[TV orNotTV] Re: Comcast users to get Peacock/AppleTV+/Netflix bundle

At first I was thinking this was a good thing, but then I realized that I still have at least 1 free year of Peacock coming to me, and I'd have to muck with my Apple services bundle to extricate the AppleTV+ service (and probably end up paying more overall)...so, meh. On Tuesday, May 14, 2024

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Office US" sequel greenlighted at Peacock

I'm glad it's more of a spiritual sequel than an outright reboot - the press says it's the same documentary crew from "The Office" - so I'm inclined to give it a chance. On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:39:47 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > The streamer, exclusive home of the original, picks up the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Young Sheldon finale SPOILER

Not much of a spoiler, really - press about [SPOILED EVENT] came out a while ago. On Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8:42:37 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > On THR. > > (link, > with photos) >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Game Show Production 101?

RPCV) > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 10:30 AM M-D November wrote: > >> If it doesn't involve spinning a big wheel to determine your final grade, >> I'm not interested. >> >> On Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 11:25:18 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: >> >>> CSU

[TV orNotTV] Re: Game Show Production 101?

If it doesn't involve spinning a big wheel to determine your final grade, I'm not interested. On Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 11:25:18 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > CSU LA to offer courses on how to get jobs on game shows. > > I called Dick Clark Productions. I was hired five hours later. Worked

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Suits' Comes to OTA Years After the Fact

Philly is confusing - WPHL/17 still carries the MyNet affiliation (and their logo is still vaguely MyNet-shaped), but with CBS dropping the CW affiliation on WPSG/57, it looks like Nexstar picked it up as the primary affiliation for PHL17. [image: Untitled.png] On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at

[TV orNotTV] Re: Another Hollywood catfight

I get that it's cool to go after the 'it-girl' (it-person?), and obviously personal preference is a thing (I, for instance, don't understand Taylor Swift's appeal), and maybe the criticism against "Anyone But You" is valid, but I (as a red-blooded heterosexual male) would be hard pressed to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mr McMahon sells off millions in WWE stock

Vince was never great at reading the room; I have a feeling that those closest to him (at least, the ones still talking to him) told him it was time to tap out for good. If you saw any of Wrestlemania this past weekend (streaming on Peacock!), there was a lot of talk about a new era under Paul

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC cans "Quantum Leap 2.0"

Hopefully the fans of the show (which I was not, sad to say - I wanted to like it, but...eh) get a more satisfying ending than a title card that wasn't checked for errors before being spliced into the final cut. On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 9:08:18 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > The season-two

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: (Semi-TV) Whose Line? live shows - how do the tours differ?

show taping, but I > would guess both crowds were larger than the studio audience by at least a > factor of 4. > > This didn't stop people from the upper rows (which is where I sat) from > yelling stuff out. > > Best, > David > > On Monday, February 19, 2024

[TV orNotTV] Re: (Semi-TV) Whose Line? live shows - how do the tours differ?

Minor point of clarification: the Greg/Ryan/Jeff/Joel tour is "Whose LIVE Anyway?". They use the TV's show's name extensively in advertising, but not in the actual title of the show. I haven't seen the Brad/Colin tour, but I saw Whose Live a couple of years back at the Keswick in Glenside

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jon Stewart to return to "The Daily Show" as EP and part-time host through 2024 election

>>> his Late Show appearances, he seemed to be leaning a little too hard into >>> COVID conspiracies, and (for me) too much of his work on TDS was >>> both-sidesing things for which there were really only one side. >>> >>> I'll watch, but with a wary

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wil Wheaton Attacks David for His 'Today' Show Elmo Assault

Joe - "times have changed": https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/07/homer-strangle-bart-simpsons Mark - I don't think Boomers give much of a damn about Elmo one way or the other; it's us GEN-Xers that have an undying hatred for Elmo (or, at least, I did until I became a dad and

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dr Johnny Fever returns! (as a compilation)

I thought all of the 'original music' episodes were lost to time and lack of foresight...? On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:04:02 PM UTC-5 Joe Hass wrote: > Someone went through the original music versions of WKRP, took all of > Howard Hessman's air checks, and compiled a three-hour "shift".

[TV orNotTV] Oh Sweet Jesus - Allen Bids for Paramount Global

Media Poochie strikes again. $30 Billion. https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/byron-allen-paramount-global-allen-media-group-1235892590/? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'After Midnight' Finally Premiering--POINTS!

