[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Roger Ebert

2013-04-08 Thread stannc
No tribute would be complete without this: http://youtu.be/yHfMpq7H9qQ -Stan On Thursday, April 4, 2013 3:33:53 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: Reports are coming in -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Re: NewsCorp finalizes breakup

2013-04-19 Thread stannc
30th Century Fox will remain on episodes of Futurama :) On Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:48:56 AM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: I reported on this in June 2012https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/tvornottv/newscorp/tvornottv/CWeTxqP85f4/XQrKXO_2oxYJ... the media half will take the

[TV orNotTV] One-time strangeness in affiliate land

2013-05-17 Thread stannc
Charlotte is undergoing an affiliate swap on July 1, as the current CW/My duopoly was purchased by Fox TV Stations. The current Fox affiliate is switching to CW on July 1st. This gives us strange things like: After American Idol, the 10:00 news had interviews from the CW up fronts. The Fox

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maureen Dowd on the networks: Serving Up Schlock

2013-05-24 Thread stannc
Twilight Zone is only on Me-TV through the end of May. They're giving it a rest and replacing it with Night Gallery as of June 3rd. -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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Half-TV: Why JJ Abrams gave up on Trek

2013-05-24 Thread stannc
I don't want to reveal plot points only a week into its run, but Roddenberry's M.O. was to comment on current events veiled in science fiction stories. The first big explosion scene immediately reminded me of the Boston Marathon. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Major Layoffs at ESPN?

2013-05-24 Thread stannc
The channel changes page for my local Time Warner affiliate says that they may drop the CBS Sports Channel. Honestly, I couldn't tell you what they have on that channel. Bringing it back to ESPN, how about they sell off some cable real estate and lower my cable rates? Is ESPN Classic still a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Pulls 'Mike Molly' Ep Tonight

2013-05-24 Thread stannc
This gives all the other Monday night CBS comedies a chance to produce their own tornado-themed shows. It could be a Must See TV event :) -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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Major Layoffs at ESPN?

2013-05-25 Thread stannc
What they lost, however was the replays of classic games, since each league's own network gas reclaimed those for their own programming. -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

[TV orNotTV] One-off odd baseball broadcast for two innings

2013-05-25 Thread stannc
The Mets and Braves had to quickly figure out how to to television coverage for a game that was suspended Friday night due to rain. Since the teams were already scheduled for a Fox national broadcast at 7:15 Saturday, the resumption of Friday night's game was played at 6:15. The broadcast

[TV orNotTV] Almost Cancelled

2013-05-25 Thread stannc
I just saw the trailer for Karl Urban's new show on Fox, Almost Human. Apparently, the writers hadn't seen this: http://youtu.be/NeJd7j-Rhtg -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.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nascar, tired of injuring spectators by themselves, invites Fox Sports to help

2013-05-27 Thread stannc
We watched it come down about 100 feet directly in front of us. One minute there was tension in the rope, the next minute it was whipping around. We saw it come down way before NASCAR or Fox figured out what had happened. It came down on both ends of the front stretch. A few geniuses caught

[TV orNotTV] Gannett: We're Buying Belo's Stations Across the USA

2013-06-13 Thread stannc
Maybe Gannett will go for the coin to finally get the local news on WCNC in high def. -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] Network Swapping for Dummies

2013-06-13 Thread stannc
WJZY in Charlotte must have received so many questions that they had to produce a video to explain their switch from CW to Fox. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJNGTc4bTWcsns=em -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gannett: We're Buying Belo's Stations Across the USA

2013-06-14 Thread stannc
There was no mention of the sale including the NBC NewsChannel, which is in the building adjacent to WCNC. -- -- 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] 'Falling Skies' Coming Back on TNT

2013-07-02 Thread stannc
This year I've been finding myself inadvertently merging the back stories of Falling Skies with Revolution. It's almost the same show, plus or minus electricity and aliens. And from the early looks of it, Under the Dome owes a bit to Jericho. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Falling Skies' Coming Back on TNT

2013-07-02 Thread stannc
aliens are more humanoid and play nicer with the natives. David -- *From:* stannc sta...@gmail.com javascript: *To:* tvor...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Sent:* Tuesday, July 2, 2013 9:39 PM *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] 'Falling Skies' Coming Back on TNT

[TV orNotTV] Aw crap (I mean the kris Jenner Show))

2013-07-17 Thread stannc
Wow, now that Charlotte is a Fox OO market, we're entitled to the Kris Jenner Show ? I suppose there are people here who want to see that. We also have people who gouge their own eyes out with sharp sticks. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

