[TV orNotTV] Re: NBCU fixin' to add RSNs to Peacock early in 2025

Sterling hasn't been the parent of the Mets since Fred Wilpon sold the team to Steve Cohen in 2020 despite the company still owning SNY. Greg On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 3:35:37 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > Reuters, on a Yahoo page, peeped a WSJ piece with the proposal involving > the net

[TV orNotTV] Re: Brian stelter back at CNN

Not shocking that Zaslav hired back Stetler considering he believes Project 2025 is "forward looking". Greg On Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 8:31:58 PM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: > He just announced it in the Reliable Sources newsletter. Also available > on his socials as well. > > > > /Doug

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: Twitter’s idiot-in-chief sues advertisers

I suspect Twitter is f'ed anyway with what's going on in the UK right now and Elmo whining about "Civil War" that they'll be in legal trouble over there. Greg On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 8:00:05 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > He wants to force businesses to pay for his hate speech > > As always

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jon Stewart has the Covid

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a Lab Leak truther toolbag like Stewart get what he deserves. He'll probably blame "both sides" for getting it. Greg On Monday, August 5, 2024 at 10:40:27 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > Clearly he got it from going to a Covid research facility, because > accor

[TV orNotTV] Re: 'TDS' Retreating from Milwaukee and RNC

Stewart last night decided to rehabilitate noted sexual harasser Bill O'Reilly. At this point can people stop giving him brownie points because he made fun of Bush in Oughts? Greg On Monday, July 15, 2024 at 9:35:14 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Due to the assassination attempt on Trump and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: TNT’s NBA Turnover

I'd expect Amazon would work out a deal to sub-license Inside the NBA and bring Ernie in, similar to how Amazon has a deal with Kirk Herbstreit for Thursday Night Football while he remains employed by ESPN. Greg On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 9:38:03 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > Right. The problem is E

[TV orNotTV] Re: Gillis Netflix Sitcom Gets Premature Renewal

They cancelled GLOW for this? Greg On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:15:07 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > "Tires," the sitcom set in a tire store starring fired-from-"SNL" for > alleged racist statements in podcasts Shane Gillis (who was guest host on > said show earlier this year) as a rebellio

[TV orNotTV] Re: Stewart Not on 'TDS' Tonight

I don't know if you read that Hollywood Reporter profile which was him just basically yelling "BIDEN OLD!" but at this point Jon Stewart is what would happen if the NY Times made an AI Robot of their editorial pages. Greg On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:35:41 AM UTC-4 Dave Sikula wrote: > As I'

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Jon Stewart to return to "The Daily Show" as EP and part-time host through 2024 election

My problem with Stewart is he learned nothing from his stupid "Rally" in 2010 when he told people in what turned out to be the midterm election that had the most dramatic effect in shaping where we are now that their vote didn't matter. It's clear he's set in his "both sides are bad" mindset wh

[TV orNotTV] Re: Hasan Sez to MSNBC 'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit!'

One less Tara Reade apologist on cable news is a good thing. Greg On Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 4:43:51 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > As MSNBC was dropping Medhi Hasan's Sunday program and not giving him a > new assignment beyond fill-ins, the anchor and commentator known for his > progress

[TV orNotTV] Re: Tom Brady bio-series in works

I expect this to be about as accurate as "The Mask Collector" in the final episode of Barry and that the name "Alex Guerrero" will never be mentioned once in this. Greg On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 10:03:14 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > *The Patriot Way*, to be written by Paul Tamasy and

[TV orNotTV] Re: NotTV: Is the battle of NY sports radio over?

Really, I’ve always contended WFAN should have competition. Still, ESPN Radio in NY has always been a disaster here because ESPN at the start in NY was trying to push the syndicated radio programming on the station when local audiences would tune out since the national hosts wouldn’t talk loca

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox tags out of “Smackdown”

Now Colin Cowturd can be free to go back to hating wrestling and it's fans again now that FOX no longer has WWE. Greg On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 12:25:49 PM UTC-4 Brad Beam wrote: > No doubt to start up a Friday-night football window for the Big [insert > numbers here] next season. > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] File under "No sh-t, Sherlock"

So is his kid. On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 10:33:29 AM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > John Landis is one of the bad guys. > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 9:37 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> In a Deadline video, John Landis laments the "pathetic state" and "chaos"

