Re: [TV orNotTV] Deadline Banned From Covering Oscars

2011-02-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Trevor Trevor wrote: > http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/deadline-banned-from-covering-oscars/ > > Banned from covering the Oscars because they've been covering the > Oscars, by leaking details of the telecast. Oh no! How will we ever find out what happens on the Os

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Olivia Munn does Wall Street

2011-02-26 Thread PGage
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > I did work at NBC... guess I missed my chance > I think that if you were willing to wear your old Page blazer and put on an empty smile like Kenneth and be introduced as a former GE employee they would let you do it too. -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] TV Receiver Question

2011-02-26 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Feb 26, 2011, at 8:46 PM, bradfo...@dwx.com wrote: > I know I won't get a hi-def picture from the blu-ray player until I get I > hi-def TV. But will I be able to see anything from the blu-ray player on > my regular def television? (I'm thinking I should. And probably better > than the outpu

[TV orNotTV] TV Receiver Question

2011-02-26 Thread bradfo...@dwx.com
I have the opportunity to get a good deal on a blu-ray DVD player (my first) and I'm leaning toward taking them up on it. The only thing is, I don't have an HD-TV and can't afford to replace my perfectly good regular def Sony until it stops functioning - which I hope won't happen for a number of

[TV orNotTV] Re: Olivia Munn does Wall Street

2011-02-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Saturday, February 26, 2011, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > PGage, to Kevin, in part: >> Given the fact that everybody and their brother had rung that bell, a better >> question than why they are having  Kabletown employee > > Those last two words represent the whole answer to the original > question

[TV orNotTV] Deadline Banned From Covering Oscars

2011-02-26 Thread Trevor Trevor
http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/deadline-banned-from-covering-oscars/ Banned from covering the Oscars because they've been covering the Oscars, by leaking details of the telecast. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gr

[TV orNotTV] Re: Olivia Munn does Wall Street

2011-02-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
PGage, to Kevin, in part: > Given the fact that everybody and their brother had rung that bell, a better > question than why they are having  Kabletown employee Those last two words represent the whole answer to the original question: the ringer must be someway connected to a listed trading entit

Re: [TV orNotTV] Olivia Munn does Wall Street

2011-02-26 Thread PGage
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Hey, I like the girl (and I know some here do not), but I don't > understand this at all. Apparently, on Monday afternoon, Olivia Munn > will ring the closing bell at the NY Stock Exchange. Do the guys who > run the NYSE just invite women they'd

[TV orNotTV] Re: Actors in Character

2011-02-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Goodman looks like he was awakened from deep sleep to do this. -- BOB Not sent from his MOTO-W408g -- 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@goog

[TV orNotTV] Olivia Munn does Wall Street

2011-02-26 Thread Kevin M.
Hey, I like the girl (and I know some here do not), but I don't understand this at all. Apparently, on Monday afternoon, Olivia Munn will ring the closing bell at the NY Stock Exchange. Do the guys who run the NYSE just invite women they'd like to f*ck? Because if so, that is an awesome abuse of po

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sheen Digs a Hole for His Career

2011-02-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > 2. I can't remember the last time I read/heard the term 'netiquette'. > Has to have been no later than the end of "c|net central." I'm using the term in a glib/sarcastic way as part of a lesson I'm teaching on social markting/networking on

Re: [TV orNotTV] AlJazeera makes case to Comcast

2011-02-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > Phila. Inquirer: Back on Tuesday, AJE head Al Antsey brought 13,000 > printed-out e-mails to the cabler/NBCU partner's Philly HQ, and said > "Let's talk." > > http://goo.gl/PdsCD > > Do we thank AB for these? I have tried to watch more of

[TV orNotTV] Re: Sheen Digs a Hole for His Career

2011-02-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
1. http://goo.gl/, mentioned elsewhere, also offers shortening tracking to logged-in users. 2. I can't remember the last time I read/heard the term 'netiquette'. Has to have been no later than the end of "c|net central." -- BOB Not sent from his MOTO-W408g -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (

[TV orNotTV] AlJazeera makes case to Comcast

2011-02-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Phila. Inquirer: Back on Tuesday, AJE head Al Antsey brought 13,000 printed-out e-mails to the cabler/NBCU partner's Philly HQ, and said "Let's talk." http://goo.gl/PdsCD Do we thank AB for these? -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you ar

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior

2011-02-26 Thread Kevin M.
I guess I didn't know Forest Whitaker had a lazy eye (or maybe droopy eye), or maybe he just had an eye infection when they shot the pilot. Janeane Garofalo is always Janeane Garofalo, so I don't understand why she gets cast in roles that are not made for Janeane Garofalo. Nice to see Richard Schif

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sheen Digs a Hole for His Career

2011-02-26 Thread Ed Dravecky
Michael wrote: > "One and a Half Men" is a non-starter. If I was a wagerin' man, I'd > bet that another half-hour has opened up on the CBS fall schedule. I've always enjoyed "Two and a Half Men" but am only now realizing that the half-a-man was Charlie. -- Ed Dravecky III http://www.fencon.org

[TV orNotTV] Re: Comcast vs DirecTV

2011-02-26 Thread K.M. Richards
EANS tests aren't scheduled, per se, by the cable companies or the broadcasters. The routine tests, which are designed to test the equipment that interrupts programming and inserts the message, tend to run in the late-night/early-morning hours because (for whatever strange reason) it is an equipme

[TV orNotTV] Maybe Old People Good For More Than Just Soylent Green

2011-02-26 Thread PGage
Interesting piece in the NYT yesterday about Hollywood re-discovering the value of customers in the 50+ demo (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/business/media/26moviegoers.html?_r=3&hp, some excerpts below). Kids (12-24) will continue to be the single most important demo, but as ticket prices go u

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast vs DirecTV

2011-02-26 Thread PGage
Thanks to everyone for the great feedback - we will put it all in the hopper. I probably would not seriously consider the change except that we are having such slow internet these days from AT&T, and it looks like, at least for the duration of the 2 year commitment, we would save $50 - $75/month.