Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

OK. I watched "Parenthood." Not a bad pilot, but not in any way related to the movie, which makes me ask again why they felt the need to pay royalties for the use of a title and some character names. My chief criticism of the show is its watered down depiction of families, but that could just be m

Re: [TV orNotTV] Letterman Blackmail piece in Vanity Fair

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:45 AM, David Bruggeman wrote: > The ex-Chief went on a Twitter spree over it - he thought it a good piece, > and I tend to agree. I tend to disagree. I am really surprised that this is being seen as a credible piece of journalism - it reads more like Halderman ghost wrot

[TV orNotTV] NPH clears something up

Not about "...Mother", but what he's doing Oscar night. http://twitter.com/ActuallyNPH/status/9909857059 Mike Fleming down in Finke-land had said otherwise: http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/oscar-spoilers-part-4-show-opener/ Why not just have someone =completely unexpected= do the opening # ?

Re: [TV orNotTV] Daily Show and Colbert Report to be dropped from Hulu

Not a fan of the CC video player? It's certainly less smooth compared to Hulu. David From: Kevin M. Effective the 9th. I am effectively ticked off. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100303/media_nm/us_hulu_viacom -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Daily Show and Colbert Report to be dropped from Hulu

I knew that would piss you off when I read the article this morning. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Effective the 9th. > > I am effectively ticked off. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100303/media_nm/us_hulu_viacom > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > &

[TV orNotTV] Daily Show and Colbert Report to be dropped from Hulu

Effective the 9th. I am effectively ticked off. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100303/media_nm/us_hulu_viacom -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] R-rated "Gilligan"?

.SOMANY.THOUGHTS! (and not a one of them that isn't filthy!) Jeff On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: >> Bob in Jersey wrote: >>> Would be the only way to justify making it into a feature film... > > That's more

Re: [TV orNotTV] R-rated "Gilligan"?

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > Bob in Jersey wrote: >> Would be the only way to justify making it into a feature film... That's more or less what "Lost" is, isn't it? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because yo

Re: [TV orNotTV] R-rated "Gilligan"?

Bob in Jersey wrote: > Would be the only way to justify making it into a feature film... > > I'll let one of you make the obvious joke... Russell Johnson has long claimed that the real reason they never got off the island (at least, during the original series) was because the Professor didn't real

[TV orNotTV] R-rated "Gilligan"?

Would be the only way to justify making it into a feature film... I'll let one of you make the obvious joke... http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118015967.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 > minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little > advertising revenue thanks to Leno that producers can actually make > longer TV episodes. Also worth no

[TV orNotTV] Re: Save 10:00 Just For Us

They introduced the hour in the same manner, same place, same car. On Mar 3, 3:56 pm, Diner wrote: > On Mar 3, 3:43 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > > > The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 > > minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little > > adver

[TV orNotTV] Re: Save 10:00 Just For Us

On Mar 3, 2:56 pm, Diner wrote: > On Mar 3, 3:43 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > > > The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 > > minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little > > advertising revenue thanks to Leno that producers can actually make > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Save 10:00 Just For Us

Was "Parenthood" any good? I do plan on watching this show, unlike the Jay Leno Show at 10:30. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Diner wrote: > On Mar 3, 3:43 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > > The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 > > minutes, I'm assuming it is an extend

[TV orNotTV] Re: Save 10:00 Just For Us

On Mar 3, 3:43 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 > minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little > advertising revenue thanks to Leno that producers can actually make > longer TV episodes. Last night's premiere ran

Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little advertising revenue thanks to Leno that producers can actually make longer TV episodes. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Re: Letterman Blackmail piece in Vanity Fair

I had just heard a radio host gushing about this...as an example, he says, of how we would not have celebrities if not for the poverty they endured prior to fame. IYC, the host was Colin Cowherd. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Vote of Confidence?

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:09 AM, M-D November wrote: >> I imagine someone at NBCU isn't crazy about the notion that she's also >> under contract to Disney for "Millionaire".  Either that or Natalie >> Morales has a duplicate set of Jay Leno's Zu

[TV orNotTV] Re: What Sarah Palin And Jay Leno Have In Common...

