Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: New York appeals court torn over reversing Weinstein convictoin

2024-04-25 Thread David Risner
My big question is, why spend all that money retrying him when he's already going to die in prison for other convictions? Let him rot away like the worm he is and don't let him have any more control over anyone else's lives. -- David Risner From: PGage

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'After Midnight' Finally Premiering--POINTS!

2024-01-14 Thread David Risner
She’s one of my favorite comics. I think that it’ll come down to how good the writers are and how much the studio/producers/directors try to make her bland to try to attract the widest audience vs letting her be herself to attract a good core audience. -- DavidOn Jan 13, 2024, at 6:52 PM, Dave

Re: [TV orNotTV] Lollapalooza Live on Hulu--Hey Kids, Do You Like the Rock and Roll Music?

2022-07-28 Thread David Risner
>From a 54 year old father who listens to a lot of his 15 year old daughter’s >music: I would highly recommend Beach Bunny at 5:15p on Sunday. They remind me of some of the music from the 80s. -- David > On Jul 28, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > >  > There is but one Lollapalooza,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hollywood Post Roe

2022-06-24 Thread David Risner
ents for a reconciliation bill (and avoiding the filibuster) while still effectively making abortion illegal nationwide.--David Risner Original message From: PGage Date: 6/24/22 12:09 PM (GMT-08:00) To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Hollywood Post Roe It’s

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: And the new “Jeopardy!” host is rumored to be…

2021-08-20 Thread David Risner
He's out of there. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/08/20/mike-richards-jeopardy-quit/ On Fri, Aug 20, 2021, 6:49 AM PGage wrote: > Matt Belloni is reporting that his sources are saying that the taping if > the first shows with Richards, that started yesterday, were

Re: [TV orNotTV] Travelers

2021-06-15 Thread David Risner
Agreed. It handled time traveling without being extraordinarily obtuse. And there was good character development. Really felt like if you could assume the tech was possible, this is how people would act. On Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 9:06 PM PGage wrote: > I’m not sure if the Netflix 3-season series

Re: [TV orNotTV] TGFTR: Alaska

2021-06-11 Thread David Risner
I watch it too. They just started an "all-star" season a couple of weeks ago. Tyler posted pictures to Instagram from Alaska in late fall of 2020 that were hashtagged #greatfoodtruckrace. Here is one: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIE2Mu1DrI6/?utm_medium=copy_link Based upon his Instagram posts,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Bridgerton

2020-12-31 Thread David Risner
My wife and her mother watched it in one day. They enjoyed it quite a bit, but they are fans of romance novels and movies. My mother-in-law is also into “historical” fiction. -- David > On Dec 31, 2020, at 4:39 PM, Adam Bowie wrote: > >  > I didn't quite make it to the end of the first

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chris Rose: I've been cut from MLBNet

2020-12-14 Thread David Risner
Wow, if one of those two were going to be ditched, I would’ve thought it would be Millar. He’s pretty darn annoying on that show. -- David Risner > On Dec 14, 2020, at 12:08 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Many personnel moves across many a business can be bla

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bad Netflix: Away

2020-11-22 Thread David Risner
Wow, I liked Away. I was sad to see it wasn't being picked up for a second season, but it really had completed it's story. Everything after would have been anti-climatic. I admit that maybe I'm just so thirsty for non-cheesy, non-war only SF that I was willing to overlook Away's flaws. Sadly, not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox Sports/News

2020-10-08 Thread David Risner
That commercial was also played repeatedly on the FS1 airing of the baseball playoffs today. It was unsettling. I watch sports to stay away from that BS. On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 8:28 PM PGage wrote: > Thursday Night Football on Fox has run a couple of commercials tonight for > the coverage of the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Debate #1

2020-09-29 Thread David Risner
I didn't watch it, but your comments just made my decision to not watch seem completely the right thing to do. I do like your analogy there at the end. Quite clever. On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 9:38 PM Kevin M. wrote: > I’m willing to entertain those still of the opinion that the debates are >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Diana Rigg

2020-09-10 Thread David Risner
First two seasons (series) of Detectorists are on Amazon Prime here in the US. Looks like what Amazon has labelled as season 2 includes the Christmas special that aired just after series 2 aired in the UK. On Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 2:49 PM Brad Beam wrote: > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com

