Re: [TV orNotTV] Coal-industry biggie sues Oliver for defamation

"LWT" conjures up something entirely different in UK TV, where it was the weekend franchise for ITV in the London area (Yup - we had two franchisees who shared the week in the London region, one getting Monday - 5.15pm Friday, and the other getting the rest). Anyway, to me, and many Brits it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hugh Laurie developing Agatha Christie project for BBC

On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 6:55 PM Kevin M. wrote: > He’d be as the detective in Mousetrap... and it has been a while since > I’ve seen an adaptation of that one > Currently in its 65th consecutive year running in the West End. (Not that I'd recommend any visitor to London choose to see that

Re: [TV orNotTV] New CFerg quiz show to ABC

Yep - Studio Lambert made Undercover Boss. They're British and specialise in reality formats. Their big hit for C4 in the UK is Gogglebox - basically a bunch of regular families who sit and critique that week's TV (in an amusing style). Not my cup of tea to be honest, but massively successful for

Re: [TV orNotTV] Pete Davidson tourIng

Like most, I've never heard of anyone signing an NDA to see any kind of entertainment. When I used to get to see the odd preview movie screening via work, they would occasionally take our phones from us for the screening, or get us to sign something to say that we'd basically not make public

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CBS boss continues to defend 'Bull' despite allegations

For what it's worth, it took about three seasons before ITV2's perseverance paid off. I can't imagine it's *that* expensive to produce, so probably worth keeping going. (That all said, wild horses wouldn't get me to watch it. But it hits a young demo in the UK like a bullseye.) On Fri, Aug 2,

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Mostly) Not TV

On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 5:03 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > >> I'm actually able to to do that too... I can't swear to it, but after he > joined, I could have looked up his then-station over there and found an > audio stream (good luck with that nowadays,

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Mostly) Not TV

On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:13 AM Doug Eastick wrote: > Adam's response sounds much more intelligent when I read it with a British > accent (in my head). > > :) > The secret's out. We all sound so much more intelligent when we're in North America... :-) -- You received this message because you

Re: [TV orNotTV] (Mostly) Not TV

I believe the app at least used to be just that - an app that popped up from time to time asking you to complete a short questionnaire about your behaviours. So it shouldn't really impact your internet usage. Basically, you're joining a big panel, and whenever Google's advertising sales team need

Re: [TV orNotTV] Could "Woodstock 50" be saved?

I do like Chromebooks (I'm typing this on one). If you can do what you need to do in a browser then they're really good. Not so great if you need to use specialist software - edit videos or whatever - but for general email and browsing, they're perfect. And quite a few of them are pretty cheap.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix Sheds $24 Billion in Value in Six Days After Growth Miss

One of the smarter pieces of commentary I heard on this fall came in a podcast (Slate Money). The contributor pointed out that if you say you're going to do something - say, get 500k new subscribers this quarter - then that gets priced into the valuation. If you miss on those numbers, then the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Paul Sherwin

On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 10:47 PM Kevin M. wrote: > > The biggest gaffe, however, occurred when Lance Armstrong was brought in > to offer his thoughts on the race, and he said “Good morning Phil and > Paul...” Bob’s face at that moment was priceless. > > I predict two or three years before Lance

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Paul Sherwin

Here's what ITV ran yesterday during their first rest day coverage. https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1151575363593670656 Adam On Thu, 7 Feb 2019, 10:17 Adam Bowie, wrote: > The memorial was yesterday, although sadly I was unable to attend it. > > ITV Cycling produced this n

[TV orNotTV] Emmys Question

The Emmy nominees got announced yesterday. Here's Variety's list - https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/emmys-2019-nominations-complete-list-1203268665/ But I have a couple of questions that spring from these awards. - The Variety (Special) Live award. Is this a category purposefully built to hand

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: The One Where They Leave Netflix

I guess it makes sense making use of the built-in brand awareness - globally - of HBO, rather than starting from scratch. >From a non-US perspective, it'll be a straightforward value proposition - depending on how they price it. Of note, HBO doesn't operate everywhere already. For example in the

Re: [TV orNotTV] "All Creatures Great and Small" headed back to PBS

These days Channel 5 is owned by Viacom, and it mostly relies on light factual series - perhaps aimed at an older audience. They still have the two Aussie soaps - Neighbours and Home and Away - and they have reruns of Friends filling up plenty of daytime (especially the weekends). They don't even

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNEAKY PETE [Was: NBC Fall Annotated]

Amazon really hasn't supported any of their drama originals to a significant extent. Only Bosch - which I personally love - has had any longevity on the service. There have been five seasons of it so far, with a sixth commissioned. The Man in the High Castle is getting a fourth and final season,

Re: [TV orNotTV] I can't believe that Mr. Wa(r)shington Post...

