[TV orNotTV] "American Gods" hanging it up

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
After three seasons, altho sources told Variety that Starz is open to a "loose ends" movie or limited series... https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/american-gods-canceled-starz-1234940430/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. T

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Wonder Years" reboot

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
As the grown version of the main character, an offscreen narrator as in the original: Don Cheadle. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wonder-years-reboot-pilot-abc-don-cheadle-narrator-1234938960/ (link) Steve Timko, Jan 29th: > The “Wonder Years” reboot was originally announced as being in deve

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Top 10 3/27

2021-03-29 Thread Doug Eastick
Yes day -- uh non. We stopped after 45 minutes. Some day I'll go back and find out if the mom learned a lesson. GINNY AND GEORGIA -- I hadn't heard of this show, but last night on our local CTV newscast was an interview with one of the actors (Colton something) who is from our local town.

Re: [TV orNotTV] AP News: For television, NFL deal is likely a matter of survival

2021-03-29 Thread Doug Eastick
This reminds me of a few years ago when the CBC lost NHL to Rogers. While I have not read this book, I did listen to an interview with the author. It's probably the closest I'll ever get to reading a book about hockey. https://books.google.ca/books/about/Hockey_Fight_in_Canada.html?id=zzhsDwA

[TV orNotTV] Amanda Seyfried to "The Dropout"

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
The Allentown native and Oscar/Globie nominee replaces Kate McKinnon in the upcoming Hulu project about would-be health-care-tech *wunderkind* Elizabeth Holmes, whose innovations were exposed as worthless... https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/amanda-seyfried-elizabeth-holmes-hulu-the-dropout-kate-

Re: [TV orNotTV] Aussie Net Hacked, Live Programming Affected

2021-03-29 Thread John Edwards
Sorry, yes, I stand corrected. I knew that Nine and Fairfax had merged, but I forgot who owned what between Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch. On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 17:53, Mark Jeffries wrote: > The influential Australian media family in this case is--or should I say > was--the Packer family. Ni

Re: [TV orNotTV] Aussie Net Hacked, Live Programming Affected

2021-03-29 Thread Mark Jeffries
The influential Australian media family in this case is--or should I say was--the Packer family. Nine merged a few years ago with Fairfax, who owns Murdoch's main competition in Melbourne and Sydney and is the only major newspaper owner in the country besides Murdoch. Murdoch's only TV holdings a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: “The Talk” on “The Hiatus”

2021-03-29 Thread John Edwards
Question for Piers Morgan: how can we miss you if you don't go away? John On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 13:59, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > And that lights a new fire under Piers, given that Sheryl hasn't (yet) > been taken to task for her side of the story... he's

[TV orNotTV] Fallon called complicit after TikTok icon demonstrates dance moves

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
...without upfront credit... Twitter users and Buzzfeed helped identify the actual creators of the videos to the "Dog Trainer"... https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-03-29/addison-rae-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-tiktok-dances (link; I must be back in 'soft' status with them n

Re: [TV orNotTV] Aussie Net Hacked, Live Programming Affected

2021-03-29 Thread John Edwards
Did they insert a monkey playing cymbals? That would have been an improvement over Nine's morning shows It's worth pointing out that Nine is owned by Rupert Murdoch, so that may have made it an attractive target for the hackers, particularly if they feel that Murdoch's news operations are stee

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Kenobi" cast revealed

2021-03-29 Thread Karen Owen
They will kill time every episode with a musical number by Aunt Beru.  Bonnie Piesse who played her in episode II is returning presumably as Aunt Beru.  When I saw her at Star Wars Celebration II she sang during her presentation and talked about her music. -- This email has been checked for

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Kenobi" cast revealed

2021-03-29 Thread Kevin M.
Of all the proposed Star Wars spin-offs, this seems the most... well... boring... unless they change the premise of the character. Kenobi can’t fall in love, he can’t fight with anyone, he can’t own a droid, he can’t travel, he can’t reveal his powers to anyone and allow them to live. All he can do