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: ABC Fall Annotated (oh, it's gonna happen)

Given his attitudes towards those on Mastodon a couple of years ago when he was briefly on it, that doesn't surprise me. Greg On Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 8:20:24 PM UTC-4 Brad Beam wrote: > *From:* tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Jeffries > >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Tom Brady to get Fox lead NFL analyst job

Why do I get the feeling this is gonna be like when Joe Montana flopped on NBC? Brady has the chrisma of a wet fart whenever he's interviewed despite the press treating him like he's Jesus. Greg On Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10:12:42 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > Once he retires. > > > https://w

[TV orNotTV] Re: Peter Doocy

Damned if I know. Greg On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 3:53:15 PM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > I only know of this guy only from watching Jen Psaki regularly kick his > ass during her Press Briefings. When his little planned attempts to burn > Psaki or Biden blow up in his face, are they shown on Fox Ne

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: “You and have Joe Rogan or Neil Young, but not both”

Shocking that the guy who believes COVID was created in a Chinese Lab sides with the anti-vaxxer. Greg On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 5:51:12 PM UTC-5 steve...@gmail.com wrote: > Jon Stewart sides with Joe Rogan. > > > https://www.rawstory.com/jon-stewart-backs-joe-rogan-as-musicians-continue

[TV orNotTV] Re: And the new “Jeopardy!” host is rumored to be…

BTW the ex-chief has thrown his hat in the LeVar for J! host which leaves me shaking my head. Greg -- 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+unsub

[TV orNotTV] Re: And the new “Jeopardy!” host is rumored to be…

On Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 6:24:06 AM UTC-4 JW wrote: > > > It's still not clear to me why they didn't just stick with Jennings, or if > they felt they had to indulge Richards, why they wouldn't go back to Ken > now. But what do I know? I'm not playing 4-D chess. > Combination of maybe so

Re: [TV orNotTV] Don’t blame Chris Cuomo for his brother’s actions. Blame him for his own actions.

And Jeff Zucker. Greg On Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 3:49:04 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > Don’t forget to blame CNN’s news directors, assignment editors, segment > producers, and — because he’s always worthy of blame for something — go > ahead and blame Don Lemon, too. > > On Wed, Aug 4,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Last TBS Conan to air early and run long

Given how awful his pandemic shows were and with the show now entirely dependent on The Orange Goblin still being in the news, I have to agree with Chief sadly. Greg On Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 8:20:09 AM UTC-4 Brad Beam wrote: > *From:* 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV

Re: [TV orNotTV] Last TBS Conan to air early and run long

It's amazing how many people to this day still buy NBC's pathetic PR campaign to babyface Big Jaw that it was because Conan's ratings were bad and not because Big Jaw bombed at 10 PM causing the ratings to tank. Greg On Friday, June 25, 2021 at 10:05:45 AM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > Thus is the last

Re: [TV orNotTV] Two guesses which Covid denier tested positive for Covid

It should be noted that the Yankees used the Johnson & Johnson vaccine which has 60-70% efficiency which is much lower compared to Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines. As a lapsed NY Jets fan the Yankees should have been smarter than to use something who's name is attached to failure like the Johnso

[TV orNotTV] Re: Sony, Disney make nice

Considering the next Spider-Man movie is rumored to be a live action Spiderverse film, this move makes a lot of sense to get them onto Disney+ before the movie comes out in December. I'm going to assume that the Raimi and TASM Spidey movies will be in the "legacy" section of the D+ Marvel page

Re: [TV orNotTV] Calls for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson grow louder

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:36:15 AM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 5:08 PM 'Greg Diener' via TVorNotTV < > tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I'll believe he's getting fired when it actually happens like O'Reilly. >&g

Re: [TV orNotTV] Calls for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson grow louder

I'll believe he's getting fired when it actually happens like O'Reilly. Greg On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 3:17:33 PM UTC-4 BigOShowtime wrote: > I have a feeling that someone's due for a vacation, TOTALLY PLANNED! > > - > From: "Steve Timko" > To: "TV or

[TV orNotTV] Re: Colbert Again

I don't get why Colbert hasn't done his show from inside the studio from the Ed whereas Fallon, Meyers, Kimmel and Corden have since gone back to theirs. Is it because Colbert's studio is technically inside a broadway theater? Greg On Friday, January 22, 2021 at 7:06:10 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote:

[TV orNotTV] Re: Twitter to POTUS: Clean out your timeline, pronto

Four years too late Jack. Greg On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7:30:51 PM UTC-5 Bob Jersey wrote: > Or face having his account axed. > > > https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/06/twitter-locks-president-trumps-account-after-his-tweets-riots/6574242002/ > (link) > > B > > -- You receiv

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ex-Chief rakes Amazon's "Yearly Departed"...

On Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 3:09:29 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: > > Colbert also panders so much to the Bernie Bros that I would not worry > about him running out of material should Trump fade from the headlines; he > has a lot of “Biden is old” and “Biden is not really different than Trump” > jo

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jennings unloading tweetybox baggage

On a semi-related note Ken's Omnibus Podcast Co-Host John Roderick has been in a social media scandal of his own over the last 24 hours. https://www.scarymommy.com/guy-let-kid-struggle-can-opener-twitter/ On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 2:26:42 PM UTC-5 Jim Ellwanger wrote: > Ever since the m

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ex-Chief rakes Amazon's "Yearly Departed"...

That's what happens when your writers are too busy on Jack Dorsey's Hate Box focusing on bitching at people like Chuck Schumer for being weak (coughmattnegrincough) to score social media dittos than worrying about trying to make Trevor Noah funny. Greg On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 4:43:58

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ex-Chief rakes Amazon's "Yearly Departed"...

That's what happens when your writers are too busy on Jack Dorsey's Hate Box focusing on bitching at people like Chuck Schumer for being weak (coughmattnegrincough) to score social media dittos than worrying about trying make Trevor Noah funny. Greg On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 4:43:58 AM

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ex-Chief rakes Amazon's "Yearly Departed"...

I have to say Aaron has a point here although I wouldn't go that far comparing him with Big Jaw. I've found Colbert's pandemic shows to be unfunny and bland and the show to be way too Trump-centric over the last four years. Colbert has clearly been hurt more than the other late night shows with

[TV orNotTV] The Chief on Colbert

Going through our old friend Aaron Barnhart's review of Yearly Departed on Primetimer, Aaron leaves this vicious shot at Colbert. "Stephen Colbert is by far the most popular host working in late night, and he accomplishes this with (a) a cold open that is not funny, (b) a monologue that Rachel

[TV orNotTV] Re: FNC special to tout sports interviewer Jim Gray's book

Gigantic tool to be interviewed by FOX News. Talk about Must Miss TV. Greg On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 1:09:28 PM UTC-5 Bob Jersey wrote: > The veteran of multiple networks dropped "Talking with GOATs" (as in 'the > greatest of all time') midweek, and his hour this Sunday night (11/15) >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: ALL of SNL library to Peacock

It probably is. I bought the Louise Lasser episode for purchase on my Xbox 360 back in the Late 2000's and it was as bad as advertised. Greg On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 8:07:30 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > Comcast's VOD has all 45 seasons including the Berle show. I'm not sure > if th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dan Schneider and Nickelodeon question...

Yeah this has been an open secret in the industry for years. And I'm not even gonna get into the alleged actual reason that Britney's sister got fired from Zoey 101 when she got pregnant (Google It). Greg On Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 12:21:25 AM UTC-4 David Bruggeman wrote: > I remembered t

[TV orNotTV] Re: So long, Clifford Robinson

1993 Rock N Jock Legend also. Greg On Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 1:22:33 PM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote: > The longtime NBA star, seen here as an entrant in 2014's "Survivor: > Cagayan," aka Brains v Brawn v Beauty, went on to be an advocate for > improving cannabis availability to athletes. 53.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Your RNC Headliners: Trump, Trump, Trump, and Trump

Jack Dorsey IMO is worse than Zuck. He was mainly responsible for letting the Ggate trolls run rampant with abuse towards women and far-right Neo-Nazi's say whatever they want with no consquences whatsoever leading to the rise of The Orange Goblin. If that man had any sense of shame in his

[TV orNotTV] Baseball On The Brink

Was Olbermann’s source Louise Mensch? (rimshot) Greg -- 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 discussi

Re: [TV orNotTV] Michael Che sketch series to HBO Max

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[TV orNotTV] Re: The NYT Talks To Jon Stewart