The key thing about the Amazon LotR series is that the 250 million was just for the *rights*. The actual production budget is on top of this! And it's reckoned that Bezos wants it to be massive, and there's a possibility that the whole commitment might end up costing Amazon $1 billion... On Wed,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: "CBS HAS CENSORED THIS CONTENT."

For what it's worth - this episode aired in the UK last night, complete with the Censored notice. I guess that wasn't surprising since it was done at a studio level. Actually very entertaining on an episode that tackled the show's fictionalised version of Google creating a censored version of its

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeremy Kyle talk show axed in Britain after guest dies

And now the show has been cancelled permanently. Good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48279613 On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:06 PM Adam Bowie wrote: > Yes. A very sad case. > > If it means the end of that particular show, then it won't be any cultural > loss. In the U

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeremy Kyle talk show axed in Britain after guest dies

-own-life-11719596 > > > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 3:51 AM Adam Bowie wrote: > >> I don't know anything of this specific case, but yes the Jeremy Kyle show >> very much follows the form of Jerry Springer. Lots of shouting and bleeped >> swearing. An audience that activ

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeremy Kyle talk show axed in Britain after guest dies

I don't know anything of this specific case, but yes the Jeremy Kyle show very much follows the form of Jerry Springer. Lots of shouting and bleeped swearing. An audience that actively catcalls the participants. Not the finest broadcasting. I've certainly read that some people actively connive to

Re: [TV orNotTV] "CBS HAS CENSORED THIS CONTENT."

It'll be interesting to see if this short makes it to the UK airing. We're a couple of weeks behind though - so we won't find out until a week Thursday. I've only recently come to The Good Fight, having binged seasons 1 and 2 before starting 3. Never watched The Good Wife. But it has rocketed to

Re: [TV orNotTV] #GOTSODARK

On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 7:07 PM PGage wrote: > I have read about the compression issues. Two things about that: 1) I > watched on my TV, streaming HBOGO via my FireTV. Not sure if that is better > or worse than other options. > Streaming is *probably* worse than broadcast, although it really

Re: [TV orNotTV] #GOTSODARK

I suspect that there are a number of issues here. One is compression and re-compression. HBO distributes the show to its partners globally, and probably in a fairly high definition version. But the local carrier than re-compresses that for delivery to homes. Different carriers do very different

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS to use 8K cameras in the Super Bowl

It's all about 16K now... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47867038 On Sat, Apr 6, 2019 at 11:51 AM Adam Bowie wrote: > For the foreseeable future, I think 8k is just something for people to put > on display on trade stands and in large department stores with unfeasible > price

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS to use 8K cameras in the Super Bowl

> LINK <https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/ready-or-not-here-comes-8k> >> >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:57 PM Tom Wolper wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 5:13 AM Adam Bowie wrote: >>> >>> For what it's worth, I tend to think that investi

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS to use 8K cameras in the Super Bowl

Jan 15, 2019 at 7:57 PM Tom Wolper wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 5:13 AM Adam Bowie wrote: >> >> For what it's worth, I tend to think that investing in a decent sound >> system is the best way to up the quality and really envelop you, rather >> than

Re: [TV orNotTV] Talks about a 'Mad About You' revival

I believe Spectrum Originals has also acquired the Sky One action drama Curfew. This is truly awful and I couldn't actually make it through the first episode. The bizarre thing is that they've got an excellent cast (also Billy Zane), but it's just a dreadful series. It's a kind of Mad Max/zombie

