[TV orNotTV] Exec was ready to extend Breaking Bad three episodes...

2013-10-10 Thread Bob in Jersey
Not that Jeff Katzenberg wanted to see AMC make said episodes... he was fixin' to spoonfeed 'em for a few pence a pop as net or VOD items... really!? http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/10/breaking-bad-finale-more-episodes B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] CBS to put busted pilot online

2013-10-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
Rupert Grint (the *Harry Potter* films) starred as a fast-food grunt turned wealthy and heroic in *Super Clyde*, a Greg Garcia (*My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope*) project that didn't get picked up... http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/cbs-makes-grag-garcias-pilot-super-clyde-available-online/

[TV orNotTV] If you liked Face-Off on Syfy...

2013-10-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has ordered eight episodes of *Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge*, a competition series in which the winner will receive $100,000 in cash and a job at the world-renowned studio, wrote Lesley Goldberg on THR. Début set for this January.

[TV orNotTV] Shedload of early Dr Who episodes found

2013-10-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
Britain's *Mirror* says the 100+ segments from the Doctorships of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton were discovered, well-preserved apparently, at Ethiopia's state broadcasting center... negotiations are underway to get them back to BBC.

[TV orNotTV] Dave to Seth M: Stop using Late Night

2013-10-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
Seth: You think we should change it back to* The Tomorrow Show*? Dave: Why not? Seth: I wish we talked yesterday. We *just *printed the mugs. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/david-letterman-late-night-host-645393 B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Fox animated block not so dominant

2013-10-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
*American Dad!* is moving to tbs, *Cleveland Show* suddenly got canned, and now newcomer *Murder Police* was pulled by Kevin Reilly... 20th will continue producing the opening season and offer it to another network... commenters have plenty of back-catalogue stuff they'd love to see plugged

[TV orNotTV] Arsenio loses exec

2013-10-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
Per Nellie, Neal Kendall, the former Tavis Smiley staffer, parted with the show end-of-day Friday. CBS veep Eric Pankowski will fill in. http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/arsenio-makes-executive-producer-change/ A low Thursday rating could have triggered the move... B -- -- TV or Not TV

[TV orNotTV] Brad Garrett autobio eyed for series

2013-10-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
The recent costar of *How to Live With Your Parents...* will have his memoir *When the Balls Drop* made into a pilot for ABC, with signficiant penalty if not picked up... 20th, which will produce the project, also signs him to a talent-holding deal.

[TV orNotTV] Did ...Men swipe Roseanne's joke?

2013-10-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
A line she once used about body parts being wet or dry appeared in slightly different form, spoken by Kutcher in Thursday's (10/3) episode... she jumped to the conclusion Lorre -- onetime intern at her namesake show -- had written the line, but retracted later...

[TV orNotTV] Small phony-news site's Obama ruse snows Fox co-host

2013-10-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/10/07/anna_kooiman_fox_new_co_host_blames_flawed_research_for_obama_muslim_museum.html http://youtu.be/V-bHEF6goF4 A NationalReport.net piece on a Muslim museum they contended the Bam was going to fund personally looked authentic enough for FF

[TV orNotTV] O'Connell sitcom notches worst debut ever, and other ratings stuff...

2013-10-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
http://www.thewrap.com/fall-tv-premieres-week-3-how-ironside-super-fun-night-and-other-new-shows-ratings-stacked-up/ The combo of Jerry, Monk and Kumar only managed 2.0 / 5... *Ironside*at the bottom among dramas at 1.4 / 4 (Mother J said she's week-to-week with it)... *Welcome to the Family*

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV, but...: Casey Kasem's family feud

2013-10-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
A followup by TMZ said the kids will ask a court to declare them Casey's conservators (some states use guardians)... the commenters may not believe it, but this could go either way... B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

[TV orNotTV] Re: ABQ Paper Prints Something Involving Fictional TV Character

2013-10-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
AP picked it up and it appeared in my local paper's page-3 entertainment column today (5)... in their world, you're watching *everything* live. 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

[TV orNotTV] FNC showing a little more of the sausage-making

2013-10-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
Shep's 3pm hour come Monday is to originate from the Fox News Deck, described in this company memo from Ailes... http://www.businessinsider.com/roger-ailes-memo-fox-news-shep-smith-new-show-2013-10 B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Wilfred to drag his you-know-what to FXX...

2013-10-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
...for his final season. http://tvline.com/2013/10/02/wilfred-season-4-cancelled-fxx/ 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, send email to

[TV orNotTV] The current mindset of SNL's Jay Pharoah

2013-10-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
He's trying to talk an actress of colour into joining the show... and wants to take season-opener host Miley C to his neighbourhood... http://thegrio.com/2013/09/27/snls-jay-pharoah-on-a-mission-to-bring-a-black-woman-on-cast-they-need-to-pay-attention/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest

[TV orNotTV] John Mulaney...

2013-10-03 Thread Bob in Jersey
...who featured in an episode of Comedy Central's series *Live From Gotham*, as reported by Jon D and Sir Tom back in '06https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/tvornottv/john$20mulaney/tvornottv/1b-ZbmdthCA/sO6TUKuxXzAJ, will get his own sitcom after all. The Lorne Michaels-backed

[TV orNotTV] ExxonMobil sues FX over FXX logo

2013-10-03 Thread Bob in Jersey
Contending, per Lisa D, that even Internet users know it's a ripoff of the oiler's iconic trademark... http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/exxonmobil-sues-fx-to-block-new-networks-second-x/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

[TV orNotTV] Simpsons to lose a character

2013-10-02 Thread Bob in Jersey
The story in which one of Springfield's denizens will meet their end - naturally-or-not is still to be decided - will be completed this season, but might not air till next, exec Al Jean tells a media conference call... he did let on that the voice of the decedent-to-be did win an Emmy, which

[TV orNotTV] NotTV, but...: Casey Kasem's family feud

2013-10-02 Thread Bob in Jersey
It was a hot topic last night on ABC7 LA... Jeannie, the ex-king-of-the-countdowns' wife, is apparently keeping him locked up in their (apparently still not-yet-sold) mansion, while he suffers from advanced Parkinson's, away from his protesting kids, brother, and friends (his original AT-40

Re: [TV orNotTV] Facebook To Networks: You Should Hear How They Talk About You

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jon Delfin, to moi: 62 is dang-near 70? You people are cold. *I'm* cold. (We just had frost in the Valley in the last week.) Maybe I'm thinking of Debbie Harry? B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal of the Day (Oct 1st): The X-Files Collection on DVD

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
The whole series, and the movies. $89.99, till the wee hours of the 2nd (east). Caution: very busy when I checked.

[TV orNotTV] So long, Patricia Blair

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Sidechannel MeTV's continual recycling of *The Rifleman *(hotelkeeper Lou Mallory) and *Daniel Boone* (the pioneer's bride Rebecca) kept the Texas native consistently in the memories of its sometimes-forgetful target demo, e.g. Mother J... three weeks ago in southern NJ from the Big C; 80.

[TV orNotTV] Brits mixed on X Factor tweaking...

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
A new addition from the show's Dutch version allows for last-minute switches by the panel... viewers compared it to *The Hunger Games* and a blood sport... some have even griped to Ofcom about it... and *it's coming to America!!* Meanwhile, Simon sez he couldn't give a sh!t about the stateside

[TV orNotTV] Dish and Disney reach temporary deal

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
The satellite carrier came thisclose to losing ESPN, ABC *et al,* though it wasn't clear from this piece when the deadline was... or if the planned addition of a full-blown Southeastern Conference (college sports) network was complicating the deal...

[TV orNotTV] Re: With the Fed Gov't Closed and the NWS at Reduced Staff, The Weather Channel Steps in to Name the 2013-14 Winter Storms.

