Re: [TV orNotTV] Two standup comedy reviews: Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais

2018-04-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 6:50 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > Chris Rock’s latest comedy special, “Tamborine,” dropped on Netflix in > February. I’d rate it as his best standup special and one of the best I’ve > seen, up there with Pryor, Chapelle, Bill Hicks and Eddie Murphy. > He starts out dissecting s

[TV orNotTV] Two standup comedy reviews: Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais

2018-04-03 Thread Steve Timko
Chris Rock’s latest comedy special, “Tamborine,” dropped on Netflix in February. I’d rate it as his best standup special and one of the best I’ve seen, up there with Pryor, Chapelle, Bill Hicks and Eddie Murphy. He starts out dissecting society’s problems and has great insight. They’re one liners b

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Tick

2018-04-03 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
It looks like Season 2 is a go, per this Collider article: http://collider.com/the-tick-season-2-interview-peter-serafinowicz-griffin-newman/ David On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 9:03:31 PM EDT, Steve Timko wrote: I've finished the other episodes of the "The Tick." It goes off rails a li

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Tick

2018-04-03 Thread Steve Timko
I've finished the other episodes of the "The Tick." It goes off rails a little bit at the end where they seem a little desperate to wrap it up, but I enjoyed it. Scott Speiser as the flawed good guy Overkill and Yara Martinez and Jackie Earle Haley as the chief villains were outstanding. Really abo

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jay Leno drives KITT

2018-04-03 Thread Jon Delfin
Ah. I wasn't aware the spread was that great. On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 2:09 PM Jon Delfin wrote: > >> Not to defend Leno, but it seems likely he could have filmed the promo >> concurrently with the segment. Nothing on the Internet has a use-by d

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jay Leno drives KITT

2018-04-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 2:09 PM Jon Delfin wrote: > Not to defend Leno, but it seems likely he could have filmed the promo > concurrently with the segment. Nothing on the Internet has a use-by date, > as evidenced by the two-year-old David Letterman in India clips showing up > this week on NatGeo'

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jay Leno drives KITT

2018-04-03 Thread Jon Delfin
Not to defend Leno, but it seems likely he could have filmed the promo concurrently with the segment. Nothing on the Internet has a use-by date, as evidenced by the two-year-old David Letterman in India clips showing up this week on NatGeo's YouTube channel and labeled "new." On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 a

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Washington Post: Its back to the wall, ESPN is trying something it never has before

2018-04-03 Thread 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV
On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 10:25:14 PM UTC-4, Steve Timko wrote: > > The new show starts tomorrow > Its back to the wall, ESPN is trying something it never has before > https://wapo.st/2E9xuUS > > Not sent from an iPhone > You couldn't get me to watch Mike Greenberg for three seconds much less

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jay Leno drives KITT

2018-04-03 Thread 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 1:05:38 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > https://youtu.be/3YKtQrYNKPg > > Leno does lie in the clip when he says he had never been inside a Knight > Rider car before. He did a promotional tie-in installment of his series > featuring the KR Mustang used in the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: There was only one catch...

2018-04-03 Thread PGage
This actually strikes me as a project worth doing. Great novel, original film adaption poor. Would like to see someone take another swing at it On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 11:27 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Moi, 3/10/18: >> >> >> Moi, 11/17/17: >>> >>> >>> ...

[TV orNotTV] Re: Did your family stick with one network over the other?

2018-04-03 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Until cable came along in the 80s, my folks weren't particular... it was mostly a case of what they *wouldn't* watch (sitcoms, mostly) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

[TV orNotTV] Re: There was only one catch...

2018-04-03 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Moi, 3/10/18: > > > Moi, 11/17/17: >> >> >> ...and "Catch-22" is being pitched to telecasters as a limited series, >> with George Clooney as a star, in-part director and executive... production >> yet to start >> >> Variety >>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jesus Christ John Legend (and Co)

2018-04-03 Thread Melissa P
Oh, good. Wrong singer. Only an mp3 exists. On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 2:21 AM, PGage wrote: > Oh I recall the reference, and your reason for instituting it. I just > wondered if using his name would attract so much attention. > > I just found a video of him singing the song, looked like at a conc