On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 6:24:53 AM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: > > > https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/15/magazine/jon-stewart-interview.html > > At some point in the last year I recall (but now can't find) something > about Elizabeth Warren and her first appearance on Colbert Report

Re: [TV orNotTV] Joe Rogan signs a $100 million-plus deal with Spotify

On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 11:12:43 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: > > If you want an excellent description of Rogan, you'll do worse than this > profile by Devin Gordon for The Atlantic. > > > https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/my-joe-rogan-experience/594802/ > > Here's the mo

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Head of the Class" reboot in dev at HBO Max

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 8:37:59 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Bill Lawrence is an exec. > > > https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/head-of-the-class-remake-hbo-max-1234604521/ > (link) > > B > As long as Dan Schneider stays far away given his uh, ... issues. Greg -- You received t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Andrew Lack out at NBC News

On Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:57:40 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > NBC/MSNBC News is beyond a joke. Almost daily they provide the Trump cult > with all the ammunition they need to keep claiming #FakeNews. Lack has been > either oblivious or culpable of the systemic problems the organizatio

Re: [TV orNotTV] Could another head roll at Fox?

On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 1:33:39 PM UTC-4, Doug Eastick wrote: > > LOL. Melissa doing what many people do not have the energy for. > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 6:37 PM Melissa P > wrote: > >> I have a new hobby. I bicker with Trump fans on a Fox News website. >> > Truly doing God's work. G

[TV orNotTV] Re: Chris Hayes, Don Lemon hiss at carrying Trump briefings live

Then why don't they go to Griffin and Zucker directly and tell them to stop instead of saying it on-air? Greg On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 4:32:04 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > Deadline: Hayes said “They have morphed into something akin to Trump > rallies without the crowds,” and Lemon liken

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jitters at MSNBC as Brass Eyes Moving Chuck Todd and Talks to Shep Smith

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 11:02:57 AM UTC-5, Steve Timko wrote: > > > https://www.thedailybeast.com/jitters-at-msnbc-as-brass-eyes-moving-chuck-todd-and-talks-to-shep-smith?source > > Anything that gets rid of Chuck Todd and his stupid false equilvance b.s. infesting my TV is a plus in

[TV orNotTV] Re: Andy Borowitz brings the funny to staid PBS

I had no idea Borowitz created "Fresh Prince" and if you had told me that I would have thought that was a joke headline from one of his New Yorker columns. Greg On Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 8:38:01 PM UTC-4, Steve Timko wrote: > > Andy Borowitz brings the funny to staid PBS > > BEVERLY HILLS,

Re: [TV orNotTV] The final "final answer"

I'm surprised ABC isn't doing something to promote the 20th Anniversary of the show in the U.S. with another limited run series but I guess ABC has way too many Game Shows on their Summer Primetime Schedule to make room. Greg On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7:22:57 PM UTC-4, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sanders' town hall delivers in ratings

On Monday, June 3, 2019 at 5:15:34 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Forgive that the link to the video clip comes from a random partisan > Twitter feed, but on one of these lame FoxNews Town Halls, Chris Wallace > (whom many defend as at least trying to conduct himself as a journalist) > a

[TV orNotTV] Zucker: adding sports not changing his approach

Like Jeff Zucker would know anything about attracting viewers. Greg -- 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. For mor

Re: [TV orNotTV] Brokaw says he feels terrible commentary offended Hispanics

On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 12:47:10 AM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > I have to ask, why is Brokaw commenting on things he is not an expert on? > Because Chuck Todd is a terrible moderator. Greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV"

Re: [TV orNotTV] AP News: Bad headlines for Trump also means ratings slump for Hannity

On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 10:10:20 PM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > Meanwhile on MSNBC, I’ve seen lots of Twitter traffic about their constant > use of people like Hugh Hewitt (who has been on the network more frequently > AFTER the network dropped his show) who are incapable of

[TV orNotTV] Re: "Around the Horn" to get more tech-y

To paraphrase John Oliver, how is this show still a thing? Greg On Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 10:57:46 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > With its move to the Seaport (the show's brain trust remains in > Wa[r]shington)... new music too. > > Pee-arr from the Bunch >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hope Hicks will be head of FOX public relations

On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:15:07 PM UTC-4, PGage wrote: > > So, basically the same as her previous job. > > I realize the CNN story anticipates and tries to deflect that line, but I > think they do so unsuccessfully. > > > I suspect her only qualification was like most of Murdoch's hires.

