Re: [TV orNotTV] S(unday)NL to go long

2015-02-15 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:48 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > Why did they even bring out Eddie Murphy? He didn't match Chris Rock's > build up. > As he hasn't participated in any SNL activity since he left the show, it was enough of a big deal just to have him appear on the stage. Considering how muc

Re: [TV orNotTV] S(unday)NL to go long

2015-02-15 Thread Steve Timko
Why did they even bring out Eddie Murphy?  He didn't match Chris Rock's build up. Sent from Blue Mail On Feb 14, 2015, 9:57 PM, at 9:57 PM, "Kevin M." wrote: >On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Michael >wrote: > >> Laughter: Not only the best medicine, but the most subjective. Side >> effects

Re: [TV orNotTV] One more media death on the funeral pyre...

2015-02-15 Thread Joe Coughlin
98% chance of it being he was 98. 2% chance...skydive gone wrong. On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Ed Sabol, pioneer of NFL Films. His marketing contributed largely to the > success of NFL as more than just a sport but a cultural hallmark. Dead at > 98, cause as yet unreleased.

[TV orNotTV] Conan has a busy holiday weekend

2015-02-15 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
The show was in repeats on Thursday and Monday, apparently because the show went to Cuba to tape an episode for air next month. http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/15/conan-obrien-films-episode-show-cuba Presumably he managed to avoid arrest during any remote segments taped this weekend. David --

[TV orNotTV] Jessica Williams takes to Twitter re TDS chair

2015-02-15 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
To the extent that any Tweets are binding, Ms. Williams takes herself out of the running to succeed J-Stew. First of the Tweets - https://twitter.com/msjwilly/status/567145287916204032 She continues for a few more Tweets:https://twitter.com/msjwilly/status/567145544699904000https://twitter.com/ms

[TV orNotTV] One more media death on the funeral pyre...

2015-02-15 Thread Kevin M.
Ed Sabol, pioneer of NFL Films. His marketing contributed largely to the success of NFL as more than just a sport but a cultural hallmark. Dead at 98, cause as yet unreleased. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2015/02/09/6b8c8c16-b0ab-11e4-854b-a38d13486ba1_story.html -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart exits The Daily Show

2015-02-15 Thread Steve Timko
Bill Burr seemed to figure out the way to handle it is throw out a quick punchline and move on. With so many people there's not much time to elaborate. On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Jon Delfin wrote: > Bill Maher: three-person panel (plus one for second half) for 40 minutes > > Larry Wilmore

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart exits The Daily Show

2015-02-15 Thread Jon Delfin
Bill Maher: three-person panel (plus one for second half) for 40 minutes Larry Wilmore: four-person panel for about 10 minutes Did they spend too much money on the big table to allow them to cut back to two guests per show? On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 3:42 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvorn

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart exits The Daily Show

2015-02-15 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
While I get why Nightly can be seen as too much like TDS (or, in its single-issue focus, like Last Week Tonight), the all-panel show on Wednesday was all over the place, and not something I'd recommend for a full show. Handler won't premiere the talker on Netflix until 2016.  This year she's on

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart exits The Daily Show

2015-02-15 Thread Kevin M.
On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > Nightly is a little bit too much like The Daily Show. I'm wondering if > it's time to break the mold and go with something completely different. > Perhaps put a woman in there. That way Larry Wilmore can carry on The Daily > Show tradition. >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Stewart exits The Daily Show

2015-02-15 Thread Steve Timko
Nightly is a little bit too much like The Daily Show. I'm wondering if it's time to break the mold and go with something completely different. Perhaps put a woman in there. That way Larry Wilmore can carry on The Daily Show tradition. On a separate note, wasn't Chelsea Handler's show supposed to b

[TV orNotTV] curious TV listing

2015-02-15 Thread Jon Delfin
Futon Critic shows ABC's 90 minutes of pre-Oscars "red carpet" coverage as three separate 30-minute programs. Is this a ratings ploy? jd -- -- 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 t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Merger of E! News, "Access H'wood" in works

2015-02-15 Thread Bob Jersey
Kevin M., to moi: > > Last I heard, Access Hollywood was still occupying Johnny Carson's former > studio, but I confess it has been a while. Have they moved to gang-central, > I mean Universal City? > > The occasional shows I watch still look like they're in Burbank... B -- -- TV or Not TV ..