[TV orNotTV] Re: And they just keep on coming...

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Dave Sikula, to K.M. Richards: But CBN did run it as part of their late night BW comedy block in the early- to mid-80s, along with Burns Allen, Jack Benny, You Bet Your Life, Bachelor Father, and The Life of Riley. CBN ran You Bet Your Life? Wasn't Groucho too racy for them? Or did

[TV orNotTV] Re: And they just keep on coming...

2009-07-01 Thread K.M. Richards
On Jul 1, 7:36 am, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: Dave Sikula, to K.M. Richards: But CBN did run it as part of their late night BW comedy block in the early- to mid-80s, along with Burns Allen, Jack Benny, You Bet Your Life, Bachelor Father, and The Life of Riley.

[TV orNotTV] To Catch a War Criminal

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
A real life A-Team -- sans Chris Hansen -- use their various smarts to pursue The Wanted, coming July 20 to NBC. Bing-bing-bong... http://www.observer.com/2009/media/nbc-news-unveils-plans-new-series-war-crimes -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] FX wants the sports, too

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
OK, they tried and dumped NASCAR... baseball only comes to them in the postseason... rasslin' has a longterm deal at NBCU... and the other sports have their own namesake networks. What's that leave?

[TV orNotTV] Alien Nation to be revived for Syfy

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
By Tim Minear...wonder what'd happened to him... some notable changes planned... http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005577.html?categoryid=14cs=1ref=bd_tv -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] Streets Of San Francisco A Little Emptier...

2009-07-01 Thread Joe Hass
MSNBC reporting Karl Malden dead aged 97. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or Not TV group. To post to this group, send email to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Alien Nation to be revived for Syfy

2009-07-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Bob in Jerseybob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: By Tim Minear...wonder what'd happened to him... some notable changes planned... http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005577.html?categoryid=14cs=1ref=bd_tv I take issue with this quote: It's very much in keeping

[TV orNotTV] Mrs. Slocombe is permanently not free

2009-07-01 Thread David Lynch
Actress Mollie Sugden, best known for her role on Are You Being Served?, has died at age 86. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8129617.stm -- David J. Lynch djly...@gmail.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Re: Streets Of San Francisco A Little Emptier...

2009-07-01 Thread PGage
My mom did let me have his poster on my wall when I was a kid... On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: MSNBC reporting Karl Malden dead aged 97. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Re: FX wants the sports, too

2009-07-01 Thread Tom Wolper
On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Bob in Jerseybob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: OK, they tried and dumped NASCAR... baseball only comes to them in the postseason... rasslin' has a longterm deal at NBCU... and the other sports have their own namesake networks. What's that leave?

[TV orNotTV] Re: Streets Of San Francisco A Little Emptier...

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
One of his tendencies in film, and later in telly, was to use his birth surname, Sekulovich, in some way, usually in a reference to a third person in conversation. -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] Re: Alien Nation to be revived for Syfy

2009-07-01 Thread Wrecks
From what I read in the article, the name of the show will be Alien Nation: The Next Generation. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV or Not TV group. To post

[TV orNotTV] Re: To Catch a War Criminal

2009-07-01 Thread Mark J.
On Jul 1, 1:26 pm, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: A real life A-Team -- sans Chris Hansen -- use their various smarts to pursue The Wanted, coming July 20 to NBC. Bing-bing-bong... http://www.observer.com/2009/media/nbc-news-unveils-plans-new-series-... Lately, the Trend

[TV orNotTV] Re: Alien Nation to be revived for Syfy

2009-07-01 Thread Mark J.
On Jul 1, 2:35 pm, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: They're rebranding the network and seeking out new shows to avoid being so closely connected with science fiction, because, according to the exec VP, hard sci-fi isn't contemporary or relevant. That's a load of hogwash. Law Order

[TV orNotTV] Re: To Catch a War Criminal

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark J., to moi: Lately, the Trend Micro's been blocking the NY Observer site as adult. Have they got some sort of weird banner ad running on their site? Could easy be. It's hideously slow loading, and my IE is just giving up on it after a few seconds. -- BOB

[TV orNotTV] Re: To Catch a War Criminal

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark J., to moi: Lately, the Trend Micro's been blocking the NY Observer site as adult. Have they got some sort of weird banner ad running on their site? Ignore the previous reply; I mistakenly went to nyobserver.com. The main page is rather Flash-heavy, but I don't see anything

[TV orNotTV] Re: To Catch a War Criminal

2009-07-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Hibberd has a piece on it, tho... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i04af04c7447fd0dce5d83adb5f471a37 -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mrs. Slocombe is permanently not free

2009-07-01 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: David Lynch djly...@gmail.com Actress Mollie Sugden, best known for her role on Are You Being Served?, has died at age 86. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8129617.stm As long as the coroner is unanimous in his decision. (I would ask what became