Re: [TV orNotTV] NBCU *awl* in for Tokyo Games

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 9:04 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > From: 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com > ] > > >Leading off with the opening ceremonies, which will be shown LIVE during the > >day, then edited in primetime that night. > >

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

Eight New York Yankees employees (including one player and three coaches), all of whom were fully vaccinated, have tested positive for Covid-19 this week. Almost all are asymptomatic. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yankees-covid-vaccinated-gleyber-torres-8-positive/

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan’s TBS show has an end date

Correct, as is the case with a number of other shows, it will only be on HBO Max and won’t be seen on regular HBO. > On May 4, 2021, at 6:44 PM, PGage wrote: > > When you say the “The HBO App”, I assume that means HBOMax. But do you mean > it is only specifically on HBOMAX and not just

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Rutherford Falls

021, at 11:02 AM, twol...@gmail.com wrote: > > Is it worth sticking with? I mean, do the characters dial down their annoying > attributes enough (especially Helms) to make it watchable? > >> On May 2, 2021, at 1:49 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: >> >> I've watched th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Rutherford Falls

I've watched the whole season, and at last, it's a sitcom where my people are properly represented -- by which I mean Northwestern University alumni who are doing something with their lives other than acting (there are two characters in the show who fit that description, including Jana

Re: [TV orNotTV] OT: Famous Hollywood hotel getting cancelled

There were already plans to turn it from a hotel into a timeshare -- sorry, a "members-only owned hotel." That's not really something you do when your hotel's finances are sound. (This article, from last September, says the change was scheduled to happen "before the end of the year," but I'm

Re: [TV orNotTV] Non-Quickie Review: The Chosen

“7th Heaven” appears to be available on both Hulu and Paramount Plus, so it’s not as buried as it could be. For that matter, “The Cosby Show” is still on Amazon Prime. > On Apr 27, 2021, at 8:11 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > This series is trending now, even though the first season was released a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Elon Musk to host "Saturday Night Live"

Miley seems to have toned down the provocative behavior in recent years (not that I follow her that closely, but I can't remember any major online brouhahas). She performed a cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" on one of the "SNL At Home" episodes just about a year ago. In September

[TV orNotTV] Stop Yelling at the "Jeopardy!" Social Media Intern, Please

"Jeopardy!" has announced the full schedule of guest hosts for the rest of the season. Some are only getting one week each. Oh, and one of the newly announced hosts was a frequent celebrity guest on "The $25,000 Pyramid" back in the 1980s. Anderson Cooper - currently appearing through April 30

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL Fail

a > dislike for a certain morning talk show host. > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 7:14 PM Jim Ellwanger <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: > > >> On Oct 19, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Melissa P > <mailto:takingupspace...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Finally, b

Re: [TV orNotTV] Joe Buck to be a "Jeopardy!" guest host

And they thought people were mad about Dr. Oz! Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2021, at 11:11 AM, Steve Timko wrote: > >  > https://nypost.com/2021/04/17/joe-buck-will-take-a-turn-as-jeopardy-guest-host/ > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >

Re: [TV orNotTV] NoTV: Arclight and Pacific theaters closing in SoCal

I’ll be fully vaccinated the weekend after next (two weeks after my Johnson & Johnson shot), and I am planning to reactivate my AMC A-List subscription — I live less than 10 minutes from the ArcLight Sherman Oaks, but I was willing to drive farther (to Burbank or Woodland Hills) in order to see 3

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC wants to bring back some classic game shows

I do like "Tic Tac Dough," but I realize that might just be childhood nostalgia. "Tic Tac Dough" and "The Joker's Wild" were the primary trivia-based game shows in the late '70s/early '80s, until "Jeopardy!" came along in 1984. I didn't realize NBC held the format rights to "Tic Tac Dough," but

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Law & Order-Organized Crime

That's an example of why, as someone who used to work as a closed-captioner, I don't watch captions at all -- one thing that frustrates me is shows/networks using realtime captioning even when the show isn't airing live (mainly because it's cheaper). "Lady Antebellum" vs. "Antonin Scalia" was

Re: [TV orNotTV] Aaron Rodgers

the 1966 game would have shook me. > > David > > On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 5:55:34 PM PDT, Jim Ellwanger > wrote: > > > If you want to see how it matches up to “It’s Academic,” there are a fair > number of episodes of the original “College Bowl” on YouTube - this is the &

