[TV orNotTV] Good DVD News, Everybody!

2014-08-26 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
Apparently Walmart has a full series box set for Futurama on the cheap.  I don't know if it's already fully sold out (it is online), but I'd act quickly. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Futurama-The-Complete-Series-With-2014-3014-Calendar/29679088?wmlspartner=TnL5HPStwNw&sourceid=11740796092816877782&

[TV orNotTV] CBS casts all-female sports talk show

2014-08-26 Thread Bob Jersey
Familiar Eye faces Lesley Visser and Tracy Wolfson join CBSSN regular Allie LaForce and ex-Oakland Raiders exec Amy Trask, with a lengthy list of recurring panelists, for *We Need to Talk*, coming soon to their cabler... it's not going to be strictly covering women's issues, per Sports prez Dav

Re: [TV orNotTV] Robin Williams Emmy Memorial

2014-08-26 Thread PGage
I have attached links to both Crystal's tribute and the original "Live at the Met" performance (the joke Joe references is at the end of both videos). It was a difficult choice - in many ways it was the perfect ending for that tribute, but it really only makes sense with the full little kid "fuck

[TV orNotTV] Robin Williams Emmy Memorial

2014-08-26 Thread Joe Hass
Caught it this morning. Crystal's speech was outstanding. Loved the closing reference to Williams's first album (that seemed to be lost on the audience). When they aired the final scene from "Live At The Met" in the highlight reel, where Williams is talking to his kid, I knew instantly what the las

Re: [TV orNotTV] TiVo to be available to antenna viewers

2014-08-26 Thread Joe Hass
On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 4:09 AM, Adam Bowie wrote: > I'm curious. Is it the case that OTA DVRs like the TiV Roamio, and Tablo, > all really make their money on the subscriptions? A $50 machine even with a > 500GB drive is making a loss. TiVo makes its money on $14.99 subscriptions. > And it sound

Re: [TV orNotTV] AdTV: Insurer plundering SNL library

2014-08-26 Thread Joe Coughlin
People old enough to have money? On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: >> >> State Farm nabs Rob Schneider in Richmeister character to pitch its >> Discount Double Check feature ('toob available), and Nealon/Carvey will film >> a

Re: [TV orNotTV] From the NBC Rockford files

2014-08-26 Thread Diner
On Monday, August 25, 2014 10:36:03 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Back on July 21, I replied to Diner about CoziTV: >> >> >> Shows distributed by NBCU (*The Virginian, McCloud, *the bionic pair) >> ... don't suffer the credits edits. >> >> > SPT is *not* exempt from the editing. The last scen

Re: [TV orNotTV] TiVo to be available to antenna viewers

2014-08-26 Thread Adam Bowie
I'm curious. Is it the case that OTA DVRs like the TiV Roamio, and Tablo, all really make their money on the subscriptions? A $50 machine even with a 500GB drive is making a loss. TiVo makes its money on $14.99 subscriptions. And it sounds like you need one of these subscription because you have no