Re: [TV orNotTV] "The Match: Superstars" to team non-touring pros

2024-11-03 Thread Tom Wolper
il Mickelson, made for TNT by a Hollywood agent and a > film/TV producer (Wiki <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Match_(golf)> > [link]). It continued in 2020 with Woods, Peyton Manning, Mickelson and Tom > Brady, followed by eight other configurations prior to this year. Sorry for &g

Re: [TV orNotTV] "The Match: Superstars" to team non-touring pros

2024-11-01 Thread Tom Wolper
You neglected to mention what they are being matched up for. I’ve decided it’s a ballroom dancing competition. On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 9:10 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Four two-man teams are lined up for this year's version Nov 21st and 22nd > on TNT and Ma

Re: [TV orNotTV] What killed the "Brady Bunch" revival?

2024-10-25 Thread Tom Wolper
For those who can’t be bothered to click through to the article, there were only informal discussions about doing a sequel. There was no script and no distribution deal. Olsen is spouting grievance and entitlement over the idea of a project, not the project itself. On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 11:55 AM

Re: [TV orNotTV] Sigh of relief from Kevin, and likely others

2024-10-22 Thread Tom Wolper
Why a sigh of relief? I’m wholly in favor of Martha Stewart appearing on any show I’ll never watch. On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Martha Stewart, asked by Andy C about possibly doing "Golden > Bachelorette": "Absolutely not... th

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Project Runway' Moves to Freeform

2024-10-17 Thread Tom Wolper
I like the idea that you think there might be another Weinstein Company which wouldn’t have rushed to change its name when Harvey’s scandal broke. On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > The venerable fashion reality comp started on Bravo, moved to Lifetime > briefly, moved back t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Why Harrison Ford is still acting

2024-10-14 Thread Tom Wolper
If acting meant going through a competitive audition process for every role, I’m sure he’d find a reason for giving it up. On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > "Essential human contact," the 82-yr-old said about his role in Apple > TV+'

Re: [TV orNotTV] Brits to find "groundbreaking" US election coverage on Channel 4

2024-10-08 Thread Tom Wolper
The polls close in the east at 1 AM GMT and the west coast polls (and probable announcement of a winner) at 4 AM. On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM Kevin M. wrote: > US media: We are going to produce the worst possible election coverage > > UK media: Hold my tea > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Tue, Oc

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Ellen DeGeneres - For Your Approval

2024-09-30 Thread Tom Wolper
I also watched this after reading several articles about it. It was an hour plus of standup crafted to be a standup routine. John Mulaney did a Netflix special, Baby J, which was all about his addiction and recovery, and from the articles I think people expected she was going to, or needed to, do s

Re: [TV orNotTV] Hoda Kotb to leave "Today" early next year

2024-09-28 Thread Tom Wolper
That seems to mirror what’s happening in local TV news with smaller salary numbers. On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 5:44 AM PGage wrote: > While unlike Kevin I have seen and heard Hoda a few times in various > contexts, never have I seen her on The Today show, and indeed I was mildly > surprised to be r

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tim Allen's next sitcom trades in execs

2024-09-26 Thread Tom Wolper
> Mark Jeffries > spotligh...@gmail.com > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 3:38 PM Kevin M. wrote: > >> >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 1:09 PM Tom Wolper wrote: >> >>> Like many here I used to read Ken Le

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tim Allen's next sitcom trades in execs

2024-09-26 Thread Tom Wolper
; > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 8:08 AM Tom Wolper wrote: > >> This is one of those series that will go to air, run for seven seasons, >> and I still will never have heard of it. >> >> On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 10:48 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Tim Allen's next sitcom trades in execs

2024-09-26 Thread Tom Wolper
This is one of those series that will go to air, run for seven seasons, and I still will never have heard of it. On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 10:48 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > "Shifting Gears," (w.t.) with Allen as "the stubborn, widowed owner of a > classic-ca

Re: [TV orNotTV] Mr. McMahon Not Happy About Netflix Doc

2024-09-24 Thread Tom Wolper
Vince is a narcissist and he’s going to gripe about any documentary that’s not a hero story about him. There must be a documentary story about how the WWE survived his chronic toxicity without suffering any horrible damage in a business sense. On Tue, Sep 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM Mark Jeffries wrote:

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC says “Not tonight, Tonight Show”

