[TV orNotTV] Longtime ESPN Exec Leaves After Almost 40 Years

2024-04-05 Thread Mark Jeffries
Norby Williamson, a 39-year veteran of the Worldwide Leader and head of "SportsCenter" and events and news coverage, is leaving, supposedly after a disagreement over long-term strategy with content president Burke Magnus, although some say that he is leaving over an on-air attack on him by Pat

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: A Gentleman In Moscow

2024-04-05 Thread Kevin M.
Yeah, it’s very much like the cheesy old Roman epics. Everybody (including the kid) is overacting to the point of distraction. It’s not a bad story, but I can’t tell how good the writing is when Obi Wan Kenobi is constantly gnawing the scenery. Kevin M. (RPCV) On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 8:02 PM Paul

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: A Gentleman In Moscow

2024-04-05 Thread Paul Murray
Hey, it worked for ancient Rome. On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 5:38:20 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > Set in Soviet Russia, but everybody is incredibly British. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscrib

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: A Gentleman In Moscow

2024-04-05 Thread Kevin M.
Set in Soviet Russia, but everybody is incredibly British. 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [TV orNotTV] ESPN Streamer to Be on Disney+

2024-04-05 Thread Tom Wolper
Did Disney decide the problem with streaming is that it’s not confusing enough? On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 12:11 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > Much as Hulu is now part of Disney+ (with those Quinta Brunson "roll call" > commercials--"Bear." (Winnie-the-Pooh) "Here." "Not that Bear." (various > "The Bear

[TV orNotTV] Skydance Paramount Global deal: Details of David Ellison bid

2024-04-05 Thread PGage
Long rumored, complex takeover of Paramount Global by Skydance and Red Bird heating up, may be announced soon. P-Global would still be a publicly traded company, but Ellison would have controlling share (high 40s to 50%). Looks like the Redstones cash out (at a number far below what they were valu

[TV orNotTV] No, Chef! FX Criticizes Illegal 'Bear' Clip on Social Media

2024-04-05 Thread Mark Jeffries
A clip from the upcoming third season of the FX/Hulu series was shown at the Disney shareholders meeting and someone recorded it on their phone and posted it on Muskmedia, with much of the entertainment press clinging on to it--FX has asked for immediate removal of the clip: https://www.hollywo

[TV orNotTV] ESPN Streamer to Be on Disney+

2024-04-05 Thread Mark Jeffries
Much as Hulu is now part of Disney+ (with those Quinta Brunson "roll call" commercials--"Bear." (Winnie-the-Pooh) "Here." "Not that Bear." (various "The Bear" characters) "YES CHEF!"--when the Worldwide Leader's full-service streamer starts in the summer of 2025, it will be available on Disney+