Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: Disney buys Lucas

2012-11-01 Thread M-D November
I don't have as much of a problem with this as most people, I think. Part of it may be that I don't think Disney can do anything to devalue the franchise that Lucas himself hasn't already done in the name of family entertainment (hello, JarJar!) But mostly because Disney's recent acquisition

[TV orNotTV] Re: SNL with LCK

2012-11-05 Thread M-D November
Not sure if you made it up for the end of the show, but Hotel Fees and Last Call were both hysterical. Hotel Fees felt like an old-school Monty Python sketch (Argon, sir. It's a noble gas. I didn't have any argon. It's odorless and colorless - how can you be sure?) and the comic timing

[TV orNotTV] Re: SNL with LCK

2012-11-06 Thread M-D November
I feel like Ms. Matlin (who I respect quite a lot) missed the point of the joke. At no point was the SNL sketch making fun of deaf people; rather, they were poking fun at Bloomberg's ASL interpreter, who became part of the story earlier in the week by virtue of some of her reactions while

[TV orNotTV] Re: SNL with LCK

2012-11-07 Thread M-D November
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:44:12 AM UTC-5, JW wrote: I haven't bothered to find an episode of Amos and Andy, so I have no idea if it's funny (now) despite, or even because of, the stereotypes. I have seen some Caesar, and I find his mock language skits funny. If you saw the most

Re: [TV orNotTV] Karl Rove Takes Fox News Channel Hostage For 45 Minutes

2012-11-07 Thread M-D November
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:11:47 AM UTC-5, PGage wrote: I particularly like how the blond woman does not understand why it makes sense to move the people in make the projections at a network away from the the analysts and commentators who are talking about the results on the air

[TV orNotTV] Re: Two Reasons Local News Deserves To Be Mocked

2012-11-07 Thread M-D November
IIRC, for a while Al Roker's handheld mic on Today used small LCD displays as a mic flag, with the animations alternating between the Today logo, the NBC peacock, the TWC logo, and the Wake up with Al logo. On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 4:18:49 PM UTC-5, Joe Hass wrote: Here's a link that's

[TV orNotTV] Re: This latest batch of Top Gear (UK) specials in the US

2012-11-12 Thread M-D November
I downloaded the Bond special before the hurricane (but didn't get it transcoded in time before I lost power), so it's a few weeks old across the pond. As for the fact that it's just Hamster Slow - it could have just been a scheduling issue, since Jezza has a number of other commitments and

[TV orNotTV] Re: Today Show gets a new exec-in-charge

2012-11-12 Thread M-D November
This has to be a good thing. The 7am hour used to be almost all capital-n News, with the fluff constrained to 8am onward. Lately, it feels like - even with a ton of actual News to report - they can't stop the fluff from creeping all the way up to the top of the show. And now that they have 4

[TV orNotTV] Re: Co-creator of 'Hee Haw' dead at 85

2012-11-12 Thread M-D November
It may just be the influence of Seth MacFarlane, or the fact that HeeHaw was never essential viewing for me, buy my first thought on reading this was that Peppiatt's tombstone will read Ladies gentlemen, Mr. Conway Twitty... M-D Now here's Roy. On Monday, November 12, 2012 4:11:06 PM UTC-5,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Richie Sambora to be Craigyferg's House Band

2012-11-14 Thread M-D November
Uh oh - sidekick, house band...LLS is starting to look dangerously similar to a 'real' chat show. =) On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:24:55 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: Beginning 12/3

[TV orNotTV] Re: Christie surprise

2012-11-19 Thread M-D November
I actually thought he handled himself rather well - he seems to have a decent understanding of comic timing, and played with his image (and the image of the NJ stereotype) rather coyly. The nod to his Bruuce fandom was a nice touch as well. I'm not saying I would want to see him host, but

[TV orNotTV] Re: Christie surprise

2012-11-20 Thread M-D November
Touche. On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:26:43 PM UTC-5, stannc wrote: I assumed that an understanding of comic timing was required in order to live in New Jersey. -Stan -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [TV orNotTV] Elmo puppeteer parked

