Re: [TV orNotTV] ESPN Asks For Givebacks From Contracted Employees

2020-04-15 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
And we are all far, far better for that time being long, long, long ago. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 8:05:12 PM UTC-7, PGage wrote: > > Exactly. > > There was a time on this list when there was at least one Sports Night > Reference per month. > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 12:09 PM

Re: [TV orNotTV] typing while I fast-forward

2020-04-15 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
As I noted after Colbert's first night at home, I'm mostly enjoying the format, as the panels seem less canned and more spontaneous. Tonight's interview with Cate Blanchett was refreshing in its conversational presentation; just two people who like each other having a chat. Now, that said: Fall

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: XFL to return?

2020-04-15 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
Good heavens, but I love Urban Myths. Having played Sam Beckett in a play about his relationship with Andre the Giant, I particularly appreciated that one. Some of them are better than others, but the overall batting average has been pretty high. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 11:

[TV orNotTV] Re: TRIPPING the Rideau - SlowDocumentary - TVO - 4 hrs

2020-04-15 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Eastick, last night (4/14): "I hope International people can stream this.Put it on a large screen and let it run." Nope. Sorry. But there's plenty of short vids on YT. B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from thi

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Saturday Night Live' to air show, observe social distancing

2020-04-15 Thread stannc
Trivia question that I don’t know the answer to: Was this the first SNL recorded entirely outside of 8H since they moved to Brooklyn for election coverage in the late 70s ? -Stan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe fr

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: First Lockdown SNL

2020-04-15 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 3:33 PM Marti Lawrence wrote: > I guess I am easily amused, because I thought they did a good job. It was > clever to use YouTube personalities and the Zoom meeting as the basis for > parody, because those things are by nature, done from home. I enjoyed the > Weekend Upd

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Saturday Night Live' to air show, observe social distancing

2020-04-15 Thread Jon Delfin
They did a show in New Orleans in 1977, so if you mean election coverage in 1976, no, but if you mean the 1980 election, yes. https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/snl-1977-mardi-gras-special.html On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:13 PM stannc wrote: > Trivia question that I don’t know the answer to: > > Wa

[TV orNotTV] "God Friended Me" ending

2020-04-15 Thread 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV
Ratings slid 33% in the prime adult demo, and 20% overall, from its first season. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/god-friended-me-canceled-2-seasons-cbs-1290238 (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe

[TV orNotTV] Re: "God Friended Me" ending

2020-04-15 Thread M-D November
Alternate thread title: "God" unfriended On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 12:44:43 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Ratings slid 33% in the prime adult demo, and 20% overall, from its first > season. > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/god-friended-me-canceled-2-seasons-cbs-1290238 >

[TV orNotTV] "Idol" from home a go

2020-04-15 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
THR, in part: "More details on how the live shows will proceed will be revealed closer to air, but viewers will still be able to vote for their favorites." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/american-idol-forges-remote-live-shows-1290273 (link) B -- You received this message becaus

[TV orNotTV] Vaunted ESPN docu to air bleeped and unbleeped

2020-04-15 Thread 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV
When The Bunch finally unveils "The Last Dance," the ten-part saga of the 1990s Chicago Bulls, this Sunday, "the mothership," as Dan Patrick still calls it, will break longstanding tradition by not censoring the bons mots, while a simulcast on "the deuce" will bleep as usual. Variety cautions t

[TV orNotTV] More clues on Peacock

2020-04-15 Thread 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV
Variety lists (a) a slew of content that becomes available to xfinity customers real soon now, and (b) the remainder that you'll all have to wait till at least next year for... https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/peacock-streaming-lineup-free-tv-shows-movies-1234580315/ (link) B -- You re

[TV orNotTV] In Disney+'s version of "Splash"...

2020-04-15 Thread 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV
...they appear to have technologically extended Daryl Hannah's hair during a crucial scene to cover something else... https://variety.com/2020/artisans/news/disney-plus-splash-edits-mermaid-butt-1234579039/ (link, featuring a tweet w/video) B -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: [TV orNotTV] In Disney+'s version of "Splash"...

