[TV orNotTV] Re: Kornheiser out of the MNF booth

2009-05-19 Thread Michael
Tell that to the Maddenites. Wait. Too late. On May 18, 7:54 pm, JW redbu...@gmail.com wrote:  Only one year for Chucky, I'd bet. Way to build a loyal audience,  guys. Their audience doesn't watch for the announcers, just like late night audiences don't watch for the set.

[TV orNotTV] ABC's new sked: Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton, Ed O'Neill and maybe Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Christina Applegate canceled

2009-05-19 Thread Steve Timko
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC plans to launch a comedy night on Wednesdays this fall with familiar sitcom stars Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton and Ed O’Neill in new series with roles suited to the times. The network said it will have 11 new series next season. Under entertainment chief

[TV orNotTV] Re: ABC's new sked: Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton, Ed O'Neill and maybe Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Christina Applegate canceled

2009-05-19 Thread Mark J.
On May 19, 9:02 am, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: NEW YORK (AP) — ABC plans to launch a comedy night on Wednesdays this fall with familiar sitcom stars Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton and Ed O’Neill in new series with roles suited to the times. The network said it

[TV orNotTV] Re: ABC's new sked: Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton, Ed O'Neill and maybe Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Christina Applegate canceled

2009-05-19 Thread Kevin M.
And, once again, there is nothing on ABC worth watching. I'll give the Ed O'Neil sitcom a try, but I'm not holding out hope. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed

[TV orNotTV] Re: ABC's new sked: Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton, Ed O'Neill and maybe Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Christina Applegate canceled

2009-05-19 Thread Donz5
On May 19, 10:31 am, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: [snip] Neil Flynn's in The Middle, so I think The Janitor's left Scrubs. [snip] Perhaps not-so-little-known-trivia: Scrubs, Season 3, Epsiode 8 (My Friend the Doctor - aired December 3, 2004) features a subplot where The Janitor

[TV orNotTV] Re: First picture of Conan's new set...

2009-05-19 Thread M-D November
Wouldn't that be edging dangerously close to Man Show territory? On May 18, 10:53 pm, Bryan munki...@pacbell.net wrote: Personally, I've never understood the desk as a talk show set piece (looks like a job interview is taking place) I'd like to see an actual den/rec room set, with

[TV orNotTV] Re: First picture of Conan's new set...

2009-05-19 Thread M-D November
Come to think of it, the only late night host to avoid the desk with any amount of success was Arsenio Hall, but you can chalk that up to his efforts to be the anti-Carson. In truth, his show was more traditional than he'd have cared to admit at the time. On May 19, 1:51 am, Keith Privett

[TV orNotTV] NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Steve Timko
It got renewed, right? NBC’s prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — “Heroes” 9 p.m. — “Trauma” 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Tuesday 8 p.m. — “The Biggest Loser” 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Wednesday 8 p.m. — “Parenthood” 9 p.m. — “Law Order: SVU” 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show”

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread David Lynch
It's Thursdays at 9:30, starting after Weekend Update ends its limited run and Community moves to 8:00. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:01, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: It got renewed, right? NBC’s prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — “Heroes” 9 p.m. — “Trauma” 10 p.m.

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Mark J.
On May 19, 12:01 pm, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: It got renewed, right? Did get renewed--guess they'll hold it to mid-season. NBC’s prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — “Heroes” 9 p.m. — “Trauma” 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Tuesday 8 p.m. — “The Biggest

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread David Lynch
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:06, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: Sunday 7 p.m. — “Football Night in America” 8:20 p.m. — “NBC Sunday Night Football” What's in the mid-season hopper? Post-Olympics (which take over the 12th-28th of February), it's The Marriage Ref and Celebrity

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Sean Healy
Here's the NBC schedule with mid-season replacements penciled in, MONDAY 8PM Heros / (Midseason) Chuck 9PM Trauma / (Midseason) Day One 10PM The Jay Leno Show TUESDAY 8PM The Biggest Loser / (Midseason) The Biggest Loser 90-min / 9:30PM 100 Quetions 10PM THE Jay Leno Show WEDNESDAY 8PM

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: It got renewed, right? You almost made me smile -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Phil Collins
What happened to Chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: It got renewed, right? You almost made me smile -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- There's a moment after you cast the

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Joe Coughlin
Midseason (after the Olympics) taking over for Heroes at 8PM on Mondays. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Phil Collins philliep...@gmail.com wrote: What happened to Chuck? On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Steve Timko

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Sean Healy
There's a good writeup on Chuck and a post-announcement QA with Chris Fedak here, http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/05/chuck_talking_renewal_with_ben.html Joe Coughlin wrote: Midseason (after the Olympics) taking over for Heroes at 8PM on Mondays. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:21

[TV orNotTV] Re: ABC's new sked: Kelsey Grammer, Courteney Cox, Patricia Heaton, Ed O'Neill and maybe Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Christina Applegate canceled

2009-05-19 Thread Klaatu
Oh no! Ugly Betty is moving to hospice night. (Saturday's the dead buried night.) On May 19, 9:31 am, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: On May 19, 9:02 am, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: Friday 8:00 p.m. Supernanny 9:00 p.m. Ugly Betty (new day and time) 10:00 p.m. 20/20