Re: [TV orNotTV] Democrats say no upcoming presidential debates on Fox News

A question from me on this: when a primary debate is hosted by one network, are other networks not able to cover it live anyway? If so, then they may choose not to - after all the branding will be for a rival - but that's a choice they make. In Brian Stelter of CNN's email today he noted: "[Fox

Re: [TV orNotTV] So who is more Catholic on FOX News?

r.com/recommends/watch/the-wholesome-teen-age-dirtbags-of-derry-girls> > > On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 4:00 PM Adam Bowie wrote: > >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 9:26 PM Steve Timko wrote: >> >>> . >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I fou

[TV orNotTV] Fox ordered to pay $179m for Lying and Cheating 'Bones' Profit Participants

A long read from The Hollywood Reporter, with a court arbitrator concluding that Fox Studios deliberately accepted lower than market rate license fees from Fox Broadcasting for episodes of Bones. "Hollywood accounting" practices made the show "unprofitable" meaning that the stars and creators

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: "Daredevil" dropped by Netflix

However disappointing this news may or may not be, the writing was surely on the wall. There's no way that it's in Netflix's interests to do anything that promotes the Marvel universe in any way shape or form now. It's unclear to me whether existing episodes of these series could ever find their

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT - Sky News Raw

Although I'm pretty sure that he didn't know that it was only for one day. On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:27 PM Brad Beam wrote: > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Steve Timko > > *>*John Oliver has a good piece on Brexit. > > > > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT - Sky News Raw

; Some of the app projects were excellent. The children of Isis is an > example. A great mix of video and written news. > So all in all a good news service. I know the Murdochs no longer has any > ownership rights, but it doesn’t show any trace of FOX News that I could > see. > > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Last Call with Carson Daly is finally coming to an end

If you're trying to do something a bit different these days, don't you just skip broadcast altogether and do it online? I don't know if NBC or any of the other networks do anything online only that isn't behind a paywall, but surely that would be the way to go? It's far from perfect, but the BBC

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Paul Sherwin

t; > I suspect it will be very well attended. > > https://twitter.com/PhilLiggett/status/1073850929915543552 > > On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 6:34 AM Adam Bowie wrote: > >> I was thoroughly knocked by this when I heard the news yesterday morning. >> Paul Sherwen and Phil Li

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT - Sky News Raw

ree quarters were attacks on Sky News. Half of the positive seemed to be > from other journalists. > > Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r?b=14391> > On Feb 5, 2019, at 3:31 AM, Adam Bowie wrote: >> >> UK TV news network, Sky News, is 30 years old today. To c

[TV orNotTV] Semi-OT - Sky News Raw

UK TV news network, Sky News, is 30 years old today. To celebrate, they're simulcasting a second channel today that is full of behind the scenes footage which they've named "Sky News Raw." It's not a wrestling thing. They've installed stacks of Big Brother style remote cameras, and have lots of

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC hoping America's also got comedy

PS Netflix recently added a series that was all shot at the same venue during last year’s Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. There are dozens and dozens of comedians on there from all over the world doing 20ish minute sets in lots of languages. It has the uninspiring title ‘Comedians of

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC hoping America's also got comedy

The BBC has a long running ‘Live at the Apollo’ series which is straight stand up. Each episode runs 30 [commercial free] minutes and has a host British audiences will have heard of, and then two (occasionally three) stand ups. At least one guest will be up and coming. The host usually does a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: RIP Jeremy Hardy

There’s a nice little segment at the end of this week’s episode of The News Quiz which is on the podcast. RIP Jeremy. On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 21:27, Kevin M. wrote: > Comedian and frequent panelist on all of the UK comedy quiz shows, Hardy > was always a joy to listen to on The News Quiz. He had

Re: [TV orNotTV] Emotional Ellen Page appearance on Late Show

Completely agree. I watched the segment on YouTube, and you could hear her voice almost breaking up, and see she was close to tears. Unless you simply weren’t listening or watching, I feel sure that everyone would have remained pretty much silent. On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 at 01:25, Joe Hass wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Discovery season 2 premiere

irection to seem consistent with Quinto's or Nimoy's >> portrayals. >> >> David >> >> >> On Saturday, January 26, 2019, 11:23:43 PM EST, Kevin M. < >> drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 6

