[TV orNotTV] Re: Paul's visiting relatives (I assume)

2009-12-01 Thread JW
And currently doing the local (WETA) PBS begathon. I saw the same thing in Pittsburgh Saturday night, so I assume the breaks are national. (There was a short segment at the very end with Paul and Jay Thomas trying to find something to say about Pittsburgh, but I don't know how many markets they

[TV orNotTV] Alec Baldwin to quit acting, again

2009-12-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
When his 30 Rock deal ends in 2012; regards his career a complete failure, as none of what he's done in film was any smashing success... there's even the time he almost offed himself in the garage... http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1215419 -- BOB -- TV or Not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Alec Baldwin to quit acting, again

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: When his 30 Rock deal ends in 2012; regards his career a complete failure, as none of what he's done in film was any smashing success... Insert laughter which indicates total agreement here... ... but he won't quit

Re: [TV orNotTV] Alec Baldwin to quit acting, again

2009-12-01 Thread Jeremy DeStefano
There's always politics... (ducks) Sent from my iPhone On Dec 1, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: When his 30 Rock deal ends in 2012; regards his career a complete failure, as none of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Alec Baldwin to quit acting, again

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Jeremy DeStefano jsd1...@gmail.com wrote: There's always politics... (ducks) He'd be the Sarah Palin of the Democratic Party. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Re: Would-be reality-TV stars snuck into White House dinner

2009-12-01 Thread K.M. Richards
On Nov 30, 2:55 pm, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote: It surprises me somewhat that they haven't been cited for breaking any laws. Even if they intended no harm to the president, they intentionally evaded security to gain access to an area they had no business being in. The Post article says

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Would-be reality-TV stars snuck into White House dinner

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM, K.M. Richards richard...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps, since they have been open about what they did and they obviously meant no harm (else they would have attempted something at the time) the committee wants to talk with them to see what needs to be fixed. What

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sony Bravia and ABC

2009-12-01 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
Because I also own a Sony Bravia TV, I, too, have been following this thread with interest. I've got a problem with the color on my set. It happened a few months ago, and no jiggling of the controls on my part seems to fix it. I no longer have the colors yellow and purple, for example, and

[TV orNotTV] technical question

2009-12-01 Thread Jon Delfin
My standard-def DVR is hooked up to its television with a standard length of coaxial cable. The television itself is plugged into a wall socket, not the courtesy outlet on the back of the DVR. So how does the DVR know when the television is on? The DVR's power is always on. When it was running

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: So how does the DVR know when the television is on? The DVR's power is always on. When it was running Passport OS, both the foreground and background tuners maintained an hour's worth of buffer. Now, with Navigator OS, when

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Would-be reality-TV stars snuck into White House dinner

2009-12-01 Thread PGage
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:24 AM, K.M. Richards richard...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps, since they have been open about what they did and they obviously meant no harm (else they would have attempted something at the time)

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alec Baldwin to quit acting, again

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
Actually, I subscribed to his blogs on HuffPo because I read one a few months ago that was well-written. I even mentioned it here. Unfortunately, that was the only well-written one. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Michael mikethekn...@gmail.com wrote: On Dec 1, 9:49 am, Kevin M.

[TV orNotTV] President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
Standing by... Just watched the pre-show on CNN Live: http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=1 At this point, I'd be pleased if he took the opportunity to declare he was switching to the Republican Party. After all, he's done nearly everything they wanted this year. -- Kevin M.

