Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: HBO Renews 'Girls,' 'Veep'

2012-04-30 Thread Kevin M.
I watched the first few minutes of the pilot episode of Veep. It had a very 30 Rock vibe to it, and the record stands on how I feel about that show. What most annoyed me, since the show was filmed with one camera instead of a live audience, the beats/pauses after jokes were too pronounced... they w

[TV orNotTV] Clark's Production Company Defeats Golden Globes

2012-04-30 Thread Mark Jeffries
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said that dick clark productions didn't own the broadcast rights to the Golden Globes and couldn't negotiate with NBC without their permission. dcp said they did. The court agreed with dcp: http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/dick-clark-productions-wins-

Re: [TV orNotTV] Seacrest Gets 'Today' Gig, Matt Still Host

2012-04-30 Thread Ed Dravecky
Terry Knab wrote: > The point you are missing is that idiots like Seacrest have effectively > shut the door on ANYONE getting into the business. Ryan Seacrest didn't come guns-a-blazin' into America's radio stations demanding that local hosts be replaced by his syndicated pap. Station owners invi

[TV orNotTV] Re: HBO Renews 'Girls,' 'Veep'

2012-04-30 Thread Michael
So far, impressed with the raw, honest, goofy, blemishes-and-all "Girls" - some of the most clumsily real dialogue I've ever seen on TV, let alone in a sitcom. And Dunham seems to be as good a director as writer. Plus, her lack of shame (even in depicting shame) is bracing. As a big Iannucci fan go

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Li-on-el Out, Legend In on 'Duets'

2012-04-30 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Diner wrote: > > On Monday, April 30, 2012 3:27:30 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: >> >> The lesser-known but arguably hipper R&B singer John Legend is replacing >> Lionel Richie > > Oh, there's nothing arguable about that. I think Ryan Seacrest is hipper than Lion

Re: [TV orNotTV] HBO Renews 'Girls,' 'Veep'

2012-04-30 Thread Jon Delfin
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Adam Bowie wrote: [snip] > But does BBC America run The Thick of It unedited? It has some pretty robust > language in its original form, with some of the most creative swearing > anywhere on television. Lots of bleeping. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) Pe

Re: [TV orNotTV] HBO Renews 'Girls,' 'Veep'

2012-04-30 Thread Adam Bowie
I still have to catch up properly on the first two episodes of Veep, but Armando Iannucci can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned, having listened and watched pretty much everything he's done over the last 20+ years. So I'm more than happy to hear it's got a second season. But does BBC America run

[TV orNotTV] Re: Li-on-el Out, Legend In on 'Duets'

2012-04-30 Thread Diner
On Monday, April 30, 2012 3:27:30 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > The lesser-known but arguably hipper R&B singer John Legend is replacing > Lionel Richie > Oh, there's nothing arguable about that. -Tim -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because y

[TV orNotTV] HBO Renews 'Girls,' 'Veep'

2012-04-30 Thread Mark Jeffries
Typically-quick 10-ep each second season orders to the controversial Lena Dunham dramedy and the Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Armando Inannuci satire: http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/hbo-renews-comedy-series-veep-girls-for-second-season/ And I suspect not coincidentally BBCA is airing the third season

[TV orNotTV] Li-on-el Out, Legend In on 'Duets'

2012-04-30 Thread Mark Jeffries
The lesser-known but arguably hipper R&B singer John Legend is replacing Lionel Richie on ABC's heavily-hyped summer reality comp--Richie claims scheduling conflicts, even though he was in the promos for the series with his fellow star performers Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles of the country

[TV orNotTV] NoTV: Cumulus Trades 55 Radio Stations for 10 Stations, $116M

2012-04-30 Thread Mark Jeffries
WIth a lot of debt from acquiring Citadel Media and what used to be ABC Radio, Cumulus is giving Townsquare Media, a station owner in smaller markets, 55 stations in Maine, Binghamton, Bismarck, Grand Junction in Colorado, Texas, New Bedford in Massachusetts, Sioux Falls and Tuscaloosa, while T

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants you to get Smashed, longer

2012-04-30 Thread Tom Wolper
Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote a followup review of Smash, where he liked the parts of the musical and did not like the personal stories plots as much. He did, however note this: What has me most concerned about the show's future are reports that with the departure of show creator

Re: [TV orNotTV] Even a Kardashian's become tired of her show

2012-04-30 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > It's Khloe, who will off her weekly foray with hubby/NBA star Lamar... > unless Seacrest (qv)/E! talk her out of it... > > TMZ I smell a contract renegotiation, no matter what sources tell TMZ. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) Peopl

[TV orNotTV] Re: Seacrest Gets 'Today' Gig, Matt Still Host

2012-04-30 Thread K.M. Richards
Kevin, are you perhaps laboring under the impression that KKGO is still AM 1260? Because Saul Levine moved the format to FM 105.1 a couple of years ago. While I know the Radio-Locator maps aren't as accurate as a FCC contour map, I nevertheless offer them for comparison purposes: KKGO: http://w

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hulu headed for authentication model

2012-04-30 Thread Wesley McGee
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > I.e., what we've already seen with the NCAA hoops tourney, f'rinstance, > and will in part see with the London Olympics... only verified cable/dish > users will be able to use it... and Fox is itchin' to start its own setup... > > NY > Post

[TV orNotTV] Hulu headed for authentication model

2012-04-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
I.e., what we've already seen with the NCAA hoops tourney, f'rinstance, and will in part see with the London Olympics... only verified cable/dish users will be able to use it... and Fox is itchin' to start its own setup... NY Post

[TV orNotTV] Even a Kardashian's become tired of her show

2012-04-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
It's Khloe, who will off her weekly foray with hubby/NBA star Lamar... unless Seacrest (qv)/E! talk her out of it... TMZ -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are s

[TV orNotTV] "Best Friends" not forever

2012-04-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Star/show exec Lennon Parham wasn't sure if the remaining episodes would be OTA or online, but apparently they'll be burned off over the summer... TVLine -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You rec

Re: [TV orNotTV] Seacrest Gets 'Today' Gig, Matt Still Host

2012-04-30 Thread David Lynch
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 23:52, Terry Knab wrote: > Try living in tornado alley and considering radio dead.  Far from it.  You > can't find out what's going on in a tornado zone on XM/Sirius or Pandora. > Not gonna happen. Depends on the quality of your local radio station. On the Sunday of Labor

[TV orNotTV] Re: Seacrest Gets 'Today' Gig, Matt Still Host

2012-04-30 Thread Michael
Seacrest: Empty, inoffensive MOR puppet. Mediocrity for the masses. Like the majority of the wannabe stars on the plethora of tedious TV talent shows - thus, I suppose he's ideal as a host on AI, as a presenter on the "celebrity" dumb-show known as E! - and so forth... If only Seacrest WAS out - a