Re: [TV orNotTV] Aaron Rodgers

If you want to see how it matches up to “It’s Academic,” there are a fair number of episodes of the original “College Bowl” on YouTube - this is the one I could find that’s in the best condition (this is from after Allen Ludden left the show in favor of “Password” and was succeeded by Robert

Re: [TV orNotTV] An upcoming Jeopardy! guest host

I do agree with much of the piece, but I disagree with using this to make a point: > Those seeking to find fault in his first couple of episodes by looking > closely at his interjecting himself into the gameplay, adding unwanted or > unneeded context after correct answers, will find it.

Re: [TV orNotTV] "TV's number-one network" don't mean much when one doesn't watch linear

20 at 8:55 PM David Lynch <mailto:djly...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Also this one from the 90s, which the CBS Orchestra riffed on when Dave made > a joke at the expense of the network. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX4iSZTvvzI > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX4iSZTvvz

Re: [TV orNotTV] HBOmax revives "Tattletales"

I hope they're not going to put this into production until they can have full studio audiences, because half the fun of the original was the red, blue, and "banana" rooting sections. > On Mar 15, 2021, at 11:51 AM, M-D November wrote: > > The ghost of Bert Convey could not be reached for

Re: [TV orNotTV] British Reaction to US Pharmaceutical Ads

I know you're joking about your age, but the sponsor of "The Filntstones" was Winston, not Kools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81SMyZMoFL8 (I have no idea what's up with the aspect ratio on this one, but it does include the original closing

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Simpsons" renewed through 2023

isode-to-episode issues. ("Hey! In Co-Dependents Day, the liquor is > painted on the wall, but in Mommie Beerest, they're actual bottles!" > "Matthew, I love you, but you gotta let it go, big guy.") > > It's either this or PBS Kids, and the Kratts can go jam it with wa

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Simpsons" renewed through 2023

The Variety article is pretty much just straight from a Fox press release, which does say "20th Television." (Obviously, it's possible that they corrected the press release at some point after Variety cribbed it.)

Re: [TV orNotTV] WeatherTV: Hurricane name lists released

The name lists repeat in 6-year cycles. Olaf and Ana were on their respective lists the last time they were used (2015), but Elsa is a new addition. (It replaces Erika, retired after its namesake was particularly damaging to the island of Dominica in 2015.) There's another recently-relevant

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ed O'Neill movin' on

The show takes place in 2020 or 2021, so they quickly decide to go through the portal and never look back. Very short series. > On Mar 1, 2021, at 1:23 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > He and Sissy Spacek sign onto "Lightyears," at Amazon, where they play a > married couple whose

Re: [TV orNotTV] DirecTV to become standalone company

Adding on to Tom's response -- I've had DirecTV since 2004, and intend to continue with them for the foreseeable future, but I can think of a number of reasons why they're losing subscribers. They've basically had two constituencies all along: people in areas where cable is available, where

Re: [TV orNotTV] Disney+ Puts Content Flag on 'Muppet Show'

The Brooke Shields episode's absence really shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence as the Chris Langham episode -- word is that the reason the Brooke Shields episode is entirely missing is because of a music rights issue with the song "We're Off to See the Wizard," and it's too difficult

Re: [TV orNotTV] NFL - new TV rights deal

NFL Sunday Ticket cost about $300 through DirecTV this past season (although I got it free, unsolicited, and anecdotal evidence is that they gave it free to a lot of people who had subscribed to other pay-per-view sports packages -- I did pay for the MLB package). > On Feb 16, 2021, at 1:50

Re: [TV orNotTV] NFL - new TV rights deal

Aside from two versions of the Red Zone channel (one "regular' and one focused on fantasy football), NFL Sunday Ticket just presents the regular Fox and CBS game broadcasts, complete with commercials -- and blacks out the games that are airing on the viewer's local affiliates. Presumably that

Re: [TV orNotTV] An alternate-universe question

I feel like there's no way the networks would give the late-night time slots back to their affiliates without some sort of major compensation, along the lines of "we'll give you back everything after 11:00 P.M., but we're taking the 7:00-8:00 slot Monday-Saturday." (The Prime Time Access Rule

