Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: King under glass renewed

2013-08-04 Thread Ed Dravecky
Michael mikethekn...@gmail.com wrote: Each episode is a day or two in succession - with a well-stocked market? The food riots started in last week's episode, so... I may not find out how even this season ends since TWC dropped CBS and CBS is blocking TWC customers from web streaming. There are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: King under glass renewed

2013-08-04 Thread Jon Delfin
Based on comments on the Late Late Show page, I gather that CBS is blocking *everybody* from web streaming. It's impossible to have sympathy for either of the two greedy behemoths. As usual, Mark Evanier has my favorite take on the situation. http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/08/02/blackout/ On

[TV orNotTV] Re: TCA Awards: Lear, Reiner Read Nixon Transcripts; Louis C.K., Lorre Disparage Trophy Quality

2013-08-04 Thread Mark Jeffries
On Sunday, August 4, 2013 11:43:56 AM UTC-5, Mark Jeffries wrote: Although Breaking Bad won Program of the Year at the critics awards, the highlight was Norman Lear and Rob Reiner, while accepting an Heritage Award for All in the Family, reading actual White House transcripts of Richard

[TV orNotTV] TCA Awards: Lear, Reiner Read Nixon Transcripts; Louis C.K., Lorre Disparate Trophy Quality

2013-08-04 Thread Mark Jeffries
Although Breaking Bad won Program of the Year at the critics awards, the highlight was Norman Lear and Rob Reiner, while accepting an Heritage Award for All in the Family, reading actual White House transcripts of Richard M. Nixon complaining about their show glorifying homosexuality--also, Key

[TV orNotTV] Re: At least Urban will stay

2013-08-04 Thread bermuda999
On Thursday, August 1, 2013 4:47:12 PM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: Keith, that is, on *Idol*, another thing Reilly mentioned in his TCA appearance... http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/tca-keith-urban-officially-returning-american-idol-107711 -- B. They did not use the term Urban

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS, TWC at Odds

2013-08-04 Thread Karen Owen
On 8/3/2013 12:07 AM, stannc wrote: Here in Charlotte, NC, we lost all Showtime, TMC, and Flix channels, as well as CBS Primetime on Demand, which has been replaced with CBS Unavailable. -Stan Here in Rochester we also lost those Showtime channels but Showtime subscribers are getting the

[TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread chialex
... THAT guy. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134922/?ref_=sr_1 ~D -- -- 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

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread Bradford
Scottish Conan Guy is going to go nutsy-crazy. A Dr. Who fan AND one of his buddies now has the title role? - Original Message - From: chia...@nc.rr.com To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:27 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is... ... THAT guy.

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread David Bruggeman
Well, #12 was likely to be on with Craig regardless.  Now it seems to be a lock. So would this be the first Doctor since Colin Baker to be a household name (rather than just a recognizable face) in the UK before entering the TARDIS? David From: Bradford

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread Jon Delfin
It'll be a while before we experience that, and not just because of the CBS/TW war. All of next week's Late Late Shows are prerecorded. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Bradford bradfo...@dwx.com wrote: Scottish Conan Guy is going to go nutsy-crazy. A Dr. Who fan AND one of his buddies now has

RE: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread Brad Beam
-Original Message- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bradford Scottish Conan Guy is going to go nutsy-crazy. A Dr. Who fan AND one of his buddies now has the title role? RT @hulu: #TheThickofIt's Peter Capaldi is the new #DoctorWho. Even

[TV orNotTV] ABC: Live Life LIke 'Shark Tank' Week

2013-08-04 Thread Mark Jeffries
ABC will be running a week of repeats of its slow-to-build-but-now-a-legit-hit entrepreneur reality show the week of Sept. 8 to try to distract viewers from The Million Second Quiz, NBC's live game show event that the net is hoping will draw real time viewers:

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread Jon Delfin
Anticipating many Doctor Malcolm jokes, may I say in advance: I'm thick of it. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Brad Beam b.b...@suddenlink.net wrote: -Original Message- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bradford Scottish Conan Guy

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread David Bruggeman
And per Sue's lists, there will be repeats the week after that. David From: Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com To: tvornottv tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 4, 2013 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is... It'll be a while before

[TV orNotTV] Chris Hanson Not Renwed

2013-08-04 Thread PGage
I guess Dateline has stopped running the awful To Catch a Predator pieces anyway, but Hanson will no longer be with NBC News ( http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-news-chris-hansen-part-598852). He is pursuing other hosting opportunities. The several reports I read about this note, but

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread chialex
David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, #12 was likely to be on with Craig regardless.  Now it seems to be a lock. So would this be the first Doctor since Colin Baker to be a household name (rather than just a recognizable face) in the UK before entering the TARDIS? I would

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread PGage
On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:13 PM, chia...@nc.rr.com wrote: David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com wrote: Well, #12 was likely to be on with Craig regardless. Now it seems to be a lock. So would this be the first Doctor since Colin Baker to be a household name (rather than just a

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread Adam Bowie
From a British perspective, I think Christopher Eccleston would have previously been the biggest name when he got the part. A serious actor who was a well-known and well-regarded face. I'm not sure I'd agree about Colin Baker. While I was only 14 when he got the part, I'm not sure that even today

[TV orNotTV] 12 ain't nothin' but a number

2013-08-04 Thread Brad Beam
It should be noted that, upon his first appearance at the end of this year's Christmas special, Peter Capaldi (55y 8m 11d) will be the second-oldest Doctor behind William Hartnell (55y 10m 15d). (The only other Doctor over 50 at the time of his debut was Jon Pertwee.) 55 is obviously much

Re: [TV orNotTV] And Number 12 is...

2013-08-04 Thread David Bruggeman
Thanks.  I asked in part because I have little sense of how notable each of these folks were in the U.K.  I mean, I know All Creatures Great and Small, but that's due to the PBS stations where I grew up (it also explains why I have no experience with the first seven Doctors). I mentioned Colin

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy Judges Make Biggest D--k Move In Show's History

2013-08-04 Thread PGage
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: The panel has convinced me otherwise. I stand down. The kid in question, however, has not. I was pretty upset that I was cheated out of the final 'Jeopardy!' question; It was just a spelling error.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy Judges Make Biggest D--k Move In Show's History

2013-08-04 Thread Mark Jeffries
This year was the same as past Kids/Back to School weeks--$15,000 (or more if the combined two-day winnings were more than that) for first, $2,000 for second, $1,000 for third. Some years have had additional prizes, but with the exception of 2010, where the winner also got their choice of a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy Judges Make Biggest D--k Move In Show's History

2013-08-04 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:23 PM, PGage wrote: From what I can tell, the kid finished second, and still would have finished second even if he had been credited with the right answer - or do they let non-winners keep when they accumulate in those tournaments? Mark Jeffries wrote: This year was

[TV orNotTV] Set Your DVR Now?

2013-08-04 Thread David Bruggeman
FOX, in its promotions for Dads, commands viewers to set their DVRs now.  Given all I can get on my system right now are 2 or 6 minute previews of the program, rather than the actual program. Is my system typical or not?  If there is a method to FOX's madness, then I'm guessing not. David --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy Judges Make Biggest D--k Move In Show's History

2013-08-04 Thread PGage
On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Jim Ellwanger train...@ellwanger.tv wrote: ...At any rate, since Thomas would have finished in second place whether or not he'd been ruled correct, he didn't lose any money in this case... That does mean that when the AP wrote: A Connecticut eighth-grader who

Re: [TV orNotTV] Set Your DVR Now?

2013-08-04 Thread Jon Delfin
Two possibilities occur: 1. Perhaps some DVRs (latest TiVos?) can create season passes for shows that are listed as upcoming, even though they're not scheduled yet. 2. Perhaps Fox's promotion department is populated by idiots. On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:20 PM, David Bruggeman bru...@yahoo.com

Re: [TV orNotTV] Set Your DVR Now?

2013-08-04 Thread Joe Hass
On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: Two possibilities occur: 1. Perhaps some DVRs (latest TiVos?) can create season passes for shows that are listed as upcoming, even though they're not scheduled yet. 2. Perhaps Fox's promotion department is populated by

Re: [TV orNotTV] Set Your DVR Now?

2013-08-04 Thread Jim Ellwanger
On Aug 4, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Jon Delfin jondel...@gmail.com wrote: 1. Perhaps some DVRs (latest TiVos?) can create season passes for shows that are listed as upcoming, even though they're not scheduled yet. DirecTV DVRs, for one, can do this. But it appears that the 6-minute previews are in

[TV orNotTV] RIP Art Donavan

2013-08-04 Thread PGage
Art Donovan, the lineman whose hilarious stories about his football career enabled him to maintain his popularity long after his election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Sunday night. He was 88. Donovan died at 7:20 p.m. at Stella Maris Hospice in Baltimore, according to Kevin Byrne,