[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

Perhaps this was the straw that broke the camel's back. There's also a difference in the timing; most, if not all, of the SNL stuff was during the 2008 campaign, when there's practically a federal law that says comedians have a free pass to say pretty much whatever they want, since their targets

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:55 AM, pedegars wrote: > > > The same probably should go for when you're claiming to be offended. > Nobody > > on earth thought the joke was about Willow Palin (I barely realized that > a > > Willow Palin even existed before last week). > > So not true. After the last li

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

> The same probably should go for when you're claiming to be offended. Nobody > on earth thought the joke was about Willow Palin (I barely realized that a > Willow Palin even existed before last week). So not true. After the last little extended message thread on this brouhaha Friday/Saturday, th

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Phil Collins wrote: > Like Dave said if you have to explain the joke, it's not a joke. Dave did > the right thing. Liberals never see wrong when a Conservative is wronged. The same probably should go for when you're claiming to be offended. Nobody on earth tho

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

This was not the first joke about Governor Palin's brood getting knocked up, so the selection of this joke at this time suggests that the Governor's outrage is manufactured. What the hell was she doing when other late night comics or Saturday Night Live performers were making fun of how badly s

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Jun 15, 2009, at 10:38 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Letterman's apology was to appease the extreme right who worship Palin > as if she is the God she claims to believe in. It made me sick to my > stomach to see a comic bowing down and kissing their feet. I think a > lot less highly of Letterman toda

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

Like Dave said if you have to explain the joke, it's not a joke. Dave did the right thing. Liberals never see wrong when a Conservative is wronged. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Wesley McGee > wrote: > > You know, I was going to disagree

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Wesley McGee wrote: > You know, I was going to disagree with Kevin here, as I felt that at the > least Dave owed Willow and Bristol the apology. As soon as Sarah Palin publicly apologizes to her children for using them as media tools, maybe I would begin to consid

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

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[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sue Trowbridge wrote: > > > > Letterman will offer a full apology on tonight's show: > > > http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/dave-i-take-full-responsibilty.php > > > > --Sue T. > > You know, I thought

[TV orNotTV] Bye bye to "The Beast"

It was nice of A&E to give Swayze a paycheck while he sorted through his medical issues. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090615/ap_en_ce/us_tv_beast_canceled_3 -- Kevin M. (who fully expects to see "Roadhouse: The Musical" on Broadway one day, with Swayze putting more than Ba

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Extends 'I Get That a Lot'

On Jun 15, 3:45 pm, John Edwards wrote: > Is Hooters Air still a going concern? If it was going, there'd be some concern. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "T

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'TDS' Bigger Incubator of Stars Than 'SNL?'

On Jun 15, 7:35 pm, M-D November wrote: > Rob Riggle also had a small (but quite funny) role in "The Hangover". Allow me to point out that Riggle was a featured player on SNL, too, if only for a season - not that it means much in a rumination like this. --~--~-~--~~~-

[TV orNotTV] Re: CN Rolls Dice On Huge Case of Channel Drift

But in the meantime we get Jim Henson's Ghost Hunter Babies, and Jim Henson's Survivorman Babies? Ugh. On Jun 15, 10:18 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote: > Wesley, in part, to Mark J.: > > > My only guess is that CN executives believe that the sight of college > > aged people will frighten away the demo

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'TDS' Bigger Incubator of Stars Than 'SNL?'

Rob Riggle also had a small (but quite funny) role in "The Hangover". I'm surprised to find myself saying this, but I really enjoyed "The Hangover". Very funny stuff, with lots of laugh-out-loud moments (and only a few gross-out jokes). Good stuff. On Jun 15, 4:50 pm, "Mark J." wrote: > Just

[TV orNotTV] Re: CN Rolls Dice On Huge Case of Channel Drift

Wesley, in part, to Mark J.: > My only guess is that CN executives believe that the sight of college > aged people will frighten away the demographic who probably think the > announcers have just been mispronouncing "Children's" in the name *CN: > Children's Network*. Either that, or they're qui

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Jun 15, 7:36 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sue Trowbridge wrote: > > > Letterman will offer a full apology on tonight's show: > >http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/dave-i-take-full-respon... > > > --Sue T. > > You know, I thought the extreme right wing had

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sue Trowbridge wrote: > > Letterman will offer a full apology on tonight's show: > http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/dave-i-take-full-responsibilty.php > > --Sue T. You know, I thought the extreme right wing had been dethroned. Not only were they not i

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sue Trowbridge wrote: > > Letterman will offer a full apology on tonight's show: > > http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/dave-i-take-full-responsibilty.php > > --Sue T. Does that mean, in the war on white women, white women have finally won? Mission Ac

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

Letterman will offer a full apology on tonight's show: http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/2009/06/dave-i-take-full-responsibilty.php --Sue T. On Jun 15, 1:22 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Mark J. wrote: > > > A "Fire David Letterman" rally is scheduled for tomor

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Extends 'I Get That a Lot'

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Wesley McGee wrote: > ...but I shouldn't look for the episode where the Governor of Alaska works > as a flight attendant, right? Is Hooters Air still a going concern? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Did Bruce withhold tickets illegally?

