[TV orNotTV] Premiere-month haiku

2012-09-26 Thread Brad Beam
(ED. NOTE: Since one person asked, I'm sure several people are wondering -- although Tom's haiku were reserved for new premieres, I'm catching up with those returning series that he missed.) The Middle (ABC) Malcolm's now a Brick As Mrs "Raymond"'s drowning Slowly; has-been folds? Moder

Re: [TV orNotTV] Andy Williams Dies at 84

2012-09-26 Thread Melissa Neal
On Sep 26, 2012, at 4:33 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > On TV variety, only Perry Como matched Mr. Williams' casualness--he hosted > several programs in his long-lasting career as a pop singer, the early 60s > one on NBC notable for introducing the Osmonds to television and an early 70s > stint o

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC developing young-Thomas Edison series

2012-09-26 Thread David Bruggeman
I think Tesla would be the more appropriate choice for the vibe described in the piece. Edison is more like Tony Stark's dad, IMO. Am I right to assume that BBCA's Copper is sufficiently off the radar for most folks, as it would seem to have the same set up, but probably 20 or so years earlier

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: LA's non-Clear Channel radio stations evacuated

2012-09-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
The OCR notedthat a producer at K-Earth said the clock was from BET, which was formerly related to CBS through Viacom. Their site doesn't talk about the incident, but their hip-hop awards comes along th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Craigyferg question...

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Delfin
They credited her a couple of weeks ago, when she voiced the rhino. I didn't retain the name at the time, other than to realize that it wasn't Constance Zimmer. A little creative Googling yields this. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632536/ On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Anyone k

[TV orNotTV] Craigyferg question...

2012-09-26 Thread Kevin M.
Anyone know who the actress is playing Beth the CBS executive? She looks a bit like Mayim Bialik. I'm kind of crushing on her. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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 pos

[TV orNotTV] NBC developing young-Thomas Edison series

2012-09-26 Thread Bob in Jersey
Folks associated with *Breaking Bad* and *Longmire* are attached to the drama based at Sony, in which the famed inventor is fancied as a secret consultant to the NYPD, which per Nellie Aapp

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal of the Day (Sep 26): "Dallas: The Complete Collection"

2012-09-26 Thread bob . in . jersey
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Andy Williams Dies at 84

2012-09-26 Thread PGage
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > On TV variety, only Perry Como matched Mr. Williams' casualness--he hosted > several programs in his long-lasting career as a pop singer, the early 60s > one on NBC notable for introducing the Osmonds to television and an early > 70s stint on

[TV orNotTV] Andy Williams Dies at 84

2012-09-26 Thread Mark Jeffries
On TV variety, only Perry Como matched Mr. Williams' casualness--he hosted several programs in his long-lasting career as a pop singer, the early 60s one on NBC notable for introducing the Osmonds to television and an early 70s stint on NBC for having producers Allan Blye and Chris Bearde surrou

Re: [TV orNotTV] NYT on TV tropes

2012-09-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/arts/television/series-like-the-new-normal-and-new-girl-set-bad-trends.html?ref=television > > I might have included "shows where the lead or second lead is an > insufferable narcissist," but that would elimina

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: LA's non-Clear Channel radio stations evacuated

2012-09-26 Thread Kevin M.
I was going by reports at the time from KNX, KFWB and the OC Register (which is the only newspaper in the area with a radio column). Three sources. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:04 AM, K.M. Richards wrote: > Overstated and incorrect, Kevin. > > Four stations were evacuated: The two mentioned in the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: LA's non-Clear Channel radio stations evacuated

2012-09-26 Thread K.M. Richards
Overstated and incorrect, Kevin. Four stations were evacuated: The two mentioned in the original article, KNX and KFWB (CBS' two AMs) and two of their five FMs (KRTH and KTWV). Three of CBS' FMs in Los Angeles are located at the old KHJ transmitter site at Venice/Fairfax: KCBS-FM, KROQ, and KA

[TV orNotTV] NYT on TV tropes

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Delfin
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/arts/television/series-like-the-new-normal-and-new-girl-set-bad-trends.html?ref=television I might have included "shows where the lead or second lead is an insufferable narcissist," but that would eliminate 25% of prime time. -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (T