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

2020-07-31 Thread daniel anderson
My grandmother was an NBC girl in the 60s- Not just with Chet and David, but the NBC daytime dramas then, "Days of our Lives," "The Doctors" and "Another World." And the space coverage in that era- she preferred Frank McGee over Cronkite. But i was an ABC watcher, their sports coverage, Pete

Re: [TV orNotTV] James Murdoch Quits News Corp Board

2020-07-31 Thread Adam Bowie
Oh - it's called The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty if you're searching for it. On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 11:52 PM Adam Bowie wrote: > There's a fantastic BBC three-part documentary on Rupert and his family > that just finished airing on Tuesday. They even ape the Succession opening > credits to an e

Re: [TV orNotTV] James Murdoch Quits News Corp Board

2020-07-31 Thread Adam Bowie
There's a fantastic BBC three-part documentary on Rupert and his family that just finished airing on Tuesday. They even ape the Succession opening credits to an extent. Highly recommended. Not sure if anyone your side of the pond has picked it up, but if you know how to use a VPN... I bet the prod

Re: [TV orNotTV] James Murdoch Quits News Corp Board

2020-07-31 Thread Joe Hass
That's my bad, and I'll accept responsibility for it. Apologies. On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:22 PM PGage wrote: > Could have used a Spoiler Alert, I have not finished season 2 yet... > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 2:59 PM Joe Hass wrote: > >> The younger son of Rupert cites "disagreements over cert

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Muppets Now!

2020-07-31 Thread Kevin M.
Sort of a Short Attention Span Theater for Muppets. Lots of quick gags. Too much Miss Piggy in episode one. streaming on Disney+ -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [TV orNotTV] James Murdoch Quits News Corp Board

2020-07-31 Thread PGage
Could have used a Spoiler Alert, I have not finished season 2 yet... On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 2:59 PM Joe Hass wrote: > The younger son of Rupert cites "disagreements over certain editorial > content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic > decisions". > > > https://w

[TV orNotTV] James Murdoch Quits News Corp Board

2020-07-31 Thread Joe Hass
The younger son of Rupert cites "disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions". https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jul/31/coronavirus-covid-19-anthony-fauci-donald-trump-joe-biden-election-live-updates?page=wi

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Why Women Kill

2020-07-31 Thread Kevin M.
Desperate Housewives meets This Is Us Streaming on the CBS app -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegrou

[TV orNotTV] Virtual "Idol" auditions are a go

2020-07-31 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
In case your browser covers part of the last graf with a video ad (it did for me), here 'tis: " While this is the first time the show will be holding auditions this way, “Idol” is no stranger to remote production, having finished it most recent season that way. " https://variety.com/2020/tv/ne

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy and Wheel are taping new episodes

2020-07-31 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
I'm expecting Redditors (among others) to make jokes about Vanna needing better shoes... or other athlete-related items... Tom Wolper, to stannc, Thurs. (7/30): > More spaces between words on the board. > > B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorN

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast close to issuing credits to sports-net viewers

2020-07-31 Thread Adam Bowie
Do we think ESPN has had to pay back any of its fees during the pandemic? In the UK, sports channels are almost always add-ons and aren't bundled with basic packages like ESPN. That means people can quickly pick up the phone and cancel them. The main providers have all done some kind of pausing of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Technician's Corner

2020-07-31 Thread Adam Bowie
I don't know the ins and outs of your box, but I suspect that your recordings have some kind of encryption on them. I'd be looking at using a combination of an HDMI splitter and an HDMI capture card. The "splitter" which you can find cheap on Amazon and eBay needs to be one that removes the HDMI e

[TV orNotTV] Technician's Corner

2020-07-31 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
I have a technical issue that I'm hoping someone can help me with. Long story short: we weren't receiving some stations on our Comcast/Xfinity system, so the guy came out to fix it (as much as he could; apparently, there's some issue with the box on the pole across the street). When he re-hooke