Re: [TV orNotTV] lipdub season 2010

2010-09-13 Thread Kevin M.
Can a new version of Dick Clark's craptacular series "Puttin' on the Hitz" be far behind? On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: >  now that the new frosh has started, new lipdubs are showing up on youtube. > > To keep this tv-centric, here is one from Zoey 101 (well actually > Pep

[TV orNotTV] lipdub season 2010

2010-09-13 Thread Doug Eastick
now that the new frosh has started, new lipdubs are showing up on youtube. To keep this tv-centric, here is one from Zoey 101 (well actually Pepperdine) - all one shot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJiBrWQUy4A creighton does Taio dynamite. not one shot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADxCJH3

[TV orNotTV] Harold Gould

2010-09-13 Thread Gil Templeton
Yes, he was a true treasure, especially in "The Sting'.  I forget, probably by design:  wasn't there a "Sting 2"?  Was he in it as well? -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: ESPN is s**t lucky

2010-09-13 Thread David Bruggeman
It's an opening week thing. I think it's gone on as long as having three games on Thanksgiving (the third on the NFL network). David From: M-D November It's been a while since I've given a damn about MNF, so forgive me if I sound ignorant, but...since when

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: ESPN is s**t lucky

2010-09-13 Thread Pete Ahles
On 9/13/10 10:23 PM, M-D November wrote: It's been a while since I've given a damn about MNF, so forgive me if I sound ignorant, but...since when are there MNF doubleheaders? Or is this an opening week thing? It is an opening week thing. There's been a MNF doubleheader the first week since it

[TV orNotTV] Re: TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2010-09-13 Thread M-D November
My favorite drug ad is the long spot for Lunesta, which contains the most priceless line of legal copy EVER: "It is not known exactly how Lunesta works." Seriously. That's what it says. For all the pharmaceutical company knows, it's black magic. For the record, although I skip lots of commercia

[TV orNotTV] Re: ESPN is s**t lucky

2010-09-13 Thread M-D November
It's been a while since I've given a damn about MNF, so forgive me if I sound ignorant, but...since when are there MNF doubleheaders? Or is this an opening week thing? On Sep 13, 10:10 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote: > CBS pushed the rain-delayed US tennis Open men's final to the Deuce. > > The rain als

[TV orNotTV] ESPN is s**t lucky

2010-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
CBS pushed the rain-delayed US tennis Open men's final to the Deuce. The rain also pushed back the opener of the MNF doubleheader about a half-hour. The Deuce was also to start showing the back half of MNF (Kansas City? 9.15 CT??) on time, pushing any remaining Open play to Classic. Happily Nada

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox "Red Carpet Event" streaming live at 6pm PST

2010-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Kevin M.: > I assume it will shamelessly plug the new shows and season premieres > of returning shows. They've already run a half-hour infomercial on the linear network, with the entire cast of Bones, to do that. -- BOB (Excuse the appended Juno ads, I can't get the GG posts page to update) _

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oprah to jet audience to Australia

2010-09-13 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:12 PM, PGage wrote: > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Trevor Trevor wrote: >> >> http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/09/13/oprah-winfrey-australia.html >> >> Oprah Winfrey began her final season as host of The Oprah Winfrey Show >> by telling her audience that she woul

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oprah to jet audience to Australia

2010-09-13 Thread PGage
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Trevor Trevor wrote: > http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/09/13/oprah-winfrey-australia.html > > Oprah Winfrey began her final season as host of The Oprah Winfrey Show > by telling her audience that she would take them to Australia. > I can't tell if that's the

[TV orNotTV] Fox "Red Carpet Event" streaming live at 6pm PST

2010-09-13 Thread Kevin M.
I assume it will shamelessly plug the new shows and season premieres of returning shows. http://www.facebook.com/House?v=app_146183882086533&ref=ts -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Al Sharpton to launch Sunday-morning show

