[TV orNotTV] Re: Denis Leary... free on iTunes... and Hulu

2009-04-03 Thread dsik...@yahoo.com
On Apr 2, 10:51 pm, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: 25 minutes of his audiobook version of his book Why We Suck now available. Season 5 of Rescue Me will be on Hulu on April 15th, which should mean it will finally premiere on FX next week. So, Big Ed bad, Dennis One-Note good?

[TV orNotTV] weird close caption characters

2009-04-03 Thread Wrecks
Last night at the end of the Smallville episode Eternal, a bunch of weird close caption characters came across the screen. Is this normal? I've never seen this before. 00:58:54 MAINT. TESTING PC-15 F1 00:58:55 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 12345 00:58:57 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 67890

[TV orNotTV] Re: weird close caption characters

2009-04-03 Thread Jon Delfin
Transliterated from the original Kryptonian. At 08:34 AM 4/3/2009, you wrote: Last night at the end of the Smallville episode Eternal, a bunch of weird close caption characters came across the screen. Is this normal? I've never seen this before. 00:58:54 MAINT. TESTING PC-15 F1 00:58:55

[TV orNotTV] Re: weird close caption characters

2009-04-03 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Apr 3, 2009, at 5:34 AM, Wrecks wrote: Last night at the end of the Smallville episode Eternal, a bunch of weird close caption characters came across the screen. Is this normal? I've never seen this before. It's normal in one sense, but it's not normal that the home viewer would see

[TV orNotTV] Re: Pyramid to replace GL?

2009-04-03 Thread Joe Hass
The game is set for 30 minutes. If you make it 60, here are the questions off the top of my head: * Contestants: Do you add additional contestants? Do you allow for returning contestants? * Front game: How many items in a round? 6 in 20 or 7 in 30? Do you allow for timing to help break ties? *

[TV orNotTV] Is UK 'Office' the Perfect Sitcom?

2009-04-03 Thread Mark J.
The Guardian's Paul MacInnes compares and contrasts the various overseas versions to make his point (and say that only the U.S. version really works, because like Ricky Gervais, Steve Carell is an international class comedian while the other Brent stand-ins aren't), as the Gervais-is-Tosh brigade

[TV orNotTV] Re: Is UK 'Office' the Perfect Sitcom?

2009-04-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: The Guardian's Paul MacInnes compares and contrasts the various overseas versions to make his point (and say that only the U.S. version really works, because like Ricky Gervais, Steve Carell is an international class

[TV orNotTV] Re: Pyramid to replace GL?

2009-04-03 Thread bwaystars
On Apr 3, 10:19 am, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: The only game I can think of that moved from 30 to 60 minutes was TPIR in 1976. They created a new game (the showcase showdown) to sort out the winners from each half of the show. When TPIR successfully switched to an hourlong format,

[TV orNotTV] NotTV: UK Regulator Hits Beeb Hard for Brand/Ross Phone Antics

2009-04-03 Thread Mark J.
Ofcom hits the BBC with a 150,000 GBP fine--the most for any single program incident against the UK pubcaster--for Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross' voice mail hazing of Andrew Sachs on Brand's BBC Radio 2 show:

[TV orNotTV] Re: DVR alert: April 1 TPIR

2009-04-03 Thread Michael
I believe that in many or most instances, The Late Late Show is done on the day of broadcast, as evidenced by the timely references in the monologue. But some segments are done piecemeal over the course of a week, then assembled after the fact into whole episodes. They also bank entire episodes

[TV orNotTV] Re: Out of commission

2009-04-03 Thread Joe Hass
Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Bob! On Apr 2, 10:24 am, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: I am very likely going into the hospital shortly to take care of an (at the very least) arthritic left hand. It's very demeaning trying to do many things with one hand...but the pain is

[TV orNotTV] UK Ratings: Digital Teencom Beats Terrestrian Norton

2009-04-03 Thread Mark J.
There are smiles today at Channel 4's young-skewing digital channel E4, as last night's second season premiere of its misfit teenage boys sitcom The Inbetweeners, which makes Skins look like Hannah Montana, not only did better than that overhyped sister show Skins, but beat Graham Norton's talk

[TV orNotTV] Re: Banned in Boston?

