[TV orNotTV] Fox reporter offs self

2014-12-12 Thread Bob Jersey
Dominic Di-Natale, 43, who'd been with the organization since 2007, was found in his Colorado home. FNC (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this messag

[TV orNotTV] Re: How CBS Screwed Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune Over Horrific Football

2014-12-12 Thread Bob Jersey
And I seriously thought that nothing from The Great Sony Hack would reach this group. Oh well. 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@goo

Re: [TV orNotTV] Reggie Watts to join LLS w/ Corden as bandleader

2014-12-12 Thread Kevin M.
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:30 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > The point is taken, but of the other late night bandleaders, Watts would > be the most deconstructionist. > > Especially if there's no band. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Cubs Move to ABC7 in Chicago

2014-12-12 Thread Bob Jersey
>From the Trib article: "'WLS-TV has established itself as a trusted voice in Chicago, and we look forward to a new chapter of Cubs baseball airing on the flagship station of the ABC television network,' Crane Kenney, president of business operations for the Cubs, said in a statement." I'm sur

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Cubs Move to ABC7 in Chicago

2014-12-12 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M-D November >I'm almost 40, and I can't remember WCBS/2 being the OTA home of the Yankees >at any point in my lifetime. When I was a kid they were on WPIX/11 (former >IND, former WB, now CW), then at some point

Re: [TV orNotTV] Reggie Watts to join LLS w/ Corden as bandleader

2014-12-12 Thread Jim Ellwanger
'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV wrote: > The point is taken, but of the other late night bandleaders, Watts would > be the most deconstructionist. "Comedy Bang! Bang!" has already aired its "final episode," in which Jenny Lewis was the studio musician instead of Reggie Watts. I guess this explains

Re: [TV orNotTV] Reggie Watts to join LLS w/ Corden as bandleader

2014-12-12 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
The point is taken, but of the other late night bandleaders, Watts would be the most deconstructionist. David From: M-D November To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 2:58 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Reggie Watts to join LLS w/ Corden as bandleader ...which I

[TV orNotTV] How CBS Screwed Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune Over Horrific Football

2014-12-12 Thread Joe Hass
Deadspin has an email chain showing how the network dealt with Sony over the Thursday Night Football pregame and disruptions of regular airings of one of those shows (including how Sony actually moved one particular episode because of it). http://deadspin.com/how-cbs-and-the-nfl-teamed-up-to-screw

[TV orNotTV] Reggie Watts to join LLS w/ Corden as bandleader

2014-12-12 Thread M-D November
...which I guess is a signal that the network is looking at undoing Craig's deconstructionist format...to an extent. Also in the article: producing team named. http://deadline.com/2014/12/james-corden-late-late-show-writing-producing-team-reggie-watts-bandleader-cbs-1201322260/ -- -- TV or No

[TV orNotTV] Re: Cubs Move to ABC7 in Chicago

2014-12-12 Thread M-D November
I'm almost 40, and I can't remember WCBS/2 being the OTA home of the Yankees at any point in my lifetime. When I was a kid they were on WPIX/11 (former IND, former WB, now CW), then at some point switched over to WWOR/9 (former IND, former UPN, now MyNet). On Friday, December 12, 2014 2:43:16

[TV orNotTV] Cubs Move to ABC7 in Chicago

2014-12-12 Thread Mark Jeffries
After 68 years on Tribune-owned CW affil WGN, 25 Cub games will air on ABC-owned WLS for four years starting next season in daytime, prime time and weekends--45 games (including some that aired on backup station Weigel-owned pure indie WCIU) that WGN produced have yet to find a home (and some o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Dave's last day

2014-12-12 Thread K.M. Richards
MeTV (and Antenna TV, and Retro, and Cozi) doesn't lose big brand advertisers because of the "currentness" of their programming. If that were the case, TV Land wouldn't get those ads either. The problem is that the classic diginets have far too much of their viewership over the age of 55, whi

Re: [TV orNotTV] a question for the brain trust

2014-12-12 Thread Jon Delfin
Nope. 2.5M is not the source. But that's the sort of storyline. On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:47 AM, Michael wrote: > > According to Wikipedia: On "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Harper (Charlie > Sheen) has a one-night stand with a woman named Gloria, who is revealed to > be his and Alan's half sist

Re: [TV orNotTV] a question for the brain trust

2014-12-12 Thread Michael
According to Wikipedia: On "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen) has a one-night stand with a woman named Gloria, who is revealed to be his and Alan's half sister from when their mother's husband had an affair with another woman. Charlie Sheen's character? Sounds about right. On

[TV orNotTV] Re: Dave's last day

2014-12-12 Thread JW
One other reason not to show the Best of Dave during the interregnum, as much as I'd like to see it: There'll be enough pressure on Colbert moving behind the Late Show desk without reminding people of how high a bar Letterman could set. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You recei