Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-21 Thread PGage
Responding to both Joe and Adam's comments on Trump. Joe noted that Trump exposes a rare disconnect between the interests of FN and the RNC. I agree that it is not the norm, though maybe not quite as rare as Joe suggests; the mainline Republican Party has never been all that happy with the

[TV orNotTV] So long, Theodore Bikel

2015-07-21 Thread Bob Jersey
://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-theodore-bikel-dead-20150721-story.html 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@googlegroups.com

[TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-21 Thread Joe Hass
I wanted to pull this out of the Gutfield thread because it's tangentially related, but worth noting. I generally agree with PGage that we're very much in clown car stage, so everything at this point is just news filler. But there are two really important things to remember about Trump as it

[TV orNotTV] Life achievement award for Carol Burnett

2015-07-21 Thread Bob Jersey
At the SAG(/AFTRA) awards this winter. Pee-arr at TVByTheNumbers http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/20/carol-burnett-to-receive-sag-life-achievement-award-during-22nd-annual-sag-awards/433405/, f'rinstance (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received

Re: [TV orNotTV] On Trump, FNC, and TV

2015-07-21 Thread Adam Bowie
An interesting take on Trump. The only bit I wonder about is his funding. Yes, he claims he's worth billions. But can he get his hands on that as cash? And more to the point, is he actually willing to spend his own money on his campaign? I'm not too sure. I think he's more in the Richard Branson

Re: [TV orNotTV] FNC's Greg Gutfeld rips own net over its Trump attitude

2015-07-21 Thread PGage
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 8:02 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: Except, he began by saying He's not a war hero I don't think this is about semantics, it is about whether he actually said the first part or not (which if I cared more about this I would check for myself, but I believe there is

Re: [TV orNotTV] UK court makes a bone-stupid media ruling

2015-07-21 Thread Kevin M.
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Joe Hass hassgoc...@gmail.com wrote: I will remind you that it remains illegal in the US under the DMCA (though it has never been challenged in court and you'll never get the record industry to actually put the dots together in public to do so). And the DMCA

[TV orNotTV] Re: Network XXIII needs a new president

2015-07-21 Thread JW
When I saw the item, I thought the title should have been Not Ready for Prime Time Player Dies, and was happy to see that the obit mentioned his one show prominently. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups TV