Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

2010-03-04 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Jon Delfin wrote: > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Kevin M. wrote: >> OK. I watched "Parenthood." Not a bad pilot, but not in any way >> related to the movie, which makes me ask again why they felt the need >> to pay royalties for the use of a title and some char

Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

2010-03-04 Thread Jon Delfin
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > OK. I watched "Parenthood." Not a bad pilot, but not in any way > related to the movie, which makes me ask again why they felt the need > to pay royalties for the use of a title and some character names. I'd suggest "branding," but how many peopl

Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

2010-03-03 Thread Kevin M.
OK. I watched "Parenthood." Not a bad pilot, but not in any way related to the movie, which makes me ask again why they felt the need to pay royalties for the use of a title and some character names. My chief criticism of the show is its watered down depiction of families, but that could just be m

Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

2010-03-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 > minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little > advertising revenue thanks to Leno that producers can actually make > longer TV episodes. Also worth no

Re: [TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

2010-03-03 Thread Kevin M.
The pilot for "Parenthood" is now available for free on iTunes. At 50 minutes, I'm assuming it is an extended pilot, or there is so little advertising revenue thanks to Leno that producers can actually make longer TV episodes. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You

[TV orNotTV] Save 10:00 Just For Us

2010-02-28 Thread PGage
I saw this commercial during the Sunday afternoon coverage (after the Olympics, during the cross country marathon on the West Coast). Maybe they have been running it all week, but it is the first time I have seen it. I like this ad from NBC's POV - they have been pumping these shows for the last t