[TV orNotTV] Latest petition at WH: arrest David Gregory

2012-12-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
*THR*http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcs-david-gregory-under-investigation-406381: For showing off a high-capacity bullet container, reportedly in violation of DC law, to the Natl Rifle Association chief on *MTP*... the cops supposedly warned NBC News about the law when refusing to

[TV orNotTV] So long, Cliff Osmond

2012-12-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
A well-traveled NJ-born character actor not related to the Utah family, IMDb's what he's known for is Billy Wilder's film *The Fortune Cookie*, one of several ventures he had with the director... last weekend in LA; 75. *NY

[TV orNotTV] Rochester NBC apologizes for Chicago Fire

2012-12-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
The originally-around-Thanksgiving episodehttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20121102nbc12/in which firefighters were trapped by gunfire between feuding gangs struck some area viewers as being too similar to a real-life incident this past week, where some whackjob started a blaze and

[TV orNotTV] Image: TWC host gets in a little tiff

2012-12-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NUTSn81EzZo/UNxoiB9ltZI/ADc/b2eDUALKyvE/s1600/121227abrams.jpg Should be a graphic above; if there isn't, go to https://twitter.com/StephanieAbrams/status/284296766545866752 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Image: TWC host gets in a little tiff

2012-12-27 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jon Delfin, to moi: You have a much lower threshold for tiff than I do. It was allegedly far worse on F___book. -- BOB -- 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] So long, Gerry Anderson

2012-12-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
He of the Supermarionation shows (*Thunderbirds*, *Captain Scarlet*, et al) with then-wife Sylvia, live-action SF series (*UFO, Space: 1999*), and combinations of the two (*Space Precinct*). At his UK home from Alzheimer's; 83.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Once again, back from the dead

2012-12-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Stay warm, pal... 6+ snow forecast next few days... -- BOB http://www.facebook.com/74bmw -- 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

[TV orNotTV] So long, Charles Durning

2012-12-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
A far-greater career in films, but on the little screen as many elder characters... Peter's adopted dad on *Family Guy*, Tommy's living (and later dead) pop on *Rescue Me*, and Dr. Eldridge on *Evening Shade*. In NY; 89.

[TV orNotTV] Judy Garland TV show rights on the block

2012-12-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
The original show cost CBS (an unbelievable) $24mil to make in the 60s, and now a second-hand owner (got it from Judy's ex) wants no less than one megabuck for them... expect a well-known video source to win... CNN http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/20/showbiz/judy-garland-show/index.html -- BOB --

[TV orNotTV] IYC: NFL switches in final regular week

2012-12-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
I'll let you figure out the playoff implications on your own, but the battle for the NFC East title (and one home game in the playoffs) between the Cowboys and Redskins gets moved to Sunday night; and Miami-New England and Green Bay-Minnesota are now 4:25 east games. Yahoo;

[TV orNotTV] So long, Jack Klugman

2012-12-24 Thread Bob in Jersey
At the home of one of his children; 90. AP via Fox Newshttp://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/12/24/legendary-actor-jack-klugman-dies-at-0/ -- BOB -- 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] Re: Gore movie producer starting cable/satellite channel

2012-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Skimming the piece, I obviously missed the mention of *Lincoln* and *The Help* in the opening graf... -- BOB -- 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] Futon Critic stuff: Fox, Syfy, ABC

2012-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
From earlier this weekhttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/12/18/fox-syfy-reschedule-pulled-family-guy-haven-episodes-378011/10118/, *Family Guy* reskeds its pulled-due-to-Sandy-Hook episode to this coming Sunday at 9/8c, ahead of an all-new *American Dad* (no word on what happens with

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Best Singing Competition?

2012-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Downloads are generally called... downloads, though given they are copied onto something as with other media, howbeit that the destination is not always truly portable, in that respect they are records. In music-royalty terms they certainly are. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Wait for it.......wait for it..................season 9!