2012-11-20 Thread M-D November
I'm hoping that Clash finds his way to working with the Henson Company*, either by joining the cast of Muppets 2 or their touring Stuffed Unstrung show. He's too talented for his career to end like this. *the Henson mothership is owned by Disney and, IIRC, totally unaffiliated with the

[TV orNotTV] Re: NewsCorp close to deal with Yankees' TV channel

2012-11-20 Thread M-D November
If I read the original post correctly, the Yankees organization still has the majority share of the network - and in the Boss's domain, NOTHING gets branded over the Yankees. NO-THING. On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:02:57 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: The deal is done, the

[TV orNotTV] Re: '2.5 Men' Kid: Stop Watching My Show

2012-11-26 Thread M-D November
EW is reporting that ATJ may be in breach of his contract with Warners. http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/26/angus-t-jones-filth-men-contract/ On Monday, November 26, 2012 8:19:27 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: Why would the orig. post be quoted twice? -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest

[TV orNotTV] Re: Headline of the YEAR!

2012-11-30 Thread M-D November
Stay classy, Chicago. On Friday, November 30, 2012 1:13:04 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: WGN reports Chicago plane crash, staged for TV-show shoot, as breaking news And enjoy the shock on the anchors' faces when the truth is revealed... TVSpy at

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maria Von Trapp 2013: Carrie Underwood

2012-11-30 Thread M-D November
And don't forget AI DQ-turned-Voice finalist Frenchie Davis. After the whole Idol to-do, she had a three year stint in Rent and went on to do a number of other productions. On Friday, November 30, 2012 11:47:14 PM UTC-5, MelissaP wrote: Make that three who “have at least some cred from

[TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: Rupert's digital 'Daily' to close

2012-12-03 Thread M-D November
...the fact that they only updated their content once a day, in a world of constantly updating news sites - hell, even NewsCorp's own newspapers update their digital editions more than once a day... On Monday, December 3, 2012 12:32:00 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: And you can take your pick

[TV orNotTV] Re: Katt Williams succinctly summed up by Cracked

2012-12-07 Thread M-D November
Cracked still exists? On Thursday, December 6, 2012 6:58:50 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: Not to be confused with William Katt, who is a different level of sad, here's a summary of the sort of trouble the comic has gotten into lately:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mayim Bialik on Late Late Show

2012-12-08 Thread M-D November
Appearing on talk shows is a choice. Respectfully, I'd submit that this my not be true. She's now a regular on a CBS-aired series. Promotion of the series comes with being a regular. All of the other BBT regulars have appeared on either Dave or SCG within the last 6 months or so, and now it

[TV orNotTV] HBO Caribou Barbie Movie Leads Golden Globe TV Noms

2012-12-13 Thread M-D November
They also misspelled Salmon Fishing in the Yemen on the official best picture nom list. -- 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

RE: [TV orNotTV] How long did the 12-12-12 concert actually last?

2012-12-13 Thread M-D November
I know HBO stayed with it for the duration. NJTV (the former NJN) appears to have aired the whole thing, but on a 30min delay for some reason. A logistics question: I know that the concert telecast ended at about 1:20, but was the broadcast delayed at all? After Billy's goodnight in front of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Syfy has some explaining to do...

2012-12-14 Thread M-D November
It was the right move. It may tick off some Haven fans (if they even exist), but it was a smart shift on SyFy's part. -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Best Singing Competition?

2012-12-20 Thread M-D November
I miss The Sing-Off. There. I said it. On Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:27:08 AM UTC-5, PGage wrote: On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Mark Jeffries spotl...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: No Voice or X Factor has yet to take off yet on the charts, although there have been several alums

[TV orNotTV] Re: Gore movie producer starting cable/satellite channel

2012-12-20 Thread M-D November
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:21:20 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: Participant Media, which gave the world An Inconvenient Truth,... ..and Murderball, Good Night Good Luck, Charlie Wilson's War, Page One, Waiting For Superman, Food Inc., the Help...oh, and a little indie production

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Seacrest post-Clark

2013-01-02 Thread M-D November
I'll just point out that while I only watched about 30min of DCNYREFRS (effectively, 11:50-12:20 EST), I found that Seacrest, while still a massive tool, was relatively inoffensive. Jenny McCarthy, by contrast, made out with sailor with an enormous cold-sore on his lip (which may or may not

