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Interesting look from a conservative paper about budget cuts and Obama/Bush - TWuG Jan 14, 13:40 1
- Good for him! - Dr.Vermin Jan 14, 13:46
Ok, here's my official NBC punishment...I will never watch a second of Leno's show at home.... - Ender Jan 14, 13:37 10
- I've unsubscribed from all NBC shows on Hulu. I'll download them all through torrents. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:42 1
  - Oooh, torrents, there's an idea. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 13:45
- I like your plan. -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 13:42
- my biggest problem with NBC is that when Yvonne is on Chuck, certain scenes of hers automatically rewind and replay on my DVR - crash davis Jan 14, 13:40 2
  - "The skip back button on my tivo remote broke from overuse...I mean it broke spontaneously." - musubi Jan 14, 13:42
  - you clearly have a very intelligent remote control -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:40
- Um... it doesn't matter what you watch unless you're actually part of the ratings. -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:38 2
  - ...which i am... -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 13:39 1
    - well, then, I endorse your plan. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:40
- Gee, I didn't realize you were a nielsen household ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:38
8-year-old gets caught up in security watch list hoopla -- (link) - znufrii Jan 14, 13:35
as Will pointed out, all USA Network shows are owned by NBC (I think) ... - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:33 23
- hmm, I dunno if they own it (probably not), but they could re-make Nash Bridges and call it "Burning Bridges" ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:39
- You know what I just learned? Burn Notice airs on USA Network... but it's owned by Fox. Awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:37
- NBC has played with quality programming before. Its what got them into this mess. -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:36 1
  - I'd love to see them do a show like "Undeclared" -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:37
- If they screw up Burn Notice on NBC, I will not be happy -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:36
- I wish they would bring back Life and Journeyman - sycor Jan 14, 13:35 1
  - Charlie Crews was a hero of mine. -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:37
- I don't think they could do as well on NBC when you compare the number percentages. - sycor Jan 14, 13:35
- Burn Notice on NBC was the subject of a crazy argument here once before. - Reagen Jan 14, 13:35
- Burn Notice has gone too deep on USA....White Collar's 8 hours in. You can move WHite Collar up without completely - Will Hunting Jan 14, 13:34 1
  - with five hours of programming to show, they could just run it nightly :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:39
- Like CBS' Dexter experiment that went nowhere? -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:34 11
  - It got me to sign up for Showtime... -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 13:41
  - If nothing it got me to watch it on DVD... -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:36
  - With Dexter, it's content problem. Tits, gore and swearing. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 13:35 7
    - I thought they had alternate audio tracks and everything for it. It just... flopped. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:37 6
      - they do, but dubbed Dexter is... silly. - Reagen Jan 14, 13:39
      - it did. and I don't think you can move USA shows over to NBC, but you get a development person like Hammer and who knows what can happen. -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:38
      - Imagine all of the editing Deb's dialogue would need? -- nm - Shaun Jan 14, 13:38 3
        
        They'd have to CGI a different actress on top of her -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:38 2
        
        Meesa solving this fucking murder, yup yup! -- nm - Deb-Deb Binks Jan 14, 13:39 1
        
        Oh, fuck. - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:41
  - Though I bet there are USA shows that get higher ratings than Leno. -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:35
NWBR, western world subsidization of their own agriculture has hurt those 3rd world agrarian economies (such as Haiti) the most in that it depresses - Loyola Jan 14, 13:32 3
- There's also entrenched systematic failures in government and police and healthcare. It's well-acknowledged as a country where nothing works well. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 14, 13:35
- Is there any way we can be of service to screw things up more? -- nm - The IMF Jan 14, 13:34 1
  - Back off, we were here first. -- nm - UN Jan 14, 13:34
It's back to being Cutcliffe as new coach at UT and I think it's going to stick this time. -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:29 7
- Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. -- nm - nubby Jan 14, 13:41
- Can you put a percentage on that? -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:30 5
  - I guess it's the other 22%. :) - David Jan 14, 13:31 4
    - I was 85% sure that would be your answer. - Dano Jan 14, 13:34 3
      - What I would really like to know is what changed Calhoun's mind. -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:37 2
        
        they refused his demand of a coat made out of greyhounds. -- nm - Reagen Jan 14, 13:40
        
