> In fact, Mark Sweet, by his silence in particular on the subject, left the
> impression that the show was currently airing. And, no one in the audience
> cared enough to ask. There were only a handful of audience members like me
> -- in fact, I was given a seat on the front row, which has
How is this a silver lining in OUR economic cloud? It would be a
silver lining if AMERICA's version of American Idol weren't produced
in 2009 because of the slowing economy.
I mean, can Ford even afford to sponsor the show anymore?
M-D
"Have you driven a Ford lately? Nah, screw that. BUY ONE
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Wrecks wrote:
> Heroes has had a lot of strange concepts, but a black President?
> Nobody is going to believe that.
and it looks like he really is palling around with terrorists...
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On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Tom Wolper wrote:
> I started watching Firefly in the spring on Hulu and I stopped at some
> point knowing I could get back to it at any point. As time passes I
> take my lack of enthusiasm at getting back to the series as its own
> form of criticism. I will say,
A typical SNL sketch in musical form.
From: "dsik...@yahoo.com"
On Dec 16, 2:14 pm, "Mark J." wrote:
> Or doesn't want to--the Andy Samberg vidclip (with cameos from Justin
> Timberlake and Jamie-Lynn Sigler) is posted on YouTube by Samberg
> himself to promo
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Mark J. wrote:
>
> For only the second time in the 36-year history of the present
> incarnation of "The Price is Right," yesterday a contestant got the
> actual retail price of a Showcase on the nose and picked up over $56K
> in goodies (video from VH1 "Best Week
Where things have gotten interesting: it appears that someone who
frequents the fan site golden-road.net shouted out the exact price
because he had seen these prizes before and figured out the prices.
That opened up a number of recent issues where some superfans of TPIR
have been relocated by pro
If the role is that of a fey yes-man, than I will consider watching the film
From: "d...@flids.net"
Original Message
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Harrison Ford as Ted Koppel...
From: "Mark J."
> If Rachel McAdams is playing the Kathie Lee ro
Original Message
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Harrison Ford as Ted Koppel...
From: "Mark J."
Date: Wed, December 17, 2008 6:37 pm
To: TVorNotTV
> If Rachel McAdams is playing the Kathie Lee role, then she's back in
> "Bad Girls" B-word mode instead of "Slings and Arrows"/"Wedding
On Dec 17, 12:55 pm, "Kevin M." wrote:
> Not exactly, but he's set to star in a new movie wherein he plays a
> Koppel-like character who retires from his news show in disgust, only
> to take a job on a morning show opposite a Kathie Lee personality.
>
> http://uk.
On Dec 17, 3:46 am, "Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire"
wrote:
> T.T.F.N.
> "ESTATE OF PANIC" (Sci Fi).
>
> 10:30 p.m.
> T.T.F.N.
> "CHOCOLATE NEWS" (Comedy Central)
And "Pushing Daisies" and "Dirty Sexy Money" might be TTFN tonight
(ABC didn't fast forward to the last episodes, so either we can exp
On Dec 16, 9:10 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote:
> I walked by (looked inside, didn't go into) the one in St Mark's Place in
> the East Village the other summer (automat reviver BAMN! is in the same
> block; Dumpling Man, east of 1st Av, was my objective that day).
BAMN! is featured in an interstitial
> How is it costly? It is three hacks as judges, a set/studio, and a
> bunch of morally lacking singers. It is a high school talent show,
> minus the talent. If music licensing fees are too high, have
> contestants sing songs in the public domain, or (here's a novel idea)
> cast contestants who wr
Joe Hass, to moi:
>
> (Yay! I get to put on my professional hat!)
>
> From a user experience standpoint, the old sites were
> bloated, which made the load times outrageous even on a
> high-bandwidth tube. The ESPN autoplay feature was
> criminal: you never have a site that automatically plays
>
Leno is calling the reporter a "shoe-aside bomber."
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Was it Barney Stinson? :)
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On Dec 17, 5:31 pm, "Mark J." wrote:
> For only the second time in the 36-year history of the present
> incarnation of "The Price is Right," yesterday a contestant got the
> actual retail price of a Showcase on the nose and picked up over $56K
>
For only the second time in the 36-year history of the present
incarnation of "The Price is Right," yesterday a contestant got the
actual retail price of a Showcase on the nose and picked up over $56K
in goodies (video from VH1 "Best Week Ever" blog):
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/12/16/the-pri
Kevin M. wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Ed Dravecky wrote:
>
>> TORONTO – Canada's version of "American Idol" won't be produced in
>> 2009 because of the slowing economy.
>>
>> "Canadian Idol" is being put on the shelf, CTV says. The program
>> finished its sixth season this fall a
The "Homicide" showrunner and "Oz" creator had left the mid-season NBC
drama over arguments with Ben Silverman over the direction of the
series about a benevolent billionaire (Fontana wanted social
commentary, Silverman wanted light and shallow, like the rest of his
prime time lineup)--with David
On Dec 17, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Mark J. wrote:
> All of which will probably increase the bleatings from the male
> wingnuts who claim that HBO has become feminized and liberalized since
> "The Sopranos" and "Deadwood" went off the air (and think that Tony
> Soprano and Al Swearengen were heroes).