2012-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Finke (note when she stopped watching)http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/exclusive-how-i-met-your-mother-to-return-for-season-9-cast-deals-closed-today-after-jason-segel-turnaround-show-was-given-up-for-dead-until-11th-hour/: A last-minute change of heart from Jason Segel has apparently saved

[TV orNotTV] Leverage to end

2012-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Nellie Ahttp://www.deadline.com/2012/12/tnts-leverage-cancelled-after-5-seasons/: Creators Devlin and Rogers made the season-5 wrapper, airing Tuesday, with a conclusion in mind, and today TNT agreed... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] Except for obscenity delay, of course...

2012-12-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
*HuffPost*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/20/kathy-live-bravo-kathy-griffin-talk-show_n_2334009.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-tvir=Canada%20TV: Bravo's *Kathy* (Griffin, silly...) resumes Jan 10th *LIVE* with Liza Minnelli and Jane Lynch confirmed as guests... for some reason one response to

[TV orNotTV] Amazon puts 6 comedy pilots to viewers for votes

2012-12-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
The results thereof will determine which of them will be picked up as full series through Instant Video... among the candidates are efforts from Garry (*Doonesbury*) Trudeau, Onion News Network, and the pairing of a writer for Jon Stewart and a director of 30 Rock...

[TV orNotTV] Re: SemiTV: Ferrell announces Anchorman sequel...

2012-12-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
Back on March 29 this year, I wrote: ...in Burgundy getup on Coco: http://goo.gl/rwYaY And its release date is now public: exactly one year from today (12/20/13). A familiar SNL face was mentioned as a possible costar was mentioned as well in this Zap2it

[TV orNotTV] Letterman soundbite sought

2012-12-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
Can anyone else here source, or isolate from video, any version of Dave delivering the big ass ham line? Most audio formats accepted. Thanks for any help you can provide. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Gore movie producer starting cable/satellite channel

2012-12-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
Participant Media, which gave the world An Inconvenient Truth, acquired Documentary Channel, whose distribution pattern apparently isn't much beyond satellite, and the programming from Halogen, an INSP offshoot with a similar reach, to create a network apparently aimed at folks born since the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nielsen buys Arbitron

2012-12-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
Billboard dot bizhttp://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/business-matters-the-good-and-bad-of-nielsen-1008054822.story(may or may not be paywall) reported that Clear Channel, f'rinstance, welcomed the deal, but also heard from other companies who feared that the competitive

[TV orNotTV] TWC dropping Ovation 12/31

2012-12-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
The network cries that the cabler did it to afford more sports programming, but TWC argues the network is fibbing about the amount of arts-related content it carries... TheWraphttp://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/time-warner-cable-dropping-ovation-it-sports-vs-arts-69881 -- BOB -- TV or Not

[TV orNotTV] Marg Helgenberger ripped for tweet

2012-12-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
To Joyce Carol Oates, neither of whom apparently like pro-gun groups... TheWraphttp://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/csi-actress-responds-tweet-about-nra-members-being-shot-one-can-only-hope-70041 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Female-news-anchors-on-cable stuff

2012-12-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
FNC has re-signed Martha MacCallum to a multiyear deal (*TVNewser*http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/martha-maccallum-re-ups-with-fox-news_b159163 )... and Soledad O'Brien chats with the NY *Times*' Andrew

[TV orNotTV] Gun-collectors series axed at Discovery

2012-12-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
*American Guns* ran for two seasons... there won't be a third, tho while some would think the Sandy Hook attack was to blame, the decision came weeks ago... *Deadline*http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/discovery-series-american-guns-cancelled/ -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Funeral-parlors special put off at TLC

2012-12-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
Best Funeral Ever, about a group of mortuaries offering themed memorials, gets moved from Dec. 27th to Jan. 6th, thanks to the Sandy Hook attack. Oddly, the Honey Boo Boo special that will follow it, was itself postponed due to Superstorm Sandy. NY

[TV orNotTV] Re: Newtown memorial live on local FOX affiliate

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
I had no dog in this hunt, as *Mentalist* was a planned repeat. Mother J watched (most of) the *Royal Pains* 2hr special. -- BOB -- 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: SNL with Martin Short Paul McCartney

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
NY *Daily News* gossiphttp://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/snl-skit-tish-making-fun-matt-lauer-article-1.1221752?localLinksEnabled=false: An insider said there was a Matt Lauer-aimed bit originally planned for *Weekend Update*, then they changed it to zing Wolf Blitzer instead out

