[TV orNotTV] Unusual Things on Colbert

2019-09-17 Thread Mark Jeffries
Last Tuesday night, when Stephen had as guests the authors of the new book about the Harvey Weinstein affair and #MeToo "She Said," there was a cable news-style lower third all throughout the interview--which was two acts! The first lower third at 1:48 in the segment read "JOURNALISTS JODI

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Tribune Media finds its buyer

2019-09-17 Thread Mark Jeffries
And Nexstar is expected to sell off WGN Radio in Chicago and the WGN America cable channel. I suspect that the radio station will go to iHeart, since they have room to pick up an AM station in Chicago. Basically, expect all of their rightwing talk hosts that are currently on WLS and WIND to move

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: RIP Ric Ocasek

2019-09-17 Thread Pete Ahles
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 5:35 PM M-D November wrote: > Semi-TV, really - MTV connection aside, he made some appearances on the > Colbert Report. > > Colbert put Todd Rundgren "On Notice" when Rik Ocasek was on the show. Rundgren toured with The Cars when Ocasek refused to. Pete -- You received

[TV orNotTV] Re: NoTV: RIP Ric Ocasek

2019-09-17 Thread M-D November
Semi-TV, really - MTV connection aside, he made some appearances on the Colbert Report. On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 9:01:24 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > I only mention it here because The Cars are, to me, intertwined with the > early years of MTV. Their music videos set the

[TV orNotTV] Nellie: Safe name for NBCU streamer

2019-09-17 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
It's "Peacock," she wrote, and along with reboots of familiar brands "Battlestar Galactica" (by Sam Esmail), "Saved by the Bell" (two original cast in grownup roles), and (the likewise grown-up) "Punky Brewster", plus repeats of "Parks and Rec", it'll have new stuff from Ed Helms, Amber

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS's 60 Minutes lead-in just took a big hit.....

2019-09-17 Thread daniel anderson
Fox meanwhile. has 2 late games before the Emmys-any bets that either one goes to OT and bumps the red carpet stuff? On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 8:36:00 PM UTC-4, daniel anderson wrote: > > Big Ben is out for the season and Drew Brees is out for 6 weeks...Does the > Eye make Texans at

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gillies out at SNL

2019-09-17 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 11:29 AM Kevin M. wrote: > Rob Schneider weighed in... calling an openly racist conversation a > “misfire” > > https://twitter.com/robschneider/status/1173728343377641474?s=21 >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Alex Trebek

2019-09-17 Thread Kevin M.
Alex suffers a setback... back on chemo https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-undergoing-chemotherapy-numbers-sky-65651536 On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 11:28 AM Tom Wolper wrote: > On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 8:11 PM Steve Timko wrote: > >> Alex Trebek, saying

[TV orNotTV] ABC says journalist Cokie Roberts has died at age 75

2019-09-17 Thread Steve Timko
https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/ABC-says-journalist-Cokie-Roberts-has-died-at-age-75-560577131.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Gillies out at SNL

2019-09-17 Thread Kevin M.
Rob Schneider weighed in... calling an openly racist conversation a “misfire” https://twitter.com/robschneider/status/1173728343377641474?s=21 On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 8:29 PM Kevin M. wrote: > > > On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 8:23 PM PGage wrote: > >> Inevitable and appropriate. But is it really

[TV orNotTV] Re: Tribune Media finds its buyer

2019-09-17 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Moi, March 24 this year: > > > Moi, 12/4/18: >> >> >> And it's Nexstar, which already owns or operates a slew of stations (two >> in Scranton, PA)... $4.1 billion, plus over $2B in debt. >> >> Stations in at least 13 markets will be divested to satisfy Federal >> rules, and post-divestiture Fox

[TV orNotTV] Re: CBS's 60 Minutes lead-in just took a big hit.....

2019-09-17 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
daniel anderson, Monday (9/16): > > Big Ben is out for the season and Drew Brees is out for 6 weeks...Does the > Eye make Texans at Chargers it's lead game? > Preliminary maps obtained by JP Kirby in Canada (link) still have Saints /

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: HGTV buys Brady Bunch house

2019-09-17 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Well, they at least let Mr Bass (and his life-partner) tour the place... https://www.hgtv.com/shows/a-very-brady-renovation/lance-bass-tours-the-brady-bunch-house-pictures (link) The remaining episodes (being normal length) go behind the authentication wall. Not sure how that works for