Re: [TV orNotTV] DJT's name turns up in Elton's song lyrics during Disney+ concert special

y unscripted like a chat > show, but a heavily produced concert makes no sense. > > > Adam > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 12:07 AM Jim Ellwanger <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: >> Since I used to be involved with this kind of stuff, many years ago.

Re: [TV orNotTV] DJT's name turns up in Elton's song lyrics during Disney+ concert special

Since I used to be involved with this kind of stuff, many years ago... For a high-profile live event like this, they almost certainly had the captioning done by a stenocaptioner, who was using a court reporter's machine with its special keyboard. They're going syllable by syllable, phoneme by

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mariah C denied "Queen of Christmas" trademark

Lucy is the Christmas Queen™, not the Queen of Christmas. > On Nov 17, 2022, at 7:51 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Anyone can use that phrase, even Linus’ sister Lucy. > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 7:34 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >> Govt says

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Whose Line' headed to final season

audience > (and/or invading the audience, as Wayne is oft to do). Copyright tag said > 2021, but it's possible it was shot pre-pandemic. > > On Friday, November 4, 2022 at 4:45:09 PM UTC-4 Jim Ellwanger wrote: >> More like some sketches from the tapings will be compiled into e

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Whose Line' headed to final season

More like some sketches from the tapings will be compiled into episodes and air in 2023... some sketches from the tapings will be compiled into episodes and air in 2024... some sketches from the tapings will be compiled into episodes and air in 2025... (I assume there aren't going to be any

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Used to be on TV) Mark Pender sighting

He’s been part of TMBG’s touring band for a long time, even when he was in Conan’s band (Conan came first, but he’d join TMBG on the road when the show was on breaks). Sometimes during band introductions, they have him do his “hold a note for a very long time until his entire head turns red”

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Alaska Daily

Seeing the ads, I’ve just been assuming that “Alaska Daily” is the name of Hilary Swank’s character. Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 8, 2022, at 8:18 PM, Kevin M. wrote:Northern Exposure starring Hilary Swank.The series theme is that Alaskan natives are unfairly treated as second class citizens

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie review: the real love boat

Jerry O'Connell had a very good attorney present when he made his deal with the devil. > On Oct 6, 2022, at 3:05 PM, M-D November wrote: > > The (Real) Love Boat > Soon you'll be getting an STD... > The (Real) Love Boat... > How is Rebecca with Jerry O'C...? > > (No, seriously, how? I've

Re: [TV orNotTV] Trevor Noah leaving The Daily Show

There’s a big difference between “an actual advertiser is willing to pay extra for a live commercial by the host and sidekick” and “we can’t even sell commercial time to an actual advertiser." > On Sep 30, 2022, at 9:39 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 9:35 PM Mark

Re: [TV orNotTV] Inside Jeopardy podcast

All the pissed commenters could be on TikTok, and we olds would never know. > On Sep 29, 2022, at 8:51 AM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > I guess I overstated. > > Mark Jeffries > spotligh...@gmail.com <mailto:spotligh...@gmail.com> > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 9:45 A

Re: [TV orNotTV] Inside Jeopardy podcast

I see exactly two tweets, neither of which seem particularly pissed -- one asks, "Where's Art Fleming?" and the other says, "I assume that Art Fleming and Don Pardo are already in." Those two tweets have a total of three likes between them. > On Sep 29, 2022, at 7:40 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Quantum Leap reboot

Clearly, time travel has all kinds of weird ripple effects on the timeline. Although even in our timeline, California IS in Pennsylvania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California,_Pennsylvania > On Sep 21, 2022, at 4:34 AM, Diner

Re: [TV orNotTV] Inside Jeopardy podcast

In the latter days of the original run of "Jeopardy!", there was a bonus for running a category, starting at $500 and increasing by another $500 each day until a contestant does it. It's added to the contestant's winnings at the end of the show. > On Sep 20, 2022, at 3:31 PM, Tom Wolper

Re: [TV orNotTV] John Byner: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1113