[TV orNotTV] Re: NFL question?

On Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 9:02:15 PM UTC-4, daniel anderson wrote: > > This Sunday was one example- the Jaguars-Chiefs game was a blowout, so > that audience was switched to the Ravens-Browns game. But on a network's > singleheader day, they are not permitted to continue live coverage of

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

On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 1:26:26 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Spotify, YouTube, Facebook, and iTunes... to name a few. > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/technology/infowars-alex-jones-apple-facebook-spotify.html > > Still allowed on Twitter, though. > > Of course he's still a

[TV orNotTV] Re: AMC doesn’t believe Chris Hardwick’s accuser

On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 4:38:15 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Reinstated him as Talking Dead host after an investigation. > > > https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/chris-hardwick-talking-dead-amc-investigation-1202884339/amp/ > > I assume the investigation went something like this: >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Comcast drops bid for Fox

On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 10:10:47 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Variety > > > (link): And will focus on its attempt for control of another Murdoch > property, satcaster Sky. > > B > > So how

[TV orNotTV] Re: NYTimes.com: Alan Dershowitz Says Martha’s Vineyard Is ‘Shunning’ Him Over Trump

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 5:57:43 PM UTC-4, Steve Timko wrote: > > From The New York Times: > > Alan Dershowitz Says Martha’s Vineyard Is ‘Shunning’ Him Over Trump > > His comparison to McCarthyism drew online mockery. He told the local > paper, “This is supposed to be a place where you leave

[TV orNotTV] Re: New Mexico station evacuated due to Trump

On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 1:45:55 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Admittedly my choice of headline can be considered hyperbolic, but as long > as Trump continues to refer to the press as the enemy of the people, I > consider him an accomplice to all attempts at violence against the media,

[TV orNotTV] Re: Disney agrees not to keep Fox regional sports nets

I'm all in favor of renaming the FSN affiliates SportsChannel again. Greg On Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 1:51:39 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > They'll have 90 days following closing of the Fox studio-et-al deal to > unload them. > > The Variety >

[TV orNotTV] Re: OT: RIP Tronc

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 1:37:32 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > Tronc is now Tribune Publishing. > > Our long badly-named nightmare is finally over. > > > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tronc-to-ditch-widely-ridiculed-name-in-wake-of-sale-of-la-and-san-diego-papers-report-2018-06-18

Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over

On Friday, June 15, 2018 at 1:06:49 PM UTC-4, M-D November wrote: > > I don't think the issue here is that the Murdochs are trying to offload > the bulk of Fox (especially since the TV nets aren't included in the deal). > > As a consumer (both in the literal and figurative sense of the word), I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hannity/Kimmel feud heating up.

> > > > I don't know why Hannity provoked Kimmel. Maybe it was an attempt to gain > ratings, maybe some other reason. > Given the last 48 hours, I think I have an idea. Greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from

[TV orNotTV] Re: Apu

The problem I have is if you condemn Apu as being an Indian stereotype then you might as well do the same with Krusty as a Jewish stereotype and Groundskeeper Willie being an Irish stereotype. If anything the character of Apu throughout the show has been a hard-working immigrant who has made so

[TV orNotTV] Howard Kurtz gaffe

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Re: [TV orNotTV] Hannity/Kimmel feud heating up.

> > > > Can anybody figure out an end game here? Hannity isn't asking ABC to fire > Kimmel and Kimmel isn't moved to call for any action. The action is Hannity > calls Kimmel names and Kimmel shows the attacks in his monologue and throws > back some insults. Hannity isn't facing any consequence

[TV orNotTV] Re: The Washington Post: Its back to the wall, ESPN is trying something it never has before

On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 10:25:14 PM UTC-4, Steve Timko wrote: > > The new show starts tomorrow > Its back to the wall, ESPN is trying something it never has before > https://wapo.st/2E9xuUS > > Not sent from an iPhone > You couldn't get me to watch Mike Greenberg for three seconds much less

[TV orNotTV] Re: Jay Leno drives KITT

On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 1:05:38 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > https://youtu.be/3YKtQrYNKPg > > Leno does lie in the clip when he says he had never been inside a Knight > Rider car before. He did a promotional tie-in installment of his series > featuring the KR Mustang used in the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Super Bowl ratings lowest since 2009

On Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 12:03:27 AM UTC-5, PGage wrote: > > Collingworth, who I generally like, had a really, really bad game. I am > not sure if he really is just in the tank for Brady > As a New Yorker who has mostly grown up a Jets fan, I've listened to Michaels and Collinsworth ca

[TV orNotTV] Re: Fox fixin' to sell parts to Disney

It's probably best that ESPN takes control of FSN since it seems FSN hasn't been interested in doing anything with FSN in the last ten years. I don't think FSN has had any original programming off the top of my head since "Best Damn" ended and that was long before the launch of FS1 in '13. Greg

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sean Hannity sets firm deadline, then caves; Shep smith contradicts his own network on uranium story

On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 8:54:09 PM UTC-5, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Steve Timko > wrote: > >> So it turns out Sean Hannity is replacing coffee makers people smashed in >> support of him. This is quite curious. >> https://twitter.com/jeanniegaffigan/status/

[TV orNotTV] Re: Lost Dr Who episode finally completed

In addition there's also a new live action scene that was shot with Present Day Tom Baker using 1979-era television equipment. http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-11-24/tom-baker-returns-to-play-the-fourth-doctor-in-surprise-new-doctor-who-scene/ Greg On Friday, November 24, 2017 at 1:54:40

Re: [TV orNotTV] Colbert crushes monolog, almost ties Fallon in ratings

> > > Jay Leno, meanwhile, said Trump jokes are getting old. > > http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/06/29/jay-leno-thinks-late-night-anti-trump-jokes-are-getting-old.html > > Wait, the guy who made a fortune of running Bill Clinton/Monica jokes into the ground is bitching about Orange Gobl

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jamie Horowitz quits Fox Sports

On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 4:19:01 PM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > LA Dog Trainer says he was fired; he didn't quit. Looks to be another Fox > sexual harassment claim. > > > http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-fox-sports-jamie-horowitz-sex-harassment-20170703-story.html > > >

[TV orNotTV] Re: Greta Van Susteren left MSNBC

On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 4:03:35 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Trump, rather than do something enjoyable on the weekends, is wondering > openly why Greta leaves while Joe S and Mika B don't. > > Variety >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Shout! Factory launches Twitch channel...

They also aired a marathon of Power Rangers earlier this year around the time the movie came out. I think it was every season of Power Rangers from MMPR-Current Era. Greg On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 3:16:16 PM UTC-4, ben.c...@gmail.com wrote: > > They've had a 24-hour MST3k and a 24-hour Shout!

[TV orNotTV] Re: SportsTV: MNF brings back Hank Williams Jnr

Meanwhile Colin Kaepernick is still blackballed from the NFL apparently. Greg On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 9:49:49 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > After famously slamming then-Prez Obama on "Fox & Friends" in 2011 and > getting canned for it, the country-music legend -- with help from a couple

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Hannity the next to go at FoxNews?

I'd say Huckabee's Twitter account would be the first Twitter account with a laugh track, but the laugh track committed suicide after reading those tweets. Greg On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 12:22:16 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > > On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 8:43 PM, PGage > > wrote: > >> I

[TV orNotTV] Re: FOX News suffers in ratings after playing down Trump problems

Which makes MSNBC's sudden antsyness to fire Lawrence O'Donnell for gasbag Hugh Hewitt even more stupid, but hey, NBC everybody! Greg On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 11:44:41 PM UTC-4, Steve Timko wrote: > > MSNBC ranks first in viewers, CNN ranked first in the demo. > > > http://www.huffingtonpos

[TV orNotTV] Re: Ellen's retweet record falls

This is just another reason why Twitter as a company is garbage. Greg On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:20:44 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > Young Carter Wilkinson, just trying to coax a mess of chicken nuggets out > of Wendy's, asked the chain how many RTs it would take, and was handed the >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Worst play by play announcer ever?