Re: [TV orNotTV] KTVU Officially Becomes Worst TV Station In US

2013-07-17 Thread stannc
All this KTVU ruckus has gotten the Chicago Sun-Times off the hook for going with the headline Fright 214. I guess they didn't read that out loud either. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS, TWC at Odds

2013-07-30 Thread stannc
They also forgot that Dave has a show on the network. http://bit.ly/13tG0oJ -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS, TWC at Odds

2013-08-02 Thread stannc
Here in Charlotte, NC, we lost all Showtime, TMC, and Flix channels, as well as CBS Primetime on Demand, which has been replaced with CBS Unavailable. -Stan On Friday, August 2, 2013 5:23:10 PM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: Blackout on as of 5:00pm east, sez Deadline...

[TV orNotTV] Fox Can Now Ruin Golf

2013-08-07 Thread stannc
I'll put money on them repurposing the Digger character who annoyed NASCAR fans for years. Until they get sued by Harold Ramis for ripping off Caddyshacked. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or

[TV orNotTV] Checking-In With Leno

2013-08-07 Thread stannc
Hey, hey, I resemble that remark. I'm no Leno fan, but as a fan of TV and the Tonight Show I had to see the show live when I was in LA for the first time in the late 90s. I received the Leno High Five and I was no worshipper. :) I actually wasn't aware of the thing until a page came over and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Checking-In With Leno

2013-08-13 Thread stannc
I didn't see his entrance on the night that Obama was on, but I watched the night that Mark Cuban was on and I didn't see any discernable difference between now and 15+ years ago. -Stan On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 9:26:38 PM UTC-4, PGage wrote: On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 6:11 PM, stannc sta

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dome fans turn to torrents

2013-08-13 Thread stannc
I caught up on Dome over the weekend via Amazon Instant Video. Much nicer than Hulu, with the lack of commercials and all. I just wish it had a native AppleTV app. -Stan On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 11:53:20 PM UTC-4, Jason Carpio wrote: It is also available for amazon prime members. Or

[TV orNotTV] Re: TWC Can't Stop CBS

2013-08-13 Thread stannc
This will miraculously get worked out in time for NFL Week 1. At one time, TWC teased that they would offer cable Channel 2 in NYC to the highest bidder. I wonder if they're still going to try that. -Stan On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:47:37 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: Despite losing

Re: [TV orNotTV] Eydie of Steve ... Dies at 84

2013-08-13 Thread stannc
Jews in show business. Who would have thought? -Stan On Sunday, August 11, 2013 2:46:18 PM UTC-4, PGage wrote: Ken Levine has a nice piece about her this morning that captures much of my sense of her - except I am young enough (though not young) that I never did really see how my mom could

Re: [TV orNotTV] Golf on Fox follow-up

2013-09-04 Thread stannc
TWC (at least in the Charlotte area) has converted to all HD boxes. I have one SD set where I have an HD box attached, and if I tune to an HD station, the picture is appropriately letter boxed. If I use the SD channel number, in many cases the picture is clipped on the sides. -Stan -- --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sharon Osbourne had a fling with Jay Leno

2013-09-10 Thread stannc
This came up on Howard Stern's radio shown with both Sharon and Ozzie in the studio some time in 2004-2005. At the time, Sharon confirmed what Sandra Bernhard had said about Jay. The jaw isn't the only thing that's oversized. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

Re: [TV orNotTV] More than just a good breakfast

2013-09-26 Thread stannc
They say the streets of Battle Creek are mean. I hope they done sugar coat anything. -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

Re: [TV orNotTV] More than just a good breakfast

2013-09-26 Thread stannc
They say the streets of Battle Creek are mean. I hope they don't try to sugar coat anything. -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] Re: Two Style series resurface on E!

2013-09-26 Thread stannc
I wouldn't know. TWC removed G4 from our lineup on Tuesday 9/24. -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Story of the Second Best Sports Theme Ever

2014-02-02 Thread stannc
Originally from New York, I'd have to put Meet the Mets up there as one of my favorite sports TV themes. However, we're leaving out one of the grandaddies of TV sports themes, Look Sharp Be Sharp. http://youtu.be/AaSTSdksGlU -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Re: Former LA news anchor arrested for DUI

2014-02-19 Thread stannc
She didn't have the fish lips when she worked at WCBS in New York. Howard Stern used to talk about how hot she was and how she managed to hide her hands on camera. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV

[TV orNotTV] Re: Heeeeeeere's Carnac... on your iPhone

2014-02-19 Thread stannc
It's a fun way to pass some time, although the between joke insults get a bit repetitive. -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] When Will They Ever Learn? Dept.