Re: [TV orNotTV] Two more shows called up to CBS Prime

2020-08-26 Thread David Risner
I didn't think Discovery was horrible, just inconsistent. There have been some good episodes (and some stinkers), and I've become invested in some of the characters, not the main character though. I don't find her very sympathetic. I don't know how much of a draw it will have on CBS. I think most

Re: [TV orNotTV] What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

2020-07-22 Thread David Risner
I was watching Bear in the Big Blue House on Disney Channel with my just starting to walk daughter when my friend called me up and told me to put the news on the morning of 9/11. Most things, though, have happened during the day when at work or in school. I did watch the tsunami that hit Japan,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix releases list of top 10 most-watched original films ever | The Independent

2020-07-17 Thread David Risner
Hmmm. I've only watched 2 & 5. Never heard of 1, 7, 8, 9, & 10. I find it hard to believe that "To all the boys I loved before" & "Kissing Booth" aren't on this list. My daughters and all of their friends and my wife and most of her friends have watched them multiple times. On Fri, Jul 17,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Won’t have the C-Dub to kick around any more?

2020-07-16 Thread David Risner
One could easily see Riverdale and the DC shows moving to HBO Max except that the Netflix contract for most of them could get in the way of that. From: "tvornottv@googlegroups.com" on behalf of M-D November Reply-To: "tvornottv@googlegroups.com" Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10:02 AM To:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Amazon and Roku in standoff with HBO Max and Peacock

2020-07-16 Thread David Risner
there just wasn't a good way to do it sveltely so she could confidently use it. On Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 13:01 David Risner mailto:da...@risner.org>> wrote: The solution is Chromecast $30 – can get it same day at Target or Walmart. If you need 4K, get the Chromecast Ultra for $69. If you w

Re: [TV orNotTV] Amazon and Roku in standoff with HBO Max and Peacock

2020-07-15 Thread David Risner
The solution is Chromecast $30 – can get it same day at Target or Walmart. If you need 4K, get the Chromecast Ultra for $69. If you want to use wired networking instead of WiFi, Google has an adapter available for $15. Very easy to use and setup. Works with both HBO Max and Peacock. Only major

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Flash" co-star canned after old, bad tweets found

2020-06-08 Thread David Risner
There is a great service called TweetDelete that will automatically delete one's old Tweets. Since it is really easy for Tweets to be taken out of context (not saying his were, I haven't looked at them), it is really something that everyone should use. You never know what a potential employer will

Re: [TV orNotTV] Watching local news during the protests

2020-06-01 Thread David Risner
so profit isn't the only motive behind how the news operates (this last part, of course, could be said about all forms of news media nowadays). -- David Risner www.risner.org On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:55 PM Kevin M. wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:54 PM Jim Ellwanger > wrot

Re: [TV orNotTV] Embargo until tomorrow...

2020-03-31 Thread David Risner
Is this a joke? Finding it difficult to tell these days. On Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 12:42 PM Brad Beam wrote: > NFL adds playoff games on Nickelodeon & Peacock as postseason expands to > 14 teams > > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Seacrest's NYE supporting cast announced

2019-11-27 Thread David Risner
I might actually watch this now that McCarthy is gone. -- David > On Nov 26, 2019, at 8:08 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > >  > Lucy Hale replaces Jenny McCarthy alongside him in NY, Ciara remains the LA > host, and Billy Porter takes over for Hale in N'awlins. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: BH90210

2019-08-12 Thread David Risner
Too late, watched it yesterday on Hulu. I agree with Kevin's review in every way. From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com on behalf of Kevin M. Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 9:42 AM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: BH90210 I’m

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS OTA off AT providers

2019-07-22 Thread David Risner
It's not just the OTA CBS stations that are our. CBS Sports Network is off as well. At least it is for us in LA market. Really distresses my mother-in-law who cannot watch her PBR bull riding. -- David Risner www.risner.org On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 7:49 AM Steve Cooper wrote: > I h

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: The Code

2019-04-11 Thread David Risner
I found it very meh. If you don't have anything else to watch, ok, but there's so much better stuff out there. On Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 6:27 PM Kevin M. wrote: > CBS rebooted JAG. > > Pilot free on iTunes > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/the-code-season-1/id1455603562 > > -- > Kevin M.