[TV orNotTV] Cops tougher to film than ever

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
“There’s less crime, and we live in a litigious society, producer Morgan Langley tells the NY Posthttp://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/big_softies_iGA5w9stZ2QDUBtXeAWpbM. If you make a mistake, someone may sue you. ... You can’t run out and be an incredibly proactive cop without taking

[TV orNotTV] Instead of a sword, he leaves his mark with spray paint

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
USA is working on a latter-day *Zorro* set in LA, from the same firm that just sold it *Crossbones*, that Blackbeard series to which they recently added the ex-Greg House. A former CSI exec is involved... *Variety*http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118063664 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bobby Costas Playing with Guns on TV

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
To Kevin's Broken News post at our website, I offer a TVNewser/Mediabistrohttp://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/on-interviewing-children-after-a-tragedy_b158881piece linking to two articles on the (bad) ethics of interviewing children after a disaster... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] Different shows with same name on development tables

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
Both are called The Fosters, and both deal with people temporarily parenting kids... an earlier ABCF drama project is pending with J-Lo in charge, and now NBC is looking at a sitcom with Gary Anthony Williams writing and starring, and Al Roker - yep - as an exec...

[TV orNotTV] Could Sandy Hook kill an ABCF series?

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Disney-owned net faces a forthcoming decision on *Socio* - about a Dexter-esque teen returning to his hometown from jail - Nellie A wonders aloudhttp://www.deadline.com/2012/12/abc-family-pilot-socio-eyes-pickup-will-connecticut-massacre-affect-its-chances/as to its appropriateness, and

[TV orNotTV] Re: Back from the dead?

2012-12-17 Thread Bob in Jersey
Brad Beam, in part: Commenters are taking the Doubting Thomas approach, asking for DNA tests, etc. Any truth to the one who said that one soap's rights have reverted back to ABC, and the other's will shortly? -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Syfy has some explaining to do...

2012-12-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
The point I'm making is closer to what Jim Ellwanger suggests... while the more-recent original shows are at the least interesting -- and recall the OP was about *Haven* -- there's enough bad (genre) product there that I really don't remember seeing at least similar stuff back when they had a

Re: [TV orNotTV] How long did the 12-12-12 concert actually last?

2012-12-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
I could understand the minute or more for foul language or indecent exposure, but not much else... -- BOB -- 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] LA Reid to leave X Factor...

2012-12-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
...and told Shaun on *access Hollywood*http://www.accesshollywood.com/la-reid-i-will-not-return-to-the-x-factor-next-year-exclusive_article_73771who he'd like to see replace him... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[TV orNotTV] Simon to stay with Britain's Got Talent...

2012-12-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
...as X Factor's UK finale falls to its lowest ratings in years... Deadlinehttp://www.deadline.com/2012/12/simon-cowell-returning-to-britains-got-talent-amid-questions-over-uk-x-factor/ -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

[TV orNotTV] Syfy has some explaining to do...

2012-12-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
Listings say a new *Haven* at 10pm east, but an old *Eureka* is showing. -- BOB -- 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] How long did the 12-12-12 concert actually last?

2012-12-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
I extended the recording to 1.02 AM, and McCartney was still going strong... -- BOB -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Storage Wars Faked? YUUUUUP!

2012-12-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
PGage, to Kevin, in part: Hester's suit seems to be based on the claim that Storage Wars is a game show, and that seeding the lockers with treasures (especially if, as he claims, the producers starting doing that selectively, for some of the players but not him, after he complained) is

[TV orNotTV] Chuck Lorre going back to familiar territory

2012-12-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
Years after *Grace Under Fire*, he's given a pilot order from CBS for *Mom*, another single-parent comedy... a commenter to this Deadline piecehttp://www.deadline.com/2012/12/cbs-orders-single-mom-comedy-pilot-from-chuck-lorre-two-and-a-half-men-writers/probably reflects the views of many about

[TV orNotTV] A certain '60s rock star will not like this show

2012-12-12 Thread Bob in Jersey
On AMC's drawing board is *We Hate Paul Revere*, about two brothers in Colonial-era Boston... I'd venture to guess the show's execs / writers, Ethan Sandler (*Crossing Jordan*) and Adrian Wenner (TBS' *My Boys, Whitney*), will end up playing the leads as well, based on what Nellie

[TV orNotTV] Piers later?

