[TV orNotTV] Matt LeBlanc already in Top Gear trouble

2016-03-15 Thread Kevin M.
Apparently he was seen (photographed and caught on video) doing donuts around a well-known war memorial. The Bill stated they never gave permission for any stuntwork to be filmed there. Top Gear's new goody-goody co-host Chris Evans quickly issued an apology and said the segment will not air. http

Re: [TV orNotTV] Good news for fans of the '90s Batman animated series...

2016-03-15 Thread Michael
The story and brutality aside, the "Killing Joke" artwork by the phenomenal British artist Brian Bolland is some of the most beautiful in all of mainstream superherodom. Bolland's artistry in the innovative mini-series "Camelot 3000" and much of his Judge Dredd work for 2000 A,D, is also worth

[TV orNotTV] Re: Craig K. sighting

2016-03-15 Thread Michael
Mmmm. Macaroni & cheese. Speaking of starches, someone must be out of dough after the TV career tanked and the movie career never achieved lift-off. Which means that the smirk that launched countless channel-changes is back for 30 seconds.Maybe Kraft will pull a KFC/Col, Sanders and replace Kilb

[TV orNotTV] Re: Another pissing match between NBC & Dish?

2016-03-15 Thread Diner
Last night, WCAU Philadelphia ran a ticker at the bottom of the screen for the first few minutes of Fallon's monologue telling Dish subscribers to call Dish and complain. On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:53:55 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > Found this post on the KNBC Facebook page this afte

[TV orNotTV] Re: Craig K. sighting

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
Michael, to David Bruggeman, in part: > > Maybe Kraft will pull a KFC/Col, Sanders and replace Kilby on the next > series of mac & cheese ads with someone equally smarmy. > > >> A box of Cheese & Macaroni still goes a loong way, tho the flavour tends to degrade after a few days, just from pe

[TV orNotTV] Sony to acquire Jackson's half of Beatles pub rights

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
Bryan noted here in 2005 (link) that the entertainment giant paid MJ to take part-interest in the ATV catalog... now it'll reportedly cost them another $750mil to get them back, part of wh

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Craig K. sighting

2016-03-15 Thread Doug Fields
Wow. A 12+ year old grudge with nothing to fuel the fire for the entire duration. Impressive. :) Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:30 AM To: TVorNotTV Cc: dbr...@alum

[TV orNotTV] "March MadnessĀ®": Courts to have more distinct designs

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
The (CBS-inspired?) NCAA logo on center court and uniform color schemes are out, and specific logos and different-for-each-venue color combos are in... prelim games tonight on TruTV from Dayton, OH... Sports Illustrated

[TV orNotTV] Re: Good news for fans of the '90s Batman animated series...

2016-03-15 Thread Jeff Metzner
DC sold at least $1.2 million of Killing Joke hardcovers last year (see here ) -- their highest seller in bookstores -- so I don't think they're trying too hard to distance themselves from it even though they

Re: [TV orNotTV] Craig K. sighting

2016-03-15 Thread Joe Coughlin
He looks like Criswell. On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 10:52 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV wrote: > The face that launched The Daily Show was in a Kraft spot tonight (possibly > national, I saw it during Elementary) concerning the recipe change in the > iconic blue box. > > David > > -- > -- > TV

[TV orNotTV] An app that lets YOU be the reporter!

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
And you'll get paid if your video/pictures are used on the air! It's probably not the first, and it won't be the last. Fresco News, by the time you see this, will have been rolled out by Fox stations in a bunch of cities including Philly and NY. Here's a TVNewsCheck piece

Re: [TV orNotTV] Good news for fans of the '90s Batman animated series...

2016-03-15 Thread Joe Coughlin
And let's not forget the wonderful work of longtime Barbara Gordon Tara Strong will be heard here, too. On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 7:23 AM, Michael wrote: > The story and brutality aside, the "Killing Joke" artwork by the phenomenal > British artist Brian Bolland is some of the most beautiful in all

[TV orNotTV] "Wall St. Week" to Fox Biz

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
After a few years of appearing (as a paid program) on a few Fox OTAs, the onetime PBS staple now run by Anthony Scaramucci debuts Friday on the cabler, double-pumped at 8 and 8.30 east and repeated over the weekend... TVNewser

[TV orNotTV] Ted Koppel to CBS Sunday Morning

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
He's not a candidate to succeed Charlie Osgood, but the 'Nightline' vet will contribute interesting interviews; this past week he spoke with Wyoming folks about how guns figure in family heritage... TVNewser

[TV orNotTV] Matthew Perry to play Ted Kennedy

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
In Reelz' upcoming 'The Kennedys' sequel 'After Camelot'; he'll also exec produce. Katie Holmes will continue her Jackie role. THR (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received thi

[TV orNotTV] Wasn't there a Beverley Mitchell fan here?

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
The '7th Heaven' costar joins Jodie Sweetin ('Full House'/'Fuller House') and Christine Lakin ('Step By Step') in Pop's docu-comedy 'Hollywood Darlings', from the creator of 'Mob Wives'... THR (link) B

[TV orNotTV] 'Xena' writer (interviewed by Kevin) opens up...

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
...about the coming NBC series' approach to... *ahem*... sexuality following a backlash over a climactic scene on *The 100...*THR (link), featuring a classic moment from the original series, and a spoiler from

[TV orNotTV] Patrick Warburton to Netflix adapt of Lemony Snicket

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
The former 'Tick' and star of NBC's 'Crowded' will play Snicket, whose kids suffer 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' in the streamer's reboot of the 2004 flick, also featuring NPH as evil Count Olaf... THR (li

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Xena' writer (interviewed by Kevin) opens up...

2016-03-15 Thread Kevin M.
He has been brutally attacked online after The 100 a couple weeks ago... actual physical threats made against him. On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > ...about the coming NBC series' approach to... *ahem*... sexuality > following a backlash over a climactic scene on > > *The 1

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wasn't there a Beverley Mitchell fan here?

2016-03-15 Thread Kevin M.
I always thought she was cuter and more talented than Jessica Biel on 7th Heaven, but to each his/her own On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > The '7th Heaven' costar joins Jodie Sweetin ('Full House'/'Fuller House') > and Christine Lakin ('Step By Step') in Pop's docu-comedy '

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Xena' writer (interviewed by Kevin) opens up...

2016-03-15 Thread Jon Delfin
Maureen Ryan wrote about what happened on "The 100" that led to his troubles (many spoilers in the article): http://variety.com/2016/tv/opinion/the-100-lexa-jason-rothenberg-1201729110/ On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 6:37 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > He has been brutally attacked online after The 100 a coup

[TV orNotTV] Bachelor/ette still ripped for lack of diversity

2016-03-15 Thread Bob Jersey
A last-minute decision by producers (Yahoo Celeb link) scuttled rumored Caila Quinn, whose mother is Filipino and whom she resembles, in favor of Joelle "JoJo" Fletcher, whose mother is Iranian <

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bachelor/ette still ripped for lack of diversity

2016-03-15 Thread Jim Ellwanger
> On Mar 15, 2016, at 5:36 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > ...the move leaves Juan Pablo Galavis as the only non-Caucasian to compete in > 30+ years of the ABC franchise... Sometimes I feel like it's been that long since 2002, but the 30+ number is counting seasons (or "series," as the British wou