2014-02-19 Thread stannc
A local TV anchor here who I've exchanged messages with on Facebook defended the practice when I asked her about it. Real reporters cost money and station owners don't want to spend when they think they can fill the time for less money. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Dave gets the JIP treatment?

2014-02-20 Thread stannc
I've never seen this before. College basketball here in the south caused a delay in late local news. After the news, Late Show was joined 20 minutes in, as he introduced his first guests. Since when do they join in progress rather than pushing it back? The 8:30-11:00 part of CBS primetime is

[TV orNotTV] Re: A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

2014-02-22 Thread stannc
I remember being at NY Jets games in the 70s where the PA announcer would say Please stand by as we wait to join the NBC Television Network. -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.

[TV orNotTV] Fred Silverman not dead

2014-02-22 Thread stannc
He's in a new MeTV Network promo: Fred Silverman Remembers http://metvnetwork.com/videos/metv-promos/fred-silverman-remembers via @themetvnetwork -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dave gets the JIP treatment?

2014-02-23 Thread stannc
Yeah, since Raycom owns WBTV they decimate the CBS schedule during college basketball season. At least nowadays there's DVR theater. Dave also gets pushed back every Friday night in the fall due to the 11:35 high school football show. At least they stopped running syndicate programming in

Re: [TV orNotTV] canada freaks out....

2014-02-24 Thread stannc
Unless you're somewhere in the Midwest, in which case it's Davenport. (Wayne's World) -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] Re: No, they still can't tell you're watching

2014-03-01 Thread stannc
Betty Ford was on the Mary Tyler Moore show back in the day. -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: No, they still can't tell you're watching

2014-03-02 Thread stannc
That clip is one of the weird moments where the MTM show used Bob Newhart's interstitial music. Who knows if it was because Mary was doing a telephone gag. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Ending Of How I Met Your Mother (links to spoiler theories)

2014-03-08 Thread stannc
And remember kids, when a TV show from the 90s with the story told by an off-screen narrator who was an older version of an on-screen character. Remember what they did to one of the main characters in the last two minutes of the series that torpedoed the show's success in syndication? The

[TV orNotTV] So long, Sheila MacRae

2014-03-08 Thread stannc
Oddly only a few months after Jane Kean, who played Trixie in the same set of episodes. -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] The Ending Of How I Met Your Mother (links to spoiler theories)

2014-03-08 Thread stannc
Winnie Cooper went off to France, but Dan Lauria's character (Mr. Arnold) was killed off in the narration that ended the episode. There was no reason in the story for that to happen. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Two of RT America's on-air talent oppose Russia live on the air

2014-03-08 Thread stannc
In Charlotte, TWC has RT in a weird purgatory above the digital sub channels. Next week, we're moving to TWC's National Channel Lineup and RT isn't going to survive the move. (as an aside, TWC's National Channel Lineup is an attempt to make all the digital channels above 99 the same, no

[TV orNotTV] Re: David Brenner dead at 78

2014-03-17 Thread stannc
He was also one of the guests on Letterman's final test show prior to the CBS debut of Late Show. It never aired, but I witnessed it in person. -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

[TV orNotTV] TVL Has Apple for Chicago Improv 'Teachers'

2014-03-20 Thread stannc
Me-TV and Antenna TV have essentially moved in on TV Land's old territory. Is there even name recognition value left in the Nick at Nite and TV Land brands anymore? -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] For those who watch Fallon on the regular

2014-03-30 Thread stannc
Two Fallon things that intrigued me last week. First, I completely didn't understand Bill Cosby's appearance. Is it that Jimmy Fallon wanted to do some comedy with him and that was all that he would agree to? Second, was I half asleep, or did The Roots really play Johnny's Theme for Joan

[TV orNotTV] The HIMYM Finale (Spoiler-free)

2014-03-31 Thread stannc
Not a spoiler. Just my two cents: http://youtu.be/Gb4eZ7Z5yk8 -- -- 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 this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mass disappearance of channels could hit my area

2014-04-01 Thread stannc
It could work out for you. After TWC got their new deal with Viacom, we had the Epix channels bestowed upon us. -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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Is it possible for EW to lose credibility?

