With all the interest in Have I Got News US version, the Brit version is again showing up in my YT feed. I am subscribed, but that doesn't seem to have any effect in what shows up in my feed :-(
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:17 PM <[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> > [image: > Google Groups Logo] > <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> > > - Former NBC Exec Apologizes for Donald Trump > <#m_-2872048547626059475_group_thread_0> - 3 Updates > - Have I Got News for You <#m_-2872048547626059475_group_thread_1> - 2 > Updates > > Former NBC Exec Apologizes for Donald Trump > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/d4ec9e3199210370?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>: Oct 18 07:48AM -0700 > > John MIller, marketing chief at NBC for 25 years, apologizes in the > current > U.S. News for making people think that Trump was a great businessman in > promoting "The Apprentice" and helping to make him well-known enough > outside of Page Six readers to be where he is now: > > > https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-16/we-created-a-tv-illusion-for-the-apprentice-but-the-real-trump-threatens-america > > OK, Mark Burnett--your turn. > Kevin M. <[email protected]>: Oct 18 07:49AM -0700 > > I tried warning everyone. > > Nobody listens to Kevin. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > Melissa P <[email protected]>: Oct 18 09:01PM -0400 > > Although I haven't read *Lucky Loser*, I understand that it covers Trump's > lucrative arrangement with Burnett, which wasn't covered in *Apprentice in > Wonderland*, which I did read. Trump made more money from *Celebrity > Apprentice* than anything else he's done in his life. Unlike the *New York > Times* investigative reporters, Setoodeh didn't have access to the > financial records. He portrayed Burnett as an odd character with an > implication or two about his sexuality. > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Back to top <#m_-2872048547626059475_digest_top> > Have I Got News for You > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/1266ad92d6e744cb?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Adam Bowie <[email protected]>: Oct 18 03:57PM +0100 > > A few episodes in and I think the CNN version of HIGNFY is really finding > its feet. Everyone is getting a lot more comfortable in their roles and it > all feels a lot more natural. I think Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black > are both working well and the guests have been largely decent. > > For what it's worth, we're getting the CNN version on the BBC - airing late > evenings on Tuesdays after Newsnight. A couple of weeks ago I noticed the > same exploding sewer clip air on both US and UK shows in the same week > which is the first obvious case of sharing I've spotted. And interestingly, > Roy Wood Jr is flying in to guest host the UK version on 8 November > (meaning it'll record on 7 November if they stick to their normal > schedule). > > > Adam > > Dave Sikula <[email protected]>: Oct 18 08:58PM > > I agree it's gotten much better. Ruffin's "excited" act can wear thin, but > if the guests are good and sharp (unlike, say, Ana Navarro, who was a > trainwreck), the show works. I just wish they'd add a few games. > Regardless, it's miles ahead of the commercials-marathon known as "After > Midnight." > --Dave Sikula > > On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 07:57:53 AM PDT, Adam Bowie < > [email protected]> wrote: > > A few episodes in and I think the CNN version of HIGNFY is really finding > its feet. Everyone is getting a lot more comfortable in their roles and it > all feels a lot more natural. I think Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black > are both working well and the guests have been largely decent. > For what it's worth, we're getting the CNN version on the BBC - airing > late evenings on Tuesdays after Newsnight. A couple of weeks ago I noticed > the same exploding sewer clip air on both US and UK shows in the same week > which is the first obvious case of sharing I've spotted. And interestingly, > Roy Wood Jr is flying in to guest host the UK version on 8 November > (meaning it'll record on 7 November if they stick to their normal schedule). > > Adam > On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 7:17 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I kind of got that, but on CNN there really was no mention of points in > the set up, and Hist Woods did not even make the cursory “Points!” > Exclamation for responses he found funny (maybe he did it once or twice > near the end). The Libertarian guy made the most references to it, which > implied that there must have been some points set up and explanation near > the start of the show that got cut. > If they want to keep the points conceit, but still have flexibility to cut > bits that don’t work (and please, keep doing this) then seems it would not > be too hard to just have Woods say “Points” whenever he wants, put up a > score board on the screen created in post production to roughly track the > parts kept in the show, and announce some kind of winner at end. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 at 6:42 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Re the points. In the UK version, they don't matter as mentioned, and you > can only glimpse the scorebox in a handful of very wide shots. The reason > is basically because rounds get dropped because they're not funny enough. > Then there's an ongoing running gag in the UK that Paul Merton [nearly] > always wins, and Ian Hislop loses. But the points only really "exist" as a > concept because there are two teams. If there are teams, then there must be > a score. QED. > On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 2:17 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I was surprised by how much I liked the first show - so much better than > “After Midnight.” It seemed like the point of the show is for the civilian > is to be kind of a straight man, and I thought he was fine, though maybe he > or Wood should have somehow brought in a little bit of who he was in real > life. Wood was funny, but I agree the energy level was a bit off; it’s > almost like they watched the first eek of After Midnight and decided > whatever they did they wanted to avoid that desperate manic vibe. I know > the points don’t matter but they hardly existed at all, o scoreboard or > explanation, so it sounded like a non sequitur when they were mentioned a > few times late in the show. > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > On Sun, 15 Sep 2024 at 11:55 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone else watch it? I have no familiarity with the British version, so I > can't compare it. > For the most part, it wasn't very good. While I like Roy Wood Jr. a lot, > and run hot and cold on Amber Ruffin and Robin Thede, it was one of the > first times I've liked Ian Michael Black. > The two biggest problems I found were 1) the Libertarian panelist. It > wasn't his politics (which mostly went unexpressed); it was that he was > basically a smart author forced to compete with four professional > comedians, and there aren't a lot of civilians who are equipped for that. > He was game, but out of his depth. (For example, in the closing "What Will > Be News Next Week?" bit, the other three gave humorous answers while his > was sober and serious.) > > The other, bigger, problem was that it felt like -- despite a live > audience -- there was a lot of dead air; it was a 30--minute show crammed > into a 60-minute slot. > > To be honest, probably the liveliest and most unexpected thing on the show > was the two unbleeped "motherfuckers." Guess CNN didn't go with a > seven-second delay. > > Hopefully, they'll solve some of the problems as they go along, but right > now, there's not a lot there. > --Dave Sikula > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a5cbcd06-6724-4686-be49-0af9a0fe4014n%40googlegroups.com > . > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKq2o50L66KnHFmXZrpPrEUxP%3DZv7ByeKj8-89f-f%2BAJQ%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDpeBuftj%2BfftLEovD-dM4RLEO%3DJ4sT8OSHm7py2pYLdQ%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK-qy_XNUMMQFn9_aEe4tXuWzXyVwWiE2M8-qQJg5751w%40mail.gmail.com > . > > > > -- > 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/EmatktbnRMs/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/CAD_sJGAVG2QaKUvnm3bwRhq2sQNJPoRy5MskM88s2p%2Br4ZFapA%40mail.gmail.com > . > Back to top <#m_-2872048547626059475_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. 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