[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS overnight news

2010-06-18 Thread Eddie Anderson
ycagwyw wrote: Michelle Gielan announced it was her final newscast as anchor for CBS Up To The Minute. She had a tear and her eye and so did I. I missed that. Of course, my local CBS affiliate seems to switch to the local news ~04:55, so they may have failed to

[TV orNotTV] Re: TiVo to be available to antenna viewers

2014-10-11 Thread Eddie Anderson
Ben Combee wrote: the tuners. If lifetime service is priced the same as other Tivo devices, then the full cost with no ongoing subscription would be $548 ($49 + $499 lifetime). Has anyone tried subscribing to SchedulesDirect's EPG service? I tried to test it a few years ago, but the 1 week

Re: [TV orNotTV] Adios to PBS and NPR?

2017-01-26 Thread Eddie Anderson
'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV wrote: > I can't imagine a cut-off of federal funding would be a big deal to > most PBS stations. If they're anything like KQED, they'll just up > the pledge drives from eight months a year to eleven or twelve. Are pledge drives producing diminishing returns yet?

Re: [TV orNotTV] She Definitely Made It After All [RIP MTM]

2017-01-28 Thread Eddie Anderson
Steve Timko wrote: We didn't discuss the Bob Newhart show. That one slipped my mind. But they weren't keen on Happy Days, MASH, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford Sons and Get Smart. They started watching The Munsters but that got old, they said. Agree on Happy Days and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Colbert is New To You On Friday

2017-07-30 Thread Eddie Anderson
Jon Delfin wrote: Colbert's currency is currency. Nicely done! And this past Friday in particular, his perforce lack of material on the day's events was a huge disappointment. -- Eddie -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

[TV orNotTV] "Early Today" signoff

2017-07-30 Thread Eddie Anderson
Several years ago, the "Early Today" sign off went something like this: "Thank you for watching Early Today - just your first stop of the day, today on NBC." I found the repetition of the word "day" (by itself or as part of the word "today") contrived and embarrassing. I felt sorry for

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

2017-07-21 Thread Eddie Anderson
Jon Delfin wrote: A lot of Closed Captioning is being generated by software, and few outlets bother to vet it for errors or screen location. I didn't know that. Sound like bad news for human captioners. :-( You might complain to PBS (WGBH? do they still process all the PBS CC?), but

[TV orNotTV] "The Good Place" - list of good deeds and bad deeds

2017-07-22 Thread Eddie Anderson
A few months ago I looked for compilations of the good deeds and bad deeds that appeared on the show. But I was unsuccessful. Before I try again, do any of you know where to find such a list? -- Eddie -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you

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

2017-07-22 Thread Eddie Anderson
Sorry. I didn't see these other replies two days ago. My email client's interpretation of "sort by Subject" produces some sequences which continue to mystify me. :-) Jon Delfin wrote: Sidebar: Just heard someone on a Food Network show say she worked in a tapas restaurant. The CC said

Re: [TV orNotTV] "The Good Place" - list of good deeds and bad deeds

2017-07-25 Thread Eddie Anderson
GM wrote: There were screen captures of the charts with point values here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/good-place-point-system-screengrab-927197 I don't know that anything beyond that had point values. Thanks. That's a good start for me. IINM, there were several such scenes

Re: [TV orNotTV] "The Good Place" - list of good deeds and bad deeds

2017-07-25 Thread Eddie Anderson
Tom Wolper wrote: Once upon a time there would have been a usenet group for the show and someone there might have done such a list. Agreed. Those were the days, eh? Maybe a web forum like the AV Club would have it. Last time I searched, links to TV Tropes and other sites appeared in the

[TV orNotTV] "SET FOR LIFE" problems

2017-07-19 Thread Eddie Anderson
Because I found the subject interesting, I watched most of this documentary on PBS World Monday night. Unfortunately, I missed parts of it due to technical problems. The first problem was that the closed captions often obscured on-screen labels that gave a person's name and other

Re: [TV orNotTV] More Star Trek Discovery PR hype

2017-08-08 Thread Eddie Anderson
Kevin M. wrote: I confess at this point my expectations are so low for this series that if ALF was the chief engineer, I'd be alright with it. This made me LOL. Thanks. -- Eddie -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

2020-09-06 Thread 'Eddie Anderson' via TVorNotTV
Doug Eastick wrote: Diana death -- I don't remember the specifics of when the news broke, but I recall Kevin Newman (formerly of Canadian nets) on ABC covering it that evening. 1) IIRC, that night I saw two breaking news reports which interrupted programs. The first occurred during prime

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sigh… RIP Betty White

2022-01-25 Thread 'Eddie Anderson' via TVorNotTV
On 01/01/2022 11:53 AM, David Lynch wrote: And with her, we have lost the last member of the main cast of Mary Tyler Moore, (N.B. I just finished binge-reading this thread. AFAICS, no one mentioned this, so I will...) Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed that 2021 took down about