Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Tonight Show juxtaposition

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > I don't disagree with you about Jay, but I'll just add further how debased > Dave has made his brand. The great moments of his show happened either on > "Late Night" or in the first years of his stint at CBS. I think anyone > would be hard-pre

[TV orNotTV] New reality chief at Fox

Simon Andreae, who headed Discovery's West Coast development and production, takes over from Mike Darnell... (Sir) David Hill will remain in his *Idol* and *X Factor* jobs for the time being... http://www.thewrap.com/fox-hires-simon-andreae-new-head-reality/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Sma

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Tonight Show juxtaposition

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > I don't disagree with you about Jay, but I'll just add further how debased > Dave has made his brand. The great moments of his show happened either on > "Late Night" or in the first years of his stint at CBS. I think anyone > would be hard-pre

Re: [TV orNotTV] Parks & Rec Feeling "Community"

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > On Oct 22, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > > I can’t think that NFLN would go head-to-head against a network > broadcast. Perhaps NFLN could take a West Coast game, as they did with the > Raiders’ Sunday late-night game several weeks

[TV orNotTV] Longtime Telepictures boss leaves

Hilary Estey McLoughlin, with the Warner-owned producer since the mid-80s (!), becomes head of creative affairs at CBS Domestic Distribution, in charge of current stuff like *Judge Judy*, *Jeopardy!* and *Wheel* as well as development projects. http://www.thewrap.com/telepictures-productions-pr

[TV orNotTV] Cee-Lo legal issues not likely to affect work

Green pleaded not guilty in LA to allegedly giving Ecstasy to a woman with whom he later had an encounter in her hotel. A rape charge was withdrawn by the DA. He likely wasn't going to be part of the next *Voice* cycle anyway, as Usher and Shakira would come back to relieve him and Xtina. Andre

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tonight Show juxtaposition

Sorry, Dave: I couldn't read your email with the CBS cash registers going off in the background. On Tuesday, October 22, 2013, Dave Sikula wrote: > I don't disagree with you about Jay, but I'll just add further how debased > Dave has made his brand. The great moments of his show happened either o

[TV orNotTV] Re: One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

I remember the HBO version. It starred Powers Boothe as Marlowe and was, I thought, very well done. On Monday, October 21, 2013 2:37:52 PM UTC-7, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > Andrew, cocreator of *Castle*, teams with that show's writer (also his > wife) Terri Edda Miller and Oscar-winning director

[TV orNotTV] Phil Rosenthal, Henry Winkler to team on comedy

The *Raymond* creator and iconic actor's ABC project will also involve Winkler's son and son-in-law, and possibly also his wife... or someone playing her... http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/family-comedy-from-phil-rosenthal-max-winkler-rob-reinis-to-star-henry-winkler-gets-abc-pilot-production-co

[TV orNotTV] Lucy to be loved again this Christmas

CBS on Dec 20th will show a newly-colourized combo of two of *I Love Lucy*'s most-sought episodes, the Christmas segment and "Lucy's Italian Movie," where she famously spills in a tub of grapes... http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/10/little-seen-i-love-lucy-christmas-episode-coming-ba

[TV orNotTV] So long, Noel Harrison

Skied in two winter Olympics... performed on stage in musicals made famous by dad Rex... had a top-10 hit in England... co-starred in *Girl from U.N.C.L.E.* with Stefanie Powers... didn't he host a TV show in between? In Britain's Devon region; 79. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/m

[TV orNotTV] Re: Tonight Show juxtaposition

I don't disagree with you about Jay, but I'll just add further how debased Dave has made his brand. The great moments of his show happened either on "Late Night" or in the first years of his stint at CBS. I think anyone would be hard-pressed to assemble even a half-hour clip show of highlights

[TV orNotTV] Re: One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

My initial reaction is to say "It can't work," because Marlowe is so tied into that whole late 30s/40s Los Angeles ambiance, but the BBC made it work with "Sherlock," so anything's possible, I suppose. (I exempt "Elementary," since it just didn't work for me in the viewings I gave it). On the o

[TV orNotTV] Re: Almost Human pushed back

LAT: The 17th is an NFL doubleheader day, another reason for putting half of the premiere on a Sunday. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-fox-pushes-back-premiere-date-for-scifi-drama-almost-human-20131021,0,2967176.story#axzz2iUJSavqa B -- -- TV or Not TV The

Re: [TV orNotTV] Parks & Rec Feeling "Community"

On Oct 22, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > I can’t think that NFLN would go head-to-head against a network broadcast. > Perhaps NFLN could take a West Coast game, as they did with the Raiders’ > Sunday late-night game several weeks back. However, there are only four West Coast teams, plus

RE: [TV orNotTV] Parks & Rec Feeling "Community"

From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Jeffries >And besides, the NFL won't take Thursday night football off of NFLN and put it on NBC--but does anyone think that if they're considering two games on Thursday nights, that NBC might go after the secon

RE: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Jeffries >And AMC repeats some episodes of "The Walking Dead" in black-and-white (as muted as the show's color palette already is). And on a side note, a local theatre troupe is performing "Night of the Living

Re: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Diner wrote: > > On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 9:34:32 AM UTC-4, Adam Bowie wrote: >> >> I must admit that I'd get much more excited about a period Marlowe set in >> LA of the thirties or forties. Yes it'd be much more expensive, but it >> could look gorgeous. 13 e

Re: [TV orNotTV] Parks & Rec Feeling "Community"

It would surprise me greatly if (and we've dissected this in a separate thread) a second Thursday game package was open to an OTA. On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > And besides, the NFL won't take Thursday night football off of NFLN and > put it on NBC--but does anyone thin

Re: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 9:34:32 AM UTC-4, Adam Bowie wrote: > > I must admit that I'd get much more excited about a period Marlowe set in > LA of the thirties or forties. Yes it'd be much more expensive, but it > could look gorgeous. 13 episodes rather than 24 as a limited series. I > gue

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Tonight Show juxtaposition

Of course,even in Carson's day it was about the plug (Bob Hope only came on when he had a special to plug, although he would tape his opening monologue with Carson's audience after "Tonight" was finished--for the most part, his specials were otherwise Charley Douglass' Laff Box--he didn't even use

Re: [TV orNotTV] Its Not HBO, Its Netflix

But still 4M behind Encore, which has the advantage of being on many cable systems' top level digital tiers. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:19 PM, PGage wrote: > Netflix passes HBO in total US subscribers. > > > http://www.latimes.com/ent

Re: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

And AMC repeats some episodes of "The Walking Dead" in black-and-white (as muted as the show's color palette already is). Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Adam Bowie wrote: > I must admit that I'd get much more excited about a period

Re: [TV orNotTV] Parks & Rec Feeling "Community"

And besides, the NFL won't take Thursday night football off of NFLN and put it on NBC--but does anyone think that if they're considering two games on Thursday nights, that NBC might go after the second game? Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 9:14

[TV orNotTV] President Nominated (Sorta) for YouTube Award

Epic Rap Battles of History's "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney," starring two actors representing the candidates spitting out rhymes, is nominated for the first YouTube Music Awards as the Video of the Year, against more expected nominees like Miley, Selena, Demi, Gaga

[TV orNotTV] Fox Delays 'Almost Human' 2 Weeks for 'Bones'

The J.J. Abrams SF thriller was to premiere on Nov. 4, but Fox has decided to give "Bones" two more weeks on Mondays at 8 before it moves to Fridays at 8 after "MasterChef Junior" ends--"Human" will have a two-night premiere on Sun. Nov. 17 (I assume at 9 pre-empting the Seth MacFarlane shows) a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tonight Show juxtaposition

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 8:28 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > IIRC, wasn't there an earthquake in California the day of Mr Carson's > 25th? I vaguely remember the monologue, but even as a youngster, I thought > that was one of his better ones. > > Yep, the Whittier quake, and Carson handled it great. "...

[TV orNotTV] D!ck Wolf blasts govt shutdown

"It was a terrible couple of weeks for the country as a whole... how could people act this way? It’s a completely manufactured scenario..." He isn't thrilled with binge viewing, either... not that folks ain't doing that with, f'rinstance, *Chicago Fire*, for which he appeared at an NBC press ev

[TV orNotTV] Hurwitz game to an Arrested movie

But it would still be at Netflix, not in theaters, as a precursor to another season... apparently he hasn't approached Fox about it. And, he talks about almost casting Jeremy Piven. http://www.thewrap.com/mitch-hurwitz-arrested-development-movie-netflix-almost-cast-michael-bluth/ B -- -- TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Its Not HBO, Its Netflix

Their boss cleared up a bunch of things at a conference attended by TheWrap... no, you shouldn't watch them on your mobile... no, they aren't going after the NFL... no, Hulu isn't a threat, but Aereo is... http://www.thewrap.com/netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-dont-want-nfl-aereo-threat/ B -- --

[TV orNotTV] Almost Human pushed back

Not due to production issues or any of that... Fox wanted to make sweeps noise with a Bones/Sleepy Hollow combo. Début now to air consecutive nights, Nov 17 and 18. http://www.thewrap.com/almost-human-premiere-pushed-back-two-weeks/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You rec

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Mostly NoTV) Going back to Cali

Kevin, to David Bruggeman, in part: > > Even though it is a chain, my friends who like fish tacos swear by the > Wahoos chain. > And I just saw Lucha Libre's minutes of fame on "Triple D"... we all know how Fieri can prospectively risk your reputation. :-O B -- -- TV or Not TV The Sma

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Mostly NoTV) Going back to Cali

On Oct 21, 2013, at 10:55 PM, David Bruggeman wrote: > The show doesn't premiere until next week, probably to stay out of the way of > the new Comedy Central show, @midnight (Jim may have something to say about > that taping experience). Ha! Yes, I went to the taping of the "@Midnight" premier

Re: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

I must admit that I'd get much more excited about a period Marlowe set in LA of the thirties or forties. Yes it'd be much more expensive, but it could look gorgeous. 13 episodes rather than 24 as a limited series. I guess only premium cable tries period dramas properly these days. Indeed go nuts -

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tonight Show juxtaposition

IIRC, wasn't there an earthquake in California the day of Mr Carson's 25th? I vaguely remember the monologue, but even as a youngster, I thought that was one of his better ones. On Tuesday, October 22, 2013, Kevin M. wrote: > I'm down to one box full of videotapes to digitize. Today's VHS to digi

Re: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:54:49 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > I recommend "Poodle Springs," with James Caan as Marlowe, written by the > late Robert B Parker. > > Also, if you can find the film "Marlowe" starring James Garner in the > title role and costarring a very sexy young Rit

[TV orNotTV] Re: Tonight Show juxtaposition

> Carson's retrospective was full of "remember when?" memories, while Leno's special > had a sense of "see what you missed?" to it. I remember Leno and Letterman doing anniversary shows (fifth, probably) at about the same time. Dave's clips were actual moments, often bits of conversation with gues

Re: [TV orNotTV] One Marlowe to revive another at ABC

I recommend "Poodle Springs," with James Caan as Marlowe, written by the late Robert B Parker. Also, if you can find the film "Marlowe" starring James Garner in the title role and costarring a very sexy young Rita Moreno, it is a hidden gem of period cinema. On Monday, October 21, 2013, Bob in Je

[TV orNotTV] Tonight Show juxtaposition

I'm down to one box full of videotapes to digitize. Today's VHS to digital conversion included the 25th Anniversary of "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson" followed by the 10th Anniversary of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and boy did it represent how times have changed. Carson's retrospecti

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Mostly NoTV) Going back to Cali

Even though it is a chain, my friends who like fish tacos swear by the Wahoos chain. Old Town is OK, but it is a misnomer, as it is a recreation, not the genuine article. Coronado is tough to hit on the way out of town, unless you're leaving town on a boat. Balboa Park is very tranquil to me... th