[TV orNotTV] Was thinking what was your station's daytime schedule back in the day?

2016-10-08 Thread daniel anderson
in the 80s, my NBC affiliate was showing Phil Donahue after the "Today" show with Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley- until 1988, when they got the rights to rerun "St. Elsewhere"- Phil moved to the ABC affiliate and got the pre-news slot. The NBC affiliate had at least several diffrent shows

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

2016-10-08 Thread Steve Timko
NBC will not reprimand Billy bush. http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/10/report-billy-bush-in-the-clear-at-nbc-after-trump-tape-leak-229368 On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 2:46 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > If there is existing backstage audio of every man's reaction to Nancy

[TV orNotTV] Has a Pulitzer Prize winner ever hosted SNL before?

2016-10-08 Thread Diner
It occurred to me that Lin-Manuel Miranda's gig tonight may be the first time a Pulitzer Prize winner has ever hosted SNL. I know Roger Ebert appeared on the show a few times in skits, but he never hosted. Thoughts? -Tim -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

[TV orNotTV] Tweet from Daniel Dale (@ddale8)

2016-10-08 Thread Doug Eastick
This one made me chuckle. Daniel Dale (@ddale8) tweeted at 5:01 PM on Sat, Oct 08, 2016: It's very Sorkin to have an actual hurricane happening as Trump's candidacy is swept away. Never any subtlety with this guy. (https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/784861320147591168?s=09) Get the official

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

2016-10-08 Thread Kevin M.
Tic Tac weighs in. Apparently they are NOT the official breath mint of sexual assault by rich white guys: https://twitter.com/tictacusa/status/784831611531436032 On Saturday, October 8, 2016, Steve Timko wrote: > NBC will not reprimand Billy bush. >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Has a Pulitzer Prize winner ever hosted SNL before?

2016-10-08 Thread Pete Ahles
I couldn't find any hosts, but Bob Dylan and Wynton Marsalis are musical guests who won Pulitzers. Pete On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 6:57 PM, Diner wrote: > It occurred to me that Lin-Manuel Miranda's gig tonight may be the first > time a Pulitzer Prize winner has ever hosted

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

2016-10-08 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Tic Tac weighs in. Apparently they are NOT the official breath mint of > sexual assault by rich white guys: > > https://twitter.com/tictacusa/status/784831611531436032 > Two comments on the situation: 1. My first

Re: [TV orNotTV] Since the NASCAR race was bumped to Sunday...

2016-10-08 Thread Doug Eastick
Are there not leaks from the dress rehearsal? I know when I apply for tickets they say I will either get dress tickets for ~7 pm or live show at 1130. On Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 10:07 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > NBC is re-running (at 10 pm) the 1975 SNL

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Timeless

2016-10-08 Thread Kevin M.
Voyagers meets 7 Days meets Quantum Leap meets Peabody's Improbable History Has anyone else noticed Max Headroom getting a lot of guest starring roles the last few years? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

2016-10-08 Thread Kevin M.
A producer for The Apprentice has openly stated on Twitter that footage exists of Trump saying much worse https://twitter.com/billpruitt/status/784872190587998209 On Saturday, October 8, 2016, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Kevin M.

[TV orNotTV] Since the NASCAR race was bumped to Sunday...

2016-10-08 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
NBC is re-running (at 10 pm) the 1975 SNL hosted by Richard Pryor. And whatever is being planned Trump-wise for the new episode seems to be under wraps.  Which is a 180 from last week.  A small part of me thinks Baldwin could make it *really* uncomfortable.  Even painful to watch in a different

Re: [TV orNotTV] Has a Pulitzer Prize winner ever hosted SNL before?

2016-10-08 Thread Diner
Thanks. I guess I could check to see if they'd already won Pulitzers when they appeared on SNL. As far as hosts, somebody on Facebook answered the question for me: apparently the only other one is Jimmy Breslin, who won a Pulitzer for Commentary in April 1986, and co-hosted (with Marvin

Re: [TV orNotTV] Since the NASCAR race was bumped to Sunday...

2016-10-08 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
I haven't seen any, but they certainly could be out there. David From: Doug Eastick To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2016 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Since the NASCAR race was bumped to Sunday... Are there not leaks from the dress

[TV orNotTV] Re: Was thinking what was your station's daytime schedule back in the day?

2016-10-08 Thread Diner
The John Palmer newsmagazine was "Instant Recall." Here's a clip: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4173g_instant-recall-newsmagazine-from-t_shortfilms It used clips to look back on the current date in history. The Decades series "Through the Decades" now uses the same concept. In Philadelphia,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will Billy Bush be hurt by Trump's vulgar comments about women?

2016-10-08 Thread Kevin M.
If there is existing backstage audio of every man's reaction to Nancy O'Dell in the sky blue dress at the 1998 Golden Globe Awards, Billy Bush won't be the only guy fired at NBC. Too soon? On Friday, October 7, 2016, PGage wrote: > I have been trying to imagine someone who