[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: The Great

2020-05-18 Thread Kevin M.
Downton Abbey meets Deadwood, set in Russia, with decent if not macabre jokes and senseless acts of violence... characters and storylines are very cheesy daytime soap opera caliber. For Hulu, it is ambitious. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Joe Hass
By pure luck, I'm up, and it's after 11:00 PM ET so... First off, the heartiest of congratulations! Helluva comeback! What I want to desperately know is what Ben was thinking when they revealed Nancy's wager. Because I was looking at the clock watching live and I thought to myself as they went

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Answer: “Yes, he is.” The Question: “Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?”

2020-05-18 Thread PGage
I agree that the most important thing is how they deal with errors. I disagree That Farrow does this better than most. Indeed I think he deals with it worse than most at main stream news outlets. He has failed to even admit several of his mistakes, much less retract and correct them. To be fair,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Just in case any members of the list didn't get a chance to see Ben on today's "Jeopardy!"... http://www.ellwanger.tv/temp/jeopardy20200518.mp4 (I'll probably only keep this up for a couple of days.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV"

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Jim Ellwanger
> On May 18, 2020, at 7:24 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > On a sidelight – and maybe Jim can explain it – throughout tonight’s episode > I also received the closed-captioning from an episode of “Wheel of Fortune.” I worked in captioning back in the Analog Era, and I know things are different

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Answer: “Yes, he is.” The Question: “Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?”

2020-05-18 Thread Kevin M.
Farrow’s biggest gaffe as a journalist was his very personal attack on Woody Allen. I’m not arguing the validity of his claims, but no real reporter can maintain objectivity in such a case. He would’ve been better served offering himself as a source for a different journalist. That said, every

RE: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Hass >To be *abundantly* clear: there was *never* an intent to post *anything* about >the content of the episode prior to 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT. Since here in >Chicago it airs at 3:30, I tuned in at 3:27

RE: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Hass >To be *abundantly* clear: there was *never* an intent to post *anything* about >the content of the episode prior to 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT. And in case anyone’s curious, this covers Alaska (6p/10p

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Joe Hass
To be *abundantly* clear: there was *never* an intent to post *anything* about the content of the episode prior to 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT. Since here in Chicago it airs at 3:30, I tuned in at 3:27 only to see Governor Pritzker's face and thought "Oh, you've gotta be *kidding* me! I'm gonna miss

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread John Edwards
The West Coast contingent likely doesn’t get it until 7:30 Pacific. Sent from my iPhone > On May 18, 2020, at 5:04 PM, Jon Delfin wrote: > >  > And some of us get it at 7 ET, but are spending that hour solving British > crossword puzzles and so don't watch until later. (What, just me?) >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Jon Delfin
And some of us get it at 7 ET, but are spending that hour solving British crossword puzzles and so don't watch until later. (What, just me?) On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 4:52 PM Doug Fields wrote: > No spoilers. Some of us don’t get our new episodes until 7:30pm Eastern. > > > > Doug Fields > >

RE: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Doug Fields
No spoilers. Some of us don’t get our new episodes until 7:30pm Eastern. Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joe Hass Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 4:34 PM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy! I'd like to thank the governor of

[TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

2020-05-18 Thread Joe Hass
I'd like to thank the governor of Illinois for wrapping up perfectly at 3:30 so I didn't miss anything except Ben's introduction. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[TV orNotTV] Hannah Brown apologizes for N-word

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The most recent "Bachelorette" and "DWTS" winner was live-rapping a DaBaby song containing the term on Instagram Sat. night, then deleted both the clip and an intervening one where she initially wanted to blame her brother, for what, I can't figure out...

[TV orNotTV] Temptation Island still planning to tape

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
In several of its venues, observing strict safety protocols... the USA (the country *and* the NBCU-owned network) version awaits clearance from Hawai'i, but other locations are being explored... https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/banijay-quarantine-temptation-island-coronavirus-1234609430/

[TV orNotTV] Keillor cruisegoers wait impatiently

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The pub-radio great planned to have Holland America Lines' *Veendam* sail from Florida for the Caribbean two months ago, sold to the last cabin last year, but impending virus restrictions scrubbed the trip... NYT sez GK will only partially refund, eventually...

