Re: [TV orNotTV] WTF is going on with the mind of Mencia?

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:24 PM, PGage wrote: > I detest Mencia so I am not sure if I will subject myself to that one, > unless we get word of some interesting confrontation in the re-do. I am largely indifferent towards Mencia (as I mentioned, I consider Dane Cook to be the thief among thieves),

Re: [TV orNotTV] WTF is going on with the mind of Mencia?

2010-05-25 Thread PGage
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Marc Maron conducted a very softball interview with fellow comedian > Carlos Mencia on his podcast, then felt bad about it afterwards. So > Maron did a little research into the repeated allegations of joke > stealing (and the lesser charges of dr

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tina Fey wins Mark Twain humour prize

2010-05-25 Thread PGage
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Trevor Trevor wrote: > > > > Awarded each year by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, > > past recipients have included Steve Martin, Bill Cosby, the late > > George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart

[TV orNotTV] Spoiler Alert: Dancer wins a dance competition

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
The leader of the Pussycat Dolls bested the season of "Dancing With The Stars" that unceremonially drop-kicked my Shannen off in the earliest possible stage (I didn't know there was a leader -- I thought they all pranced around as equals). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100526/ap_en_tv/us_tv_dancing

[TV orNotTV] New pictures in Files section

2010-05-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
"me-tweeting.jpg" is a misnomer. I was reading something. "hash001.jpg" is a demonstration of what the picture is like, at least on some of the sets at our house, on cable channel 3 going straight from the line (see the "CableTV: Signal amplifier?" thread for details); can Jeff or anyone else see

[TV orNotTV] "Penn Point" podcast

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
One of the last things Tom Heald and I ever talked about was our shared enjoyment of the late, lamented "Penn Jillette Show" that originated from a radio studio built in Penn's home in Las Vegas (a few weeks before his passing, Tom had found a site that archived the podcast of all the radio shows).

[TV orNotTV] WTF is going on with the mind of Mencia?

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
Marc Maron conducted a very softball interview with fellow comedian Carlos Mencia on his podcast, then felt bad about it afterwards. So Maron did a little research into the repeated allegations of joke stealing (and the lesser charges of dropping by big clubs unannounced and bumping other comics --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tina Fey wins Mark Twain humour prize

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Trevor Trevor wrote: > > Awarded each year by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, > past recipients have included Steve Martin, Bill Cosby, the late > George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart and SNL creator Lorne > Michaels. Setting aside my personal

[TV orNotTV] Tina Fey wins Mark Twain humour prize

2010-05-25 Thread Trevor Trevor
Tina Fey wins Mark Twain humour prize http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/05/25/fey-twain-prize-winner.html Comedy It girl Tina Fey, celebrated for her hit comedy 30 Rock and pitch perfect Sarah Palin impression, is the latest recipient of the top humour prize in the U.S. The Saturday Night Li

[TV orNotTV] Re: My guide to the 2010 primetime lineup

2010-05-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jason Carpio, to Kevin: > is that current viewing? or the upcoming schedule? Upcoming. Mother J could be interested in: ABC: The Whole Truth, Body of Proof CBS: Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods (NOT Defenders, she can't stand Jim) NBC: Chase, Outlaw (but only for Smits) Fox: nothing (someone already m

[TV orNotTV] Curry apologizes for speech foulup

2010-05-25 Thread Bob in Jersey
She started reeling off names of famous alumni... uh, sweetie, this is the Wheaton in Massachusetts, NOT Illinois... like Centenary in NJ, which shares its name with one in Louisiana, it started out as a women- only school... http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-05-25-curry_N.htm -

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: My guide to the 2010 primetime lineup

2010-05-25 Thread Jason Carpio
Fall CBS 2 hrs (HIMYM, Big bang theory and Hawaii Five-O NBC 2.5 (Chuck, Undercovers and Community) ABC 4 (Castle, Modern Family, Cougar Town and No Ordinary Family) FOX 3 (Bones, Human target and maybe Lone Star) On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:25 AM, David Lynch wrote: > Looking through the grids:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: My guide to the 2010 primetime lineup

2010-05-25 Thread Jason Carpio
is that current viewing? or the upcoming schedule? my current was NBC - 1.5 hrs (Chuck and Community) CBS - 1 hrs (How I met your mother and big bang) FOX - 2 hrs (Bones and The Human Target) ABC - 3 hrs (lost, castle, modern family and cougar town) I'm going to sample of lot of the shows in the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: My guide to the 2010 primetime lineup

2010-05-25 Thread David Lynch
Looking through the grids: ABC: Nothing unless the Saturday evening football appeals CBS: 1.5 hours, 2 if Shat My Dad Says is bearable (and probably only because it's Big Bang Theory's leadout) NBC: 2 hours, but both shows are things that I tend to let pile up and occasionally delete unwatched bec

[TV orNotTV] Re: My guide to the 2010 primetime lineup

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
Total number of hours per week for me: NBC = 30 minutes CBS = 2 hours Fox = 3 hours ABC = 30 minutes, but only if I give Cougar Town another chance On Tuesday, May 25, 2010, Ed Dravecky wrote: > Kevin M. wrote: >> Complete with a handy and easy to use program grid and a less handy >> and less ea

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: I have an iPad

2010-05-25 Thread Kevin M.
One additional comment: Once again, and as always, predictive text fails to accurately predict anything I want to type On Monday, May 24, 2010, M-D November wrote: > Normally I'd suggest Trillian (I love it on iPhone), as it can handle > just about any popular chat protocol (AIM, FB, GTalk/Jabbe

Re: [TV orNotTV] CableTV: Signal amplifiers?

2010-05-25 Thread jeffrey marousek
Sorry for the delayed response BIJ, 6 weeks of training on various shifts at work has left the brain and body a little sleep-deprived. 1) Don't bother with the shack amplifier. Go online and search for a Blonder-Tongue amplifier with a minimum of 25db gain, and also have a tilt control. 2) Do ins

Re: [TV orNotTV] My guide to the 2010 primetime lineup

2010-05-25 Thread Ed Dravecky
Kevin M. wrote: > Complete with a handy and easy to use program grid and a less handy > and less easy to use summary of each new series: > http://www.tvornottv.net/2010/05/19/your-official-guide-to-the-2010-tv-season/ Say, that is convenient! Thanks, Kevin. On the other hand, I just realized th