Re: [TV orNotTV] DirecTV May Lose Tons of Channels

2019-03-21 Thread David Risner
Verizon sent me an email saying that I would get to see the latest Jersey Shore show. I just LOLed. My child will be unhappy about losing Nick, but she gets a lot of what she wants from streaming services anyway. -- David Risner Programmer, MERLOT CSU Office of the Chancellor > On Mar

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: So who is more Catholic on FOX News?

2019-03-06 Thread David Risner
They could be Episcopal / Anglican. They do the ashes too. I think some Lutheran churches do as well. -- David Risner Programmer, MERLOT CSU Office of the Chancellor > On Mar 6, 2019, at 5:52 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > > Brett Baier and Martha MacCallum both had Ash Wednes

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Pause-vertising" heading to AT, Hulu

2018-12-05 Thread David Risner
They need to not have any audio. Usually, when I pause a video on the TV, it's so I can take a phone call or someone is at the door or my mother-in-law is blabbing on-and-on. Either way, having an ad with audio would defeat the purpose. -- David Risner www.risner.org On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 8

Re: [TV orNotTV] Luke Cage canceled

2018-10-20 Thread David Risner
I watched the first season of both, but I haven’t watched the second season of either yet. I am usually pretty far behind on my Netflix / Hulu / Amazon Prime watching though. -- David > On Oct 20, 2018, at 9:47 AM, Steve Timko wrote: > > I'm curious if anyone in this group actually

Re: [TV orNotTV] Unusual weather channel graphics?

2018-09-13 Thread David Risner
That’s pretty much what I do. I hope to watch them just fly off into the sky. -- David > On Sep 13, 2018, at 8:26 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 10:10 PM David Risner wrote: >> They did this last year with the one that just missed Miami. I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Unusual weather channel graphics?

2018-09-13 Thread David Risner
They did this last year with the one that just missed Miami. I’m kind of a Weather Channel junkie when it comes to hurricanes. -- David > On Sep 13, 2018, at 5:53 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > I’m just gonna say this: That was totally hot > >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 7:43 PM Jon Delfin wrote:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Joel McHale gets Netflix talker

2018-02-27 Thread David Risner
I've found the first two episodes entertaining. We'll have to see if he can keep it up or if he's used the best material already. I'm very concerned that it's the latter. -- David Risner www.risner.org On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 10:23 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Holy marketing tie-in, Batman!

2018-01-09 Thread David Risner
Too bad it’s a very rainy day for the first time in 11 months here in SoCal. — David > On Jan 8, 2018, at 9:19 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1pm, Burt Ward (and the Batmobile) will be at Pink's > Hot Dogs for the unveiling of the "Robin Dog." > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] #Napafire (NotTV)

2017-10-12 Thread David Risner
This video of a neighborhood after the fire had gone through is pretty chilling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCvtBCx042E -- David Risner www.risner.org On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > They may do NASCAR racing

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: The Orville

2017-09-12 Thread David Risner
I thought it was ok for a pilot. It set things up to possibly be interesting in the upcoming episodes. Pilots, in general, but especially of SF shows are notoriously boring while they setup the world for you. I'm giving it three more episodes before I decide yea or nay. -- David Risner

Re: [TV orNotTV] SoCal anchor MIA

2017-03-29 Thread David Risner
And the CBS TV station retweeted this to Twitter announcing his retirement: https://twitter.com/NewsJuan/status/847211125775007744 -- David Risner www.risner.org On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 9:51 PM, Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Magers has resurfaced on Twitter!

Re: [TV orNotTV] MacGyver Hawaii 5-0 crossover

2017-03-10 Thread David Risner
That was my exact thought too Kevin. -- David On Mar 10, 2017 8:43 PM, "Kevin M." wrote: > MacGyver is still on the air? > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 8:32 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I was a little surprised that the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Weekend syndication- is it dying?

2017-01-09 Thread David Risner
B5 was part of Prime Time Entertainment Network for it’s first four seasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Time_Entertainment_Network Wikipedia shows their series as being: Babylon 5

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Whatever happened to Glenn Beck?