2024-09-07 Thread Tom Wolper
Kimmel was new last night because Monday’s show was a rerun. I recently found out that Kimmel takes off from July 4 to Labor Day because that’s what his buddy Howard Stern does. On Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 8:16 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Colbert was a re

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dancing With The Trash

2024-09-05 Thread Tom Wolper
I don’t know why anybody bothers writing satire anymore. On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 1:25 AM Kevin M. wrote: > When even pond scum would be a step up. > > > https://apnews.com/article/dancing-with-stars-cast-anna-delvey-sorokin-3570d25ba425915343ffc062152a0479 > > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You recei

Re: [TV orNotTV] DirecTV cuts off die Maus

2024-09-04 Thread Tom Wolper
The story behind this impasse is different than in the past. DirecTV is losing subscribers, as are the other cable and satellite companies, and they’re putting their foot down in order to try to stay alive. As we know, the cable TV business is built on bundling by the media companies. If you get ca

Re: [TV orNotTV] DirecTV cuts off die Maus

2024-09-03 Thread Tom Wolper
The smart money says the deal will get done Monday in time to air Monday Night Football. On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 5:23 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > DirecTV's chief financial officer expects it to do just that... seems the > satcaster would like to increase th

Re: [TV orNotTV] SemiNoTV: Trump Movie Coming Out Before Election

2024-09-01 Thread Tom Wolper
People who are sticking with him after 34 felony convictions aren’t going to change their minds because of a biopic. On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 1:26 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > "The Apprentice," the biopic about the Republican candidate for > president's relationship with the notorious Roy Cohn (playe

Re: [TV orNotTV] Glaser Your Golden Globes Roast--Uh, Host

2024-08-28 Thread Tom Wolper
obably kidding. > > And if things don't go well, particularly in the ratings, this could be > the last time CBS will carry the Globes. > > Mark Jeffries > spotligh...@gmail.com > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 4:39 PM Tom Wolper wrote: > >> If I recall from Janua

Re: [TV orNotTV] Glaser Your Golden Globes Roast--Uh, Host

2024-08-28 Thread Tom Wolper
If I recall from January, Jo Koy’s performance was a debacle to right wing racists on social media who piled on him for being not white. >From reading the article I’d say Glaser was commenting tongue in cheek for the press release. If you want to take her literally, have at it. On Wed, Aug 28, 20

Re: [TV orNotTV] Yellowstone unveils surprise sixth season

2024-08-28 Thread Tom Wolper
They didn’t hear it from Puck News, Puck News did the work and they copied it. On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 8:45 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Without Costner, Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser are in talks to lead this > next chapter, after being rumoured to topline

Re: [TV orNotTV] George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel over use of Cameos

2024-08-20 Thread Tom Wolper
4/02/jimmy-kimmel-george-santos-1235832856/ (article, >> or...) >> https://youtu.be/52xuwD_xx0s (directly to video) >> B >> >> Tom Wolper, Feb 17th: >> >> Kimmel has new shows this week so he’ll have lots of fun with this. >> >> -- >> You receiv

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Bad Monkey

2024-08-18 Thread Tom Wolper
It’s based on a Carl Hiaasen book and he writes fun crime novels so I’m looking forward to watching it when I can make the time. On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 1:21 AM Kevin M. wrote: > Quirky murder mystery. Decent cast. Could’ve easily been a modern-noir, > but isn’t. I’m enjoying it. > > On the Appl

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rob Schneider's daughter says he is a douche

2024-08-15 Thread Tom Wolper
b-schneider-apologies-elle-king/ >> >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 4:53 PM PGage wrote: >> >>> Ah, I did not realize that. Makes more sense. >>> >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 3:00 PM Tom Wolper wro

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rob Schneider's daughter says he is a douche

2024-08-14 Thread Tom Wolper
ng and sanity, I could not be around him. >> >> I heard that vibe from her, not that she hates him, but that she needs to >> maintain distance from him. While sad that any child feels that way about a >> parent, to be able to express it in those terms is healthy. >> &

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rob Schneider's daughter says he is a douche

2024-08-14 Thread Tom Wolper
It’s uncomfortable to see a young person publicly call out a toxic parent but everything she says points out to him being toxic. On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 10:56 PM Steve Timko wrote: > She goes four or five years without talking to him > > > https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNG3Js3t/ > > -- > You receive

