Re: [TV orNotTV] Star Trek Discovery showrunners fired... again

2018-06-14 Thread Steve Timko
Boy, makes me want to plunk down money to watch both seasons. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 9:56 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > At this point, if you've ever read a Star Trek novel, you are in line to > take over the CBS Non-Access series. > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-trek- >

[TV orNotTV] Star Trek Discovery showrunners fired... again

2018-06-14 Thread Kevin M.
At this point, if you've ever read a Star Trek novel, you are in line to take over the CBS Non-Access series. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-trek-discovery-showrunners-alex-kurtzman-take-1120416 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

2018-06-14 Thread Adam Bowie
I couldn't say how aware most are. Every so often Have I Got News For You, the stalwart BBC satirical TV show mentions it, perhaps using a really bad drawing to illustrate something. And a few years ago, one Member of Parliament tried to get it overturned. The MP in question is Rupa Huq,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

2018-06-14 Thread Doug Fields
I was curious about that. The anti-Parliament satire rules have never gotten a lot of play over here, and the vast majority of Americans are unlikely to have any knowledge of it (and, even more likely, no interest). Is the general population of the UK aware of John Oliver's current

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

2018-06-14 Thread Adam Bowie
Yup. We genuinely did get a full five minutes of that at the end of this week's episode. Of course the full segment was available on YouTube. Also, nobody in the UK has the faintest idea who Gilbert Gottfried is. But still... On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:30 PM Brad Beam wrote: > Perhaps they're

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

2018-06-14 Thread Brad Beam
Perhaps they're too busy cutting-and-pasting Gilbert Gottfried's 5-minute monologue of Yelp reviews into the current episode of "Last Week Tonight"? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 14, 2018, at 12:23, Adam Bowie wrote: > > I don't see Trump stepping in to stop his friend Rupert Murdoch from

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

2018-06-14 Thread Adam Bowie
I don't see Trump stepping in to stop his friend Rupert Murdoch from getting in the way of cashing out from Fox. Although I think they'd still prefer Disney to up their offer so that they can sell to them. Sidenote: HBO has just started airing Succession, a drama about a media owning patriarch

[TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

2018-06-14 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Re/code (link): The NBC parent's now decided on a bid for the Fox package 19% north of the Mouse's, paying all the ancillary fees... and hopes the govt's preliminary OK to