Re: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

On Feb 21, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > Joe Hass: >> Is there a true broadcast-quality DVR with the feature set of a TiVo? > > Yes, it's TiVo Premiere. RCN cable systems offer them. TiVo Premiere is not "broadcast-quality." The devices that broadcast outlets use for DVR-type function

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Cards' producer to Maryland gov: Give us tax credits, or we'll bolt

I've heard idle speculation that the promised job impacts based on the tax credits are comparable to the touted benefits of publicly financed stadiums.  That is, overblown.  Is anyone familiar with research in this area? David From: Bob Jersey To: tvornottv

[TV orNotTV] Is the "B!tch" back?

Krysten Ritter, evicted from *...Apt. 23*, is in talks to costar in Will Ferrell's *Burgundy*-like period comedy *Mission Control* planned for NBC... she'll get producer credit, too... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/krysten-ritter-star-nbcs-astronaut-682243 B -- -- TV or Not TV .

[TV orNotTV] 'Cards' producer to Maryland gov: Give us tax credits, or we'll bolt

Not like the state didn't pay them anything... it's just that the legislature can't decide on how much to appropriate for this year, putting the third season on hold till a vote. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/house-of-cards-threatens-to-leave-if-maryland-comes-up-short-on-tax-c

[TV orNotTV] Amazon Deal for Feb 21st: "Full House: The Complete Series Collection" on DVD

>From 2007. Hurry, expires 12mid west. About $55 (68 % off). http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DVIP94/ref=gbsl_tit_l-1_9102_a7839fc0?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_s=left-new-1&pf_rd_r=1K2AJHTQHJMS3G102Z32&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_p=1725149102 B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smart

[TV orNotTV] Fred Silverman not dead

And, in fact, still active (presumably as a freelancer) helping stations bolster local (non-news) programming... among his observations, that local weatherpeople are bigger celebs locally than many national figures (I'll vouch for that here in PA)... http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/74322/sil

Re: [TV orNotTV] Garrick Utley passes

a related post led me to this. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/02/21/quiet-on-the-set-wgn-morning-news-falls-silent/ audio problems cause the hosts of the morning show to hold up signs, with the only working mic being the lady covering the storm on the street. On 2014-02-21 7:45 PM, K.M

[TV orNotTV] Re: A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

Joe Hass: > > Is there a true broadcast-quality DVR with the feature set of a TiVo? If > so, why wouldn't a network showing a live sporting event with no TV > timeouts (say, Olympic hockey) effectively pause the broadcast to insert > commercial breaks, then catch up to live during intermissions

[TV orNotTV] Garrick Utley passes

>From prostate cancer, at age 74: http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/02/21/garrick-utley-1939-2014/ -- -- 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@googl

[TV orNotTV] Re: A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

> My father - who lived in NY in the 60s - claims that the first time US TV > tried football (soccer), they had officials hold up throw ins and corners > to squeeze a thirty second spot in. In 1967, CBS carried some games from the National Professional Soccer League. There was some controversy aft

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chelsea Peeved at Bill Carter

Chelsea Lately is the only late night show I watch. Of course, it's on at 8:30 on for me, so it isn't exactly late night. I like her snark and the trio of comedians she always has. -- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:37 PM, PGage wro

RE: [TV orNotTV] Ks East of the Mississippi

From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Coughlin >The reason is interesting. KJWP was a station out west in Wyoming and they used an FCC loophole to move. The loophole is that they could move to any state that did not have its own television station,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chelsea Peeved at Bill Carter

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > In a HuffPo blog post entitled "No One Puts Baby in Parentheses," Handler > doesn't like the fact that in an article on the latest changes in > late-night, Bill Carter referred to her this way: "(The only female host > in late-night is Chels

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Sounds of Silence

In the days of analog, sound be easily patched through a tape deck, field camera, and even computer in a matter of seconds. Guess the digital revolution has its drawbacks. On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote: > The sound board in the studio for the "WGN Morning News" on the > Tr

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chelsea Peeved at Bill Carter

It's a valid point, but I'm not sure it's all about her. The niche in question is pretty much her and Andy Cohen, right?  Or if we look at Chelsea Lately as a panel show, is it her and Chris Hardwick? Could the marginalization be based as much on the gender of the target audience as on the gend

[TV orNotTV] The Sounds of Silence

The sound board in the studio for the "WGN Morning News" on the Tribune-owned CW station in Chicago blew up this morning and for about 20 minutes there was no studio sound--the only sound available other than the commercials from Master Control was reporter Nancy Loo doing a live shot on Michig

Re: [TV orNotTV] Chelsea Peeved at Bill Carter

She's being marginalized because she is a marginal talent. That she's a woman doesn't factor into it. Her ratings, fame, following, success, do not rival those actively engaged in the newly revived talk show wars. She's a knife at a gun show. On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Mark Jeffries wrote:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ks East of the Mississippi

Joe Coughlin wrote: > Next week, KJWP, a MeTv affiliate is being added to cable systems in the > Philadelphia area, adding yet another anomalous TV station call letter > combination in Philadelphia (KYW Channel 3, the current CBS and former NBC > affiliate is a double anomaly, three letters beginni

[TV orNotTV] Ks East of the Mississippi

Next week, KJWP, a MeTv affiliate is being added to cable systems in the Philadelphia area, adding yet another anomalous TV station call letter combination in Philadelphia (KYW Channel 3, the current CBS and former NBC affiliate is a double anomaly, three letters beginning with a K east of the Miss

Re: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

As I say, technically there be no problem. But it'd be awful from a fan's perspective. If you're watching a game live, then you really want it "live". Not at 30 seconds - 4 minutes' delay. How would that work with social media? It's one thing watching at event at 9pm in a "Today at the Olympics" h

[TV orNotTV] Chelsea Peeved at Bill Carter

In a HuffPo blog post entitled "No One Puts Baby in Parentheses," Handler doesn't like the fact that in an article on the latest changes in late-night, Bill Carter referred to her this way: "(The only female host in late-night is Chelsea Handler, 38, on E!)"--All of the other hosts weren't in

Re: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Adam Bowie wrote: > My father - who lived in NY in the 60s - claims that the first time US TV > tried football (soccer), they had officials hold up throw ins and corners > to squeeze a thirty second spot in. > > In answer to the original query, I'm certain that th

Re: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

My father - who lived in NY in the 60s - claims that the first time US TV tried football (soccer), they had officials hold up throw ins and corners to squeeze a thirty second spot in. In answer to the original query, I'm certain that there ate no technical difficulties, but the broadcaster would b

Re: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

Same with WGN and the Blackhawks in the Lloyd Petit days--all of the in-period breaks were 30 seconds and usually the puck dropped on the 31st second. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:25 PM,

Re: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:25 PM, wrote: > A) then the broadcast isn't truly "live", which actually is a thing if you > prefer to watch TV while listening to a different audio source on the radio > or internet > I completely get the second half of this. > 2) because lots of times there is game-

RE: [TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

Because A) then the broadcast isn't truly "live", which actually is a thing if you prefer to watch TV while listening to a different audio source on the radio or internetand 2) because lots of times there is game-related information/interviews/entertainment during the intermissions or halftimes

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Dave gets the JIP treatment?

Duke does, indeed, suck. Let's go Orange! On Friday, February 21, 2014 10:53:01 AM UTC-5, BigOShowtime wrote: > > > Bob Jersey > wrote: > > > > stannc, in part: > > > > > > Is someone at

[TV orNotTV] A Random Question That May Open Pandora's Box

Is there a true broadcast-quality DVR with the feature set of a TiVo? If so, why wouldn't a network showing a live sporting event with no TV timeouts (say, Olympic hockey) effectively pause the broadcast to insert commercial breaks, then catch up to live during intermissions or halftime? -- -- T

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fallon Ties Conan 'Tonight' Premiere in Nielsens, Still Beat by Big Jaw's (Second) Farewell

Or "It's the End of the Show Song," as Conan sings every night to the audience before they leave. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Joe Coughlin wrote: > Conan's end theme was a previously composed piece of music. Jimmy Vivino > wrote i

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan theme songs

How Conan was able to take the closing theme with him to TBS: Jimmy Vivino wrote and holds the copyright on the closing music, I believe. Interestingly enough, as of the beginning of Feburary the titles on "Conan" began to be compressed, so the theme's shorter, we open with the family getting out

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Dave gets the JIP treatment?

Bob Jersey wrote: > > stannc, in part: > > > > Is someone at WBTV letting the interns run the equipment again? > > > > Of course! The veterans are all watching the game and talking (and > talking, and talking, *and* *talking*) about it afterwards. > > It's the Atlantic Coast Conference o

[TV orNotTV] canada freaks out....

Yesterday, the Canadian women's hockey team came back from a 2-0 possible loss, to tie it in the last 5 mins, then won it in overtime. Here's some videos of how Canada freaked out. http://deadspin.com/canadians-freaking-out-over-winning-hockey-gold-is-just-1527201523?utm_campaign=socialflow_

[TV orNotTV] BriWi apologies to Arsenio...

...after *Nightly* left the latter out of a collage of his peers in an earlier piece. Hall used a friend with his own checkered past to pick on BW. http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/brian-williams-apologizes-to-arsenio-hall-for-leaving-him-out-of-newscasts-late-night-host-montage/ B -- -- TV or

Re: [TV orNotTV] TJ Quinn fills in for KO...

TJ was the third guest host this week, but his was the first word on the program about why Keith was out.  When KO is away, the show shrinks to 30 minutes and loses most of the sports highlights.  I don't miss them, but that's just me. David From: Bob Jer

[TV orNotTV] Q scores in for many breakfast-show folks...

http://www.thewrap.com/q-scores-morning-tv-robin-roberts-kathie-lee-gifford-matt-lauer 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

[TV orNotTV] TJ Quinn fills in for KO...

...after the latter came down with shingles, per Lisa D. Letterman had it once... so did my dad... a be-itch. http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/keith-olbermann-explains-mia-on-espn/ B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dave gets the JIP treatment?

stannc, in part: > > Is someone at WBTV letting the interns run the equipment again? > > Of course! The veterans are all watching the game and talking (and talking, and talking, *and* *talking*) about it afterwards. It's the Atlantic Coast Conference obviously, but was this the Duke/UNC game th