[TV orNotTV] So long, Nicol Williamson

2012-01-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Better known in film (the Sherlock story Seven-per-cent Solution, the title role in Tony Richardson's 1969 Hamlet, Merlin in Excalibur), but significant TV roles (Lennie in a 1968 remake of Of Mice and Men, the killer in a Columbo in 1978, Prince Philip's father Lord Mountbatten in The Last

[TV orNotTV] NY anchor accused of rape

2012-01-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Greg Kelly of Fox-5's 'Good Day NY', son of the city's police commish, skipped the studio today (26) after a 30-something woman alleged he assaulted her at her office back in October... station won't comment on his employment status... DA won't comment on why she waited this long...

[TV orNotTV] Daily Beast/Newsweek on Smash

2012-01-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Jace Lacob looks at the NBC newcomer, in part, through the prism of Marilyn Monroe's legacy (http://goo.gl/Hgfpk)... and offers a would-be FAQ on the show (http://goo.gl/SSl0I). -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[TV orNotTV] Pat Sajak admits to hosting Wheel of Fortune while drunk

2012-01-26 Thread Steve Timko
And says Vanna drank margaritas with him. http://tv.yahoo.com/news/pat-sajak-admits-hosting-wheel-fortune-drunk-010400764.html This wouldn't be the divey Mexican joint across the street from where Leno originally hosted the Tonight show, would it? Cuz I'd want a tetanus shot with my tequila

Re: [TV orNotTV] With the NFC game going OT...

2012-01-26 Thread M-D November
But PGage, that's exactly my point - I don't want a network announcer to be 'in the bag' for ANY team. If I wanted to listen to super-slanted pro-Yankee commentary, I'd turn on WCBS and listen to John Sterling stumble his way through 9 innings. (Of course, by the 6th inning, I'll have gouged

[TV orNotTV] Re: NY anchor accused of rape

2012-01-26 Thread M-D November
Something tells me Joel McHale is going to have a field day with this one. -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Pat Sajak admits to hosting Wheel of Fortune while drunk

2012-01-26 Thread M-D November
Oddly, this revelation makes me respect Sajak White MORE. -- 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 group,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-01-26 Thread Kevin M.
Per one of the Google engineers: ... can you have these people check their subscriptions and also double check in Spam: https://groups.google.com/groups/mysubs? If they can try a different subscription type to see if that helps that'd be great. If still nothing after checking spam and changing

Re: [TV orNotTV] So long, Dick Tufeld

2012-01-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: I doubt much he got anything in the last 20 years from all the Danger, Will Robinson! audio soundbites used in radio, by rappers, on phones, et al. He did revive the Lost In Space robot in a Simpsons episode in 2004.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Pat Sajak admits to hosting Wheel of Fortune while drunk

2012-01-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:14 PM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: Oddly, this revelation makes me respect Sajak White MORE. I'm with you. I just don't hold game show hosts to the same standards I hold surgeons and truck drivers. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] With the NFC game going OT...

2012-01-26 Thread Joe Hass
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:13 PM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: But PGage, that's exactly my point - I don't want a network announcer to be 'in the bag' for ANY team.  If I wanted to listen to super-slanted pro-Yankee commentary, I'd turn on WCBS and listen to John Sterling stumble

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-01-26 Thread Dave Sikula
Glad to know that Google assumes the problem is on our end rather than theirs. --Dave Sikula From: Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com; redbu...@gmail.com; Wesley McGee wesley.mc...@gmail.com; dsik...@yahoo.com;

[TV orNotTV] Julian Assange, TV host

2012-01-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Russian govt-backed news net RT reached out to the WikiLeaks founder, who will do a series of interviews with “key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries on its English-speaking channel... from Britain where he is still being held until/unless the extradition deal with the Swedes gets

Re: [TV orNotTV] Julian Assange, TV host

2012-01-26 Thread Kevin M.
First time I've been happy to not get RT On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Bob in Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote: The Russian govt-backed news net RT reached out to the WikiLeaks founder, who will do a series of interviews with “key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries on its

[TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-01-26 Thread Wesley McGee
As a note, I receive digests at this email address... -- 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 group, send

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-01-26 Thread Wesley McGee
Well, I had already fiddled with my subscription settings before replying to this thread (setting it to individual emails for a while and then setting it back to digests), but that didn't fix the digest issue. (Full emails have no problem arriving.) On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Kevin M.:

[TV orNotTV] Re: NY anchor accused of rape

2012-01-26 Thread Diner
On Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:45:13 AM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: Greg Kelly of Fox-5's 'Good Day NY', son of the city's police commish, skipped the studio today (26) after a 30-something woman alleged he assaulted her at her office back in October... station won't comment on his

[TV orNotTV] Rebel Wilson to CBS

2012-01-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
The Bridesmaid costar sells a sitcom pilot, Super Fun Night, about three nerdy goils and what they set out to do every Friday, and CoCo is an exec: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/26/rebel-wilson-cbs-comedy_n_1234202.html -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-01-26 Thread JW
Subscription says digest like it's supposed to. (I believe Wes that other options would work.) Nothing has appeared as Spam (or as regular Gmail). Thanks for looking into this. On 1/26/12, Wesley McGee wesley.mc...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I had already fiddled with my subscription settings

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-01-26 Thread Erin Palicki
I have changed to regular e-mail, and there was nothing in my spam folder - don't they know most people check that first thing? rolleyes I'll let you know what happens. On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:03 PM, JW redbu...@gmail.com wrote: Subscription says digest like it's supposed to. (I believe Wes

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Pat Sajak admits to hosting Wheel of Fortune while drunk

2012-01-26 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:14 PM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: Oddly, this revelation makes me respect Sajak White MORE. I'm with you. I just don't hold game show hosts to the same standards I hold surgeons and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Pat Sajak admits to hosting Wheel of Fortune while drunk

2012-01-26 Thread David Lynch
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:39, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 1:14 PM, M-D November mdnovem...@gmail.com wrote: Oddly, this revelation makes me respect Sajak White MORE. I'm with you. I just don't hold game show hosts to the same standards I hold surgeons and

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Pat Sajak admits to hosting Wheel of Fortune while drunk

2012-01-26 Thread Melissa P
Brian Williams covered the story tonight. -- 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 group, send email to

[TV orNotTV] Re: With the NFC game going OT...

2012-01-26 Thread Michael
Allow me to add that, on Sunday, Buck proclaimed the Niners relatively injury-free throughout the season as compared to the Giants last Sunday. Maybe that was just in case the Niners did the impossible (according to many pundits) and beat New York for the NFC Championship. It seems like Buck

[TV orNotTV] Re: Don't worry, St Peter -- I got a note

2012-01-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
I'll remove mine from the site. -- BOB On Jan 26, 10:35 pm, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: Robert Hegyes (Epstein, Welcome Back Kotter), 60 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/26/3394324/robert-hegyes-played-eps... -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Don't worry, St Peter -- I got a note

2012-01-26 Thread Kevin M.
Gabe Kaplan is a betting man... what was the over/under on Kotter outliving Epstein? On Jan 26, 10:35 pm, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: Robert Hegyes (Epstein, Welcome Back Kotter), 60 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/26/3394324/robert-hegyes-played-eps... -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Don't worry, St Peter -- I got a note

2012-01-26 Thread PGage
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Kevin M. drunkbastar...@gmail.com wrote: Gabe Kaplan is a betting man... what was the over/under on Kotter outliving Epstein? I am not sure that over/under is the right formulation for this kind of bet, but the odds of Gabe outliving Jegyes were never too bad;