[TV orNotTV] Re: Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-07 Thread M-D November
A friend of my GF works - sorry, worked - as a producer for Spitzer's 8pm show - she apparently found out about Spitzer walking away and the elimination of her job from an article in the NY Times. She still hasn't heard anything official from the network. Stay classy, Current. On Monday,

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC Goes to 'Camp'

2013-01-07 Thread M-D November
Damn. For a split second I thought this was going to be an adaptation of the Todd Graff semi-autobiographical movie from 2003. On Sunday, January 6, 2013 4:18:12 PM UTC-5, Mark Jeffries wrote: A new dramedy from the creator of Deception, the show that premieres tomorrow night, is down for 13

[TV orNotTV] Re: Star Trek: Renegades pilot in production

2013-01-08 Thread M-D November
Lost me at Tuvok. Least interesting Vulcan character ever created for the series. On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:51:15 AM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: The same production team behind the sort-of fan-fic Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, has raised nearly $250,000 via Kickstarter to produce a

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC going with later-return strategy again

2013-01-08 Thread M-D November
Surprising that they'd keep The Voice parked for February sweeps, but then again, there may have been production delays connected to trying to do back-to-back cycles (and/or Adam Blake's availability). Still, assuming they keep all of the Cycle 3 rule changes (larger teams, knockout round,

Re: [TV orNotTV] TV Production in LA Still Down

2013-01-08 Thread M-D November
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:25:11 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: Wish I saw more of Daniela Ruah. Don't we all? -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox Gets Into the Saturday Late-Night Adult Swim

2013-01-09 Thread M-D November
I'm still a huge fan of the Adult Swim concept, but I find a lot of the newer stuff unwatchable. Admittedly, it's mostly my utter confusion re: the incomprehensible popularity of Tim Eric - I found Tom Goes to the Mayor and Awesome Show, Great Job to be literally pain-inducing (and I

Re: [TV orNotTV] America Held Hostage: Day 12,118

2013-01-09 Thread M-D November
IIRC, Letterman has two station breaks built in - usually after the second act (Dave's desk bit and/or Top 10) and before the musical guest, where Alan billboards the next show's guests. On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 8:49:01 AM UTC-5, Jon Delfin wrote: Same as Letterman, no? The ad breaks in

[TV orNotTV] Re: Meredith Leaves 'Millionaire'

2013-01-11 Thread M-D November
Naturally, the buzzing has already started about Regis (now nicely unencumbered by a daily gig) coming back. But I don't know how well Regis works with the 'kinder, gentler' Millionaire. (Hell, I turned it on briefly the other day and barely recognized the show.) On Friday, January 11, 2013

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV: Iconic LA theater sells naming rights...

2013-01-12 Thread M-D November
Futurama calls it again - we're getting closer to Loew's Quadaffi's Mann's Grauman's Chinese Theatre. On Saturday, January 12, 2013 11:12:41 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Bob in Jersey bob.in...@juno.comjavascript: wrote: ...to a company of an origin

Re: [TV orNotTV] The state of kids cartoons today

2013-01-20 Thread M-D November
For my money, Animaniacs and Batman: the Animated Series was the strongest 60 minutes in (non-FOX primetime) televised animation in... Well, just about ever. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or Not TV

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jimmy Kimmel stunt (semi-spoiler)

2013-01-25 Thread M-D November
It may have been a stunt, but it was hardly a surprise - clips were in the JKL promos running all throughout ABC primetime last night. On Friday, January 25, 2013 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Barn Fan wrote: It was amusing, especially when he introduced the bound Kimmel and said they didn't have time

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sarah Palin Not Renwed by Fox News

2013-01-25 Thread M-D November
She's not the flavor of the month anymore. (Hell, she hasn't been the flavor of the month for a long time, but Caribou Barbie has her fanbase. Can't fault Ailes for wanting to take advantage of that.) *We wish her the best in her future endeavors, said Shine, Fox's executive vice president

