[TV orNotTV] Planning for Olympic tv channel begins

2014-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
The proposal for one by the head of the IOC was agreed-on by a group of Committee and sports officials as part of a larger list of reforms... sports federations, national committees, broadcasters and sponsors will be invited to participate... WaPo

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Diner
On Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:44:41 PM UTC-4, Michael wrote: > > Although he rocked it as Rockford, he'll always be a Maverick to me. He > was a riverboat-riding Robin Hood, and as much as Robert Conrad's James > West, James Garner's Bret Maverick was the James Bond of cowboys (with > effortless

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Psychology of Star Trek

2014-07-20 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
1. TOS - The Naked TIme teases out some of the underlying characteristics of Spock, Kirk and their relationship. TNG - While it's tough to find an episode (of either show) that hits all the main characters, The Enemy from Season 3 gets deep into Picard, Worf, Dr. Crusher and LaForge. FWIW, Pica

[TV orNotTV] Futurama cast to guest on Simpsons

2014-07-20 Thread Bob Jersey
Early in the upcoming season, says Al Jean at a TCA appearance... and in a different episode, a well-known peripheral character will die. TheWrap (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Psychology of Star Trek

2014-07-20 Thread Steve Timko
George Lucas was directly influenced by Joseph Campbell, but I always thought Campbell's work applied to Star Trek as well. Here's a sample. http://prometheanfields.wordpress.com/tag/joseph-campbell/ The Star Trek episode I'd show would be "Let that Be Your Last Battlefield" for how it deals with

[TV orNotTV] The Psychology of Star Trek

2014-07-20 Thread PGage
This is a request from the most television-literate group of people I know for suggestions on a project I am working on this summer for one of my fall courses. What follows is somewhat lengthy context, then some specific questions. I got permission to teach a one-time only college course this Fall

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Michael
Although he rocked it as Rockford, he'll always be a Maverick to me. He was a riverboat-riding Robin Hood, and as much as Robert Conrad's James West, James Garner's Bret Maverick was the James Bond of cowboys (with effortless cool, more gambling and less espionage)! In the Maverick family panthe

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Michael
Although he rocked it as Rockford, he'll always be a Maverick to me. He was a riverboat-riding Robin Hood, and as much as Robert Conrad's James West, James Garner's Bret Maverick was the James Bond of cowboys (with effortless cool, more gambling and less espionage)! In the Maverick family panthe

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread PGage
On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Adam Bowie wrote: > A New York Times piece I read earlier said that it was 'reportedly' $14m. > So pretty substantial and worth the fight. > Thanks. My inflation calculator puts that at about $26.8M in 2014 money. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) Peo

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Adam Bowie
Sorry - here's the obituary: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/21/movies/james-garner-actor-dies-at-86.html?referrer= On 20 Jul 2014 18:57, "Adam Bowie" wrote: > A New York Times piece I read earlier said that it was 'reportedly' $14m. > So pretty substantial and worth the fight. > > Adam > On 20

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Adam Bowie
A New York Times piece I read earlier said that it was 'reportedly' $14m. So pretty substantial and worth the fight. Adam On 20 Jul 2014 18:35, "PGage" wrote: > On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Kevin M. > wrote: > >> He was the real deal. I had a few interactions with him during my >> nefarious

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread PGage
On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > He was the real deal. I had a few interactions with him during my > nefarious Hollywood years, once while interning for Tom Snyder and again a > few years later when I was a page working on the Emmys. He was still very > much the Oklahoma kid, hu

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Kevin M.
He was the real deal. I had a few interactions with him during my nefarious Hollywood years, once while interning for Tom Snyder and again a few years later when I was a page working on the Emmys. He was still very much the Oklahoma kid, humble, polite, and funny. I've also gotten to know his daugh

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread PGage
On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 7:09 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > "The Americanization of Emily" is one of my Top 5 films. > Good one. And the obits mention it was Garner's own favorite... -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Jon Delfin
"The Americanization of Emily" is one of my Top 5 films. On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 10:03 AM, PGage wrote: > On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Brad Beam wrote: > >> James Garner, 86. >> >> >> http://www.wrex.com/story/26062568/police-movie-tv-legend-james-garner-dies >> > > One of the greats. My m

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread PGage
On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Brad Beam wrote: > James Garner, 86. > > http://www.wrex.com/story/26062568/police-movie-tv-legend-james-garner-dies > One of the greats. My mother used to talk about how much she liked "Maverick". For a couple of reasons I did not watch much of Rockford in its i

[TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-07-20 Thread Brad Beam
James Garner, 86. http://www.wrex.com/story/26062568/police-movie-tv-legend-james-garner-dies (Ed. Note: At the time of "The Rockford Files" [1974-80], WREX was Rockford's ABC affiliate.) _ _ |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw -- -- TV or Not TV The Smart

[TV orNotTV] Re: Free backstage tour of the Conan studio...

2014-07-20 Thread JW
> I think of what you describe more as "popular" media. Viral media, at least in the strictest sense, > is never created with the thought "we're going to make this go viral" in mind. "Popular" media is > often shared in the same channels as viral media, but comes from a place of intentional mass >

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Bang" principals still w/o contracts?

2014-07-20 Thread Ed Dravecky
Bob Jersey wrote: > Latest I've found is Nellie A (link) yesterday saying very little progress > has been made with Parsons / Galecki / Cuoco[-Sweeting] / Helberg / > Nayyar... Nina Tassler, tho, told TCA she is confident things will work out > (link from today)... B Surely between cable reruns