Re: [TV orNotTV] Martin: I Won't Do Walz on 'SNL'

2024-08-09 Thread Tom Wolper
I respect Steve and know he has to be diplomatic but I really wish he had said he’s turning it down because SNL’s political humor is so lame. I can’t think of anything as worthless and a waste of time as four years of Alec Baldwin’s Trump. On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 3:04 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > St

Re: [TV orNotTV] Roku launching a standalone premium FAST sports channel

2024-08-07 Thread Tom Wolper
It says twice in the article that it will be free. On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 11:21 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Aug 12th. Being advert-supported, it shouldn't cost that much to viewers, > *right??* > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/r

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'SNL' Movie Coming Out on 50th Anniversary of Premiere

2024-07-31 Thread Tom Wolper
There was a narrative about rock music that went music was stupid and boring and was played by square people for square people. Then one day some white boys plugged their electric guitars into amps and brought forth rock and roll, which was and is awesome music, and freed everybody’s minds, and the

Re: [TV orNotTV] Right wing celebrities whine about things they don’t understand

2024-07-29 Thread Tom Wolper
If you live your life looking for grievances you will continually find them whether or not they are actually true. On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM Kevin M. wrote: > Specifically, drag queens supposedly recreating the Last Supper during the > Olympic opening ceremony. Spoiler: they were actually

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: WBD Moves to Match for NBA

2024-07-26 Thread Tom Wolper
WBD is playing their part in the drama and they have filed suit. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40647935/warner-bros-discovery-sues-nba-losing-rights-amazon On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 8:56 AM PGage wrote: > For the record… > The NBA has rejected WBD’s offer for the Amazon package. Here is th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Them Duke boys are at it again

2024-07-24 Thread Tom Wolper
court ordered his > possessions belonged to somebody else now. Schneider seems to be > not-so-subtly trying to get the MAGA cult to intimidate others on his > behalf. Can’t imagine this story will end well. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 4:35 PM Tom Wolpe

Re: [TV orNotTV] Them Duke boys are at it again

2024-07-24 Thread Tom Wolper
Schneider seems like quite a dick. On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM Kevin M. wrote: > John Schneider is suing his deceased ex wife’s estate. Included in this > article is the backstory. It’s about what you’d expect from a Trump > supporter. > > > https://ktla.com/entertainment/dukes-of-hazzard-st

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Peacock lost 500,000 subscribers in Q2

2024-07-24 Thread Tom Wolper
ry/peacocks-nfl-game-led-almost-3-million-people-to-subscribe-heres-how-long-it-needs-them-to-stick-around-21fa8c57 >> >> On Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 1:10:02 PM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: >> >>> https://www.thewrap.com/comcast-earnings-q2-2024/ >>> >> -- >

[TV orNotTV] Peacock lost 500,000 subscribers in Q2

2024-07-23 Thread Tom Wolper
https://www.thewrap.com/comcast-earnings-q2-2024/ -- 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 discussion on

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Homicide..." to Peacock! Yippee!

2024-07-22 Thread Tom Wolper
When I decided to cancel Peacock at the end of May they made a retention offer of $0.99 a month for 6 months (with ads). If you want to hang on to the service, start cancellation and see if they’re still making that offer. On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 8:25 PM PGage wrote: > Excellent news! Peacock ju

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Sunny

2024-07-22 Thread Tom Wolper
I’ve caught up with the available episodes and I’m not sure where it’s going. I give Rashida Jones credit for playing a main character with zero glamour and it was really smart to accentuate her alienation by putting her in Kyoto. One strange thing to me is that there are definite science fiction

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Reality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles

2024-07-18 Thread Tom Wolper
Doom and gloom stories are a good way of getting attention. But there has to be a sense of longer term trends than just this year compared to last year. The Hollywood Reporter story uses data from an industry group with an agenda to push for tax credits for reality TV to keep up with other states.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Opie's Movie of Vance Book Returns to Netflix Top 10 Thanks to Trump

2024-07-17 Thread Tom Wolper
Tori Spelling is America’s least favorite nepo baby and I think she’ll hold on to that distinction forever. On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 3:57 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > Unless it's a Christmas movie or a sequel to it comes out (or if it's > "Super Mario Bros. Movie"), Netflix originals usually fade in

