[TV orNotTV] NoTV: Voice of NPR Dies

2020-01-01 Thread Mark Jeffries
For 30 years, Frank Tavares was heard on public radio more often than Bob Edwards, Noah Adams, Robert Siegel, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg, Terry Gross, Ira Glass and Garrison Kellior combined, as the NPR station break voice of the underwriting announcements--"Support for this program comes

[TV orNotTV] Belated review: Too Funny to Fail

2020-01-01 Thread Steve Timko
Hulu produced “Too Funny to Fail” about Dana Carvey’s prime time comedy show stuffed with talent and I finally got around to watching it. It was a good documentary. Two complaints. The music got in the way sometimes, especially towards the end. And I would have loved to have seen interviews for

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN Explores ‘The Story Of Late Night’ From Cream Productions – Deadline

2020-01-01 Thread M-D November
TL;dr - yes, Bill Carter is involved. On Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 2:09:16 AM UTC-5, Steve Timko wrote: > > > https://deadline.com/2019/12/cnn-the-story-of-late-night-documentary-series-cream-productions-1202811274 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Son of "Weeds," "Orange Is the New Black" and "GLOW" creator dies in skiing accident

2020-01-01 Thread Steve Timko
He died in Park City, Utah. https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/01/weeds-creator-jenji-kohan-son-dead-dies-park-city-utah-ski/ -- 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

[TV orNotTV] So long, Neil Innes

2020-01-01 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Mark Evanier hinted at this in the Jack Sheldon article (qv)... the Bonzo Dog Band member, and one of only two nonmembers of Monty Python to write for them (the other, Douglas "Hitchhiker's Guide..." Adams)... and who can forget "The Rutles" ? Sunday in Toulose, France; 75.

Re: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Semi-OT: InfoWars accounts suspended across digital media

2020-01-01 Thread Steve Timko
Alex Jones, Infowars ordered to pa Sandy Hook parents $100,000 https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/31/media/alex-jones-sandy-hook-texas/index.html On Thu, May 2, 2019, 11:23 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Steve Timko, to Kevin, March 30th: >> >> Alex Jones'

[TV orNotTV] Re: So long, Jack Sheldon

2020-01-01 Thread JW
Mark Evanier's recollections: https://www.newsfromme.com/2019/12/31/jack-sheldon-r-i-p/ -- 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