2010-09-13 Thread Trevor Trevor
He'll also start a media company and magazine http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia02b5fdf7bb7dfc1233735c7da8be8a0 The Rev. Al Sharpton has created his own media company and will launch a Sunday-morning syndicated TV show, he told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. -- TV

[TV orNotTV] Hollywood Reporter to become weekly glossy

2010-09-13 Thread Trevor Trevor
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2010/09/13/hollywood-reporter.html The Hollywood Reporter, a trade magazine for the film and television industry published five times a week, plans a major revamp that includes going to a weekly format. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You receive

[TV orNotTV] Oprah to jet audience to Australia

2010-09-13 Thread Trevor Trevor
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/09/13/oprah-winfrey-australia.html Oprah Winfrey began her final season as host of The Oprah Winfrey Show by telling her audience that she would take them to Australia. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are s

[TV orNotTV] Character actor Harold Gould passes away

2010-09-13 Thread Kevin M.
I recall him from "The Sting," but he was also featured on "Rhoda" and "The Golden Girls." http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2010/09/character-actor-harold-gould-o.html -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscri

[TV orNotTV] Re: TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2010-09-13 Thread Televisionary
Jeez, don't get me started on the drug ads (actually, I'm glad you did). First of all, you'd think for a drug that is so expensive-- these ads tout prescription narcotics that could cost upwards of $300 a month--that they could create a commercial that cost more than $1430.00 to produce. In produ

Re: [TV orNotTV] HBO subscribers dwindling

2010-09-13 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Trevor Trevor wrote: > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i29f492889037dafd750b9fe7c857c19b > > The channel that turned vampire killers into hit television is quietly > facing the draining of its own lifeblood: subscribers. With all the fac

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2010-09-13 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > My family has a mute button, and on our TV-recording devices, a > forward-scan button. :-P > > But seriously, can we make excessive prescription-drug ads an issue in > pending political campaigns?  There's some downright-deadly being >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oops (?): Online Venture Streaming TV Channels Without Station Approval

2010-09-13 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > Rights and retransmission fees are overrated. If the service isn't limited to US IP addresses, it would be terrific for me. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribe

Re: [TV orNotTV] Oops (?): Online Venture Streaming TV Channels Without Station Approval

2010-09-13 Thread Joe Hass
Rights and retransmission fees are overrated. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Mark J. wrote: > An outfit called ivi is offering to stream over 20 NY or Seattle > broadcast stations (including the digital subchannels) to your > computer for $4.99 a month--unfortunately, they haven't bothered > co

[TV orNotTV] L&O LA needs new leftenant

2010-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Wanda DeJesus is leaving, and her role will be recast and scenes reshot... does this put the show's announced Sep. 29th début in jeopardy, Alex? http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/wanda-de-jesus-departs-law-order-la/ -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message

[TV orNotTV] HBO subscribers dwindling

2010-09-13 Thread Trevor Trevor
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i29f492889037dafd750b9fe7c857c19b The channel that turned vampire killers into hit television is quietly facing the draining of its own lifeblood: subscribers. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message beca

[TV orNotTV] Oops (?): Online Venture Streaming TV Channels Without Station Approval

2010-09-13 Thread Mark J.
An outfit called ivi is offering to stream over 20 NY or Seattle broadcast stations (including the digital subchannels) to your computer for $4.99 a month--unfortunately, they haven't bothered contacting anyone for retransmission consent: http://www.thewrap.com/television/article/thanks-copyright-

[TV orNotTV] So long, Kevin McCarthy

2010-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
The original Biff in "Death of a Salesman" and the guy whose friends were initial victims of the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" passes over the weekend on Cape Cod. 96. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/movies/13mccarthy.html?_r=1&src=me -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

[TV orNotTV] Re: Spike TV: Home Of The 10-Minute Commercial Breaks

2010-09-13 Thread Mark J.
On Sep 13, 11:41 am, Tom Wolper wrote: > http://consumerist.com/2010/09/spike-tv-home-of-the-10-minute-commerc... > > Excerpt: > > How long can a cable channel run commercials before viewers forget > what they were watching and -- literally -- tune out? That's the > question that the folks at Sp