Re: [TV orNotTV] Your 2024 Emmy nominations

2024-07-17 Thread Tom Wolper
When, in 2020 when everybody was stuck at home, the fact that broadcast TV ratings did not spike was a sure sign that it didn’t merit serious investment. On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 1:27 PM Kevin M. wrote: > The winners are, to me, meaningless to anyone outside of the industry, but > I do find it no

Re: [TV orNotTV] kindaTV: Canada soccer today

2024-07-15 Thread Tom Wolper
charisma on the mic and no skill for describing the game in a compelling way. On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 1:49 PM Tom Wolper wrote: > Things aren’t what they were 20 years ago for American viewers of soccer. > Casual fans can watch the English Premier League on NBC/Peacock, the German > an

Re: [TV orNotTV] So long, Richard Simmons

2024-07-15 Thread Tom Wolper
Having watched some of the video clips going around the last few days I have to say it’s remarkable how he built his persona into an immediately recognizable brand and that he managed to keep it over decades. It didn’t matter what age Richard was in the clip, he maintained a consistent persona. On

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sajak Just Can't Leave 'Wheel'...

2024-07-13 Thread Tom Wolper
What Seacrest is expected to do is laid out in detail in his contract. If the producers of Wheel especially wanted him to host the celebrity version they would have written it in the contract. If it’s not in the contract the producers are free to hire whoever they want and Seacrest is free to tell

Re: [TV orNotTV] kindaTV: Canada soccer today

2024-07-09 Thread Tom Wolper
Things aren’t what they were 20 years ago for American viewers of soccer. Casual fans can watch the English Premier League on NBC/Peacock, the German and Spanish leagues on ESPN+, the UEFA Champions League on CBS/Paramount+, and lots of other elite play streaming somewhere. Ex-US players might be h

Re: [TV orNotTV] News Anchor Sues CBS, Claims Fired for Being Straight White Guy

2024-07-05 Thread Tom Wolper
It doesn’t matter how good or bad Vaughn was, this is ideologically motivated lawyers looking to weaken anti-discrimination laws. They’re always looking for clients and Vaughn agreed to be one. On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 2:09 AM Mark Jeffries wrote: > Jeff Vaughn, an anchor at CBS-owned KCBS and KCA

Re: [TV orNotTV] Paramount removes content from websites

2024-07-03 Thread Tom Wolper
There are a lot of staff changes over 28 years as well as technology and software changes and all it takes is one staffer with an idiosyncratic filing system who leaves to turn the archive into chaos for everyone following. On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM Kevin M. wrote: > Most of the early Daily

Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi OT: Is “SciFi World” a scam?

2024-06-21 Thread Tom Wolper
At least we got an entertaining story out of it. There are always stories out there about cities or small towns whose local governments are looking to attract out of town tourists by building museums or halls of fame and they end up being money pits or never opening. On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 12:42

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

2024-06-15 Thread Tom Wolper
That makes sense. Barkley can avoid the drama over what’s going to happen and wait to see how things shake out. If he wants to sign on, nobody is going to remember his retirement announcement. If he doesn’t like what’s happening he can stay retired. On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 9:52 AM PGage wrote: >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fallon Signs for Four More Years

2024-06-13 Thread Tom Wolper
Does he keep his band? On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > He'll be hosting "The Tonight Show" until 2028--whoopee: > > > https://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-fallon-the-tonight-show-renewed-nbc-host-2028/ > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Another change of venue for the next Tonys

2024-06-12 Thread Tom Wolper
If you’re staying in midtown or just want somewhere to go near 30 Rock, I’d suggest the Museum of Modern Art. You can browse the permanent collection in a couple of hours. On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 11:22 AM Doug Eastick wrote: > I'm also looking for suggestions for an NYC visit, possibly in Septem

[TV orNotTV] NBC budget cuts: Late Night is losing its band

2024-06-11 Thread Tom Wolper
When Late Night starts a new season in the fall there will no longer be live music. https://www.vulture.com/article/seth-meyers-late-night-band-goodbye-eli-janney.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group

Re: [TV orNotTV] ItllBeOnTV: X officially allows pr0n

2024-06-09 Thread Tom Wolper
Twitter was a massive innovation when it started up because it was the first killer app for the smartphone. The original limit of 140 characters in a tweet came from when accounts still had data caps. It was of great use during the Arab Spring and as a grassroots tool when officials in authoritaria