2014-04-03 Thread stannc
It seems that every year I get a postcard offering me a renewal for under ten bucks. -- -- 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] Letterman retiring in 2015, supposedly

2014-04-04 Thread stannc
If CBS wants a short term solution, they could go with Howard Stern, whose radio contract is up at the end of 2015. Howard would do it if only to not have to get up at 4:00am three days a week, and of course for a boat load of cash. On the other hand, he's 60 now and his looks won't hold out

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Alice the Maid' Dead at 88

2014-06-03 Thread stannc
I'm old enough for a current events report that I did in third grade in the spring of 1974 to have been about the Friday Nighr Massacre, where The Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, and Odd Couple were all cancelled by ABC. Most of my memories of the show, though come from mid through late 70s

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: So long, Live Well Network...

2014-06-10 Thread stannc
My local NBC/Gannett station will have to get a weather map ready now. Since Cox has been pretty stingy programming their sub channels, the ABC affiliate here in Charlotte didn't even bother with it. Isn't Fox at least doing the Movies! Channel? I get confused. ThisTV has been on three

Re: [TV orNotTV] Reportedly on Amazon...

2014-06-10 Thread stannc
The Seinfeld box has a ton of extras not available on TV or streaming. -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To

Re: [TV orNotTV] WKRP Reunion

2014-06-11 Thread stannc
Wow, Jay Sandrich. A name that you'll even find in the credits of I Love Lucy. -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com

Re: [TV orNotTV] follow-up: Pioneers of Television

2014-08-01 Thread stannc
BBC Yank. The Brits started their a government run porn channel? -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

[TV orNotTV] It's retransmission agreement season

2014-08-04 Thread stannc
It's that time of year. WBTV (Raycom) just posted a we're negotiating in good faith with DirecTV slide during the news. Is there yet a comprehensive list of major station owners and cable/satellite companies so that I can plan my fall season accordingly? -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Divorce of Tribune bizzes complete

2014-08-05 Thread stannc
In a related story, Gannett bought out its partners in the cars.com website. Those partners being McClatchy, Tribune, Graham, and AH Belo. -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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Breaking baseball (and hockey, and possibly other sports)?

2014-08-23 Thread stannc
The MLB blackout rule is a pet peeve of mine. From Charlotte, I'm supposed to travel to either Atlanta, Cincinnati, DC, or Baltimore to see a home game. I made that mistake with MLB Extra Innings once, they won't fool me again. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] TV Phone History [Was: Sitcoms introduced to whole new generation]

2012-03-21 Thread stannc
In the Seinfeld episode Thr Alternate Side, Jerry talks to the person who stole his car via the installed cell phone. This episode aired in 1991. -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.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Someone literally went batsh*t crazy in Colorado...

2012-07-20 Thread stannc
The news channels on Friday demonstrated that breaking news coverage hasn't changed one bit since the Buckwheat Has Been Shot days on Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s. They hit every cliche, including NBC Nightly News already having a name, graphics, and sad theme music ready for the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Someone literally went batsh*t crazy in Colorado...

2012-07-20 Thread stannc
the level of fear... just reminded me of the Atlanta Olympic Park bomb and how grossly mishandled every aspect of that was. On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:19 PM, stannc sta...@gmail.com wrote: The news channels on Friday demonstrated that breaking news coverage hasn't changed one bit since

[TV orNotTV] FNC Gets Big Subscriber Fee Bump from Owners of Clinton News Network

2012-08-08 Thread stannc
Last I heard, Time Warner Cable was spun off as a separate company and no longer owned by Time Warner, Inc. -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] Why is CBS losing money? Frasier has left the building

2012-08-08 Thread stannc
All they had left was tossed salad and scrambled eggs and no one knew what to do with them. -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] Re: 'Arnold Horshack' Dies at 63

2012-08-14 Thread stannc
On Tuesday, August 14, 2012 1:42:05 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: Like all of his fellow Sweathogs except for John Travolta, Ron Palillo's fame ended when Welcome Back Kotter ended, but he persevered as a Broadway actor, children's book illustrator and Florida drama teacher:

[TV orNotTV] The Urinating Contests continue: Cablevision vs Tribune

2012-08-16 Thread stannc
At Midnight on 8/16/12, Cablevision in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut pulled all of the Tribune owned stations off of their systems. This time it's the Dolan Family vs the Tribune Hedge Funds. The impacted stations are: WPIX in New York WCCT in Hartford CT WPHL in Philadelphia It

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Fox NFL panelist wins new Reege derby: report

2012-08-31 Thread stannc
More like EWR or LGA if he wants to make a quick jaunt to the Upper West Side home of the Alphabet Network. -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] TDS/TCR were new tonight

2012-09-01 Thread stannc
I'm completely annoyed that TDS tickets in Charlotte got snatched up in under an hour. -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Plugging a show during the opening of another?