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Federal courts are not regarded as non-essential operations, *ergo* the applicable offices/departments can still sue the b*stards at Commiecast. 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: No spoilers, sweetie

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Back on July 28th, Brad Beam wrote: For “Doctor Who”’s 50th anniversary, the BBC and its global broadcast partners have reached an agreement to air the November 23 special simultaneously – or November 24, from about Pakistan eastward.

[TV orNotTV] George Will to FNC

2013-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Pulitzer-winning WaPo columnist and 30+-year vet of ABC's *This Week*apparently will jump ship immediately, for lack of contrary info in this Wrap piece: http://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-hires-george-will/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] Celebs' kiddies get more protection from paps

2013-09-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Halle Berry and Jen Garner famously testified in favour of the Golden State doing so... Last week, Calif. gov Brown signed into law a measure upping the penalty for those media persons targeting not only showbiz kids, but also those of elected officials, to up-to-a-year slam and up-to-$1000

Re: [TV orNotTV] Facebook To Networks: You Should Hear How They Talk About You

2013-09-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jon Delfin, to Joe Hass: Point of order: Melissa Manchester is still with us. Sidebar: I will always believe that Material Girl is ripped off in part from You Should Hear Dang-near 70 and still great-looking... But, she's running out of time to raise funds for her next album...

[TV orNotTV] Dancing exec switches to... Seacrest?

2013-09-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Izzie Pick Ashcroft, who helped bring Strictly Come Dancing With The Stars to fruition both sides of the pond, heads crosstown by way of Santa Monica and Wilshire to the home of those annoying sisters among others...

Re: [TV orNotTV] Welcome to 'Olbermann'. Keith's on assignment. I'm...

2013-09-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
David Bruggeman, to Brad Beam: Hmm...watching KO's interview with Le King this evening, I'm persuaded it won't be a train wreck. I don't know if he's got a full week of shows in him, but I won't immediately tire of him. Cowherd, on the other hand, could piss me off quickly if it's just

[TV orNotTV] Hoarders dropped by AE

2013-09-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
The show's cleaning specialist Matt Paxton continues on as a consultant to and spokesperson for ServiceMaster, a business accustomed to the kinds of cleaning the series depicted. http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/hoarders/2013_Sep_25_cancelled-paxton-servicemaster B -- -- TV

[TV orNotTV] Lauren Zalaznick leaving NBCU

2013-09-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
She's out of that 'digital strategy / monetization' position they just added last winter ... some insiders thought, and the company seems to admit, it was just a place to keep her... looks like recently-hired Cesar Condé (ex-Univision) and Jeff Shell (ex-Comcast Intl) are splitting up her old

[TV orNotTV] A Breaking Bad gift: a Jesse megamix

2013-09-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Compliments of The Wrap... http://youtu.be/pDln0qo26BE 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hart to Hart...

2013-09-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Are your message lengths limited like txts from phones (me=1000), or like Twitter (140)? 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, send email to

[TV orNotTV] NotTV: Tony Soprano's fave paper spared by angry unions

2013-09-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Unless rank and file suddenly change their minds, all four labo(u)r groups on which the *Star-Ledger* of Newark, like Easton's *Express-Times* part of the Newhouse chain, agreed to four-year deals keeping the rag open... no word from their sister website on if publication might be cut, as has

[TV orNotTV] Oprah's network gets Oprah's latest film

2013-09-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Winfrey costarrer *Lee Daniels' The Butler* will make its non-premium début on OWN, if it's still around in 2017... http://www.thewrap.com/own-lands-tv-rights-to-lee-daniels-the-butler/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Re: Two Style series resurface on E!

2013-09-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Seriously, what's the chance Discovery starts a Revision3 channel to fill the void? 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com

Re: [TV orNotTV] NCIS-N'Awlins?

2013-09-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Doesn't sequester suck?? 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[TV orNotTV] FX's Landgraf: Ending bundling would devastate the biz

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
Half the jobs would disappear... advertisers would be scared away... and the senator from Azirona is grandstanding. Meanwhile, FXX logged 1.4 *million* person-hours of viewing in just three days. http://www.thewrap.com/thegrill-fx-boss-john-landgraf-a-la-carte-cable-breaking-bad-regrets B --

[TV orNotTV] Robert Zemeckis back to TV

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Oscar-winning director teams with Clifton Campbell, who just lost *The Glades* over at AE, on Fox-headed pilot *Billy Ray*, where a long-missing child resurfaces after having lived with some mysterious whoever...

[TV orNotTV] Two Style series resurface on E!

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Tia Tamera*, with the ex-*Sister, Sister* actresses, and *Giuliana Bill *, with the Rancics, air repeats starting Oct 15th... new segments TBA... http://www.thewrap.com/style-network-tia-tamera-giuliana-bill-esquire-network-e B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] More than just a good breakfast

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
Battle Creek, Michigan, still the home of a leading food-products producer, will apparently be the locale for a new cops-and-criminals project being drawn up by a post-*Breaking Bad* Vince Gilligan and a post-*House, MD*David Shore... CBS intends to add it in fall '14...

[TV orNotTV] Un buen año for Univision

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
The *en español* broadcaster in the full season just ended, racks up six weeks (up from two last year) as the top net in the prime adult demographic, beating the four principal English players on 61 nights (up from 32), both network records. They also beat at least one of the bigs 17 weeks in

[TV orNotTV] DeNiro takes over Gandolfini role

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
In *Criminal Justice*, that Richard Price/Steven Zaillian HBO project based on a BBC series we reported on as almost getting the axe...https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/tvornottv/criminal$20justice/tvornottv/0AI_OIZjtDI/TvgAkNlUiy8J

[TV orNotTV] NBC wins - surprise! - two nights in a row

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
Only *Agents of SHIELD* prevented Kabletown from blitzing Monday and Tuesday... it was the 80s the last time this happened... http://www.thewrap.com/nbc-wins-opening-two-nights-fall-season-first-time-25-years B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] FNC settles on afternoons for Gretchen Carlson

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
2:00 east, specifically. She crowed about now having quality time with her kids. http://www.thewrap.com/gretchen-carlsons-new-fox-show-to-premiere-monday/ 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 orNotTV] Bryan Cranston back to HIMYM

2013-09-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
Apparently, Mr Druthers is getting a new job close to somebody in the cast... http://www.thewrap.com/bryan-cranston-returning-to-how-i-met-your-mother/ 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Houston Astros Did Something Amazing

2013-09-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
Great comment (emphasis added by moi): If I wanted to see all the sports content [I]'d want to watch, I'd need to buy two satellites, have a cable subscription, buy Roku or Apple TV, *and*subscribe to about 4 internet services. And 97 percent of the content I'd receive would be redundant and

[TV orNotTV] NCIS-N'Awlins?

2013-09-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark Harmon and Gary Glasberg are working on exactly that, Nellie sez... commenters still don't forgive their colleagues for the nonpickup of *Red* ... http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/ncis-spinoff-cbs-mark-harmon-new-orleans/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bird-flipping rapper still battling the NFL

2013-09-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
IYC, she'll flip *you* off too: http://youtu.be/wyVh0O8DiCs Punk rockers want their name back, if you ask me... -- 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, send

[TV orNotTV] Army Wives to end

2013-09-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
After seven seasons, Lifetime will wrap up the drama with a two-hour retrospective early next year. http://www.thewrap.com/lifetime-cancels-army-wives/ -- 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 orNotTV] ESPN boss: I'm not worried about a la carte, or Olby

2013-09-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
Cable is in no danger of de-bundling or significant decline, and The Woildwide Leadah isn't going to lead in that regard, said John Skipper at the TheGrill media conference run by TheWrap. On KO, “He has of course a track record of having a difficult relationship with his management. In this

[TV orNotTV] Angry Breaking Bad fans to get refunds from iTunes

2013-09-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
The company previously offered a Season Pass for “Season 5″ of the AMC drama at a cost of $22.99. But customers were irked — to put it nicely — when it turned out iTunes was not counting the final eight episodes, classified as “The Final Season,” in the price. They'll officially get credit,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Man no longer taking on food

2013-09-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Futon Critic is saying midseason, no date yet. Caution: TFC still likes to ambush you with video banner ads. -- 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: What shows/series would you like available on DVD, VOD, etc?