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rob Schneider removed from Regina stage during controversial show

2024-06-06 Thread Tom Wolper
, 2024 at 11:11 AM Kevin M. wrote: > Not sure p*ssing into the wind qualifies as recent work > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 6:46 AM Tom Wolper wrote: > >> It’s hard to believe they hired him without looking at any of his recent >> work. >> &

Re: [TV orNotTV] Rob Schneider removed from Regina stage during controversial show

2024-06-06 Thread Tom Wolper
It’s hard to believe they hired him without looking at any of his recent work. On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 10:44 PM Steve Timko wrote: > According to the CBC, Schneider made jokes about transgender people and > COVID vaccines.. > > https://youtu.be/1pOIN9ZL2sU?si=kIvH0vXPIyO0bHhl > > On Wed, Jun 5, 2

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: The Chosen - Season 4 premiere

2024-06-04 Thread Tom Wolper
De Mille has to be appreciated on his own terms. He has a singular style like Fincher and Nolan do today. In a De Mille spectacular enjoy the wildly imaginative set designs and costumes with the eye popping technicolor cinematography and lower your expectations of the acting and story. On Mon, Jun

Re: [TV orNotTV] Jon Lovitz saved SNL, according to A. Whitney Brown

2024-06-01 Thread Tom Wolper
For his SNL recollections Brown is dealing both with the cognitive effects of aging and his admitted heavy drug use at the time so I won’t hold him accountable for getting the details right about that time. Lorne left SNL in 1980 to take a rest and then produce for prime time TV where he could beco

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

2024-05-30 Thread Tom Wolper
, May 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM M-D November wrote: > Moving the action to Vegas definitely hurt the overall story arc. > > On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:54:16 PM UTC-4 Tom Wolper wrote: > >> I thought it was a blessing that they canceled GLOW. The last season >> really felt li

Re: [TV orNotTV] New all cartoon digital subchannel coming next month

2024-05-29 Thread Tom Wolper
works, or because they hoped something like this was in the works. >> >> >> On May 2, 2024, at 12:12 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: >> >> It’s from Weigel and is part of the MeTV brand. Jerry Beck is part of it >> and here’s the press release along with his comments. Th

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

2024-05-29 Thread Tom Wolper
I thought it was a blessing that they canceled GLOW. The last season really felt like they ran out of ideas. On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 1:03 PM M-D November wrote: > No, they canceled GLOW because it was pandemic-disrupted, expensive to > make, and the actors (likely) started booking other roles, m

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: So long, Morgan Spurlock

2024-05-29 Thread Tom Wolper
Two years ago the Maintenance Phase podcast took on Supersize Me and found lots of bad methodology and bad advice. https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/10074600-super-size-me On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 1:01 PM M-D November wrote: > It's also recently come to light that Spurlock has bee

Re: [TV orNotTV] What Tom Selleck did in the final season of Magnum TOS

2024-05-16 Thread Tom Wolper
Just like in the original show. On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 8:50 AM Doug Eastick wrote: > i just realised that I don't think I watched the last 1-2 seasons of > Magnum PI, as I was out of town in University and doing other important > things. > > On a related note, I have 5 seasons of new Magnum PI

Re: [TV orNotTV] Breaking News: Beauty Pageants harmful to mental health

2024-05-12 Thread Tom Wolper
Miss Teen USA resigned two days later. https://www.salon.com/2024/05/09/scandal-in-the-pageant-world-why-miss-usa-and-miss-teen-usa-both-quit/ On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 6:22 PM Kevin M. wrote: > In other news, water is wet. > > > https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/former-miss-usa-2023-alleges-to

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'Satire is What Closes on a Saturday NIght'

2024-05-10 Thread Tom Wolper
The article is much deeper than the Kaufman quip and I recommend reading it. The issue of temporal distance is that things change more quickly than we can respond to, let alone satirize. The first major battles involving the US military in Vietnam were in 1965 and the satire we remember comes from

Re: [TV orNotTV] Brady Roast Crowd Boos Kim Kardashian, Netflix Cuts It Out

2024-05-09 Thread Tom Wolper
This reminds me of why I hate roasts. On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 1:05 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > Last Sunday night on the streamer's live telecast of "The Greatest Roast > of All Time: Tom Brady," the reality TV star attempted to stand on the > dais and do her part of the roast, but the audience gr

