[TV orNotTV] Judge Judy's ex-agent to CBS: You owe me

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
At least $17mil, she told, f'rinstance, Fox News (link). She says Richard Lawrence hasn't talked with her in over 20 years. No clues on how he got cut loose by the telecast jurist.

Re: [TV orNotTV] The West Wing Weekly

2016-03-19 Thread Doug Eastick
well then Kevin you'd be jealous of the VP in Scandal that is sleeping with Malina. Of course, on Scandal, he plays David Rosen the Attorney General. Of course the VP sleeps with the AG. But then we all know that Rosen only got the AG job because he knew the secret of the POTUS and his

[TV orNotTV] Behind the scenes at the Jim Burrows tribute...

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Johnny Galecki got Judd Hirsch thinking about playing Leonard's dad in a guest shot on "BBT," Galecki having used Alex Rieger as inspiration when doing its pilot... the casting is official, it was revealed yesterday

[TV orNotTV] Voice of 'Supermarination' Dies at 88

2016-03-19 Thread Mark Jeffries
Sylvia Anderson worked with her husband Gerry on all of his children's puppet adventure shows as a writer, producer and voice talent, most notably Lady Penelope on their most famous series, "Thunderbirds"--her last work was providing the voice of "Great Aunt Sylvia" on the recent CGI animated

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ex-DiNozzo to play version of Dr Phil

2016-03-19 Thread M-D November
Tony with more confidence...so, Senior? On Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 3:48:43 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Michael Weatherly joins a McGraw-written (with the well-known Paul > Attanasio) pilot for CBS Studios, "Dr Bull", about the head of a company > that analyzes juries to help

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

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Jim Ellwanger, to moi: > > > Sometimes I feel like it's been that long since 2002, but the 30+ number > is counting seasons (or "series," as the British would say, which I think > actually makes more sense for this type of thing). > > > I do at least remember that one round of each manages to

[TV orNotTV] Ex-DiNozzo to play version of Dr Phil

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Michael Weatherly joins a McGraw-written (with the well-known Paul Attanasio) pilot for CBS Studios, "Dr Bull", about the head of a company that analyzes juries to help develop defense strategies. Think Tony with way more confidence... Variety

[TV orNotTV] Walking Dead to Universal H'wood theme park

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Coming this summer... 'toob (link) 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] Person of Interest final season to be burned off

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Beginning about a year after the previous first-run episode of the CBS procedural aired. Variety (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Joe Santos, R.I.P.

2016-03-19 Thread Diner
Just learned, via James Garner's fan Facebook page (and info forwarded to them by Santos' son Perry), that Joe Santos, who played Lt. Dennis Becker opposite Garner on "The Rockford Files," died this morning. He was 84. -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

[TV orNotTV] SportsTV: Fibbing with technology again, and The Goose flies

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Happened onto AwfulAnnouncing today, and had some discoveries... Under Bristology, a handful of women's NCAA division-1 basketball tourney games will be rendered much as NBCU has rendered selected Olympic events and overseas soccer games... with the commentators strictly in the studio

Re: [TV orNotTV] The West Wing Weekly

2016-03-19 Thread Kevin M.
Malina came on to replace Rob Lowe's character in season four and featured prominently in what I call West Wing II (the post-Sorkin years). He was also a main character on Sorkin's "SportsNight," had a bit part in Sorkin's "American President" and another bit part in Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." Me

[TV orNotTV] Gandolfini's baby closer to air

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
(Our system had an unexplained crash this morning; it blamed a video-driver component, but I'm wondering if Java was the real culprit) Deadline (link): The late actor-producer's

[TV orNotTV] Re: Behind the scenes at the Jim Burrows tribute...

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Diner, to moi: > > > Kate Flannery appeared this past Monday on The Preston and Steve Show > (WMMR Radio, Philadelphia) and said that a lot of stuff got cut out of the > Burrows tribute, including a bunch of interviews and The Rembrandts > performing the "Friends" theme. > > Only guarantees

[TV orNotTV] Variety: Changes coming to 'Today'?