Re: [TV orNotTV] John Oliver and I share an interest

2020-05-18 Thread PGage
I watched the first season for a half hour this morning. It is strangely compelling. A lot of credit to the announcer (maybe he can do the Jeopardy gig). On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 9:54 AM Tom Wolper wrote: > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 9:17 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: UK TV industry's plans to return to work

2020-05-18 Thread Adam Bowie
We haven't lost a soap in years. But they all play in primetime, or early primetime anyway, so audiences remain decent-ish. As it happens, Eastenders is supposed to be rebuilding their set, and one of the things they were going to do was increase the scale everywhere. Viewers wouldn't notice, but

[TV orNotTV] So long, "Eddie Haskell"

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Ken Osmond, no kin to the Utah family... griped openly about being typecast after his "Beaver" days, so he joined the LAPD and grew a mustache to be less recognizable... led a class-action suit against the actors' union in the 2000s over foreign residuals... and was offended when people

[TV orNotTV] Re: UK TV industry's plans to return to work

2020-05-18 Thread M-D November
I heard that they were restarting production on Eastenders with these new guidelines in place, which prompted three thoughts: 1) Eastenders is still a thing? JEZUS. 2) Is the Queen Vic (?) set large enough to do proper social distancing? 3) Eastenders without kissing or fighting? What's the

Re: [TV orNotTV] John Oliver and I share an interest

2020-05-18 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 9:17 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > A 'toob-streaming marble-racing provider. Read till the end. > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-cautions-hasty-return-sports-1294948 > (link) > In the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mostly Not TV: Marc Maron threatens to end his podcast

2020-05-18 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 3:48 PM Kevin M. wrote: > This is sad news... Maron has been talking about Lynn a lot on his live > Instagram stories, joking that she’s somehow managed to get sick from > something not Covid related. > It was incredibly sad and I was shocked that there was a new episode

[TV orNotTV] Bill Pullman hisses at POTUS pilfer of "ID4" scene

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
> "My voice belongs to no one but me, and I’m not running for president — > this year," Pullman told *The Hollywood Reporter*. > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bill-pullman-responds-donald-trumps-altered-independence-day-clip-1294926 (link) B -- You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] UK TV industry's plans to return to work

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
> The safety document details six areas that producers, in cooperation with > commissioning networks, must consider when planning to produce. Those are: > specifically consider people at higher risk of harm; heighten precautions > for everyone at work; reduce the number of people involved;

[TV orNotTV] "Bart Simpson" reviews Bart imitators

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
IYC... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0qCW8gBe4 (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this

[TV orNotTV] John Oliver and I share an interest

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
A 'toob-streaming marble-racing provider. Read till the end. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-cautions-hasty-return-sports-1294948 (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe

[TV orNotTV] Re: So long, Fred Willard

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Kimmel tribute tonight, said Sue T. B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web

[TV orNotTV] Maron's life partner gone

2020-05-18 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
> Director Lynn Shelton, known for the films "Humpday" and "Your Sister's > Sister" and the series "Little Fires Everywhere," died Friday at 54 in Los > Angeles. She died of a previously undiagnosed blood disorder, said her > representative, Adam Kersh. > Her partner, the comedian and actor

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Answer: “Yes, he is.” The Question: “Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?”

2020-05-18 Thread Steve Timko
With Weinstein, Farrow was a David who slew Goliath. Since then the quality of his villains has declined. At least twice I saw him having to explain why his target's actions were bad. He ran out of obvious targets. It reminds me of Siskel and Ebert saying the quality of Bond films was

[TV orNotTV] Re: Answer: “Yes, he is.” The Question: “Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?”

2020-05-18 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
Farrow lost any credibility for me when he went after his alleged father and ignored any evidence that cleared him in favor of concentrating on rumor, innuendo, and the poison his mother had injected into many of her children's minds. --Dave Sikula On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 12:14:56 AM

[TV orNotTV] Answer: “Yes, he is.” The Question: “Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?”

2020-05-18 Thread PGage
Ben Smith in this NYT Piece gets squarely at an issue that has been discussed indirectly in several ways on this list over last few years. I strongly recommend reading in its entirety (a few fair use excerpt ps follow below). I think it gets to the real threat to the credibility of television