Re: [TV orNotTV] Disney+/Hulu/max bundle to become available this summer

2024-05-08 Thread Tom Wolper
I guess the streamers have entered the “Become Netflix or die” phase of the business. On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 6:31 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > *Die Maus* and the WBD apparently agreed to this today... and will > announce details at their respective upfronts

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

2024-05-07 Thread Tom Wolper
Stewart also did a pre-taped bit on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 12:45 PM Marti Lawrence wrote: > I enjoy Jon Stewart as host much more than any of the other people who do > that job, so I have been recording only the episodes he hosts. > I appreciate the update, and will adjust t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Unfrosted

2024-05-07 Thread Tom Wolper
>From what I could tell from the promotional materials it is supposed to be a comedy revue rather than a story. On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 12:22 AM Kevin M. wrote: > I do remember laughing at moments, but I just finished it and now I can’t > tell you what I laughed at. If there was a script, it was

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Pimp My Ride" making a comeback

2024-05-04 Thread Tom Wolper
I assume insurance premiums also go sky high when a car gets expensive modifications like that. The car owners probably get rid of them as quickly as possible. On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 10:24 PM Kevin M. wrote: > One of the car-centric YouTube channels I watch from time to time found > one of the v

Re: [TV orNotTV] Ozzy Osbourne receives stem cell treatments

2024-05-03 Thread Tom Wolper
At this point a 75 year old who doesn’t have health problems would be news. On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > The 75-year-old rocker, who retired from the road after spinal injuries, > revealed on his SiriusXM talk show that the treat

[TV orNotTV] Monday Night Football is going back to cable

2024-05-03 Thread Tom Wolper
After putting all of the Monday NFL games on ABC last season, Disney is going back to the prior schedule with some simulcasts. https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2024/05/abc-monday-night-football-simulcasts-reduction-this-season/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [TV orNotTV] Surprise! CBS Fall Annotated

2024-05-02 Thread Tom Wolper
I saw the NCIS: Origins entry and thought that CBS had such a hit with Young Sheldon that they’re trying Young NCIS or NCIS Babies. If FX or HBO was going to make a new Matlock with Kathy Bates in the lead I’d give it a try. She can carry a show like that. At CBS it won’t have any edge or spark.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Dan Schneider denies toxic-workplace claims as docu on Nick situation airs

2024-05-02 Thread Tom Wolper
This is failed crisis management. Schneider had to have been approached by the makers of the series and he chose not to participate or defend himself that way, which is his right. When the series came out and made him look bad he just denied it all. Now he filed a lawsuit, which if it goes to trial

Re: [TV orNotTV] "Wrexham" guys investing in another club in another league

2024-04-29 Thread Tom Wolper
Of course there will be another reality show. I don’t do deep dives into sports business journalism. Still I’d like to know how the revenue from Welcome to Wrexham compares to the operating costs of running the club. The team is moving up levels of English football because the owners were willing t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: New York appeals court torn over reversing Weinstein convictoin

2024-04-25 Thread Tom Wolper
Retrying him will be a DA’s or AG’s call and they’re elected offices. If there’s no blowback to declining to prosecute the case again they might let it go. On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 9:54 PM David Risner wrote: > My big question is, why spend all that money retrying him when he's > already going to

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Another Hollywood catfight

2024-04-19 Thread Tom Wolper
What this brings in mind to me is America Ferrara’s speech in Barbie. What did Sydney Sweeney ever do to get called out like this in public? On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM Adam Bowie wrote: > Sydney Sweeney is very much up and coming at the moment. Her role on > Euphoria was fine, although ther

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CBS Announces First New Daytime Soap in 25 Years

2024-04-16 Thread Tom Wolper
>From what I saw, it’s replacing The Talk. On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 9:27 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > A pee-arr spotted by The Futon Critic announced the pickup, without any > other details... B > > Mark Jeffries, March 8th: > > The publicity has been ab

Re: [TV orNotTV] CBS Fs Up Billy Joel Concert

2024-04-15 Thread Tom Wolper
CBS will reair the concert in its entirety on Friday at 9PM On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 9:35 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > The 'special guests' were known ahead of time, which makes me believe it > was previously recorded. > > Hollywood Reporter says it was

