Re: [TV orNotTV] Independent confirmation @midnight tapes in advance (No Spoilers)

quot; podcast that they tape two "@midnight" episodes on Wednesdays. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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 po

Re: [TV orNotTV] Garry Shandling Dead at 66

Be Giants documentary “Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns),” and it includes as a bonus feature TMBG's performance of “Birdhouse in Your Soul" on “The Tonight Show” in 1990, complete with guest host Jay Leno’s introduction. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Root Sports regional channels are now AT&T Sports Networks

ng (in the form of the logo bug, not visible in my screenshot because it came via MLB.tv). -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" gro

Re: [TV orNotTV] NHL Playoff Coverage Observation

had it on an alternate channel, actually, on whichever providers are set up to carry it. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" gro

Re: [TV orNotTV] NHL Playoff Coverage Observation

> On Apr 16, 2016, at 5:47 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 2:57 PM, Jim Ellwanger <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: > > May have had it on an alternate channel, actually, on whichever providers are > set up to carry it. <mailto:tvornottv%

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC to cut two ad breaks from SNL

hey depend on the commercial breaks for costume changes and set moves. I suspect they'll just produce more pre-taped bits than they already do. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you

Re: [TV orNotTV] Alec Baldwin hosting Match Game? No.

h who dabbles in acting? (The joke being that that also describes Gene Rayburn.) -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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] Alec Baldwin hosting Match Game? No.

nd/or friends of Alec (thus, I think some of your names are more likely than others). -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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] Anyone want to help "Supergirl" move?

> 1. This century. In fact, by my reckoning, twice (two different shows) > in the same year. > 2. No, just the major 5-6ish networks. "Medium" and "Scrubs" are what I think you're thinking of. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> --

Re: [TV orNotTV] SortaTV: Questioning national anthem before sports

that instruction for "GBA.") -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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@g

Re: [TV orNotTV] SortaTV: Questioning national anthem before sports

> On May 25, 2016, at 7:55 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > What? Are the Cubs and Sox the only teams that do "Take Me Out to the Ball > Game" for the seventh inning stretch? No, they all do “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the 7th-inning stretch, but there are a couple of caveats: 1. MLB

Re: [TV orNotTV] deception

> On Jun 8, 2016, at 5:56 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > > You know that live shot from backstage when Colbert throws to the first > commercial and we see the featured guest in the wings? Last night, they > (accidentally?) proved that it's just as false as most of the on-air > conversations. That, o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sideline goil for Fox canned for insensitivity

ports Sun will not have a hard time finding another attractive blonde who is perfectly adequate at standing, holding a microphone, and talking. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: How often does the NFL cause CBS or FOX to cut a show from the lineup?

> On Jul 7, 2016, at 6:01 PM, Pete Ahles wrote: > > I heard that it has to do with the affiliate ownership. The Fox stations are > independent so they want the local news at 10pm no matter what. Fox will > always preempt shows, although having "The OT" as a buffer makes it less > likely. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] How often does the NFL cause CBS or FOX to cut a show from the lineup?

ABC affiliate in Tampa on the day after Memorial Day 1998, I remember that the Indianapolis 500 was rescheduled to Tuesday that year, and the race did air on ABC, pre-empting the soaps -- actually, pushing them back a day. (As I was in the lobby waiting for my interview, the receptionist an

Re: [TV orNotTV] How often does the NFL cause CBS or FOX to cut a show from the lineup?