2013-09-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
My brother and I still miss *Memphis Beat*, but the music clearance issues will keep that on hold for years. -- 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, send email

[TV orNotTV] FF caster pieved with his SNL lampooner

2013-09-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Brian Kilmeade is a big guy, but not big in the way that would inspire the NBC show to have Bobby Moynihan play him in sendups of his program... video from Mediaite available... http://www.thewrap.com/fox-friends-diss-snl-star-bobby-moynihans-weight-video/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] SemiTV: Fun with press junkets

2013-09-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
What happens when big celebs get together with daft interviewers from other nations... videos available... http://www.thewrap.com/justin-timberlake-gets-butt-in-a-box-during-awkward-interview-in-brazil-5-other-press-junkets-gone-wild-video/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'Sleepy Hollow' Premiere Rings Bell for Fox

2013-09-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Another piece at The Wrap noted that *Dads*, with all its questioned humor, improved noticeably on *Raising Hope*'s figgers in the same slot last year, and likewise with *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* over *Ben and Kate*...

[TV orNotTV] Bob Greenblatt sticking with NBC

2013-09-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Now if he get them better ratings numbers and ad revenue... http://www.thewrap.com/bob-greenblatts-nbc-contract-renewed-through-2017/ -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Man no longer taking on food

2013-09-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
HuffPost gathers a photo progression of Adam Richman's weight loss... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/adam-richman-weight-loss_n_3963159.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular When was this NBC show they mention on? -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Million Second NBCU Research Project?

2013-09-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
My view of this page was sponsored in part by a new movie, *Thanks for Sharing*... -- 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, send email to

[TV orNotTV] Bird-flipping rapper still battling the NFL

2013-09-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
The League is still trying to collect a $1.5mil judgment against M.I.A., seen clearly gesturing and mouthing an expletive during the Super Bowl 46 halftime show, and lately seeking public help to discredit it for reportedly fibbing about its high standards in the wake of recent events such as

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBCA drops Copper

2013-09-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jim Ellwanger, to moi, in part: I assume that should be the first one on the channel...? Orphan Black also fits the non-U.K. original drama category. Ah. OK. -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] MyNetworkTV survives to 2016

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
And adds the elsewhere-mentioned Bones to its still-apparently-five-night-a-week lineup. A few laments ensued. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/495550-Fox_Television_Stations_Extends_MyNetworkTV_Through_15_16.php -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Re: Seinfeld to join Mets crew

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
Updating: Or, over on NBCSN, the Triple-A national championship between Omaha (KC farmhands) and Durham (Tampa Bay), which I'll be seeing in person in Allentown. Brother and housemate (q.v.) took me there, saw the famous beer horses (again), went home... she had to come back to pick me

[TV orNotTV] Another bleeped-name comedy coming?

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
NBC puts in development *My Parents Are Too F___ing Happy*, where grown kids fume over their folks' habits... co-creator Krysten Ritter's already sold a bowling comedy to the Peacock... http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/nbc-buys-sibling-comedy-from-krysten-ritter-writer-heather-hach/ -- B. --

[TV orNotTV] So long, Reiko (Hashimoto) Douglas

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
The onetime dancer, singer and comic in her native Japan wed another comic and writer, Jack Douglas, and was a recurring guest with hubby on a slew of talk shows in the 1960s, portraying herself as the dumb furriner despite - per Dorothy Kilgallen, no less - a real-life native's command of

[TV orNotTV] FNC decides on evening slate

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
Greta to 7, Billo stays at 8, Megyn plugged in 9, Hannity drops back to 10 (east). http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-fox-news-kelly-20130917,0,7987322.story -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Re: What's the Deal With Mindy and the White Guys?

