[TV orNotTV] Re: Idiot Post of the Week

2009-10-14 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com wrote: How did rednecks begin to think that rich Republicans cared about them?  And what has Lonesome Rhodes done to be worthy of any prize, let alone the Nobel? Well, Obama only talked about peace. Beck has cried about it.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Idiot Post of the Week

2009-10-14 Thread David Bruggeman
Fearful Weeper says with a straight face that he and his Tea Partiers deserve the Nobel for their 9/12 project - which doesn't appear to be anything more than them showing up in Washington on 9/12. David From: Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com How did

[TV orNotTV] Craig Ferguson on Larry King Live last night

2009-10-14 Thread Kevin M.
Podcast now up on iTunes. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm guessing his first question was: So, you're a talk show host, what is that, exactly? Second question: So, you're from Scotland, is that near Connecticut? Third question: So, you wrote a book, what is a book? -- Kevin M. (RPCV)

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP: Captain Lou Albano

2009-10-14 Thread Joe Coughlin
(dirgelike) Swing your arms...from side to side. Come on, it's time to go, do the Mario... On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Now, at long last, Cyndi Lauper can attempt to have fun unmolested.

[TV orNotTV] Re: On the sitcom Benson what did the governor's daughter get a spanking for?

2009-10-14 Thread Joe Coughlin
I'm going to pretend like this is going very well...but it is getting a bit creepy. Governor Gatling did most of the crying he reveals to Benson after the deed was done, so I doubt he was very harsh. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:46 PM, robmic julie_cl...@hotmail.com wrote: The spanking was

[TV orNotTV] Touring Studios in L.A.

2009-10-14 Thread Erin Palicki
I'm going to be traveling to L.A. at the end of October, and was wondering if anyone had any advice about which studio is the best/most interesting to tour. I read about them in my guidebook and was slightly appalled at the prices they quoted for a tour, but I still want to do it. Any

[TV orNotTV] Re: Half-TV: Al Martino dies

2009-10-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
I just remembered that Ronnie, like Reelradio.com, foils attempts to link directly to his clips. Go to the hosting page, and click on RIP Al Martino. http://www.jerseygirlssing.com/RonnieRadioPage.html -- B. Best Weight Loss

[TV orNotTV] Court to Jon: Pay up!

2009-10-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
LA Times: Gosselin owes $180K, far more than he says he took...both he and Kate'll have to report on their finances to a judge (in Montgomery, not Berks county, PA) by Oct 26th: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/10/court-orders-jon-gosselin-to-pay-kate-gosselin-back-18-.html

[TV orNotTV] Fox DC anchors may have to be athletes

2009-10-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
WTTG, per Paul Farhi at the WaPo, intends to train its newscasters to operate prompters using a series of hand levers and foot pedals, all while they're reading the news as it scrolls by... ND Paul Metlin says it's on orders from above... Anonymous techs say they worry the additional work will

[TV orNotTV] Re: Touring Studios in L.A.

2009-10-14 Thread Doug Eastick
my same question to the list in ~2006 resulted in Warner Bros. I think Kevin and others suggested it. The WB tour includes backlot, one or two active in-house studios, and not too much walking. We also got tickets from tvtickets.com for a sitcom or two and ended up walking through the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Touring Studios in L.A.

2009-10-14 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Doug Eastick east...@mcd.on.ca wrote: my same question to the list in ~2006 resulted in Warner Bros. I think Kevin and others suggested it.  The WB tour includes backlot, one or two active in-house studios, and not too much walking. Yeah, Warner Bros is

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox DC anchors may have to be athletes

2009-10-14 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Oct 14, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: WTTG, per Paul Farhi at the WaPo, intends to train its newscasters to operate prompters using a series of hand levers and foot pedals, all while they're reading the news as it scrolls by... A series of hand levers and foot pedals? An actual

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox DC anchors may have to be athletes

2009-10-14 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote: In the summer of 1993, I worked as the script coordinator and prompter operator for the hourlong 10:00 newscast on then-independent WTOG in the Tampa Bay area.  (It's now a CW affiliate, and no longer has a news

[TV orNotTV] Re: Touring Studios in L.A.

2009-10-14 Thread David Bruggeman
I've taken the Paramount tour twice, and thought it was pretty good. I haven't been back in 11 years, so I have no idea how the prices are these days. They seemed reasonable when I went. The guides make a point to discuss studio history, take you by any active sets, and maybe inside if

[TV orNotTV] Re: Touring Studios in L.A.

2009-10-14 Thread Ed Dravecky
Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: If you can hop the fence at Chaplin/Henson studios, that's the lot I'd kill to visit, but they don't offer tours. I got to visit back in May 2007 because a vendor rented the place for a private party during Star Wars Celebration IV. Neat little lot

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox DC anchors may have to be athletes

2009-10-14 Thread Ben Scripps
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: WTTG, per Paul Farhi at the WaPo, intends to train its newscasters to operate prompters using a series of hand levers and foot pedals, all while they're reading the news as it scrolls by... I love this bit from the