Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alec Baldwin hosting Match Game? No.

2016-06-30 Thread David Lynch
Rosie's opponent, Kathy Najimy, isn't exactly the highest-profile of actresses either, but the two of them pretty much put on a masterclass in how to play Pyramid (this is probably they were the only celebrities to tape two episodes.) A huge part of what made the mid-to-late 80s the golden age of

[TV orNotTV] Another project from the former Top Gear trio

2016-06-30 Thread Kevin M.
DriveTribe, described by Jeremy Clarkson as "YouPorn, only with cars," would seem to be an online component of what they are doing at Amazon. It'll be a message board and interactive site for all car enthusiasts where people can post videos, reviews, tech support, etc. Set to launch in the fall.

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Jimmy back on homeland TV

2016-06-30 Thread Mark Jeffries
I wonder if Turner would put Sam on CNN International, considering that the Jon Stewart "Daily Show" was briefly on that network. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Adam Bowie wrote: > Sky's not an unlikely home

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alec Baldwin hosting Match Game? No.

2016-06-30 Thread Mark Jeffries
It was a show called "The Associates" (the only other sitcom besides "Taxi" from the John Charles Walters combine of Brooks/Davis/Daniels/Weinberger that got on the air before they broke up) that dropped Shelley Smith into the game show world and so she stayed until "Pyramid" and "Super Password"

[TV orNotTV] The starship Enterprise is now a restomod

2016-06-30 Thread Kevin M.
The original NCC-1701 will be unveiled on CSpan3 during the Smithsonian's 40th birthday (well, the building in DC's birthday) all-night party that includes a screening of "Galaxy Quest." The Okudas will be there. I call is a restomod instead of a restoration because the model isn't returning to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nancy Grace to leave HLN

2016-06-30 Thread Tom Wolper
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Bob Jersey >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Of her own volition, said THR >>>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nancy Grace to leave HLN

2016-06-30 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Bob Jersey > wrote: > >> >> Of her own volition, said THR >> >> (link) exclusively. >> >> Her

Re: [TV orNotTV] Nancy Grace to leave HLN

2016-06-30 Thread Tom Wolper
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Of her own volition, said THR > > (link) exclusively. > > Her staff will run a new project at CNN after she parts in October. > Okay, you got me

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Jimmy back on homeland TV

2016-06-30 Thread Adam Bowie
Sky's not an unlikely home for Corden (who has never knowingly been called Jimmy in the UK :-) ), since that's where he still makes episodes of A League of their Own, his comedy sports gameshow. The most recent short run was necessarily shot in California and was a change in format, with less of

[TV orNotTV] Apatow joins Seinfeld in the car

2016-06-30 Thread Bob Jersey
The writer-director's going back to standup after >20 years... no less than Jim Henson talked him out of comedy... tears ensued when the subject turned to Mr Shandling... THR (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alec Baldwin hosting Match Game? No.

2016-06-30 Thread Joe Hass
There was an actress in the early 80s by the name of Shelley Smith. She wasn't even B list: the woman was a runway model before she got into acting, and doesn't have a credit on IMDB past 1991. From IMDB, it looks like she starred in exactly one series: "For Love And Honor". But if you know

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alec Baldwin hosting Match Game? No.

2016-06-30 Thread Kevin M.
And Sarah Palin has been tapped as a celebrity guest on a future episode of Match Game. Palin and Baldwin on the same stage... that's a lot of reason to not watch. By the way, was ABC contractually obligated to include Rosie on two of their three game shows, or did they not have access to

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Jimmy back on homeland TV

2016-06-30 Thread Joe Coughlin
British Jimmy will always be Jimmy Carr to me. On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > So, soon, UK residents can watch the show and ask themselves what happened > to the funny and talented guy they once knew > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Bob Jersey

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Jimmy back on homeland TV

2016-06-30 Thread Kevin M.
So, soon, UK residents can watch the show and ask themselves what happened to the funny and talented guy they once knew On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > The "Late Late Show" will air one day later in the UK and Ireland on Sky, > starting July 19th.

[TV orNotTV] British Jimmy back on homeland TV

2016-06-30 Thread Bob Jersey
The "Late Late Show" will air one day later in the UK and Ireland on Sky, starting July 19th. A 'Carpool Karaoke' special is also headed their way. THR (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People!

[TV orNotTV] Nancy Grace to leave HLN

2016-06-30 Thread Bob Jersey
Of her own volition, said THR (link) exclusively. Her staff will run a new project at CNN after she parts in October. B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are

[TV orNotTV] Lionsgate buying Starz

2016-06-30 Thread Bob Jersey
For $4.4 billion. John Malone and Chris Albrecht appear to not be going anywhere. For the time being, the studio hangs onto its stake in Epix. Variety (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV)