[TV orNotTV] Re: "Jeopardy!" wades in (and backs out) of Middle East conflict

Someone noted that, when they came back from the break, the "wrong" contestant's point/dollar total had increased with no mention of the correction. Better to let it lie, I guess. --Dave Sikula On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 4:04:18 PM UTC-8, Brad Beam wrote: > > The final clue in the first

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Zoey’s Infinite Playlist

I'm not sure where I fit into this. I saw an extended commercial and thought it was one of the most vile things I've ever experienced. And I've sat through all those SNLs with Wiig and McKinnon. --Dave Sikula On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 7:15:53 PM UTC-8, Doug Fields wrote: > > You guys are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: David Spade's "Lights Out"

I dunno. Every time I see his mug and hear that nasal whine on the promos that air on TDS (and let me say that I find that show's been in something of a decline the last year or so), I cringe and am again baffled by the people who look back on the SNL era of Sandler, Spade, and Farley as a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Talks about a 'Mad About You' revival

Has this thing even aired yet? The original had so completely jumped the shark by the end (it never recovered from the alleged infidelity plot) that I can't imagine it'll be anything but a stinkeroo. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 4:34:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Timko wrote: > > Carol

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox Sports fires Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter

This is one of those stories that makes me wish Deadspin hadn't folded. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 7:54:32 PM UTC-8, Steve Timko wrote: > > > By JOE REEDY > AP Sports Writer > > Fox Sports has fired Cris Carter after three years at the network. > > Fox Sports issued a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mr Lear to go "Live" again

I suffered through the first iteration of this and found it almost as painful as the originals. Lear's shows (like Sorkin's) love nothing more than preaching to the choir while thinking they're changing people's minds. The problem with the rebooted AITF (beyond the badly dated script) was that

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dear Mark...From Aaron

Considering my feelings about Mr. Sorkin are roughly equivalent to Kevin's feelings about Alec Baldwin, I found this piece very easy to pass by. My interest in anything Sorkin has to say about anything (excepting maybe Gilbert and Sullivan) would need an electron microscope to detect. --Dave

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Evil

It's set in Canada? I thought it was New York. It certainly has New York actors (especially my pal Danny Burstein) and an EMT in tonight's episode had "FDNY" on his uniform. That's good enough for me. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 9:06:02 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Is

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Sunnyside

This was to me what "The Unicorn" was to you. I stopped the recording about 15 minutes in, thankful that more brain cells had not been killed. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 8:47:02 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > The concept isn’t bad, but the execution feels a lot like the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: The Unicorn

Gee, I thought it showed some potential. Enough to come back, anyway. Granted, a lot of it was Goggins, but it was a damn sight better than something like "Sunnyside" or, worse. "Parks and Rec." --Dave Sikula On Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 8:52:10 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > First

Re: [TV orNotTV] DVR-Worthy Fall 2019 TV Shows

really > grown on me, no doubt because my young adult children love it so much). > > On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 12:18 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com > wrote: > >> Hard to believe I'm on the same page as Kevin. Most of these just look >> v

Re: [TV orNotTV] DVR-Worthy Fall 2019 TV Shows

Hard to believe I'm on the same page as Kevin. Most of these just look vile to me, let alone watchable. In spite of my love for "The Good Place," I have yet to even snicker at the rest of Mr. Schur's oeuvre, especially the odious "Parks and Rec." --Dave Sikula On Monday, September 9, 2019 at

[TV orNotTV] Re: "McLaughlin Group" to return to PBS

This show died in 2013 with Jack Germond. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 10:30:26 AM UTC-7, Bob Jersey wrote: > > After resurfacing on Wa(r)shington's ABC7 last year, Maryland Public TV > picks up production in September, then in January comes national > distribution from

Re: [TV orNotTV] Late-night mystery date

The standup set he did on Colbert was one of the most painfully unfunny things I’ve ever seen. It played like he felt he didn’t need to prepare material and could just wing it. The conceit (I’m guessing) is that Burgundy is terrible at standup, but it came across as the usual Ferrell driving a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Late-night mystery date

If there's a viler prospect than Farrell as anything, I'm hard-pressed to think of it. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 1:39:46 PM UTC-7, Steve Timko wrote: > > Someone said in the alt.fan.letterman Facebook group it is Will Ferrell as > Ron Burgundy. > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2019, 7:10

[TV orNotTV] Batman has been cast to play... Batman!

The Conroy news is the best thing that’s happened with this so far (the only things better might be Susan Eisenberg as Wonder Woman, George Newbern as yet another Superman, Michael Rosenbaum as The Flash, and John DiMaggio as Aquaman). Even Ward won’t keep me away from this one. I only hope

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ryan Murphy Sets Netflix ‘Prom’ Musical: Streep, Corden, Kidman, Ariana Grande, Awkwafina, Key, Rannels To Star

Were I a member of that cast, I would be thanking providence that my connection with the show would be limited to the poor suckers who suffered through it in New York. While I agreed with its politics and sentiment, I found that it substituted self-congratulatory smugness for actual

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Fall Annotated

just tend not to talk about them, preferring to disparage things I find lacking. --Dave Sikula On Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 4:46:33 PM UTC-7, Chris Neuman wrote: > > Dave, I’m genuinely curious: are there any shows you actually like? > > Chris > > On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 14:54

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Fall Annotated

I'm always kind of surprised to think that people actually watch "Will and Grace." It's like I'm always shocked to realize that "Grey's Anatomy" is still stinking up the airwaves. --Dave Sikula On Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 9:36:35 AM UTC-7, Doug Fields wrote: > > Returning mid-season, along

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Fall Annotated

> and Bryant. > > On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:33 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com > wrote: > >> As terrible as SNL invariably is, Kenan is the one reliable reason to >> keep tuning in. He’s genuinely funny (and even Aida Bryant is growing

[TV orNotTV] NBC Fall Annotated

As terrible as SNL invariably is, Kenan is the one reliable reason to keep tuning in. He’s genuinely funny (and even Aida Bryant is growing on me). —Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[TV orNotTV] Fox Fall Annotated

This really just needs Kate McKinnon to complete the Axis of Awful. —Dave Sikula -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Familiar face returns to The Late Show

Is she the redhead? I’ve noticed for the past couple of months that she’s been deadpan and didn’t particularly seem to be enjoying herself. Maybe her contract was up and she left. —Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To

[TV orNotTV] Re: ESPN retiring namesake print magazine

Looks like Sports Illustrated may be giving up the ghost, as well: https://wwd.com/business-news/media/abgs-plan-for-sports-illustrated-would-be-licensing-focused-1203117795/ --Dave Sikula On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 11:27:21 AM UTC-7, Bob Jersey wrote: > > September's ("Body") ish will be the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Alex Trebek

Do we know when he taped this? There's a video on the TCM Backlot site (firewalled) of him introducing "Wuthering Heights" at the Festival last weekend, and in it (and it's admittedly poor-quality), it looks like he's wearing a toupe. I don't blame him if he is, but it seems like he would have

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Abby’s

There was an article in the Times about how they film outdoors (with a duplicate set inside, in case of inclement weather): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/arts/television/abbys-nbc-outdoor-sitcom.html --Dave Sikula On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 4:08:50 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

I watched the original run as a kid, but am lately more familiar with the films of the 30s, where Perry has gone from running a thriving practice in Los Angeles with dozens of associates and investigators to having a solo practice in San Francisco, where he's known for being a bon vivant and

[TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

As much as I love Perry Mason, I'll be skipping this one for two reasons: 1) the producers' inability to find someone American to play the role, and 2) Perry Mason is not a hard-boiled detective. You want to do that story, do it. If you want to do a Perry Mason story, do that. But don't mix the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wanda Sykes quits 'Roseanne' after Barr's Twitter rant

I started to read that article, and then I thought I really didn't care that much about Barr. Does anyone, really? --Dave Sikula On Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:59:28 AM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Roseanne blames her TV daughter for... well... everything > > >

[TV orNotTV] Review: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

The wife and I are starting to get to the hate-watching stage with “Mrs. Maisel.” While we find many (if not all) of the performers entertaining, the writing is almost Sorkinesque (constant readers will note this is not a compliment from me). The anachronisms aside, I find the characters

[TV orNotTV] Re: Colbert Blooper?