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2009-12-01 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Dec 1, 2009, at 4:03 PM, Kevin M. wrote: On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: So how does the DVR know when the television is on? The DVR's power is always on. When it was running Passport OS, both the foreground and background tuners maintained an hour's

[TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
Here's the running scorecard... follow along at home: Number of promises made that he has no intention of keeping = (prediction: 8) Number of times he used phrases like I listen to my generals = (prediction: 3) Number of times he used phrases like My generals listen to me = (prediction: 0) Number

[TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
He snuck in the phrase ... and Pakistan twice in one minute in reference to troop deployment. Subtle. Number of promises made that he has no intention of keeping = 2 (prediction: 8) Number of times he used phrases like I listen to my generals = 1 (prediction: 3) Number of times he used phrases

[TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
Cutaway shot of H. Clinton literally wringing her hands. Amusing. Obama just spoke directly to the Afghan people. He knows most of the nation's population live in huts and caves with no electricity or running water, right? He knows they couldn't possibly be watching CNN. Three parts to the plan:

[TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
He quoted Eisenhower... odd choice. He eluded to Roosevelt. I can't help but notice that the President didn't feel the need to explain WHY we need to be in Afghanistan. He says we need to be there, and he expects that to be reason enough.   Number of promises made that he has no intention of

[TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
When this war began, we were united. Speak for yourself, jackass. Personally, I was hoping for a military coup during the speech. I came in under the wire on a few of my predictions. The final tally: Number of promises made that he has no intention of keeping = 5 (prediction: 8) Number of times

[TV orNotTV] Re: Would-be reality-TV stars snuck into White House dinner

2009-12-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
piece on the Today appearance also notes they'd shown up at a Congressional Black Caucus dinner where Bam was speaking... they were tossed from it far more quickly... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091201/ap_en_tv/us_uninvited_guests -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread PGage
I am going to try to respond to a number of different comments made by Kevin in this thread (I was time shifting the speech about 20 minutes and so was not following along with Kevin in real time). First I refer both Kevin and everyone else to the transcript of the President's speech

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2009-12-01 Thread Jon Delfin
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote: Jon:  Are you saying that you'll turn on the TV and both buffers will be empty, but then after you start actively watching (e.g., switching live TV to a different channel, or playing back a recorded program), you'll

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Would-be reality-TV stars snuck into White House dinner

2009-12-01 Thread PGage
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/savannah_guthrie_mentions_bravo_connection_during_nightly_news_story_on_the_salahis_144622.asp?c=rss The above is a link to a report on NBC News tonight that clarifies things a bit. It was Michele Jones - a WH liaison to the Pentagon, who was the Salahi's

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: First I refer both Kevin and everyone else to the transcript of the President's speech (http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/01/obama.afghanistan.speech.transcript/index.html), which will answer some of the questions Kevin raises.

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2009-12-01 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:22 PM, Jon Delfin wrote: I was wondering about what Kevin said about the VCR knowing a protected DVD shouldn't be copied. Isn't that because the DVD has a code included in its audio or video signal? So it's not that the VCR is reaching out to the DVD player, but that the

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote: On Dec 1, 2009, at 7:22 PM, Jon Delfin wrote: I was wondering about what Kevin said about the VCR knowing a protected DVD shouldn't be copied. Isn't that because the DVD has a code included in its audio or video

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread PGage
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Al Queda can plan their attacks from the parking lot of the Starbucks a block from my house (I'm not unconvinced they don't... some nefarious people frequent that Starbucks). Kick 'em out of Afghanistan, they move to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:33 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, I see now you just mean that you do not believe that military action in Afghanistan will reduce the threat posed by Al Queda. Fair enough I suppose (I think that is a minority view, and an incorrect one, but it is an important

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: President Obama's speech...

2009-12-01 Thread PGage
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: My view not withstanding, I believe his explanation is incomplete. It is akin to Bush saying (and I'm paraphrasing) that we needed to go to Iraq before Iraq came to us. President Obama is making these assumptions based

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bahari scheduled for TDS on 11/30

2009-12-01 Thread PGage
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:29 PM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: The Newsweek reporter in question is scheduled to sit down with Jon on Monday. I just had a chance to watch this tonight. JS was appropriately humble and sweet, but also managed to report that TDS contacted Bahari after

[TV orNotTV] The new Scrubs

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin M.
From the mouth of creator Bill Lawrence, Do me a favor... check out the new 'Scrubs' before you decide that you hate it. Watch it, and then hate it. I'll check it out on Hulu tomorrow. The attached QA with Lawrence and Zach Braff is worth a look. Lawrence laments having to keep the same title for