[TV orNotTV] And the next minor celeb busted for a DUI is...

2009-09-26 Thread Kevin M.
... Tawny Kitaen, who would have been better off is she's just crawled around the hood of her car like she used to do in those music videos in the '80s. But, no, she had to go and get behind the wheel. The arrest occurred in the middle of the day... I wonder if she was on her way to a bachelor par

[TV orNotTV] Re: New SNL cast member debuts by dropping F-bomb

2009-09-26 Thread Joe Coughlin
Other SNL news: -Darrell Hammond wasn't on the show and was not included in the new opening montage. He was, however, on both episodes of WU Thursday so far this season. -Don Pardo is back. He's 90 years old and despite word that he was done, he annnounced the opening to the show as usual. I suppo

[TV orNotTV] Re: New SNL cast member debuts by dropping F-bomb

2009-09-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 10:36 PM, stan wrote: > > Jenny Slate opened her first sketch by using Charles Rocket's favorite > word. I don't know which was more priceless...the audible gasp from > the studio audience or the "I'm frikkin fired" look on her face. Perhaps this will cause NBC to time de

[TV orNotTV] New SNL cast member debuts by dropping F-bomb

2009-09-26 Thread stan
Jenny Slate opened her first sketch by using Charles Rocket's favorite word. I don't know which was more priceless...the audible gasp from the studio audience or the "I'm frikkin fired" look on her face. -Stan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (T

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mercy

2009-09-26 Thread Michele J
I apologize for just getting back to you. Bob in Jersey thank you for your help. On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:00 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > > mj, to Tom Wolper, in part: > > Would anyone mind telling me if I am replying to your responses > > correctly or if I could do that when I get your emails o

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's1st Two Week Ratings...

2009-09-26 Thread televisiongirl
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 2:49 PM, PGage wrote: > > i think they can make money if they pull the same numbers as they did > at 11:35 (which I think is in the 5.5 M range - not far from what they > did this week). But I can't believe they would really be happy with > 11:35 numbers, and I am not sure

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mercy

2009-09-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 10:28 AM, scruffy wrote: > i didn't think Mercy was all that bad > for what it is (i.e. better than Hawthorne, which i could not endure > through a whole episode). i'll probably give it a couple more shots > mostly because i like the lead but in the burgeoning nurse genre

[TV orNotTV] "House" no longer on Hulu...

2009-09-26 Thread Kevin M.
It is still on the Fox website, though episodes still stream on an eight day delay (which seems odd to me, considering most networks stream next day -- even CBS had last night's season premiere of "Numbers" up on its website this morning). Anyone know why it would be yanked from Hulu? Some sort of

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's1st Two Week Ratings...

2009-09-26 Thread PGage
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Wesley McGee wrote: > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM, PGage wrote: If they are numbers guys they may just be >> defending the point that NBC's strategy is still likely to make money >> even if they get fewer viewers, but I was wondering if they have any >> af

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's1st Two Week Ratings...

2009-09-26 Thread Wesley McGee
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM, PGage wrote: > > BTW - Who are the guys behind TV By the Numbers? I have been to their > site a few times before, but the last two weeks have been there very > frequently, and they seem to be fairly defensive of NBC in general and > Leno in particular. If they ar

[TV orNotTV] Re: The biggest TV 'roadblock' ad...EVER...

2009-09-26 Thread Ed Dravecky
Dave Sikula wrote: > My hope for this movie is that it's finally the one where the > characters don't figure out how to avoid the catastrophe in time and > the world does indeed end. You might enjoy the most recent Nicolas Cage film, "Knowing". -- Ed Dravecky III http://www.fencon.org/ --~--~

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mercy

2009-09-26 Thread scruffy
On Sep 25, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > Ditto on "Good Wife." Watched it yesterday, and was very pleasantly > surprised that I liked it as much as the critics did. (Context: I > liked, but didn't love, "Modern Family," which was hailed as the best > show of the year by practically everyb

[TV orNotTV] Re: Penn and Teller Sell Out

2009-09-26 Thread Ed Dravecky
Kevin M. wrote: > Did they do another 4 episodes of the series (to get to the magic > number of 13), or will the last image we see of the crew be of their > astonished looks as they gazed at "Beta"? As with "Kings" and "Mental", all 13 episodes were completed before the first began to air. Anoth

[TV orNotTV] Re: Mercy

2009-09-26 Thread Ed Dravecky
mj wrote: > What did you think of it ? It's never easy to judge a character drama from the pilot but it felt like a mashup of "Rescue Me" and "Hawthorne" by somebody who'd watched a lot of "Grey's Anatomy". It was nice to hear a few realistic New Jersey accents on a show set in the Garden State.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's1st Two Week Ratings...

2009-09-26 Thread PGage
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:13 AM, PGage wrote: > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 4:20 PM, PGage wrote: >> From what I can gather (see links below), these are Leno's ratings for >> the first 4 nights (experts please correct if necessary): >> >> Monday: 18.4 Million >> Tuesday: 10.7 Million >> Wednesday:

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dr. Cameron leaving 'House'

2009-09-26 Thread Ed Dravecky
Michael wrote: > Hope she gets some roles worthy of her skills. I hope she hits the sci-fi autograph circuit for a year or two (she was Kirk's mom in the recent Trek movie) so I can get a little quality time before she gets a great new series that brings her fame and fortune. Hey, it worked for

[TV orNotTV] Re: Things I learned from watching "Brothers"

2009-09-26 Thread televisiongirl
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:54 PM, colonial wrote: > > > Well, the first 12 minutes of it. I couldn't take it anymore > after that. So what did I learn? > > 1. Stroke, memory loss and paralysis are, according to this > show, laugh riots > 2. "Wiggly-doo" will not become the next TV

[TV orNotTV] Re: Penn and Teller Sell Out

2009-09-26 Thread Dave Sikula
On Sep 24, 8:42 am, drunkbastard74 wrote: > My response is essentially that of Harlan Ellison. In the world of > art, where television has the constant potential to exist, great art > should challenge the audience's sensibilities. It should push the > creative envelope and evoke strong emotion a

[TV orNotTV] Re: Vincent D'Onofrio Quits Law & Order: CI

2009-09-26 Thread Dave Sikula
On Sep 25, 5:38 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote: > Vince leaving is not a surprise -- both female detectives' departure > would be, if the sources turn out to be right. But in the land of > Wolf, there are always surprises out of casting (e.g. Christine Lahti > as the new prosecutor on SVU) The impressi