> This is exactly what happened with Gray. The first question was within > bounds. Rose deflected it pretty nicely. But then Gray decided to > press in a situation where there was clearly nothing to gain. And Rose > started calling him out on it, at which point it became a battle of > who has the bigger phallus. You can blame them both for the ending, > but at the end of the day, it's the responsibility of the "reporter" > to understand the bigger picture.
That's a reasonable criticism of Gray, but Rose is the bigger, uh, villain in that situation. > And I think the incident in the interview in which Gray waited six > minutes before asking the basic question brings back the same issue: > Gray inserting himself to a level far beyond that which anyone else > would've appreciated. I'm sure that Gray was just sticking to the script. You can fault him for participating at all, but he wasn't there to do a standard interview. > > > > PGage <[email protected]> Jul 10 05:52PM -0700 ^ > >> who has the bigger phallus. You can blame them both for the ending, >> but at the end of the day, it's the responsibility of the "reporter" >> to understand the bigger picture. > > The two incidents have almost nothing in common. Blake was actually playing > the game - Rose was not. Blake didn't do anything wrong. Rose did. Blake > didn't lie about it; Rose did. I don't think the incident with Rose ended > badly at all - except for him, as it was yet another public and high profile > reiteration of a lie that was transparent at the time, and which he is still > trying to walk himself back from. > > > > Topic: Don Johnson is an ass > > "Melissa P" <[email protected]> Jul 10 06:42PM -0400 ^ > > Johnson won the case -- more than $20 million. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kevin M. > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Don Johnson is an ass > >> Well, the subject header is that "Don Johnson is *an* ass", not "Don > Johnson >> is *the* ass". > >> This was a law suit between ass holes, and as big an ass hole as Don > Johnson >> is, there are bigger ones in Hollywood. I have not followed the details of >> this case and have no opinion on how deserved to win, but in general I am > in >> favor of more rational, transparent, professional, honest and less > assholly >> accounting practices in Hollywood. > > I agree with PGage on the issue of more transparency being needed in > the world of TV production. In much the same way NBC claimed Conan's > show lost money by lumping in the construction of a brand new studio, > the relocation of key staff members from NY to LA, and so on, any > major studio can essentially pull numbers out of thin air when > attempting to demonstrate a loss in revenue. That said, there is > something humorous in anyone fighting for the "honor" of claiming Nash > Bridges as their intellectual property. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > > "Melissa P" <[email protected]> Jul 10 07:22PM -0400 ^ > > Oops, I apologize for missing a previous post. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melissa P [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:43 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Don Johnson is an ass > > Johnson won the case -- more than $20 million. > > > > Topic: What, no comments yet on the Conan nomination? > > "Melissa P" <[email protected]> Jul 10 06:48PM -0400 ^ > > I was watching The Today Show when the nominations were announced and then > kept the show on past 9 to listen to the discussion. As expected, the panel > discussed surprises and those who weren't nominated and I kept thinking: > when is someone going to mention the Conan nomination(s). Okay, I am a > little slow these days, it seems. It suddenly dawned on me that I was > watching NBC and was not going to be hearing that subject discussed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Tom Wolper > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 3:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] What, no comments yet on the Conan nomination? > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Melissa P <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Talk about a message being sent to NBC. > > It feels more like a conflict of high school cliques than a > celebration of TV excellence. > > -- > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > > Topic: From the Women on The Daily Show > > David Bruggeman <[email protected]> Jul 10 01:44PM -0700 ^ > > http://www.thedailyshow.com/message > > Some pushback against the latest wave of commentary about the demographics > of > The Daily Show staff. Would have been better to see this a couple of years > ago, > but nice that it's out there. > > FWIW, yeah, the group that gets on the Emmy podium is more white and male > than > it should be. But I think that is still true of a lot of writing staffs for > many shows. > > David > > > > "Melissa P" <[email protected]> Jul 10 06:40PM -0400 ^ > > In the years I've been watching sitcom credits, I've seen a major increase > in the percentage of women in the writers room. > > > > Melissa > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th6t9xvul88> Curious about the email > address? Listen to the most beautiful song ever sung. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David Bruggeman > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 4:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TV orNotTV] From the Women on The Daily Show > > > > http://www.thedailyshow.com/message > > Some pushback against the latest wave of commentary about the demographics > of The Daily Show staff. Would have been better to see this a couple of > years ago, but nice that it's out there. > > FWIW, yeah, the group that gets on the Emmy podium is more white and male > than it should be. But I think that is still true of a lot of writing > staffs for many shows. > > David > > > > > > -- > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > > -- > 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 [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- 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. 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