Re: [TV orNotTV] Charisma vs. Joss

"There was a rule. Saying. He's not allowed in a room alone with Michelle again." I think that's about as specific as it needs to be. (I believe she was under 18 the entire time she was on "Buffy.") > On Feb 12, 2021, at 1:11 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Buffy and Buffy’s sister have also come

Re: [TV orNotTV] An upcoming Jeopardy! guest host

Word is that "Jeopardy!" released their most recent list of guest hosts AFTER Dr. Oz had taped his week's worth of shows, so complaints on social media are moot. https://twitter.com/_thejeopardyfan/status/1357367499214512128 > On Feb 3, 2021, at 12:37 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Wed, Feb

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL 2021

My interpretation of the masks during the goodbyes is that their purpose is more to send a "mask up" message to the home viewers than anything else. (Similarly, in the "SNL" promo that was airing Thursday night -- with only John Krazinski, Heidi Gardner, and M.G. Kelly on the stage -- all three

Re: [TV orNotTV] Michael Strahan tests positive for Covid

Fox's NFL coverage is over for the season (the Super Bowl is on CBS, and whatever-they're-having-instead-of-an-actual-Pro Bowl is on ABC/ESPN), so any question of impact on his Fox mates is possibly moot, unless he was contagious this past Sunday. > On Jan 28, 2021, at 7:31 AM, 'Bob Jersey'

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Cloris Leachman

I may be the only person here still watching "American Gods" (which is currently airing its third season on Starz) -- they had a funeral for her character in a recent episode. > On Jan 27, 2021, at 2:39 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > Phyllis joins Rhoda and Mar. > > Natural causes, 94. >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Colbert Again

Maybe for the same reason it's being called "A Late Show," not "The Late Show"? Doesn't consider it the REAL "The Late Show," worthy of being produced in the regular studio, unless they can have a full audience and all the other normal trappings? On a related note, Andy Richter recently

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Muppet Show" to Disney+

That Variety article says it aired on CBS in the U.S., which is incorrect (it was syndicated, although it did air on the CBS owned-and-operated stations). The article also doesn't state whether or not they've managed to get the rights to all the musical performances (some were missing from the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Mr Mayor

Angelenos can quibble about some of the details — for example, the brief opening titles depict several landmarks that aren’t in the city of Los Angeles, and the second episode involves the mayor making a bunch of ceremonial visits, the list including places such as El Segundo (actually a

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Soul

In addition to the jazz music by Jon Batiste, which is the score that's heard during the portions of "Soul" that take place on Earth, there is also music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, which is the score heard during the portions that take place in the "before-life." It is true that there's

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jennings unloading tweetybox baggage

Ever since the money from his initial “Jeopardy!” run allowed him to quit his job as a computer programmer, Ken has made his money as an author of nonfiction… which means he does spend time studying trivia, but it’s called “research” when it’s for use in a book. He does have a wife and two

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jennings unloading tweetybox baggage

I’m sure, if necessary, the Sony lawyers will come up with a set of standards involving different levels of “knowing” the host. I can’t imagine — for example — that someone would be disqualified as a “Jeopardy!” contestant just because, in the Facebook group for fans of Ken’s “Omnibus” podcast,

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Dawn Wells (from Covid)

I actually would agree with PGage's "developmental" supposition. Back In the mid-1980s when I was a pre-teen watching "Gilligan's Island" reruns in the afternoon on a local independent station, I was more attracted to Ginger -- she was the more obviously sexy of the two, so she was easier for

Re: [TV orNotTV] Article about The Chase on ABC

The GSN version had the same Chaser on all episodes -- Mark Labbett, "The Beast," imported from the U.K. version. I tried out for that version and didn't make it, but they did ask me to be a stand-in contestant for their tech rehearsal day, so I did get some money from the production company

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV - Switching coasts again

I live in L.A., but thanks for making sure all our professionals are properly licensed! One TV note about Sacramento: for years, the CBS affiliate has aired the prime-time schedule from 7:00 to 10:00. > On Dec 23, 2020, at 6:26 AM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Hi, > > I

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL needs new Biden

I've been assuming all along that the masks during the goodnights are intended as a show of best practices/"we're all in this together" for the home audience. (Yes, I realize "best practices" would be for them all to stay at least 6 feet apart, even with masks on.) (Okay, technically "best

