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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #195 on: November 15, 2011, 09:24:53 AM »
Quote from: urth on November 14, 2011, 11:53:59 PM
Quote from: Tinka Cat on November 14, 2011, 01:11:45 PM

I love Alan Rickman as Snape in the Harry Potter series -- he has such a great voice.

Agreed, Rickman is one of my favorite British actors; has been for several years. I always thought he and Richard Thompson had nearly identical accents. They're from adjacent areas in London so that might explain it: Rickman is from Hammersmith while Thompson hails from Notting Hill. I'd guess Thompson is the better guitarist, but Rickman probably has the advantage with Shakespeare.

And yes, Rickman was great in Galaxy Quest.

He was great in GQ, and so many other things.  But when I think of Rickman, it's as Hans Gruber in Die Hard.
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #196 on: November 19, 2011, 07:49:42 PM »
Watch at your own risk.

http://politichicks.tv/
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #197 on: November 19, 2011, 10:29:06 PM »
Quote from: IntellectualElitist on November 19, 2011, 07:49:42 PM
Watch at your own risk.

http://politichicks.tv/

Wow.  I'm still trying to decide if this was satire or they were serious.
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #198 on: November 19, 2011, 10:42:49 PM »
Quote from: Lightnin' Rod on November 19, 2011, 10:29:06 PM
Quote from: IntellectualElitist on November 19, 2011, 07:49:42 PM
Watch at your own risk.

http://politichicks.tv/

Wow.  I'm still trying to decide if this was satire or they were serious.


Sadly, they're quite serious. Victoria Jackson has become a complete right-wing nincompoop since her SNL days.
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #199 on: November 20, 2011, 01:01:00 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on November 19, 2011, 10:42:49 PM
Quote from: Lightnin' Rod on November 19, 2011, 10:29:06 PM
Quote from: IntellectualElitist on November 19, 2011, 07:49:42 PM
Watch at your own risk.

http://politichicks.tv/

Wow.  I'm still trying to decide if this was satire or they were serious.


Sadly, they're quite serious. Victoria Jackson has become a complete right-wing nincompoop since her SNL days.
well, intentional or not, it IS a joke.
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #200 on: November 29, 2011, 08:43:26 PM »
Watching Rudolph and man, the soundtrack sounds... warped, at least during the musical numbers. I realize it's nearly 50 years old but I thought they did a digital restoration a few years back...
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #201 on: December 05, 2011, 09:30:44 PM »
A Charlie Brown Christmas was shown tonight on ABC, but apparently they cut 4 minutes from it, including Schroeder's Fur Elise and his snarky rendition of Jingle Bells aimed at the armorous and hot-to-trot Lucy.  I read about the cuts on imdb, and opted not to watch it tonight as a sort of protest.

Seems they used this cut version as a lead into a new entry in the Prep & Landing series.  The Prep & Landing specials are the Pixar-made animated christmas shows that started airing a couple years ago, featuring Dave Foley's voice as one of the elves.

Looks like Charlie Brown airs again on 12/15 from 8-9 pm, and presumably it will be uncut.  That hour time slot includes the seven-minute Prep & Landing short from a year or two ago.

Sometimes network tv makes me sore afraid.
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #202 on: December 06, 2011, 07:41:34 AM »
Quote from: Tinka Cat on December 05, 2011, 09:30:44 PM
A Charlie Brown Christmas was shown tonight on ABC, but apparently they cut 4 minutes from it, including Schroeder's Fur Elise and his snarky rendition of Jingle Bells aimed at the armorous and hot-to-trot Lucy.  I read about the cuts on imdb, and opted not to watch it tonight as a sort of protest.

Seems they used this cut version as a lead into a new entry in the Prep & Landing series.  The Prep & Landing specials are the Pixar-made animated christmas shows that started airing a couple years ago, featuring Dave Foley's voice as one of the elves.

Looks like Charlie Brown airs again on 12/15 from 8-9 pm, and presumably it will be uncut.  That hour time slot includes the seven-minute Prep & Landing short from a year or two ago.

Sometimes network tv makes me sore afraid.

indeed, there were less commercials on network TV in 1965.

If you like the "Prep & Landing" 'toons, you'd love Arthur Christmas
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #203 on: December 08, 2011, 08:59:54 PM »
Comcast announced today that Me-TV will be returning to their line-up: KOFY 20.2, which carries Me-TV will be on Comcast digital channel 196 starting "on or after" Dec 22nd.  Just in time for Xmas episodes of MTM, Bob Newhart, etc.
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #204 on: December 11, 2011, 10:01:10 PM »
Er...so, I'm watching this here 60s Pop, Rock & Soul thing on KQED and see ? and the Mysterians do "96 Tears".  I've never seen the guy in action before, but he looks like a cross between Prince and Snooki.  WTF!(?)

Ooo!  Eddie Holman singing "Haaaay There Lonely Girl".  He's still hitting those falsetto notes!

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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #205 on: December 11, 2011, 10:18:45 PM »
Quote from: sundaygal on December 11, 2011, 10:01:10 PM
Er...so, I'm watching this here 60s Pop, Rock & Soul thing on KQED and see ? and the Mysterians do "96 Tears".  I've never seen the guy in action before, but he looks like a cross between Prince and Snooki. 

Dude was (is?) Latino:  from Wikipedia:

The band's frontman and primary songwriter was ?. Though the singer has never confirmed it, Library of Congress copyright registrations indicate that his birth name is Rudy Martinez.



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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #206 on: December 12, 2011, 04:53:46 PM »
Quote from: Tinka Cat on December 11, 2011, 10:18:45 PM
Quote from: sundaygal on December 11, 2011, 10:01:10 PM
Er...so, I'm watching this here 60s Pop, Rock & Soul thing on KQED and see ? and the Mysterians do "96 Tears".  I've never seen the guy in action before, but he looks like a cross between Prince and Snooki. 

Dude was (is?) Latino:  from Wikipedia:

The band's frontman and primary songwriter was ?. Though the singer has never confirmed it, Library of Congress copyright registrations indicate that his birth name is Rudy Martinez.


But which one's Ronnie Spector?  ;)

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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #207 on: December 12, 2011, 09:42:40 PM »
Just watched the 2003 Peanuts Christmas special "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown."

Pretty funny.  apparently pieced together from individual strips that Schulz created, so its narrative structure is loose.  There's also not the same horrible nastiness you find in a "Charlie Brown Christmas."   (Yes, It's a classic, but god the Peanuts gang are a**h***s.)

Good review here:
http://www.justpressplay.net/reviews/6247-i-want-a-dog-for-christmas-charlie-brown.html
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #208 on: December 15, 2011, 08:51:13 AM »
It's official: Howard Stern will become a judge on America's Got Talent. He announced it on his radio show this morning. Like he needs more millions.  ::)
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Re: The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.
« Reply #209 on: December 22, 2011, 10:58:40 AM »
As promised: Me-TV is back on cable!  Comcast ch. 196 beginning today.
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