On Jun 14, 4:29 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote: > New Jersey state law limits any individual entity to withhold 5 > percent of the tickets for any given event from public sale... for one > night at E. Rutherford this year, The Boss based on my calculations > held back about 7.7 percent... the govt. bo

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Extends 'I Get That a Lot'

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[TV orNotTV] Re: CN Rolls Dice On Huge Case of Channel Drift

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Mark J. wrote: > > The channel that said at its launch (when Ted Turner was still running > things) that you would only see live human beings without cartoon > characters during commercials rolls out Wednesday night a two-night-a- > week summer lineup of first-run

[TV orNotTV] CN Rolls Dice On Huge Case of Channel Drift

The channel that said at its launch (when Ted Turner was still running things) that you would only see live human beings without cartoon characters during commercials rolls out Wednesday night a two-night-a- week summer lineup of first-run reality shows branded "Real" in an attempt to grab a sligh

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'Primeval' Extinct

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Mark J. wrote: > > Despite good ratings for three seasons and a projected film and U.S. > TV version, ITV's dinosaur drama with expensive CGI effects (aired on > BBCA here) got canned for money reasons: I only watched the pilot when it was a free iTunes download.

[TV orNotTV] 'Primeval' Extinct

Despite good ratings for three seasons and a projected film and U.S. TV version, ITV's dinosaur drama with expensive CGI effects (aired on BBCA here) got canned for money reasons: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jun/15/itv-axes-primeval-science-fiction The show's producers

[TV orNotTV] CBS Extends 'I Get That a Lot'

The realty comedy special that aired April Fools Day to surprisingly good ratings and featured D-list celebs working minimum wage jobs with hidden cameras and appreciative canned laughter will return quarterly, in tow with other CBS specials like the Grammys: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/c

[TV orNotTV] 'TDS' Bigger Incubator of Stars Than 'SNL?'

Just as Forbes put out an article last week saying that Stewart and Colbert's audiences were skewing older than the rest of the Comedy Central lineup, Variety's Brian Lowry posits, especially with the Colbert in Iraq shows and Ed Helms in America's No. 1 Movie for Two Weeks ("The Hangover") while

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Mark J. wrote: > > A "Fire David Letterman" rally is scheduled for tomorrow in front of > the Ed Sullivan Theater. . . > > http://firedavidletterman.com/ Twitter sized thought: Teabag protests. Comedy protests. When did conservatives become the 21s Century hip

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Mark J.wrote: > > > > A "Fire David Letterman" rally is scheduled for tomorrow in front of > > the Ed Sullivan Theater about the time the audience for the night's > > show is in the process of lining up to get i

[TV orNotTV] Re: You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Mark J. wrote: > > A "Fire David Letterman" rally is scheduled for tomorrow in front of > the Ed Sullivan Theater about the time the audience for the night's > show is in the process of lining up to get in--the organizers are NY > State Assembly Minority Leader Br

[TV orNotTV] You Knew This Was Coming Dept...

A "Fire David Letterman" rally is scheduled for tomorrow in front of the Ed Sullivan Theater about the time the audience for the night's show is in the process of lining up to get in--the organizers are NY State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, "free lance television legal analyst" Gwendolyn L

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Did Bruce withhold tickets illegally?

> I've often wondered what would happen if a major artist decided to > completely shut out the ticket sites and sold tickets themselves, > either by using a third-party vendor or an auction-style system. Except that many venues already have a ticketing arrangement [ie, contract] with a third part

[TV orNotTV] Re: pearls before ...

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > > I don't think that was the point. But I do think Mr. Patsis would've > been wise to ask to be reseated. As someone ho can relate, he was fine where he was: http://www.tvornottv.net/2009/02/17/kevin-and-the-peacock-part-nine/ -- Kevin M. (RP

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Did Bruce withhold tickets illegally?

Springsteen has been on the leading edge of fighting this. Earlier this year, Ticketmaster started routing fans to their secondary market service TicketsNow in the middle of the initial sale of tickets for the concern (some reported being immediately sent there without reaching the Ticketmaster si

[TV orNotTV] Re: pearls before ...

I don't think that was the point. But I do think Mr. Patsis would've been wise to ask to be reseated. Joe Hass Warren, MI On Jun 14, 10:40 am, Bob in Jersey wrote: > JD: > > I'm bloody sure his comic strip appears in one paper I read (The Morning > Call?) > > Do some people in 'the biz' think t

[TV orNotTV] Re: #CNNFAIL

Fareed Zakaria appears to be the only one this weekend at CNN who paid it much attention. Video segments available at the show page. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/fareed.zakaria.gps/ David From: Kevin M. On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Mark J. wrote: >

[TV orNotTV] Re: OK, why did they use THIS picture...

He also appeared as the same character in Hellboy 2, although subsequent to events about halfway through the first movie (which I'll leave unspoiled), Tambor's role is greatly expanded. On Jun 13, 10:33 am, Bob in Jersey wrote: > ...of Jeffrey Tambor in his credits page at IMDb? > > "Arrested...

[TV orNotTV] A Con Man in the Neighborhood

How a San Diego teenager used the name and goodwill of Fred Rogers to try to bilk public TV, the media and the entertainment industry: http://www.current.org/kids/kids0911kinsell.shtml --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received t

[TV orNotTV] Re: #CNNFAIL

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Mark J. wrote: > > While Howie Kurtz was doing one of those "these kids today" pieces on > Twitter Sunday, his channel--the channel that made its reputation on > wall-to-wall coverage of big international breaking news--was > (relatively) ignoring the mess in Iran

[TV orNotTV] #CNNFAIL

While Howie Kurtz was doing one of those "these kids today" pieces on Twitter Sunday, his channel--the channel that made its reputation on wall-to-wall coverage of big international breaking news--was (relatively) ignoring the mess in Iran that tweeters on the scene were on (and, of course, MSNBC

[TV orNotTV] Very Interesting tidbit from my neck of the woods

http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/06/14/615-why-there-are-huge-walls-built-around-a-subdivision-in-kennesaw/ 6/15: Why there are huge walls built around a subdivision in Kennesaw 1:39 pm June 14, 2009, by Rodney Ho [image: The wall in Kennesaw on Sunday,