        Calhoun0 came back and told him to. (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:40
silly g/f. I told her a week ago that the Colts Playoff game is on Sat. Night and that's what I'm doing. She asks me to go out to a banquet & then... - Remlik Jan 14, 13:27 8
- just go - fatsquatch Jan 14, 13:28 7
  - this story isnt believable, spawn's name isnt mentioned' -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 14, 13:30 2
    - we had our once in a 3 month mandate. -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:31 1
      - kinky. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 14, 13:32
  - oh please. Bet? -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:29 3
    - if the Ravens win, spawn has to go see Avatar with you -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 14, 13:32 2
      - and if the colts win you change your nick to "Batman rulz Superman droolz" -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:37 1
        
        i'll do a pro-Batman nick for a week if Caldwell's 4-week rested starters win - fatsquatch Jan 14, 13:39
My one problem with Modern Family is that it might be too perfect. I find myself in awe of how tightly crafted it is & sometimes forget to just enjoy. -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:27 3
- Just like my ass -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:28 2
  - did you straighten that all out now? - groiny Jan 14, 13:30 1
    - (overshare) - oblique Jan 14, 13:32
Man wins 3 million Euros in lottery....gives half to his daughter...she does this with it... -- (link) - Beaker Jan 14, 13:23 6
- i have to believe that's a joke somehow. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 13:29 2
  - It sounds like a poorly written unfunny Onion story. (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:34
  - taint funny. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:31
- I don't understand, there isn't 1 million euros stitched to that dressed... -- nm - Guigue Jan 14, 13:26
- *Disowns her.* -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:24
- diamonds in the bush? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:24
this is a shame - tom campbell drops-out of CA governor's race to run for senate (again). nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 14, 13:22 3
- I certainly like him a lot more than the other GOP candidates. - musubi Jan 14, 13:26 2
  - I would vote for him for pretty much anything, but we could use him as a governor more than a senator... - b. Jan 14, 13:34 1
    - If the GOP would open up their primaries, I'd *definitely* vote for him there. - musubi Jan 14, 13:36
I don't know if Heroes fall was the worst ever, but it has to be up there. - musubi Jan 14, 13:21 24
- Grey's has definitely plunged. Loved it the first couple/few seasons. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 13:33
- Heroes was never good. -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:25 14
  - Almost unwatchable. nm - Dignan Jan 14, 13:42
  - The first season was very entertaining. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 13:32
  - The first season was perfect popcorn TV... - Mel Profit Jan 14, 13:31 7
    - Exactly. -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 13:35 6
      - It was refreshing against something like Lost. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 14, 13:37 5
        
        Lost was never good. -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:39 4
        
        The first season was very entertaining. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 13:45
        
        Well, you Lost me there. (get it? it's subtle.) nm - Dignan Jan 14, 13:43
        
        *rolls eyes* -- nm - b. Jan 14, 13:40
        
        crazy talk. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:39
  - there were a couple of good small arcs - the very beginning, the days of futures past ripoff and the virus future (though they botched the dismount) - Reagen Jan 14, 13:28 1
    - they should do a Heroes spinoff of just her, aimlessly floating through time ... - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:28
  - In an absolute sense, maybe it wasn't. But I certainly enjoyed it....uptil the season finale. (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:27
  - yes. -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:27
- Nip/ Tuck got un-believable its third season. (Didn't see FF) -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:23 3
  - Was that the season with the (spoil) - HdnAgnda Jan 14, 13:26 1
    - Haha no. If you think that was bad you should read wiki summaries of the last few seasons - MDH Jan 14, 13:27
  - I was just about to mention N/T has to be up there. -- nm - b. Jan 14, 13:24
- I have no problem putting Heroes in the #1 spot. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 14, 13:23
- I mentioned the biggest TV fail yesterday - The L Word. - Reagen Jan 14, 13:23 2
  - Rosie O'Donnell and Ellen Degeneres. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 13:28
  - (spoils) - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:23
I actually do like L&O, but it's just not the same without Jerry Orbach. - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:21 20
- I liked the regular version of L&O w/Orbach but I can't watch it anymore. I never like any of the spinoffs. - Krusty Jan 14, 13:24 1
  - THe only one I've ever watched with some regularity is SVU. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 14, 13:29
- I watched Agent Cody Banks the other day with the kids and it has Angie Harmon in it and she's smokin' hot -- nm - oblique Jan 14, 13:23 6
  - I saw about five seconds of angie harmon in *something*, I have no recollection of what. It might have been a dream. - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:24 5
    - if you are going to have Angie Harmon in a dream, I'd hope it would last more than five seconds -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:25 4
      - this is Bery we're talking about. - Remlik Jan 14, 13:26 2
        
