[TV orNotTV] A question for viewers of Fox local news...

2011-06-22 Thread Kevin M.
Family is watching Fox 11 news in Southern California (KTTV) and they just aired a segment featuring President Obama's announcement of troop non-withdrawal. What was odd was -- and there is no other way to word this -- Obama's speech was remixed. The whole segment had a musical score with a peppy y

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dems Attempt to Stop Handover of NJ PTV Net

2011-06-22 Thread M-D November
That is a *really* unfortunate URL. Also, I find it interesting that even these two lawmakers essentially acknowledge the useless/redundant nature of NJN's radio network. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 2012: TV Will Really Be Inundated with Political Ads

2011-06-22 Thread televisiongirl
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > Current isn't on either of the systems here. You'd think the Dish-y > RCN would find room for it someplace. > I have RCN and channel 326 is Current. They're not on the high def tier but neither is MSNBC. TVG -- TV or Not TV The

[TV orNotTV] Dems Attempt to Stop Handover of NJ PTV Net

2011-06-22 Thread Mark J.
As a company run by New York PBS power WNET prepares to take over operations of New Jersey's state-owned NJN stations on next Friday and Gov. Christie can claim himself the most successful Republican lawmaker to shut down those Commie public broadcasters, two Democratic members of the legislature h

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jackass star dies being a jackass

2011-06-22 Thread Joe Hass
This brings to mind a column Mike Royko wrote after John Belushi died. He wrote a very touching column either the Monday or Tuesday after Belushi's death (Royko knew Belushi from Belushi's childhood). It ended with a line I have used a lot in my life: "I learned a long time ago that life isn't alwa

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jackass star dies being a jackass

2011-06-22 Thread Steve Timko
He had a blood alcohol content of .196 percent, so he was may have been hammered, although if he was an alcoholic he may not have seemed that drunk. -- 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 po

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jackass star dies being a jackass

2011-06-22 Thread David Bruggeman
Yeah, but then there's the other person in the car who died that makes me, rightly or wrongly, less sympathetic to Mr. Dunn than I would be if he had just gotten himself killed, and certainly if it had been more than a one-car accident. David From: Joe Cough

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jackass star dies being a jackass

2011-06-22 Thread Joe Coughlin
Don't have sympathy for him. But have sympathy for the people who cared about him who probably know he was an idiot for doing what he did, but still hurt when they see their loved one attacked. Ebert was correct, but was he right? On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > I'm curious..

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jackass star dies being a jackass

2011-06-22 Thread Kevin M.
I'm curious... what is an acceptable length of time to wait before calling a drunk driver who got two people killed a jackass? A day? A week? I'm not being glib. I guess I am supposed to feel sympathy for his condition, but many people have his condition and don't get people killed, so if anything

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jackass star dies being a jackass

2011-06-22 Thread scruffy
On Jun 21, 2011, at 11:27 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > I wouldn't describe that as an apology as much as a clarification. No > apology was nor is necessary. well, he did a politician's apology, where he regretted if the tweet was considered cruel. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You re

[TV orNotTV] Same person to anchor English and Spanish newscasts

2011-06-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
José Diaz-Balart, Telemundo's evening-news anchor, has also been filling in for Contessa Brewer at 12noon on msnbc. This is a first, sez TVNewser: http://goo.gl/y5fX7 -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[TV orNotTV] Mike Tyson parlays 'Entourage' guester into series

2011-06-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
The ex-champion fighter won't star, but he did come up with the idea for what's for now being called "Da Brick," described as "The Wire" crossed with "Entourage," about young boxers in Newark, NJ, not unlike him. Doug Ellin and Jim Lefkowitz are executives, as is Spike Lee who will direct a pilot.

[TV orNotTV] Re: 2012: TV Will Really Be Inundated with Political Ads

2011-06-22 Thread Bob in Jersey
Current isn't on either of the systems here. You'd think the Dish-y RCN would find room for it someplace. SECTV's more interested in FoxBiz and Bloomberg. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart Owns Chris Wallace and Fox News

2011-06-22 Thread Joe Hass
This raises the one huge issue I've had with Politifact for a long time (and I generally like them a lot). They have a very irritating tendency to miss the forest for the trees. The one that drove me up the wall earlier this year involved Medicare. Don't have the link at my disposal, but the sh

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart Owns Chris Wallace and Fox News

2011-06-22 Thread Wesley McGee
And the controversial Politifact article. http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jun/20/jon-stewart/jon-stewart-says-those-who-watch-fox-news-are-most/ and reaction http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2011/jun/21/readers-sound-about-our-false-jon-stewart/ -- TV or Not TV .

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart Owns Chris Wallace and Fox News

2011-06-22 Thread Wesley McGee
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 3:02 AM, Wesley McGee wrote: > One of the curious thing is Fox News does not have the version of the > interview as aired on TV on their website. To their credit, the full version > is on the site. Still, t took searches through YouTube to find the version > of the video as

[TV orNotTV] Re: 2012: TV Will Really Be Inundated with Political Ads

2011-06-22 Thread Dave Sikula
I watched it on DVR last night, and what struck me was that it felt like a show you've seen with the live energy of an audience, but is suddenly done without one, or (to use a sports metaphor) that I was watching a major league ballplayer do a rehab stint in a AA game. I'm certainly glad to have K

[TV orNotTV] Re: Meloni's potential replacement

2011-06-22 Thread Dave Sikula
Kudos to Mother Jersey. She is far more observant than I. I couldn't tell any of them apart were they in a lineup. --Dave Sikula On Jun 21, 6:36 pm, Bob in Jersey wrote: > Five experienced faces are testing for the male detective role at > "SVU", Nellie A sez:  Mother J will quickly recognize tw

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart Owns Chris Wallace and Fox News

2011-06-22 Thread Wesley McGee
One of the curious thing is Fox News does not have the version of the interview as aired on TV on their website. To their credit, the full version is on the site. Still, t took searches through YouTube to find the version of the video as it aired on Fox (then I realized that the ideological MediaMa