[TV orNotTV] Re: A quick commercial review...

2010-01-27 Thread JW
Mother Jersey is wondering what PG is paying for the music in their Swiffer commercials. Who's That Lady - Isley Brothers -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Hey! I'm related to a model!

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Seriously. She's a granddaughter of my aunt by her first husband (#2 was Dad J's brother, he passed away in '98) http://www.modelmayhem.com/1355053 Aunt Marge alerted us the other day that she was on last night's (26) NCIS. IYC, spoiler follows: She's sitting to

[TV orNotTV] This is not the guy from that Star Trek episode

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Johnny Seven, a character actor which, this THR article says, was in 26 films and 600 television episodes (I recall seeing his name in the occasional episode of Ironside), died last week in California; 83. http://snurl.com/u7g0h You're thinking of Gary Seven, played by Robert Lansing (d. 1994)

Re: [TV orNotTV] This is not the guy from that Star Trek episode

2010-01-27 Thread Joe Coughlin
But what of Johnny Five, the robot from the Short Circuit movies? He's still alive, right? On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: Johnny Seven, a character actor which, this THR article says, was in 26 films and 600 television episodes (I recall seeing his

[TV orNotTV] CBS softens to advocacy ads for Super Bowl

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
They claim it's not due to the soft economy (it is, stupid...), but there can be more responsibly produced messages such as one featuring a former network star, cup-winning college quarterback Tim Tebow (The SEC on CBS) for Focus on the Family, within the Big Game:

[TV orNotTV] Didn't Cliff from Cheers do this?

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
THR: History (Channel) is partnering with comedian Larry The Cable Guy in a new series, where he explores the country immersing himself in different lifestyles, jobs and hobbies that celebrate the American experience. http://snurl.com/u7g6y -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Paula to rejoin Simon...if she dances

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
I knew this was coming... but given her history, would she be the professional or the partner on DWTS? http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/26/paula-abdul-dancing-with-the-stars-abc/ -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gabler: Leno Triumph of Boomers

2010-01-27 Thread David Bruggeman
Depends on where you draw the Boomer/Gen-X line. Coco is 46, C-Ferg is 47. Craig effectively discussed the trend Mark described in one of his cold opens... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQkMAPVoIo David From: Mark J. mjeffr...@marcrealty.com The

[TV orNotTV] A Zillion Captain Kirks

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
(Or is it Captains Kirk?) PRNW via TrekWeb: Game-maker Atari and TV network Syfy partner on a new Trek massively-multiplayer online game, to be initially sold in PC form Feb 2... http://snurl.com/u7gra CAUTION: The syfy.com url doesn't work... try .../startrekonline/. -- BOB -- TV or Not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gabler: Leno Triumph of Boomers

2010-01-27 Thread Joe Hass
The year I've seen more often than not is 1964, though I've seen as far back as 1961. On Jan 27, 2010, at 11:32 AM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Depends on where you draw the Boomer/Gen-X line. Coco is 46, C-Ferg is 47. Craig effectively discussed the trend Mark described in

Re: [TV orNotTV] A Zillion Captain Kirks

2010-01-27 Thread jeffrey marousek
'enterprise' does not count as part of the franchise, in my mind anyway! On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: (Or is it Captains Kirk?) PRNW via TrekWeb: Game-maker Atari and TV network Syfy partner on a new Trek massively-multiplayer online game, to

Re: [TV orNotTV] This is not the guy from that Star Trek episode

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: You're thinking of Gary Seven, played by Robert Lansing (d. 1994) in Assignment: Earth, which Gene saw as a possible backdoor pilot. By law no mention of Gary Seven or that episode of Star Trek can be made without

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gabler: Leno Triumph of Boomers

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:32 AM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Depends on where you draw the Boomer/Gen-X line. Coco is 46, C-Ferg is 47. Craig effectively discussed the trend Mark described in one of his cold opens... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQkMAPVoIo It is not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gabler: Leno Triumph of Boomers

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
Per the apx. ages of the characters in the book Generation X, that generation begins with people born around 1965 through the early 1970s (though the press mistakenly latched all of the social traits described in the book to those of us born in the mid to late 1970s -- guess they never bothered to

Re: [TV orNotTV] This is not the guy from that Star Trek episode

2010-01-27 Thread David Bruggeman
They both show up in various Star Trek books. There's an interesting pair of novels that connect them with Khan (The Eugenics Wars), that you might enjoy. David From: PGage pga...@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Bob in Jersey

Re: [TV orNotTV] This is not the guy from that Star Trek episode

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:01 AM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: They both show up in various Star Trek books. There's an interesting pair of novels that connect them with Khan (The Eugenics Wars), that you might enjoy. I have an old friend who has often recommended The Eugenics

[TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread Jon Delfin
Are all HD broadcasts created equal? I now have two Scientific Atlanta 8300 HD DVRs (having dumped the buggy Samsung, which somehow ran Time Warner's inadequate Navigator/Mystro software even worse than the SA), and I notice that comparable libraries of recorded hours don't show as equivalent

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread jeffrey marousek
I am not familiar with TW devices (other than the myriad of complaints I have heard about their service/equipment). But, all digital signals are not created equal. Different resolutions will have different storage requirements. 1080i requires more than 720p. CBS and NBC are 1080i, FOX and ABC