"Bizarre" also aired in the U.S. on Showtime (with, apparently, more nudity than what was seen on the CTV and in syndication). > On Sep 17, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Bizarre found its way to LA when I was a kid (either KHJ or KCET)… I recall > it being very Letterman-esque in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Marilyn Movie Gets NC-17 Rating

etflix and Amazon films (I will > monitor whether she will do an NC-17), so wondering idly if that would > qualify for Oscar, or if we are not Bay Area enough. > > > On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 2:03 PM Jim Ellwanger <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: > In general, for Os

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Marilyn Movie Gets NC-17 Rating

In general, for Oscar eligibility, a movie has to be shown for seven consecutive days for paid admission in the same commercial movie theater, with screenings at least three times daily, one of which must be between 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. (except if it's a drive-in, in which case only one

Re: [TV orNotTV] Inside Jeopardy podcast

In theory, they could post the earlier tiebreaker rounds on YouTube and/or other social media... but I suspect they won't do that, for reasons of not wanting to embarrass the contestants. > On Sep 6, 2022, at 12:12 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > They wouldn’t mention it going past one round.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Paramount does what WBD is still trying to do

I enjoyed the recent "The Man Who Fell to Earth" series, and I'm currently in the middle of watching "Yellowjackets." (In the past couple of years, my favorite Showtime series has been "Kidding," but your mileage may vary depending on your feelings about Jim Carrey.) > On Aug 31, 2022, at

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Considering Giving 10 p.m. Back to Affiliates

For a few years in the late 1980s/early 1990s, Fox did have Sunday night programming all the way from 7:00 to 11:00 Eastern. ("Married... With Children," for example, had a couple of stints at 10:00.) > On Aug 28, 2022, at 1:04 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > On the flip side, Fox in its 36 years

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Considering Giving 10 p.m. Back to Affiliates

I'm sure there's less than zero chance that the affiliates would accept a 7:30 prime-time start (especially if they have long-term contracts for the syndicated programming they're running at that time - even if it's not "Wheel" or "Jeopardy!"). But NBC doesn't seem to be in the business of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Inside Jeopardy podcast

Alex's system was that he had, basically, a printout of all the clues on the board on one large sheet of paper, and he would use a marker or grease pencil to cross out each clue after it was used. (If I recall correctly, if you go to a taping, you can see one of these used sheets on display in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Paul Rudd to "Only Murders..."

It's already available -- it's a Hulu "Tuesday" show, which means new episodes become available as Monday becomes Tuesday in the Eastern time zone. (Here in Southern California, I watched it at about 9:30 Monday night.) > On Aug 23, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > Seeing as how the

Re: [TV orNotTV] 36 Titles Dumped From HBO Max

e produced for > the streamer, have been available for some time, and aren't in current > production (so, effectively, costing nothing for WBD to keep online). What's > the benefit of pulling those down? > > On Friday, August 19, 2022 at 2:11:11 AM UTC-4 Jim Ellwanger wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] 36 Titles Dumped From HBO Max

I note that "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis has changed his Twitter bio to read "Creator of #InfinityTrain, a show that got pulled from @HBOMax and can now only be pirated." > On Aug 18, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > Thank you. I think I got them mixed up with another

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Password": Rapid review

The announcer still says that on "Press Your Luck" -- actually, I should say that he's back to saying it after the previous season was taped at the Studio City complex currently known as Radford Studio Center. > On Aug 12, 2022, at 9:26 AM, M-D November wrote: > > Quick aside - and I know

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Password": Rapid review

I feel like they could have gotten even a little more game play into the show if there wasn't such a huge reaction to everything. As I said to someone else, "It's supposed to be a parlor game, not a contact sport." Also interesting is that, back in 1979, they were giving away roughly $25,000 a

Re: [TV orNotTV] WD and Conan

er.com/skyler_higley/status/1556647381898346496 <https://twitter.com/skyler_higley/status/1556647381898346496> Also, I realize it should have been "Conan Without Borders." > On Aug 7, 2022, at 9:06 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > My guess is that “Conan Beyond Borders” is a

Re: [TV orNotTV] WD and Conan

My guess is that “Conan Beyond Borders” is a victim — maybe temporary, maybe permanent — of the pandemic, and the potential difficulties of crossing borders and producing the remote segments on a relatively small budget. > On Aug 7, 2022, at 8:49 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > wrote:

[TV orNotTV] Sands Streaming Through the Hourglass

"Days of Our Lives" will move to Peacock as of September 12, which means there will no longer be any soap operas airing on NBC. https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/nbc-days-of-our-lives-moving-to-peacock.html I'd

Re: [TV orNotTV] Babs news for fans

I assume "...probably as HBO tab" means that movies and original programming from the HBO linear channel will continue to be available for streaming, as part of Discovery+. > On Aug 2, 2022, at 9:44 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Effectively removing HBO from streaming? I don’t see that as a

Re: [TV orNotTV] "It's time for a Dodger funeral"

I might have gone with “A very unpleasant evening to you, wherever you may be.” Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2022, at 8:32 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > >  > Vin Scully, 94. > https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1554667166351253506 > > (My brother is responsible for the subject header) > -- >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Did J! get political?

Pretty sure they would not write a clue like your example, indeed due to the "contestant responds with a deadname" issue. They'd be much more likely to put Elliot Page in the clue in order to elicit "Umbrella Academy" as the response. (Of course, if they could always count on contestants

Re: [TV orNotTV] Donz finds vintage TVG piece on Dave just prior to morning show

As someone noted in the Twitter replies, this is the Canadian version of TV Guide (which had been spun off as a separate publication from the American magazine in 1977). Based on a quick search, Letterman didn't make it to the cover of American TV Guide until 1992, when he shared it with Dana

Re: [TV orNotTV] NoTV: Arclight and Pacific theaters closing in SoCal

One of those daughters is famous in her own right (Riley Keough). > On Jul 1, 2022, at 9:40 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:31 AM Tom Wolper > wrote: > On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 10:29 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Elvis streaming channel débuting on multiple platforms

"A Hard Day's Night" is available on HBO Max. I think that one is a long way from being a train wreck. > On Jun 30, 2022, at 5:23 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 5:08 PM Tom Wolper > wrote: > I didn’t reply because I thought Kevin was referring

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Ex-Chief on Late Night's Biggest Busts

You're misremembering WWOR's scheduling -- I happen to have some TV Guides from that era, including the week of the premiere (October 10, 1987), and they had Morton Downey Jr. at 9:00 and news at 10:00. (They had "Entertainment Tonight" at 8:30 and, at least that particular week, "Bosom

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Ex-Chief on Late Night's Biggest Busts

Among the writers on "The Wilton North Report": Conan O'Brien, Greg Daniels ("The Office"), Paul Sand, and Nell Scovell. > On Jun 23, 2022, at 2:27 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > I may be one of the few people who liked Wilton-North. It was rough at first, > but I thought it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late Show staffers arrested in DC

“Elvis” is not in theaters until next weekend, actually (official release date is June 24, which means it’ll begin with showings the evening of the 23rd). Sent from my iPad > On Jun 18, 2022, at 5:30 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > That might not have the most eye-popping moment

Re: [TV orNotTV] IYC: Patricia Heaton hisses noncasting of Tim Allen in sequel

As I understand it, “Lightyear” exists within the “Toy Story” universe as a live-action film version of the “Buzz Lightyear” cartoon that the toy is based on. So it makes sense that they would use a different actor for live action than they use to do voiceover for the cartoon/toy (this, of

Re: [TV orNotTV] The real victims of mass shootings are the showrunners

You’re looking at an article from 2018 that was following a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas (in the Houston area). This week’s school shooting was at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (San Antonio is the nearest major city). Although I’m sure people this week have

Re: [TV orNotTV] Team Coco acquired by SiriusXM

My impression (from listening to “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend”) is that advertising sales and some production responsibilities for the Team Coco podcasts have been handled by Earwolf, which was already owned by SiriusXM. > On May 23, 2022, at 7:26 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > It could be what

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chris Wallace back on a Sunday show

Unless CNN's contract with cable operators is vastly different from what other channels have... I don't see why there would be any issue with HBO Max making CNN programming available (on a delayed basis). I note that HBO Max already carries some programming that originally aired on CNN, such as