2012-09-09 Thread stannc
Did I just see that? During the Faith Hill Sunday Night Football opening, NBC snuck in a plug for The Voice. As part of the song. I can't say I've ever seen that before. -Stan -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] We Peacock Comedy

2012-09-09 Thread stannc
What does that mean??? -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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Reduced TV Convention Ratings and Smaller Convention Bounces

2012-09-12 Thread stannc
Ugh. Charlotte, NC is ground freaking zero for presidential television ads this year. We've been seeing them since spring. As far as Born in the USA and the misinterpretation that it received during the 1984 election, it sounds like the Obama campaign people didn't understand Springsteen's

Re: [TV orNotTV] We Peacock Comedy

2012-09-12 Thread stannc
You're probably right. I saw Go On Tuesday night. Waiting for the Mr. Sunshine reunion show. -Stan On Monday, September 10, 2012 12:54:02 AM UTC-4, Wesley McGee wrote: On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:56 PM, stannc sta...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: What does that mean??? -Stan If peacocks

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: F1 Likely Going To NBC in 2013

2012-10-16 Thread stannc
The NBC News Channel is still physically adjacent to WCNC (recently rebranded to NBC Charlotte). They recently did a couple of stories about it. http://www.wcnc.com/video/featured-videos/How-news-is-gathered-at-NBC-News-Channel--164007326.html

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bobby Costas Playing with Guns on TV

2012-12-15 Thread stannc
I've said it before on this forum and I'll say it again. TV news has not evolved from the days of the Buckwheat Has Been Shot coverage, which itself was a parody of the coverage of the Reagan assassination attempt in 1981. I didn't have any radio or TV on Friday morning when I got a message

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

2013-01-08 Thread stannc
Is the first JKL 11:35 show front loaded in order to snatch a few more viewers? I can't believe that they will go to two consecutive four minute breaks before the musical guest every night. -Stan -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Charlotte gains OO + affiliate swap

2013-01-28 Thread stannc
Capital Broadcasting is selling WJZY CW 46 and WMYT MyTV to Fox. Fox affiliation will move to WJZY and WCCB Fox 18 may get to be the CW. It's a huge blow to the owners of WCCB. http://co.vrvm.com/charlotte/article/bmP9b1aC -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

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

2013-01-29 Thread stannc
Was it just an oversight that certain Beverly Hillbillies and Dick Van Dyke Show episodes fell into public domain? -- -- 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] Quickie Review: Zero Hour

2013-02-21 Thread stannc
Not only was Gordy the weatherman, when he left to do Good Times, his character was written off of MTM as getting the network job that Ted always coveted. Essentially the Al Roker of his time. In the closing credits of the later seasons, there was a clip of Mary setting up a remote shot with

[TV orNotTV] And the launch date for Fox Sports One IS....

2013-03-05 Thread stannc
The local business coverage has wondered out loud if this means a loss of studio/jobs for the Charlotte, NC area where SPEED is currently headquartered. Fox stated that they would continue to use Charlotte as a studio and production facility. We'll see how long that lasts. More speculation has

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sign of the times...

2013-03-05 Thread stannc
Is there still a Mobil station across the street? :) -- -- 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 this group,

[TV orNotTV] Am. Family Assoc. at it again

2013-03-05 Thread stannc
Tom inherited his Dad's copy machine and postage meter? -- -- 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 this group,

Re: [TV orNotTV] ABC to guarantee advertisers viewership across all platforms

2013-03-05 Thread stannc
The networks' digital cable on demand channels also have a nasty habit of running the same spot at every break in a show. -- -- 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,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: It Might Be TV: NRA To Title Sponsor Spring Texas Nascar Race

2013-03-05 Thread stannc
Home Depot used to print a pocket schedule for the Sprint Cup races. For Charlotte, they were listed as Charlotte instead of Lowe's Motor Speedway. I thought the official opens and closes had to include the official name of the race and track, but coming back from a break with back to the

Re: [TV orNotTV] And the launch date for Fox Sports One IS....

