named roads...like the Van Wyck.) =) On Jan 23, 5:11 pm, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: I think that is what we did. The NJT was

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: PGage pga...@gmail.com Really? That is something I have never heard of before. So, in order to say then we went back to the 295 an east coaster would say then we went back to 295? THE 295? My apologies to Kevin, but according to Wikipedia, there are eight

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Jan 23, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Brad Beam wrote: From Washington to New York, you'd get on 295 (or 95, either one) up to Baltimore, take 895 to bypass downtown -- Baltimore's beltway (695) swings too far off-course -- and then stay on 95 the rest of the way toward New York. Can't

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread PGage
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: PGage pga...@gmail.com Really? That is something I have never heard of before. So, in order to say then we went back to the 295 an east coaster would say then we went back to 295?

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread PGage
OK. I thought Brad was saying the problem with The was that there was more than one I-295. And no, I don't think I have or would ever say something like I took 5 downtown (always it would be either the 5 or the Golden State). I do recall some discussion of regional differences in referring to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question

2009-01-23 Thread David Bruggeman
It gets more complicated, because 295 in Washington is part interstate, then shifts to a MD highway, then into the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (a Parkway in the National Parks sense). So you couldn't really take I-295 out of DC. Aren't highways fun? There's a stretch of highway in Virginia