Re: [TV orNotTV] Hacking Community

2013-02-10 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:16 PM, PGage wrote: > > Community has (IMO) never been nearly as good a sitcom as TWW was a drama, > but I think Kevin's basic take is valid - the re-tooled show will likely be > a downgrade from what fans of the original liked, though I would leven that > with my point

[TV orNotTV] Re: Probably 'cuz Streisand was coming...

2013-02-10 Thread M-D November
Maybe acknowledging the inevitable, it'll be some kind of spiritual handoff to Adele? (And I just assumed Bhbra was added as part of a Marvin Hamlish tribute...) On Saturday, February 9, 2013 10:44:23 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > ...Dame Shirley Bassey, and we all know what she's done

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hacking Community

2013-02-10 Thread PGage
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > > On the other hand NBC was open about wanting broader appeal in > > their series and that was probably a directive to the new showrunners. > (SNIP) > but I look at "West Wing" as an examp

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hacking Community

2013-02-10 Thread Kevin M.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:55 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On the other hand NBC was open about wanting broader appeal in > their series and that was probably a directive to the new showrunners. Not being a Community watcher (I have season one on loan from a friend, but I'm frankly not motivated to wa

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hacking Community

2013-02-10 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 1:26 PM, PGage wrote: > Got around to watching the re-boot of Community this morning. Did not love > it, but then I was not a card-carrying member of Community-Nation before, > and have always found it uneven, so it is possible I will love some > episodes to come. > > Mike

[TV orNotTV] Re: Semi-OT: My day trip to Hollywood

2013-02-10 Thread Bob in Jersey
TV connexion to the case of Christopher Dorner, referenced in this thread by Kev: One of his fave celebs is Charlie Sheen, and the "Anger Management" star posted a video (carried, for example, by CBS LA