[TV orNotTV] Re: Glee vs. Jonathan Coulton

2013-01-25 Thread M-D November
JoCo has said in interviews that he probably doesn't have a legal leg to stand on re: copyright because of license he had to take to cover the song, but if it can be proven* that *Glee* lifted the audio wholesale and just removed the original vocal, then Coulton may be in for a big payday. *It

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-28 Thread M-D November
Someone wake me in 8 months when they try again. On Monday, January 28, 2013 3:16:10 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: Back on July 12, 2012, I wrote: In order to consolidate the lifestyle programming that appears on these channels, known as (city name) Nonstop and (last time I looked) seen

[TV orNotTV] Re: 30 Rock to get its own Ben Jerry's flavor

2013-01-29 Thread M-D November
I'm assuming someone has already thought of and dismissed all variations of Liz Lemon Party. My guess is something related to Muffintop (Jenna's 'hit' song from season 1 or 2) or - really going for the novelty aspect - a flavor somehow evocative of Sabor de Soledad. Oh, or they could just

Re: [TV orNotTV] Top Gear USA back tonight (no spoilers)

2013-01-30 Thread M-D November
Not to veer off topic, but I thought I remembered reading something about the US hosts going over to Blighty to film some challenges with Clarkson, Hammond May. Whatever happened to that footage? On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:05:20 AM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: A better comparison, at

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: RIP Stickam

2013-01-31 Thread M-D November
I only knew of Stickam though their placement on G4 programming (mostly AOTS). Not surprised their days were numbered. On Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:11:57 AM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: One of the first live/streaming video outlets with decent quality, between YouTube allowing certain

Re: [TV orNotTV] Post-game Ferguson

2013-02-04 Thread M-D November
This isn't a Super Bowl episode-specific comment, but something I've noticed over the last two weeks, ever since they switched from production music to having Bone Patrol in studio. Am I the only one who misses hearing the proper version of the opening theme song? I know that Bone Patrol is

[TV orNotTV] Re: Post-game Ferguson

2013-02-05 Thread M-D November
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 5:39:34 AM UTC-5, JW wrote: Am I the only one who misses hearing the proper version of the opening theme song? You got it (or will get it) Monday, since the band is gone. FWIW, Tim Mosher, who has a credit of some sort for the theme song, is a member of

[TV orNotTV] Re: Probably 'cuz Streisand was coming...

2013-02-10 Thread M-D November
Maybe acknowledging the inevitable, it'll be some kind of spiritual handoff to Adele? (And I just assumed Bhbra was added as part of a Marvin Hamlish tribute...) On Saturday, February 9, 2013 10:44:23 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: ...Dame Shirley Bassey, and we all know what she's done,

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP G4

2013-02-11 Thread M-D November
I thought Bourdain hooked up with CNN after his Travel Channel deal ended...? On Monday, February 11, 2013 11:31:38 AM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: Back in September, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: In keeping the industry's promise of destroying itself by making every channel identical, G4, the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Rasslers pickin' on righties?

2013-02-21 Thread M-D November
Actually, in an effort to distance herself from the company prior to her first Senate run, she vacated her role as CEO. Of course, all her opponent ever wanted to talk about during that first campaign was her stint with WWE... FWIW, corporate.wwe.com currently lists Vince McMahon as Chairman

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Rasslers pickin' on righties?

2013-02-25 Thread M-D November
Thanks but no thanks. Tea Party propaganda ranks above porn on my list of things I'd be embarrassed to have my fiancee see in my browser history. On Friday, February 22, 2013 12:11:57 AM UTC-5, PGage wrote: On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 9:02 PM, M-D November mdnov...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Rasslers pickin' on righties?

2013-02-26 Thread M-D November
javascript: *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:26 AM *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Rasslers pickin' on righties? M-D November, to PGage: Thanks but no thanks. Tea Party propaganda ranks above porn on my list of things I'd be embarrassed to have my fiancee see in my browser history. BTW

Re: [TV orNotTV] Olby Wants to Return to the Most God-Forsaken Place on Earth?