> On Jul 8, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > Because I had a job interview at the ABC affiliate in Tampa on the day after > Memorial Day 1998... Correction: 1997. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hardware questions

> On Jul 15, 2016, at 6:32 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > Which leads me to my question: do digital TVs come with antennae, or do I > have to purchase one separately? > > And if anybody has experience with digital antennae, let me know…. You will have to purchase an antenna separately. My only ex

Re: [TV orNotTV] "We're making 'The West Wing' in baseball here"

> "We're making 'The West Wing' in baseball here” Ken Levine beat them to it 10 years ago: http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2006/10/if-aaron-sorkin-wrote-show-about.html -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) Peopl

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Dr.' Drew Leaving HLN

> On Aug 25, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Radical idea: Return Headline News to an actual news channel Insert Mark Jeffries pointing out that no matter how many online commenters want it to be so, it’s not Headline News anymore, it’s HLN... much like despite the wishes of online comm

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie review: Pitch

Pennsylvania), Louisville Bats, Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Indians, Lansing Lugnuts, South Bend Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBCA adding to its Trek offerings

> On Sep 8, 2016, at 8:28 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Thanks to everyone for reminding me of the various channels I should always > check for possible Trek reruns. > > Once I Spy disappeared from Cozi, I really stopped paying attention to it, > MeTV and other channels oc

Re: [TV orNotTV] Say Goodbye to Cable Box (and Pay More Money)

's vision is that you would run the "Comcast Xfinity" or "Charter Spectrum" app on your Roku box, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire stick, etc., where it would live alongside Netflix, Hulu, and so on. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy! October Test

> On Sep 12, 2016, at 8:37 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Nor have I received the call, and I'm at least two years past my last > audition. For some reason, I had it stuck in my head that I couldn't take > the test more than once in a 12 month period, whether or not I was i

Re: [TV orNotTV] Off topic: Vegas

> it is worth checking out. And the Pinball Hall of Fame offers a bunch of devices that I, for one, would much rather put coins into than slot machines. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jeopardy! October Test

> On Sep 14, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Bill Partsch wrote: > > Follow up: I've yet to select a test date, as I have not noticed where I am > supposed to do so. Did I overlook something? If you nice people are already > set date-wise, I'll email the gods of Jeopardy! No, there’s no place where you no

Re: [TV orNotTV] KTLA to carry Scully's last two series of year

;ll need to subscribe to us to get it." http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-charter-ceo-20160920-snap-story.html -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Is it me or does CBS switch to a "more competitive game" more than FOX?

e, where there are people with more expertise in the subject: http://506sports.com/forum/ -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" gr

Re: [TV orNotTV] This week's J! test

> On Oct 6, 2016, at 8:49 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Did anyone else take the plunge this week? I think I did well enough make > the audition, but I still have to be randomly selected. Yes, I took the test Tuesday night, and think I got about 40 — supposedly, 35 puts y

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: California/OSHA may require condoms in adult oriented entertainment

> On Oct 9, 2016, at 3:16 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > NoHo Starbucks? What's NoHo mean? > North Hollywood. There must still be SOME adult film production happening in L.A., since there’s an actress who plays in a downtown L.A.-based pinball league with me. -- -- TV or Not TV The Sma

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sounds like the zebras or CBS goofed up...

> On Oct 9, 2016, at 5:54 PM, daniel anderson > wrote: > > That's the first time i've seen that in a while. The league is quite strict > on that, as you said, so maybe the referees forgot there was a promo still > running. The on-field officials don’t specifically “know” there’s a promo runn

Re: [TV orNotTV] This week's J! test

> On Oct 10, 2016, at 8:31 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Just a reminder that my wife, Pidge Meade, will be on the Jeopardy episode > that airs tonight, October 10th. Sad to see she wasn’t the one who uncovered the Daily Double about the name of the humans who were enslaved b

Re: [TV orNotTV] I noticed something about the LDS...

f the Dodgers with Trea Turner of the Nationals a few times. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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] Rules On Misleading Drug Ads

-- but the baseball playoffs, being on cable up until the World Series, are rife with liquor commercials, mostly bourbon.) -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will there be a Trump TV?

> On Oct 17, 2016, at 1:47 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > His brand is bolstered by his antics... The data seem to be trending in the opposite direction. http://digiday.com/brands/5-charts-trumps-damaged-brand-numbers/ -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or

Re: [TV orNotTV] Neal Baer working on FBI show for Fox

> On Oct 17, 2016, at 7:05 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > The ex-"SVU" exec and writer Cathryn Humphris, pictured in this Variety > > (link) piece, team on the tale of a hate-crime task force. Net

Re: [TV orNotTV] I noticed something about the LDS...

asily adapt), but I don't see any reason why the NFL and the networks would want to change the status quo of 1:00 Eastern kickoffs. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Variety reviews BBCA telemovie "Dirk Gently's..."