2012-12-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
A source tells the NY Posthttp://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/late_shift_ap_piers_likely_for_cnn_RjSxI9qOV2pVwRpwBNZStL?utm_medium=rssutm_content=BusinessJeff Zucker has rosy plans for the Brit host, but as of now they aren't at 9:00... they could put him at 10, axing the second helping of

[TV orNotTV] So long, (Sir) Patrick Moore

2012-12-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
Brian May, of Queen fame, was a close friend of the BBC Sky At Night host, who worked right up till the end on the popular astronomy show. NY *Times*http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/arts/television/patrick-moore-astronomer-and-tv-host-dies-at-89.html?ref=television: With his trademark

[TV orNotTV] New logo for one company respects its best-known division

2012-12-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
http://corporate.comcast.com/images/Comcast-Logo-221x124.png The *WSJ* article was probably superfluous, and of course, behind a paywall... -- BOB -- 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] NFL switches games two weeks hence

2012-12-10 Thread Bob in Jersey
This looks to be the first repositioning of games this year under the flex-scheduling provision: on Dec. 23, the 49ers, who'll also be on SNF this coming week with the Pats, have their road tiff with Seattle moved to the 8:20 slot as well... games involving the NY teams also get

[TV orNotTV] Latina entertainer's plane missing; had just signed to do sitcom

2012-12-09 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jenni Rivera, a native of Long Beach, CA, a star of regional Mexican music and a familiar face on Hispanic networks such as mun2, had just been announced as star of a self-titled sitcom in development at ABC under Robert Boyett (Broadway's *Spamalot*, TV's *Full House* and *Family

Re: [TV orNotTV] DWTS only once a year?

2012-12-08 Thread Bob in Jersey
Kevin, to moi: All-Stars were neither all nor stars. Discuss. The novelty wears off obviously quickly. The majority of participants won their seasons, which had to have turned off those expecting the usual drama week-by-week. And, of course, *The Voice* was around... OK, that's not

[TV orNotTV] Re: Good night, Reinhold Weege

2012-12-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
That skyscraper office complex he got busted by his earlier newspaper job for snitching about? It never got built... it's an outdoor shopping district, the tallest building of which is apparently an IKEA. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] DWTS only once a year?

2012-12-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
A source said as such to the *NY Posthttp://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/exclusive_dancing_with_the_stars_AFwIe1VwTr8PGYVh7KOLJI *... thanks to the lousy numbers for All-Stars... and a great line from a Disney exec... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Quacker makers = new kings of A+E

2012-12-07 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Duck Dynasty*'s season finale crushed channel records in the money demos, lifting the basic cabler above even broadcast in two of them... and with slews of help from social sites, its website went crazy as well... pee-arr at Futon

[TV orNotTV] Fox orders Babes on a Bus

2012-12-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
As you might expect, a lookin'-fer-luv competition. From Endemol; already sold in several European nations. *THR*http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-orders-babes-a-bus-398540 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox orders Babes on a Bus

2012-12-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
When Andy Dehnart caught wind of thishttp://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/fox/2012_Dec_06_babes-on-a-bus, he had to bring up Onion's classic (and NSFW) report on a bus crash along a SoCal freeway... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] MaybeNotTV: Fewer patients for USA's Royal Pains?

