Re: [TV orNotTV] 260.5 hours of Rio Olympics on Peacock

2016-06-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Kevin M., to moi: > > Semi-related, every year about this time I download the new Le Tour De > France app so I can live-stream the only sporting event I bother to care > about. I noticed this week that the NBC 2015 Le Tour app has transformed > into "NBC Sports Gold." This year, instead of

Re: [TV orNotTV] 260.5 hours of Rio Olympics on Peacock

2016-06-28 Thread Kevin M.
Semi-related, every year about this time I download the new Le Tour De France app so I can live-stream the only sporting event I bother to care about. I noticed this week that the NBC 2015 Le Tour app has transformed into "NBC Sports Gold." This year, instead of spending $25 on a new app, I'll be

[TV orNotTV] 260.5 hours of Rio Olympics on Peacock

2016-06-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Subject, of course, to change if disease fears, etc. impact events. Over 6,700 hours of coverage across the whole NBCyo family. And that's not including streaming. The just-over-a-fortnight begins Aug 5th. Monitor nbcolympics.com for details. Variety

[TV orNotTV] ABC premiere sked

2016-06-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Variety (link): Took 'em long enough... Mon. Sept. 12th DWTS Tue. Sept. 20th Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Wed. Sept. 21st Goldbergs, Speechless (new), Modern Family, black-ish, Designated Survivor (new) Thu. Sept.

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: M'soft tones down pushy Win10 switch

2016-06-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Kevin M., to moi, in part: > > Wouldn't it just make sense that, before a system install, the installer > can scan the computer in question to determine whether the new system will > actually work? > > The system engineers could easily have come up with such a scan, but the idea of

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: M'soft tones down pushy Win10 switch

2016-06-28 Thread Kevin M.
As someone who endured the Windows 10 upgrade only to discover (after the 30 day uninstall window had passed) that both my audio and video drivers caused massive fatal system errors, Microsoft can bite me. Wouldn't it just make sense that, before a system install, the installer can scan the

[TV orNotTV] OT: M'soft tones down pushy Win10 switch

2016-06-28 Thread Bob Jersey
The Verge (link): Turns out clicking a red X in the pitch means agreeing to the upgrade many still don't want (I've actually found an independent, safe app that blocks it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Talk of a LeBlexit on "Top Gear"

2016-06-28 Thread Adam Bowie
It sounds like the US version has now been cancelled: http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/28/12049986/top-gear-usa-cancelled-history-channel Returning to the dubious story about LeBlanc and Evans having a feud for a moment, I'd want a better source than The Sun. I think the bigger issue is that

[TV orNotTV] Group trivia: Flashing back to 2011

2016-06-28 Thread Bob Jersey
On a whim I decided to punch up posts from about five years back... in the GG web interface this is far easier, using the "Filters" button on the index-of-posts page... my favorite so far is the one about a CBS attempt at reviving "The Rifleman"