Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Ricky Gervais to do another Office cameo

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > Maybe this time they can explain why Brent was in an obscure office > park in Scranton. I liked the encounter, but it made no sense. Alas, I've missed most of the episodes this season, but look forward to catching up later via DVD. I neglect

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ricky Gervais to do another Office cameo

Maybe this time they can explain why Brent was in an obscure office park in Scranton. I liked the encounter, but it made no sense. --Dave Sikula On Mar 17, 10:09 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > I've been fixated on the BBC Radio 1 marathon both online and on my > SiruisXM (subscription came free with my

[TV orNotTV] Ricky Gervais to do another Office cameo

I've been fixated on the BBC Radio 1 marathon both online and on my SiruisXM (subscription came free with my car), and caught Ricky Gervais dropping in on Chris and Dave around their 36th hour of broadcast (they're nearing 2 full days as I type this). Anyway, they remarked about Ricky growing facia

Re: [TV orNotTV] Canadian answer to an American question

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: > I can confirm that I can watch games on: > - CBS detroit (HD) > - CBS seattle (HD) (likely same as detroit) > - TSN (choosing whatever feed they want) I haven't watch much yet. > - TSN2 (choosing whatever feed they want) I haven't watch much

Re: [TV orNotTV] Canadian answer to an American question

TBS isn't available in Canada anymore - if you managed to subscribe, you'd be seeing Peachtree TV instead. That's why Conan is on Comedy/CTV, and Lopez Tonight is on Telelatino. The other non-CBS thingys have never been up here. On 3/17/11 9:53 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: > I can confirm that I can

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 6:42 PM, M-D November wrote: > I was going to say - isn't this NYT's third attempt at a paywall? > > Einstein had it right when he defined insanity as "doing the same thing > over and over again and expecting different results." > Albert may have had a point about insanit

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan doc appears at SXSW

As an SXSW Interactive attendee for the last 7 years, I can pretty much confirm what you've said about the conference, save for two things: 1) The platinum badge, which gets you into all three arms of SXSW, is only about $900 if you buy it at the early, discounted rate. Like all conferences, th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Canadian answer to an American question

I can confirm that I can watch games on: - CBS detroit (HD) - CBS seattle (HD) (likely same as detroit) - TSN (choosing whatever feed they want) I haven't watch much yet. - TSN2 (choosing whatever feed they want) I haven't watch much yet. Currently covering UCLA vs. Mich St. - ncaa.com My ca

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

I was going to say - isn't this NYT's third attempt at a paywall? Einstein had it right when he defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] SAT shocks with reality-tv essay

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > The head of the college-qualfiying exam isn't expecting kids to > necessarily know, much less understand, the genre. “The primary goal > of the essay prompt is to give students an opportunity to demonstrate > their writing skills,” she told

[TV orNotTV] Re: SAT shocks with reality-tv essay

I'm a bit surprised at the uproar - people are always complaining about standardized tests talking over students' heads, so the College Board created an essay prompt that directly addresses a form of popular entertainment. I guess you can't please everyone, huh? (Full disclosure: I work for th

[TV orNotTV] SAT shocks with reality-tv essay

The head of the college-qualfiying exam isn't expecting kids to necessarily know, much less understand, the genre. “The primary goal of the essay prompt is to give students an opportunity to demonstrate their writing skills,” she told the NYT. http://goo.gl/jp4g3 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Renews Half of 'Comedy Night Done Right'

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Joe Coughlin wrote: > And yet, with Zachary Levi the face of Comcast's xfinity campaign, might > that make NBC gunshy on cancelling "Chuck"? > They did say it does not have to be either or - NBC may decide to renew both (or neither). But if they renew only one, it

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Renews Half of 'Comedy Night Done Right'

And yet, with Zachary Levi the face of Comcast's xfinity campaign, might that make NBC gunshy on cancelling "Chuck"? On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:08 PM, PGage wrote: > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Mark J. wrote: > >> "The Office" (which is facing the departure of Steve Carell), "Parks >> and R

[TV orNotTV] ‘Exporting Raymond’ trailer: What happens when Russia takes a stab at ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’?