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Kenobi" cast revealed

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Yup, did it again (that's Kunal Nayyar, not that he hasn't done non-comedy ["Criminal: UK" on Netflix] And I saw Nanjiani talk to Colbert about Silicon Valley. B On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 10:57:44 AM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: > Pretty sure you are thinking of a different guy from BBT. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] AP News: For television, NFL deal is likely a matter of survival

2021-03-29 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 2:06 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > And yet networks have claimed at least since the 80s (?) their sports > deals are always in the red. > I'll trust the Golden Globes before I trust Hollywood accounting. -- You received this message

Re: [TV orNotTV] AP News: For television, NFL deal is likely a matter of survival

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
And yet networks have claimed at least since the 80s (?) their sports deals are always in the red. B Tom Wolper, to Steve Timko, in part, Mar 29th: > If the NFL is the economic fuel that keeps the networks going, any > disruption will collapse the whole system. > -- You received this mess

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: “The Talk” on “The Hiatus”

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
And that lights a new fire under Piers, given that Sheryl hasn't (yet) been taken to task for her side of the story... he's also hissed at CBS for the Woody Allen interview (q.v.)... https://deadline.com/2021/03/piers-morgan-cbs-sharon-osbourne-woody-allen-1234723581/ (link) B Joe Hass, Mar

[TV orNotTV] Netflix Top 10 3/27

2021-03-29 Thread Mark Jeffries
Since Netflix has sent out an E-mail of their daily U.S. countdown of programming that I can treat as a hard copy, let's play Casey Kasem and count them down: 10. COUNTRY COMFORT--Katharine McPhee plays a country singer-turned-nanny in a multi-cam 10-ep sitcom (created by "Miss Congeniality" a

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Kenobi" cast revealed

2021-03-29 Thread PGage
I guess Silicon Valley is the reference here, and makes Kenobi much more potentially likable. On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 at 7:57 AM Doug Eastick wrote: > Pretty sure you are thinking of a different guy from BBT. > > > > On Mon., Mar. 29, 2021, 10:35 a.m. 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV, < > tvornottv@google

Re: [TV orNotTV] Aussie Net Hacked, Live Programming Affected

2021-03-29 Thread Adam Bowie
TV channels getting "hacked" seems like it's going to be more of a thing in the future. A couple of years ago the French TV channel TV5Monde (a channel aimed at the world, and offering French news, documentaries and dramas), was hacked in what was almost certainly a state sponsored attack. And TV

[TV orNotTV] Aussie Net Hacked, Live Programming Affected

2021-03-29 Thread Mark Jeffries
Nine Network, one of the two commercial networks in Australia that dominate the ratings in that country, suffered a weekend cyberattack that affected their news and current affairs departments and wreaked havoc on live programming on Sunday (including their morning show "Today") and the news de

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Kenobi" cast revealed

2021-03-29 Thread Doug Eastick
Pretty sure you are thinking of a different guy from BBT. On Mon., Mar. 29, 2021, 10:35 a.m. 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV, < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Kumail Nanjiani ("BBT") and Ice Cube's son join McGregor, Christensen in > the Disney+ event series... > https://www.cnet.com/news/obi-

Re: [TV orNotTV] Golden Globes worst ratings ever

2021-03-29 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 1:34 PM Kevin M. wrote: > A recent GQ article is making the rounds on social media featuring actor > Brendan Fraser’s claims against the HFPA... I’d like to think the writing > is in the wall for the Globes, but I’m just not that optimistic > > > https://www.gq.com/story/b

Re: [TV orNotTV] AP News: For television, NFL deal is likely a matter of survival

2021-03-29 Thread Tom Wolper
On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 8:08 PM Steve Timko wrote: > > https://apnews.com/article/nfl-new-york-television-media-football-8b0cc251b823701ce1a8991c5ff904e9 > This reminds me of the ecological problem of monocropping. When a field or rorchard goes from having a variety of plants to a single planted

[TV orNotTV] "Kenobi" cast revealed

2021-03-29 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Kumail Nanjiani ("BBT") and Ice Cube's son join McGregor, Christensen in the Disney+ event series... https://www.cnet.com/news/obi-wan-kenobi-on-disney-plus-adds-kumail-nanjiani-to-cast/ (link) B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group.