[TV orNotTV] Re: This is not the guy from that Star Trek episode

2010-01-27 Thread Wrecks
Are you sure that wasn't a character called Seven of Nine? -- 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group,

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS softens to advocacy ads for Super Bowl

2010-01-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Wrecks: How much money do those stuper bowl ads cost?  And how many people could they help with if they didn't spend money on one? $2.7-something million per 30 seconds on average, and quite a few, depending on what's involved. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread scruffy
On Jan 27, 2010, at 2:19 PM, jeffrey marousek wrote: I am not familiar with TW devices (other than the myriad of complaints I have heard about their service/equipment). But, all digital signals are not created equal. Different resolutions will have different storage requirements. 1080i

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread jeffrey marousek
unless the facility is using stat-mux's, 1080i is encoded at 15mbps and 720p at 8-10mbps. those 2 numbers are rarely interfered with. the sub-channels run at 1-3 mbps usually in an sd application. there are exceptions to that rule. I have seen 2 1080i's muxed together, but it looks like crap.

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread Doug Eastick
jeffrey - on behalf of all engineers on the list, let me say Welcome to the list :-) (I generally understood most of what you wrote - and I haven't even googled yet ) On 1/27/10 4:14 PM, jeffrey marousek wrote: unless the facility is using stat-mux's, 1080i is encoded at 15mbps and 720p

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Doug Eastick east...@mcd.on.ca wrote: jeffrey - on behalf of all engineers on the list, let me say Welcome to the list :-) (I generally understood most of what you wrote - and I haven't even googled yet ) I also appreciate his expertise and gracious

Re: [TV orNotTV] ABC says, Adios, Betty

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: Come mid-April: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/01/ugly-betty-canceled-by-abc-/1 It says this just in (maybe that is sarcastic) - I have been reading on TV By The Numbers since October

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread jeffrey marousek
i apologize...my head is in the clouds high on chantix (only took 2 days of not smoking before everyone at work knew to stay away from my shop). i am known for getting way too wordy and stuff :P Jeff On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:13

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
They are used to wordy Marouseks in this list On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM, jeffrey marousek jeff.marou...@gmail.com wrote: i apologize...my head is in the clouds high on chantix (only took 2 days of not smoking before everyone at work knew to stay away from my shop). i am known for

[TV orNotTV] State of the Union online

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
White House has a Facebook page where streaming will be available: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/WhiteHouse And, of course, CNN has a streaming video feed: http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=1 And C-Span does its thing, interacting with viewers:

[TV orNotTV] Re: State of the Union online

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
And one of the CNN feeds features the onscreen real-time dial info from their focus groups -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: They are used to wordy Marouseks in this list That's what I was going to say. But no, I was just teasing - I think it is cool to have a TV engineer on the list and I appreciate all the input, technical and otherwise.

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread PGage
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:19 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.comwrote: They are used to wordy Marouseks in this list That's what I was going to say. But no, I was just teasing - I think it is cool to have a TV engineer on

[TV orNotTV] Jeopardy online test

2010-01-27 Thread David Bruggeman
Just finished it earlier this evening. I'm not particularly happy with my scores, and even though I know there's a random selection process for auditions of those who qualified, I will be annoyed if I don't get picked this time after being picked before. Sorry, needed to vent, and I know

[TV orNotTV] Re: State of the Union online

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
6:07 (all times PST) I don't understand why it is considered respectful to applaud merely because someone enters a room (whether on a talk show or in the Chamber). If someone says something you agree with, great, but to clap merely because a person can walk seems like pandering, particularly when

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy online test

2010-01-27 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Jan 27, 2010, at 6:20 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: Just finished it earlier this evening. I'm not particularly happy with my scores, and even though I know there's a random selection process for auditions of those who qualified, I will be annoyed if I don't get picked this time after

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy online test

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
I just registered for tomorrow's test. Hope I do better than I did for the phone audition for Win Ben Stein's Money. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy online test

2010-01-27 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:56 PM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Good luck to everyone taking the test, and to those who've already taken it. Kevin, will I find a story about that WBSM audition if I search thine blogs? David A quick search and it appears I never wrote about that one.

Re: [TV orNotTV] technical question

2010-01-27 Thread Doug Eastick
Kevin - that's the nice thing to say. I was really expecting something more hilarious, but lets just keep this nice and wholesome with an aw shucks feeling for now. On 1/27/10 8:45 PM, Kevin M. wrote: They are used to wordy Marouseks in this list On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:43 PM, jeffrey

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy online test

2010-01-27 Thread Doug Eastick
lame story: When WWTBAM got the Canadian version made by CTV, there was a qualifying 1-800 number to call in. You had to answer 3 multiple choice questions correctly to enter the draw of potential contestants. I dialed and answered. I knew 1 for sure; 2 - maybe; and 3 just had to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jeopardy online test

2010-01-27 Thread Dave Sikula
On Jan 27, 6:20 pm, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Just finished it earlier this evening.  I'm not particularly happy with my scores, and even though I know there's a random selection process for auditions of those who qualified, I will be annoyed if I don't get picked this time

[TV orNotTV] Ferguson blows up his format

2010-01-27 Thread David Bruggeman
The two or three people that think Craig tapes his show in order will be completely disabused of this notion after tonight's episode. Anything else will be spoilers. David -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the