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV: So long, iPods

"RIP"? Flickr is still around. Verizon sold it off to SmugMug in 2018, which probably saved it. (I'm still a "Pro" subscriber there, although I miss the days when I got the subscription free as a Yahoo employee.) > On May 17, 2022, at 5:28 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > I still

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Elon Musk rejects Twitter board seat

If nothing else, the good news is that he's not eligible to serve as president of the U.S., since he's not a native-born citizen. > On May 13, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > > No social media company has allowed independent verification the total number > of active users… it’s something

Re: [TV orNotTV] "King Richard" attacks court jester at Oscars

The Hollywood Bowl does screen the audience with metal detectors, although they're less restrictive on items that can be brought in than similar venues (as a result of the longtime tradition of bringing a picnic to eat before a show and/or wine to drink during). > On May 4, 2022, at 6:31 AM,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Colbert' and his "Tooning" gang branching out

As I recall from watching the trailer a few months ago... I've seen a lot of animation in a lot of styles over the years, but with this one, the "detailed faces, but no hands or legs" look of the characters was off-putting enough that it made me not want to watch the show. (And keep in mind

Re: [TV orNotTV] Exploding Kittens: The TV Series

There’s currently a game called Trivia Quest. I haven’t tried it because I hear the trivia questions are on the easy side. One review I found: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/trivia-quest-on-netflix-review-a-wasted-opportunity/

Re: [TV orNotTV] Picard: The Next Generation

That was already known, for example, in this article from January 26: https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-show-season-3-last-final-confirmed/ > On Apr 5, 2022, at 2:11 PM, Dino Alexander wrote: > > Buried lede:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Unaired Jeopardy! pilot

If nothing else, the pilot shows why the Daily Double is called that. > On Apr 1, 2022, at 10:51 PM, JW wrote: > > The folks at Jeopardy have put up their original pilot episode. Not > surprisingly, there are differences between how things worked then and what > they do now, but it's

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bruce Willis retires

There was a special Razzie award given this year for "Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie," with eight nominees -- the "winner" was a film called "Cosmic Sin," which apparently did play in theaters briefly last March (with a simultaneous VOD release). That said, given this news,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nielsen Acquired (and to be taken private) for $16B

ABC may have referred to Nielsen as a "media measurement company," but they also have a business unit that measures consumer buying behavior. In addition, they own Gracenote, which licenses media metadata to other services - for example, most cable and satellite providers use Gracenote TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Marilyn Movie Gets NC-17 Rating

The major chains that have theaters in New York and L.A. may not show NC-17 films, but independent theaters and smaller chains (such as Laemmle in the L.A. area) generally have no problem with NC-17 or unrated films. > On Mar 26, 2022, at 5:31 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > The cinemas in New

Re: [TV orNotTV] Worst Film Nominated for Best Picture [Was:: Being The Ricardos

Better hope the vengeful ghost of Alex Trebek doesn't take note of a former "Jeopardy!" champion calling "How Green Was My Valley" lousy. (I have no opinion about it, because I haven't seen it... in fact, all I really know about it is that Alex always said it was his favorite film.) > On Mar

Re: [TV orNotTV] Random “Picard” observation (no spoilers)

I saw that, and wondered if they’d specifically sought out a director who had experience with the theme of this week’s episode. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2022, at 8:29 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > This week’s episode is directed by Lea Thompson. A quick glance at her IMDB > page and she’s

Re: [TV orNotTV] AppleTV+ Streams MLB on Fridays (If There is a Season)

Another big change is that advertising patches will now be allowed on uniforms (and all indications are that every team will be attempting to make use of the new revenue opportunity as soon as possible, so expect that even the vaunted Yankees pinstripes will be partially covered by the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Today's Jeopardy!

The show has aired everywhere, so I'll take "non-spoiler" out of the subject line and explain both of the below cryptic comments: In the first round, in a category called Sams Club, the $800 clue was a photo, and the text Ken read was, "In 2015, he took home four Grammys, including one for the

Re: [TV orNotTV] For Kevin.... Tweet from Today in Yacht Rock (@in_yacht)

Here's all 12 episodes, assuming the YouTube videos will play in Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNTARSM-Fjc=PLBEB75B6A1F9C1D01 > On Mar 3, 2022, at 10:21 AM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > Yacht Rock term... I first heard it a few years ago on SiriusXM channel they > created. > > Then

Re: [TV orNotTV] KTLA was there!