2012-12-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
Or just less-moneyed ones? NY *Daily News*http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/tax-rule-spurs-hamptons-manse-panic-article-1.1213534?localLinksEnabled=false: Threatened Federal tax increases scare some Lawn Guylanders into unloading pricey properties at yooge discounts... I

[TV orNotTV] Re: '2.5 Men' Kid: Stop Watching My Show

2012-12-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
Les Moonves weighs in on the Jones sitch, saying it's hardly as bad as Charlie's, as part of an extended chat with WSJ honcho Gerard Baker... video

[TV orNotTV] Re: Vaughn, Ralphie to Join With Beck for Right-Wing Docu Maker Reality Comp

2012-12-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
Billingsley can't get away from Xmas Story... he's been playing an adult role in a Broadway version, ISTR hearing from Beck. -- BOB -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Vaughn, Ralphie to Join With Beck for Right-Wing Docu Maker Reality Comp

2012-12-05 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jon Delfin, to moi: Billingsley is one of the producers, which might be considered an adult role, but he's not performing in the show. The local station that carries Beck also has best-of-GB on Saturday nights, a far different time than his live show, and that's where I might have heard

[TV orNotTV] Re: FoxNews suspends inaccurate pundits

2012-12-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
Hannity would defend these gwelbs to his grave... would he be next? -- BOB -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal of the Day (Dec 3rd): Downton Abbey Seasons 1 2 Limited Edition Box Set Blu-ray/DVD

2012-12-03 Thread Bob in Jersey
Original UK versions. DVD $23.99, Blu-ray $25.99. Includes the Christmas special between those seasons. the

[TV orNotTV] 'Killing' apparently returning to AMC

2012-12-03 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Variety* http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062923: The network changed its mind, reportedly with some help from the management firm for one of its executives... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[TV orNotTV] NoTV: Rupert's digital 'Daily' to close

2012-12-03 Thread Bob in Jersey
And you can take your pick of possible explanations: the still-small role tablets play in the overall Internet picture, the NewsCorp scandals, etc... TVWeek, by an AdAge writerhttp://www.tvweek.com/news/2012/12/the_daily_news_corps_ambitious.php -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] DVRs now in over half of pay-TV homes

2012-12-03 Thread Bob in Jersey
Multichannel News:http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/hit-record-52-us-pay-tv-subs-now-have-dvr/140477But recorders are still far more pop with satellite and telco viewers than cable users. Video-on-demand made great gains as well. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CW's Wonder Woman TV series synopsis

2012-12-02 Thread Bob in Jersey
Kevin M., to PGage, in part: I know a lot of folks on this list are real comic book guys; I am not (when I was 10 I walked to the corner liquor store and bought 5 comic books with my saved up allowance; my mom threw a fit and forbade me from ever reading them. Unlike lots of kids I guess,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NewsCorp close to deal with Yankees' TV channel

2012-12-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Joe Hass, to moi, in part: Deadspin suggests that part of this may be the Yankees cashing out their profits from Yes and minimizing their risk for the obvious sports rights bubble popping that's coming. Can we consider them as the sports equivalent of rightie big-mouths like Beck and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maria Von Trapp 2013: Carrie Underwood

2012-12-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Melissa, to Mark J, in part: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172748-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-Happy-Birthday-Clay-Aiken-Video Tuesday, at a sold-out Musikfest Café, Bethlehem, PA. Aside: Does anyone know what exactly they call those National Park Service people who stand at exhibits inside

[TV orNotTV] Re: CW's Wonder Woman TV series synopsis

2012-12-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Do we thank *Spider-Man* in all its various forms for this mindset? -- BOB -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maria Von Trapp 2013: Carrie Underwood

2012-12-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jim Ellwanger, to moi: They are rangers, even if they don't do much ranging. Interpretation is one part of the ranger job description. OK, that was my first guess... thanks. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

[TV orNotTV] Headline of the YEAR!

2012-11-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
WGN reports Chicago plane crash, staged for TV-show shoot, as breaking news And enjoy the shock on the anchors' faces when the truth is revealed... TVSpy at Mediabistrohttp://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wgn-reports-chicago-plane-crash-staged-for-tv-show-shoot-as-breaking-news_b71495 -- BOB --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Even John Malone thinks sports rights are too pricey

2012-11-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Joe Hass, in part: It's going to take a revolt against ESPN by cable operators for something to happen. I'm pretty sure I've noted previously on this board that it'll take a mid-size cable operator to go over the brink with them. And I think that'll make a difference. A general question

Re: [TV orNotTV] '2.5 Men' Kid: Stop Watching My Show

2012-11-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Daily Beast*http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/30/is-tripping-on-acid-to-blame-for-angus-t-jones-s-meltdown.htmltalked with a psychedelic-drug expert about Jones' admission to dropping LSD before encountering the radical minister... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Re: MacFarlane Firing Oscar-Carrying Models from Telecast

2012-11-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Sick. Just sick. The commenter who brought up glamour, got it. -- BOB -- 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

[TV orNotTV] And the next Emmy awards show will be onnnnn...

