Re: [TV orNotTV] NFL sideline and pregame folks can't be on field

2020-08-19 Thread Tom Wolper
On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 9:58 PM 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > The move follows closely a league ban on cheerleaders and mascots... > > https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1296142105933422594 (link; > hat-tip awfulannouncing.com) > You mean there will be

[TV orNotTV] Lilly Singh expanding to sketch comedy

2020-08-19 Thread 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV
Where she'll play *every* character. NBC orders two episodes of "Sketchy Times..." for primetime airing. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/lilly-singh-sketchy-times-nbc-1234738265/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To

[TV orNotTV] NFL sideline and pregame folks can't be on field

2020-08-19 Thread 'bobjersey' via TVorNotTV
The move follows closely a league ban on cheerleaders and mascots... https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1296142105933422594 (link; hat-tip awfulannouncing.com) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Thom Brennaman

2020-08-19 Thread Joe Hass
In an unbelievable hot mic moment, Thom Brennan (who also does games on the Fox mothership) proceeded to drop the f-slur moments before reading a promo on Fox Sports Ohio in the first game of a double header, only to be pulled in the middle of game two. As I would openly say, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH

[TV orNotTV] "Drunk History" canned

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Despite COM renewing it for a seventh season, which the pandemic scrubbed... https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/drunk-history-canceled-comedy-central-1234741009/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [TV orNotTV] THR writer argues for separate sketch-comedy performer category at Emmys

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Debbie Allen occasionally hosts Instagram Live dance workouts... *(ducks)* Kevin M., to Joe Hass, today (8/19): > Yeah, well I'm arguing for a separate host category for game and reality >> shows. We all got dreams! >> > > You got dreams?! You want fame?! Well fame costs; and right here’s where

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charlotte Hornets play by play announcer suspended

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
My brother Allen griped about autocorrection when he got his current personal phone... must have figured out how to turn it off. Joe Hass, today (8/19): > There's no link, so I'll save a step. > > The tweet in question was this: "Shot making in this Jazz-(word) game is > awesome! Murray and

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ron Meyer quits

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Sources told Variety Meyer approached the FBI before making his admission... no comment from the feds... https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ron-meyer-fbi-alleged-extortion-charlotte-kirk-1234740620/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charlotte Hornets play by play announcer suspended

2020-08-19 Thread Joe Hass
I don't care if he uses the word in every private email message he says. I'm absolutely willing to give a benefit of the doubt in a situation like this. It makes less than zero sense. The correct word is obvious. This was a human error. For fuck's sake: let's just be human beings and forgive

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charlotte Hornets play by play announcer suspended

2020-08-19 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 3:20 PM Doug Eastick wrote: > Nuggets nugget Nuggets Nuggets. > Yeah, as someone who is not at all a fan of ducks or ducking yet constantly seems to be posting about both on social media and in texts, I can tell you that swipe/autocorrect features go far, far out of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charlotte Hornets play by play announcer suspended

2020-08-19 Thread Doug Eastick
Nuggets nugget Nuggets Nuggets. There, I just swiped Nuggets 4 times. I have never spelled the N word on my phone, so let's try to swipe that now:. Nugget nugget nugget bigger. So... I conclude that the guy in question has swiped that word before, or its at least in his dictionary in the phone.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charlotte Hornets play by play announcer suspended

2020-08-19 Thread Joe Hass
There's no link, so I'll save a step. The tweet in question was this: "Shot making in this Jazz-(word) game is awesome! Murray and Mitchell going back and forth what a game!" At the time of the tweet, the Utah Jazz were, indeed, playing the Denver Nuggets. So you believe someone trying to type

Re: [TV orNotTV] THR writer argues for separate sketch-comedy performer category at Emmys

2020-08-19 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:05 PM Joe Hass wrote: > Yeah, well I'm arguing for a separate host category for game and reality > shows. We all got dreams! > You got dreams?! You want fame?! Well fame costs; and right here’s where you start paying... in sweat! > On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:26 PM

Re: [TV orNotTV] THR writer argues for separate sketch-comedy performer category at Emmys

2020-08-19 Thread Joe Hass
Yeah, well I'm arguing for a separate host category for game and reality shows. We all got dreams! On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:26 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Robyn Bahr, specifically: >

[TV orNotTV] "Idol" folks almost all signed

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Still waiting on Bobby... https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/american-idol-retains-host-judges-season-4-1234739947/ (link) B -- 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

[TV orNotTV] Original "Tiger King" zoo closed by Feds

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Much to the delight of animal activists... but the critters will be relocated to another property where, owner Jeff Lowe says, they will “continue to have excellent care, and ... will no longer be subject to USDA inspections or PETA spies.”

[TV orNotTV] THR writer argues for separate sketch-comedy performer category at Emmys

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Robyn Bahr, specifically: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-emmys-needs-a-separate-category-sketch-comedy-performers-1306504 (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[TV orNotTV] Michael Smith resurfacing at Peacock

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The onetime "SC6" coanchor joins his longtime buddy from Boston, Michael Holley, for "Brother from Another," débuting in September on the NBCU streamer as part of a full-blown sports 'channel' that by then will have already gained Mike Florio, Dan Patrick (qv), and Rich Eisen (qv)...

[TV orNotTV] THR may have been hacked

2020-08-19 Thread M-D November
Seems to be back now - may have just been a bad update. -- 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...@googlegroups.com. To view this

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ex-FOX News talking head mulls run for Congress

2020-08-19 Thread Steve Timko
Her husband wants marriages annulled. Says he was religiously hypnotized into marrying her. https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/19/stacey-dash-husband-claims-hypnotized-pastor-false-marriage-annul/ On Thu, May 14, 2020, 11:51 AM John Edwards wrote: > That’s less than what 90 Day Fiancé idiots are

[TV orNotTV] Ron Meyer quits

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The NBCU vice-chair admitted to an affair "years ago" with an actress and to having paid a settlement to her as well... Charlotte Kirk's attorney denies the settlement, saying he never met Meyer... another affair in 2013/14 led to the departure of the other person, Warner Bros CEO Kevin

[TV orNotTV] THR may have been hacked

2020-08-19 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Their homepage acts like one that's been deleted. That can't be good... B -- 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...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Patriot Act" over after six seasons

2020-08-19 Thread Adam Bowie
I really liked Patriot Act. Netflix has struggled producing "topical" quasi-late night talk shows because there's no real imperative to watch instantly. They've tried a couple of times in the past and didn't make those work. I think this trod a clever line between being *somewhat* topical but also

Re: [TV orNotTV] NOT TV : ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’: Brad Pitt Joins Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey

2020-08-19 Thread Adam Bowie
On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 6:20 PM Tom Wolper wrote: > > Fast Times at Ridgemont High was about teenagers who, with parents never > available, had to deal with adult situations by themselves. The whole cast > for this table read is middle aged. How old is the youngest cast member - > 40? > This