One of the photo captions refers to the "KTLA Channel 5 transmission tower." Although that tower had an actual function decades ago, as one of two transmitting towers for radio station KFWB (which today has its transmitters in an area northeast of downtown L.A.), it's now just signage. > On

Re: [TV orNotTV] ViacomCBS is dead. Long live Paramount

Kinney Service Corporation. > On Feb 16, 2022, at 10:14 AM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > Coca Cola. > > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 1:09 PM M-D November > wrote: > BRING BACK GULF+WESTERN! :b > > On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:01:21 PM UTC-5 Bob Jersey wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] NCIS branching outside the US

I would bet that the VAST majority of Americans also had no idea what "NCIS" stood for (or even that it existed) until the original TV series debuted. > On Feb 16, 2022, at 7:44 AM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > Canadian here. I had no idea what NCIS stood for until recently.I > then

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tonight After the Big Game: 'For Those Who Don't Like Sport--There's Sport'

Apple TV+ "drops" episodes at 12:01 A.M. Eastern/9:01 P.M. Pacific. > On Feb 13, 2022, at 12:07 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > When I started following listings on TheFutonCritic, I noticed that 3:01AM > east is the time Netflix uses to unleash its débuts... you just knew

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Early Edition" to be rebooted

What are they gonna do, have her get tomorrow’s news on her iPad? Maybe it’ll take place in a city where the local paper is now only printing a physical edition a couple times a week… that would add an additional wrinkle. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 8, 2022, at 7:21 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via

Re: [TV orNotTV] “You and have Joe Rogan or Neil Young, but not both”

By the way, here's a 2012 piece from The Atlantic with the headline "It's Time to Stop Using the 'Fire in a Crowded Theater' Quote." https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/11/its-time-to-stop-using-the-fire-in-a-crowded-theater-quote/264449/

Re: [TV orNotTV] So long, Peter Robbins

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" has not been totally exiled to streaming -- it aired on PBS in 2020 and 2021. (Apparently, it's "Jim posts corrections involving PBS" Day around here.) > On Jan 27, 2022, at 12:39 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > The first child to voice Charlie Brown,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Happy 50th, "ZOOM"

Not pre-PBS -- PBS began operations in October 1970, and "Zoom" premiered in January 1972. > On Jan 27, 2022, at 12:11 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Not the videocon mainstay, but the seminal NET (pre-PBS!) kids series (from > these guys

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Being The Ricardos

One thing that really stuck in my craw is Sorkin having CBS executive Clark Gregg saying something to the effect of “…if we tape a show Friday night.” No one would have referred to “taping” a TV show in 1952. Videotape had literally just been invented, and videotape equipment that was suitable

Re: [TV orNotTV] Christmas TV telethons

I would cite the Chabad Telethon, although since it airs on both KDOC-TV in the L.A. area and on the national Jewish Life TV network, I'm a little unclear on whether the organization considers it "a local telethon that happens to be broadcast nationally," or "a national telethon." The fact that

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS Radford studio facility has been sold

I’m sure a bunch of realtors in the Valley are salivating, but there is such a demand for studio space in L.A. that I wouldn’t hold your breath looking toward any residential conversions. (The former Warner Bros. ranch in Burbank once seemed like an obvious spot for a residential development,

Re: [TV orNotTV] DISH TV dumps AT SportsNet and Root Sports

This is the same press release every provider uses whenever they have a channel dispute. "GleepGlorp made this consumer-friendly proposal to JubJubTV, but they refused it." > On Sep 30, 2021, at 4:31 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > > A DISH press release > > AT SportsNet and Root Sports Removed

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

On Mayim's first show as kinda-sorta permanent host, she managed to cut way back on the chuckling when telling a contestant they were correct. That was my one major complaint about her guest-hosting stint. > On Sep 18, 2021, at 3:09 PM, Diner wrote: > >

