Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: That Girl

2015-07-20 Thread Kevin M.
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 10:46 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV tvornottv@googlegroups.com wrote: Is it possible that for the time period, That Girl was just much less sexist than most other programs? The first series of Star Trek treated women better than most programs on in the late

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: That Girl

2015-07-20 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
Something to throw into the viewing queue for comparison might be Down With Love the 2003 Renee Zellweger/Ewen McGregor throwback/semi-satire of an early 60s romantic comedy.  It's far from perfect, but I think it's trying to be funny in ways that That Girl is now unintentionally so. It also

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: That Girl

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 10:46 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV tvornottv@googlegroups.com wrote: Is it possible that for the time period, That Girl was just much less sexist than most other programs? The first series of Star Trek treated women better than most programs on in the late

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: That Girl

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
Perhaps related to Marlo's feminist sensibility at the time, and definitely to my prepubescent crush on her in the early 70s, this note from the wikis I find just now as I went back to find out more about the show: In 1968, shortly after the feminist protest against bras and other feminine

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: The Bugle podcast goes dark

2015-07-20 Thread Kevin M.
For those keeping up, it has been announced that The Bugle podcast will be scaling back from weekly to monthly. As I've stated previously, while I enjoy Last Week Tonight, I'd gladly give it up for weekly Bugles. On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:44 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: That Girl

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
To PGage's quote of a wiki: An extremely-early example of How that got past Broadcast Standards, I'll never know. B -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] SportsTV: LA Angels lost a game to rain...

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
...for the first time in *over 20 years*. The last time a game was even just delayed by wetness in Anaheim was in 2011. Yahoo http://sports.yahoo.com/news/angels-rained-home-1st-time-since-1995-023849996--spt.html (link) Slugger David Ortiz of the visiting Bostons blamed his ballclub. B

[TV orNotTV] NotTV: Is it really bad karma?

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
The apparently-top news story as I type this is the reported hacking of illicit-relationship finder Ashley Madison, with the break-inners fixin' to go all-Edward Snowden against users. I couldn't afford such a site even if I wanted it. B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Latest 'Bachelor' to be dissected after each week

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
LIVE, and on the same network, not some website. The analysis starts Aug 3rd. THR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bachelor-paradise-adds-live-show-809494 Live Feed (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: The Bugle podcast goes dark

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
I am the reverse. I love The Bugle, but Last Week has already become one of the most important programs in contemporary television. The monthly Bugle has been inevitable for a long while now, and sadly may be just delaying the inevitable. On Monday, July 20, 2015, Kevin M.

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: LA Angels lost a game to rain...

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
I am finding my relatives and friends back east are having *no* idea how Californians are responding to rain in July. On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 7:19 AM, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: ...for the first time in *over 20 years*. The last time a game was even just delayed by wetness in

[TV orNotTV] UK court makes a bone-stupid media ruling

2015-07-20 Thread Kevin M.
It is against the law to rip your own CDs or DVDs onto your own hard drive. http://t.co/bpnlkZIJ2k -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Latest 'Bachelor' to be dissected after each week

2015-07-20 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: LIVE, and on the same network, not some website. The analysis starts Aug 3rd. THR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bachelor-paradise-adds-live-show-809494 Live Feed (link) If they dissect the bachelor live

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: LA Angels lost a game to rain...

2015-07-20 Thread John Edwards
Do Californians have any idea how to respond to rain in July? I have visions of 24-hour RAIN-AGEDDON 2015!!1!! coverage on KTLA On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 11:02 AM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: I am finding my relatives and friends back east are having *no* idea how Californians are

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: LA Angels lost a game to rain...

2015-07-20 Thread Kevin M.
As a native Californian who went to college in Washington state and learned how to drive in the rain up there, California doesn't understand rain at any time of year. Homes aren't constructed to be leak proof. Roads aren't designed with proper drainage. We've been in a drought forever, so I am

[TV orNotTV] Network XXIII needs a new president

2015-07-20 Thread Kevin M.
RIP George Coe http://variety.com/2015/film/news/george-coe-dead-sag-1201543614/ The Stackhouse filibuster is finally over -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: LA Angels lost a game to rain...