2016-09-16 Thread David Risner
or what. Having listened to some clips from his show, I think more moderately minded folks would be scared off pretty quickly. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep

[TV orNotTV] Star Trek Discovery launch date

2016-09-14 Thread David Risner
A bunch of y'all probably got this email as well, but Star Trek: Discover now has a launch date of May 2017. I believe it was previously announced that it would be in January. http://www.startrek.com/article/new-discovery-launch-date-may-2017 Still don't know if I'm going to pay for CBS All

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'British Bake-Off' Leaving Beeb for C4

2016-09-13 Thread David Risner
I believe the season currently running on BBC1 is the seventh season, as the sixth season just finished running on PBS here in the states a few weeks ago. Hard to imagine the show continuing without Paul & Mary. I can see it without Sue & Mel, although I would rather not. Having watched some of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Say Goodbye to Cable Box (and Pay More Money)

2016-09-10 Thread David Risner
Or an app just built into your smart tv. So many of them have apps now. -- David > On Sep 10, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > >> On Sep 10, 2016, at 7:51 AM, Bob Jersey wrote: >> >> >> The article is telling in so many ways. >>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Life in Pieces

2016-09-02 Thread David Risner
Hmmm. I tried it for a few episodes. I just couldn't get into it. The sitcom from last season I really liked was The Real O'Neals. Really surprised it got renewed since I liked it. -- David > On Sep 2, 2016, at 8:04 PM, wrote: > > Absolutely my favorite

Re: [TV orNotTV] The full DWTS lineup

2016-08-31 Thread David Risner
I’ve never even watched the show, but I’m guessing Rick Perry is the sacrificial first one to get booted character. I’m guessing that Jana Kramer and Calvin Johnson will be finalists with Laurie Hernandez being the dark horse. Do they ever have two women as the finalists or do they always work

Re: [TV orNotTV] UNI Takes Over Gawker Media

2016-08-19 Thread David Risner
I disagree that what Gawker practiced was journalism. Outing people, acquiring and distributing sex tapes, playing fast and loose with rumors, and just generally ruining people's lives is not what I would consider journalism. They got what they deserved. They played dirty and it came back to

Re: [TV orNotTV] 9/11/01 what did you watch?

2016-08-16 Thread David Risner
I was watching Bear in the Big Blue House with my daughter when a friend called up to tell me what was happening. Watched the coverage for about an hour while my daughter napped and then it was back to kids shows. -- David > On Aug 16, 2016, at 7:11 PM, daniel anderson

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Unforgivable Sin [Was: I tried watching the Olympics...]

2016-08-16 Thread David Risner
I believe it will be on USA network. That's what they didn't last week at least. -- David > On Aug 16, 2016, at 6:10 PM, daniel anderson > wrote: > > I wonder how NBCSN will handle the NASCAR race from Bristol on Saturday > Night? that might conflict with the

Re: [TV orNotTV] No RDA in the MacGyver reboot

2016-07-28 Thread David Risner
Exactly. On Jul 27, 2016 7:38 PM, "Kevin M." wrote: > I suspect he'll react to it roughly the same way the rest of us SG1 fans > will react to it: with a resounding "meh" > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Jay Lewis wrote: > >> Holy hell...I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: IYC: CW fall

2016-05-19 Thread David Risner
. Killjoys and Dark Matter are both OK space opera kind of science fiction. Not high budget, but fun kind of stuff. But definitely, if you like sci-fi, you should watch The Expanse. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 2:32 PM, M-D November

Re: [TV orNotTV] Anyone want to help "Supergirl" move?