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

> On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 4:06 PM Jim Ellwanger <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: > Dave mentioned Brooke Burns, who hosted GSN's "The Chase" and is now hosting > GSN's "Master Minds." (The host of ABC's version is Sara Haines, probably > best

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

Dave mentioned Brooke Burns, who hosted GSN's "The Chase" and is now hosting GSN's "Master Minds." (The host of ABC's version is Sara Haines, probably best known for "The View.") GSN's other originals are hosted by a variety of people you've never heard of (such as Dylan Lane on "Chain

Re: [TV orNotTV] No surprise: Piers Morgan to NewsCorp

FX and 20th Television are both part of Disney now, so you can watch "Archer" with a clear conscience. (Or, at least, as clear of a conscience as you can have while watching "Archer.") I don't see anything official about this being the last season for the show -- the renewal for the current

Re: [TV orNotTV] gotta give 'em credits

I went to a taping of "Conan" some years back where the musical guest had been recorded in advance, and they did not show the recorded performance to the audience. This is material from that taping that didn't appear in the show as broadcast, beginning with Conan explaining the situation to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bergeron drops yooge hints

I think I meant Damon Wayans as the host of "Concentration," not Marlon Wayans. Apparently, I would not be a particularly good contestant on a game show that involves matching two of the same object. > On Sep 8, 2021, at 11:33 AM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > The rumor I hea

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bergeron drops yooge hints

The rumor I heard is that Bergeron is set to host a new version of "Tic Tac Dough," which will be paired on NBC's daytime lineup with a new version of "Concentration" hosted by Marlon Wayans... replacing "Days of Our Lives," which will move to streaming on Peacock. (When my source told me

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Schmigadoon!

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

Re: [TV orNotTV] TCM rebranding in the works?

That reminds me of the current Comedy Central logo, which is also a C-inside-a-C (although in that case, the outer C is backwards). > On Aug 26, 2021, at 1:40 PM, Paul Murray wrote: > > Every time that Time Warner changes hands, I hold my breath about Turner > Classic Movies -- or as I call

Re: [TV orNotTV] cbc olypmics on Prime Video- does it work in USA

The usual suggestion for things like this is to use a VPN, although it’s possible Amazon might be using additional blocking beyond just looking at the viewer’s location (e.g., the primary address on the Amazon account has to be in Canada, or something like that). (Note that it’s almost

Re: [TV orNotTV] Canada opening border to vaxxed Yanks Aug 9

gt; > John > > On Tue, 20 Jul 2021 at 00:27, Jim Ellwanger > wrote: > As probably the only Rays fan on this list… I’m fairly well convinced that > the “split season” situation isn’t going to actually happen, it’s just the > Rays trying to pit the two cities against each other

Re: [TV orNotTV] Canada opening border to vaxxed Yanks Aug 9

As probably the only Rays fan on this list… I’m fairly well convinced that the “split season” situation isn’t going to actually happen, it’s just the Rays trying to pit the two cities against each other in order to see which one is going to build a new stadium first. > On Jul 19, 2021, at

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBA ratings: Better than last year, not up to pre-pandemic numbers

Here’s the current list of Nielsen’s Designated Market Areas - Phoenix is #11, so it wouldn’t qualify if you define “major market” as Top 10. (Milwaukee is #37.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_North_America_by_media_market

Re: [TV orNotTV] ESPN staffer says colleague got NBA assignment because she is black

ESPN’s Rachel Nichols is not the same Rachel Nichols who starred on “Continuum.” (On Wikipedia, they are “Rachel Nichols (journalist)” and “Rachel Nichols (actress),” respectively.) > On Jul 4, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Rachel Nichols has already blown through two other careers

Re: [TV orNotTV] 1950s TV western episode about a con man named Trump

It went viral enough some years back that Snopes did an article about it in early 2017: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trackdown-trump-character-wall/ > On Jun 26, 2021, at 4:53 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > > From the TV show

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: College Bowl

The opening included a montage of clips of the original version, as seen on an old-timey TV. For some reason, they put the 1960s NBC peacock in the lower right-hand corner of the clips, as if NBC had a logo bug back then - a color peacock on the clips that were in color, and a black-and-white

Re: [TV orNotTV] USA Network showing Hockey?