2012-11-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Sept. 22nd. Noms July 18th. TheWraphttp://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/emmy-awards-date-announced-cbs-67191 -- BOB -- 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] Re: '2.5 Men' Kid: Stop Watching My Show

2012-11-29 Thread Bob in Jersey
It took a while, but Charlie has offered Angus a spot on *Anger Management*; and like Jones, the preacher-man to which he made his remarks is dialling down some of his vitriol... NY *Daily

[TV orNotTV] Syfy seeking to redo Waterworld... on big screen

2012-11-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
I guess it would seem wimpy to do it on any other platform... they already draw 400K viewers when the Costner original is repeated... the channel has had a theatrical imprint since the end of 2010, thanks mostly to management changes at Universal... tho at the end, the possibility of a series

[TV orNotTV] Another case of local news parroting

2012-11-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
Back in early November 2011, we unmasked CBS Newspath as the origin of a story about Conan's plans to officiate a same-gender marriage ceremony... well, now, CNN Newsource was likewise revealed to have propagated one about candidate-inspired foods and drinks... and of course, Team Coco has

[TV orNotTV] Downton Abbey renewed for S4, but...

2012-11-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
...Dan Stevens is allegedly leaving. The season format will be the same, and Brits will see it next fall, sez TheWraphttp://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/downton-abbey-renewed-4th-season-itv-66276 . Britain's

[TV orNotTV] So long, Dann Cahn

2012-11-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Pioneering film editor who might be the father of multicamera sitcoms, though the system he first used in the 1950s on *I Love Lucy* actually started out at *Truth or Consequences*... as the last surviving crew member at *Lucy*, he was a popular attraction in his later years at her museum in

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Larry Hagman

2012-11-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Late Friday, I wrote: TNT's *Dallas* is still filming. This is going to be awkward. And the *LA Times*http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-ms-larry-hagman-death-future-of-dallas-20121124,0,6156025.storyheard from sources that producers are still working on a proper

[TV orNotTV] Re: '2.5 Men' Kid: Stop Watching My Show

2012-11-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Why would the orig. post be quoted twice? -- BOB -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: I Love the 1880s

2012-11-23 Thread Bob in Jersey
It''s cheesy competition for 'live' late-night stuff, really. -- BOB -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Judd Apatow's Simpsons spec script to finally be produced

2012-11-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
EW http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/20/the-simpsons-judd-apatow-conan/: It's over 20 years old, but he told CoCo on *Jibber-Jabber* it will be on the docket for next season, and as documented in a linked piece at

[TV orNotTV] So long, Art Ginsburg

2012-11-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
WPVI in Philly is one of the many stations that still air his daily Mr Food vignettes... judging from mrfood.com, his company will live on, providing plenty of Net content beyond the televised stuff. At his home in Florida from The Big C; 81.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Another reason to hate local network affiliates

2012-11-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
The talk show in question (*The Doctors*) might only have a modest number of followers, but 'CNC is the *Wheel*/*Jeopardy!* affiliate there... -- BOB -- 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] Re: NewsCorp close to deal with Yankees' TV channel

2012-11-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
The deal is done, the *Times*http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/news-corporation-completes-deal-for-stake-in-yes-network/quotes sources, and even the Yanks will end up with a smaller stake... you can start envisioning that Fox Sports bug over that of YES in the corner... -- BOB

Re: [TV orNotTV] Elmo puppeteer parked

2012-11-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
I won't bother to post a URL for the TMZ page where this second accuser (who looks womanly compared to the first) was shown at a presser with his lawyer detailing his encounters with Clash... frankly, these creeps jobbed the media. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] TV Guide news

