[TV orNotTV] So long, James Stacy

2016-09-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Familiar as an actor both before ("Lancer") and after losing two limbs in an early-70s accident (award-nominated telemovie "Just A Little Inconvenience")... Sept 9th in California; 79. Variety

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC affil to go cable?

2016-09-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Moi, August 17th this year: > > > Back on January 7th this year, Wesley McGee (Wes, howyadoin? holla...) > wrote: >> >> Well, NBC went and announced that come 2017, they will be taking NBC from >> WHDH and put it on its own station (tentatively called NBC Boston). They'll >> figure out how to m

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ex-Top Gear guys' show unveils name

2016-09-19 Thread Bob Jersey
Moi, May 11th this year: > > > Britain's Guardian paper > > > (link): “Thing is,” said Clarkson, “we’ll be travelling the world hosting > each episode in a different country, from a giant

[TV orNotTV] Emmy 2016

2016-09-19 Thread PGage
I suppose letting the show pass without comment here would be in itself a profound comment, but I will make the obligatory post, for the hypothetical record. Even within the well known limitations of awards shows, the Emmys have been problematic for a long time. As our old Chief AB pointed out yea

RE: [TV orNotTV] Emmy 2016

2016-09-19 Thread doug
"I am among those who think the award to Tatiana Maslany is both deserved and over due."Hear, hear.  *Well* overdue.  Although, despite the fact that I'm a huge Maslany fan, I'd argue that her work this past season wasn't as award-worthy due to some questionable directions Orphan Black is being tak