2013-03-05 Thread M-D November
I think KO CAN be mellow - look at the Fridays with Thurber segments that ended the week on Countdown for many years. One big difference would be the stakes - if KO were to take over LLS, he'd have to be an entertainer first, journalist (or however he thinks of himself) second, so presumably

[TV orNotTV] Re: Stewart to take vacation this summer

2013-03-05 Thread M-D November
I can't help but wonder if this is (partially) a test balloon to see how the TDS audience responds to someone other than Jon Stewart as the lead voice of TDS. It's literally been a whole generation since Craiggers, and TDS and Stewart are so closely linked, I wouldn't be shocked if a) Stewart

[TV orNotTV] Re: Paramount to launch new TV division

2013-03-05 Thread M-D November
Well, if CBS can have a film division... On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 10:20:12 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: The old one was, as many of you know, taken by CBS in the breakup of Viacom, but the now-Brad Grey-run studio kept its options open, and Monday announced it will be a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Dumbest Amazing Race team ever? (SPOILERS)

2013-03-14 Thread M-D November
Ok, first, while Joey Meghan are fine as racers, their personalities would make me want to throat-punch them if I ever met them in person. (And when did YouTube host become a profession?) Back on topic - I'd argue that yes, John Jessica are the dumbest racers in the history of the game - or,

[TV orNotTV] Re: JT to bring back being a wild and crazy guy?

2013-03-14 Thread M-D November
There was a lot of hit and miss writing, as usual - I felt like Tales of Sober Caligula had the potential to be a lot more than it was, and I really don't know why they brought back Maine Justice* - but the thing that really impressed me was just how much Timberlake did on Saturday night. Given

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Meredith Leaves 'Millionaire'

2013-03-20 Thread M-D November
There's a certain logic to it - since we're without a dedicated crew of game show presenters (like we had in the 70's 80's), comics make sense - even moreso if they have improv experience, since they'll be able to think on their feet and adapt while staying (mostly) on message. M-D Misses

[TV orNotTV] Re: Man from UNCLE finally to big screen?

2013-03-20 Thread M-D November
The Steve Carrell Get Smart film did try to draw a connection to the original series by using some of the original props as museum pieces - the shoe phone, the Sunbeam, Don Adams' suit...plus, a cameo by Bernie Koppel! On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:00:08 AM UTC-4, JW wrote: That doesn't

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bill Carter says Tonight will move back to NY, with Fallon

2013-03-20 Thread M-D November
Too true, but that might not be the case with Fallon. Remember, he's done the 90min format before (SNL), and given his propensity to include sketches and games, the extra time might serve him well. (Also, some of the 12:30 block could be handed over to an extended musical guest.) On

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late Late Show article

2013-03-20 Thread M-D November
Nothing new for LLS fans, although I don't think I was aware of Craig's new Netflix-exclusive standup special. On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:40:11 PM UTC-4, Karen Owen wrote: Recommended by Geoff Peterson himself http://ktar.com/249/1619571/Yes-this-is-really-on-television-right-now

[TV orNotTV] Re: Two Fox minis given the green light

2013-03-20 Thread M-D November
I'll wait for the movie version of the musical. Yes, this is a real thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun:_The_Musical On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:21:28 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: One based on Shogun, the other based on Jeffrey Toobin's fictionalized version of the OJ Simpson

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bill Carter says Tonight will move back to NY, with Fallon

2013-03-21 Thread M-D November
I've been giving some thought to the recent confirmation that NBC is building a new studio in NY for Fallon; conventional wisdom is that when (not if) he gets Tonight, he'll stay in New York. That would dramatically shift the balance of late-night power back to the east coast with Fallon,

[TV orNotTV] Re: MSG at the end of its Fuse?

2013-03-24 Thread M-D November
I didn't even know Fuse was still around, so...there you go. On Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:52:35 AM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: The former MuchMusic USA, spun off by Cablevision with the parent of The Woild's Most Famous Arena, could be on the block, sources tell the NY

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bill Carter says Tonight will move back to NY, with Fallon

2013-03-25 Thread M-D November
Wait - so THIS guy is going to be the new host of Tonight? http://www.aim.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tivo.jpg On Monday, March 25, 2013 10:42:58 AM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: A longer piece from

[TV orNotTV] Re: A message from your local cable provider...

2013-03-29 Thread M-D November
Yeah, I'd say that was a pretty fair summary of the state of the industry... On Friday, March 29, 2013 4:32:50 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: I encountered this today and thought it related to a lot of what is commonly discussed here: http://youtu.be/0ilMx7k7mso -- Kevin M. (RPCV)

[TV orNotTV] Re: ESPN is s**t lucky

2010-09-13 Thread M-D November
It's been a while since I've given a damn about MNF, so forgive me if I sound ignorant, but...since when are there MNF doubleheaders? Or is this an opening week thing? On Sep 13, 10:10 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: CBS pushed the rain-delayed US tennis Open men's final to the

[TV orNotTV] Re: TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2010-09-13 Thread M-D November
My favorite drug ad is the long spot for Lunesta, which contains the most priceless line of legal copy EVER: It is not known exactly how Lunesta works. Seriously. That's what it says. For all the pharmaceutical company knows, it's black magic. For the record, although I skip lots of

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV, but...: Baron Cohen to play Mercury

2010-09-17 Thread M-D November
If you judge SBC by the Borat/Bruno/Ali G characters only, I'd agree, but SBC was about the only genuinely good performance in the movie version of Sweeney Todd (he was Signor Pirelli, in case you didn't recognize him). On Sep 17, 1:48 pm, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 17,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hawaii Five-O credits (final version)

2010-09-20 Thread M-D November
Maybe it's me, but the credits make the show look a little too much like NCIS: Hawaii (with a dash of POLICE SQUAD! thrown in at the end). On Sep 20, 2:33 pm, Diner bwayst...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 20, 10:37 am, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Bob in Jersey

[TV orNotTV] Re: Comedy Central HD glitches?

2010-09-22 Thread M-D November
Sounds like a TWC problem. I haven't encountered similar issues with Comcast (although for some reason, MSNBC has no audio on the one set I have connected to a DTA.) On Sep 22, 11:14 am, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: For a couple of months now, I can't watch Stewart's or Colbert's shows

[TV orNotTV] Re: Interesting '30 Rock' moment (MINOR SPOILERS)

2010-09-24 Thread M-D November
Did anyone else notice the writing credits for Ricky and Ronnie in the TGS end credits? (I'll give everyone a moment to try and figure out the reference.) On Sep 24, 8:05 pm, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Joe Coughlin inturnaro...@gmail.comwrote: On

[TV orNotTV] Re: New Conan O’Brien TBS Spots

2010-09-28 Thread M-D November
It can't be any worse than the FrankTV onslaught...can it? CAN IT?!? On Sep 28, 10:18 pm, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote: On Sep 28, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Ron Casalotti wrote: And, even more helpful, the link:http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/all-9-new-conan-obrien-tbs-spots Or

[TV orNotTV] Re: Lost BBC Programs Found in States

2010-09-30 Thread M-D November
The issue with Doctor Who is that the BBC didn't think the series had any long term viability, so their SOP at the time was to wipe the tapes for reuse after the show aired. In many cases, the only reason we still have copies of the early episodes is thanks to copies sent overseas for air. So

[TV orNotTV] Re: Deadliest needs more captains

2010-10-01 Thread M-D November
I get a funny feeling that Sig was looking for an excuse to walk away. If you watched the last season, after Phil Harris died he seemed resolved to hand his boat over to a successor and retire. As for the boys from the Time Bandit...I predict they'll be back once this whole mess with their

[TV orNotTV] Re: Top Gear note...

2010-10-05 Thread M-D November
Doesn't BBC Worldwide still own the show? Couldn't they buy the episode and repackage it as a one-off for other markets? On Oct 5, 9:54 am, Jay Lewis lew...@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: On 10/4/2010 10:32 AM, David Bruggeman wrote: They did something similar on Top Gear with the hosts of Top Gear

[TV orNotTV] Re: Imported/perverted American TV imports

2010-10-08 Thread M-D November
Can't really call Cash Cab an American export - we got it from the Brits. On Oct 8, 12:46 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Joe Hass, to Kevin: I'm unable to play this link. Meanwhile, Chuck Lorre has dealt with this kind of tribute. It was a local version of 'Cash Cab.'

[TV orNotTV] Re: ANOTHER entertainment network?

