[TV orNotTV] SNL news - unconfirmed

2009-09-04 Thread Tom Wolper
I got this through a tweet by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TV critic Rob Owen: http://www.sling.com/blog/4993/Michaela-Watkins-and-Casey-Wilson-Dropped-from-Saturday-Night-Live; Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson have been dropped from the cast of Saturday Night Live. The two have been replaced by

[TV orNotTV] Re: SNL news - unconfirmed

2009-09-04 Thread Michael
Watkins strikes me as a loss. She did some solid character work last season, especially her Hoda Kotb opposite Kristin Wiig's Kathy Lee Gifford in the Today sketches. Wilson? Meh. If she was in 30 more sketches that Watkins, she had enough airtime to make an impact - and didn't. Plus, Wilson

[TV orNotTV] Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
The big guy appears to be opening his trap twice next week, maybe the same day, once at noon east for students, then at night to Congress re: his health-care agenda... details? -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Mistaken identity is old news for anchor

2009-09-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
Madison, Wisconsin newsie John Stofflet has had to put up for over 20 years with having a surname that sounds too much like 'Stossel'... the writer has his own problems... http://host.madison.com/news/local/doug_moe/article_7cab2a58-98cd-11de-86e4-001cc4c03286.html -- BOB

[TV orNotTV] Re: Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread PGage
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Bob in Jerseybob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: The big guy appears to be opening his trap twice next week, maybe the same day, once at noon east for students, then at night to Congress re: his health-care agenda... details? A presidential speech before a joint

[TV orNotTV] Re: AT+T 'soft launches' video portal

2009-09-04 Thread Steve Rhodes
It seems to mostly what is already available on hulu Now if they had launched it for iPhones, it might have been interesting. -- Steve Rhodes http://flickr.com/photos/ari/ photos http://twitter.com/tigerbeat --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] AT+T 'soft launches' video portal

2009-09-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
With a buffet-like selection of telly and movies, including stuff from three of the four majors... and surprises in store for verified users of U-verse... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/339533-AT_T_Soft_Launches_Video_Portal.php http://entertainment.att.net/tv -- BOB

[TV orNotTV] Re: Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread Ben Scripps
As far as teevee...doesn't look like CBS has plans for the afternoon, but Old Christine and Project: Gary will be preempted. On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Bob in Jerseybob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: The big guy appears to be opening his trap twice next week, maybe the same day, once at noon

[TV orNotTV] Re: Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread Bob in Jersey
PGage, to moi: A presidential speech before a joint session of Congress? Yes, the networks better cover that; not to mention this will be Obama's most important speech since his Inaugural - in some ways maybe more. The school speech will no doubt be covered at least by the cables, since it

[TV orNotTV] Re: Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread Karla Robinson
Yes, if you don't have a school-aged child, you may not have heard about the enormous brouhaha regarding the school speech. The event was designed to be carried live into schools, so the president could speak directly to kids about doing better in school, etc. The right wing has raised the

[TV orNotTV] Re: Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: Karla Robinson karlasrobin...@zoominternet.net The right wing has raised the alarm that Obama will be indoctrinating our youth into socialism and brainwashing them to believe he is the Messiah, or something, and school districts around the country have

[TV orNotTV] Re: Oh, bah, mah speeches?

2009-09-04 Thread televisiongirl
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Karla Robinson karlasrobin...@zoominternet.net wrote: The event was designed to be carried live into schools, so the president could speak directly to kids about doing better in school, etc. Kids here don't go back to school until Wednesday or Thursday -