I wondered about this myself, and thought my DVR had somehow screwed up. That said, I was so relieved to see a cold open without Brian Stack that everything else went black. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 6:18:41 AM UTC-8, PGage wrote: > > I am wondering if this happened in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ken Burns' next epic

Given the extreme focus given to the Red Sox in Extra Innings, my feeling is that Burns was far more interested in making sure we knew they had finally won than in bringing viewers up to date. My biggest gripe with “Baseball” is Burns’s continued obsession with tracking a Great Man and how the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Brokaw says he feels terrible commentary offended Hispanics

To be fair to Todd, he's not much worse than Russert, who, beyond looking for "gotcha" questions, fulfilled the network's requirement of bringing on guests who upheld the conventional wisdom of conservative rich white guys. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 7:44:03 PM UTC-8, Greg

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS super bowl lineup, local

The commercials of World's Finest were red flag enough. Knowing Corden is connected makes it Kryptonite to me. --Dave Sikula On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 6:58:04 PM UTC-8, Doug Eastick wrote: > > So I'm setting my DVR to record the Superbowl. > . Superbowl. Record. > . Superbowl post game. Ok

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: "Ballad of Buster Scruggs" on Netflix

At least two of the stories are adapted from other writers. —Dave Sikula -- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Review: "Ballad of Buster Scruggs" on Netflix

We watched it tonight, too. I loved it, but the wife had some trouble with the darker chapters (If you've seen it, you'll know just what ones I mean). Those scenes of Nelson on horseback, though, just reeked to me of green screen. Well-done green screen and (more than likely) B-roll/second

[TV orNotTV] A Trump prediction... no, not The Simpsons

Didn’t this go around a year or two ago? I have memories of it coming up during or after the campaign. —Dave Sikula -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: NPR CEO stepping down

I’m with Kevin on this one. NPR listeners are notorious for hating change, but I find the current version of the network—which I used to listen to many hours a day— to be mostly unlistenable now. Between the programming that’s too heavily influenced by “This American Life” (a show I’ve always

Re: [TV orNotTV] An Open Letter to “SNL”: Your Live Music Just Sucks

I FFed through the musical segments (I've never liked Simon's music, dating back to the 60s), but he looked like the Joker in the bows; fish lips out to here. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 4:14:18 PM UTC-7, Chris Neuman wrote: > > Musical only. But I'm not assuming that SNL

[TV orNotTV] An Open Letter to “SNL”: Your Live Music Just Sucks

Why should the musical acts be different from the rest of the show? Based my limited exposure, musical action all the late night shows are awful. —Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Batiste [Was: colbert theme]

Just a note that, on Monday's show, Colbert did a plug for his book "Whose Boat Is This Boat?" (the proceeds to which go to hurricane victims). Batiste commented on it by singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," which he then played for Jake Tapper's walk-out. --Dave Sikula On Monday, October 1,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Batiste [Was: colbert theme]

Most of the time, I have no idea why he's playing what he's playing, and it's useless to try to associate the guest with the walk-on music. Sometimes, it'll have a relationship (direct or indirect), but there have been many shows where everyone gets the same music. Moving on from there, I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Murphy Brown

:49 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com > wrote: > >> For me, the level of hilarity peaked when it was revealed Avery was >> working for the Wolf Network. >> >> Oh, my sides. >> > > My take is that maybe they will find their

[TV orNotTV] Re: Murphy Brown

For me, the level of hilarity peaked when it was revealed Avery was working for the Wolf Network. Oh, my sides. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 10:14:30 PM UTC-7, PGage wrote: > > Not good. > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Guess Julie Chien's career is over

You misspelled “Sinatra’s kid.” —Dave Sikula -- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit

[TV orNotTV] Re: NJ woman regrets snapping pic of Geoffrey Owens at market

I had never heard of the guy before this, but my favorite part of l'affair Owens was all the people expressed their outrage -- outrage, I tell you! -- about the people who were spreading his picture by linking to sites and posts that used the picture as a thumbnail. --Dave Sikula On

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Guess Julie Chien's career is over

If you're saying she has the perfect qualifications to be the host of a show like that, I couldn't agree more. --Dave Sikula On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 1:16:22 PM UTC-7, Doug Eastick wrote: > > She's perfectly qualified to be the host of BB. > > > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 9:45 AM Tom

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hannah Gadsby "Nanette" special on Netflix

Speaking as an old cishet white male, let me say that, if it’s not intended to be funny, it’s not “comedy.” It can still be a gripping one-person show, but it’s not comedy. The definition of what’s “funny” will vary from person to person, but it’s intent that matters in my mind. —Dave Sikula

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mrs. Stephen Colbert

Well, she's no Kelly Clarkson, but it'd be next to impossible to not be floored by that. RIP. --Dave Sikula On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 6:41:52 AM UTC-7, PGage wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 6:06 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com > wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mrs. Stephen Colbert

e me more generally positive. For example, Regina Spektor’s > performance a few weeks ago I thought was really transcendent, and was > great enough to hold me though a month of duds. Ditto Janelle Monae, who > may have been ho hum on interview, but I thought killed her performance

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mrs. Stephen Colbert

Unsurprisingly to those who know my musical tastes, I was not as taken with Ms. Minaj as you, but I attribute that to the generally poor quality of Colbert's panels. Something just seems off with the whole show. The monologues are generally good (and does any other show billboard the main

[TV orNotTV] Re: Murphy Brown revival will have Candice Bergen

While I have little-to-no interest in this, I'll probably watch just to see how strident it is. The one thing I am glad to see is that Kimbrough is involved, even if just in a single arc. --Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV"

Re: [TV orNotTV] New Star Trek: Picard series announced for CBS All Access

I will pay cash money if they forego the usual going boldly and give me Stewart as a retired Picard, finally married to an uber-successful Donna Murphy, and dealing with disruptive Ferengi neighbors. I expect to be disappointed in their actual choices. --Dave Sikula On Saturday, August 4,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Paramount fires top television executive

It would be hard for me to think of a show I more gleefully hate-watched (at least since "The Newsroom"). The plot was moronic and most of the acting (excepting Dakota Fanning, Q'orianka Kilcher, and Ted Levine -- who did an amazing job hiding behind an enormous mustache while seemingly never

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Guess Julie Chien's career is over

UTC-7, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 2:13 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com > wrote: > >> My take on it is that the Redstones are so determined to muscle out >> Moonves that they gave the eager-to-believe Farrow every salaci

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Guess Julie Chien's career is over

My take on it is that the Redstones are so determined to muscle out Moonves that they gave the eager-to-believe Farrow every salacious tidbit of the last two or three decades, and he blew them up into another hit piece. Maybe the allegations are real, but there's a lot at play here. --Dave

[TV orNotTV] Guess Julie Chien's career is over

Though, given that it's Ronan Farrow making the accusations, I take them with a mountain of salt. Les Moonves, CBS C.E.O., Faces Inquiry Over Misconduct Allegations https://nyti.ms/2NSeT51 --Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[TV orNotTV] NoTV: Stewart Replaces Lopate at WNYC, Another Pubradio Staffer #MeTooed

The notion of anyone insisting that replacing Lopate would be "dumbing down" -anything- is kind of staggering. He is, pretty consistently, one of the worst interviewers in America, rivaled only by our own Michael Krasny of KQED. --Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Kevin Smith’s Hollyweed

"One note concept" pretty much sums us Smith's career. I like him, I find him relatively engaging, but his Film have the depth of a dime. --Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[TV orNotTV] Who Is America?

