Re: [TV orNotTV] Gallup Sucks - and Now Admits It

2013-06-10 Thread djconner
On Monday, June 10, 2013 1:24:24 AM UTC-4, PGage wrote: I don't disagree with any of this, but I think it is important to underline again that for the most part the problem with the Gallup poll was not the crass partisanship of Rove or Morris, or even the crass marketing of CNN and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gallup Sucks - and Now Admits It

2013-06-10 Thread Greg Diener
BTW while going on the Google, I found the aforementioned Hardball segment with Chuck Todd and Jonathan Martin, which is friggin hilarious to watch knowing what happened in the election. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3036697/ns/msnbc-hardball_with_chris_matthews/vp/49482809#49482809 The best is

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gallup Sucks - and Now Admits It

2013-06-10 Thread PGage
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 3:06 AM, djconner djcon...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, June 10, 2013 1:24:24 AM UTC-4, PGage wrote: I don't disagree with any of this, but I think it is important to underline again that for the most part the problem with the Gallup poll was not the crass

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gallup Sucks - and Now Admits It

2013-06-10 Thread Joe Hass
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Greg Diener skykid3...@yahoo.com wrote: During the election the three things I kept a watchful eye on were Nate Silver's blog, Sam Wang's calculation at Princeton and the Rand Presidential Poll. All three polls had Obama at consistently winning and Romney as

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Stewart-Oliver Transition

2013-06-10 Thread Joe Hass
That jives with my take on the article: that the author is complaining about Stewart's style rather than the substance of the program (which goes far beyond whether Stewart does a bad Jersey accent or not. I tend to not watch Stewart unless someone/thing brings it to my attention due of time

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Stewart-Oliver Transition

2013-06-10 Thread Adam Bowie
Yes Stewart uses his voices a bit, but I still find The Daily Show an essential watch, and it gets a permanent spot in my DVR's schedule. (To put this in perspective, aside from Stewart, the only late night US talkshow that gets broadcast over here is a cutdown version of Kimmel on CNBC. Well

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gallup Sucks - and Now Admits It

2013-06-10 Thread chialex
And then there are some people with no credence whatsoever that just refuse to go away... http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/unskewed-polls-founder-i-was-only-wrong-because?ref=fpb ... and bonus: further proof that Examiner.com will print anything. ~D Joe Hass

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nyc

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
The HBO Canada link is blocked to the U.S. Just sayin'. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 11:42 PM, Eric Duckman eric.duck...@gmail.comwrote: When stuck in Winnipeg it's always helpful to eat away your boredom / sorrow: Baked Expectations

[TV orNotTV] The NBC Stars' Revenge

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
In case you missed it on the Tonys, here's three stars from cancelled NBC series--Andrew Rannells (The New Normal), Megan Hilty (Smash) and Laura Benanti (Go On and The Playboy Club last season--two shows!) singing with NPH about coming home to Broadway: http://youtu.be/PWtXV7_fAsI Love

[TV orNotTV] Re: The NBC Stars' Revenge

2013-06-10 Thread Diner
On Monday, June 10, 2013 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: In case you missed it on the Tonys, here's three stars from cancelled NBC series--Andrew Rannells (The New Normal), Megan Hilty (Smash) and Laura Benanti (Go On and The Playboy Club last season--two shows!) singing with NPH

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nyc

2013-06-10 Thread Eric Duckman
After years of being on the wrong side of a geo block you would think I'd know better than to assume the link would work everywhere. Sorry about that. On Jun 10, 2013 11:28 AM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote: The HBO Canada link is blocked to the U.S. Just sayin'. Mark Jeffries

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: The NBC Stars' Revenge

2013-06-10 Thread Melissa P
That WAS the best number -- among a lot of great numbers. I think the fact that the ratings were up this year is attributable entirely to NPH. His performance as an award show host has become must-see TV. I've still seen nothing about Pippin that would entice me to go (again), including

[TV orNotTV] The Post-Dave Late Show (from The NBC Stars' Revenge)

2013-06-10 Thread Joe Hass
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Diner bwayst...@gmail.com wrote: He mentioned on Fallon the other night that he'll be moving to NYC when HIMYM ends next year. Anybody else think CBS might want to have him take over the Late Show when Dave retires? This comment triggered a different

[TV orNotTV] Insane Clown Posse Gets Fuse Series (Wha?)