> On Oct 19, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > With Samuel Barnett as the offbeat sleuth, and Elijah Wood as his sidekick. > > Great if you like really-annoying people*, writes Mo Ryan >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Time Warner, AT&T merger talk heats up

> On Oct 21, 2016, at 12:40 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Variety > > (link): Can't tell what one sees in the other, other than just getting > larger to keep up with others. Given that AT&T now fancies itself a “

Re: [TV orNotTV] Give the Devil (Joe Buck) His Due

nd former pitcher who's also occasionally on FS1). They're actually both pretty good. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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] Any words on the Cubs' win?

es -- although "hit batter" is also used, seemingly interchangeably. PDF link: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2016/official_baseball_rules.pdf -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] rerun ran

baseball" graphic on screen during the promos. I don't remember seeing any of that this year. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or N

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chinese business buys Dick Clark Productions for $1 billion

> On Nov 3, 2016, at 9:06 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > At this point, I'm like the paperboy from Better Off Dead for dick clark > productions* > > *lowercase intentional, unless the Chinese finally changed it My rule is that I’ll follow any nonstandard capitalization and/or punctuation rules tha

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Cause Harvey and his gang can't have all the fun...

wned stations (I see WFLD/Chicago and WJBK/Detroit): http://extratv.com/page/when-its-on/ A little searching shows that WMAQ was the only NBC-owned station it left, a victim of a local news expansion in a time zone where there's effectively an hour less available for syndicated progra

Re: [TV orNotTV] World Series Game 3 Notes

regional network all during the regular season, where this was never an issue, even with a shorter between-innings clock. Incidentally, this year I went to a couple of International League minor-league games, in which a pitch clock is being used, and I would be very happy to see that implemented

Re: [TV orNotTV] Raleigh NC station hits delay button on SNL

> On Nov 13, 2016, at 4:45 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > FWIW, I was surprised that the DC affiliate opted not to censor the various > words that WRAL did. Technically, DC is an owned-and-operated station, not an affiliate — they’d be the least likely to engage in their o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Close to the Enemy

> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 2:36 AM, Adam Bowie > wrote: > > I'm watching this - although an episode behind at the moment (Where is it > airing in the US Kevin?). > > On Dec 8, 2016, at 8:27 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > I found the first episode as a free iTunes download

Re: [TV orNotTV] No no no no no no no no no no

> On Dec 16, 2016, at 8:41 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > It will be the end of all life as we know it. This film was released in 2005, and yet somehow we're still living (if you call this living): http://www.impawards.com/2005/posters/honeymooners_ver2_xlg.jpg --- Jim El

Re: [TV orNotTV] Trump taunts Schwarzeneggar over "Apprentice" ratings

tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uu0d_UHNa4 -- so obviously things are more serious now. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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] Esquire Network transitioning to digital-only

on-demand," >i.e., a programming service that broadcasts as a traditional channel where one >program follows another on a schedule, versus a programming service that has a >menu of viewing options from which one can choose at their leisure. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwan

Re: [TV orNotTV] Time shifting the Grammy Awards

> On Feb 12, 2017, at 4:38 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > > So I've been following the winners of the Grammy Awards on the wire for more > than two hours now and it is going to air st 8 pm eastern/5 pm. west coast, > in about a half hour. Have they done time sifting like this before? > Does this ma

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV: Bob Hope closer to being forgotten in one respect

etterman and Martin will > be > eventually. I wouldn't read too much into this airport name change -- the issue is not that people don't know who Bob Hope was, the issue is that people don't know where "Bob Hope Airport" is. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwang

Re: [TV orNotTV] Don passing on NCAA bracket

e's ever done them > before... ESPN (link) Also, there's a very good chance that Northwestern, the alma mater of a couple of his late-night nemeses -- Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers -- will be making it into the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore has been canceled

show, which would have aired live, hosted by Paul F. Tompkins; the other was basically "Attack of the Show," hosted by Chris Hardwick.) -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subsc

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL to live up to its name in a larger area

y of prime-time anthology specials, too, and the sky hasn't fallen. Being on the West Coast and having satellite, I get TV-MA programming on basic cable channels starting at 7:00 P.M. (occasionally earlier) -- so it seems fairly quaint to be worrying about the TV-14 "SNL" ai

Re: [TV orNotTV] One "Bake-Off" face will follow it to C4

nday during the run). -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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 unsubs

Re: [TV orNotTV] Worst TV commercial ever?

> On Mar 26, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > \When I saw this commercial, all I could think about is how annoying it would > be to have someone using this as they stand next to me while they are > shopping. > Circa 2003, I was at a baseball game where someone seated behind me was using

Re: [TV orNotTV] Winter Games primetime: LIVE to the lower 48

> On Mar 28, 2017, at 5:54 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > "That means social media won’t be ahead of the action in any time zone… Aside from, you know, action that NBC delays for the prime-time broadcast. (If you’re wondering, with the time zone difference, U.S. prime-time lines up with the mor

Re: [TV orNotTV] Winter Games primetime: LIVE to the lower 48

dcast will be 100% live. I can't believe they wouldn't, for example, delay the women's figure skating final as much as they need to in order to get it into the prime-time broadcast -- and get all their commercials in. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Thursday's Colbert

One thing that was affected by the situation in Syria was Thursday’s originally scheduled episode of “Powerless,” which dealt with the main characters being stuck in the office due to a gas attack. I happened to pay particular attention to this because Thursday morning, the L.A. Times ran this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Newest MST3K

> On Apr 17, 2017, at 7:35 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > > I have only watched the first episode, but it wasn't good. The jokes during > the movie were plentiful, but weren't landing. I think my biggest problem was > that Jonah Ray was too loopy. It might be a while before I watch a second > episo

Re: [TV orNotTV] Guest hosts on Kimmel this week

> On May 3, 2017, at 7:23 PM, PGage wrote: > > He announced last night that it will be the 20th anniversary of his start at > The Daily Show. I think he said they were scheduled to be dark, and will just > do this show new that week (maybe anticipating a possible writer's strike?) > mostly as

Re: [TV orNotTV] Question for those with some technical skills with Charter cable boxes

Sounds like there might be some "energy saver" setting that's been triggered somehow. If you can't find it through the box's on-screen menus, you may have to figure out how to get to the "service menu" (Google for that phrase and the box's model number). > On May 12, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Steve Ti

Re: [TV orNotTV] Timeless Cancelled, then UNcancelled

> On May 13, 2017, at 12:39 PM, Marti Lawrence wrote: > > The time travel show was cancelled, but apparently the flurry of requests to > keep the show, caused NBC to reconsider, and the cancellation was undone. The > show will return in 2018. Almost like someone changed the timeline somehow.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Timeless Cancelled, then UNcancelled

> On May 14, 2017, at 4:21 PM, stannc wrote: > > And there was an additional James Bond novel and movie after their encounter > with Ian Fleming. Okay, okay, what I've been waiting for, since the Hindenburg landed safely in the pilot, is one of the travelers making an "oh, the humanity" refe

Re: [TV orNotTV] CW Fall Annotated

> On May 18, 2017, at 3:33 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > I was a kid when this show was on, and all I remember about it were catfights > where the women fell into pools, and shower scenes featuring shower doors > that had frosted glass covering the torso region. > > I suspect the CW version will f

Re: [TV orNotTV] ICYMI: Corden's Opening Last Night

> On May 23, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > ...Conan didn't say anything or if he did, it was at the end... At the end of his show last night, Conan paid tribute to Marsh McCall, an original member of the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" writing staff, who passed away Monday morni

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: National news breaks at 5 PM

> On May 25, 2017, at 4:04 PM, daniel anderson > wrote: > > I've always wondered; do the networks sometimes interrupt local news to do a > bulletin? Do they have a countdown to alert stations? Yes -- if they feel it necessary to do a mandatory special report, they're not going to hold it for

Re: [TV orNotTV] Last Week Tonight - UK Election

> On Jun 13, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > if you want to borrow my Betamax or VHS copy, email me directly. I can dub > to either. Just because you mentioned “USENET in 1988” in your other message, that doesn’t mean your life is now taking place in 1988. -- -- TV or Not TV ..