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Golden Bachelor, "winner" engaged, to wed Jan 4th 2024

2024-04-14 Thread Tom Wolper
Do you think it would be bad taste for me to ask for my wedding present back? On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 12:50 PM Kevin M. wrote: > Gee, I thought they’d go the distance. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 5:19 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >>

Re: [TV orNotTV] True Detective 4 [Was Quickie Review: Monsieur Spade]

2024-04-14 Thread Tom Wolper
I started watching it back in January and gave up after a few episodes. I found that the series is all about creepy vibes and they had no intention of making a tight, satisfying mystery. When I found I didn’t care who done it or whether they would figure it out, I bailed. I spent a number of decade

Re: [TV orNotTV] OJ Simpson Dead at 76 in Las Vegas

2024-04-11 Thread Tom Wolper
There’s no reason to try and relitigate the case. It stands, and is meaningful, that in the almost 30 years after the case no exonerating evidence or even an alternate theory of how the murders happened. On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 10:17 PM PGage wrote: > Well, the Civil Jury found him liable for th

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Women's NCAA title game outdraws the men's championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

2024-04-10 Thread Tom Wolper
The women’s game had Caitlin Clark, who’s become a household name after she set a new scoring record, and South Carolina which was undefeated. The men’s game didn’t have anything to draw people who weren’t committed to watch. On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 10:32 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@

Re: [TV orNotTV] Longtime ESPN Exec Leaves After Almost 40 Years

2024-04-07 Thread Tom Wolper
t; > On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 10:01 AM Tom Wolper wrote: > >> In a rapidly shifting media environment 40 years of experience isn’t an >> immediate asset. Williamson thrived when the ESPN economic model was to >> make people who never watched the channel pay for it as part of t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Longtime ESPN Exec Leaves After Almost 40 Years

2024-04-06 Thread Tom Wolper
In a rapidly shifting media environment 40 years of experience isn’t an immediate asset. Williamson thrived when the ESPN economic model was to make people who never watched the channel pay for it as part of their cable subscription. That bucket of money is going away and when meeting the challenge

Re: [TV orNotTV] ESPN Streamer to Be on Disney+

2024-04-05 Thread Tom Wolper
Did Disney decide the problem with streaming is that it’s not confusing enough? On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 12:11 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > Much as Hulu is now part of Disney+ (with those Quinta Brunson "roll call" > commercials--"Bear." (Winnie-the-Pooh) "Here." "Not that Bear." (various > "The Bear

Re: [TV orNotTV] About a not-exactly-ethnic name

2024-04-03 Thread Tom Wolper
She was different from the rest of the family so she had a different name. Why does anybody have to overthink it? On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 12:58 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > In a gift article, expiring tentatively April 10th '24, a discussion from > the New J

Re: [TV orNotTV] 'SNL' Origin Story Movie May Be Coming

2024-03-31 Thread Tom Wolper
The movie is about the lead up to the first episode and the show Berle wasn’t even in the first season. It’s more likely that the Berle character is a straw man for comedians of a previous era. And I await the critical review that says Simmons doesn’t have the penis to play Milton Berle. On Sun,

[TV orNotTV] Jeopardy/Chase crossover

2024-03-26 Thread Tom Wolper
On Friday Victoria Groce, the Queen on The Chase, will be playing Jeopardy in the invitational tournament. She was on Jeopardy 20 years ago. She said The Chase hasn’t been renewed but it hasn’t been canceled either. https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-pittsburgher-the-chase-star-back-on-j

Re: [TV orNotTV] Pete Davidson and Colin Jost bought an old Staten Island Ferry boat...

