[TV orNotTV] Re: My tribute to Janis Joplin...

2010-02-08 Thread Michael
Janis is no Wavy the Crocodile (Alligator?), but quite a fine performance anyway... On Feb 7, 7:34 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Kevin M.: I can relate. I've been having infection issues, tho not major enough to hamper my enjoyment of SBXLIV. (Related analysis elsewhere,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Ben Combee
At my Super Bowl party, I made a bunch of advertising cliche bingo cards, and almost every term got checked off by someone. The Snickers ad let us get both old man and old lady... I was most surprised by the CSI: Miami ad which let us get outer space. On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:05 AM, David

[TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Bob in Jersey
Joe Coughlin, to David Bruggeman: Betty is a super trooper. Hope the Facebook campaign works and she gets to host SNL. I'd have to go back to the tape for Snickers... was Vigoda another player in the game? VW: As kids we'd all play 'Matchbox' with original Beetles... I don't understand the

[TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Bob in Jersey
On Feb 8, 9:35 am, Ben Combee ben.com...@gmail.com wrote: At my Super Bowl party, I made a bunch of advertising cliche bingo cards, and almost every term got checked off by someone.  The Snickers ad let us get both old man and old lady... I was most surprised by the CSI: Miami ad which let

Re: [TV orNotTV] SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 7:54 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: 2. I am not usually a fan of the commercial watch, but I liked several of these (Dave #1 of course, but also the Snickers and the McDonalds ad). I am saddened by this, because my ultimate goal is to reduce the interest in SB

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: Joe Coughlin, to David Bruggeman: Betty is a super trooper. Hope the Facebook campaign works and she gets to host SNL. I'd have to go back to the tape for Snickers... was Vigoda another player in the game? VW:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.com wrote: Betty is a super trooper. Hope the Facebook campaign works and she gets to host SNL. At this point, hosting SNL has to be one of Dante's

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread jeffrey marousek
in addition to 'slug bug', there is also 'cruiser bruiser', which it a punch every-time you see a PT Cruiser. There is also a slugging game that involves farts...As the eldest in my family, I was good at this one! Jeff On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:29 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Feb

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Melissa Neal
On Feb 8, 2010, at 12:29 PM, PGage wrote: I am not sure if this is reigional or not, but when we were kids we used to play slug bug on trips - you would punch the kid next to you if you saw a VW Beetle (maybe V Dub's were not as popular back east, but there were enough out here in

[TV orNotTV] Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_en_tv/us_super_bowl_ratings NEW YORK – The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of M-A-S-H to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people

[TV orNotTV] Re: Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread Bob in Jersey
And, the subsequent Undercover Boss also set a record for a post-SB show, 38-and-change million viewers, and is the highest-ever début of a reality show... http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100208cbs03 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread Mark J.
On Feb 8, 2:58 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: And, the subsequent Undercover Boss also set a record for a post-SB show, 38-and-change million viewers, and is the highest-ever début of a reality show... http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100208cbs03 And the

[TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Bob in Jersey
Betty was tops in USAT's survey: http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2010-02-07-results-chart_N.htm -- BOB -- 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] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Mark J.
On Feb 8, 3:12 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Betty was tops in USAT's survey:http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2010-02-07-results-... And since the Skechers ad at the bottom was a re-air, the lowest-rated ad was yet another Danica Patrick ad for GoDaddy. It

Re: [TV orNotTV] Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread Wesley McGee
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:45 PM, PGage wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_en_tv/us_super_bowl_ratings NEW YORK – The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of M-A-S-H to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC zonks all CoCo from Web

2010-02-08 Thread donz5
Another commenter directs us to the NBC.com store, which is still selling Conan merchandise. http://www.nbcuniversalstore.com/?v=nbc_tonight-show-with-conan-obrien On Feb 8, 4:31 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Its own site, yootoob, Hulu, anywhere you can think of... a

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's biggest audience in months. . .

2010-02-08 Thread donz5
garyd in the afl posts: It would have been hilarious if after Dave and Jay's little interaction, Conan would have come in from the kitchen with popcorn and a drink and then pointed to Leno on the couch and said, 'Hey, you took my seat!' -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] It's Not PBS, We Tell You!