Re: [TV orNotTV] Live cast reading of a Futurama script...

> On Jun 20, 2017, at 7:41 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > ... streams on Facebook tonight at 8pm PST > > https://www.facebook.com/Futurama/ Despite the fancy graphic, I'm almost positive they mean 8pm PDT. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Megyn's 9 AM-east show drops Sept 25th

> > On Jul 12, 2017, at 8:00 AM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Announced minimally by Politico, monitored by Variety > > (link). Live audience; spokesperson clammed up when asked if the program > will refer at

Re: [TV orNotTV] And the new Doctor Who will be...

My Whovian friend predicts Phoebe Waller-Bridge of "Fleabag" (I'm not familiar with her, but my friend thinks she's wrong for the part of the Doctor.) Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 14, 2017, at 10:07 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > The article speculates Kris Marshall (formerly of Death In Paradise) as

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

> On Jul 21, 2017, at 2:39 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > 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 cit

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

> On Jul 21, 2017, at 8:05 AM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > I think I've still got a free preview going for MLB.tv -- I'll try to > remember to turn on the captions today and confirm that the errors are > consistent with the kind of errors that stenocaptioners make.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: So long, (Coach) Ara Parseghian

And crossword puzzle solvers knew him as 72 Across. -- -- 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, se

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: What if...

> On Aug 14, 2017, at 6:49 AM, Diner wrote: > > Well, considering that they postponed the Oscars for 48 hours when Martin > Luther King was assassinated, and for 24 hours when President Reagan got > shot, I'd say yes too. Perhaps a more piquant comparison -- and the reason I can't believe Da

Re: [TV orNotTV] Late Late Show taping

ed-captioning days of portions of interviews being cut on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (we were creating the captions based on an audio feed of the taping, and if something ended up being cut, an associate producer called us a couple hours later -- or, at least, was sup

Re: [TV orNotTV] Late Late Show taping

ept, I guess, for Drew instead of Clive as host). I think they got 3 episodes out of that taping, at least one of which didn't air for 3 or 4 years. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv/> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you ar

Re: [TV orNotTV] Is NBC Purposely Planning a DVR-Unfriendly Olympics?

" at 7:00 and "XXIII Olympic Games -- Continue" at 10:00. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv/> -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Is NBC Purposely Planning a DVR-Unfriendly Olympics?

luded a grid that, for each separate block of coverage, listed every sport that was potentially "available for coverage" (although no more specific than "basketball (w)," "boxing (m)," etc.). -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv/> -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] CNN: Screw this news shit, let's do some reality, reports NYPost

PN, depending on your opinion about their reality shows/documentaries/X Games/anything else that isn't sports news or live coverage of "legitimate" sporting events. And Comedy Central, depending on your opinion about whether or not the film "Superstar" starring Molly Shannon

Re: [TV orNotTV] Time-Warner software upgrade?

art of the problem is that the converter box and her TV don't seem to get along very well; switching to or between HD channels causes the TV to go black for 3-5 seconds with each new channel.) -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (T

Re: [TV orNotTV] NYT: Kimmel to 11:35, Nightline to 12:35

't hurt him in building the current "'Nerdist' empire"; he had quite a leg up over the average geek-with-a-podcast.) -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Vin Scully To Return For Year 64

TV broadcast will be blacked out in your area (that's true of both MLB.tv and MLB Extra Innings). -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- 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] Drunk Crazy Man Breaks into Republican Convention Floor, Interviewed on CNN

t on Twitter, but I'll let them speak up if they want. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- 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] A giant peacock plops its ass on top of some of Comcast's Sportsnet logo.