I've watched the first two episodes, and honestly, as a fan of the original @midnight, I thought they were pretty solid. I do miss Chris Hardwick's command of the game (Tomlinson will get there in time, but it's also possible she's not forced to run the show like it's on speed because they

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'Road House' Reboot Director Not Nice About Amazon MGM Steaming Film Instead of Theaters

Road House (2024): Prime Don't Hurt. On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 12:07:40 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Doug Liman ("Bourne Identity," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith") says that he made the > remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze vehicle (with Jake Gyllenhaal in the > Swayze role of the world's greatest

[TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart to return to "The Daily Show" as EP and part-time host through 2024 election

https://www.axios.com/2024/01/24/jon-stewart-daily-show-host-return-election - among other places. 勞 M-D ...and now, your moment of Zen. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Netflix Grabs 'WWE Raw' from USA

UTC-5 Adam Bowie wrote: > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM M-D November wrote: > >> Would I be right in interpreting this to mean that the Netflix deal >> effectively shutters the WWE Network standalone service internationally, >> much as the Peacock migration did in the U

[TV orNotTV] Re: Netflix Grabs 'WWE Raw' from USA

Would I be right in interpreting this to mean that the Netflix deal effectively shutters the WWE Network standalone service internationally, much as the Peacock migration did in the US? On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 12:17:30 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > In a ten-year, $5B deal with the

Re: [TV orNotTV] CW unveils new branding

With the end of the Arrowverse, I think the only thing left that I watch regularly on The CW is "Whose Line...?", but even that'll be going away soon. And come to think of it, I'm not even sure where the CW affiliation went in Philly - I know that with the split from CBS, WPSG/57 is back to

Re: [TV orNotTV] ABC News brings back Love in the Afternoon

So, coming soon from ABC News, the latest replacement for World News Now, "GMA After Dark"? M-D It's late at night, you're wide awake, and you're not wearing pants / So grab your World News Now mug, and everybody dance! On Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 9:28:05 AM UTC-5 Bob Jersey wrote: > On

[TV orNotTV] Re: Prime video Canada... I got the email about ads

They're doing the same in the US. On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:47:30 PM UTC-5 Doug Eastick wrote: > $2.99 CAD to go Ad free. > > > > /Doug > eas...@mcd.on.ca > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Your Globes Host is Jo Koy--Who?

Maybe it's because I listen to a lot of standup, but Jo Kay is hardly "unheralded". He's done a number of Netflix specials (the modern equivalent the old 1hr HBO special), has done some TV and VO and has a few film credits to his name, including fronting the file "Easter Sunday" last year.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Allen Tries to Buy BET--Again

Ah, Byron Allen. The vestigial organ of the entertainment industry. On Friday, December 22, 2023 at 10:47:58 AM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Paramount Global had offered the net earlier this year and got bids from > Byron Allen, Tyler Perry and Sean Combs before they pulled it off the >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Warners wants to screw up Paramount, too

On Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 6:00:01 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: > Merger talks are underway. > > Someone in government has to cry “monopoly” at some point, don’t they? > > > https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-talks-1235847958/ > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) >

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Host of Jeopardy? Ken Jennings

While there was a case to be made for having a more diverse host (Laura Coates, Alex's personal choice, comes to mind; I never bought into the notion of having LeVar Burton succeed Alex - it just wasn't a good fit), I think there's a large segment of the Jeopardy audience who wanted Ken to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Freeform Out of Scripted Business

I'm forced to wonder - given the insane terms of "The 700 Club" commitment, can Disney even close Freeform down if they want to, or would they be required to find a buyer who will continue to honor the agreement to air T7C in perpetuity for free? On Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 10:46:02 AM

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rebrand of Showtime now set for Jan 8th

I believe there's also a co-branded channel w/ BET. Sodoes that become BET on Paramount+ with Showtime? Try getting THAT into an EPG... I'll echo Jim - I've used the P+ app on multiple AppleTVs, iPhone and iPad and have never had an issue, both for prerecorded fare and live NFL. (For a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Disney Buying Out Comcast's Share in Hulu

I don't have the bundle, but I reupped my Hulu sub on Black Friday for $0.99/mo using the same account as my D+ account; the system must THINK I have the bundle, because I have visibility on the Hulu Beta tile in D+ as well. Works well, until I get served an ad which causes D+ to crash (at

[TV orNotTV] Re: “Did I Do That To Christmas?” now available

LITERALLY NO ONE IS "CRAVING" URKEL. On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 11:24:28 AM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: > For those craving Urkel, Wyatt Cenac produced an animated special a few > years ago. Shockingly, Warners didn’t release it. It has been repackaged as > “Urkel Saves Christmas” and is not

[TV orNotTV] Re: We do not have movie sign

Sad but true. I still believe the campaign was not well timed; it launched while the SAG/AFTRA strike was still ongoing and there wasn't much support from the cast (save for Joel, in a production capacity) until the very end of the campaign. Had the campaign launched after the strike ended and

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

, Kevin M. < > drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I thought the late Sabine Schmitz was a great presenter on the series, but > nobody else was able to conjure a fraction of the chemistry of the big > trio, no matter how hard they tried. And they tried hard. > > On Wed, No

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

e was able to conjure a fraction of the chemistry of the big > trio, no matter how hard they tried. And they tried hard. > > On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM M-D November wrote: > >> I'll be honest, I didn't even realize the flagship show was still >> running. I know it co

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Top Gear' Put on Hiatus by BBC

I'll be honest, I didn't even realize the flagship show was still running. I know it continued after the Clarkson/Hammond/May exodus, but I quickly lost interest in it. On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 1:39:08 PM UTC-5 John Edwards wrote: > The story acting as if “Freddie” is his real name

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Blue Bloods' Hangs It Up After 14 Seasons

It doesn't play as "get off my lawn" as some of the ads make it look, mainly because of the multi-generational element to the primary cast. Having Tom Selleck stare at the camera disapprovingly isn't that big of a component as it might have at the start of the run (although your tolerance for

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wayne Brady improvises car crash and road rage?

The TMZ article conveniently links to the whole sketch: https://www.tmz.com/2023/11/20/wayne-brady-car-accident-physical-fight-driver-malibu/ On Monday, November 20, 2023 at 10:23:49 PM UTC-5 John Edwards wrote: > Wayne Brady finally choked a bitch: >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Politics May Keep 'Good Doctor' Off in Mich.

Outside of Dumpsterfire Jessica Trump, what other first-run examples are there? On Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 11:34:50 AM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Cast member Hill Harper is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan as a > Democrat replacing the retiring Debbie Stabenow and Sony Pictures

Re: [TV orNotTV] WB Says 'Beep Beep' to 'Coyote v. Acme' Movie

n released, but there’s some accounting >> or tax benefit to shelving them. If it’s saving them money one way or >> another it doesn’t have to make sense. >> >> On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 2:27 PM M-D November wrote: >> >>> He released the new Space Jam movi

Re: [TV orNotTV] WB Says 'Beep Beep' to 'Coyote v. Acme' Movie

He released the new Space Jam movie, but this is getting shelved? Come on. On Friday, November 10, 2023 at 11:40:52 AM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: > > > As others indicated, I’m not versed in studio accountancy, but nobody > seemed interested in the tax write off by NOT releasing the Cindy >

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Strike's Over--Time for ABC to Cancel Shows

"The Good Lawyer" isn't much of a loss, but I was really enjoying "Rookie: Feds"; I'm hoping they'll find a way to integrate some of those characters back into the mothership. On Friday, November 10, 2023 at 1:57:48 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > "The Rookie" spinoff with Niecy Nash "The

[TV orNotTV] Re: WWE Back on CW

I have to say, this is an...interesting move for all parties. For WWE, it's another step onto broadcast (even if the CW isn't what it used to be), but it's WWE's *developmental* brand, meaning the performers aren't going to be as polished and it's not going to me as big a show as you'd see

[TV orNotTV] Re: Sesame Street redux

This actually makes perfect sense, in the age of "Bluey" and Disney Junior shows which are, ultimately, 2 independent 12-minute segments (sometimes with a bumper in the middle, but no mid-show commercials). And really, this isn't a big deal - "Sesame Street" adjusts their format on a regular