2012-11-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
*Deadline* brass David Lieberman says Lionsgate is close to unloadinghttp://www.deadline.com/2012/11/tvguide-com-lionsgate-sale-negotiations/tvguide.com, and *Variety* has the namesake network tweaking its name to TVGNhttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062418, tho the exact future of the

[TV orNotTV] Even John Malone thinks sports rights are too pricey

2012-11-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
*LA Times' Company Town*http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-malone-sports-20121119,0,1724652.story: The cable pioneer potentially sees government involvement down the road (i.e. more a la carte options), yet thinks that utilmately technology will make things

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NewsCorp close to deal with Yankees' TV channel

2012-11-20 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark Jeffries, to moi: Not necessarily--Big Ten Network has no Fox branding, and neither do Sun Network in the southeast or Prime Ticket in LA, which News Corp. owns with Comcast. BTN is owned 51% by the conference and 49% by Fox. When did CMCSA buy into PT and SUN? -- BOB -- TV or

[TV orNotTV] Chopper's Teutuls to close up shop

2012-11-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
The pioneering father-v-son docusoap will conclude with the previously announced (did I do that?) bike build-off between senior and junior Dec 11th... BChttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/490451-Discovery_s_American_Chopper_Ending_After_10_Years.php -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] Even fewer watch primetime as it airs

2012-11-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
*USA Today*http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/11/15/tv-watching-in-more-places/1661293/: This fall, 38% of young-adult prime-time viewing on the major networks (and 23% of all viewing) consists of previously recorded shows, Nielsen says. That's up from nearly zero a decade ago. 'This

[TV orNotTV] NBC getting nearly $1M/spot for Turkey Night game

2012-11-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
Taking over the third Thanksgiving game from NFL Network, the SNF gang will just about double the normal rate per 30sec ad... if you're wondering, the Super Bowl rate was pegged by Les Mhttp://www.thewrap.com/media/article/cbs-4q-profits-soar-despite-revenue-dip-35435. at an even $4M...

Re: [TV orNotTV] Elmo puppeteer parked

2012-11-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
But wait, there's more! TMZhttp://www.tmz.com/2012/11/17/kevin-clash-settlement-elmo-underage-sex-claim-sheldon-stephens/early Saturday claims multiple sources say Clash paid Stephens 125G to recant... no comment from Clash's lawyer... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

[TV orNotTV] Re: Half-TV: Is Deadline.com in trouble?

2012-11-16 Thread Bob in Jersey
The other shoe has dropped at *Variety*, someone told *Deadline* (!): 20-25 folks canned, in circulation and directory departments among others. TheWraphttp://www.thewrap.com/media/article/jay-penske-slashes-staff-variety-65396 -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

[TV orNotTV] NewsCorp close to deal with Yankees' TV channel

2012-11-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
James Murdoch, whose WWOR-TV sublets part of the MLB team's telecasts from YES Network, also sits on parent Yankees Global Enterprises' board... News would be taking over a minority stake now held by investment firms such as Goldman Sachs... *NY

[TV orNotTV] Hatfields producer, writer to do new mini at History

2012-11-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
Leslie Greif -- once of *Walker, Texas Ranger* -- and Ted Mann team on a six-hour dramatization of the Rangers' origins in the 19th century. THR Live Feedhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/history-hatfields-mccoys-team-developing-390694 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

[TV orNotTV] Re: Today Show gets a new exec-in-charge

2012-11-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
And the winner in the *Today* exec darby is... Don Nash. Stelter, *NY Times*http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/deputy-at-today-show-is-promoted-to-executive-producer/ -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

[TV orNotTV] Guy Fieri is still a d_ck

2012-11-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
He may come across like a foodie bubba in endless repeats of *Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives* on FoodNet, but he is still the owner of some of the priciest, and suckiest, restaurants in Amer'ca... his latest effort, right in Times Square, gets the smackdowns from both the NY

Re: [TV orNotTV] Elmo puppeteer parked

2012-11-15 Thread Bob in Jersey
TheSmokingGunhttp://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/elmo-accuser-exposed-876534has unmasked the accuser: a Pennsylvania native, washed-up actor and model, once worked for a small production firm in NY, busted for theft of a necklace, *et al.*.. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

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