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mother, or at least a generic version thereof. -- 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Don Draper Leaving Like Walter White

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark Jeffries: Like AMC stablemate Breaking Bad, Mad Men will have its final season broken up into two parts, with seven episodes airing next spring and the final seven airing in spring 2015: The move is seen as greatly helping Emmy chances, at least for Bad.

[TV orNotTV] Stew slams CNN over Navy Yard shooting coverage

2013-09-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
Its viewers are in an abusive relationship with the news giant after Zucker pointed out its ratings wins in the wake of the scrambling Boston bomber reports, Jon noted in complaints monitored by TheWrap... http://www.thewrap.com/daily-show-were-in-an-abusive-relationship-with-cnn-video/ Piers

[TV orNotTV] Re: MSG at the end of its Fuse?

2013-09-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
Back in March, I wrote: The former MuchMusic USA, spun off by Cablevision with the parent of The Woild's Most Famous Arena, could be on the block, sources tell the NY Posthttp://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/msg_could_be_at_the_end_of_its_fuse_5BshQv8sjfZqtmYIwJtx7H... -- BOB It's

[TV orNotTV] Seinfeld to join Mets crew

2013-09-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
Sadly, only on SNY locally... MLB Net planned either of two American League contests. Or, over on NBCSN, the Triple-A national championship between Omaha (KC farmhands) and Durham (Tampa Bay), which I'll be seeing in person in Allentown. -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal of the Day (Sep 17th): Buffy... and Angel complete series on DVD

2013-09-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
Yes, I know the date on the page is October 8th, but the deals are good today till sometime in the wee hours. Buffy... $59.99, Angel $54.99.

[TV orNotTV] Fox fixin' to put Simpsons on cable

2013-09-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Variety*: ” ‘The Simpsons’ is the greatest television asset of all time — certainly the greatest in a generation,” (20th chief Gary) Newman said. “We figured out that a cable channel could play the series for 52 weeks without having to repeat. The series has only been on broadcast stations. It

[TV orNotTV] Ken Jennings offered Million-Second spot...

2013-09-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
...but shortly after was told they weren't going to fly him, or any other well-known faces, to NY... he passed. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/million-second-quiz-ken-jennings-629439 -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ken Jennings offered Million-Second spot...

2013-09-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jon Delfin, to Mark Jeffries: According to http://www.nbc.com/million-second-quiz/#/live_from_nyc, they're at 41st and 11th. If my acquaintance Andy weren't in the top four, I suspect I'd have given up on it days ago. The old Ben dealership... by the entrance to the upper decks of

[TV orNotTV] Way OT: In my town today...

2013-09-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7Ts3GP6pQVI/UjUCLVVauWI/AGo/SGVymkVC77M/s1600/clydes1.jpg ...a hitch of Budweiser Clydesdales toured Easton's downtown, drawing a crowd... our mayor bummed a ride on the wagon. They appeared in Bethlehem and Allentown earlier in the week, and will

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'SOA' Number One on TV Tues. Night

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
See my reply to the PTC... thread elsewhere... -- 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox sitcom postponed to winter

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Joe Hass, to moi: The accent mark is a nice touch. Alt+0233 on a Windoze box. I could tweak the font, but there ain't much of a choice there. -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: PTC takes an unusual side

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Earlier: Upon watching the latest season opener of *Sons Of Anarchy*, they jump on Senator McCain's a-la-carte bandwagon... http://www.thewrap.com/sons-of-anarchy-premiere-sparks-outrage-a-la-cart-cable-shilling-from-ptc/ Sutter wasn't amused... neither was the senator.

[TV orNotTV] More on a la carte

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
TheWrap: Not bundling programming together inevitably comes back to bite channels large and small... lower viewer revenues translate to lesser advertising income, which means less capital for fresh, original programming... http://www.thewrap.com/why-a-la-carte-cable-could-kill-tvs-golden-age/

Re: [TV orNotTV] The New Ironside

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
I KNEW that was going to create confusion... I knew it... I knew it... -- 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To

[TV orNotTV] Re: KITH Gay Guy on the Channel Formerly Known as Gospel Music Channel?

