Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie review: Pitch

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Brad Beam, to moi: > > The Fox link has a list of the participating ballparks. The three > appearances in Pennsylvania – Lancaster, Altoona, and Washington – have > already passed, but it will be shown after the Trenton Thunder game next > Sunday night at Arm & Hammer Park. > > They weren't

[TV orNotTV] Re: Long-time AP television writer dies

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Steve Timko wrote: > > I wonder how many people who participate on this discussion group are > old enough to remember Jerry Buck. Back in the 1970s through the early > 1980s it seemed just about every television story I read was written > by him. > > Name sounds familiar from the local

Re: [TV orNotTV] Coulter Burned at Lowe Roast

2016-08-28 Thread Kevin M.
I suspect, as Lowe is one of those noted Hollywood conservatives, at some point along the way he befriended Coulter, hence her appearance On Sunday, August 28, 2016, Steve Timko wrote: > Coulter and Trump use the same formula of saying outrageous things to > get attention.

[TV orNotTV] Donz thought to be living on the edge...

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Jersey
...by viewers other than me on YT, for posting a (3rd billed) guest shot by Letterman (link) on the Carson show from 1986. My hypothesis: he only posts either interviews or musical performances, so the estate wouldn't have a problem with them. B

RE: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie review: Pitch

2016-08-28 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Jersey Brad Beam, in part: The premiere may be playing at a ballpark near you through the end of the minor-league season, September 5. (Fyi, the Power won 5-4 in 10 over Lakewood.) >IronPigs (two levels

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charles Osgood retiring from "Sunday Morning"

2016-08-28 Thread Jay Lewis
On 8/28/2016 12:47 PM, Diner wrote: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-osgood-announces-retirement-as-anchor-of-cbs-sunday-morning-after-22-years/ No replacement announced yet, but my money's on Jane Pauley. She'll have to change her name to Charles "Jane" Pauley. -- - My 5YO nephew

[TV orNotTV] Long-time AP television writer dies

2016-08-28 Thread Steve Timko
I wonder how many people who participate on this discussion group are old enough to remember Jerry Buck. Back in the 1970s through the early 1980s it seemed just about every television story I read was written by him. Longtime Associated Press TV columnist Jerry Buck dies at 85 By ANTHONY

Re: [TV orNotTV] Coulter Burned at Lowe Roast

2016-08-28 Thread Steve Timko
Coulter and Trump use the same formula of saying outrageous things to get attention. So it's not that big of leap to go on a roast to get attention. The roasts can be hit or miss. A lot of it depends on the guests. There may be one or two good guests and the rest of the panel is awful. Talke a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Another New Jerseyan cleared for "Dancing"

2016-08-28 Thread Adam Bowie
Meanwhile this side of the pond, Strictly Come Dancing (as DWTS is known over here) has also signed an Olympian gymnast (Claudia Fragapane), obviously from Team GB. Actually, there's also our champion long jumper in this round although neither of them actually won medals this time around. I assume

[TV orNotTV] NotTV: You, too, can learn a famous "secret"

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Jersey
A nephew of "Colonel" Sanders' second wife, among her possessions to be divided up per her will, found a list of the ol' boy's herbs and spices used to flavour that famous brand of chicken, scribbled (who by is still a mystery) on the back of a copy of said will, and handed it unabashedly to

[TV orNotTV] Another New Jerseyan cleared for "Dancing"

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Jersey
That would be Old Bridge Township's Laurie Hernandez, youngest of the gawld-winning US women's gymnastics side in Rio. *International Gymnast* (link), who also hinted at

[TV orNotTV] Charles Osgood retiring from "Sunday Morning"

2016-08-28 Thread Diner
Charles Osgood today announced his retirement as anchor of CBS’ “Sunday Morning,” ending a 22-year run at the broadcast. Osgood’s award-winning 45-year career at CBS News will be celebrated during his final appearance as anchor on Sept. 25, 2016 on the CBS Television Network. Osgood will

[TV orNotTV] Coulter Burned at Lowe Roast

2016-08-28 Thread PGage
I have ambivalent, but some warm, memories of watching the old Dean Martin roasts as a kid; I have had much more consistently unpleasant memories of the CC Roasts, and have not bothered with most of the recent ones. For me the idea works best when it at least seems like the people doing the jokes,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie review: Pitch

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Jersey
Brad Beam, in part: > The premiere may be playing at a ballpark near you through the end of the > minor-league season, September 5. (Fyi, the Power won 5-4 in 10 over > Lakewood.) > IronPigs (two levels above the BlueClaws) don't mention the series with five regular games left, but there

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Wilmore sits with Colbert next week

2016-08-28 Thread PGage
My heart wants to defend the show from your cynical barb, but my head agrees with it. I always thought that, even in character, Colbert was the best talk show interviewer I had ever seen, but he often seems uncomfortable and stilted on Late Show, and too often the comedy bits seem forced and

[TV orNotTV] Re: Wilmore sits with Colbert next week

2016-08-28 Thread JW
> I'm assuming they'll talk about more than the > novelty assortment of travel-sized liquor bottles > that The Late Show sent The Nightly Show > during the latter's last week. As reasonable as your assumption is, and as much as I'd also like to hear a serious discussion, I don't put it past the