2016-05-13 Thread David Risner
When Buffy moved, didn't Roswell move with it as well? Does going from WB to CW count? Probably not since that was more of a rename than anything else, but Supernatural survived that change. And if we're counting moves to TNT, there was Babylon 5 moving from PTEN to TNT. -- David Risner

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Rest in Peace, Ed Dravecky

2016-04-26 Thread David Risner
48 too, Doug; scary to see someone whom I would consider so young die. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 6:35 AM, Jay Lewis <lew...@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > Terrible, awful news. Condolences to Ed's family. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] JMS "Red Mars" series greenlighted on Spike

2016-03-26 Thread David Risner
That was my thought too. Maybe he doesn't have the time for it. > On Mar 25, 2016, at 7:34 PM, PGage wrote: > > Crap. > > But it looks like Straczynski will still be part of it? Why can't he run the > thing? > >> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Kevin M.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hurry! "Justified" complete on special at Amazon

2015-11-09 Thread David Risner
Ultraviolet means it has online access as well through an app that can access Ultraviolet, like Flixster. More info: http://www.cnet.com/news/ultraviolet-everything-you-need-to-know/ > On Nov 9, 2015, at 7:39 AM, Steve

Re: [TV orNotTV] the next time you see Trevor Noah

2015-11-04 Thread David Risner
Thanks to being able to do these things laparoscopically nowadays, recovery times are must shorter. — David > On Nov 4, 2015, at 1:55 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > Supposedly, after an appendix operation you can return to work the next day > for limited amounts of

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Muppets

2015-09-24 Thread David Risner
I quite enjoyed the show as well. I was pleasantly surprised after seeing it panned by some critics. I fully expected to be disappointed. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 8:39 AM, Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sesame Street Moves To HBO

2015-08-13 Thread David Risner
They have a channel HBO Family which has a bunch of original programming plus family movies. Most of the original programming was produced quite some time ago though. I would suspect that Sesame Street would mostly run on this channel. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State

Re: [TV orNotTV] TNT or Comcast PGA West Coast Time Problem?

2015-08-13 Thread David Risner
as to if Comcast knew and just didn't push the update out to the DVRs or not. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:08 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: Last night I set my DVR to record the first round of the PGA Tournament today. It is being played

Re: [TV orNotTV] If 'a la carte' happened today...

2015-06-26 Thread David Risner
I’ve thought about doing this so many times. If I didn’t have my mother-in-law living with us, I probably would’ve by now, but it would all be too confusing for her. I would need to put a good antenna in my attic (we’re not allowed to have them on the roof), my TiVos would record OTA

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charter next in line for attempt at TWC

2015-05-25 Thread David Risner
Apparently, Charter has even worse customer service that TWC or Comcast. Makes me, as a TWC subscriber, feel all warm inside. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: It's much smaller

Re: [TV orNotTV] Full House spinoff courts Netflix

2015-04-03 Thread David Risner
Just wondering: is Candace, trying to find a nice way to put this, as far into the extreme right wing Christianity as her brother is? Just wondering, if she is, how much this would affect the show. On Apr 3, 2015, at 6:42 AM, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Over two years after

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (no spoilers)

2015-03-20 Thread David Risner
Just finished this. Really good show. The first two and the last two episodes, IMHO, are not as good as the ones in the middle, but once I got going on it, I couldn’t stop watching the episodes. Luckily, my gym has wifi, so I watched a lot of them on my phone while doing the elliptical. On

Re: [TV orNotTV] Last Man on Earth

2015-03-02 Thread David Risner
Wait, there were jokes? That had to be the most unfunny and gross thing I’ve seen in quite some time. On Mar 2, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.com wrote: Add more people. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com wrote: Only two episodes in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: The Slap

2015-02-26 Thread David Risner
You’re a brave man to watch as much of that show as you did. Just from the promos, it looked horrid. On Feb 26, 2015, at 4:56 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: I made it 12 minutes into the pilot before deleting it from my iTunes. I never made it to the actual slap. It was just

Re: [TV orNotTV] LA/SF Travel Wine

2015-02-23 Thread David Risner
I agree on Hearst Castle. Very nice. If you like beaches, Avila is really nice. Morro Bay is a nice little stop with some nice restaurants along the water. Lots of wineries inland from PCH near the 101 in the Paso Robles and Santa Maria areas. On Feb 23, 2015, at 5:45 AM, Mark Smith

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dish to offer Reverse AutoHop during Super Bowl

2015-01-30 Thread David Risner
ReplayTV used to have the ability to turn switch its commercial skipping like this and many people would use it to watch just the commercials back when it was still around and had commercial skipping. Didn’t Dish buy ReplayTV, or was it DirecTV that bough them? On Jan 30, 2015, at 11:40 AM,