On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 12:57:12 PM UTC-4, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Steve Timko > wrote: > >> No mention of Joe Buck? I remember Pam Ward was awful doing football on >> ESPN. >> There was a guy who did the Raiders games in the 1980s when NBC had the >> AFC

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

ESPN has fired him. He won't be allowed to finish his final week, which was to be next week. http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-is-taking-colin-cowherd-off-the-air.html Greg -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

Follow-Up: The MLBPA is now considering withholding cooperation with rights holders ESPN and FOX Sports as a result of Cowturd's comments. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/24/the-mlbpa-is-considering-withholding-cooperation-with-espn-fox-over-colin-cowherds-comments Toronto Blue Jays

[TV orNotTV] Re: Bristology: Colin Cowherd movin' on

Cowturd's already doing a "great" job at pleasing his new corporate masters. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/23/colin-cowherd-wonders-how-baseball-can-be-considered-complicated-if-dominicans-can-understand-it/ Greg -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this m

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sports Jeopardy Test registration is open

I did relatively well on review getting 23/30 right, but I don't think I'll get a call. I heard on Twitter that some people accidentally got the quiz for Regular Jeopardy! instead which makes me think Sony will give those people a re-test. Greg On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10:53:42 AM UTC-4

[TV orNotTV] Re: Thanks, Dave (was: An Oddity In Next Week's Late Show Guests )

I should note the former chief AB was one of five different guests on The Incomparable Podcast discussing the career of David Letterman. There's an edited version of the show which lasted an hour, but the host released the full unedited episode which is three hours long. https://www.theincompar

[TV orNotTV] Re: Cableco stuff

On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 10:21:28 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > That oil-well of gossip, the *Daily News*, might be bought from Mort > Zuckerman by the parent of semi-competitor *Newsday*, Cablevision, for a > dollar... > > Reuters exclusive, they said >

[TV orNotTV] Re: BBC Chief Gets Death Threats Over Clarkson Firing

On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 3:28:11 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote: > > Police are responding to enquiries: > > http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/29/europe/tony-hall-death-threats/ > > One wonders if UKIP is going to make an issue out of Clarkson in the > upcoming election, since I believe their platfo

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Huge listings fail

On Saturday, January 3, 2015 12:56:53 PM UTC-5, Karla wrote: > > And on the “diss the bands” front, I present Jim Rome, in all his stupid > glory: > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/01/02/jim-rome-tweets-his-take-on-marching-bands-then-tweets-apology-for-his-take-

[TV orNotTV] Re: Here "Today", gone tomorrow

I'm sure Bristol will welcome him back with open arms and have him back on "Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith Yell At A Camera for Two Hours" Greg On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:10:35 PM UTC-5, Ron Casalotti wrote: > > Turness shows Horowitz the stage door after just two months at the Today > S

[TV orNotTV] Because one dunce on First Take isn't enough

Screamin' A.'s fellow moron and Tim Tebow's stalker Skip Bayless had a rather idiotic opinion regarding Kobe Bryant's marketability on First Take yesterday. >From Awful Announcing. http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/skip-bayless-says-kobe-bryants-sexual-assault-trial-gave-edge-sizzle.html Greg -

[TV orNotTV] Re: NFLTV: Another game switches nets

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:24:08 PM UTC-4, M-D November wrote: > > If FOX was looking for an alternative commentator, they didn't need to > look further than Good Ol' JR, Jim Ross, currently under contract to Fox > Sports. Sure, he's best known for calling wrestling, but he's moved on t

[TV orNotTV] Re: NFLTV: Another game switches nets

If I'm correct the Seattle/Carolina Week 7 game would be the first non-TNF NFC telecast by CCBS since the 1993 NFC Championship Game between Dallas and San Francisco in January of '94. As for Mike Goldberg I heard some of the clips of his disastrous telecast, he confused a p

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBA stays with ABC/ESPN, Turner through 2025

Downside nine more years of Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson ruining games will have me scrambling for the mute button on my remote. Greg On Monday, October 6, 2014 10:32:27 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > But unlike their peers in major sports, the hoopsters plan to make their > d

Re: [TV orNotTV] ESPN declares war on its biggest talent, becomes less credible than Fox News

Deadspin has the podcast that got Simmons suspended. http://deadspin.com/espn-suspends-bill-simmons-three-weeks-over-goodell-cri-1638842937/1638878506/+kevindraper Greg -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

[TV orNotTV] Re: ESPN declares war on its biggest talent, becomes less credible than Fox News

Remember ESPN's initial response when Stephen A. Smith said women should not say anything to provoke violence was to tease "WATCH FIRST TAKE TO HEAR WHAT STEPHEN A. SMITH HAS TO SAY!" before caving and giving him a one-week suspension after his non-apology apology. Ironically Simmons suspension

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