Re: [TV orNotTV] The Great Indoors

Exactly. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:07 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Fry is the only reason I've stayed with it, and he wasn't even on this > week. > > It's not that an answering machine or an atlas should have any relevance > in their lives, it's that the

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Great Indoors

Fry is the only reason I've stayed with it, and he wasn't even on this week. It's not that an answering machine or an atlas should have any relevance in their lives, it's that the writers consistently portray those darn kids as misidentifying or being baffled by them in a supposedly humorous fas

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Great Indoors

Well, a telegraph did not mean anything to me from a practical stand point growing up, but I knew what it was. I don't know a single current college aged person (18-22) who does not know what an answering machine is - and it would never occur to them to relate it to an iPod (indeed, they are probab

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Great Indoors

I've watched the first three episodes, only because I needed a dumb comedy in my life, one that makes no demands of the audience, and this series fits that bill. Besides, I'll watch Stephen Fry read the phone book, and he is basically phoning it in on this show. As far as portraying 20-somethings

Re: [TV orNotTV] Writer: If Jon Stewart was still around, Hillary would be president

Jon Stewart weighs in on the election: https://youtu.be/mUkv_jPgTeg On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 1:03 PM PGage wrote: > Well, the argument here is not that JS would have changed minds but > motivated more people in the choir to get out in vote. Even so, I do not > buy it. Obama was able to get unusua

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Mystery

Selfishly Tom, I am grateful that you saved your contribution until you could kill it on this subject, since it is a big help to me - thanks. I have seen and greatly enjoyed The Fall, though now notice there are actually two more seasons available on Netflix than I have not seen. I would be happy t

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Great Indoors

I worked closely with college kids until very recently and still have a son in college. These are not the kinds of mistakes they are prone to make, or the kinds of holes in their knowledge. In other words, they are not stupid. There are some things they don't know that can strike old people as funn

[TV orNotTV] The Great Indoors

Is anyone else watching this? I find it stuck in a time warp, like a bunch of Bob Hope's radio comedy writers pitched a series on "these kids today with their computers." I've been dealing with college kids this term, and while their pop culture knowledge doesn't go back as far as I'd like, they

RE: [TV orNotTV] John Hodgman coming to my area

From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Jersey >PGage, to moi: I don't know how bad it once was, but it was not good when I took it. How did everything go? >Again, mine isn't till Tuesday (22). One would think that if electrolyte-based >sports dr

RE: [TV orNotTV] British Mystery

“Vera”, “Shetland” and “DCI Banks” are all worthy successors to Foyle and Morse. They’ve all appeared on PBS at one time or another. Banks stars Stephen Tompkinson of “Ballykissangel” fame. I enjoyed them so much that I’ve read all the Peter Robinson books. Vera and Shetland are based on two ser

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Mystery

What's your tolerance for damaged detectives? Cracker, or Wire in the Blood. On Nov 17, 2016 8:38 PM, "PGage" wrote: > I am looking for recommendations for a good British detective television > show. To ask this I have to make a confession: I had never watched Foyle's > War until recently. I wa

Re: [TV orNotTV] John Hodgman coming to my area

PGage, to moi: > > I don't know how bad it once was, but it was not good when I took it. How > did everything go? > > Again, mine isn't till Tuesday (22). One would think that if electrolyte-based sports drinks' flavor can be improved, so can these. B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (

[TV orNotTV] British Mystery

I am looking for recommendations for a good British detective television show. To ask this I have to make a confession: I had never watched Foyle's War until recently. I watched the first episode one afternoon late this summer and watched about 5 in a row. Finished the lot in relatively short order

Re: [TV orNotTV] Yo Man Steve Harvey Leaving Chicago for LA

Steve Timko, nearly a week ago, to Mark Jeffries: > > I was standing in line at the CBS Studio to see Craig Kilborn's "Late > Late Show" and Harvey walked out and stood next to me for some show he > was taping there. I think his sitcom. He refused to make eye contact. > I remember the suit he w

Re: [TV orNotTV] John Hodgman coming to my area

I don't know how bad it once was, but it was not good when I took it. How did everything go? On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 2:29 PM Bob Jersey wrote: > > PGage, to Dave Sikula and stannc: > > I had mine in April. I'm sure it is painful but they give you a nice drug > that does not so much knock you out

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

In this case I can not imagine any reasonable circumstance that would justify what he has done. Obviously, they can refer her to mental health services without putting her on TV. The main kind of justification would be if the clip being circulated is some kind of "before" interview, then she went t

[TV orNotTV] How Police Censorship Shaped Hollywood

Normally I don't recommend an article before I finished reading it. In this case it's a five part series in the Washington Post. It is about how public perceptions of police work are shaped by movies and TV and the role police departments play in shaping those perceptions. I have read two parts so

Re: [TV orNotTV] John Hodgman coming to my area

PGage, to Dave Sikula and stannc: > > I had mine in April. I'm sure it is painful but they give you a nice drug > that does not so much knock you out as make you forget. I was left with a > vague sense of violation. For both the prep and procedure it is more real > and imagined humiliation than

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:10 PM, PGage wrote: > The problem is, and I can not emphasize this enough, while McGraw is a > psychologist he is not licensed, and his show is specifically for > entertainment purposes only. He is legally prohibited from providing mental > health services. If he wanted

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

The problem is, and I can not emphasize this enough, while McGraw is a psychologist he is not licensed, and his show is specifically for entertainment purposes only. He is legally prohibited from providing mental health services. If he wanted to help, it would not be to put her on tv, but to put he

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

Somebody sent this to me yesterday. The whole thing is so distasteful, but what really got my attention was that at one point she says something like she really needs help, and McGraw says something like "that's what I'm here for". WTF? I think that is dangerously close for him to the line of what

RE: [TV orNotTV] I'll take question suggestions

The moderator, the newest bland addition to the Saturday Today Show, Stephanie Ruhle, apologized for taking up so much time that only two questions were allowed. So, no opportunity for me to ask one. -Original Message- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.co

[TV orNotTV] Samantha Bee's show is renewed

Not really unexpected, but TBS put out a press release so the story got picked up. http://www.avclub.com/article/full-frontal-samantha-bee-renewed-another-year-rig-246009 -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

Phil McGraw's entire TV career is built on the exploitation, humiliation, and condemnation of others, there is no evidence of responsibility in anything he does On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 9:49 AM Adam Bowie wrote: > Although if she is struggling with mental illness, then even if she did > approach

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

Although if she is struggling with mental illness, then even if she did approach the show to go on it, a more responsible producer might have decided against it. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Steve Timko > wrote: > >> Shelley Duvall is me

Re: [TV orNotTV] When you thought Dr. Phil couldn't be a bigger douchebag

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > Shelley Duvall is mentally ill. That doesn't stop Dr. Phil from > trotting her out on his show and exploiting her. > > http://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/fck-you-dr-phil.php > http://popcrush.com/shelley-duvall-today-dr-phi

[TV orNotTV] "Duck Dynasty" ending

Mutual agreement between stars and A&E. The final episodes arrive in March and April, but the Robertsons said they'll do holiday specials. TheWrap (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received th

[TV orNotTV] Bristology: Rapper seriously interested in NBA reporter

Last night as the mothership carried Golden State at Toronto, Drake, who apparently has a deal with the home team to participate in one game there each season, and who previously flirted with Doris Burke last season at a Raptors playoff game, sported a sweater with Burke's face and "Woman Crush