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/17/exporting-raymond-trailer/ -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Renews Half of 'Comedy Night Done Right'

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Mark J. wrote: > "The Office" (which is facing the departure of Steve Carell), "Parks > and Recreation" and "Community" (despite the exhortations of ratings > "experts" like Marc Berman) are reupped for another season, despite > the shaky ratings figures of the la

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

Don't forget Slate had a disastrous attempt at charing for subscriptions back in the day when Microsoft owned it. And Times Select was also a failure. -- 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] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:50 PM, David Risner wrote: > The prices I see here are $15/4 weeks for 1st 12 weeks of Sunday only > delivery going up to $30/4 weeks after the first 12 weeks. It is actually > slightly cheaper to go with M-F delivery which is $14.80/week going up to > $29.60/week after

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

Yeah, you'd think after all this time, they'd have come up with a better pricing model. If you want to read it on both your phone and an iPad, you're paying the same as the phone $15 sub & iPad $20 sub. You usually are supposed to get a better deal if you buy more. $10 $15 & $20 would be mor

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Renews Half of 'Comedy Night Done Right'

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Mark J. wrote: [snip] > It's assumed that "30 Rock" will be back if Tina Fey wants back Sepinwall says "30 Rock" was already renewed as part of the deal to move it to 10 p.m. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/nbc-renews-the-office-parks-and-rec

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

The prices I see here are $15/4 weeks for 1st 12 weeks of Sunday only delivery going up to $30/4 weeks after the first 12 weeks. It is actually slightly cheaper to go with M-F delivery which is $14.80/week going up to $29.60/week after the first 12 weeks. So at $15 or $20 every four weeks, it isn

[TV orNotTV] NBC Renews Half of 'Comedy Night Done Right'

"The Office" (which is facing the departure of Steve Carell), "Parks and Recreation" and "Community" (despite the exhortations of ratings "experts" like Marc Berman) are reupped for another season, despite the shaky ratings figures of the latter two: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/17/parks-and-rec

[TV orNotTV] NoTV: Wacko Jailed for E-Mail Threats to NPR Anchors

A Maine man with a sizable police record is currently in jail for sending several threatening E-mails to weekday "All Things Considered" co-anchor Melissa Block, in which he called her the ultimate vulgarism for "vagina" and threatened in detail to physically harm her, and "ATC" weekend anchor Guy

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan doc appears at SXSW

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 00:09, Kevin M. wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:56 PM, M-D November wrote: >> Oh, what I would have given to have a gold (interactive & film) badge this >> year... > > Is it me, or is SXSW becoming a marginally cooler version of Comic-Con? Eh. Speaking as an Austinite

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Wesley McGee wrote: > ...but we're going to test it on the Canadians first. The toll booth on the > Canadian border begins charging today. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/opinion/l18times.html?_r=1 > > > Summary -- $15/month web and smartphone only, > $20/mon

[TV orNotTV] OT: Paywall going up at NYTimes Mar 28.

...but we're going to test it on the Canadians first. The toll booth on the Canadian border begins charging today. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/opinion/l18times.html?_r=1 Summary -- $15/month web and smartphone only, $20/month web and tablet, $35/month web and everything else. $12.50/month

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan doc appears at SXSW

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:56 PM, M-D November wrote: >> Oh, what I would have given to have a gold (interactive & film) badge this >> year... > > Is it me, or is SXSW becoming a marginally cooler version of Comic-Con? No... SXSW is many things

[TV orNotTV] Re: Gilbert Gottfried canned as Aflac Duck after insensitive Japanese earthquake tweets

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens online stays around forever. FWIW, here's a blog entry I published on Gottfried's actions and Aflac's reaction titled, 'A Scorpion, a Frog and an Aflac Duck' http://wp.me/piucb-dg Ron Casalotti Wayne, NJ On Mar 16, 12:58 am, "Kevin M." w

[TV orNotTV] Re: Gilbert Gottfried canned as Aflac Duck after insensitive Japanese earthquake tweets

I guess those commercials are polarized ... either you love them or you hate them. Personally, one of the best commercials I've seen in recent years was the Aflac spot where Yogi Berra spouts his usual share of malaprops in a barber shop while Gilbert the Duck tries to (in vain) make sense of what

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Bye bye Zune

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:11 PM, scruffy wrote: > > favorite iPod anti-theft product: > > There are two reasons why I toss the white earbuds in a desk drawer, never to see the light of day. The second is that they are probably some of the worst headphones I've ever used, an

Re: [TV orNotTV] TV series with a time travel theme?

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Melissa P wrote: > I've been asked to do a blog for the Science and Entertainment Exchange on > time travel as a plot device on TV and/or in movies. This thread was great. > > But since I'm not a fan of science fiction, and since I'm having trouble > coming up wit

[TV orNotTV] TruTV outperforms ESPN in March Madness Zeroth Round

I believe that having CBS promote this game heavily in addition to the Turner nets (since CBS now has skin in the play-in games by co-producing them and all of the other games with Turner and splitting the proceeds as well) was what was responsible for TruTV getting higher ratings for night one of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Canadian answer to an American question

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > Doing a little web research, I see that TSN and TSN2 will both be > carrying March Madness up north tomorrow. > > I'm just curious, though: will this be wraparound coverage like CBS used to > do, or will they corral a couple other channels to