Re: Young Sheldon Spinoff Even MASH went one spin off too far.
On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 4:21 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/tvornottv/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/tvornottv/topics> > > - RIP Tom Shales <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_0> - 6 Updates > - 'After Midnight' Finally Premiering--POINTS! > <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_1> - 3 Updates > - NFL Post-Season Flex <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_2> - 4 > Updates > - Chase presides over 25th-anny Sopranos reunion at Little Italy spot > <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_3> - 1 Update > - RIP Bill Hayes <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_4> - 1 Update > - Young Sheldon spinoff to feature Georgie and Mandy > <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_5> - 1 Update > - NoTV: Veteran BBC DJ DIes at 83 > <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_6> - 1 Update > - Hi Cillian!--'Oppenheimer' Comes to Peacock Feb. 16 > <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_7> - 1 Update > - CW unveils new branding <#m_3395808243670530667_group_thread_8> - 1 > Update > > RIP Tom Shales > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/2aee20423376a84e?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Melissa P <[email protected]>: Jan 13 03:41PM -0500 > > Longtime *Washington Post* TV critic > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Jan 13 03:01PM -0600 > > His Post obit: > > https://wapo.st/4aT2Pvr > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM Melissa P <[email protected]> > wrote: > > PGage <[email protected]>: Jan 13 03:18PM -0800 > > He was a high impact writer, on television, and in the earlier years of > this list. His books were interesting, but also infuriating. My problem > with him was not so much that I frequently disagreed with him, but that he > often seemed like the stereotype of a critic who cared more about his own > ego and rhetorical turns of phrase than he did about the work he was > writing about. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > David Bruggeman <[email protected]>: Jan 14 01:25AM > > Presumably Craig T. Nelson was unavailable for comment. > David > > On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 03:18:34 PM PST, PGage <[email protected]> > wrote: > > He was a high impact writer, on television, and in the earlier years of > this list. His books were interesting, but also infuriating. My problem > with him was not so much that I frequently disagreed with him, but that he > often seemed like the stereotype of a critic who cared more about his own > ego and rhetorical turns of phrase than he did about the work he was > writing about. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 at 1:01 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > > His Post obit: > https://wapo.st/4aT2Pvr > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 2:41 PM Melissa P <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Longtime Washington Post TV critic > "Kevin M." <[email protected]>: Jan 13 05:37PM -0800 > > It’s been years since I even heard his name. As I recall, he tried to use > television criticism as a form of social criticism, but he didn’t seem to > like television (or society) very much. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > Tom Wolper <[email protected]>: Jan 13 11:30PM -0500 > > I remember reading him in the Washington Post decades ago when I lived in > the DC area. He took TV seriously as a cultural force and not just mindless > entertainment. > > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > 'After Midnight' Finally Premiering--POINTS! > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/fc03310f9a7fa9de?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Jeff Metzner <[email protected]>: Jan 13 01:53PM -0800 > > I was surprised they didn't have a clip of the show on Colbert. I know > they > probably won't film the premiere until the day of or the day before, but > surely they must have made some test shows? > > Anyway, I also set a Season Pass. I wonder what percentage of current TiVo > owners are in this thread? > > On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:38:38 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: > > David Bruggeman <[email protected]>: Jan 14 01:36AM > > They don't even have a clip of the show on its Paramount + or Facebook > pages. > I have my expectations set about as low as they were for the Hardwick > edition, so I'll probably like it. My only concern is whether it can > really fill an hour. The show seemed to work best with a high joke volume, > and that takes a lot of work. > Best,David > > On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 01:53:45 PM PST, Jeff Metzner < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I was surprised they didn't have a clip of the show on Colbert. I know > they probably won't film the premiere until the day of or the day before, > but surely they must have made some test shows? > Anyway, I also set a Season Pass. I wonder what percentage of current TiVo > owners are in this thread? > > On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:38:38 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: > > I just watched her interview too. Meh.I have low expectations for > anything after 1130pm. > I