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
I am in NorCal, and we had a couple of days of cold (cool) rain last week. We were not so much hysterical as really bewildered; everywhere you went people asked each other what is that coming down from the sky, not ironically, but genuinely perplexed and somewhat creeped out. On Mon, Jul 20, 2015

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Worldwide Leader KOs Olbermann

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
sports than personalities and other programming that does not drive real-time viewing. http://www.npr.org/2015/07/19/424447488/once-immune-to-cord-cutting-king-of-live-sports-finds-throne-shaken?utm_source=facebook.comutm_medium=socialutm_campaign=nprutm_term=nprnewsutm_content=20150720 On Sat

Re: [TV orNotTV] FNC's Greg Gutfeld rips own net over its Trump attitude

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
PGage, to moi, in part: I am interested why you refer to this as being about semantics? Trump said this: He’s not a war hero..Five and half years in a Vietnamese prison camp! He’s a ‘war hero’ because he was captured. I like people that weren’t captured.” To Donald, and this comes

Re: [TV orNotTV] FNC's Greg Gutfeld rips own net over its Trump attitude

2015-07-20 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
Not that it would affect the haircut, but I'm hoping however he avoided service has gotten some play. David From: Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com; pga...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] FNC's Greg Gutfeld rips

[TV orNotTV] 'Xena' reboot suggested

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
Sources tell THR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-nbc-809355 (link) a writer is being sought, original execs Sam Raimi and Rob (Mr Lucy Lawless) Tapert are at least interested, and Lawless is being sought for some kind of involvement, if not in front of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Latest 'Bachelor' to be dissected after each week

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
Tom Wolper, to moi: LIVE, and on the same network, not some website. The analysis starts Aug 3rd. THR http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bachelor-paradise-adds-live-show-809494 Live Feed (link) If they dissect the bachelor live on camera, I'll watch. That used to be

[TV orNotTV] FNC's Greg Gutfeld rips own net over its Trump attitude

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
Trump ripped previous candidate John McCain, basically over semantics about Mac's military service, to which Greg noted that had it been a govt official doing the ripping, the news-channel would be demanding investigations and resignations... and had it been POTUS, the right would be storming

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: That Girl

2015-07-20 Thread Diner
On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 2:08:59 AM UTC-4, PGage wrote: On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 10:46 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV tvor...@googlegroups.com javascript: wrote: Is it possible that for the time period, That Girl was just much less sexist than most other programs? The first

Re: [TV orNotTV] UK court makes a bone-stupid media ruling

2015-07-20 Thread Joe Hass
I will remind you that it remains illegal in the US under the DMCA (though it has never been challenged in court and you'll never get the record industry to actually put the dots together in public to do so). On Mon, Jul 20, 2015, 12:51 Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: It is against the

Re: [TV orNotTV] FNC's Greg Gutfeld rips own net over its Trump attitude

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
Except, he began by saying He's not a war hero I don't think this is about semantics, it is about whether he actually said the first part or not (which if I cared more about this I would check for myself, but I believe there is actual audio or videotape of him saying it). Again, I don't care

[TV orNotTV] Network XXIII needs a new president

2015-07-20 Thread M-D November
I don't think I ever realized it was him voicing Woodhouse on Archer. I suppose this means certain doom for the character in season 7, assuming the upcoming season is already locked. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Network XXIII needs a new president

2015-07-20 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
Per this AMA from last year, Tom Kane started voicing Woodhouse, presumably in 2014.  I don't know when the last episode Coe voiced would have aired, assuming it has. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ztlqp/ David From: M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com To:

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Worldwide Leader KOs Olbermann

2015-07-20 Thread stannc
I wonder if there's any thought of putting KO on CNBC opposite say Weird Al Sharpton. -Stan -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] So long, Alex Rocco

2015-07-20 Thread stannc
And as the fictional head of the eventually real Playtone Records. -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Worldwide Leader KOs Olbermann

2015-07-20 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:14 AM, stannc sta...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if there's any thought of putting KO on CNBC opposite say Weird Al Sharpton. Mediaite suggested that KO could go back to help MSNBC. It looked like nothing was sourced and they were just spitballing so I'm going to look

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Worldwide Leader KOs Olbermann

2015-07-20 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
KO was trolling today when he teased 'my new show' only to note that new episodes of Bojack Horseman were available on Netflix. David From: Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com To: TV or not TV tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:24 AM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] The

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Worldwide Leader KOs Olbermann

2015-07-20 Thread Steve Timko
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-rumor-alert-olbermann-coming-back-several-shows-getting-slashed/ Sent from TypeMail On Jul 20, 2015, 9:24 PM, at 9:24 PM, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:14 AM, stannc sta...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if there's any thought of

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Worldwide Leader KOs Olbermann

2015-07-20 Thread PGage
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:14 AM, stannc sta...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if there's any thought of putting KO on CNBC opposite say Weird Al Sharpton. Mediaite suggested that KO could go back to help MSNBC. It looked like