NBCSN is shutting down by the end of the year, to be replaced by having sports on USA and Peacock, and they’re already trying to “train” viewers to look for sports on USA. (Note that this is also NBC’s last Stanley Cup playoffs… ESPN and Turner take over NHL rights for the 2021-22 season.) >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Back at the Ed...

I didn’t see the episode, but I’ve seen people on Twitter opining that Jon Stewart’s rant was supposed to be satire, along the lines of him doing Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” character at the current incarnation of Colbert. (Presumably, it wasn’t particularly successful, given that Dave

Re: [TV orNotTV] From Matthew: Why No Closed Captioning?

or tweaks to captioning after the initial broadcast? > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2021, 9:29 PM Jim Ellwanger <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: > Lyrics should always be there - as far as I know, there’s no kind of rights > issue that would prevent the lyrics from appearing in the cap

Re: [TV orNotTV] From Matthew: Why No Closed Captioning?

Lyrics should always be there - as far as I know, there’s no kind of rights issue that would prevent the lyrics from appearing in the captions if the song is played on the show. That said, back when I worked as a captioner and was captioning shows for their first broadcast, we were sent tapes

Re: [TV orNotTV] CoCo's last guest

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 12:01 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com>> wrote: > I would love it if they could bring back the Basic Cable Band for one last > show. But the Largo is tiny. On the first Largo show with a live audience tonight, it turns out they have

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Zoey" hisses at cancellation, blames another genre

> On Jun 14, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 2:59 PM PGage > wrote: > Obvious observation: They should have called it “Law and Music” > > Alternate title: “Chicago Music” > > CSI: Music Isn’t that just “The Who’s Greatest Hits”? --

Re: [TV orNotTV] CoCo's last guest

> On Jun 8, 2021, at 1:34 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 12:01 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com>> wrote: > I would love it if they could bring back the Basic Cable Band for one last > show. But the Largo is tiny. > > Conan’s plan

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rob Zombie to direct "Munsters" film

There have been both “Munsters”-themed and Rob Zombie-themed pinball machines released in the past few years. > On Jun 8, 2021, at 12:10 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Based at Universal's nontheatrical brand 1440 Entertainment, so I'll give you > two guesses who'll yell

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBCU *awl* in for Tokyo Games

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 9:04 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > From: 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com > ] > > >Leading off with the opening ceremonies, which will be shown LIVE during the > >day, then edited in primetime that night. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Two guesses which Covid denier tested positive for Covid

Eight New York Yankees employees (including one player and three coaches), all of whom were fully vaccinated, have tested positive for Covid-19 this week. Almost all are asymptomatic. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yankees-covid-vaccinated-gleyber-torres-8-positive/

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan’s TBS show has an end date

Correct, as is the case with a number of other shows, it will only be on HBO Max and won’t be seen on regular HBO. > On May 4, 2021, at 6:44 PM, PGage wrote: > > When you say the “The HBO App”, I assume that means HBOMax. But do you mean > it is only specifically on HBOMAX and not just

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Rutherford Falls

021, at 11:02 AM, twol...@gmail.com wrote: > > Is it worth sticking with? I mean, do the characters dial down their annoying > attributes enough (especially Helms) to make it watchable? > >> On May 2, 2021, at 1:49 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: >> >> I've watched th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Rutherford Falls

I've watched the whole season, and at last, it's a sitcom where my people are properly represented -- by which I mean Northwestern University alumni who are doing something with their lives other than acting (there are two characters in the show who fit that description, including Jana

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Famous Hollywood hotel getting cancelled

There were already plans to turn it from a hotel into a timeshare -- sorry, a "members-only owned hotel." That's not really something you do when your hotel's finances are sound. (This article, from last September, says the change was scheduled to happen "before the end of the year," but I'm

Re: [TV orNotTV] Non-Quickie Review: The Chosen

“7th Heaven” appears to be available on both Hulu and Paramount Plus, so it’s not as buried as it could be. For that matter, “The Cosby Show” is still on Amazon Prime. > On Apr 27, 2021, at 8:11 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > This series is trending now, even though the first season was released a

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