Re: [TV orNotTV] Are Unpaid Internships Legal in Ontario? | Ministry of Labour

2013-07-06 Thread John Edwards
I've heard of it in media circles, mainly in Toronto, and I think Bell Mobility just got its knuckles rapped for running a "management training" program that was essentially an unpaid internship. I used to work in sport, and I did more free labour than any of the students working for me ever did.

Re: [TV orNotTV] re: today's breaking news

2013-07-06 Thread PGage
I watched KTVU on and off all day, which traditionally has the strongest local news operation in the Bay Area. I thought they did a pretty good job. -- -- 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. T

Re: [TV orNotTV] re: today's breaking news

2013-07-06 Thread Kevin M.
I'd taken a day trip to the big city (side note: drove my Dodge muscle car through Hazard County, where it is possible I exceeded the posted speed limit) and didn't learn about the crash until I got home late in the afternoon. As I told a friend of mine, it took me 23 seconds of watching MSNBC to l

[TV orNotTV] re: today's breaking news

2013-07-06 Thread M-D November
My fiancé gets fixated on breaking news, so I had CNN on for about 2.5 hours this evening. My takeaway: - CNN Anchors don't understand that using the phrase "we don't want to speculate, but..." doesn't immediately give you license to speculate wildly - As usual, the 24hr news channels spend more

[TV orNotTV] IYC: Comic-Con's TV attractions

2013-07-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
To be updated as needed, I imagine... TheWrap -- B. -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Beeb apologizes for tenniscaster's remark

2013-07-06 Thread Diner
On Saturday, July 6, 2013 5:29:03 PM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > At the Big W, John Inverdale asked Radio 5 listeners after Marion Bartoli > finished off Williams-upsetter Sabine Lisicki, her first Grand Slam title, > “Do you think Bartoli’s dad told her when she was little 'You’re never >

[TV orNotTV] re: today's breaking news

2013-07-06 Thread Kevin M.
I really have no choice but to rewatch the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" episode where they heckled the failed pilot/MOW of "San Francisco International Airport." Clu Gulager makes everything feel better. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this m

[TV orNotTV] Beeb apologizes for tenniscaster's remark

2013-07-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
At the Big W, John Inverdale asked Radio 5 listeners after Marion Bartoli finished off Williams-upsetter Sabine Lisicki, her first Grand Slam title, “Do you think Bartoli’s dad told her when she was little 'You’re never going to be a looker? You’ll never be a Sharapova, so you have to be scrapp

[TV orNotTV] NBC guys beat Dave

2013-07-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
TheWrap: "From April to June, the two hosts scored their best ratings and total viewers in at least five quarters, while winning their time slots. "In the second quarter of the yea

Re: [TV orNotTV] Question for Brits about "The Fall"

2013-07-06 Thread Adam Bowie
You're right in the genesis of Torchwood that it shifted up the channels. But to be honest, I think it was always a tricky beast. As it was a spin-off from a very popular show amongst children, and one that airs at teatime (6-7pm) for family viewing, there was always an awareness that a sister prog