2010-02-08 Thread Mark J.
As PBS gets heat for programming it had nothing to do with, like 9/11 Truth movement documentaries on Denver stations or a syndicated series co-produced by the George W. Bush Institute, the producer of the Bush program calls on PBS to make their IDs more this was a PBS program and less we are PBS,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread Kevin M.
Judging from the wide variety of parking in my neighborhood (I'm situated near about two dozen bars), I'd guess embittered Charger fans didn't watch in record numbers yesterday. -- Kevin M. (who doesn't presently have a car, but could have found a parking space outside his apartment yesterday if

Re: [TV orNotTV] Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread Kevin M.
Now that Congress has allowed corporations to buy politicians outright, perhaps we'll see some decent advertisements run during the state-of-the-union, making its ratings go up. Perhaps we could get various bars to tie political programing to drinking. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC zonks all CoCo from Web

2010-02-08 Thread Steve Rhodes
That's incredibly stupid. They should at least leave the episodes up to get back some of the money they paid to Conan and staff. It just makes them seem stupid and petty again. It isn't as if his fans won't be able to find him when he moves to Fox Here's an update on the negotiations

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC zonks all CoCo from Web

2010-02-08 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Steve Rhodes srho...@gmail.com wrote: And an interview from before everything happened with Conan's head writer Mike Sweeney http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3868 Decent interview. During my brief trist with Late Night in LA ten years ago, the two I

[TV orNotTV] Re: SB XLIV

2010-02-08 Thread Dave Sikula
On Feb 7, 8:54 pm, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.com wrote: Betty is a super trooper. Hope the Facebook campaign works and she gets to host SNL. I love Betty, but have to wonder if she'd have the stamina to do a week of rehearsals and 90 live minutes. Although lately it seems the job

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC zonks all CoCo from Web

2010-02-08 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Feb 8, 2010, at 3:48 PM, Kevin M. wrote: Decent interview. During my brief trist with Late Night in LA ten years ago, the two I worked closest to were Mike Sweeney and then head writer Robert Smigel (a.k.a. Triumph). Sweeney was the one I went to when I asked to join Conan's Tonight Show

Re: [TV orNotTV] Most..Eyeballs...Ever....

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Wesley McGee A giant snowstorm that kept people in the 9th largest market (probably some of the 4th market too, and various other smaller markets -- including market 24) from going out

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC zonks all CoCo from Web

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Steve Rhodes srho...@gmail.com wrote: Here's an update on the negotiations http://thewrap.com/ind-column/fox-and-conan-can-marriage-be-made-13973 This is a pretty good article too. I am a little disappointed there doesn't seem to be much real consideration

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's biggest audience in months. . .

2010-02-08 Thread PGage
Gawkerhas video of Leno's report on his SB party with Dave: http://gawker.com/5467280/jay-leno-on-his-late-show-super-bowl-promo-a-good-joke-is-a-good-joke?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+gawker%2Ffull+%28Gawker%29utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher I walk in and I see Dave,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's biggest audience in months. . .

2010-02-08 Thread David Bruggeman
There were a couple of jokes about Jay's appearance in the SB ad in the monologue, but Dave talks about the ad - briefly - during the second segment desk chat. With Brees on the show tonight, Dave's a bit more focused on his bitterness at the Colts' loss. David

[TV orNotTV] Scottish Conan Guy on the Tweety Bird

2010-02-08 Thread David Bruggeman
@craigyferg - announced at the top of tonight's show. Currently a shade under 2,000 followers, which is triple what it was before the cold open. It'll be interesting to see how quickly it grows. David -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scottish Conan Guy on the Tweety Bird

2010-02-08 Thread David Bruggeman
Roughly 9,000 at the end of the show in the Eastern time zone. From: David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com @craigyferg - announced at the top of tonight's show. Currently a shade under 2,000 followers, which is triple what it was before the cold open. It'll be

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's biggest audience in months. . .

2010-02-08 Thread Dave Sikula
In the clip, Jay's sitting behind a desk. Has he has one before, or is he just trying to get used to it again before resuming TTS? --Dave Sikula On Feb 8, 8:21 pm, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: Gawkerhas video of Leno's report on his SB party with Dave:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's biggest audience in months. . .

2010-02-08 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Dave Sikula dsik...@yahoo.com wrote: In the clip, Jay's sitting behind a desk. Has he has one before, or is he just trying to get used to it again before resuming TTS? --Dave Sikula Monday night is Headlines night and he uses a desk for that segment. Last I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's biggest audience in months. . .

2010-02-08 Thread David Bruggeman
If it was before or after a bit, the desk is to hold whatever props are needed. He doesn't use it otherwise. Since it was Monday's show he probably sat behind the desk for Headlines in the same segment. I say probably, even though I saw mention of Headlines (Healdlines would be a much better