[TV orNotTV] Re: MSNBC no longer got Ed

At least they're keeping some of the people involved as correspondents. Was Touré still as annoying lately as he was last year or the year before? 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" grou

Re: [TV orNotTV] MSNBC no longer got Ed

Ed *was* the chimp. On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > Three of the network's daytime shows dropped, I assume, to be replaced by > a cymbol-clanging chimp. > > What's that? Chuck Todd is getting his own daily show there? > > I'd have preferred the chimp. > > > https://www.yahoo.c

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

n Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > The trouble is, it isn't news. Cruise has been on with Stewart many times > in 16 years, and I disagree that the documentary changes the situation as > far as plugging a movie is concerned. Granted, I haven't read the article, > so my commentar

[TV orNotTV] MSNBC no longer got Ed

Three of the network's daytime shows dropped, I assume, to be replaced by a cymbol-clanging chimp. What's that? Chuck Todd is getting his own daily show there? I'd have preferred the chimp. https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/cable-network-cancels-3-daytime-shows-221429337.html -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

I'm not sure to what extent the information in the documentary was new - it was nearly all based on the excellent book by Lawrence Wright which was published last year. Indeed to my mind, there was as much shocking material in the book that was missing from the documentary. (Side note: Stupid Briti

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

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 1:30 PM, PGage wrote: > > I agree with your main point. Most of the clowns in the GOP Primary are > not really trying to run for President. Some (like Bernie on the Dem side) > genuinely want to raise points of principle that otherwise might get > ignored. Most though are

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

The Emmy-nominated documentary makes the topic ripe for discussion. Some of the information in the documentary had been reported before but a lot of it was also new. This is the first time the information has been made available on such a broad basis. And Tom Cruise is practically the pope of Scien

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

The trouble is, it isn't news. Cruise has been on with Stewart many times in 16 years, and I disagree that the documentary changes the situation as far as plugging a movie is concerned. Granted, I haven't read the article, so my commentary is possibly lacking foundation. For instance, is there anyt

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

Stewart was never going to be critical of Cruise to his face because Stewart is leaving the Daily Show but not retiring from show business. I keep thinking about the conversation that doesn't happen after mass shootings and famous suicides... the discussion of mental health that is much needed in

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: My dad's health

Today is the day he moves from hospital to rehab facility. The other brothers heard the suggestion that it would be the same one in which mother was a few years ago, but it's part of a large chain *awl* over the Northeast and Midwest... and they have at least five or six buildings just in our

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

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > For me, the question that defines this GOP race is why there are 16 > declared candidates. Without the fragmentation of 16 candidates, it's quite > possible that Trump would not be a front runner, and if he is not a front > runner he may well

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

I think the Atlantic's criticism is exaggerated, but so are the defenses of Stewart. With response Dave, if the Atheist Community is unable to detect a difference between Scientology and the Presbyterian Church, then it suggests atheists can be as blind and irrational as christians. The expectatio

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

-campaign?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150731 > > First, there continues to be disagreement over how many billions Trump has > (Trump has claimed that he has $8B or $9B or most recently, $10B, Forbes > estimates $4B, Bl

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Atlantic: Why did Jon Stewart give Tom Cruise a pass on Scientology?

Or maybe he didn't ask him anything because he was there to promote a movie and not Scientology. Unless we expected that he'd ask a Christian guest (out of nowhere), "Hey, what's the deal with that coming back to life thing? Was Jesus a zombie, or what?" To some of us in the atheist community,

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

;utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150731 First, there continues to be disagreement over how many billions Trump has (Trump has claimed that he has $8B or $9B or most recently, $10B, Forbes estimates $4B, Bloomberg $2.9B). One of my theories has been that one reason Trump is in the race is to create a

[TV orNotTV] THR: 10 most powerful voices in sports media

A group that rightfully includes Beadle... and not just for the *SI*-ish photo shoot... it would end up 11 if - as Bristol buffs would contend - you keep Skip B. together with Screamin' A... THR (link) B --

[TV orNotTV] HBO's Lombardo takes his licks fromTCA

THR (link): Saying "Be nice..." to the crix, given he didn't have his boss Plepler to deflect stuff... *GoT*: "I can’t speak to any single person’s particular taste …" and he can't help you on Jon... On a *Cu

[TV orNotTV] AMC, UK's 4 keep 'Humans' going

It's averaged 2mil viewers stateside in its opening season, in the top 5 in one adult demo... and doing smashingly in Britain as well. THR (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received