[TV orNotTV] Re: Wondie McBeal

2010-10-01 Thread Dave Sikula
Kevin, have you read JMS's Wonder Woman? "Dismal" doesn't even begin to cover it. When thinking of what he's done to both WW and Superman, I'm reminded of Stella Adler''s remarks on Lee Strasberg's death: "A great man of died today; Lee Strasberg. (Pause) It will take the American theatre forty ye

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread Televisionary
Thanks! I'll keep this! On Oct 1, 6:10 pm, PGage wrote: > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Gil Templeton wrote: > > Went to that imdb page message board and couldn't believe the remarks * > > against* the man...I've always liked him and still name Rockford as one of > > my top TV P.I.'s. > > I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dish/NewsCorp: Has this actually happened?

2010-10-01 Thread dglass
Yup. I'm a Dish subscriber and FX has been replaced by cheesy movies and the others are all gone. It's a shame as I've really been enjoying Terriers. dg Sent from my iPhone On Oct 1, 2010, at 11:04 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > This being the FSNs, FX and NatGeo being dropped pending renegoti

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wondie McBeal

2010-10-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > I see Kelley as having a possible third way approach - the first way > is to bring comic book stories into the series directly. It's a sort > of naive approach where there's no real character development and > there can be no depth so the villai

[TV orNotTV] Dish/NewsCorp: Has this actually happened?

2010-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
This being the FSNs, FX and NatGeo being dropped pending renegotiation of rights fees. I'm not calling my kid brother to find out, because (A) I don't know if he has DTV or DishNet, (B) I'm not ASS-uming he has a sports package, and (C) it's ing 11 o'clock. http://ow.ly/2NhwS -- BOB -- T

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wondie McBeal

2010-10-01 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 8:29 PM, David Risner wrote: > It sounds like a really bad fit to me.  Is Wonder Woman's cover identity > going to be a lawyer?  Will she use the magic lasso on witnesses?  I'm > really having a hard time pictured David E. Kelly doing this show and having > it come out as an

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'Lone Star' Shot Down

2010-10-01 Thread PGage
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 4:45 PM, PGage wrote: > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM, televisiongirl > wrote: > >> FOX's Preston Beckman chimed in on why it failed: >> >> http://maskedscheduler.blogspot.com/2010/09/lone-star.html >> > > I read that this morning. Not too impressed with his analysis (if

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wondie McBeal

2010-10-01 Thread David Risner
It sounds like a really bad fit to me. Is Wonder Woman's cover identity going to be a lawyer? Will she use the magic lasso on witnesses? I'm really having a hard time pictured David E. Kelly doing this show and having it come out as anything but ho-hum. I was thinking that Rob Thomas would be s

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'Lone Star' Shot Down

2010-10-01 Thread PGage
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM, televisiongirl wrote: > FOX's Preston Beckman chimed in on why it failed: > > http://maskedscheduler.blogspot.com/2010/09/lone-star.html > I read that this morning. Not too impressed with his analysis (if you can call it that). He seems to write something like this

[TV orNotTV] Wondie McBeal

2010-10-01 Thread Wesley McGee
This is a bit surprising... David E. Kelly has signed on to write and produce a new Wonder Woman TV series. http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/wonder-woman-returning-to-tv-as-series-written-and-produced-by-david-e-kelley/ -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 'Lone Star' Shot Down

2010-10-01 Thread televisiongirl
FOX's Preston Beckman chimed in on why it failed: http://maskedscheduler.blogspot.com/2010/09/lone-star.html TVG -- 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 tv

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Rick Sanchez Needs Another Tazing

2010-10-01 Thread PGage
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > And he's officially gone: > > > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/10/happy_hour_roundup_100.html > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > > During a radio interview yesterday, he declared that Jon Stewart is a > bigot A

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread PGage
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Gil Templeton wrote: > Went to that imdb page message board and couldn't believe the remarks * > against* the man...I've always liked him and still name Rockford as one of > my top TV P.I.'s. > I paste the Wiki list of his credits below. There is a lot of schlock

