[TV orNotTV] Re: Hi, Billy mays isn't here anymore

2009-06-29 Thread Gary Nichols
He was a passenger aboard a plane that suffered a blown front tire upon landing. Can an airplane suffer? Sustain a blown tire, maybe ? . .. ... . .. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] And they just keep on coming...

2009-06-29 Thread Terry Knab
A little lesser known but still well known: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/29/fred.travalena.dies/index.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hi, Billy mays isn't here anymore

2009-06-29 Thread Wrecks
Obviously, he was so in love he just had to join Michael Jackson... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! 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] Re: Hi, Billy mays isn't here anymore

2009-06-29 Thread Joe Coughlin
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Gary Nichols gary.nichol...@gmail.comwrote: He was a passenger aboard a plane that suffered a blown front tire upon landing. Can an airplane suffer? Sustain a blown tire, maybe ? Yes, it can. It seems to fit this usage of the word from dictionary.com to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Simpsons rerun goes old school.

2009-06-29 Thread Joe Coughlin
But oddly, though MJ provided the speaking voice of that character, he did not provide the singing voice. That was done by the younger brother of the Lennon Sisters, Kipp Lennon. On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 1:24 AM, David Lynch djly...@gmail.com wrote: I'm surprised they didn't show the episode

[TV orNotTV] Re: And they just keep on coming...

2009-06-29 Thread Bob in Jersey
Terry: This one was somewhat better known, to the older generations: Gale Storm, who shot to the top on television as the vivacious star of two popular 1950s situation comedies, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna, has died. She was 87. Storm, who also had a successful

[TV orNotTV] Re: Simpsons rerun goes old school.

2009-06-29 Thread Steve Timko
Some other trivia: There was a Jackson 5/Osmond Brother's cartoon in the early 1970s. I work with the guy who was the voice of Tito. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS announces 'Project L.E.N.O'

2009-06-29 Thread Mark J.
On Jun 27, 5:23 pm, Michael mikethekn...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm. You can bet that, even in their most dire moment (now?), NBC will never initiate a Project L.E.T.T.E.R.M.A.N. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to watch last night's episode of the Scottish Conan Guy on the DVR. Well, Moonves

[TV orNotTV] Re: And they just keep on coming...

2009-06-29 Thread Mark J.
On Jun 29, 10:02 am, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Terry: This one was somewhat better known, to the older generations: Gale Storm, who shot to the top on television as the vivacious star of two popular 1950s situation comedies, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show: Oh!

[TV orNotTV] Re: Simpsons rerun goes old school.

2009-06-29 Thread Mark J.
On Jun 29, 10:23 am, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: Some other trivia: There was a Jackson 5/Osmond Brother's cartoon in the early 1970s. I work with the guy who was the voice of Tito. Nitpick, but technically two different series (the J5 series started in 1971 and ran the

[TV orNotTV] Remote TV recording technology gets go-ahead from U.S. court

2009-06-29 Thread Trevor Trevor
Remote TV recording technology gets go-ahead from U.S. court http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2009/06/29/tech-090629-cable-tv.html The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for viewers to bypass commercials. The decision

[TV orNotTV] Re: Remote TV recording technology gets go-ahead from U.S. court

2009-06-29 Thread Kevin M.
If I thought for a minute that the cable industry would offer customers a cheaper cable plan wherein users opted for the new technology in exchange for a lower cable bill, I'd consider this a victory. If, after all, the set-top boxes amount to 10 per cent to 15 per cent of major cable's capital

[TV orNotTV] Re: Remote TV recording technology gets go-ahead from U.S. court

2009-06-29 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Kevin M.drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: If I thought for a minute that the cable industry would offer customers a cheaper cable plan wherein users opted for the new technology in exchange for a lower cable bill, I'd consider this a victory. If, after all,

[TV orNotTV] Re: [NotTV]Continental sat-radio coverage

2009-06-29 Thread Joe Coughlin
Nothing will change. You'll get the same lineup on both sides of the border. Neither the equipment nor the satellite know where they are...and Winnipeg is well within the satellite footprint. On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:57 PM, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: Next week on vacation, I'll

[TV orNotTV] Re: [NotTV]Continental sat-radio coverage

2009-06-29 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:57 PM, Brad Beam wrote: So for those who know, these questions: *Will XM-Sirius (US) convert once I cross the border, or are the two wholly incompatible? *Is this something I can prepare for with National, or will I find myself tuning in CBC Radio One and 2

[TV orNotTV] Re: [NotTV]Continental sat-radio coverage

2009-06-29 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:57 PM, Brad Beam wrote: So for those who know, these questions: *Will XM-Sirius (US) convert once I cross the border, or are the two wholly incompatible? *Is this something I can prepare for with National, or will I find myself tuning in CBC Radio One and 2

[TV orNotTV] Re: [NotTV]Continental sat-radio coverage

2009-06-29 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Jun 29, 2009, at 8:57 PM, Brad Beam wrote: So for those who know, these questions: *Will XM-Sirius (US) convert once I cross the border, or are the two wholly incompatible? *Is this something I can prepare for with National, or will I find myself tuning in CBC Radio One and 2