Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Dennis Farina

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 4:22 PM, K.M. Richards wrote: > Crime Story was one of my favorite programs in its day, and finding out that > Farina was a former police officer just made it more of a pleasure to watch. Not only that, but a lot of the actors who played bad guys had been convicted of crim

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: KTVU Officially Becomes Worst TV Station In US

While they are well within their rights to use the DMCA this way, the quote explaining the logic behind this from the GM may be the single dumbest thing you'll hear this week. On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > KTVU is trying to invoke a section of the DMCA to expunge all

[TV orNotTV] Re: KTVU Officially Becomes Worst TV Station In US

KTVU is trying to invoke a section of the DMCA to expunge all traces of the phony-names fiasco from the tube sites. This will take a while, as they have to file claims against uploaders individually, while resisters start reupping the clip out of spite. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/poll-sm

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > Well, hell, you know that's going to happen no matter what because of > Olbermann back at ESPN. It may be a little more intense with Silver > involved, but it was going to happen. > > Meanwhile, anyone want to start a pool on how long it ta

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

So, more information is coming in today, now that it is official, on Nate's decision to move to ESPN (I was about to correct myself and call him Silver, but the truth is that he is one of those guys who are referred to by people who follow him closely by his first name, even though most of us have

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cosmos Trailer Released

I don't doubt any of these things. And I have faith in both Tyson and MacFarlane. I just hold that original series in such high esteem, and with that level of reverence, I can't help it. On Jul 22, 2013, at 12:52 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: > This has the blessing of Sagan's widow, so I'd have

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 3:00 PM, JW wrote: > > ...They are both quite capable of > > talking for hours about baseball without once veering into politics. But > I > > am worried that pairing these guys up is going to lead to demands to add > > George Will to Baseball Tonight. > > In the same way t

[TV orNotTV] Last Dance for 'Bunheads'

The Amy Sherman-Palladino dramedy starring Broadway's Sutton Foster as a Vegas showgirl turned dance instructor in the West Coast version of Stars' Hollow had its loyal fans and had the back six picked up for its first season, but didn't have the social media buzz of, say, "Pretty Little Liars,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

> ...They are both quite capable of > talking for hours about baseball without once veering into politics. But I > am worried that pairing these guys up is going to lead to demands to add > George Will to Baseball Tonight. In the same way that Will could stick to baseball if he did Baseball Tonigh

[TV orNotTV] FXX sets debut

(Note I didn't accent the subject... always hucks it up in Juno 8) Sept 2: network launch Sept 4: "Sunny", "Totally Biased", "League" http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/fxx-announces-always-sunny-totally-biased-league-premiere-dates-105031 -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) Peopl

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Dennis Farina

Crime Story was one of my favorite programs in its day, and finding out that Farina was a former police officer just made it more of a pleasure to watch. It was the first TV series I bought on DVD and I still enjoy watching it; I only wish Michael Mann had been allowed to shoot a made-for-TV mo

[TV orNotTV] Re: Odd email about The Amazing Race

Steve Timko, in part: > > This was sent blind to my newspaper. Looks to me like Peter Bart got > hacked. > Penske Media's already sued some other joker posing as Bart... http://variety.com/2013/digital/biz/variety-sues-imposters-posing-as-peter-bart-1200488706/ ...and the Feds have been after

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

I'm not overly surprised about the "Olbermann" connection - wasn't he a frequent guest (or, at the very least, an oft-quoted source) on Countdown? On Saturday, July 20, 2013 3:49:00 AM UTC-4, PGage wrote: > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/business/media/nate-silver-blogger-for-new-york-time

[TV orNotTV] Al-Jazeera America finally gets a launch date

August 20th... neatly placed in an article where Kate O'Brian is named the news-net's chief and a spokesperson won't deny the report that David Shuster will move there from Fox. http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/al-jazeera-america-mystery-cancels-tca-plans-plans-senior-management-announcement-10

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cosmos Trailer Released

I'm only pointing out that Seth MacFarlane is one of the executive producers and the reason why this reboot will be on Fox. Just sayin'. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > At Comic-Con, Neil DeGrasse Tyson posted it t

[TV orNotTV] Writers' awards give more props to online product

If they're longer than 15 minutes, regardless of what format it's in, new media items will generally be competing in the same categories as their broadcast and cable counterparts... http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/writers-guild-awards-rule-changes-give-new-media-its-due-104961 -- B. -- -- T

Re: [TV orNotTV] Anyone still in the dark about why nobody takes FoxNews seriously...

But in case some of you don't believe us, the Beckies saved some shots... one morning radio person was sickened... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/21/internet-stunned-geraldo-rivera-tweets-semi-nude-photo-of-himself-warning-you-will-not-be-able-to-unsee-this/ -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

Well, hell, you know that's going to happen no matter what because of Olbermann back at ESPN. It may be a little more intense with Silver involved, but it was going to happen. Meanwhile, anyone want to start a pool on how long it takes before Olby violates that alleged contractual pledge to not s

Re: [TV orNotTV] Glee star found dead...

Mark Jeffries, to moi: > > Sept. 26. :) > Fixed it quick, esp. after the September reference in the last graf. -- B. -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:47 AM, M-D November wrote: > I'm not overly surprised about the "Olbermann" connection - wasn't he a > frequent guest (or, at the very least, an oft-quoted source) on Countdown? Exactly. Olbermann and Silver are two of the most hated exemplars of liberal media among

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nate Silver Taking His Talents To Bristol

Yep. He was on with Keith regularly, both at MSNBC and Current. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 1:47 PM, M-D November wrote: > I'm not overly surprised about the "Olbermann" connection - wasn't he a > frequent guest (or, at the very least, a

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Dennis Farina

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > Unlike seemingly everyone else of my generation, I could not stand > "Miami Vice" but "Crime Story" was one of my favorite dramas of the > 1980s. Farina's dead-pan, noir cop archetype was a big part of that. > He was a good character actor who s

[TV orNotTV] Re: Anyone still in the dark about why nobody takes FoxNews seriously...

Hey, for all we know, Cronkite or Murrow might have taken Polaroids of their...ahem...anchor desks - they were just smart enough to keep them private. On Monday, July 22, 2013 11:14:11 AM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > They also didn't have the necessary technology. -- B. > -- -- TV or Not

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal of the Day (July 22): "M*A*S*H: The Complete Series + Movie" on DVD

>From the 'zon: *Please note:* This is not the "Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection," but rather a bundle of the individual seasons and the movie. $79.99, today only. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BMJ7ZKG/ref=xs_gb_A1Z64KSYTO7XDG?pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_r

Re: [TV orNotTV] Glee star found dead...

Sept. 26. :) Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > Production is delayed till sometime in August... premiere pushed back a > week to Aug 26th. > B&C

[TV orNotTV] Paramount Back in TV Business

After the Viacom/CBS breakup, when the TV shows (including "Star Trek," "The Untouchables," "The Brady Bunch" and titles acquired from buying out Blockbuster) became part of CBS, Paramount was the only big movie studio without a TV division, but that's changed now--Amy Powell, who ran the studi

[TV orNotTV] AMC to talk "Bad" with same host as with "Dead"

Chris Hardwick (*The Nerdist*) débuts *Talking Bad* following *Breaking Bad *Aug 11th... LA Times -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

[TV orNotTV] Re: Anyone still in the dark about why nobody takes FoxNews seriously...

They also didn't have the necessary technology. -- B. -- -- 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] Glee star found dead...

Production is delayed till sometime in August... premiere pushed back a week to Aug 26th. B&C -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Dennis Farina

Blood clot in his lung, publicist told the Tribune . 69. -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cosmos Trailer Released

This has the blessing of Sagan's widow, so I'd have to say no.  As for MacFarlane, he did cover the costs for the Library of Congress to obtain Sagan's papers, so he's likely not doing this for kicks and giggles. David From: Kevin M. Subject: Re: [TV orNot

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Thinking of Tom Heald

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 3:09 AM, PGage wrote: > 1. I think when it comes to this list you can omit the "OT" for anything > related to Tom Heald Fair enough > 2. Say hi to the cocksuckers in Yankton I've been entertaining myself at "work" by trying to weave Deadwoodisms into conversations >

[TV orNotTV] RIP Dennis Farina

Unlike seemingly everyone else of my generation, I could not stand "Miami Vice" but "Crime Story" was one of my favorite dramas of the 1980s. Farina's dead-pan, noir cop archetype was a big part of that. He was a good character actor who stood out in every TV show and movie he was a part of. http:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Cosmos Trailer Released

So it is basically "What the bleep do we know?" with NDT in the Marlee Matlin role? On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > I'm only pointing out that Seth MacFarlane is one of the executive producers > and the reason why this reboot will be on Fox. Just sayin'. > > Mark Jeffrie

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Thinking of Tom Heald

On 7/22/2013 1:03 PM, Kevin M. wrote: 2. Say hi to the cocksuckers in Yankton I've been entertaining myself at "work" by trying to weave Deadwoodisms into conversations The best line (I didn't watch beyond S1 so...) IMO is "Get a haircut. It looks like your mother fucked a monkey." -- QW

[TV orNotTV] Handy calendar graphic of fall premiere dates...

...most of 'em anywho, from Matt Webb Mitovich on TVLine.Promises to update if needed. -- B. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[TV orNotTV] Cosmos Trailer Released

At Comic-Con, Neil DeGrasse Tyson posted it to his Facebook wall today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMJxjYRXYkU I have no doubt that Tyson will do an epic job on this. Even with that statement, for the love of all things good and proper, please don't fuck this up. -- -- TV or Not TV T

[TV orNotTV] Odd email about The Amazing Race

This was sent blind to my newspaper. Looks to me like Peter Bart got hacked. Hello, This is Peter Bart from Variety Magazine. We are holding a press conference at Variety's office in LA on Monday 29 th July at 10am. When we were owned by Reed we did something so very wrong,we parodied a m

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Thinking of Tom Heald

On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Needing desperately to get away for a few days, I'm heading to South > Dakota because it is the closest state to me that has free touristy > things to do. Among the places I'll be going to are Mt Rushmore, Crazy > Horse, and Deadwood. It was Tom

[TV orNotTV] OT: Thinking of Tom Heald

Needing desperately to get away for a few days, I'm heading to South Dakota because it is the closest state to me that has free touristy things to do. Among the places I'll be going to are Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Deadwood. It was Tom's old stomping ground, and heading there this weekend I lam