On Dec 17, 2008, at 2:13 PM, PGage wrote:
> BTW, The Progressive is suggesting a more appropriate way to register
> disrespect for still President Bush: http://www.progressive.org/ (I
> have an old pair that will be going in the mail tomorrow).
the problem with this is that the most insulated pr
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Michael wrote:
>
> Does this mean that Disney/ABC has "Live with Ted and Kelly" as a
> contingency plan if Regis retires or (gasp) expires?
I'd watch that show.
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s from his news show in disgust, only
> to take a job on a morning show opposite a Kathie Lee personality.
>
> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20081217/ten-uk-ford-harrison-5fdf947.html
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Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: My annual trip to LA
From: "Pollak, Melissa F."
Date: Wed, December 17, 2008 2:04 pm
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> Saget did take the time to talk to the audience at the beginning of the show,
> and I
> always like it when that happens.
Did he drop any F-b
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Tom Wolper wrote:
> Last point: competent security people, Secret Service or not, are not
> going to open fire into a crowd of people. The exception is if there
> is a clear assailant and he is putting another person in immediate
> danger. You would be surprised h
I don't want to leave the wrong impression.
There's nothing wrong with Cynthia Stevenson. She looks great and she was fine
in the role. The problem was the role. From the two episodes I saw, her
character does little else but whine. She shouldn't be faulted for being
unable to overcome tha
On Dec 16, 2008, at 2:01 PM, PGage wrote:
> And to be fair, I think CNN has been more careful with the "Breaking
> News" than they used to be - and they often use something like
> "Continuing Story" or "What We Are Working On".
i dunno, last night they pulled it out during AC360 for the SEC mea
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Ed Dravecky wrote:
>
> TORONTO – Canada's version of "American Idol" won't be produced in
> 2009 because of the slowing economy.
>
> "Canadian Idol" is being put on the shelf, CTV says. The program
> finished its sixth season this fall and remained a Canadian TV
Not exactly, but he's set to star in a new movie wherein he plays a
Koppel-like character who retires from his news show in disgust, only
to take a job on a morning show opposite a Kathie Lee personality.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20081217/ten-uk-ford-harrison-5fdf947.html
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TORONTO – Canada's version of "American Idol" won't be produced in
2009 because of the slowing economy.
"Canadian Idol" is being put on the shelf, CTV says. The program
finished its sixth season this fall and remained a Canadian TV ratings
success. It scored an average of 1.47 million viewers in
As if I didn't need another reason to love that show...
On Dec 16, 5:57 pm, "Pollak, Melissa F." wrote:
> Anyway, I enjoy Big Bang somewhat more than Christine, so that's the
> show I decided to go to.
> I've been to many, many tapings of TV shows -- but I've never been to a
> taping where the
in the case of some sites.. when you go to a site from a pc or a mobile
device you're going to the same place. but the code can determine what
version will be displayed.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Joe Hass wrote:
>
> (Yay! I get to put on my professional hat!)
>
> From a user experience
Or "Pardon The Interruption." Or "FSN Final Score." Or any soccer
match.
On Dec 16, 9:34 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote:
> Wrecks, to Mark J.:
>
>
>
> > I tell you, they are preparing us.
>
> > Mark my words. One of these days we are going to start
> > seeing continuous ads in a portion of the screen
(Yay! I get to put on my professional hat!)
>From a user experience standpoint, the old sites were bloated, which
made the load times outrageous even on a high-bandwidth tube. The ESPN
autoplay feature was criminal: you never have a site that
automatically plays music or video.
>From a larger se
In an unusual move for the premium channel, which usually doesn't make
these kind of development deals, Winfrey's Harpo Productions has a
three-year deal for made-fors, docs and original series, in addition,
of course to her deal with Discovery where Discovery Health will be
replaced next year by
Although syndicator Westwood One hasn't authorized it, Fixed Noise
Radio is offering to stations that carried Billo's "The Radio Factor"
geeky loudmouth John Gibson, who got taken off of FNC earlier this
year after on-air attacks on Heath Ledger:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6623261
Kevin Metheny, the radio lifer called "Pig Virus" repeatedly by Howard
Stern in his Aunt Polly attempts to "sivilize" Stern's Huck Finn
persona during Stern's early 80s afternoon drive stint at W--BC in
New York (fictionalized as "Pig Vomit" and played by Paul Giamatti in
the film version of "
I just saw this on CBS-3... NCTA writes to lawmakers proposing a
switch-free period till March 1, and giving analog-only customers the
opportunity of free set-top boxes... but there appears to be an ulterior
motive, as cablers are still seeking an FCC intervention on OTA stations
pulling out of c
The Remote Patrol for Wednesday, December 17, 2008
by Thomas Allen Heald, Secretary of the Coaxial
All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings
TOM'S TWISTED TOTALLY TRIVIAL TV THINGY
Who would you be the most likely to bump into at a screening of the
movie "Marley & Me"?
A) Punky B
A documentary by a former assistant to Michael Moore about four teenagers
running for office produced by Worldwide Pants
http://www.theyoungestcandidate.com
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