2013-03-06 Thread stannc
Here in Charlotte (of course), Speed is on analog channel 67. NBC SN is on cable-box-only 74, CBS SN is, for some reason, the only non-sports-specific single network in the Sports Pass. -Stan On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1:24:08 PM UTC-5, Mark Jeffries wrote: If they're expecting

[TV orNotTV] Time Warner Cable to ditch NY1 brand

2013-03-15 Thread stannc
Was someone mistaking it for Fios1? http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/time-warner-cable-rename-ny1-article-1.1289236 http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/time-warner-plan-rebrand-ny1-boneheaded-move-article-1.1289258 While I can understand eliminating Your News Now and News

[TV orNotTV] Re: I'll take TV news anchors for $100, Matt/Anderson...

2013-03-15 Thread stannc
Keith Olbermann. -- -- 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 this group, send email to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Time Warner Cable to ditch NY1 brand

2013-03-17 Thread stannc
I'm happy to be close to number one! Woo hoo! :) On Friday, March 15, 2013 7:06:19 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: I've seen a lot of stupid things in reading this board. This is truly one of if not the stupidest. On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 5:50 PM, stannc sta...@gmail.com javascript:wrote

[TV orNotTV] Re: Down on The Farm

2013-03-17 Thread stannc
Now I have the theme song from The Lovematic Grandpa stuck in my head. -Stan On Friday, March 15, 2013 11:44:01 AM UTC-4, Jim Ellwanger wrote: Last night's The Office really made me miss Phil Hartman, since he should have been there to introduce the episode: Dwight, and two siblings

[TV orNotTV] Re: Amazon Deal of the Day (Mar 22): House: The Complete Series on DVD

2013-03-23 Thread stannc
My personal Deal of the Day was at my local Dollar Tree store where they had a 2 DVD set of The Best of Arli$$ for a dollar. Even lousy TV is worth a dollar. Arli$$ had some pretty decent episodes and guest appearances. -Stan On Friday, March 22, 2013 10:07:32 AM UTC-4, Bob in

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

2013-03-24 Thread stannc
Wasn't TWC's last contract dispute with MSG over TWC's reFUSEal to carry that network? -Stan On Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:59:05 AM UTC-4, M-D November wrote: 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:

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

2010-12-08 Thread stannc
On Wednesday, December 8, 2010 8:17:54 AM UTC-5, Joe Hass wrote: On Dec 7, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Jim Ellwanger trai...@ellwanger.tv wrote Absolutely, although sick passenger doesn't usually rise to the level of the pilot literally declaring an emergency to ATC, especially if there was a doctor on

[TV orNotTV] Local news having to report on the competition

2010-12-21 Thread stannc
There's an odd situation in progress in Charlotte, NC, where an armed gunwoman entered the WSOC-TV (ABC/9) studio at 5:05pm ET today while they were broadcasting the afternoon news. WSOC-TV has been off the air since then, but they are providing updates via Twitter. Two of the other stations

[TV orNotTV] Re: Local news having to report on the competition

2010-12-21 Thread stannc
Details from WIS-TV via WBTV: CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg SWAT team were at the studios of WSOC-TV news in Charlotte after someone armed with a gun entered the building and a shot was fired. Police in Charlotte say an armed person barricaded themselves inside a television

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Steve Dietrich Landesberg

2010-12-21 Thread stannc
He was also the voice of the Joseph A. Bank commercials for many years. -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Local news having to report on the competition

2010-12-21 Thread stannc
Replying to my own post again... The station returned to the air at 6:08pm ET. The story has made it to practically every news website on the planet. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Local news having to report on the competition

2010-12-22 Thread stannc
The disheveled look gave him the illusion of more urgency. On Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:09:56 AM UTC-5, TVG wrote: On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 12:02 AM, stannc sta...@gmail.com wrote: Here's video of WSOC returning to the air tonight: http://www.wsoctv.com/video/26211753/index.html

Re: [TV orNotTV] Star Wars: Family Guy vs. Robot Chicken

2010-12-28 Thread stannc
On Thursday, December 23, 2010 11:31:12 AM UTC-5, Jeremy DeStefano wrote: I suspect it has something to do with the fact that as happened last year with the Empire episode, this was released direct-to-DVD and has not aired. The only (legitimate) way to see it stateside at the moment is to

[TV orNotTV] Blackout threat: And it's NOT TWC for a change!

2010-12-29 Thread stannc
For the benefit of all of the new clients that DirecTV pulled in during the recent Belo vs TWC negotiations, DirecTV is having their own battle with Raycom. Here in Charlotte, that means that WBTV (CBS) will go dark for DirecTV's dishes at midnight on Friday 12/31. Since DirecTV has access

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