[TV orNotTV] Re: TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2010-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
My family has a mute button, and on our TV-recording devices, a forward-scan button. :-P But seriously, can we make excessive prescription-drug ads an issue in pending political campaigns? There's some downright-deadly being proffered there... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (

[TV orNotTV] Re: Spike TV: Home Of The 10-Minute Commercial Breaks

2010-09-13 Thread Bob in Jersey
Dad J is sometimes wont to watch SPK - tho don't they lose CSI:Original reruns Real Soon Now? I've long been of the belief that he'd watch a half-hour, at least, of simply '30s' and '60s'... not that anyone's going to try this any time soon. But seriously, ISTR some local or national-cable movies

[TV orNotTV] Spike TV: Home Of The 10-Minute Commercial Breaks

2010-09-13 Thread Tom Wolper
http://consumerist.com/2010/09/spike-tv-home-of-the-10-minute-commercial-breaks.html Excerpt: How long can a cable channel run commercials before viewers forget what they were watching and -- literally -- tune out? That's the question that the folks at Spike TV appear to be tacitly asking their a

[TV orNotTV] TV Commercials: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

2010-09-13 Thread Televisionary
Hey, wanna talk TV Commercials? Those little interrupters that throw their little :10, :15, :30, :45 and :60 creations into your TV Show about every 12-15 minutes or so? Chat about the one you just saw, the one you saw before, the ones you love, the ones you hate. The ones you love to hate. Tel

[TV orNotTV] Re: Steve Harvey is the new Richard Dawson

2010-09-13 Thread Mark J.
On Sep 13, 10:37 am, Steve Timko wrote: > Surprisingly, I thought Richard Karn did a pretty good job. > Anyone know how the ratings of The Price is Right are doing? TV by the Numbers only lists the soaps. but from what I've heard "TPIR"'s doing OK enough for CBS to stick with it, at least to ju

Re: [TV orNotTV] Steve Harvey is the new Richard Dawson

2010-09-13 Thread Steve Timko
Surprisingly, I thought Richard Karn did a pretty good job. Anyone know how the ratings of The Price is Right are doing? On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Or the new Ray Combs. Or the new Louie Anderson. Or the new Richard > Karn. Or the new John O'Hurley. > > http://news.yahoo.

[TV orNotTV] NotTV: Public Radio Power Kling Retiring

2010-09-13 Thread Mark J.
The man who turned a small college radio station in the suburbs of the Twin Cities into one of the few state pubcasting networks not owned by a governmental agency, then became a national programming power and the first man to get rich off of public radio thanks to Garrison Kellior (with Kellior al

[TV orNotTV] Voice of 'Rudolph' Dies at 89

2010-09-13 Thread Mark J.
Canadian actress Billie Mae Richards was heard and seen on many CBC radio and TV programs and was a member of the Canadian stock company of voice actors Rankin/Bass used on their shows, but she'll always be known best for what is still Rankin/Bass' finest hour, the voice of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed R

[TV orNotTV] MAD has come to Cartoon Network...

2010-09-13 Thread Wesley McGee
...this is an old blog post about the premiere of Mad on Cartoon Network (which happened last Monday), but it notes that this show is the what they're going to use to transition people into Adult Swim when it takes over the 9pm (ET/PT) hour. http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/09/03/mad-magazine-co

Re: [TV orNotTV] CNN confirms one idiot will replace another

2010-09-13 Thread Wesley McGee
Remember, CNN was considering Ryan Seacrest as replacement... so I guess Morgan is a step up from that, but that had pretty much confirmed that CNN saw king as the star-effer. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Littlest Suspect (spoilers)

2010-09-13 Thread PGage
On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > In the behind-the-scenes of Lewis Black's most recent stand up > special, he explains why the HBO cache of comedy is unique -- and why > his most recent special (and Eddie Izzard's too, for that matter) > wasn't on HBO. HBO will only accept co