[TV orNotTV] MST3K is back to crowdsourcing for Season 14

Or, put another way, we've got crowdfunding sign! https://showmaker.mst3k.com/makeseason14 This time around, they've moved off Kickstarter and are working from their own home-grown crowdfunding platform. They've also allocated a larger chunk of the crowdfunding to pay for writers & actors,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late Night News: TDS & @Midnight

Assuming he meant Taylor Tomlinson, I feel like she'd be a good choice. I've enjoyed her Netflix standup specials. On Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:23:22 AM UTC-4 Diner wrote: > I'm guessing you mean Taylor Tomlinson, a comic who was recently on the > Fly on the Wall podcast, and not Taylor

Re: [TV orNotTV] "The Boys" spinoff a go at Amazon

The nudity isn't really a surprise, considering that the predecessor series featured, on multiple occasions, a character whose 'power' was a prehensile wang. On Monday, October 9, 2023 at 4:19:36 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > Ben is right... and for Jim, not being directly able to watch, I

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Dick Butkis

Butkis is credited for all 11 episodes of the "Blue Thunder" TV series (per IMDB). On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 8:31:45 PM UTC-4 Brad Beam wrote: > “Blue Thunder” was a 1983 movie; Dana Carvey was subbed in for the TV > show. That’s probably why “Airwolf” (1984-7) lasted longer. > > Sent

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox tags out of “Smackdown”

Well, a year from now. The new NBCU deal doesn't kick in until October 2024. On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 6:32:11 PM UTC-4 Greg Diener wrote: > Now Colin Cowturd can be free to go back to hating wrestling and it's fans > again now that FOX no longer has WWE. > > Greg > > On Thursday,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox tags out of “Smackdown”

The interesting thing coming out of this is that, by virtue of the NBCU deal for Smackdown & the primetime specials, USA will likely lose Raw & NXT. I'm surprised at this because Raw is NBCU's only real competition for MNF... On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 12:28:00 PM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries

Re: [TV orNotTV] Are You Ready for Some 'Toy Story' Football?

“Big City Greens”. On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 10:01:46 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: > ESPN+ did this with an NHL game last season. They used some characters > from a Disney+ series i never heard of (Meet the Greens, maybe) and I > watched a few minutes of it. Doing a game this way might

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Stage Waits 'at12:37' with Reruns of Byron Allen's Talk Show

If you don’t give a crap about Byron Allen’s pet projects, it’s new to you! On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 11:43:30 AM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > If your local CBS station is owned by the network, "Comics Unleashed with > Byron Allen" has been airing after British Jimmy for years--well, on

[TV orNotTV] Re: this fall on NBC

This is unfortunate, because I really like Jessie L. Martin. (Who am I kidding? I'll probably still watch.) On Monday, September 11, 2023 at 12:05:09 PM UTC-4 Jon Delfin wrote: > https://youtu.be/o9g-n4YIVZ0?si=TL3e4nQyYkDmmrBk > > I guess if they can base shows on charlatan psychics, this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Inside Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show: 16 Staffers Allege Erratic Behavior – Rolling Stone

Not for nothing, but you never hear ANYTHING like this about Craig Ferguson. Just sayin'. :) On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:59:50 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > The thing is, though, the fact that Fallon has had nine showrunners in > nine years. Carson only had three for 30 years--and

Re: [TV orNotTV] That Was Quick: CBS to AIr Bob Barker Tribute Thurs.

ady in production for the new season at their new studio, so >>> everything is already set up over there. No chance of them spending the >>> money to go back to Television City for a special. (To most viewers, all >>> studios look the same on the inside anyway.)

Re: [TV orNotTV] That Was Quick: CBS to AIr Bob Barker Tribute Thurs.

ll > studios look the same on the inside anyway.) > > > On Aug 30, 2023, at 8:50 AM, M-D November wrote: > > I'm more curious to know if a) the tribute will be staged at Television > City on the 'Bob Barker Stage' or on TPIR's new stage in Glendale, and b) > who's writin

Re: [TV orNotTV] That Was Quick: CBS to AIr Bob Barker Tribute Thurs.

