[TV orNotTV] Paul Shaffer at Barnes & Noble: "Screw The Kids!"

2009-10-18 Thread PGage
I wonder if any of our Manhattan members made it out to this? As much as I like Dave more than Leno, I like his band leader even more than Leno's http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/16/paul.shaffer.book/index.html Paul Shaffer's 'Swingin' ' message for the kids By Katie McLaughlin NEW Y

[TV orNotTV] SGºU: "Darkness"

2009-10-18 Thread Kevin M.
First, the positive feedback: Hurray for the return of Peter DeLuise to the universe of Stargate (both as director of the episode, and in one of his Hitchcock inspired cameos... a speaking role, no less). The non-CGI visual elements were noticeably different, less jarring, and more in keeping wit

[TV orNotTV] Re: Cold Case on ice

2009-10-18 Thread Ben Scripps
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Ed Dravecky wrote: > Be advised: football wrapped up 75 minutes late at 8:15pm Eastern so > if you only pad your TAR recording by an hour (as I usually do) you'll > miss the last 15 minutes. And if your DVR's hard drive goes belly-up in the middle of TAR tonight,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ted Turner wants to eliminate Superman...

2009-10-18 Thread Wesley McGee
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:14 PM, M-D November wrote: > > Presumably Cartoon still has the rights to air "Justice League > [Unlimited]". (In fact, I think they might be in perpetual reruns on > Boomerang.) Not any more. They were taken off in favor for the long neglected Samurai Jack. (I would

[TV orNotTV] Re: Cold Case on ice

2009-10-18 Thread Ed Dravecky
Bob in Jersey wrote: > They were still playing football at 7:57pm east, so Dick Enberg, doing > the Bills @ Jets game with Dan Fouts, said the CBS lineup would be > pushed back an hour. Lilly and her lot get ppd. to next week (where > here in her native Philly, they'll be at their regular time)

[TV orNotTV] Cold Case on ice

2009-10-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
They were still playing football at 7:57pm east, so Dick Enberg, doing the Bills @ Jets game with Dan Fouts, said the CBS lineup would be pushed back an hour. Lilly and her lot get ppd. to next week (where here in her native Philly, they'll be at their regular time) -- BOB --~--~-~--~--

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread PGage
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Bradford wrote: > It could be something as simple as the fact that The Office and Poehler's > show are filmed in California and 30 Rock is done in New York. I think that is more likely. Though there is a natura and obviousl tie in between these two shows which, i

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread David Bruggeman
The satellite segment, as awful as it is, makes it easier for the NYC shot shows to have people visit with Jay. David From: Bradford It could be something as simple as the fact that The Office and Poehler's show are filmed in California and 30 Rock is done i

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread Bradford
It could be something as simple as the fact that The Office and Poehler's show are filmed in California and 30 Rock is done in New York. - Original Message - From: "PGage" To: Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 5:51 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 a

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread David Bruggeman
Sorry, I meant whether any 30 Rock cast had been on with Jay @ 10. A quick glance at the Jay Leno Show website suggests they haven't. David From: Steve Timko On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:36 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: > My take was that the 30 Rock folks were

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread Steve Timko
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin have both been on Leno. I understood this question to be ever, not just this season. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message becaus

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread PGage
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:36 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: > My take was that the 30 Rock folks were continuing the almost unspoken > resentment they've shown, not necessarily at flyover America, but at NBC for > doing the 10 p.m. experiment.  Leno's non-plussed reaction seemed intended > to take th

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread Steve Timko
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:36 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: > My take was that the 30 Rock folks were continuing the almost unspoken > resentment they've shown, not necessarily at flyover America, but at NBC for > doing the 10 p.m. experiment.  Leno's non-plussed reaction seemed intended > to take t

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread David Bruggeman
For what it's worth, I was thinking the transition was passive-aggressive on both sides. But I fell off the 30 Rock bandwagon a while ago, after I was able to correctly predict the outcome of a Liz Lemon failed romantic plot at least one act in advance. I'm not saying it's not funny, or not go

[TV orNotTV] Re: Thursday and Friday questions

2009-10-18 Thread Jon Delfin
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > With the Yanks up 2-0 in their series, have Fox dropped any clues as > to which (repeat, I'm guessing) episode of Bones airs at 8 et/pt > Thurs. if there is no Game 5? > > And on Friday, is USA's début of "White Collar" in fact ending at >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Thursday and Friday questions

2009-10-18 Thread Ben Scripps
Barring more baseball, they say as of now that it's "Doctors in the Den": The half-eaten body of a doctor is found in the tiger cage at the zoo following a hospital charity event, and Booth and Brennan determine the death was no accident. On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > >

[TV orNotTV] Thursday and Friday questions

2009-10-18 Thread Bob in Jersey
With the Yanks up 2-0 in their series, have Fox dropped any clues as to which (repeat, I'm guessing) episode of Bones airs at 8 et/pt Thurs. if there is no Game 5? And on Friday, is USA's début of "White Collar" in fact ending at 11:12, per Zap2it? -- BOB --~--~-~--~~~-

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread PGage
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 12:59 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: > ... The uptick from 30 Rock,which had this odd passive-aggressive transition > with Leno that night, is notable, but not that big.  It might disappear a few > weeks into the 30 Rock > season. (SNIP) Not having watched Leno on Thursday,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread PGage
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 9:24 AM, M-D November wrote: > Here's my suggestion, and I know it's not workable because NBC already > promoted "FIVE NIGHTS OF JAY!", but I'm gonna say it anyway: if > they're going to continue with this experiment, cut him back to 3 > nights a week.  Give him Monday (to

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread M-D November
Here's my suggestion, and I know it's not workable because NBC already promoted "FIVE NIGHTS OF JAY!", but I'm gonna say it anyway: if they're going to continue with this experiment, cut him back to 3 nights a week. Give him Monday (to recap the weekend, and for his beloved 'Headlines' segment),

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ted Turner wants to eliminate Superman...

2009-10-18 Thread M-D November
Presumably Cartoon still has the rights to air "Justice League [Unlimited]". (In fact, I think they might be in perpetual reruns on Boomerang.) And there's always the possibility of Supes showing up on "Batman: The Brave & the Bold". On Oct 17, 5:20 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > On Sat, Oct 17, 20

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 5 Weeks

2009-10-18 Thread JW
It occurs to me that in late night, there's roughly a half-hour of comedy and a half-hour of interviews per show, and a lot of that comedy is far from stellar. Adding more comedy is unlikely to work, and even if it succeeds at the same percentage as it did in late night, it's going to be a problem