Re: [TV orNotTV] Why a Rita Ora guest shot on original Love Island disappeared from Hulu

2023-07-27 Thread Jim Ellwanger
I have no specific comment (it has been eighteen years since I worked as a closed-captioner, and even then, I was never really involved with the technical side of things)... other to say that this article could have been a three-sentence blurb instead. "An episode of 'Love Island U.K.'

[TV orNotTV] So long, Stu Silver

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The onetime bit-part actor in film and stage pivoted in the 70s to writing, first for "Soap," whose co-star Billy Crystal would later work with him on *Throw Momma From The Train* in 1987... an adoptee as a kid, he would create "Webster," a hit on both ABC and in syndication, and co-create

[TV orNotTV] Why a Rita Ora guest shot on original Love Island disappeared from Hulu

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
It wasn't a licencing issue... Ellwanger will comment on this... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/love-island-uk-rita-ora-missing-episode-hulu-1235544577/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Michael K Williams

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
"[I]t is in fact far more lenient than sentencing guidelines or even prosecutorial request", Simon said on the site its owner doesn't want to be called the tweetybox... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-simon-reacts-sentencing-michael-k-williams-death-1235545571/ (link) B Moi,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Why a Rita Ora guest shot on original Love Island disappeared from Hulu

2023-07-27 Thread Adam Bowie
Yep - that was a perfect example of the Google-likes-articles-that-are-over-500-words for search optimisation way of writing. Tantamount to those "What time is the Super Bowl?" articles that start by explaining what the NFL is and going from there... On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 3:34 PM Jim Ellwanger

[TV orNotTV] Studios quietly go on AI hiring spree amid picket-line anxiety

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/ai-jobs-studios-hire-1235545491/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Strange Planet gets its own TV series

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Have a trailer! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/strange-planet-trailer-apple-tv-1235544891/ (link) B On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 12:22:16 PM UTC-4 martil...@gmail.com wrote: > Fingers crossed for success on this, as I am also a big fan of the comic > strip. > > ~Marti > > On

[TV orNotTV] SemiNoTV: That Jason Aldean Video Got 'er Done

2023-07-27 Thread Mark Jeffries
The controversial video for "Try That in a Small Town" did what it was meant to do, as the single debuted in the BIllboard Hot 100 all the way at number 2, only Aldean's second appearance in the top 10 of the big chart ever (and his first top 10 since 2011's "Dirt Road Anthem") and number one

[TV orNotTV] 'ET' Staff Cut 10%

2023-07-27 Thread Mark Jeffries
The cuts at CBS Media Ventures' syndicated showbiz tabmag "Entertainment Tonight" were mostly on the digital end, although "correspondent" Will Marfuggi (who had only joined the show in September from E!) and weekend show co-host Matt Cohen and some producers were included:

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'ET' Staff Cut 10%

2023-07-27 Thread Kevin M.
Last time I watched the show, which I admit was years ago, it was nothing more than a repository for electronic press kits and media junket interviews. Not sure how much staff you need for that. On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 10:45 AM Mark Jeffries wrote: > The cuts at CBS Media Ventures' syndicated

[TV orNotTV] Donald Glover, brother Stephen to write "Lando" series

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
At D!sney+, even though they have an overall deal at Amazon... the deal was reached pre-strike... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/donald-glover-to-write-star-wars-show-1235546810/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV"

[TV orNotTV] So long, Randy Meisner

2023-07-27 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Co-founder of two seminal rock bands, Poco and the Eagles, between them playing with Rick Nelson and his Stone Canyon Band... "Take It To The Limit" is timeless, no matter what some of you may think... not many on-camera TV performances, April '73 on the Kirshner-owned-but-not-hosted "In

Re: [TV orNotTV] Donald Glover, brother Stephen to write "Lando" series

2023-07-27 Thread Kevin M.
Six episodes and no movie Han and Lando in the morning… On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 6:35 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > At D!sney+, even though they have an overall deal at Amazon... the deal > was reached pre-strike... > >