I'm more curious to know if a) the tribute will be staged at Television City on the 'Bob Barker Stage' or on TPIR's new stage in Glendale, and b) who's writing this thing, what with the strike and all? Plus, wouldn't Drew & others have to cross the picket line to make the special (assuming it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Lemon "vindicated" after Licht's exit

Just because he's a garbage person doesn't make him wrong on this occasion. On Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 9:05:38 AM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > Don Lemon is quite simply delusional > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 4:16 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> So he tells

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Babylon 5 - The Road Home

Aug 16, 2023 at 9:56 AM M-D November wrote: > >> How's the voice work for the characters whose actors have, shall we say, >> gone off to meet the Great Maker? >> >> On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 11:57:52 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: >> >>> A fun fil

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie Review: Babylon 5 - The Road Home

How's the voice work for the characters whose actors have, shall we say, gone off to meet the Great Maker? On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 11:57:52 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > A fun film that is truly a love letter to fans of the original series -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Well, here it comes: the Trek musical

Anyone else think the joke about 'a universe where we turn into bunnies' was a reference to Buffy's "Once More with Feeling"? Without spoiling too much...as both a Trek fan and a lover of musical theater, I think they managed to find a sweet spot between the two genres. The songs were above

[TV orNotTV] Re: The state of televised news…

Jon Stewart had the perfect caption for this back when he was hosting TDS - at the time it only applied to F** News, but once could make an argument that "Crisis on Bullshit Mountain" applies pretty equally to all of the 24hr news networks these days. On Friday, August 4, 2023 at 6:51:34 AM

[TV orNotTV] Re: Studios quietly go on AI hiring spree amid picket-line anxiety

So...just to recap...in the middle of a strike that's at least partially over the future role of AI in the industry...the industry goes on an AI spending spree. Those are some really shitty optics if you ask me. On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 9:08:29 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Emmy Awards Postponed Amid Actor and Writer Strikes

That tracks. No one is going to watch if the stars of these shows won't attend. On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 8:47:21 AM UTC-4 Marti Lawrence wrote: > The 75th annual awards had been scheduled to air Sept. 18 on Fox. A new > date has yet to be set, but sources close to the show confirm that the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cartoon Network Animation closes its Burbank facility

Theoretically, The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) live on the Disney lot now, since their last 3 seasons ran on Hulu. :) (Either that or they'll move in with Papa Spielberg.) On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 12:34:09 PM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > It is a shame that the "Animaniacs"

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Peacock: Everybody pays for Premium content starting June 26

Bob - actually, that does make sense given Kabletown's commitment to the Premier League on the 'cock. FYI, I got an email from Kabletown shortly before the 26th saying I was getting 2 free years of 'cock Premium because I was subscribed to gig-speed internet, and then late last week found out

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Twitter sued for $250mil for failure to license music

SpaceKaren won't pay his rent and laid off anyone who knows how to keep the service up and running. Do the labels really think they're going to get a red cent from this suit? On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 9:58:10 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > They're the lone holdout after all the other major

[TV orNotTV] Re: WWE could be cornering media-rights market, judge thinks

The territories aren't gone - they're just virtual (networks, streaming, etc.) instead of physical (Deep South, WCCW, Crockett Promotions, etc.). On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 9:53:30 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > Judge Edward Davila, US District Court, Northern District of California, > kept

[TV orNotTV] Re: "American Auto" parked at NBC

American Auto was just starting to find its grove, but I never really felt like Ana Gasteyer was a good fit as Katherine (the boss). Can't put a finger on why. On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 11:58:37 AM UTC-4 Marti Lawrence wrote: > Sorry to see this one go. We got a lot of laughs from it. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Semi-OT: Downtown Los Angeles gets a new name

I found myself wondering if Philly's Xfinity Live! might suffer the same fate, but given that there's a Live! Hotel & Casino there, it may be spared the full name change. (Peacock Live!, perhaps?) On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10:44:40 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > Better idea: make a Google

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: D!sney selling its last radio station

To paraphrase the worst Star Trek film ever made, "What does God need with a radio station?" On Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 8:18:17 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > They'll still run ABC News Radio and ESPN Radio (such as they are), but AM > 1110 in Pasadena, CA, which they got from Infinity in

[TV orNotTV] Re: Italian Media Baron, Prime Minister Dies at 86

In lieu of a funeral, a graveside bunga-bunga party is planned for Thursday. On Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 10:44:48 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Before Donald Trump, there was Silvio Berlusconi, who used a commercial TV > monopoly (and arguably the world's trashiest television) to become

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dun-dun! A Law & Order spinoff set in Toronto will premiere spring 2024