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread dsik...@yahoo.com
On May 19, 10:01 am, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: NBC’s prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Tuesday 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Wednesday 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Thursday 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno Show” Friday 10 p.m. — “The Jay Leno

[TV orNotTV] insert mental pun here

2009-05-19 Thread Jon Delfin
“Mental,” a new drama on Fox, starting May 26th, is solidly mediocre; it’s not good, it’s not terrible, and there’s no reason for it to exist. From the New Yorker. Yes, the New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2009/05/25/090525crte_television_franklin

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM, dsik...@yahoo.com dsik...@yahoo.com wrote: Is there any kind of scenario under which A) the Leno show fails, and B) what they replace it with? Reruns of Law Order stand ever at the ready. -- Kevin M. (RPCV)

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Steve Timko
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM, dsik...@yahoo.com dsik...@yahoo.com wrote: Is there any kind of scenario under which A) the Leno show fails, and B) what they replace it with? I know it'll be dirt cheap to run and needs almost no ratings to succeed, but what do they do if it gets wiped out

[TV orNotTV] Re: insert mental pun here

2009-05-19 Thread Mark J.
On May 19, 2:39 pm, Jon Delfin jondel...@nyc.rr.com wrote: “Mental,” a new drama on Fox, starting May 26th, is solidly mediocre; it’s not good, it’s not terrible, and there’s no reason for it to exist. From the New Yorker. Yes, the New

[TV orNotTV] Re: Worst 12:50 SNL sketch ever?

2009-05-19 Thread Ed Dravecky
Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: Here is a truncated version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqMhFpmGuE Dang. This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NBC Universal. And they appear to be pretty aggressive in keeping this one off YouTube, too. -- Ed Dravecky III

[TV orNotTV] Re: well, I guess it's better than nothing

2009-05-19 Thread Ed Dravecky
Marti Lawrence martilawre...@gmail.com wrote: I am thrilled to learn that Chuck has been renewed, even if it means a smaller cast. The season finale shipped Morgan off to Hawaii and had Chuck leave the Buy More so they could drop that whole chunk of the cast without too many problems. Let the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Worst 12:50 SNL sketch ever?

2009-05-19 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: Ed Dravecky drave...@gmail.com Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: Here is a truncated version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqMhFpmGuE Dang. This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NBC Universal. And they appear to be

[TV orNotTV] The TV or not TV website is back online...

2009-05-19 Thread Kevin M.
There is a memorial page to Tom prominently displayed on the page. If anyone has any suggestions on anything specific that Tom wrote that should be included, linked to, send the word. For those who don't know, the group of contributors to the website has been unofficially known as Tom's Brain

[TV orNotTV] Jimmy Kimmel has interesting things to say at the ABC Upfront

2009-05-19 Thread televisiongirl
And by interesting I mean unkind about his network, Jay Leno and product placement. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/jimmy-kimmel-demolishes-abcs-upfronts/?hp TVG --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Bryan
I'm not a fan either, TVG -- but I can still imagine it being much wackier with Cheri Oteri. I kinda miss her. - Original Message - You know, it occurred to me today, Parks Recreation would probably be a better show if it starred Cheri Oteri whatdya think? I think you could keep

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jimmy Kimmel has interesting things to say at the ABC Upfront

2009-05-19 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 7:10 PM, televisiongirl televisiong...@gmail.com wrote: And by interesting I mean unkind about his network, Jay Leno and product placement. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/jimmy-kimmel-demolishes-abcs-upfronts/?hp If Jimmy's show were that funny, I'd

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
Sorry, I prefer Poelher to Oteri, but the problem isn't Poelher. It's the creative team behind the show. It's their job to make viewers like the show and they're not doing that. From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvorno...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

[TV orNotTV] Re: TV Addicts

2009-05-19 Thread Doug Eastick
Mark J. wrote: One of the Voom HD channels that are largely defunct now--I forget its name, but it was a cultural channel--also did a Big Brother-esque reality series about a group of artists living in a loft in New York. Got some hype, but since most people didn't subscribe to Voom--or have

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread PGage
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Pollak, Melissa F. mpol...@nsf.gov wrote: Sorry, I prefer Poelher to Oteri, but the problem isn't Poelher.  It's the creative team behind the show.  It's their job to make viewers like the show and they're not doing that. I am not a huge Poelher fan, but I

[TV orNotTV] Re: Kornheiser out of the MNF booth

2009-05-19 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:08 AM, Michael mikethekn...@gmail.com wrote: Tell that to the Maddenites. Wait. Too late. If Madden hadn't become a brand name associated with a popular video game, he'd have been out of the booth a decade ago. Tom W

[TV orNotTV] Re: First picture of Conan's new set...

2009-05-19 Thread M-D November
IIRC, Jon Stewart's MTV show went more for that vibe. On May 19, 9:15 pm, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Bryan munki...@pacbell.net wrote: Personally, I've never understood the desk as a talk show set piece (looks like a job interview is taking

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC's new schedule: Where's 30 Rock

2009-05-19 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On May 19, 2009, at 7:07 PM, televisiongirl wrote: I think you could keep Amy Poelher if they bothered to make it funny. I'm just watching for cameos by my apartment building, which is across the street from the pit. Very visible in last week's episode -- because it was night, you