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Are there Canadian-made shows NOT getting govt money? -- 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Re: SemiNoTV: This Year's Kennedy Center Honorees

2013-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark Jeffries, in part: (and I assume that Kennedy Center Honors were more high culture in their earlier years) First class of honorees, 1978: Marian Andersonhttp://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=3688source_type=A Fred

[TV orNotTV] Re: Earlier With Carson Daily

2013-09-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
Seacrest didn't work out? -- 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, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[TV orNotTV] Re: It's not porn...it's HBO

2013-09-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
Not that pop yet... only 1.2mil hits. A former AOTS cast member costars. The age-confirm gate is in effect. -- 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, send

[TV orNotTV] Fox sitcom postponed to winter

2013-09-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Enlisted*, originally slated for November following the Woild Series, will instead début Jan 10th. http://www.thewrap.com/fox-pushes-military-comedy-enlisted-premiere-to-january/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

[TV orNotTV] Big Brother to do #16

2013-09-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
This coming summer. ...After Dark as well on TVGN (dial 15 on Service Electric). http://www.thewrap.com/big-brother-big-brother-after-dark-renewed/ -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Matt Nix' postmortem for 'Burn Notice'

2013-09-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
Great ending, spoiled here... part of his inspiration came from a *Star Trek * movie (the TOS cast)... http://www.thewrap.com/burn-notice-postmortem-creator-talks-series-finale-its-emotional-death-and-a-spinoff/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] PTC takes an unusual side

2013-09-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
Upon watching the latest season opener of *Sons Of Anarchy*, they jump on Senator McCain's a-la-carte bandwagon... http://www.thewrap.com/sons-of-anarchy-premiere-sparks-outrage-a-la-cart-cable-shilling-from-ptc/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

[TV orNotTV] Industry group ad picks on CBS

2013-09-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
The idea of their TV entities expecting fair market value in their dealings with video providers is contrasted with the radio side's unwillingness to pay artist (AOT songwriter) royalties for over-the-air broadcast of music in a portion of the American Television

[TV orNotTV] Re: On the CBS broadcast of the Alabama/Texas AM game Saturday one camera will be on Johnny Manziel

2013-09-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
Tom Wolper, in part, quoting *SI*: No matter where he is and no matter what part of the game it is, we will have a shot of it, said Craig Silver, the coordinating producer of college football for CBS Sports. If he is anywhere in sight of that camera, we will catch it. BFD. The major

[TV orNotTV] Crix getting sick of local news' vulnerability to pranking...

2013-09-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
...and of Kimmel's *schadenfreude* over the pranks he himself pulls. The former: http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/kimmel-twerking-prank-inanity-of-tv-news.html The latter:

[TV orNotTV] Roger Ebert to be immortalized in hometown

2013-09-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
The theater in Champaign, Illinois where Ebertfest has been held for years would be the site of a proposed bronze rendering of the famed critic, giving you the thumbs-up while seated in the middle of a trio of seats... it's expected to cost $125k... Aypee via WaPo...

[TV orNotTV] Central-NY weather cat retiring

2013-09-10 Thread Bob in Jersey
H/T @NewsLab on Twitter: NBC Syracuse affil WSTM saying farewell to Doppler during Thursday newscasts... he's actually the third feline adopted by the station (first killed by a car, second adopted elsewhere), but he's north of 80 in human years...

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN to revive Crossfire with foursome

2013-09-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
Cutter and the ex-Speaker are on hand for the opening round tonight, between annoying lefty Jersey Bob Menendez and annoying righty Rand Paul. http://www.thewrap.com/senators-rand-paul-and-bob-menendez-to-be-first-crossfire-guests-exclusive/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV

[TV orNotTV] Some networks risking conflict with POTUS

2013-09-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
NBC (*Million Second Quiz, AGT*) and Fox (*SYTYCD*) own news networks, along with other entertainment channels. Bam-bam plans a primetime speech on a certain situation overseas. Will the above risk longterm obstinacy unless a (*scusami,* InsightExpress interrupted me to conduct a quiz. I was

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