[TV orNotTV] 'Underground' Dead as WGNA Prepares for New Owners

2017-06-01 Thread stannc
Bills, Glenn Beck, and that blonde girl that Beck fired. -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread stannc
Is there a pool for how long before Megyn fills in for Lester in the big chair? -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread Steve Timko
Would Pelley still have the job if he had not gotten the pay hike? On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:46 PM, PGage wrote: > >> It sounds to me that CBS saved millions on what they were paying Katie to >> get an upgrade in their journalistic credibili

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:46 PM, PGage wrote: > It sounds to me that CBS saved millions on what they were paying Katie to > get an upgrade in their journalistic credibility. > Frightening thing is that somebody like Katie Couric would probably do well ratings-wise. I wonder if CBS will poach whom

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread PGage
It sounds to me that CBS saved millions on what they were paying Katie to get an upgrade in their journalistic credibility. On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:56 PM Steve Timko wrote: > So it sounds like Pelley got a steep pay raise but got did not boost the > ratings. It looks like if they want to pay b

Re: [TV orNotTV] Bob & Doug McKenzie reunite...

2017-06-01 Thread Kevin M.
He had. I guess a relative of Dave's was injured and they are raising money for the family On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:28 PM M-D November wrote: > I thought Moranis had essentially retired from performing...? > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message bec

[TV orNotTV] Bob & Doug McKenzie reunite...

2017-06-01 Thread M-D November
I thought Moranis had essentially retired from performing...? -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Bob & Doug McKenzie reunite...

2017-06-01 Thread Kevin M.
... for a one-time only event in July. Lots of other SCTV alum to participate. Oh, how I wish I was in Canada. http://www.flip-publicity.com/press/media-release-take-off-eh-featuring-dave-thomas-rick-moranis-bob-doug-mckenzie-reunion/ -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (T

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Kathy Griffin sacked by CNN...

2017-06-01 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Hank Fung wrote: > Now Lisa Bloom (Gloria Allred's daughter) is involved. > > https://twitter.com/lisabloom/status/870433580664725504 > Allred was allowed to procreate? > > > > On Jun 1, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Or, it might be this one >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Kathy Griffin sacked by CNN...

2017-06-01 Thread Hank Fung
Now Lisa Bloom (Gloria Allred's daughter) is involved. https://twitter.com/lisabloom/status/870433580664725504 > On Jun 1, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Or, it might be this one (link): "Barron Trump saw a very long necktie on a > heap of expired deli meat in a dumpster. He thou

[TV orNotTV] Re: Kathy Griffin sacked by CNN...

2017-06-01 Thread Bob Jersey
Or, it might be this one (link): "Barron Trump saw a very long necktie on a heap of expired deli meat in a dumpster. He thought it was his dad & his little heart is breaking" B -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Re: Kathy Griffin sacked by CNN...

2017-06-01 Thread Bob Jersey
I think Ken Jennings is getting snark for these two recent tweets about Kathy (links): #1 : "When Kathy Griffin was on Hollywood Squares in the 1990s, she would hold up bloody severed heads all the time. It was 90% of her act." #2

Re: [TV orNotTV] Plex Flexes Streaming Muscles

2017-06-01 Thread Doug Eastick
It only let's you stream the channels that you get OTA from your tuner. The only illegitimate work aground is if you get someone outside your house to be a guest on your server. On Thu, Jun 1, 2017, 1:46 PM Kevin M., wrote: > Still wonder about the legality of these sorts of things > > On Thu,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread Steve Timko
So it sounds like Pelley got a steep pay raise but got did not boost the ratings. It looks like if they want to pay big bucks to an anchor they will do it to someone who improves the ratings. On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 5:13 PM, PGage wrote: > > Th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread Tom Wolper
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 5:13 PM, PGage wrote: This is how the Daily Beast summarized that: > > "Rhodes is said to have been irked when Pelley hired sharp-elbowed > Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel three years ago to aggressively negotiate > a massive raise from the $5 million a year he was report

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread PGage
This is how the Daily Beast summarized that: "Rhodes is said to have been irked when Pelley hired sharp-elbowed Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel three years ago to aggressively negotiate a massive raise from the $5 million a year he was reported to be earning in 2014. In Pelley’s defense, he was

[TV orNotTV] Re: Julia Roberts takes starring role on TV

2017-06-01 Thread Bob Jersey
Steve Timko, Dec 17th 2016: > > Julia Roberts to take on first-ever starring TV series role > > LOS ANGELES (AP) - Julia Roberts is set to star in her first-ever TV > series. > The Hollywood Reporter says Roberts will star in a limited series > based on Maria Semple's novel, "Today Will Be Di

Re: [TV orNotTV] Plex Flexes Streaming Muscles

2017-06-01 Thread Kevin M.
Still wonder about the legality of these sorts of things On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 6:38 AM Ron Casalotti wrote: > Want to "cut the cord" but haven't for fear of losing local channel > access? Plex now offers that as part of its > monthly ($4.99), annual ($39.99) or lifetime (

Re: [TV orNotTV] Scott Pelley out at CBS Evening News

2017-06-01 Thread Tom Wolper
On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 9:16 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > If it was ratings, you'd think they'd have made a more graceful > transition. Like having a successor named. Still, coming this close to the > upfronts, I wonder if some larger affiliates were making noise about the > low ratings and demanding

[TV orNotTV] NoTV: TayTay Must Appear in Court to Prove Ex-Denver DJ Groped Her

2017-06-01 Thread Mark Jeffries
David Mueller, the former "Jackson" of the wacky morning team "Ryno and Jackson" on Denver country station KYGO (owned then by Lincoln Financial, now by LDS-controlled Bonneville), is accused by Taylor Swift of groping her butt at a post-concert meet-and-greet. Swift has filed a court action.

[TV orNotTV] Plex Flexes Streaming Muscles

2017-06-01 Thread Ron Casalotti
Want to "cut the cord" but haven't for fear of losing local channel access? Plex now offers that as part of its monthly ($4.99), annual ($39.99) or lifetime ($119.99) subscriptions, now with live TV streaming in addition to DVR. https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/plex-becom