2010-10-09 Thread M-D November
Actually, if the new network is going to run shows from live venues like the article says, it might just find a niche not really covered by other channels - especially since nets like AE gave in to scope creep. (Remember when AE used to run Broadway musicals?) On Oct 7, 11:13 pm, Bob in Jersey

[TV orNotTV] Re: So, should I check out this new Jimmy Smits drama?

2010-10-12 Thread M-D November
FYI - TV Squad is reporting that Outlaw has been cancelled. So if you had plans to check it out, you can switch (Jimmy Smits) them. M-D Couldn't resist the little MST reference... On Oct 12, 11:11 am, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Jason Carpio

[TV orNotTV] Re: Grim Simpsons opening showing Asian labor exploited by FOX

2010-10-13 Thread M-D November
What's the over/under on whether this couch gag survives into syndication? On Oct 12, 5:18 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Simultaneous post with shortened URL referring to same article removed. Boy, removing something from your own video site. Somebody's reeally

[TV orNotTV] Re: What is the deal with comics directing comics on Broadway?

2010-10-13 Thread M-D November
Actually, I'd argue that Quinn's function on Remote Control was more of announcer/sidekick. There's no doubt in my mind that Ken Ober was the (capital-H) Host. On Oct 13, 8:13 am, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Seinfeld directs Colin Quinn (note to the author if the article: Quinn

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mom sues Tyra Banks...

2010-10-18 Thread M-D November
There's clearly a missing element in this story. Even a Tyra producer wouldn't be stupid enough to put a minor on TV, let alone transport them a thousand miles, without parental consent. Did the girl forge her mother's signature on the consent form to cash in for a quick buck (see South Park

[TV orNotTV] Re: 30 Rock - West vs. East

2010-10-19 Thread M-D November
If that's really what you want, pop in the DVDs of Studio 60 and rewatch 'The Disaster Show'. On Oct 19, 4:57 pm, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Dave Sikula dsik...@yahoo.com wrote: The Peacock posted a video this morning of the differences between the two

[TV orNotTV] Re: Homer is a Catholic

2010-10-19 Thread M-D November
Agreed. It's well known that he's a member of the Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism. On Oct 19, 10:47 am, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: So sayeth the Vatican's notoriously loopy (or at least progressive) newspaper:

[TV orNotTV] Re: No Fox stations in New York?

2010-10-27 Thread M-D November
Consumerist.com is reporting that, now that FOX has rejected CVC's 1 year offer, Cablevision will reimburse baseball fans the $10 fee to subscribe to MLB's Postseason.tv streaming service. On Oct 27, 10:10 pm, televisiongirl televisiong...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:48 PM, PGage

[TV orNotTV] Re: Top Gear's 'Stig' unmasks himself

2010-11-01 Thread M-D November
Autoblog has a picture (presumably taken from TopGear's website) showing the boys at the Stig Farm, looking for a replacement Stig. I imagine this segment will show up in the first episode of the next series. M-D Some say he can be turned into an effective biofuel... On Nov 1, 11:36 am, Kevin M.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Keith O does not like being lumped together by Jon S

2010-11-01 Thread M-D November
In case anyone missed it, KO has suspended the Worst Persons segment, with an eye on retiring it. While he didn't much care for the equivalence of FOX to MSNBC at the rally, it appears that he and his staff acknowledge that Worsts has a tendency to 'raise the volume' without raising discourse.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Amazing Race to Travel Wider Next Year...

2010-11-05 Thread M-D November
$5 says they use the RED camera that Danny Boyle used on 128 Hours. On Nov 5, 1:34 am, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: So now you can watch jittery, out of focus, hand held shots of people running through streets in HD! CBS cares. On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Ben

[TV orNotTV] Re: Olby suspended indefinitely

2010-11-05 Thread M-D November
Whoa. Those words will probably never appear in the same sentence again. On Nov 5, 4:26 pm, donz5 do...@aol.com wrote: Bill Kristol is on Keith's side: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/keep-keith_514980.html -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] Re: Olby suspended indefinitely

2010-11-05 Thread M-D November
WaPo's Plum Line blog now asking whether KO even violated any rules in the first place: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/did_olbermann_even_violate_nbc_1.html Highlight: Odder still, an anonymous NBC insider told Gawker that it's common knowledge within the organization that

[TV orNotTV] Re: Amazon Deal of the Day (Nov 10): Red Dwarf: The Complete Collection

2010-11-10 Thread M-D November
It's a bit of a misnomer, since it doesn't include Back to Earth. But I'd totally be buying this if I didn't already own all the seasons. M-D Spin my nipple-nuts and send me to Alaska. On Nov 10, 1:45 pm, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: That is a great deal. I wish I could afford

[TV orNotTV] Re: Top Gear US premieres next Sunday

2010-11-15 Thread M-D November
At this point, History/BBCWW would only be doing themselves a disservice to think that fans don't already know about the UK version. After all, would a US version exist without the immense popularity of the original on BBCA (and via download)? M-D Some say he knows three facts about ducks...and

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC midseason schedule

2010-11-16 Thread M-D November
David - your logic only works if both shows tape on the same coast. For Munn to appear on both shows at once, they'd both need to tape in NY...or TDS would need to let her pretape all of her segments. On Nov 16, 1:22 pm, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Joel McHale can host a show and

[TV orNotTV] Re: South Park sued for ripping off YouTube video

2010-11-16 Thread M-D November
The whole point of the original South Park episode containing Butters' cover of What What (in the Butt) was that there's no profit to be had from becoming a 'viral hit'. So either the original vid's producers are totally oblivious to irony, or they're genuinely diluted. (Maybe both?) On Nov 16,

[TV orNotTV] Re: South Park sued for ripping off YouTube video

2010-11-17 Thread M-D November
Who says it can't be both? (You're correct, of course. Spell check didn't catch it because it's a homonym. Someone needs to invent 'context check' - they'd make a bloody fortune.) On Nov 17, 6:30 am, Diner bwayst...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 16, 9:37 pm, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote

[TV orNotTV] Re: A Bad Day On The WGN Morning News

2010-11-19 Thread M-D November
*tpirhorns.wav* On Nov 19, 5:39 pm, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: This morning, the WGN Morning News decided to show the implosion of the Seneca bridge live from southwest of Joliet. Giving you any more information spoils this two-minute video.

Re: Top Gear Mothership episode availability (was Re: [TV orNotTV] Top Gear US)

2010-11-22 Thread M-D November
Addressing the availability issue: BBC America didn't pick up Top Gear until (I think) series 9. Prior to that there was no US distribution at all. So it stands to reason that the DVD availability picks up where US distribution (and, presumably, music clearances) start. BBCA/ BBC Worldwide have

[TV orNotTV] Re: Scottish Conan Guy being ripped off by the French.

2010-11-23 Thread M-D November
Here's the video from last night's cold open - Scottish Conan compares his opening titles to Arthur's. There's flattery, and then there's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li6Hcoo85jM On Nov 23, 5:25 pm, P. pni...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 23, 10:04 pm, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote:

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leslie Nielsen 1926-2010 -- Don't Call Him Shirley.

2010-11-29 Thread M-D November
The differences in the portrayals of Frank Dreben are more down to the writing than the acting, but it's pretty clear Nielsen is playing the same character in both. (Lest we forget, the subtitle of The Naked Gun is from the files of Police Squad!) It was also a reflection of the medium under

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bewkes: I could see HBO a la carte

2010-12-07 Thread M-D November
OK, color me confused, but...isn't HBO already ala carte? Sure, most cable subscribers probably get HBO as part of a tiered package, but can't pretty much anyone with the right STB add HBO for approx. $10 a month? -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Kevin Smith now Too late to fly

2010-12-07 Thread M-D November
On Tuesday, December 7, 2010 2:04:23 PM UTC-5, Jim Ellwanger wrote: (Albuquerque was basically right on our planned flight path and is served by Continental anyway, so they could make the fuel and maintenance arrangements relatively easily; the only airport VA serves anywhere in flyover country is

[TV orNotTV] Re: Comedy Central's New Logo: It's Copyright!

2010-12-09 Thread M-D November
You think Viacom is trying to send a message? M-D I hate Comedy Central's new logo. Also, Tom Servo's new voice. -- 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

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