Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: RIP Wally Boag

2011-06-03 Thread PGage
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Steve Martin is reporting on Twitter that longtime Disneyland > personality Wally Boag has passed away. Sad news. Back when the Golden > Horseshoe Revue stage featured elaborate productions complete with > can-can dancers and comedy, Boag was the

[TV orNotTV] OT: RIP Wally Boag

2011-06-03 Thread Kevin M.
Steve Martin is reporting on Twitter that longtime Disneyland personality Wally Boag has passed away. Sad news. Back when the Golden Horseshoe Revue stage featured elaborate productions complete with can-can dancers and comedy, Boag was the star of the show. "My hero, the first comedian I ever saw

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: OT: DC Comics loses rights to more parts of Superman.

2011-06-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Michael wrote: > Regardless of when the divided IP ownership was settled in court, it > will be interesting, in light of DC's line-wide Autumn reboot after > its "Flashpoint" event, to see if they tinker with Superman's origin, > powers and supporting cast in prepar

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP James Arness, 88

2011-06-03 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Michael wrote: > Let's not forget the most bizarre "Thing" about Arness - and the > performance he gave that I'm most likely to watch over and over again. > That's right: An angry giant vegetable creature from outer space!!! When I was a teenager The Thing used to

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP James Arness, 88

2011-06-03 Thread Michael
Let's not forget the most bizarre "Thing" about Arness - and the performance he gave that I'm most likely to watch over and over again. That's right: An angry giant vegetable creature from outer space!!! On Jun 3, 1:49 pm, "Kevin M." wrote: > Gunsmoke still airs on Encore's Western channel, and I

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: DC Comics loses rights to more parts of Superman.

2011-06-03 Thread Michael
Regardless of when the divided IP ownership was settled in court, it will be interesting, in light of DC's line-wide Autumn reboot after its "Flashpoint" event, to see if they tinker with Superman's origin, powers and supporting cast in preparation for any legally-mandated changes. On Jun 3, 10:41

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP James Arness, 88

2011-06-03 Thread Kevin M.
Gunsmoke still airs on Encore's Western channel, and It used to air on TV Land. He was handpicked by John Wayne for the role, and he was awesome at it. They did a few MOWs in the 1990s that were also fun. The only film I own in which he costars is Big Jim McCain, which was a bizarre piece of anti C

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late Show Drum Solo Week

2011-06-03 Thread donz5
Well, it's the June schedule. That's all I know. On Jun 3, 6:18 am, JW wrote: > > He's only DOING shows, or he's only TAPING shows Mon-Thurs? I thought > > Fridays were still typically new, but just pretaped earlier in the week...? > > Last week, Friday's show was a rerun, and Thursday's looked l

[TV orNotTV] RIP James Arness, 88

2011-06-03 Thread Tom Wolper
James Arness, the 6-foot-6 actor who towered over the television landscape for two decades as righteous Dodge City lawman Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke," died Friday. He was 88. The actor died in his sleep at his home in Brentwood, Calif., according to his business manager, Ginny Fazer. http://www.sta

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Networks Start To Look Beyond The Nielsens

2011-06-03 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:31 PM, K.M. Richards wrote: > 55 here.  DirecTV with a DVR.  Selective about what I record for later > viewing and zap past the commercials, as I have an older Replay TV > with the "quick skip" feature.  Only watch Dodgers games and Keith > Olbermann (returning three week

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: DC Comics loses rights to more parts of Superman.

2011-06-03 Thread Dave Sikula
Nikki probably hasn't posted it since the article is from 2009. --Dave Sikula On Jun 2, 9:18 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > Good thing they're going to reboot everything, eh... > > Nothing up yet at Deadline (I know Nikki wants to type something up), so > here's the link from Variety. > > http://www.

[TV orNotTV] Re: Networks Start To Look Beyond The Nielsens

2011-06-03 Thread K.M. Richards
55 here. DirecTV with a DVR. Selective about what I record for later viewing and zap past the commercials, as I have an older Replay TV with the "quick skip" feature. Only watch Dodgers games and Keith Olbermann (returning three weeks from Monday!) live. Haven't found a "big 4½" network prime-t

[TV orNotTV] Re: Late Show Drum Solo Week

2011-06-03 Thread JW
> He's only DOING shows, or he's only TAPING shows Mon-Thurs? I thought > Fridays were still typically new, but just pretaped earlier in the week...? Last week, Friday's show was a rerun, and Thursday's looked like it was taped on Monday. So unless Donz tells us otherwise, I'll assume that's the s