al sports networks have, as of September 1st, changed their logos to a version of the Fox Sports "oval." (They even switched to new mic flags, judging by the Tampa Bay Rays baseball broadcasts.) -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)

Re: [TV orNotTV] Meet the new SNL players

misen's gone. Fred Armisen is still going to be on the show -- the cast members who departed were Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, and Abby Elliott. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Meet the new SNL players

th the premise that we get to see/hear the "imaginary friend" version of Obama that Eastwood was speaking to. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "T

Re: [TV orNotTV] You think the AMC fans are mad...

s BTN and Dish does not -- but Dish has the Pac-12 Networks, and DirecTV does not. Your choice of TV provider must now depend solely upon which college football team is your favorite! -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL season opener review

where Asian Pop lives")." Tom Shales has never heard of YouTube. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- 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] SNL season opener review

g -- or I bet Kate McKinnon, blonde, wouldn't even need a wig -- and talking about freeway routings in order to take over Kristen Wiig's "role" on "The Californians.") -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV: WLS-FM pulls a CBS-FM, sort of

who like CBS' Dan Taylor gets plugged into mornings... > Robert Feder covers it, as does "Forgotten Hits" blogger and Chicagoan Kent > Kotal... -- BOB Now they just need to swap frequencies with Northwestern University's WNUR at 89.3, and they can bring back the original

Re: [TV orNotTV] For those who can't get enough Sorkin -- Politics as Theater

And "formally" came to mean "formerly" (as seen on The Simpsons on Sunday) and "Super Bowl" switched its spelling to "Superbowl" (as seen on Doctor Who on Saturday). Sent from my iPhone On Oct 2, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: >> Sigh.

Re: [TV orNotTV] For those who can't get enough Sorkin -- Politics as Theater

On Oct 2, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > Last year e-mail became email Seems like it was longer ago than that! It's been at least a couple of years since even stodgy old Yahoo! updated its corporate style guide to make that change. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.e

Re: [TV orNotTV] Premiere-month haiku

On Oct 9, 2012, at 5:31 AM, Diner wrote: > And they made the announcement on Chevy Chase's birthday. Stay classy, NBC. Long article by TV Guide editor Michael Schneider about "Community"-related things and stuff: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Community-Port-Guarascio-105

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Munsters redux salvaged as telemovie

ad on this list -- those shows' premieres are now TBD. Looking forward to "Mockingbird Lane," if for no other reason than it seems like it's been a while since the networks actually aired a failed pilot. The only thing missing is the old-school TV Guide listings designation

Re: [TV orNotTV] Question for the group mind

t I remember Fox promoting most relentlessly during last year's playoffs was "Terra Nova," so, really, enough said. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv/> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [TV orNotTV] West Coast TVorNotTV-Watchers, How Do They Handle the Debate?

he event runs long. Why is that important? "Wheel" episodes are standalone, but "Jeopardy!" is a continuing series. -- Jim Ellwanger <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Battlestar Galactica Ruins A Perfectly Good Word

for use during daytime programing and any family > shows. Conan's new word was spelled "krunk." "Crunk," which is primarily a style of hip-hop music (any drug-related context is incidental) is apparently unrelated -- the term originated in southern African-American slan

Re: [TV orNotTV] The most popular TV personality in Puerto Rico...

On Oct 19, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > ...is a costumed human-sized puppet with a shrill voice and penchant for > mischievous gossip and scandal-mongering. They call her "The Godmother." On the mainland, we call her "Joan Rivers." -- Jim Ellwanger

Re: [TV orNotTV] The hurricane, NYC and late night

On Oct 29, 2012, at 9:21 AM, donz5 wrote: > Tom Malone reports from fb-afl that LSwDL will tape tonight. However, a tweet from the Brooklyn Academy of Music says that tonight's Jimmy Kimmel taping has been canceled: https://twitter.com/BAM_Brooklyn/status/262954979634081792 -- Jim E

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