The DUN-DUN sound is replaced by the opening...whatever that was supposed to be from SCTV's "Great White North" ("Canadian Corner"). On Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:52:34 PM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: > "Yer bein' charged, eh? So come now with me... Watch yer head on the > cruiser door when ya

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'Price' First Out of TV City Before Renovation

; full season that's been sitting unaired for over a year. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 12:40 PM Diner wrote: >>> >>>> Press Your Luck has always taped at Television City, except for the >>>> pandemic-affected Season 3, which was done at Radford. >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jay Leno reveals the one thing that would end his career

And here I thought it'd be a denim shortage. On Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 10:50:35 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > A stroke, he told Page Six... I guess his habits don't raise the risk of > having one? > > https://pagesix.com/2023/05/27/jay-leno-reveals-the-one-thing-that-would-make-him-retire/ >

[TV orNotTV] Re: In "I didn't expect THAT to be released on DVD" news...

I just recall the marketing for that show was horrible. I was sure it was called "Goon" for several months. On Monday, May 22, 2023 at 11:37:58 PM UTC-4 Diner wrote: > The 2012-2013 Matthew Perry sitcom "Go On" will be released on DVD May 23 > from Mill Creek Entertainment. > > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] CW Fall Annotated, Eh?

It's also going to be interesting to see where some of these programmes (eh?) will air in 8 major markets where CBS-owned CW stations are dropping their affiliations (including Philadelphia - Philly57 to be a pseudo-indie). On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 1:56:41 PM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Trump Gets Free Airtime on CNN Next Wed.

I don't purport to know the law behind it, but does not saying F*ckface VonClownstick's name provide some sort of legal cover if he does decide to sue the immediate comedy world? On Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 2:56:58 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > He was likely overruled on that matter by his

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'DWTS' Back to ABC

I can't help but wonder if this isn't also Disney hedging their bets against a long WGA strike impacting fall premieres. DWTS can occupy a large swath of primetime real estate... (Along those lines, anyone think an emergency fall season of American Idol is going to get rushed into production

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Peacock head optimistic

n them. And if I were the producer of the 11 p.m. ET show and was >> told that I would have to lead with Wrestlemania, I would consider handing >> in my resignation and leaving Bristol pronto. >> >> I know--I guess I believe that there are still people at ESPN who want to >> be

[TV orNotTV] Re: Peacock head optimistic

I read recently that if WWE (via it's new ownership, Endeavor) goes with ESPN or another media outlet and doesn't renew their deal with Peacock, that's pretty much the end of Peacock as a viable service. Not sure how much of that was hyperbole... On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 6:58:38 PM UTC-4 Bob

Re: [TV orNotTV] Anyone else recently locked out of Twitter?

Same. I had stopped really giving a damn about Twitter a few years ago, but I kept the account open mainly because a number of companies I subscribe to use it for customer service. But in light of SpaceKaren's antics, I finally deactivated my account last month. I've been on Mastodon since

Re: [TV orNotTV] Max greenlights "Potter" series

I'm actually not that shocked that WB-D would go long on JKR, even with everything that's come out about her - put bluntly, Warners doesn't have the plethora of tentpole properties that Disney or University have. Or maybe a better way to say that is that they SHOULD, what with the entirety

[TV orNotTV] Re: HBO Max officially becomes Max in May

One thing that's unclear from this announcement is which tier of service will be provided to cable HBO subscribers; it's currently the ad-free tier, but there's no 'ultimate' tier under the existing structure, so... On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:11:57 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > Price

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: Twitter labels NPR a propaganda arm of the government

Space Karen consented to changing the label to "Government funded media", but NPR's had enough - they're quitting Twitter entirely (although individual journalists/personalities are still free to use the service):

Re: [TV orNotTV] Endeavor to merge WWE, UFC

eavor takeover he’s > running WWE again. Doesn’t anybody have an ethical problem with this? > > The current reporting comes from press releases and friendly interviews > and makes it sound like the harassment and payoffs were no big deal. > > On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 12:07 PM M-D November

Re: [TV orNotTV] Big Chunk of WBD Content Lands on Roku

app doesn’t work on our two “smart” TVs > > On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 9:13 AM M-D November wrote: > >> Roku Channel is already free; it just requires sign-up. I'm pretty sure >> there's an app for every major platform EXCEPT AppleTV (and possible >> GoogleTV/