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
The notorious rappers known for their Juggalo fans will be the hosts and stars of Insane Clown Posse Theater on what, despite Billy on the Street and some other shows, is still pretty much a music video channel, starting July 24:

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Stewart-Oliver Transition

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
I had to check, since I thought More4 had dropped it, but TDS is now on in the UK on Comedy Central Extra--as it should be. (Well, perhaps it should be on the main Comedy Central, but hey.) Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Adam Bowie

RE: [TV orNotTV] The Post-Dave Late Show (from The NBC Stars' Revenge)

2013-06-10 Thread doug
"Obviously Worldwide Pants owns the 11:35 slot on CBS.""Obviously", in what sense? I've never heard that before. CBS contracts with WWP for a one-hour variety/talk show, and they broadcast it at 11:35 weeknights. Once the contract with WWP expires, CBS can renew/extend the contract, they can

[TV orNotTV] Woot! Woot! Woot! 'Swedish Idol' Showrunner Comes to U.S.

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
Per Blankens, a Swedish reality veteran who has showrun Swedish Idol for five seasons (and whose credits include working for the company that created the original Minute to Win It format), is the new showrunner of American Idol--the mocking and ABBA references may now begin:

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Post-Dave Late Show (from The NBC Stars' Revenge)

2013-06-10 Thread Joe Hass
I over-generalized with the word owns. Your interpretation is correct. My core question is which of these three statements is the most accurate: A. There's one contract that covers Dave and WWP, and it runs through 2014. B. There are two contracts (one for Dave, one for WWP) that run concurrently

[TV orNotTV] Oh Crap: Mancow Gets History Show

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
Channel drift (even with that ridiculous Made Every Day slogan/justification) gone real bad: Wack job syndicated radio host Mancow Muller (whose conspiracy-fest is simulcast by Fox-owned WPWR in Chicago weekday mornings, while being carried on a daytime-only AM station along with Alex Jones

[TV orNotTV] NoTV: Apple Gets Into Streaming Biz

2013-06-10 Thread Mark Jeffries
Although other people's radio stations (broadcast and Internet) are streamed on the desktop iTunes, Apple's going up against Pandora, Slacker, IHeartRadio and all of the other aggregators and streamers with iTunes Radio, which will be launched in the U.S. this fall on Apple products (no

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Stewart-Oliver Transition

2013-06-10 Thread Adam Bowie
Yes - it returned last July after something something like 18 months off. It airs at 11pm too. So essentially 19 hours after its East Coast airing. The only problem with it being on the Extra channel is that this isn't available in HD. But I'll take that over not having it (to be fair, you could

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Stewart-Oliver Transition

2013-06-10 Thread M-D November
According to the 'Pedia, CC UK is currently a joint venture between Paramount UK (so, effectively, one of the sides of Viacom) and BSkyB. So there's SOME common ownership between the mothership and the UK channel. On Monday, June 10, 2013 6:20:11 PM UTC-4, Adam Bowie wrote: Yes - it returned

[TV orNotTV] Re: Woot! Woot! Woot! 'Swedish Idol' Showrunner Comes to U.S.

2013-06-10 Thread M-D November
Is it this guy? http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2004173209/muppet/images/4/41/Swedish-chef.jpg On Monday, June 10, 2013 3:19:45 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: Per Blankens, a Swedish reality veteran who has showrun Swedish Idol for five seasons (and whose credits include working

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Post-Dave Late Show (from The NBC Stars' Revenge)

2013-06-10 Thread PGage
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: I over-generalized with the word owns. Your interpretation is correct. My core question is which of these three statements is the most accurate: A. There's one contract that covers Dave and WWP, and it runs through 2014. B.