Re: [TV orNotTV] Meara of Stiller & Dies at 85

2015-05-26 Thread M-D November
There was an AM station that also carried the WNEW calls...it's currently WJFK 1580am. The last time I drove down to DC, it was still signed as 'NEW. -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] TV2Film: Live-action 'Jonny Quest' on board again at WB

2015-05-26 Thread Bob Jersey
Richard Donner -- who once filmed 'Danger Island' segments for H-B's 'Banana Splits' shows -- and Peter Segal didn't get the chance to direct this, so Robert (*Spy Kids*, et al) Rodriguez takes his turn... Deadline

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-26 Thread doug
I've been participating in the group since the mid-90s, but only made my first pilgrimage to the Ed earlier this month. I don't believe anybody in this particular picture participates in here. Doug Fields Tampa, FL Original Message Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show final

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Whoever's running Dave/Pants' tweetbox is RTing any face-shot with the Ed > marquee anyone will send. > > This one (link) > refs an old shot of folks from the AF of L. Anyone we know in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Wayward Pines

2015-05-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Adam Bowie wrote: > I'm sticking with this because I enjoy this sort of set up. But yes, it > really is The Prisoner isn't it? > > Yes it is. Perhaps the novels upon which the series is based are more nuanced or varied than what the pilot outlined for the series,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Wayward Pines

2015-05-26 Thread Adam Bowie
I'm sticking with this because I enjoy this sort of set up. But yes, it really is The Prisoner isn't it? On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Matt Dillon as Number Six in a Prisoner remake set in Idaho. Features two > former Homicide Life on the Street costars and not much else. >

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Wayward Pines

2015-05-26 Thread Kevin M.
Matt Dillon as Number Six in a Prisoner remake set in Idaho. Features two former Homicide Life on the Street costars and not much else. https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/when-paradise-is-home/id982298144?i=989334255 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Late show finale

2015-05-26 Thread Bob Jersey
Whoever's running Dave/Pants' tweetbox is RTing any face-shot with the Ed marquee anyone will send. This one (link) refs an old shot of folks from the AF of L. Anyone we know in it? B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! Y

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Stitchers

2015-05-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:51 AM, M-D November wrote: > Well, it's only the pilot, right? There could be catsuits-a-plenty by the > time they get to the end of the season... > > Dare to dream -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message beca

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 500 Questions (or I can't stand Richard Quest) - No Spoilers

2015-05-26 Thread Mark Jeffries
And it's already all but dead, since ratings have been awful. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > Here's the frustrating thing: When I read the game rules (which didn't > include the special questions), I thought, "You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bye bye Buzzcocks

2015-05-26 Thread Mark Jeffries
And only lasted three weeks in an American version on VH1. Meanwhile, in Australia the ABC's attempt last year to revive "Buzzcock"'s spiritual cousin "Spicks and Specks" turned out to be unsuccessful, especially with a different host and team captains than the original (the show went off the firs

Re: [TV orNotTV] Meara of Stiller & Dies at 85

2015-05-26 Thread Mark Jeffries
And WNEW in DC is actually an FM. (When the calls were taken off of the FM station in NY, CBS hung them on to an AM station in Florida and then moved them back up when they acquired a Family Radio station after Harold Camping's big Rapture miscall and flipped it to all-news, only to see WTOP and N

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Stitchers

2015-05-26 Thread M-D November
Well, it's only the pilot, right? There could be catsuits-a-plenty by the time they get to the end of the season... On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 1:05:51 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 10:19 PM, M-D November > wrote: > >> Also starring Allison Scagliotti (Warehou

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charter next in line for attempt at TWC

2015-05-26 Thread Bob Jersey
And, while the merger is pending, Charter viewers in SoCal Real Soon Now will be able to watch SportsNet LA... and the Dodgers. THR (link), a cousin of the Auld Blue B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) Peop

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: 500 Questions (or I can't stand Richard Quest) - No Spoilers

2015-05-26 Thread Joe Hass
Here's the frustrating thing: When I read the game rules (which didn't include the special questions), I thought, "You know, this could really have legs." But pretty much every review has confirmed two things. One, the now habitual US tradition of turning game shows into reality series (see: US Dea

[TV orNotTV] Bye bye Buzzcocks

2015-05-26 Thread Kevin M.
It doesn't quite make two full decades on the BBC. http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/bbc-axes-never-mind-the-buzzcocks-after-18-years/379377 ? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Stitchers

2015-05-26 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 10:19 PM, M-D November wrote: > Also starring Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13) and Salli > Richardson-Whitfield (Eureka), FWIW. > > Neither wore catsuits. The catsuit was the star. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received thi

Re: [TV orNotTV] Meara of Stiller & Dies at 85

2015-05-26 Thread John Edwards
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 1:27 AM, M-D November wrote: > Anyone who listened to WNEW-AM* (1130) in New York in the 80's would be > very familiar with the "I hate you" comedy stylings of Stiller & > Meara...morning drive DJ Ted Brown would frequently play cuts from their > albums in the morning, bet

[TV orNotTV] Grace and Frankie, and Murph

2015-05-26 Thread Doug Eastick
I've been watching The Odd Couple on CBS this season. Murph is a recurring baseball player character played by Geoff Stults. My wife started watching Grace and Frankie on Netflix (which sounds pretty good from the other room), and I heard Murph's voice. Its a small world in TV-actor land, eh? -