[TV orNotTV] Re: Rick Sanchez Needs Another Tazing

2010-10-01 Thread Joe Hass
And he's officially gone: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/10/happy_hour_roundup_100.html On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > During a radio interview yesterday, he declared that Jon Stewart is a bigot > AND CNN is run by Jews. > > Send your audition tapes to CNN Ce

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread Michael
Had a Cannell sighting last year at Musso & Frank during a late lunch. He was sitting by himself at Orson Welles' usual booth, reading over script pages and eating what appeared to be a plate of vegetables. I half-expected him to toss the pages - one after the other - as he read them. But no. On O

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Good luck, Kevin

2010-10-01 Thread Bob in Jersey
Tony Bourdain has obviously never been there, but some cat from California tried to convince him to go back in '08: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NY1xi5Yz7k -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread Gil Templeton
Went to that imdb page message board and couldn't believe the remarks against the man...I've always liked him and still name Rockford as one of my top TV P.I.'s. - Original Message - From: "Ron Casalotti" To: "TVorNotTV" Sent: Friday, October 1, 2010 1:40:55 PM Subject: [TV orN

[TV orNotTV] Rick Sanchez Needs Another Tazing

2010-10-01 Thread Joe Hass
During a radio interview yesterday, he declared that Jon Stewart is a bigot AND CNN is run by Jews. Send your audition tapes to CNN Center in Atlanta, marked "8 PM Weeknights". http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/cnns-rick-sanchez-jon-stewart-is-a-bigotand-jews-dont-count-as-an-

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jace Lacob bites 'Glee'

2010-10-01 Thread PGage
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Ron Casalotti wrote: > I have to say that I am both a fan of the show and one who agrees with > most of this review. Glee works best as entertainment in the form of > song and dance but not so much in terms of story-line logic. And > that's just fine with me. I also

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread Ron Casalotti
I started this entry intending to post a list of all the TV series he was responsible for that I enjoyed, but then found the list to be too long to mention. I also liked him plying himself on "Castle" as one of Rick Castle's poker buddies. Here's his IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004798

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread David Risner
News articles are showing up now. Here's one: http://www.theinsider.com/news/3368118__A_Team_21_Jump_Street_Producer_Stephen_J._Cannell_Passes_Away -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:04 AM, David Risner wrote: > ABC News is report

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread Joe Coughlin
Yeah, our family used to watch his shows together. The A-Team, Hunter and then The Commish. Sure most of his shows were formulaic, but they brought us together and I wouldn't trade that for the world. Plus, he gave us Wiseguy. On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 2:04 PM, David Risner wrote: > ABC News is re

[TV orNotTV] RIP Stephen J Cannell

2010-10-01 Thread David Risner
ABC News is reporting that Stephen J Cannell has died at age 69. I don't think I can even count how many of his shows I watched growing up. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal of the Day (Oct 1): Muppet Five Pack with Tin

2010-10-01 Thread Tom Wolper
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[TV orNotTV] Re: Jace Lacob bites 'Glee'

2010-10-01 Thread Ron Casalotti
I have to say that I am both a fan of the show and one who agrees with most of this review. Glee works best as entertainment in the form of song and dance but not so much in terms of story-line logic. And that's just fine with me. I also agree that Heather Morris as Brittany S.Pierce (sounded out,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Good luck, Kevin

2010-10-01 Thread Dino R. Alexander
Good to hear you made it safe and sound. Better to hear that you have internet access this quickly. :) ~D -- From: "Kevin M." Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:36 AM To: Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Good luck, Kevin Greetings from K

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Deadliest" needs more captains

2010-10-01 Thread M-D November
I get a funny feeling that Sig was looking for an excuse to walk away. If you watched the last season, after Phil Harris died he seemed resolved to hand his boat over to a successor and retire. As for the boys from the Time Bandit...I predict they'll be back once this whole mess with their one-of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Good luck, Kevin

2010-10-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: >  On 9/30/10 4:36 AM, Kevin M. wrote: >> >> Greetings from Karaganda, Kazakhstan. > > Dude!  I just looked up your city location on Google Maps.   I must say, as > an engineering consultant that travels to mining companies in the middle of > f'