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Discovery season 2 premiere

I think we've been here before about Discovery being in an impossible situation being an immediate prequel of TOS. Frankly, Pike extolling something that might have sounded likely in 1966 but sounds old-fashioned in 2019, is the least of anyone's worries. They're still going to have to get rid of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Apple TV

At CES recently, all the big TV manufacturers announced their new models - although they won't be available until the spring. Several brands have announced that they're including Apple Airplay into their new TVs. Sony, Samsung and LG all spring to mind. However, I don't know if they'll only be the

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS to use 8K cameras in the Super Bowl

It's pretty clear to me that, like the Olympics or the World Cup, the Superbowl is always going to be a test-bed for new technologies. Next year in Tokyo, NHK will be broadcasting in 8K, and have recently launched an 8K channel (they got Warners to rescan 2001 in 8K for their launch). Some of

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS to use 8K cameras in the Super Bowl

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 3:49 AM Steve Timko wrote: > Close but not the same. > > > https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/174221-no-tv-makers-4k-and-uhd-are-not-the-same-thing > > UHD is very slightly below 4K. But from a consumer perspective, there's no real reason to get rid of a "UHD" TV because

Re: [TV orNotTV] TDS Question

hree acts + Moment of Zen, as usual. What you're calling an > "extra segment" was what we saw as Act 2. (This is the second time a > "Trevor talks to the audience" segment bumped whatever they'd had planned > for Act 2.) If you saw four acts, you got more than we did.

[TV orNotTV] TDS Question

In the UK, we get episodes of The Daily Show a day and bit late. They air in at about 1am in the morning, the day after they air in the US. So this morning, I watched Thursday's episode which I recorded last night. Anyway, this particular episode ran long, because it included what was basically

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS, Nielsen fail to reach new deal

Warning: Media Ratings is a specialist subject! Once again, I'm led to thinking that CBS should get other networks onside with it and create their own ratings body. They might still get Nielsen to actually collect the data, but *they *would dictate themselves what data is collected. And if

Re: [TV orNotTV] So who is more Catholic on FOX News?

On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 9:26 PM Steve Timko wrote: > . >> >>> >>> I found the "Derry Girls" pilot on YouTube and watched it and loved it. > I didn't pursue it after that, though. > Then yesterday "Derry Girls" showed up on my Netflix queue. I caught the > second episode and I'll watch the rest.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Michael Weatherly costs CBS nearly $10 million...

On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 3:11 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> Spielberg may be an exec, but is that only for financing reasons? > I *would* have suggested it's just a standard credit because Spielberg is chairman and CEO of Amblin TV. However it does look

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix: TV or NotTV?

It has been interesting to see Netflix change its tune a bit with respect to how it gives films like Roma a cinema release. They realised that if they wanted to work with big name directors they had to give the films a chance in theatres to at least make them awards contenders. I assume that in a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Live sports on Netflix? Not yet, said Sarandos

The last NFL deal, I believe, was Fox paying $650m a season for Thursday night rights. Even for Netflix, that'd be a massive chunk of change for 11 games or about 33 hours of TV. That's what - $20m an hour? And that would be for a single territory! I don't think Netflix's model really scales like

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Good Place gets another season.

I would imagine this is a combination of Netflix being a key partner in some key international territories, and the fact that it's a solid awards candidate. Interestingly, while The Good Place is a "Netflix Original" in the UK, NBC Universal has recently sold a second window rights package to FTA

Re: [TV orNotTV] Britons to get their own "Drag Race"

“And before anyone asks, yes, we would be thrilled to have Meghan Markle join us, as we are already preparing a ‘Royal-Mother-to-Be’ runway challenge.” You can ask... but I wouldn't hold your breath... On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:54 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: RIP Paul Sherwin

I was thoroughly knocked by this when I heard the news yesterday morning. Paul Sherwen and Phil Liggett had been the voices of Tour de France coverage from the very first time it got properly covered back in the eighties. At the time it was a UK-only thing, but in due course they were the main

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Game of Thrones" reunion special won't be on HBO

*reunion* *noun UK /ˌriːˈjuː.njən/ US /ˌriːˈjuː.njən/* *a social event for a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time* I've got to say that I really hate this use of the word "reunion" when something is still fresh. I know it's a staple of reality shows, when they really

Re: [TV orNotTV] Was last night's World Series game the longest network sports event ever?

