Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-18 Thread Chris Neuman
The one I love is when they drop the old Mac IIe hard drive whirring into shows like CSI when they call up the outrageously hi-res surveillance footage. Chris On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:15 AM, Wrecks landofa...@gmail.com wrote: I think that they call it suspension of disbelief and it's been a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-18 Thread jeffrey marousek
it took years for our tv station to convince the local police dept's that such technology doesn't exist as seen on CSI shows. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Chris Neuman cneuma...@gmail.com wrote: The one I love is when they drop the old Mac IIe hard drive whirring into shows like CSI when

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-16 Thread jeffrey marousek
then you are not old enough. 30-35 years ago, all remotes clicked. you had to have a lot of money back then to possess one though! there were 5 buttons. one for power, one for channel up, one for channel down, one for volume up, and one for volume down. pretty ingenious for the time. each

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-16 Thread Jim Ellwanger
jeffrey marousek wrote: then you are not old enough. 30-35 years ago, all remotes clicked. you had to have a lot of money back then to possess one though! there were 5 buttons. one for power, one for channel up, one for channel down, one for volume up, and one for volume down. pretty

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-16 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jim: I think Dad Jersey has a telly that this worked with. (If you've ever seen those Old Spice commercials with Bryan Urlacher or Tony Stewart, it's that model) -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-16 Thread jeffrey marousek
awesome. just stored the pics on my computer for a future wallpaper! (twisted xmas photos now in that space) On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.comwrote: Jim: I think Dad Jersey has a telly that this worked with. (If you've ever seen those Old Spice

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-16 Thread Jon Delfin
Ah, yes. My folks had a version of that. And when my father would drop his pocket change into the glass ashtray on his nightstand, the TV would shut off. Good times. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote: jeffrey marousek wrote: then you are not old

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-15 Thread Ed Dravecky
M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: Ed - I'm sure you have a valid point here, but could you provide some context...like the name of the show you were watching? Hmm, my original lead sentence appears to have gone walkabout. I'm talking about the first of last week's two Dollhouse eps. In

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-15 Thread Jon Delfin
So, just to be clear: Somebody having dozens of interchangeable and accessible personalities in their head, that's okay with you, but you draw the line at food stamps in Texas? ;-) On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:34 AM, Ed Dravecky drave...@gmail.com wrote: M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-15 Thread Jon Delfin
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Ed Dravecky drave...@gmail.com wrote: Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: So, just to be clear: Somebody having dozens of interchangeable and accessible personalities in their head, that's okay with you, but you draw the line at food stamps in Texas? I know

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-14 Thread Jon Delfin
Dollhouse. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:26 AM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: Ed - I'm sure you have a valid point here, but could you provide some context...like the name of the show you were watching? On Dec 14, 2:22 am, Ed Dravecky drave...@gmail.com wrote: I know I'm nitpicking

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-14 Thread Bob in Jersey
Dude, it's Cali...whatchaexpect? -- 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 email to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-14 Thread Kevin M.
Ah yes, in a TV series about women in a whorehouse who seem to get hired to do everything except have sex for money, one should strive for more reality when depicting Texas. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-14 Thread Michael
Kevin: Senator Perrin's on the line. He wants to subpoena you as a hostile witness. On Dec 14, 8:19 am, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Ah yes, in a TV series about women in a whorehouse who seem to get hired to do everything except have sex for money, one should strive for more

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nobody gets Texas

2009-12-13 Thread M-D November
Ed - I'm sure you have a valid point here, but could you provide some context...like the name of the show you were watching? On Dec 14, 2:22 am, Ed Dravecky drave...@gmail.com wrote: I know I'm nitpicking but they hung a key plot point on something that hasn't existed in Texas since 1995: food