Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TVL Has Apple for Chicago Improv 'Teachers'

2014-03-20 Thread Mark Jeffries
And AMC's response that the studios were overcharging them for movie rights and that if they remained commercial-free, their subscriber fees would be up there with ESPN. And to sell ads, you had to get the demos down--fact of life in television. And to get personal, to me Bob Dorian always felt t

[TV orNotTV] Re: TVL Has Apple for Chicago Improv 'Teachers'

2014-03-20 Thread K.M. Richards
I think you will find, upon closer investigation, that most of the old movie fans' complaints revolve around three specific changes made over the past several years at AMC: - Commercialization (especially spacing of breaks at such short intervals that the breaks seem longer than the cont

[TV orNotTV] TVL Has Apple for Chicago Improv 'Teachers'

2014-03-20 Thread stannc
Me-TV and Antenna TV have essentially moved in on TV Land's old territory. Is there even name recognition value left in the Nick at Nite and TV Land brands anymore? -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Most Amazing Solve In My 30+ Years On The Show" - Pat Sajak

2014-03-20 Thread Joe Hass
I think you're right. If you recall the "I've got a good feeling about this" puzzle, Pat took a good second to acknowledge it was correct. The contestant said it so nonchalantly, it wouldn't surprise me at all if your scenarios are correct. On Mar 20, 2014 8:43 AM, "David Lynch" wrote: > On Thu,

[TV orNotTV] FX teams Billy Crystal, Josh Gad

2014-03-20 Thread Bob Jersey
The onetime *Soap* star and the Broadway favorite (*Book of Mormon*) topline *The Comedians*, based on a Swedish program and including Larry Charles as an exec. NY *Times* (link) B -- -

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Most Amazing Solve In My 30+ Years On The Show" - Pat Sajak

2014-03-20 Thread David Lynch
On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 5:36 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > The best part: it took three whole seconds before it dawned on the game > board operator that he needed to push the button, then another second for > Pat to notice that the board had lit up. > > I got the sense that the board operator hit the but

[TV orNotTV] "Most Amazing Solve In My 30+ Years On The Show" - Pat Sajak

2014-03-20 Thread Joe Hass
End game. It's a thing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The original six. N E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Contestant guesses H M D O N E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pat says "Well, uh, this looks tough to me. It's a thing. You're a very good puzzle solver, but I don't know. Ten seconds." https://www.youtube.c