Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Willard Scott

2021-09-04 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
I figured he was older than 87.  Like nearly old enough to get his birthday mentioned on the air.  I didn't know (or remember, I'm not sure which) that he started at NBC in his teens. David On Saturday, September 4, 2021, 09:31:36 PM PDT, M-D November wrote: I don’t mean this to be

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread Bill Partsch
I should’ve added (or started with), “You’re probably right,” because I pointed out 3 cast members among, what, dozens? And for the record, I bailed at some point during the second episode, although a lot of that is being severely time constrained. I thought it was OK. > On Sep 5, 2021, at

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Not to mention Ann Harada, who I know from the one Broadway musical I've actually seen on Broadway ("Avenue Q"). > On Sep 4, 2021, at 6:16 PM, Bill Partsch wrote: > > I’ve been traveling backward through the archive of Conan O’Brien Needs A > Friend, and I just listened to the Kristen

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread M-D November
Ariana Dubose (she played the schoolteacher, and will be Anita in Speilberg’s “West Side Story”). I’m not denying that Cumming and Chenowith aren’t bankable Broadway names, that’s hardly all they’re known for. Similarly, I’d argue that Krakowski is a legit Broadway star, but better known for

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread M-D November
In fairness to Key, his role is largely “guy who doesn’t like musicals who gets tossed into a musical and negs the whole thing” - I felt like he did the best with the material he .was given (although he’s capable of much more.) Points for the MST3K reference, tho. On Saturday, September 4,

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Willard Scott

2021-09-04 Thread M-D November
I don’t mean this to be glib, but I genuinely thought he died years ago. On Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 7:05:19 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > > > On Sat, 4 Sep 2021 at 1:51 PM Kevin M. wrote: > >> He was 87 >> >> >> >> https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/04/entertainment/willard-scott-death/index.html >>

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Staged

2021-09-04 Thread Kevin M.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen play themselves trying to rehearse a play on Zoom during the Covid lockdown. Lots of inside jokes about acting, the theatre, and the industry. Lots of celebrity cameos from other actors who had free time and couldn’t leave their homes. On the Hulu… which apparently

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread Bill Partsch
I’ve been traveling backward through the archive of Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, and I just listened to the Kristen Chenoweth episode. In it she mentions she’s Zooming in from a hotel in Vancouver, where her next-door neighbor is Alan Cumming. Those are recognizable Broadway names. Also in the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Only Murders In The Building

2021-09-04 Thread Jim M
I have the ad supported version of Hulu, and I think pay about 4.99 month On Friday, September 3, 2021 at 12:49:04 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 9:31 AM M-D November wrote: > >> Does Hulu even have a free tier anymore? > > > I’ve never paid for it, though now that

[TV orNotTV] RIP Willard Scott

2021-09-04 Thread Kevin M.
He was 87 https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/04/entertainment/willard-scott-death/index.html -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread Kevin M.
On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 3:39 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > As much as I love musicals, I've avoided this one like poison, mainly > because of Strong, who strikes me as another of Lorne's pet one-note > performers. > > I felt justified in this decision when

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

2021-09-04 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
As much as I love musicals, I've avoided this one like poison, mainly because of Strong, who strikes me as another of Lorne's pet one-note performers. I felt justified in this decision when listening to Cinco Paul on Fresh Air last week. Granted, Terry Gross's usual gushing ineptness didn't