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jeopardy! airing Alex-themed shows over holidays

To add a little bit of detail: the show didn't make it particularly clear in the email, but the reason Alex had a "particular interest" in all of these categories is that he got to travel somewhere to pre-record video clues for them. > On Dec 17, 2020, at 10:34 AM, 'David Bruggeman' via

Re: [TV orNotTV] NFL: The Steelers Ravens game is being moved from tomorrow evening to Sunday

I went to a minor-league baseball game there in 2004 (specifically, the stadium is in Davenport, Iowa) when the team was called The Swing of the Quad Cities. That kind of name quickly fell out of favor, and the team is currently known as the Quad Cities River Bandits. > On Dec 3, 2020, at

Re: [TV orNotTV] NFL: The Steelers Ravens game is being moved from tomorrow evening to Sunday

Scott Hanson said yes on Twitter on Wednesday: https://twitter.com/ScottHanson/status/1331755756014751747 Presumably that means his evil twin Andrew Siciliano will also be able to show it on the DirecTV equivalent. > On Nov 27,

Re: [TV orNotTV] The next host of J!: Interim

They'll also be airing reruns the weeks of December 21 and December 28 (what they're calling 10 of Alex's best episodes), with Alex's last week of shows airing January 4. His last episode had been scheduled to air December 25, and people were worried that their local station would preempt it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Two "Peanuts" perennials bolt to AppleTV+

Here in L.A., "Thanksgiving" is running on primary PBS station KOCE -- both the main channel and their PBS Kids subchannel -- and simultaneously on secondary PBS station KLCS's main channel, but apparently not their version of the PBS Kids subchannel. > On Nov 19, 2020, at 10:28 PM, Mark

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sinclair wins Fox RSN derby

Watching Rays games next season, I’m just going to pretend the channel is named after the pinball machines. > On Nov 18, 2020, at 7:33 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > With apologies to Rodgers & Hammerstein: Bally hi. >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Conan's TBS show will end next June and then he's going to HBO Max

Back in the early days of Conan's talk show career, when his interviewing skills were by far the weak link, it was the opinion of some people in my college dorm that the show should be converted from "Late Night" to something like "The Conan O'Brien Variety Hour," with only the comedy bits and

Re: [TV orNotTV] RIP Alex Trebek

Incidentally, when people in the “Jeopardy!” studio audience would ask Alex what his favorite (non-“Jeopardy!”) show was that he hosted, his standard answer was “'To Tell the Truth,’ because I got to sit down." (Although he did have a chair at his “Jeopardy!” lectern for the last few years.)

Re: [TV orNotTV] Who will replace Alex Trebek on 'Jeopardy!'? Here are 7 contenders

In theory, he'd only have to go to L.A. twice a month, for a couple days at a time, for tapings -- and he's already shown that he's more than willing to go to L.A. for game show tapings (just this month, he's done both "Master Minds" and "The Chase"). Of course, the producers might be hoping

Re: [TV orNotTV] World Series TV ratings average drops 32% below previous low

MLB fandom is local in a way that NFL fandom is not, so I was curious about the World Series ratings in the metropolitan areas involved, and found them in this Associated Press story:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Short-notice NFL update

This schedule change is actually good for Tampa Bay area sports fans, since t means the Buccaneers game won’t be at the same time as Game 5 of the World Series, featuring the Rays. > On Oct 22, 2020, at 5:16 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Two Sunday games this weekend, Tampa at

Re: [TV orNotTV] So Long, Quibi

A surprisingly high number of people watched "According to Jim," and it lasted 8 years. Quibi WISHES it was like "According to Jim." > On Oct 21, 2020, at 3:07 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Quibi: The “According To Jim” of streaming services > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:19 PM Joe Hass

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL Fail

> On Oct 19, 2020, at 3:38 PM, Melissa P wrote: > > Finally, back to quarantining. HWCNBN recently said that he did "the > quarantine thing" (two weeks) in August in New York for a game show. Anyone > know which game shows filmed in NYC in August? My guess would be "$100,000 Pyramid":

Re: [TV orNotTV] SNL Fail

On Oct 19, 2020, at 10:35 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > > Suffice to say I shall be on my Locast at 10:35. "SNL" never got moved to :35 the way the weeknight late-night shows did back in the early 1990s, so it still starts at 11:30 Eastern -- or are you saying that the "dueling town halls" bit made

Re: [TV orNotTV] Netflix indicted on child porn charges over 'Cuties'

Your points would be well-taken if any of this were actually based on the film itself… as opposed to being based on one promotional image Netflix released, and the manufactured social-media outrage that followed. I would be surprised if anyone complaining (or voting the film down on IMDB or

Re: [TV orNotTV] "TV's number-one network" don't mean much when one doesn't watch linear

CBS had a musical stinger once upon a time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYXWqW7ma3I > On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:47 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > ...so new CBS marketing head Mike Benson, coming off a long tenure at ABC, > seeks to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Special Report during Evening News

> On Oct 5, 2020, at 3:46 PM, Stan S wrote: > > I can’t remember seeing this in the past but it has to have happened > previously. > > A few minutes into the first story during NBC Nightly News tonight, Lester > Holt said, “we have some new information on this story and we’ll pause to let

Re: [TV orNotTV] Broadcast, COM take "Schitt's"

vies and the dregs of > syndication, so I guess "Schitt's" fits right in there for me. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 7:39:37 AM UTC-7 Jim Ellwanger wrote: > I'm looking at two different program guides (TV Guide vs. TitanTV) that are > showing

Re: [TV orNotTV] Broadcast, COM take "Schitt's"

I'm looking at two different program guides (TV Guide vs. TitanTV) that are showing different information right now. Both agree that it's going to be running on two stations (with different ownership) in the L.A. market. Both agree that KDOC is running two episodes a night, at 12:30 A.M. and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Did the CMAs kill a guy?

They were memorializing a different Sonny Curtis — the one who died was best known as a pedal steel guitarist who played with George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

Re: [TV orNotTV] well, that changes everything

Disney+... Paramount+... how long until HBO Max gets rebranded as Warner+? > On Sep 15, 2020, at 5:23 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > > https://tvline.com/2020/09/15/cbs-all-access-rebranding-paramount-plus-new-name-the-godfather/ > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] MLB postseason to bubble up

There are already sporting events taking place in California, including regular-season baseball games (as well as regular-season NFL football games, scheduled to start on Sunday with games in both Santa Clara and Inglewood). > On Sep 11, 2020, at 10:47 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > > I don’t want

Re: [TV orNotTV] Deadline : Oscar Shakes Up Best Picture Eligibility Standards; Strict New Diversity Requirements Take Full Effect In 2024

Films must meet certain standards in only two out of four categories, and it appears you're only quoting one of the categories ("Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives"). The other categories are "Creative Leadership and Project Team," "Industry Access and Opportunities," and "Audience

Re: [TV orNotTV] What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

> On Sep 6, 2020, at 10:04 AM, 'Eddie Anderson' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > Doug Eastick wrote: >> Diana death -- I don't remember the specifics of when the >> news broke, but I recall Kevin Newman (formerly of Canadian >> nets) on ABC covering it that evening. > > 1) IIRC, that night I saw

Re: [TV orNotTV] NotTV: Famed military 'paper' facing closure

Just so Kevin isn't the only one on this list with an opinionated response - I have no personal experience with Stars and Stripes, but my college acquaintance Michael Schneide grew up as a military brat, mostly in Hawaii, and is now an editor at Variety:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Here's your debate moderators

> On Sep 2, 2020, at 3:43 PM, Joe Hass wrote: > > For one brief moment I saw "Scully" and thought "Vin's coming out of > retirement?!?" Well, he is joining social media this week: https://twitter.com/TheVinScully/status/1301218334365511680

Re: [TV orNotTV] Connecticut city says it's naming sewage plant after comedian John Oliver | TheHill

Joining such luminaries as columnist Dave Barry, who had a sewage treatment plant named after him in Grand Forks, North Dakota: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1932455.html > On Aug 24, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Thom Brennaman

Not sure what you're referring to with "original comment was about someone within the Fox org" -- the comment he was suspended/fired for was pretty clearly referring to a place. Also, in his capacity as a broadcaster for the Reds, he's employed by the team (which is a common arrangement for

Re: [TV orNotTV] Will the NFL use hubs?