        I'll refrain from taking offense at this, for reasons that will be stated at a later date. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:27 1
        
        oh crap. I'm toast. -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:28
      - It had some pretty extreme bloom effects, so I don't think it was really a dream. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:26
- I do not care for Criminal Intent or the regular old L&O, but I love SVU. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:22 10
  - Last night's SVU was all sorts of awesome. Sarah Paulson was incredible, and Mariska had a scene that had me rolling on the floor. -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:23 9
    - oh, it also had Naveen Andrews from Lost in it - he and Meloni were good too, just not as photogenic -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:24
    - I have it on DVR, I rarely watch shows when they are actually on anymore. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:23 7
      - I dvr'd it and watched it after Halo. I don't watch anything live anymore. I hate commercials -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:26 6
        
        I played Halo early last night, done by 8:00 ish. - groiny Jan 14, 13:28 5
        
        I could probably join up if I end by 10 -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:33 4
        
        last night, I sucked badly as a team member, but then I played Lone Wolves and did fine there -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:34 3
        
        I have also taken to the 2 man team games. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:36 2
        
        remlik and I rocked the two Multi-team games we played -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:37 1
        
        yeah, I find that quite often. - groiny Jan 14, 13:39
STIS: If you are in charge of NBC, what do you do about Primetime programming? (ignoring Conan/Leno) Cancel/Renew/New Shows? -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:21 24
- I don't know that they can really afford to cancel anything. They've got 5 exta hours to fill. -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 13:32
- figure out what your brand is going to be for the 9/10p dramas and then stick with it -- nm - fatsquatch Jan 14, 13:31
- Fire Zucker. Pay an army of 12 year old boys to say Zucker did naughty things with them. - Will Hunting Jan 14, 13:26 4
  - Wow, I had no idea Better Off Ted's ratings were that pisspoor. - Will Hunting Jan 14, 13:33
  - I think you bring Bonnie Hammer in to run NBC. She's turned USA into a force. -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:31 1
    - She'll be in line....I just don't know if she'll get wider ratings at a major network. - Will Hunting Jan 14, 13:34
  - oh, good call on all fronts. Nice. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:28
- Revive Firefly, two hours a week. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 14, 13:26 1
  - They don't own firefly -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:26
- Keep Thursday, Chuck and Trauma to Wednesday, the rest is all new stuff -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:25
- Keep Chuck,Thursday's comedies and raze the rest. - musubi Jan 14, 13:24 7
  - Mariska told me to kick your hiney -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:25 2
    - I'm just tired of the L&O franchises. - musubi Jan 14, 13:30 1
      - SVU went off the rails for a while, but last night was a great episode. -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:32
  - Chuck, on thin ice? Hah. At this rate, it might end up being the highest-rated show on NBC, beside The Office and SNL. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:25 3
    - I hope Chuck does well in the ratings, I can't take more of the will they or won't they bring it back crap. -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 13:28 2
      - Pretty sure the ratings for Sun/Mon and the Leno fubar will lead to it coming back. - Will Hunting Jan 14, 13:29 1
        
        I hope you're right. -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 13:34
- Bring back Dateline in the short term. Develop some new shows long term -- nm - Remlik Jan 14, 13:23
- I'd add new shows. A couple of seasons back, NBC gambled with stuff like Journeyman, Life, Chuck, and Bionic Woman. - Mop (225 lbs) Jan 14, 13:22 1
  - Yeah, at this point, any show they own that they can get the actors back for ... they ought to renew. - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:23
- Pull a Dominos. - Beryllium Jan 14, 13:22 2
  - Jeff Zucker will go to the University of Michigan? -- nm - Ender Jan 14, 13:33
  - I just saw this commercial the other night, pretty cool -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:25
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- ok smarty, go to a party. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 14, 13:19 1
  - ~tardy for the party~ -- nm - Spawn S.I. Jan 14, 13:20
happy birthday, prayformojo!! :) - -- nm - b. Jan 14, 13:18 10
- indeed! -- nm - crash davis Jan 14, 13:35
- Happy birthday, Q! -- nm - David Jan 14, 13:29
- Here's some mojo for you birthday! -- nm - Dano Jan 14, 13:26
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Jan 14, 13:26
- Indeed!! Happy B'day!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 14, 13:24
- Very nice. Happy, happy! -- nm - TWuG Jan 14, 13:21
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- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Krusty Jan 14, 13:20
- Birfday! -- nm - TFox Jan 14, 13:20
- Ditto pfm. (nm) - musubi Jan 14, 13:20

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