On Mar 3, 9:29 am, Joe Hass wrote: > ...and why they tend to rub certain people (like many of us) the wrong way. > > http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/03/02/palin_on_tonight_show/in... I fell asleep right before Palin came out, and I'm glad. However, I do remember Leno singling her out for

[TV orNotTV] Re: Letterman Blackmail piece in Vanity Fair

The author of the article contacted me a few months ago. He was interested in gossip and dirt, and I think he hung up disappointed. You can get a taste of what he's about in yesterday's Today Show interview: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/35659320#35659320 On Mar 3, 12:45 pm, David Br

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Shannen Doherty On Next 'Dancing with the Stars'

I'm working on something. Something with the potential of being described as "awesome." Stay tuned to this channel for developments -- if they develop. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: SNL 'presidents' reunite for cause

I'd rather see the X-Presidents, but YMMV. Ferrell's Lynrd Skynrd impression for Conan hasn't completely erased my burnout on him. David From: M-D November Like most SNL segments, it was about 20% too long, but pretty funny overall. On Mar 3, 11:19 am, Bob

Re: [TV orNotTV] Letterman Blackmail piece in Vanity Fair

@TVBarn On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Jason Carpio wrote: > What is the ex-Chief's twitter ID? > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:45 AM, David Bruggeman wrote: > >> The ex-Chief went on a Twitter spree over it - he thought it a good piece, >> and I tend to agree. >> >> http://bit.ly/caeZtZ >> >

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Jay Leno Show last night

As we all know (and were reminded by the Simpsons), pretty much every late night idea was ripped off of Steve Allen. M-D "If this isn't Steve Allen, you're stealing my bit!" On Mar 3, 2:15 am, JW wrote: > To be fair, Leno would sometimes go door to door, usually soliciting > residents of the nea

Re: [TV orNotTV] Letterman Blackmail piece in Vanity Fair

What is the ex-Chief's twitter ID? On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:45 AM, David Bruggeman wrote: > The ex-Chief went on a Twitter spree over it - he thought it a good piece, > and I tend to agree. > > http://bit.ly/caeZtZ > > From the April 2010 issue. > > David > > -- > TV or Not TV The Smartes

[TV orNotTV] Re: SNL 'presidents' reunite for cause

Like most SNL segments, it was about 20% too long, but pretty funny overall. On Mar 3, 11:19 am, Bob in Jersey wrote: > Funny or DIE: Ron Howard directs as Ferrell, Hammond, Carvey, Chase, > Aykroyd, and special guest star Jim Carrey (Reagan) pay a midnight > visit to the Obamas (Armisen, Maya Ru

[TV orNotTV] Letterman Blackmail piece in Vanity Fair

The ex-Chief went on a Twitter spree over it - he thought it a good piece, and I tend to agree. http://bit.ly/caeZtZ >From the April 2010 issue. David -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Vote of Confidence?

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:09 AM, M-D November wrote: > I imagine someone at NBCU isn't crazy about the notion that she's also > under contract to Disney for "Millionaire".  Either that or Natalie > Morales has a duplicate set of Jay Leno's Zucker blackmail photos. We don't know that the shorter t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Not TV: Win the Day!

Even for DC, Politico is pretty inside baseball. Doesn't mean it doesn't suck, just that you really have to be subjected to a lot of political media to know what's going on. On the level of knowing the Faux News/CNN/MSNBC lineups by heart. David From: Bob

[TV orNotTV] Re: Not TV: Win the Day!

Jon Delfin, to moi: > Are you being told to build an ark? > > Seriously, at least a *little* context would be nice. All I was responding to, was its cheapness. The subject matter tends to fly over my head often. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] Idol pulling the switches

A sudden illness caused a flip of the men and women in this week's performances, and the judges switch back to their more-familiar order... http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/americanidol/2010/03/03/2010-03-03_its_a_mans_world_on_american_idol_after_crystal_bowersox_is_hospitalized.html -

[TV orNotTV] SNL 'presidents' reunite for cause

Funny or DIE: Ron Howard directs as Ferrell, Hammond, Carvey, Chase, Aykroyd, and special guest star Jim Carrey (Reagan) pay a midnight visit to the Obamas (Armisen, Maya Rudolph) in an effort to convince the real prez to push the effort for an independent consumer- protection agency... the second

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Not TV: Win the Day!

Are you being told to build an ark? Seriously, at least a *little* context would be nice. jd On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > Riight... > > > > -- > BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[TV orNotTV] Re: Not TV: Win the Day!

Riight... -- BOB -- 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr.

[TV orNotTV] What Sarah Palin And Jay Leno Have In Common...

...and why they tend to rub certain people (like many of us) the wrong way. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/03/02/palin_on_tonight_show/index.html -- 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.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Jay Leno Show last night

The TV By The Numbers guys, with their usual, still not explained pro-NBC slant, report that Leno crushed Dave in the ratings Monday night. These numbers won't really mean anything for a couple of weeks (Conan's first night on the Tonight Show he got 9.2M viewers, vs Leno's first night back at 5.4

[TV orNotTV] Not TV: Win the Day!

Presumably, my feelings on The Politico is known. (If not, it mirrors his) So that's why I found this video funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DwiBNZxN6Y -- Wesley McGee -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) P

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Jay Leno Show last night

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 11:15 PM, JW wrote: > To be fair, Leno would sometimes go door to door, usually soliciting > residents of the nearby Oakwood Apartments to reenact movie scenes or > videos. If he's ripping someone off, it's not Conan. I did not mean to suggest Leno was ripping of Conan - th