Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-02-06 Thread Wesley McGee
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:11 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > What seems to be the case is (and I'm inferring this from multiple > conversations with a handful of Google engineers) Google Groups has no > tech support personnel dedicated towards maintaining it. They also > have no way for users to directly c

[TV orNotTV] WTF guest news...

2012-02-06 Thread Kevin M.
Bill Lawrence, creator of Scrubs, Spin City, and Cougar Town will be Marc Maron's guest this Thursday. Bill and his wife Christa are two of my favorite Twitter feeds to follow. I have been fans of all of his shows, though I'm less of a fan of Cougar Town because it seems geared towards a different

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-02-06 Thread Kevin M.
What seems to be the case is (and I'm inferring this from multiple conversations with a handful of Google engineers) Google Groups has no tech support personnel dedicated towards maintaining it. They also have no way for users to directly contact Google when there are issues. As a result, my method

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Joe Hass
I can tell you that, for a Super Bowl, that game sure seemed to go by fast. When I got the ping that the game had ended, I did a double take at the clock. IIRC, that game took three hours of real time. Most SBs tend to go closer to the 3 1/2 or 4 hour mark, which is probably why they first moved th

[TV orNotTV] Redbox buys up its biggest rival -- Blockbuster Express. Redbox also streams with Verizon.

2012-02-06 Thread Wesley McGee
Redbox -- a division of Coinstar -- bought its biggest rival, Blockbuster Express. Blockbuster Express -- which is actually owned by NCR, after Blockbuster spun it off but before Blockbuster was bought in bankruptcy by Dish Networks -- probably couldn't compete with Redbox, even with "same day rele

[TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-02-06 Thread K.M. Richards
Late this afternoon (February 6) I received my first digest in more than two weeks, and it contained only posts dated January 22 through 27. And I didn't do anything to my subscription. Wonder if I'm going to get "catch up" digests ... -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread David Lynch
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 18:44, PGage wrote: > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 4:08 PM, David Lynch wrote: >> >> IIRC, what my DVR had was (all times central) >> 5:00-8:30 Super Bowl XLIV >> 8:30-9:30 Postgame >> 9:30-10:30 The Voice >> 10:30-11:05 News >> 11:05-12:05 Late Night > > > Mine was probably some

[TV orNotTV] Re: Digest issues

2012-02-06 Thread JW
I just got a digest that includes my original "I'm not getting digests" post. Let's hope this means Google's fixed their problem. And thanks once again to Kevin for chasing this down. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread PGage
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 4:08 PM, David Lynch wrote: > IIRC, what my DVR had was (all times central) > 5:00-8:30 Super Bowl XLIV > 8:30-9:30 Postgame > 9:30-10:30 The Voice > 10:30-11:05 News > 11:05-12:05 Late Night > Mine was probably something similar (meaning a separate listing for the post-ga

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread David Lynch
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 16:03, Brad Beam wrote: > - Original Message - From: M-D November > > >> IIRC, "The Voice" was originally scheduled to start at 10pm E, but at some >> point NBC must have pushed a schedule change to listings providers, because >> both my TiVo and the GF's Xfinitiy DV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: M-D November IIRC, "The Voice" was originally scheduled to start at 10pm E, but at some point NBC must have pushed a schedule change to listings providers, because both my TiVo and the GF's Xfinitiy DVR had the 10:30 start time. They may have been banking o

[TV orNotTV] Re: Madge likely to be sued...

2012-02-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
> ...by Girls Gone Wild mogul for recording, and performing today (5) at > the Super Bowl, a song with the same name. Good luck, pal. That one got traded in for the 'Luvin'' song, with its associated issues... -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message be

[TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
PGage, to Dave Sikula, in part: > I like M.I.A., much more than Madonna. I did not really notice the obscene > finger gesture - I saw it, but it did not really register as anything > remarkable. I did think I heard her say an obscenity, but then just assumed > my old ears were playing tricks on my

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Joe Coughlin
They should have kicked over the spillover to NBC Sports Network. Did they do that? On 2/6/12, PGage wrote: > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM, M-D November wrote: > >> IIRC, "The Voice" was originally scheduled to start at 10pm E, but at some >> point NBC must have pushed a schedule change to li

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread PGage
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Dave Sikula wrote: > Personally, I don't know which was more pathetic; M.I.A.'s thinking > the gesture would be "outrageous," or the clutched pearls over "the > children" seeing something they do to each other every day. > I like M.I.A., much more than Madonna. I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread PGage
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM, M-D November wrote: > IIRC, "The Voice" was originally scheduled to start at 10pm E, but at some > point NBC must have pushed a schedule change to listings providers, because > both my TiVo and the GF's Xfinitiy DVR had the 10:30 start time. They may > have been

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Hank Fung
On Feb 6, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Dave Sikula wrote: > Personally, I don't know which was more pathetic; M.I.A.'s thinking > the gesture would be "outrageous," or the clutched pearls over "the > children" seeing something they do to each other every day. > > And "The Voice?" Who cares? > I do. Usuall

[TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Dave Sikula
Personally, I don't know which was more pathetic; M.I.A.'s thinking the gesture would be "outrageous," or the clutched pearls over "the children" seeing something they do to each other every day. And "The Voice?" Who cares? --Dave Sikula On Feb 6, 7:33 am, Bob in Jersey wrote: > On Feb 5, 10:28

[TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread M-D November
IIRC, "The Voice" was originally scheduled to start at 10pm E, but at some point NBC must have pushed a schedule change to listings providers, because both my TiVo and the GF's Xfinitiy DVR had the 10:30 start time. They may have been banking on overtime or the availability of losing-team inter

[TV orNotTV] Amazon deal of the week (2/6)

2012-02-06 Thread David Lynch
"Angel: The Complete Series" for $55.99, down from $139.98 http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Complete-David-Boreanaz/dp/B003YF9Q08/ -- David J. Lynch djly...@gmail.com -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not

[TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
On Feb 5, 10:28 pm, PGage wrote: > NBC just went to The Voice at 7:20 PT. Costas said that Belichick was late > coming out of the loser's lockeroom, and they could not wait because they > had to go to The Voice. But my DVR indicated that The Voice was supposed to > start at 7:30 - so what was th

[TV orNotTV] Re: Super Bowl on NBC

2012-02-06 Thread Bob in Jersey
NBC/Philly tends to letterbox most if not all network primetime, even in SD, at least here on Service Electric, but didn't do that for the SB. I'm leaving them a message to axe why. -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Roseanne for President

2012-02-06 Thread Ed Dravecky
Kevin M. wrote: > Is Roseanne aware they sing the national anthem at most political > rallies? Because that has not gone well for her in the past. Mittens keeps singing "America the Beautiful" at his rallies, to ever worsening effect. Maybe they could team up for the A and B sides of a single. -