You've never watched cricket have you? :-) On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 11:04 AM daniel anderson < danielanderson2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Did this game set a record for the longest sports even ever on a network? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >

Re: [TV orNotTV] IYC: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."

Off topic: Today's the day for hacking stories. This bombshell from Bloomberg about hardware hacks in servers is remarkable! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 12:34 PM Doug

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: condolences

So sorry to hear your news Kevin. I'm so glad that you got to spend time with her. Adam On Sat, 22 Sep 2018, 05:06 Brad Beam, wrote: > If she was anything like you, the world has no doubt lost a firecracker of > a woman – and my grandmother (1923-2004) can’t wait to meet her. > > > > If she

Re: [TV orNotTV] happy birthday to me

Yeah - this is how Sky Atlantic does things like Game of Thrones. They *start* it at 2am (or 9pm EST), but add some commercials so it finishes slightly later. The commercial load is light, but there are commercials. Adam On Sat, 8 Sep 2018, 16:50 Jim Ellwanger, wrote: > > > > On Sep 8, 2018,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quick review: The Break with Michelle Wolf

I think I heard somewhere that McHale's show was doing better than it had been on E! but that clearly wasn't enough (and I must admit that those last 6 episodes felt like he was just phoning it in). I'm just not sure that Netflix is suitable vehicle for really topical programming. I know there

Re: [TV orNotTV] Louis CK thinks he’s served his time

I suspect that there's no right answer to this. On the one hand, I might very well choose not to spend money on seeing him, but it's probably pretty usual to go to small comedy clubs without knowing exactly who's going to be playing. As a consumer, all I can really do is vote with my feet. If I

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBCSN announcer makes an Arsenal of himself

lper wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 5:32 AM Adam Bowie wrote: > >> While I can understand the mistaken thinking that says you have to >> explain the rules, it tends to talk down to those who already know, and >> doesn't really help those who don't want the condescension.

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBCSN announcer makes an Arsenal of himself

at 1:45 AM Tom Wolper wrote: > On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 6:22 PM Adam Bowie wrote: > >> I can confirm that in British-English "fag" is a harmless word. Yes, it's >> also an offensive term for a gay man, but the two are unrelated. See also >> near enough every episode

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBCSN announcer makes an Arsenal of himself

I can confirm that in British-English "fag" is a harmless word. Yes, it's also an offensive term for a gay man, but the two are unrelated. See also near enough every episode of Eastenders that has ever aired (at least until mentions of cigarettes was completely forbidden). For the record, it's

Re: [TV orNotTV] The latest in cord cutter news

Well worth a read, even if it seems to end a little abruptly, like the author suddenly hit a deadline. What I'd have liked to have seen is some kind of prediction for the future, because if subscriber levels fall then some of those channels that have been commissioning fresh series are going to

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

>From this side of the Atlantic where free speech isn't enshrined into law the same way as it is on your side, a few other thoughts. I'll start by saying that I think operators like Apple, YouTube and Facebook are entirely within their rights to get rid of him. I also think that he's a nasty

Re: [TV orNotTV] New Star Trek: Picard series announced for CBS All Access

On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 4:37 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Video of the announcement from the event (the annual Star Trek Las Vegas > con, which I'd love to go to some year) at this link - >

Re: [TV orNotTV] New Star Trek: Picard series announced for CBS All Access

A bit more here including a statement from Stewart: https://tvline.com/2018/08/04/star-trek-patrick-stewart-returning-jean-luc-picard-series-order-cbs-all-access/ I confess my interest is piqued. On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 9:54 PM Kevin M. wrote: > Details to follow. Stewart announced it at an

Re: [TV orNotTV] A complaint

I'm not sure what you're using to read this group, but I get it in individual emails which I read in Gmail. For me the Trebek and Moonves threads have been kept completely separate. Adam On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 10:41 AM JW wrote: > Is it that hard to make sure your response is to the correct

Re: [TV orNotTV] undeadwood

While I've no doubt that HBO would indeed put together a full catch-up segment/episode to get viewers up to speed, I'd be surprised if the movie wasn't in some way made accessible to those who've never previously watched Deadwood, with plenty in there for those who are familiar with it. That kind

Re: [TV orNotTV] overabundance of caution?