2020-04-15 Thread Joe Hass
The deeper problem is that, in a streaming world, nothing can ever really be called "final" (see "Han Shot First".) https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21220576/splash-tom-hanks-disney-plus-butt-cgi-hair-streaming-physical-digital On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:54 PM 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV < tvorn

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TRIPPING the Rideau - SlowDocumentary - TVO - 4 hrs

2020-04-15 Thread Adam Bowie
No dice here either - I couldn't even get through with my VPN - although all the big TV companies know many of the major VPNs' servers. On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 3:36 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Eastick, last night (4/14): > "I hope International people can

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TRIPPING the Rideau - SlowDocumentary - TVO - 4 hrs

2020-04-15 Thread Doug Eastick
Ok thanks. I have downloaded it locally from YouTube and I can put it up on 'betamax ' if you DM me directly I can send you the details. On Wed., Apr. 15, 2020, 2:27 p.m. Adam Bowie, wrote: > No dice here either - I couldn't even get through with my VPN - although > all the big TV companies kn

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TRIPPING the Rideau - SlowDocumentary - TVO - 4 hrs

2020-04-15 Thread Doug Eastick
YouTube link is here, but probably same geo fencing. https://youtu.be/5_d2mqTLNNg On Wed., Apr. 15, 2020, 2:27 p.m. Adam Bowie, wrote: > No dice here either - I couldn't even get through with my VPN - although > all the big TV companies know many of the major VPNs' servers. > > > On Wed, Apr

Re: [TV orNotTV] typing while I fast-forward

2020-04-15 Thread Karen Owen
Kimmel did some YouTube only monologues from his house,  then went to doing full shows from his house with about half being repeated segments. This week he is doing 1/2 hour shows from home that ABC is running at 11:35, then Nightline at 12:05 and repeating Kimmel's 1/2 hour at 12:35 -- Thi

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBC shuts down all soaps

2020-04-15 Thread Brad Beam
As of 4/29, Channel 5 will add a third day (Wednesday) to its Oz soaps' airings. (They remain on their regular schedules in the homeland.) https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32156025/neighbours-home-and-away-episodes-increased-channel-5/ _ _ |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV |_>|_> http:

Re: [TV orNotTV] More clues on Peacock

2020-04-15 Thread Mark Jeffries
Basically, you're going to have to wait before you can binge-watch "The Office U.S." again. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:48 PM 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Variety lists > > (a) a slew of content that

Re: [TV orNotTV] typing while I fast-forward

2020-04-15 Thread Mark Jeffries
And in Chicago, the Kimmel repeat is being followed this week by "Wheel of Fortune," which would normally run at 6:30 p.m., as it has on WLS since January 1984, excepting the occasional news event or sports pre-emption. (Actually, 6:28 p.m., but you know.) As they did two weeks ago, WLS is taking

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBC shuts down all soaps

2020-04-15 Thread Mark Jeffries
Meanwhile, Nine is going against "H&A" with an HOUR of their tabloid mag "A Current Affair" (inspiration for the American series of the same name), which is about like taping and airing the Trumpathons and editing out Dr. Fauci. (Nine's also doing a weekly news department prime time hour tomorrow

[TV orNotTV] Today's (Wednesday) The Price Is Right

2020-04-15 Thread Joe Hass
To set this up: today's episode was taped on February 24, which was one day before Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the CDC said to prepare for "significant disruptions" due to Covid-19. Suffice to say it appears Andrew will not be using the trip he won. https://www.bardown.com/a-contestant-on-the-price-i

[TV orNotTV] Dennis Miller...

2020-04-15 Thread PGage
I just noticed is trending on Twitter. I don’t know why as I didn’t care enough to click on his name Just kidding, I did click (to make sure he was okay). He apparently did 10 mins of material on one of the Fox Prick shows. -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you

[TV orNotTV] Review: Unabomber - In His Own Words

2020-04-15 Thread Steve Timko
I watched the four episodes of “Unabomber - In His Own Words” on Netflix over my weekend. On Netflix, it says it came out in 2018, I guess, but on IMDB it says it’s a 2020 series. I didn’t notice it until this last weekend. I think the general public might like it but people like me who followed th

Re: [TV orNotTV] typing while I fast-forward

2020-04-15 Thread 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
FWIW, Corden started live shows from his home this week (he did do a quarantine-themed primetime special in late March).  Bandleader Reggie Watts appears, for about as long as Jon Batiste does on the Late Show. Corden's dad, a retired military musician, features tonight, as he's taken to doing

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TRIPPING the Rideau - SlowDocumentary - TVO - 4 hrs

2020-04-15 Thread John Edwards
This vaguely reminds me of the old Night Moves show that would air overnight on Global TV in the late 80s and early 90s. Here's one example, but I think there were a couple of others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XCXdpDSIEk John On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 3:18 PM Doug Eastick wrote: > YouTube