Or, in my mind, who is the audience for this? It sure isn't me. I've never been a fan of either Cohen or the school of "let's embarrass someone" humor. I just don't get it. I got through twenty minutes before hitting the "delete" button. The point seems to be for Cohen to provoke people far

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wanda Sykes quits 'Roseanne' after Barr's Twitter rant

As bad as it is to lose work like this, I have no sympathy for anyone who chose to work on the reboot. If -I- knew she was an unhinged racist wingnut, the people who actually knew and had worked with her had absolutely no excuse. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 9:30:54 PM UTC-7,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wanda Sykes quits 'Roseanne' after Barr's Twitter rant

>From what I know of Ms. Moreno, she's a piece of work herself. Not racist (AFAIK), but extremely unpleasant. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8:58:32 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Rita Moreno offers up a bit of class. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS Fall Lineup

I suffered through most of the "Murphy Brown" trailer and found it abysmal. The original was both as subtle and funny as a tarantula on a wedding cake, but this makes that look like an actual cutting-edge comedy. I have no idea if Charles Kimbrough is retired, in poor health, or read the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Brooklyn Nine-Nine EOW: May 10, 2018

Speaking strictly for myself, I'm amazed it lasted as long as it did. The few times I've watched it left me wondering if they were deliberately trying to be unfunny. It's not as egregious as some of Fox's other entries (most notably The Simpsons), but left me beyond cold. --Dave Sikula On

[TV orNotTV] Re: Michelle Wolf at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

I can't speak to Wolf's standup, but I invariably muted her appearances on The Daily Show. It wasn't just her incredibly-annoying voice; it was that I found her material particularly unfunny, and the combination made it time to turn down the volume. I'm glad, though, she called the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Colbert Gets Some Extra Time Tonight

wrote: > > Wow. Dave and I agree for once. I'm getting tired to seeing Brian Stack, > too. I was even thinking about starting a thread about it, but I didn't > know his name. > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 4:41 PM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com &g

[TV orNotTV] Re: Colbert Gets Some Extra Time Tonight

That segment was one of the most painful and forced things on a show that specializes in forced bits. I don't know what kompromat Brian Stack has on Colbert, but I for one am sick to death of seeing him in every cold opening and too many scripted bits. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Re: [TV orNotTV] SKB SNL

Noting for myself (and many others on my social media feeds) that I found Brown's outing an embarrassment of riches of terrible writing from the endless and horrifically unfunny cold opening through the terrible Family Feud sketch to the horrific 12:55 thing that was one of the worst offerings

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oscars 2018

I am so friggin' tired of this "Brits have training and Americans don't" canard that I could spit. The MFA programs over here are every bit the equal of what's being done at RADA or LAMDA. The accent mesmerizes Americans into thinking they're somehow smarter and better. Sure, there are crap

[TV orNotTV] Tonight's Late Show with Colbert

Suffice it to say, it wasn't interesting. Lawrence did her usual phony "Look at me! I'm so unconventional!" act, and Oswalt was his dependably annoying self. --Dave Sikula -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeffrey Tambor now among the accused

I can't imagine that this won't deal a (well-deserved, in my mind) death blow to the show. Soloway has a talent for creating characters who are so profoundly unpleasant that I found the show utterly unwatchable. Tambor (of whom I remain a fan) was the least objectionable, and his loss should be

[TV orNotTV] Re: Broadway house that once hosted Merv Griffin making comeback

Actually, the Hudson's been open for quite some time. I saw the (mostly mediocre) revival of "Sunday in the Park with George" there last year, and it just hosted "1984." It's an odd space. Very roomy, but really lacking any sense of character or history. About the only thing to recommend it is

Re: [TV orNotTV] Another item crossed off the bucket list

Seth Rogen? Don't tell me. Second prize was four tickets, right? --Dave Sikula On Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 5:29:29 PM UTC-8, Brad Beam wrote: > > *From:* tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto: > tvor...@googlegroups.com ] *On Behalf Of *Melissa P > > *>*Not ranked as high as getting to shake