> On Aug 6, 2020, at 7:09 PM, PGage wrote: > > And the want live fans in the stands (I suppose they will ban tail gating), > meaning they are as likely to cause as be the victims of a local spike. There may be others I missed, but I know one team has already announced that they will have

Re: [TV orNotTV] Holes in the Vintage Drama Stream

> On Aug 2, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > > Music licensing is a plague on DVD and online releases. As complete as the > DVDs for Homicide Life on the Street tried to be, several pieces of music > were omitted. And of course WKRP was notoriously chopped up. Whole seasons of > Married

Re: [TV orNotTV] Holes in the Vintage Drama Stream

It appears that Viacom/CBS owns the Quinn Martin library, so if those were going to stream anywhere, I'd expect it to be CBS All Access. Maybe when they "relaunch" in 2021, those shows will be part of the content. Or maybe not -- there's no real indication that they're adding any amount of

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

I assume it’s because Comcast and other providers charge a separate “RSN fee” that’s based on the cost of the live sports on whichever regional sports networks they carry in a given area. The article says they’re not refunding for national networks such as ESPN, the costs of which are usually

Re: [TV orNotTV] What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

My understanding is that in the early days of the chimes, they had a few different chime tunes used for different purposes, and the four-chime version essentially meant, "hey, network or station employees, there's some big news happening, so come in to the office or at least call in." The

Re: [TV orNotTV] What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

I believe Daniel is specifically referring to the use of the chimes as part of the “NBC News Special Report” intro — for example, at the 5-second mark here, after the countdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEX6Wr9Iz00 > On Jul 27, 2020, at 5:02 PM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

> On Jul 27, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > > > In one of his autobiographies, Sherwood Schwartz wrote about filming the > pilot episode of Gilligan’s Island the day JFK was shot. Not the best day for > slapstick comedy. The shot of the Minnow leaving the harbor in the first-season

Re: [TV orNotTV] What show were you watching when a major news event happened?

Unlike the actors, the organist would have been wearing a headset to hear the communication from the control room (where, for a live production, there would have been an "air" monitor to show what was actually being broadcast). > On Jul 27, 2020, at 8:33 AM, daniel anderson > wrote: > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: Pittsburgh to host most Toronto games

t; > > On Fri., Jul. 24, 2020, 1:13 a.m. Jim Ellwanger, <mailto:train...@ellwanger.tv>> wrote: > My understanding is that the stadium in Buffalo needs some lighting upgrades > to be fully up to major-league standards. > > Another possibility at one point was the B

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: Pittsburgh to host most Toronto games

They've now definitively settled on Buffalo, inasmuch as anything can be "definitive" under current circumstances. I guess they've decided the stadium can be made acceptable in time for their first scheduled home game on Wednesday, July 29.

Re: [TV orNotTV] SportsTV: Pittsburgh to host most Toronto games

My understanding is that the stadium in Buffalo needs some lighting upgrades to be fully up to major-league standards. Another possibility at one point was the Blue Jays' spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, but that was ruled out due to both the continued high number of cases in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Amazon and Roku in standoff with HBO Max and Peacock

And as far as I can tell, as of August 1, HBO subscribers on cable/satellite providers that don't have an HBO Max deal will lose their ability to stream HBO -- they won't be able to sign in to the HBO Max app, and I've seen no indication that the rebranded HBO app will allow TV provider logins.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fallon first to return to studio

> On Jul 14, 2020, at 10:47 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 1:02 PM Steve Timko > wrote: > If guests are streaming from home, why use a cavernous studio? > > I feel the opposite. When the country first was shut down, the amateur shot > from

Re: [TV orNotTV] Staff announcers?

