Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Muppets Now!

2020-08-08 Thread davesik...@gmail.com 
 I'm reminded of something William Goldman said in "Adventures in the Screen 
Trade." While admitting that "nobody knows anything," he also mentioned that 
one of the sure formulas was "movie stars as you want to see them." 

The main problem with the show (other than the poor writing) is that they don't 
act like the Muppets. In the first two episodes, I think we've seen Kermit for 
maybe five minutes (and that's generous). I like Scooter well enough, but I 
don't need him uploading videos and playing emcee instead of the frog. Piggy 
gets way too much screen time in proportion to her usefulness. Gonzo and Fozzie 
have been handled well enough, but unless they're doing the short grotesqueries 
that Hanson did on talk and variety shows in the 50s and 60s, the formula works 
best with one guest star and the team's attempts to interact with them. I can't 
believe Disney (Disney!) can't afford to bring in big names who would love to 
play with the Muppets, but that's the apparent thinking.
Of course, the biggest problem is the missing-in-action Johnny Fiamma.
--Dave Sikula

On Saturday, August 8, 2020, 9:25:34 AM PDT, Joe Hass 
 wrote:  
 
 My six-year-old son loved it. I found it almost painfully depressing. At least 
"The Muppets" had some structure. This is just garbage.
If Disney doesn't know what to do with them (and they clearly don't) either 
sell them to someone who does or retire them.
On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:34 PM Kevin M.  wrote:

Sort of a Short Attention Span Theater for Muppets. Lots of quick gags. Too 
much Miss Piggy in episode one.
streaming on Disney+-- 
Kevin M. (RPCV)

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[TV orNotTV] An almost Heidi moment...

2020-08-08 Thread daniel anderson 
 The NBC station in Las Vegas forgot to turn off their automation when the 
Golden Knights game went to overtime. Fortunately, the commercial was cut 
off just as quickly, before the winning goal was scored.

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Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Muppets Now!

2020-08-08 Thread Kevin M. 
The premise (lack of structure) is designed to mimic the quick videos of
TikTok or most Instagram stories. But the premise is sort of like making a
video with the specific intention of making it go viral... which never,
ever happens.

On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 9:25 AM Joe Hass  wrote:

> My six-year-old son loved it. I found it almost painfully depressing. At
> least "The Muppets" had some structure. This is just garbage.
>
> If Disney doesn't know what to do with them (and they clearly don't)
> either sell them to someone who does or retire them.
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:34 PM Kevin M.  wrote:
>
>> Sort of a Short Attention Span Theater for Muppets. Lots of quick gags.
>> Too much Miss Piggy in episode one.
>>
>> streaming on Disney+
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Muppets Now!

2020-08-08 Thread Joe Hass 
My six-year-old son loved it. I found it almost painfully depressing. At
least "The Muppets" had some structure. This is just garbage.

If Disney doesn't know what to do with them (and they clearly don't) either
sell them to someone who does or retire them.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:34 PM Kevin M.  wrote:

> Sort of a Short Attention Span Theater for Muppets. Lots of quick gags.
> Too much Miss Piggy in episode one.
>
> streaming on Disney+
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[TV orNotTV] Re: Rich Eisen looking for new home for daily show

2020-08-08 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV 

Moi, March 3rd:
>
> Like Dan Patrick (qv), he's ended the Audience network simulcast, and his 
> radio relationship with Premiere Networks/Fox Sports Radio (who will 
> continue with DP) ends in April...
>
> NFL Network, his better-known employer, has its own deal with Westwood One 
> (parent Cumulus Media owns the local sportstalk stations here in the 
> Valley), so something could develop soon...
>
>
> https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/dan-patrick-show-remaining-on-fox-sports-radio-rich-eisen-show-will-not-01e2e49tw497
>  
> (link)
>
>
He's back with NBCSN (who had carried the back two hours for a time this 
spring) starting a week from Monday (8/17), but streaming moves to 
NBCSports.com, then in October again to Peacock.

Some of the Dan Patrick fans who migrate daily between the chat features of 
the two Youtube simulcasts are gonna be p*ssed, and I did see somebody 
suggest DP is planning to follow Rich to this arrangement, tho Dan's not 
saying anything yet... and I don't think he and NBC are speaking...

https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/rich-eisen-show-will-stay-nbc-sports-network-stream-exclusively-peacock.html
 (link)

B

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[TV orNotTV] Executive Suite Roulette

2020-08-08 Thread Mark Jeffries 
Two examples today--first, NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy was 
quickly fired after it was discovered that he had made many racial and 
gender slurs in front of other network employees, including the accusations 
brought by Gabrielle Union about how things are run at "America's Got 
Talent."  NBCU will continue the investigation, meanwhile, programming and 
production for all of NBCU's entertainment networks (including the big OTA 
one) has been centralized under Frances Berwick, who came to NBC when they 
bought Bravo in 2002 (she had been at that channel in their last years of 
their "Film & Arts Network" identity when owned by Cablevision, having come 
from UK Channel 4) and in recent years had been in charge of NBCU's 
"lifestyle networks" (besides Bravo, E!, Oxygen and Universal Kids):

https://deadline.com/2020/08/nbc-entertainment-broader-culture-assessment-the-investigation-paul-telegdy-misconduct-mark-lazarus-1203007424/

At the network, Telegdy's successes were mostly in reality franchises like 
"The Voice" and "AGT," which became the monster summer hit it is now under 
his watch (and supposedly the most valuable television franchise of them 
all, even if most of the money goes to Simon Cowell and producers 
Fremantle).  But he got moved out of late-night, having successfully 
cleaned things up after the Leno/Conan contremps and moving Fallon into the 
pole position of "The Tonight Show," and it was and is believed that Lorne 
Michaels hated his guts.  It is also believed that Dick Wolf hates him, as 
well, and he and Michaels are not men you want to have as enemies at NBCU.  
And of course, the Ellen affair isn't helping anything (thanks to the 
combined forces of NBC, Tegna and Hearst-Argyle, Ellen is mostly on NBC 
affils headed up by those owned by those companies in the biggest markets 
and "Game of Games" is on NBC prime time).

Meanwhile, a surprise over at WarnerMedia where former NBC chairman Robert 
Greenblatt and well-traveled programmer Kevin Reilly are out--Warner Bros. 
CEO Ann Sarnoff is now in Greenblatt's position, while HBO programming 
chief Casey Bloys is now also in charge of the streamer HBO Max and the 
former Turner channels TBS, TNT and TruTV:

https://collider.com/warnermedia-hbo-max-exec-firings-kevin-reilly-bob-greenblatt-explained/

It could probably be said that the slow start of HBO Max (which includes 
not being available on Amazon or Roku for the cord-cutters) was the major 
factor behind the firings.  It could also be said that the robbing of 
programming from the other Warner channels to throw on HBO Max hasn't 
helped things any (not to mention the dithering over where to put 
"Snowpiercer" and the moving of TBS' scripted shows to Max).  And if the 
Tenderloins ever decide to go to another company, TruTV will be screwed 
(just look at how many times a day they air "Impractical Jokers").  But 
they made the firings while Oliver's on vacation, so they don't have to 
worry about him taking another shot at them and AT on Sunday night.  
("HBO Max--it's not HBO, it's just TV.")

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