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alleged Trump paramour to visit Kimmel

com >> > wrote: >> >>> I disagree. They've obviously watched the one interview she's done >>> (Inside Edition?) and know she won't talk about it. They will have time to >>> come up with something that will work. >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 27

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Annoying new trend on The Late Show

In the experience of both myself and my wife, "Jeopardy" taped in real time with one exception; even though everything else takes the time it takes on the broadcast, players get as much time as they need to calculate their Final Jeopardy wagers. In my second game, one of the other players had a

[TV orNotTV] Re: Alleged Trump paramour to visit Kimmel

I have little doubt this will end up as a trainwreck-qualilty panel. Not that she'll be a bad guest, but that people will expect revelations, and that between her non-disclosure agreement and what I take to be a general media savviness, it won't be dissimilar from the Cecily Strong bit on last

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Annoying new trend on The Late Show

As long as I'm bitching about the Colbert show, I am sick. to. death. of Brian Stack being in every. single. cold. opening. Enough already. --Dave Sikula On Friday, January 26, 2018 at 10:03:04 PM UTC-8, David Bruggeman wrote: > > Well, tonight the Late Show mentioned taping two shows on

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Olympics pee-arrs some of us care about

I'll never understand the hold Fred Roggin has over NBC Sports. He just strikes me as a charmlessly greasy used-car salesman. --Dave Sikula On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 7:59:48 PM UTC-8, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > The schedule >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Annoying new trend on The Late Show

20, 2018, at 10:44, Jon Delfin < jond...@gmail.com >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The deception begins with the daily "Live on tape" announcement. >>>>>> Nothing will change. >>>>>> >&g

[TV orNotTV] Re: Harry Shearer to drop Derek Smalls solo album in April

If it's as entertaining and original as his radio show has gotten, I expect it to be tediously recycled material taken from other sources. --Dave Sikula On Friday, January 19, 2018 at 8:37:13 AM UTC-8, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > With a slew of guest stars like Peter Frampton, Dweezil Zappa, Paul

[TV orNotTV] Re: Annoying new trend on The Late Show

Have to agree. When Dave was dark on Fridays, the alleged excuse was that they used the time to tape material outside of the studio. (That it was more that Dave just couldn't be bothered to work five days is beside the point ... ) Colbert doing this just strikes me a lazy. Of course, Myers

Re: [TV orNotTV] Holy marketing tie-in, Batman!

The trash can being the perfect venue for the 1966 Batman show. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 10:29:43 AM UTC-8, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 9:13 AM David Risner > wrote: > >> Too bad it’s a very rainy day for the first time in 11

[TV orNotTV] Re: Phil Rosenthal is the new Anthony Bourdain

> > This looks like a retooling of 2015's enjoyable "I'll Have What Phil's > Having" from PBS. Guess moving to Netflix was more lucrative. > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/what-phils-having/ --Dave Sikula On Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 9:58:04 PM UTC-8, Steve Timko wrote: > > The co-creator of

[TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: Lopate, Schwartz Gone at WNYC (Yep, for That)

I think that both of them had attitudes from a less-enlightened era, but were also victims of WNYC overreacting to what sounds like some pretty minor offenses. Suspension-worthy, yes, but maybe not of termination quality. That said, Lopate is one of the worst interviewers I've ever heard,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Your next TAR's teams

I have to wonder if the overall drop in TAR's ratings is just fatigue with the show or the endless stunt casting. I know I'd nuch rather see interesting civilians than race car drivers or anyone from Big Brother. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 2:28:21 PM UTC-8, Bob Jersey

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Opposition with Jordan Klepper

t >> cracking jokes and showed that humor should be left to the professionals. >> Others were better but Klepper never clicked with any of them like Colbert >> or Wilmore could. >> Wlmore took a few months to find his legs and maybe Klepper should get >> the same

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gretchen Carlson sues Roger Ailes for sexual harassment

er. >> Additionally in an earlier segment that joke about Kennedy's brain and >> the bullet having a conflict bombed especially hard. >> >> Not sent from an iPhone. >> On Oct 26, 2017, at 12:21 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < >> tvor...@googlegroups.com > w