> On Jul 13, 2020, at 6:51 AM, Joe Hass wrote: > > VO? No. Someone in full makeup to go on-camera extremely quickly? Yes. And back when I worked in live closed captioning in the late 1990s, NBC paid to have a live captioner on standby, monitoring NBC's main network feed, 7 days a week from

Re: [TV orNotTV] Former FOX News host and DJTJ's girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, has COVID-19

> On Jul 4, 2020, at 1:54 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > If — God willing — Trump loses, he and his clan will become nationwide > pariahs. Alan Dershowitz will be more welcome places. I'd like to believe this, but I suspect they'll be more than welcome at gun store grand openings, at Liberty

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hugh Downs, Longtime Host of '20/20' and the 'Today' Show, Dies at 99

Trivia note: "Concentration" was the last NBC show to switch to color full-time. But it was already a color show by Christmas 1968 -- this appears to be a kinescope of a color broadcast. > On Jul 3, 2020, at 12:11 AM, JW wrote: > > > But I will always remember him most fondly as the MC on

Re: [TV orNotTV] Calls to drop John Wayne's name from OC airport

> On Jun 29, 2020, at 11:19 AM, M-D November wrote: > > Yeah, what was the rationale behind that, anyway? The airport authority discovered nobody knew where "Bob Hope Airport" was, so they instead started marketing it by restoring a previous name for the facility, "Hollywood-Burbank

Re: [TV orNotTV] time warp

Kevin might have been thinking of Cliff Arquette, a.k.a. Charley Weaver — he died in September 1974, and would have been seen on the syndicated nighttime “Hollywood Squares” for months afterward, thanks in particular to the “bicycling” method of distribution. > On Jun 21, 2020, at 5:38 PM,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hulu developing sitcom set at hapless NJ fun spot

> On Jun 17, 2020, at 6:41 AM, 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV > wrote: > > > This is NOT the Johnny Knoxville project I first reported February 2, 2017: > > The "Jackass" and ...Bad Grandpa star resurfaces for a new feature film > inspired by what for years was Action Park >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Petition: Replace offending statues in TN...

> On Jun 16, 2020, at 6:55 AM, Melissa P wrote: > > The bridge over the Mississippi connecting Memphis with West Memphis, > Arkansas is already nicknamed the Dolly Parton Bridge. A picture of the bridge might help explain why it has that unofficial moniker:

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Perfect Harmony" cancelled

Also -- since I have been watching it all along -- "Family Guy" has cut way back on the musical numbers in recent years. (I assume that's due in no small part to Seth MacFarlane no longer being in the writers' room.) > On Jun 11, 2020, at 10:07 PM, Doug Eastick wrote: > > Would not count, by

Re: [TV orNotTV] Watching local news during the protests

> On Jun 1, 2020, at 4:51 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > But one assumes the pickings are slim over at CBS2/KCAL9. A note for those > not living in the LA area: Two rival TV stations share the same news team for > budget reasons... They aren't rivals per se -- they're both owned by CBS. -- You

Re: [TV orNotTV] Thursday Night's To Tell The Truth

This version of “To Tell the Truth” is perfectly adequate, but I still find some things about it annoying, most notably… Anthony: “Will the real so-and-so please stand up… RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK!” Celebrities: “NOO!” (stamping feet, hitting each other with their

Re: [TV orNotTV] HBO Max streaming service library is huge. It includes the Criterion Collection.

> On May 27, 2020, at 11:44 AM, M-D November wrote: > > I know this, but there's still a lingering association. (Plus, isn't the > internet service still called "Road Runner"?) Wikipedia says that Time Warner Cable eliminated the "Road Runner" marketing in 2012. I actually first subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Guardian Goes Long On Sandi Toksvig

I know her because she occasionally appeared on the original version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway" back in the '90s. BBC America picked up one season of "QI" a few years ago, when Stephen Fry was still the host -- I enjoyed it, but not enough to seek out where other episodes can legally be

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

> On May 20, 2020, at 10:18 PM, Ben Scripps wrote: > > When they called me, I actually had a two-part phone call; after I confirmed > my station isn’t a J! affiliate, the contestant coordinator said she still > needed to run it past her boss to make sure I was good. So I got the call, >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

> On May 20, 2020, at 8:00 PM, Brad Beam wrote: > > -Does your station air “Jeopardy!”? I can answer this part based on the paperwork I've filled out every time I've tried out for the show -- if he worked for a station that aired "Jeopardy!", he would have been ineligible. Sorry I don't

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ben On Jeopardy!

Here is Tuesday's show: http://www.ellwanger.tv/temp/jeopardy20200519.mp4 (As a bonus, it begins with the Ben-centric episodic promo, which I managed to capture during "World News Tonight.") > On May 18, 2020, at 8:31 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: > > Just in case any members

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