have set a TiVo Season Pass. > > /Doug > [email protected] > On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 19:18 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Just watched "comedy superstar" Tomlinson's appearance with Colbert last > week, and my initial impression is that she's unfunny and bland enough that > she won't distract from the guests. > I had expected gameplay similar to the original version ("Points!"), but > the examples she provided Colbert indicate that Tuesday will be a one-off > for me. The bar for success is low here, but it looked like it'll be awful > (though still better than Byron Allen). > --Dave Sikula > > On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 2:13:10 PM UTC-8 Mark Jeffries wrote: > > The CBS reboot of "@midnight" hosted by Taylor Tomlinson finally debuts on > Jan. 16 (or technically Jan. 17) after Colbert at 12:37 a.m. ET--We assume > either the affiliates will take over at 1:07 a.m. or the Eye will keep > repeating "Comics Unleashed" at that time: > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/after-midnight-premiere-date-cbs-1235779286/#recipient_hashed=04cc8432e89af1614e2b95d666f830a827568c45d7e9abbbd46ed84bf99ddfc7&recipient_salt=f8f1afe78c2d990c75c3121d1fa116315cbb1eda09b65c89df333468970da653 > Dave Sikula <[email protected]>: Jan 14 02:52AM > > If the sample game Colbert played is any indication, there will be no > jokes, so the work will be that much harder. > --Dave Sikula > > On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 05:36:33 PM PST, 'David Bruggeman' via > TVorNotTV <[email protected]> wrote: > > They don't even have a clip of the show on its Paramount + or Facebook > pages. > I have my expectations set about as low as they were for the Hardwick > edition, so I'll probably like it. My only concern is whether it can > really fill an hour. The show seemed to work best with a high joke volume, > and that takes a lot of work. > Best,David > > On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 01:53:45 PM PST, Jeff Metzner < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I was surprised they didn't have a clip of the show on Colbert. I know > they probably won't film the premiere until the day of or the day before, > but surely they must have made some test shows? > Anyway, I also set a Season Pass. I wonder what percentage of current TiVo > owners are in this thread? > > On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 7:38:38 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: > > I just watched her interview too. Meh.I have low expectations for > anything after 1130pm. > I have set a TiVo Season Pass. > > /Doug > [email protected] > On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 19:18 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Just watched "comedy superstar" Tomlinson's appearance with Colbert last > week, and my initial impression is that she's unfunny and bland enough that > she won't distract from the guests. > I had expected gameplay similar to the original version ("Points!"), but > the examples she provided Colbert indicate that Tuesday will be a one-off > for me. The bar for success is low here, but it looked like it'll be awful > (though still better than Byron Allen). > --Dave Sikula > > On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 2:13:10 PM UTC-8 Mark Jeffries wrote: > > The CBS reboot of "@midnight" hosted by Taylor Tomlinson finally debuts on > Jan. 16 (or technically Jan. 17) after Colbert at 12:37 a.m. ET--We assume > either the affiliates will take over at 1:07 a.m. or the Eye will keep > repeating "Comics Unleashed" at that time: > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/after-midnight-premiere-date-cbs-1235779286/#recipient_hashed=04cc8432e89af1614e2b95d666f830a827568c45d7e9abbbd46ed84bf99ddfc7&recipient_salt=f8f1afe78c2d990c75c3121d1fa116315cbb1eda09b65c89df333468970da653 > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/_AMxD5p_qd4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1128316063.686027.1705196186059%40mail.yahoo.com > . > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > NFL Post-Season Flex > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/5fe39dc22b81c770?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Ben Scripps <[email protected]>: Jan 13 01:19PM -0500 > > Sunday's Steelers at Buffalo game gets delayed to Monday at 4:30 (CBS) > thanks to the massive winter storm pummeling the region: > > https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/13/pittsburgh-steelers-buffalo-bills-game-postponed-winter-storm > < > https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/13/pittsburgh-steelers-buffalo-bills-game-postponed-winter-storm > > > > (Here in Michigan, we're still digging out from a foot of snow overnight, > with 50+ mph winds and more snow predicted for later today.) > Marti Lawrence <[email protected]>: Jan 13 10:35AM -0800 > > The playoff game here in Kansas City is going on as scheduled this > evening, > despite the snow and record cold temperatures expected during game time. > We don't have much accumulation though, and the stadium has been preparing > by adding "warming stations" throughout the interior and parking lot of > Arrowhead. > > ~Marti > > On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 12:19:47 PM UTC-6 Ben Scripps wrote: > > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Jan 13 01:06PM -0600 > > But Tay-Tay will be there. > > The game itself is on Peacock. NBC is airing another playoff game and is > scheduled to run a "Wild Card Playoff Special" at 8 tonight before the game > at 8:30 ET. (The game will be live on WTVJ in Miami and KSHB in KC.) I am > guessing once every minute that the host will be saying "the only way to > see this game is on Peacock--if you don't have Peacock, go to > peacocktv.com > and sign up now and you'll see tonight's game!" > > Meanwhile, NBC will be offering instead of the game at 8:30 a "Super > Special Preview" of "Deal or No Deal Island," followed by a repeat of > Monday's "AGT Dream League." If you want an "SNL" repeat, wait until 11:30. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 12:35 PM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Tom Wolper <[email protected]>: Jan 13 03:08PM -0500 > > Buffalo wants to keep the roads clear for snow plows and emergency > vehicles. Pittsburgh is a 3 hour drive away who knows how many fans got > secondary market tickets and are driving up. > > I’ve sat through several Steelers games in single digit temperatures. By > the second half I just want the game to end and I don’t care who wins. One > game I went to the men’s room and it was packed with men getting away from > the wind and listening to the radio feed on speakers. > > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > Chase presides over 25th-anny Sopranos reunion at Little Italy spot > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/6fac10f94dc051b1?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Marti Lawrence <[email protected]>: Jan 13 10:28AM -0800 > > I sure felt old when I watched Jeopardy yesterday, and the clue was > something about Adrianna meeting her fate in the episode, "Long Term > Parking." I shouted out the answer immediately, but NONE of the > contestants > knew it. > > ~Marti > > On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:06:25 AM UTC-6 Bob Jersey wrote: > > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > RIP Bill Hayes > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/b801449c625af1b1?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > "Kevin M." <[email protected]>: Jan 13 10:05AM -0800 > > Played Doug Williams, aka Hope’s dad, for over 50 years on Days of Our > Lives. He and his wife Susan were as delightful off screen as they were on > screen. When I was an NBC page, he and a few others set the tone of > professionalism to be followed by the rest of the (younger) cast: keep it > light, but do it right. He was 98. > > https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67967665.amp > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > Young Sheldon spinoff to feature Georgie and Mandy > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/e56f39ff6126ef50?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Marti Lawrence <[email protected]>: Jan 13 09:51AM -0800 > > We enjoyed Big Bang Theory, and are fond of Young Sheldon, although I > think > it is time to end it, as Sheldon is becoming annoying. The peripheral > family characters are OK as a part of the whole, but I don't see them > carrying a sitcom. I don't dislike them, I just don't think they are > interesting enough to be leads. > I could be way wrong though. > Guess we'll see. > > ~Marti > > On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 4:51:01 PM UTC-6 Bob Jersey wrote: > > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > NoTV: Veteran BBC DJ DIes at 83 > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/d3c432f118b96a14?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Jan 13 09:47AM -0800 > > Annie Nightingale was the first woman DJ hired by BBC Radio 1 in 1970--her > last program was on this past Dec. 19--working at night allowed her not to > follow a playlist but follow her heart, supporting punk and new wave in > the > 70s and techno music for many years thereafter--on television, she was > also > a host of the long-running BBC2 music show "The Old Grey Whistle > Test"--she > died Thursday at her London home after a short illness: > > https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67955757 > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > Hi Cillian!--'Oppenheimer' Comes to Peacock Feb. 16 > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/492f4f4663918082?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Jan 13 09:28AM -0800 > > Just in time for Oscar voting--the other end of Barbenheimer is already on > Max--Hi Margot! Hi Greta!: > > https://www.thewrap.com/oppenheimer-streaming-release-date-peacock/ > > Peacock will also be adding most of Christopher Nolan's other films to > their lineup in February. Maybe Max should try to pick up "Lady Bird" and > "LIttle Women." > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > CW unveils new branding > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/ecd5c6c2b612c0c0?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Jan 13 10:36AM -0600 > > And the CDub has added "The Conners" reruns to the lineup, but running it > once a week. There have to be people at ABC who just want to wring Tom > Werner's neck for this deal, because it makes it look like the show moved > first-run to CW when it didn't. > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > Back to top <#m_3395808243670530667_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. 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