[TV orNotTV] "Game of Thrones" reunion special won't be on HBO

2018-11-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The Conan-hosted gathering will be an extra on the complete-series box set when it's released. Entertainment Weekly (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV"

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Game of Thrones" reunion special won't be on HBO

2018-11-29 Thread Adam Bowie
*reunion* *noun UK /ˌriːˈjuː.njən/ US /ˌriːˈjuː.njən/* *a social event for a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time* I've got to say that I really hate this use of the word "reunion" when something is still fresh. I know it's a staple of reality shows, when they really me

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Game of Thrones" reunion special won't be on HBO

2018-11-29 Thread Steve Timko
"Survivor" has had a couple dozen reunion specials after what, 8 months apart? ⁣Not sent from an iPhone​ On Nov 29, 2018, 6:50 AM, at 6:50 AM, Adam Bowie wrote: >*reunion* >*noun UK /ˌriːˈjuː.njən/ US /ˌriːˈjuː.njən/* >*a social event for a group of people who have not seen each other for >a

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Game of Thrones" reunion special won't be on HBO

2018-11-29 Thread Kevin M.
I feel the same way about the word recommend. If I bring something to your attention the the first time, I am commending it to your attention. The prefix re implies I have told you at least once already. I recommend “The Good Place” as I have praised the series several times in the past. Likewise,

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Dirty John

2018-11-29 Thread Kevin M.
Based on a podcast, based on a true story. I'd heard a bit about what happens, so I guess the story will unfold in subsequent episodes, but the first episode was boring and contained acting one might find in a daytime soap opera. But it was nice to see Balboa again... I miss that little stretch of

[TV orNotTV] CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill

2018-11-29 Thread Kevin M.
I’d never even heard of the guy until this afternoon. Not sure what he does, and not sure why he was speaking at the UN. But once again, because Israel has no separation of church and state, it is assumed that those who speak against the Israeli government’s history of discrimination and abuse are

Re: [TV orNotTV] ...and me, Al Franken

2018-11-29 Thread Steve Timko
Ex-Sen. Al Franken takes first steps back into public arena By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly a year after he resigned his U.S. Senate seat amid sexual misconduct allegations, Al Franken is testing whether he can make a comeback in the #MeToo era. The former "Saturday N