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Fall

2014-12-19 Thread David Risner
Are you guys referring to season 2 of “The Fall”? I watched season 1 from Netflix a while ago. This is the show with Gillian Anderson as the investigator, right? Or am I just totally confused? On Dec 19, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Adam Bowie a...@adambowie.co.uk wrote: I also watched the final two

Re: [TV orNotTV] FWIW, Australian breaking news

2014-12-14 Thread David Risner
They're covering it on BBC World News channel which my Time Warner cable system has on it. BBC reporters showing mostly feeds from 7. On Dec 14, 2014 6:50 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: I was watching 7's live coverage until they cut off the stream to international viewers...

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Saves 'Longmire'

2014-11-19 Thread David Risner
Awesome! Loved that show. I was very sad to see it go, and now I'm very happy to have it back. On Nov 19, 2014 6:20 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote: The AE detective series out west, which got cancelled for getting the numbers Duck Dynasty is now getting since people started

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: HBO: It's not TV, it's unplugged

2014-10-17 Thread David Risner
I don't think anybody has pointed this out, but the CBS streaming plan specifically excludes devices that use one's TV as a display device (e.g., Roku). One could still hook up one's computer to a TV, but they seem to be trying to not compete with their broadcast / cable television streams. On

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gotham gets record DVR viewership, back-sixed

2014-10-13 Thread David Risner
Just out of curiosity, do Hulu viewings count in DVR or in either the +3 or +7 ratings? On Oct 13, 2014 11:00 AM, David Lynch djly...@gmail.com wrote: Ratings for the premiere jumped by 82%

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Forever

2014-09-21 Thread David Risner
I loved New Amsterdam, so I've been hoping Forever would be a lot like it like it seemed from the ads. On Sep 21, 2014 8:31 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Do you remember the short-lived New Amsterdam? The producers of Forever are hoping you don't, because they made a nearly

Re: [TV orNotTV] Help For DVR Decisions on New Shows

2014-09-21 Thread David Risner
I actually liked the A to Z pilot, so I'm giving it a chance for a few episodes. Otherwise, I agree with Ed's comments. On Sep 21, 2014 8:26 PM, Ed Dravecky drave...@gmail.com wrote: PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: Probably Not 6. The Mysteries of Laura The pilot wasn't bad but I'll need a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Happy Valley/The Fall on Netflix

2014-08-08 Thread David Risner
://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scandal

2014-07-28 Thread David Risner
versus now. I really like seeing LA from that time period; reminds me of childhood. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Doug Eastick east...@eastick.ca wrote: I am slightly ashamed that I paused watching House of Cards

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hulu in talks for Community

2014-05-29 Thread David Risner
Hulu Plus is not commercial free. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote: And somewhere else, the fanboiz are whining about the ads on Hulu--isn't Hulu Plus commercial free? Mark

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS fall annotated

2014-05-14 Thread David Risner
The TAR move is what caught my eye too. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 2:07 PM, David Lynch djly...@gmail.com wrote: I knew TAR was slipping a bit in the ratings, but I didn't realize it was Friday Night Death Slot bad. OTOH

Re: [TV orNotTV] netflix - geek stuff

2014-04-28 Thread David Risner
/04/netflix-researching-large-scale-peer-to-peer-technology-for-streaming/ -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Eastick, Doug east...@mcd.on.ca wrote: While netflix has been in the media on net neutrality, etc I have always

Re: [TV orNotTV] LA dishers shut out of Dodgers channel

2014-04-06 Thread David Risner
?) -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: TWC says DirecTV has shut down talks re TWCSportsNet LA. The satco denies. LA Times Company Townhttp://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope

Re: [TV orNotTV] Letterman retiring in 2015, supposedly

2014-04-04 Thread David Risner
How about Drew Carey? Already doing Price is Right which is, AFAIK a CBS show. Based in LA, so it could be done in LA. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 11:49 AM, John Edwards jedward...@gmail.com wrote: She is on The Talk, so

Re: [TV orNotTV] The HIMYM Finale (Spoiler-free)

2014-04-02 Thread David Risner
of the wedding. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:07 AM, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I did like it and I'm a non-critic. Robin intentionally isolated herself from the gang, telling Lily that she didn't see the gang

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Ending Of How I Met Your Mother (links to spoiler theories)

2014-03-05 Thread David Risner
There is also this story for a somewhat different take on it. Personally, I'm hoping this is more correct than the others. http://is.gd/wiAUcu From the Entertainment Weekly website. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Joe

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: AP: Five Suitors For NFL Thursday Night Package

2014-02-05 Thread David Risner
Only eight of the game will be shown on CBS itself. I would think that isn't too much disruption for Thursday nights. Just means a few less reruns at some point in the season. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Joe Hass

RE: [TV orNotTV] Give me a reason to continue with HULU Plus

2013-12-17 Thread David Risner
Misfits is very good. -Original Message- From: Steve Timko steveti...@gmail.com Sent: 12/17/2013 5:48 PM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: [TV orNotTV] Give me a reason to continue with HULU Plus I've watched just about everything I want to watch on HULU

Re: [TV orNotTV] ABC considering reviving Body of Proof

2013-10-23 Thread David Risner
I would like to see this happen. I don't know why, but I enjoyed watching that show. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: Mother J misses this show, and it got better ratings than

Re: [TV orNotTV] sitcom teasers on CBS

2013-10-04 Thread David Risner
I fully agree! So fracking annoying. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: As much as I hate teasers in general, and teasers for comedies in particular, I am somehow even more put off

RE: [TV orNotTV] sitcom teasers on CBS

2013-10-04 Thread David Risner
To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] sitcom teasers on CBS You guys watch CBS sitcoms? Is there a gun to your head, or are you just into self-inflicted pain? On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:36 AM, David Risner da...@risner.org wrote: I fully agree! So

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie review: Trophy Wife

2013-09-25 Thread David Risner
My wife and I enjoyed the show. Not as much as Welcome to the Family, but we found it entertaining. -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: The Blacklist

2013-09-25 Thread David Risner
It's definitely not very original, but I'm giving it a couple more episodes too to see if it finds its stride. -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Five Most DVR-Worthy New Shows?

2013-09-23 Thread David Risner
Ironside is not so good. You can see the pilot on Hulu. I'm most looking forward to Almost Human, Agents of SHIELD, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Back in the Game. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

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

2013-09-17 Thread David Risner
I remember Standoff. Loved that show. The interaction between the characters was quite good. -- -- 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

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

2013-09-17 Thread David Risner
and then watch them all together. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.comwrote: Like AMC stablemate Breaking Bad, Mad Men will have its final season broken up into two parts, with seven episodes

Re: [TV orNotTV] The New Ironside

2013-09-13 Thread David Risner
it. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 10:12 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.comwrote: Pilot a free download on the iTunes store https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/pilot

Re: [TV orNotTV] The New Ironside

2013-09-13 Thread David Risner
Either way, the TV show The Millers is all over the place. Now that I know Will Arnett is involved, that explains a lot. His shows are usually all over the place. This show is funnier than most of his shows, but it does have its moments where it goes over the edge into stupid territory. It feels

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will That Birthday Song Forever Require Royalties?

2013-09-06 Thread David Risner
Perhaps the better answer is to reform copyright law so copyright doesn't last forever. Maybe 50 years from creation? Seems reasonable. Get it uniform across the world to reduce confusion. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Low Winter Sun

2013-08-31 Thread David Risner
Full episodes of all four already aired episodes are available on the AMC website. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Mild (not strong but mild) shades of EZ Streets, Homicide

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV: Top Posting

2013-08-22 Thread David Risner
+1 (top posted) -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:37 AM, John Edwards jedward...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:54 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: The new gmail format seems to be pushing toward top posting

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS, TWC at Odds

2013-07-31 Thread David Risner
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Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV, but...: My mother can not move to LA now

2013-06-26 Thread David Risner
I use the plastic bags for picking up after the dog when going on walks. I wouldn't want to have to use a paper bag for that job. :-) -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: I lived

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC premiere dates

2013-06-24 Thread David Risner
Additionally, Grimm the new Dracula show start at the end of October, 10/25. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: Better late than never...http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/nbc

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