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Several sources tell the showbiz paper/site (link) that the 9AM hour could be tweaked to compete more directly with the syndie stuff on against it in most areas, and that any of

[TV orNotTV] R.I.P. Lee Andrews

2016-03-19 Thread Diner
Well, this explains why Questlove was missing from The Tonight Show last night. Check out the link below for videos of Lee's music, plus a really beautiful tribute from his son. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lee-andrews-doo-wop-singer-and-questloves-father-dead-at-79-20160317

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Crowded

2016-03-19 Thread Kevin M.
Cookie cutter sitcom that not even Stacy "Mike Hamme/Papa Titus" Keach could save. https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/pilot/id1082885102?i=1082895196 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [TV orNotTV] @midnight throws shade at @elevenish

2016-03-19 Thread Adam Bowie
I must confess that publicity for @elevenish on ITV2 had completely passed me by. It's no ITV2 and there's little to nothing aimed at me on that channel. But it really doesn't sound like @midnight apart from having an "@" symbol. I guess that could have been an "inspiration" when naming this show

[TV orNotTV] NotTV: Trudeau begged in Washington

2016-03-19 Thread Doug Eastick
who knows if its a prank, but I find it funny. http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/amercans-beg-trudeau-to-run-for-president-1.3496129 -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ex-DiNozzo to play version of Dr Phil

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
M-D November, to moi: > > Tony with more confidence...so, Senior? > > >> I've never found much on this chapter of Phil's professional life... it must have occurred in-between his college degrees, which came in the 70s... and the report doesn't suggest when the time-frame of the series is. B

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hulk Hogan executes one last bodyslam

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Kevin M: > > Gawker ordered to pay $115 million for releasing a sex tape of Hogan with > another woman's wife. Bearing in mind the last time I cared even a little > bit about what Hulk Hogan does, the WWE was still the WWF, any victory > against Gawker is worth celebrating. Here's hoping the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ex-DiNozzo to play version of Dr Phil

2016-03-19 Thread Kevin M.
Been watching Weatherly since the Dark Angel days. Won't watch anything connected to McGraw. On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Michael Weatherly joins a McGraw-written (with the well-known Paul > Attanasio) pilot for CBS Studios, "Dr Bull", about

[TV orNotTV] The West Wing Weekly

2016-03-19 Thread Jon Delfin
http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/joshua-malinas-west-wing-podcast-is-here.html (If for no other reason than that the first sentence made me laugh.) -- -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Re: Behind the scenes at the Jim Burrows tribute...

2016-03-19 Thread Diner
On Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 5:28:56 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Johnny Galecki got Judd Hirsch thinking about playing Leonard's dad in a > guest shot on "BBT," Galecki having used Alex Rieger as inspiration when > doing its pilot... the casting is official, it was revealed yesterday

RE: [TV orNotTV] Charlie Rose - with Jack U (diplo and skrillex)

2016-03-19 Thread Brad Beam
From: east...@eastick.ca [mailto:east...@eastick.ca] On Behalf Of Doug Eastick >Over 15 years ago I used to tape/watch Charlie regularly. I found his >conversations interesting.Times and priorities changed over the years and >I don't watch him regularly anymore. > >This April 'Jack U'

[TV orNotTV] Hulk Hogan executes one last bodyslam

2016-03-19 Thread Kevin M.
Gawker ordered to pay $115 million for releasing a sex tape of Hogan with another woman's wife. Bearing in mind the last time I cared even a little bit about what Hulk Hogan does, the WWE was still the WWF, any victory against Gawker is worth celebrating. Here's hoping the amount is enough to put

[TV orNotTV] Chris Meloni on ItAS

2016-03-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Full show airs in two weeks (3/31), but a great clip was posted today (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because

[TV orNotTV] Person of Interest final season to be burned off

2016-03-19 Thread M-D November
POI is a lot of things, but the one thing it is NOT is a procedural. -- -- 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 To unsubscribe