Re: [TV orNotTV] Big Chunk of WBD Content Lands on Roku

Roku Channel is already free; it just requires sign-up. I'm pretty sure there's an app for every major platform EXCEPT AppleTV (and possible GoogleTV/Chromecast) because...you know. On Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 11:10:39 AM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > Since we as taxpayers are apparently

[TV orNotTV] Re: Trump Night Court

Wasn't Dan a prosecutor? On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 12:15:57 PM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: > I had been catching up on Night Court (2023) episodes the past week. I'm > currently listening to cable news about the arraignment in NYC today. I > can't help but think Dan Fielding will be on the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Express review: "The Great American Joke-Off"*

So, it's the same format with enough fundamental differences to shield it from a lawsuit? On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 10:25:08 PM UTC-4 Brad Beam wrote: > *Because apparently Nexstar couldn’t afford the Beeb’s asking price to > use “Mock The Week” – complete with Ed Gamble. > -- You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Endeavor to merge WWE, UFC

The timing is certainly interesting. The deal, for which rumors had been floating around this weekend, was announced this morning, the day after Wrestlemania, which - for storylines, anyway - is largely considered to be like a 'season finale'; the "Raw" after 'Mania is typically treated as a

[TV orNotTV] Re: There is no Marvel, only Disney

There's a case to be made that Ike Perlmutter getting laid off isn't any great loss to Marvel or Disney. Apart from his attempt to oust the board last year, he and Kevin Feige have been at odds going all the way back to Phase 2 of the MCU (or possibly before), and there are some who claim he

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'SNL' Editors Strike Averted

I hear you, but I've found that SNL this season (and the Jenna Ortega episode in particular) are really starting to move away from the tried & true (and largely unfunny) talk show/game show sketch formats and re-embrace the absurd. Sure, it doesn't always land, but at least they're trying

[TV orNotTV] Re: HGTV to transform another otherwise-undeserving SoCal home

Also a New Kid on the Block (Jonathan Knight, who apart from having a HGTV show has an IRL business fixing up old farmhouses), which means this show will take up valuable DVR space in the November home thanks to my boy-band obsessive wife. On Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 1:54:39 PM UTC-4 Bob

Re: [TV orNotTV] variety : Oscars Draw 18.7 Million Viewers, Up 12% From Last Year

I don't get why people are making such hay about Disney's "Little Mermaid" promo. From what I saw, both of the major studios turning 100 this year - Disney & Warners - were given a few minutes to do with as they saw fit. WB ran a fairly generic "100 years" promo, but since Disney ran that

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'Price' First Out of TV City Before Renovation

Don't some of the ABC primetime game shows (Pyramid, PyL, etc.) also tape at Television City? On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 12:22:39 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > The venerable CBS game show will begin its 52nd season in the fall at the > new Haven Studios in Glendale after 51 years in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Star Trek Discovery to end with the upcoming season.

ly woven into what has gone before. There's some happy >> medium between an MCU-style arrangement and no overlap between the >> programs. It might not be exactly the same as was done for the first >> generation of Trek spinoffs, but I think something like that would be

[TV orNotTV] Re: Star Trek Discovery to end with the upcoming season.

The addition of Pike (Anton Mount) in season 2 and their eventual jump to the far future turned the show around and made it feel more Trek-like, but it took too long to shake off a first season which, yes, felt decidedly un-Trekie. Personally, I'm OK with Disco closing up shop as long as they

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Corden's farewell to include Tom Cruise

You already know the answer to that. On Monday, February 27, 2023 at 1:22:42 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Did CBS give Letterman or Craigy Ferg prime time sendoffs? > > Mark Jeffries > spotl...@gmail.com > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 11:42 AM M-D November wrote: > &g

[TV orNotTV] Re: SortaNoTV: Eat Nicole Kidman's Favorite Popcorn at Home

Or, you can do what I've done for years, and pop your own in the Whirley Pop (like this one -

[TV orNotTV] Re: Corden's farewell to include Tom Cruise

Re: Corden - How can we not miss him if he won't go the f**k away? On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:17:08 AM UTC-5 Bob Jersey wrote: > A primetime special April 27th, the night of the actual final episode of > "LLS," is scheduled to include the pair channelling their inner "Lion > King"...

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