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gretchen Carlson sues Roger Ailes for sexual harassment

I've heard her a couple of times now plugging the book, and it's both surprising and gratifying to me that -- when she doesn't have to play the "Fox Blonde" stooge on morning TV -- that she's a smart and pleasant woman. I have no doubt I share few political viewpoints with her, but she comes

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Opposition with Jordan Klepper

I thought the second show was much weaker than the first. One thing I both appreciated and despaired of in the premiere was the introduction of the correspondents. While I liked getting to see who was going to be on the show, all of them seemed particularly unfunny (even moreso than Noah's

Re: [TV orNotTV] Another reason to like Louis CK

This is one of those cases where I really strongly dislike both parties, so am inclined to believe the worst about either of them. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 4:41:26 PM UTC-7, Steve Timko wrote: > > I had not heard of Tig Notaro until Louis CK started talking about her >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Letterman with a Letterman impersonator

Dave was great (I don't think there's a better storyteller in the business), but the camerawork is horrific (extreme closeups alternating with two-shots), as is the editing -- especially that abrupt ending. I'm listening to the Martin Mull interview now, but don't think I'll be back. --Dave

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: "SET FOR LIFE" problems

Sidebar to the sidebar (and only sorta TV) is that the CC software on MLB.TV really needs an upgrade. It's next to impossible to watch/read a game without some egregiously embarrassing mistakes. Of course, I can't cite any now, but I see at least two or three every inning. --Dave Sikula On

[TV orNotTV] Re: Emmy nods

How Sam Bee, "Modern Family," and She-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named (all three of them) get nominations and McKean doesn't shows the (to me) bankruptcy of the system. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 11:23:35 AM UTC-7, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Rami Malek, Lena Dunham, and Fallon among those

Re: [TV orNotTV] Colbert crushes monolog, almost ties Fallon in ratings

Corden's success baffles me. He's like Fallon in that he has no discernible personality (other than being enthusiastic) and can sing, but can't interview and other than stunts -- Fallon with his games, Corden with his karaoke -- offers little. Yet both are popular. Maybe it's that very

Re: [TV orNotTV] I'm Dying Up Here

Both the wife and I started hating it mere moments into the pilot and we decided to not go back. Full of unpleasant characters (and what is it with that being a thing? I find Jill Soloway's shows unwatchable because of it), actors playing unfunny comedians badly, and lousy writing (when eve

[TV orNotTV] Re: NOTV: "Fresh Air" staff picks best shows over 30 years

Terry Gross can be a very good interviewer, but she too frequently gushes over her guests (making "The Chris Farley Show" seem serious and somber), laughs inappropriately, and has obsessions that she can't let go of. To me, the most welcome words on "Fresh Air" are "I'm Dave Davies, in for

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Upcoming Live Musical: 'Jesus Christ Superstar'

That "research" has a very broad definition. I've watched many, many shows at the library, and while one needs to express a specific reason for watching a video (in my case, it's always been research for upcoming productions -- most of them legitimately), I've seen people of all ages sitting

[TV orNotTV] Re: Newest MST3K

I love me some MST3K, but I'll be avoiding this reboot like the plague. I feel about Mr. Oswalt the way Kevin feels about those Baldwin kids. --Dave Sikula On Monday, April 17, 2017 at 7:35:50 PM UTC-7, Steve Timko wrote: > > I have only watched the first episode, but it wasn't good. The jokes

Re: [TV orNotTV] Harry Connick Jr. Talk show renewed

My only familiarity with it is that it was on the television in the waiting room of a car dealership while my car was being serviced. Rarely have I wished harder to find the remote control. (It's not as bad as "The Real," but few things are. --Dave Sikula -- -- TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] Re: LSwSC attendance advice

I was there two weeks ago and misread the ticket. It said "check in by 4," and I took it to read "check in at 4." I got there about 3:40, and had no trouble getting in, though I was in the balcony. This was actually fine, though, since (in all my times in the Ed) it was the first time I'd been

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