[TV orNotTV] Re: RP: 1/9: Ob ... ama: Obama.

2009-01-19 Thread Ed Dravecky
Mark J. wrote: > Wasn't there an ABC song with the exact same title? Of course, I > realize that "ABC" was not one of the choices, but still... That song, deeply burned into memory by having to play it about a jillion times as a disc jockey, was "(How to Be A) Millionaire". -- Ed Dravecky III

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Coming DTV Nightmare

2009-01-19 Thread Kevin M.
How out of date is this article? Didn't we already run out of coupons for the convertor boxes? I have a friend who adores Cringely's work. I think Cringely spends far too much time writing about how he was able to foresee whatever problem or disaster he writes about. I also think he grossly misun

[TV orNotTV] The Coming DTV Nightmare

2009-01-19 Thread Trevor Trevor
The Coming DTV Nightmare http://www.cringely.com/2009/01/the-coming-dtv-nightmare/ Robert Cringely The future of American broadcast television is coming February 17th when U.S. stations are supposed to shut down forever their analog transmitters. After then, all broadcast TV in the United Sta

[TV orNotTV] Re: RP: 1/9: Ob ... ama: Obama.

2009-01-19 Thread Mark J.
On Jan 18, 11:24 pm, Thomas Allen Heald wrote: > TT ANSWER > Which game show takes its name from a Cole Porter tune? Celeste Holmes > and Frank Sinatra asked in "High Society": "Who has an itch to be filthy > rich? Who gives a hoot for a lot of loot? Who longs to live a life of > perfect ea

[TV orNotTV] Re: Unlike Couric's ... an actual reporter's notebook ...

2009-01-19 Thread Mark J.
On Jan 18, 8:32 pm, Thomas Allen Heald wrote: > Like Katie's ... only not written for her ... and by someone smart. > > Juju Juggleshttp://blogs.abcnews.com/juju/ I assume that her friend "Andrea from Lifetime" is programming chief Andrea Wong, former ABC reality show queen. --~--~-~--

[TV orNotTV] "Obama Girl" live on Stickam

2009-01-19 Thread Kevin M.
As I type this she is roaming the halls backstage at Fox News, in preparation for an appearance on the cable network... lots of pictures of white guys on the walls. http://www.stickam.com/obamagirl She's all over during the inauguration. Anyone interested in the behind the scenes nothingness of

[TV orNotTV] Idiot Message Board Post of the Day

2009-01-19 Thread Mark J.
NY Daily news critic David Hinkley's mixed-to-positive review of PBS' new version of "The Electric Company" is understandable (even, of course, if he's not the show's target audience), but a comment from "aelder" is jaw-dropping: The original Electric Company was amazing! Like "The Carol Burnett

[TV orNotTV] Over, "the Hill," "Daisies" only pushed on Broadband?

2009-01-19 Thread Thomas Allen Heald
Cynopsis sez: ABC announcements from TCA in Pasadena includes news the network will not pick up the Fox canceled series King of the Hill, but that Mike Judge's other series for ABC, The Goode Family, is still on track to debut later on this season. Current ABC series Pushing Daisies and Dirty

[TV orNotTV] Re: We'll be right back with the award for Best Picture after this word from the new Adam Sandler movie!

2009-01-19 Thread Mark J.
On Jan 19, 3:35 pm, "Bradford" wrote: > The Oscars not only have cut the asking price of the commercials in the > telecast but are now allowing movie ads. > > http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/01/cut_oscars_trim_price_take_mov.php I had posted back in October that movie ads were being allowed o

[TV orNotTV] We'll be right back with the award for Best Picture after this word from the new Adam Sandler movie!

2009-01-19 Thread Bradford
The Oscars not only have cut the asking price of the commercials in the telecast but are now allowing movie ads. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/01/cut_oscars_trim_price_take_mov.php No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 2

[TV orNotTV] Former Miss USA Now Porn Star

2009-01-19 Thread Mark J.
Not so surprising, since it's not a Miss America (they've always been more self-righteous than Miss USA/Universe), but I'm posting this because Kelli McCarty played Beth Wallace on "Passions" and I know that will keep me on Heald's good side: http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/19/miss-usa-drops-the-soap-

[TV orNotTV] With the Final Jeopardy! Category Moonlighting Game Show Hosts...

2009-01-19 Thread Mark J.
Your clue, players: Smug host of "Jeopardy!" since 1984, this native Canadian's hosting CBC reality comp "Canada's Next Prime Minister": http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090119/tv_nm/us_trebek Good luck. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Like TV o

[TV orNotTV] Sully nixes Today

2009-01-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
The pilot of the ill-fated US Airways flight LGA-CLT was asked by the pilots' association not to talk to the Peacock while it remains an "interested party" in the NTSB probe of the crash... http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28688215/ -- BOB ___

[TV orNotTV] Shales won't "Lie"

2009-01-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
While Fox's promos appear to center on Tim Roth, T.S. extols the supporting cast: http://snurl.com/ad1o8 -- BOB Have a nack for decorating? Click here to earn money from your passion. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY

[TV orNotTV] Beck Foxes with Palin

2009-01-19 Thread Bob in Jersey
He's sharing a studio with Shep, sez the NYDN, and despite having Facebook, Twitter and MySpace pages, he ain't checking them during the show... http://snurl.com/ad14u -- BOB posting from a temp.address --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Like TV only smarter. You received thi