Re: [TV orNotTV] Leno's First 14 Weeks

2009-12-21 Thread jeffrey marousek
our programming executive indicates zero programming other than olympics during that 2 week period. jeff On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:10 PM, televisiongirl televisiong...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 1:53 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: Meanwhile, I am starting to think about the

[TV orNotTV] Absense of estrogen

2009-12-21 Thread Pollak, Melissa F.
Queens of Comedy Q How many women are on Letterman's, Leno's, and Conan O'Brien's comedy-writing staffs? A Zero. And Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson each employ just one (in Ferguson's case, it's his sister). My best guess is that it has some relationship to Newton's Law-an object in motion stays

Re: [TV orNotTV] Absense of estrogen

2009-12-21 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Pollak, Melissa F. mpol...@nsf.gov wrote: Queens of Comedy Q How many women are on Letterman's, Leno's, and Conan O'Brien's comedy-writing staffs? A Zero. And Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson each employ just one (in Ferguson's case, it's his sister). My best

[TV orNotTV] NOTV: Two major radio companies go bankrupt...

2009-12-21 Thread Kevin M.
Citadel, which bought most of Disney's radio holdings a few years ago: http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/12/21/daily3.html?ana=yfcpc And NextMedia: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091221/media_nm/us_nextmedia Both companies filed for chapter 11, and, should they fail

Re: [TV orNotTV] NOTV: Two major radio companies go bankrupt...

2009-12-21 Thread Joe Hass
most of Disney's radio holdings a few years ago: http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/12/21/daily3.html?ana=yfcpc And NextMedia: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091221/media_nm/us_nextmedia Both companies filed for chapter 11, and, should they fail, would wipe out

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 14 Weeks

2009-12-21 Thread Mark J.
And on Thursday night this week Leno is pre-empted for It's a Wonderful Life. I assume Friday will be a rerun. Haven't checked to see if he's getting pre-empted on NYE or New Year's Day--does NBC have any bowl games this year? -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Absense of estrogen

2009-12-21 Thread jeffrey marousek
At the risk of sounding chauvinistic, I do not find female comedians funny...not a single one of them. And I know a lot of people that feel this way. Jeff On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Pollak, Melissa F. mpol...@nsf.govwrote: Queens of Comedy Q How many women are on Letterman's, Leno's,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Absense of estrogen

2009-12-21 Thread Mark J.
On Dec 21, 11:37 am, Pollak, Melissa F. mpol...@nsf.gov wrote: Queens of Comedy Q How many women are on Letterman's, Leno's, and Conan O'Brien's comedy-writing staffs? A Zero. And Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson each employ just one (in Ferguson's case, it's his sister). My best guess is

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quote from That Really Happened

2009-12-21 Thread M-D November
You know, there's this notion that Twitter was started so 13-year old vagina-havers could trade OMGs about their boyfriends, but it was actually created and first used by tech professionals and other 20/30- something adults - some with wangs! (I've been on Twitter since the early days.) Only in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Actress Brittany Murphy dies at 32 of heart attack

2009-12-21 Thread Kevin M.
NBC Hulu pulled a sketch that aired a few weeks ago wherein one of the cast members portrayed Murphy. I guess they didn't think it was funny anymore. Of course, it is SNL, so it probably wasn't funny to begin with.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Leno's First 14 Weeks

2009-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark J., to Jeff M, TVG and PGage: And on Thursday night this week Leno is pre-empted for It's a Wonderful Life.  I assume Friday will be a rerun. Haven't checked to see if he's getting pre-empted on NYE or New Year's Day--does NBC have any bowl games this year? Eve: First part of a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Absense of estrogen

2009-12-21 Thread PGage
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Pollak, Melissa F. mpol...@nsf.gov wrote: Queens of Comedy Q How many women are on Letterman's, Leno's, and Conan O'Brien's comedy-writing staffs? A Zero. And Jimmy Kimmel and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quote from That Really Happened

2009-12-21 Thread PGage
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: You know, there's this notion that Twitter was started so 13-year old vagina-havers could trade OMGs about their boyfriends, but it was actually created and first used by tech professionals and other 20/30- something

[TV orNotTV] Affiliiates finally getting their Jay point across?

2009-12-21 Thread Bob in Jersey
Vegas, f'rinstance, registered a nearly-one-half drop year-to-year... BC asked stations for report cards on the show...the general grade is a C, but as a late news leadin, Ds and Fs... One GM is waiting for Jay to grab a headline news story, such as Tiger Woods' parade of paramours, and own it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Affiliiates finally getting their Jay point across?

2009-12-21 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 4:47 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: The fact that they are desperate for Leno to come up with something as good as Dancing Itos just about sums everything up (that bit is what drove me away from Leno's Tonight Show for good). The hell of it is, they are probably

Re: [TV orNotTV] NOTV: Two major radio companies go bankrupt...

2009-12-21 Thread jeffrey marousek
/2009/12/21/daily3.html?ana=yfcpc And NextMedia: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091221/media_nm/us_nextmedia Both companies filed for chapter 11, and, should they fail, would wipe out a substantial amount of radio stations across the country -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV

[TV orNotTV] Re: Football TiVo alert

2009-12-21 Thread JW
The nasty snows in the Northeast pushed San Fran at Philly, Chicago at Balto, and the Pack at Pittsburgh back to 4. The Green Bay-Pittsburgh game was moved when the NFL did the flexing; it was gonna be the big national game before the other games were postponed by snow. -- TV or Not TV

[TV orNotTV] The Year That Was

2009-12-21 Thread Kevin M.
For those expecting a traditional look back on the year from me, this is as close as I intend to get: A look back on the year in television. http://www.tvornottv.net/2009/12/21/the-year-that-was/ -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message