2009-04-03 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:48 AM, televisiongirl televisiong...@gmail.com wrote: I was wondering what market was going to say no to Leno's 10PM show and the answer is...Boston!

[TV orNotTV] Re: Banned in Boston?

2009-04-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:48 AM, televisiongirl televisiong...@gmail.com wrote: I was wondering what market was going to say no to Leno's 10PM

[TV orNotTV] Re: Out of commission

2009-04-03 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
Bob, I'll second Joe's wishes! Hope you're feeling better soon. -Original Message- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvorno...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Hass Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 12:40 PM To: TVorNotTV Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Out of commission Best wishes

[TV orNotTV] Star LA Anchor Leaving KNBC

2009-04-03 Thread Mark J.
The $3M-a-year veteran of 25 years at NBC (and 37 years in LA TV) Paul Moyer's retiring, although some are suspecting that KNBC's pushing him out: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-moyer2-2009apr02,0,5025632.story Moyer's leavetaking comes as rumors abound that grizzled veteran anchor

[TV orNotTV] Re: Star LA Anchor Leaving KNBC

2009-04-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: The $3M-a-year veteran of 25 years at NBC (and 37 years in LA TV) Paul Moyer's retiring, although some are suspecting that KNBC's pushing him out: He is genuinely the last of the old guard. Often mistaken for Tom

[TV orNotTV] Re: Denis Leary... free on iTunes... and Hulu

2009-04-03 Thread Mark J.
On Apr 3, 12:51 am, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: 25 minutes of his audiobook version of his book Why We Suck now available. Season 5 of Rescue Me will be on Hulu on April 15th, which should mean it will finally premiere on FX next week. Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT, as the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Star LA Anchor Leaving KNBC

2009-04-03 Thread PGage
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: He is genuinely the last of the old guard. Often mistaken for Tom Snyder, or his brother, Moyer was the last anchor who would ask spontaneous questions of the reporters. holding them accountable for more than just

[TV orNotTV] Re: Banned in Boston?

2009-04-03 Thread JW
I was wondering what market was going to say no to Leno's 10PM show and the answer is...Boston! http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/04/channel_7_no_le.html I was wondering how long it would take for an NBC affiliate to feel like they could do better than taking the entire

[TV orNotTV] Re: Pyramid to replace GL?

2009-04-03 Thread M-D November
Proposed 60-minute format: -Front game reverts to traditional Dick Clark-era rules timing, complete with Mystery 7 7-11 cards. Tiebreak rules also revert to the 'classic' format. -Single elimination format. -Winner's Circle endgame format also retains classic rules, but a prize ladder applies

[TV orNotTV] Another local station's newscasts bite the dust

2009-04-03 Thread colonial
WYOU, the CBS affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, airs its final newscast tonight (4/3)... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/191255-WYOU_Scraps_News.php For the last 10-11 years, WYOU's newscasts had its news content provided by the NBC affiliate in S/W-B, WBRE. WYOU

[TV orNotTV] Re: Banned in Boston?

2009-04-03 Thread dsik...@yahoo.com
On Apr 3, 7:22 pm, JW redbu...@gmail.com wrote:  I was wondering what market was going to say no to Leno's 10PM show and the  answer is...Boston!  http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/04/channel_7_no_le.html I was wondering how long it would take for an NBC affiliate to feel

[TV orNotTV] Re: Star LA Anchor Leaving KNBC

2009-04-03 Thread dsik...@yahoo.com
On Apr 3, 6:59 pm, Bryan munki...@pacbell.net wrote: My memory as a kid in LA in the 70s was of KNBC anchors Jess Marlow and Tom Brokaw, and then Tom Snyder. Moyer joined that group (was it after Brokow left for the network gig?), and was, as Kevin indicates, seen as something of a poor