2024-03-26 Thread Tom Wolper
That’s good news for people who go to Staten Island, I guess. On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Along with Paul Italia, proprietor of NY comedy club The Stand and a > commercial real estate agent/investor, and, reportedly, architect

Re: [TV orNotTV] Digest for tvornottv@googlegroups.com - 15 updates in 9 topics

2024-03-24 Thread Tom Wolper
Hollywood, and whatever passed for popular culture at the time, tied sexiness to over the top glamour. That led to weird binaries like Ginger/Mary Ann on Gilligans Island and Jennifer/Bailey on WKRP. By any other standard Dawn Wells and Jan Smithers were drop dead gorgeous. But we were told the cha

Re: [TV orNotTV] Don Lemon to launch new show on X

2024-03-13 Thread Tom Wolper
I don’t care one way or the other about this kerfuffle but I did see that Lemon is still going to do his show and post episodes on YouTube, podcast apps, and Twitter. https://x.com/donlemon/status/1767948372999299549?s=61&t=OcJUo4kg3KMRa7DAyOZBvg On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 4:17 PM Kevin M. wrote:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Sen. Katie Britt's State of the Union response: Discuss

2024-03-10 Thread Tom Wolper
I didn’t bother with SNL so I can’t comment on that. Regarding the Sen Britt response speech: 1. Doing the response to the SOTU is like hosting the Golden Globes. You’re gonna get roasted no matter how well you do. I’m guessing people aren’t lining up to do it. 2. The SOTU response is a good oppo

Re: [TV orNotTV] TNG episode with "current" reference remains banned in UK and Ireland

2024-03-04 Thread Tom Wolper
To be clear the state of the BBC, Sky, and RTE archives is so bad that nobody can confirm it didn’t eventually air. And there doesn’t seem to be any suppression of streaming the episode in the UK or Ireland. The more egregious statement is saying Mexican independence is an example of successful te

[TV orNotTV] Quick Review: Shogun

2024-03-02 Thread Tom Wolper
Streaming on Hulu. Take a 1975 white savior adventure based on the 1603 accession of Tokugawa Iyesu to a unified shogunate, remove the Eurocentrism and mysogyny, get a Japanese cast and crew including advisors to make the characters talk and look like they are from the period, and this is what you’

Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Constellation

2024-02-24 Thread Tom Wolper
Samuel Fuller once said, “If you don’t have the audience by the balls halfway down the first page of the script, go back and rewrite it.” On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:58 AM Kevin M. wrote: > Opening scene filled with intense drama and gripping suspense, then the > next scene has the words “five we

Re: [TV orNotTV] Fwd: TV news for Feb. 10-16, 2024

2024-02-18 Thread Tom Wolper
It’s from the Television Critics Association winter ingathering and that’s why all of these stories are breaking. On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 10:30 PM Doug Eastick wrote: > Saw this post on rec.arts.tv, and it was so massive with some others that > we had not seen here, I thought I'd share it. > > >

Re: [TV orNotTV] George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel over use of Cameos

2024-02-17 Thread Tom Wolper
Kimmel has new shows this week so he’ll have lots of fun with this. On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM Kevin M. wrote: > I don’t believe using a fake name on social media (even for-profit social > media) is a crime. It might violate Cameo’s TOS, but I doubt that could > even be the basis of a civil

Re: [TV orNotTV] The Dukes of Hazzard was racist…

2024-02-17 Thread Tom Wolper
Do we really believe John Schneider says anything worth paying attention to? The people who need to jump on this are the country music companies. The US is currently 41% non-white and the only demographic group that is overwhelmingly white is old people. If they don’t want to speak out for inclusiv

Re: [TV orNotTV] Wil Wheaton Attacks David for His 'Today' Show Elmo Assault

2024-02-09 Thread Tom Wolper
I long for the days when random outrage wouldn’t go viral and we would not be expected to have opinions about these things. On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 12:20 PM Joe Hass wrote: > M-D: It wound up being debunked. > https://people.com/homer-continue-strangle-bart-the-simpsons-says-co-creator-exclusive-

Re: [TV orNotTV] Carano Suing Disney, Lucasfilm Over 'Mandalorian' Firing--Musk's Her Sugar Daddy

2024-02-07 Thread Tom Wolper
Steve Timko wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 3:29 PM Tom Wolper wrote: > >> And what’s Elon’s track record in these matters? He’s got a dozen other >> things to keep him distracted. Disney Legal can stay focused. >> > > > > I think Musk is trying to help

Re: [TV orNotTV] Carano Suing Disney, Lucasfilm Over 'Mandalorian' Firing--Musk's Her Sugar Daddy

2024-02-07 Thread Tom Wolper
g the suit... still, when CNBC > asked Bob Iger what his thoughts were about it, and he just said "None," > and moved on to another topic... > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bob-iger-gina-carano-mandalorian-lawsuit-1235818809/ > (link) > B > > Tom

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