For what it's wroth, South Pacific was last show on BBC TV in the UK at about 4pm on a midweek day. It was not pixelated at any point. Adam On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 4:49 PM Jon Delfin wrote: > :-) > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 11:48 AM Kevin M. > wrote: > >> “Pixelated Candy Ass” is a rare

Re: [TV orNotTV] 2018 Emmy nom-nom-noms

shows > are sampled at a much higher rate than even the most popular show (probably > something like 60 Minuets, or maybe the bigger Reality Shows?). > > https://www.statista.com/statistics/876485/big-bang-theory-viewership/ > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 1:22 AM Adam Bowie

Re: [TV orNotTV] 2018 Emmy nom-nom-noms

On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 6:44 PM Jon Delfin wrote: > > A little perspective: "Big Bang Theory" was the most-watched scripted show > of the 2017-2018 season. > > It was *not* watched by 94% of the people of the United States. > > Everything else is crumbs. > The stats nerd in me wants to point

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: John Cleese is leaving the UK

Cleese has had his own views on stuff for years. A bit of a non-story in my view. I must admit that I thought he largely lived in the US anyway. Of note, his (very average) BBC One sitcom, Hold the Sunset, has just been renewed. Maitlis is one of the presenters on Newsnight, which mostly covers

Re: RE: [TV orNotTV] New Sacha Baron Cohen series ID'd

Farage is actually still an MEP - Member of the European Parliament. Yes, the organisation he so despises! But no, he's never won a UK election. Boris, sadly, is still thinking about future positions. He thinks solely about himself and what his next job is. He was possibly out-manoeuvred a little

Re: [TV orNotTV] New Sacha Baron Cohen series ID'd

on the World Cup semi-final this Wednesday. On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:38 PM Tom Wolper wrote: > On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 4:27 PM Kevin M. wrote: > >> >> On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 1:25 PM Adam Bowie wrote: >> >>> >>> Oh, and your President is due to visit

Re: [TV orNotTV] New Sacha Baron Cohen series ID'd

Yes Channel Four in the UK has been running some very strange and non-specific trails for this, not mentioning the star, the title or what it's about (Claiming they signed a non-disclosure agreement). I assume all the secrecy is because he's in character and they don't want to let the cat out of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Apple announces multi-year content deal with Oprah Winfrey

I don't think there's really any certainty how Apple will package it or what platforms it will be available on. Some possibilities: - It could be an extended Apple Music proposition - giving subscribers another reason to choose Apple over Spotify. Recall that Apple Music isn't just limited to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Penny Lane in His Ears and in His Eyes...

I think Corden was pretty genuine. I know basically everyone revere's The Beatles, but Macca is right up there. (I was once in a lift in my old job when the doors opened. Who was waiting patiently for our single ropey lift but Sir Paul. I quickly got out of it and mumbled something. I don't get

Re: [TV orNotTV] Apple announces multi-year content deal with Oprah Winfrey

Speaking of reading recommendations, I don't think it's been mentioned here, but I do recommend Joe Adalian's New York Magazine piece on Netflix: http://www.vulture.com/2018/06/how-netflix-swallowed-tv-industry.html It's a good inside read about how the business is run. I'm still a little

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: are some Fox stations not carrying World Cup?

Not showing Germany-Mexico to a maximum audience seems like a massive miss! I know it'll have been on Spanish language TV, but it turned out to be a big upset and was an excellent game. The Brazil game later on was pretty good too. I'd be interested to know if FS1 is on that many cable packages.

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Lucifer" to Netflix

All these streaming platforms saving services does make life confusing though. In the UK, Lucifer airs exclusively on Amazon, yet Netflix has saved it. (And I believe Hulu has it in the US). Previously (and to my delight), Amazon saved The Expanse. Needless to say, in the UK it's exclusively

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

oug Fields > > Tampa, FL > -- > *From:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com on behalf > of Adam Bowie > *Sent:* Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:38:24 PM > *To:* tvornottv > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Comcast to Disney: This still ain't over > > Yup. We genuinely did get a full fi

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

're too busy cutting-and-pasting Gilbert Gottfried's 5-minute > monologue of Yelp reviews into the current episode of "Last Week Tonight"? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 14, 2018, at 12:23, Adam Bowie wrote: > > I don't see Trump stepping in to stop his fr

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

I don't see Trump stepping in to stop his friend Rupert Murdoch from getting in the way of cashing out from Fox. Although I think they'd still prefer Disney to up their offer so that they can sell to them. Sidenote: HBO has just started airing Succession, a drama about a media owning patriarch

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox Sports lineup calling the World Cup

wouldn't be tailored to US audiences e.g. highlighting players with MLS connections. Adam On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 2:57 AM daniel anderson wrote: > I don't see why Fox couldn't simulcast ITV's commentary for some > matches > > On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 5:27:35 AM UTC-4, Ada

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fox Sports lineup calling the World Cup

I did laugh at the author's views of Ian Wright. He does quite a lot of football broadcasting in the UK and I like him. He's part of ITV's World Cup line-up as noted in the piece. But he's also a regular on the BBC, and does work for BT Sport in the UK. Only having two teams in Russia seems a

Re: [TV orNotTV] The question nobody was asking about the new Magnum PI...

Wow. At first I thought a lava flow had got it (My Hawaiian geography is vague and I just know that every so often I see more extraordinary footage of lava). If 1933 isn't historic in Hawaii then I wonder what is? You'd struggle to get planning permission to that in the UK and we have *loads* of

Re: [TV orNotTV] Megyn: I blame Jon Stewart

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 8:54 PM Jim Ellwanger wrote: > How much overlap does the available audience for a 9:00 A.M. network time > slot have with the "TDS" audience? > > (I'm guessing not much.) > College students? -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeremy Clarkson to host UK "Millionaire"

This is quite a big relaunch for Millionaire which has been off British screens for a while, aside from reruns on a UK gameshow channel called Challenge TV. There's no daytime version. ITV is giving it the full original "stripped" treatment, running it at 9pm nightly for a week - just as ABC did

Re: [TV orNotTV] More cast changes on Death In Paradise

The relatively large turnover on this show is down to two reasons: - Unlike US productions, UK shows don't have those massive 5-7 year commitments in their original contracts. - The series is shot in Guadeloupe and takes upwards of six months at a time to shoot. That sounds fantastic, but I

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix and Shill

anywhere any time soon. > > Not sent from an iPhone > On Apr 23, 2018, at 2:16 PM, Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: >> >> Thanks for that link. >> >> I think the author is being a little naive however. I've just finished a >> new book by Ben Fritz ca

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix and Shill

Thanks for that link. I think the author is being a little naive however. I've just finished a new book by Ben Fritz called The Big Picture which is very much worth a read if you want to understand current Hollywood. As he and many others have noted, the middle has fallen out of the market place

Re: [TV orNotTV] Next DWTS to be all athletes

For what it's worth, "I, Tonya" was a really good film. Yes, it presented a very positive and indeed one-sided perspective to her involvement (basically, that it wasn't her, and she didn't ask for anyone to be beaten up), but the film also declares itself as being very much unreliable. One way or

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: "Roseanne" ratings called big

The NY Times says it's a 16% drop - based on same-day numbers. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/business/media/roseanne-ratings-abc.html (As a ratings nerd, the difference is because you shouldn't compare same-day week 2 numbers with same-day +3 numbers which is how Wk 1 got to 25m.) On

Re: [TV orNotTV] BBT, BNL, Stormy, and Steven

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 2:28 PM, PGage wrote: > > Daniels made that the highest rated 60 Minutes in ten years, highlighting > one of the questions I had about the whole thing. I dont think it was > unprecedented, but how journalistically ethical was it for 60 Minutes to > hold

Re: [TV orNotTV] Frustrations with IMDB

Although it's not a Wiki, you can always submit corrections to IMDB: https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/title-corrections/G7J57QHX9CAN989N?ref_=helpsect_pro_4_5# While it's owned by Amazon these days, IMDB itself pre-dates the web. I first used it during 1990 when it used to be

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