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    From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 22 13:02:13 2025
    XPost: alt.tv.talkshows, alt.hollywood

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to Ubiquitous on Wed Jul 23 18:05:57 2025
    XPost: alt.hollywood, alt.tv.talkshows

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 23 14:31:28 2025
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may >> have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. >How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?


    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.
    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger. It's that possible connection that is what is making
    it news worthy as I'm sure you know. Without that Trump connection it
    would be news but not nearly as talked about.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 23 19:01:11 2025
    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote: >>
    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance
    on
    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >> shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. >> How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR? Come on.

    Someone on one of the news channels said it costs CBS $100 million to produce Colbert's show and it has a staff of 200 people. A show which basically consists of two chairs and a desk where people sit and talk to each other. Whatever they're spending that $100 mil on, it certainly doesn't show up on
    the screen. And why you'd need 200 people to make it happen is god's own private mystery.

    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger. It's that possible connection that is what is making
    it news worthy as I'm sure you know. Without that Trump connection it
    would be news but not nearly as talked about.

    There is no actual Trump connection. Just a lot of politically-motivated conspiracy theories.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Wed Jul 23 15:19:15 2025
    In article <105rbhn$12m87$1@dont-email.me>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
    "shawn" <nanoflower@gmail.com> wrote:

    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger. It's that possible connection that is what is making
    it news worthy as I'm sure you know. Without that Trump connection it
    would be news but not nearly as talked about.

    There is no actual Trump connection. Just a lot of politically-motivated >conspiracy theories.

    Give him credit for trying to make this Epstein-related. TDS is the AIDS
    of the 21st century, a tragic scourge.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 23 15:16:26 2025
    In article <ega28khk9lt1f5q1f9sq28tl0b3enjb4p2@4ax.com>, nanoflower@gmail.com wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert's recent firing and why he may >>> have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais' appearance >>> on the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >>shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. >>How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.
    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger.



    TROLL-O-METER

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    4* *8
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    2* *10
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    0* -*- *catatonic
    * |\ *comatose
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    * \ *biological death
    * _\/ *demonic apparition
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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 23 15:46:22 2025
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:11 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >wrote:

    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance
    on
    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >>> shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>
    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good >ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR? Come on.

    I can't really comment on that as those shows aren't my thing. Last
    time I watched the typical late night show was back when Carson was
    hosting the tonight show. Then I would bounce between Letterman and
    Conan. Now it's the Daily Show but mostly either shorts or Monday's
    when Stewart is hosting. Otherwise the network talk shows are a blind
    spot to me, mostly because it's all about pushing the latest
    book/movie/TV show.

    Someone on one of the news channels said it costs CBS $100 million to produce >Colbert's show and it has a staff of 200 people. A show which basically >consists of two chairs and a desk where people sit and talk to each other. >Whatever they're spending that $100 mil on, it certainly doesn't show up on >the screen. And why you'd need 200 people to make it happen is god's own >private mystery.

    I imagine a lot goes into booking people and making all the
    arrangements. Then you've got to have people handling the set and
    production. Does that take 200 people? I don't know but then I don't
    know what sort of union rules they are working under.

    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger. It's that possible connection that is what is making
    it news worthy as I'm sure you know. Without that Trump connection it
    would be news but not nearly as talked about.

    There is no actual Trump connection. Just a lot of politically-motivated >conspiracy theories.

    But that's the point as the possible connection makes it something
    that can be talked about endlessly. Neither you, nor I, nor the talk
    show hosts know if there is or isn't a connection. The timing is what
    really helped sell the idea that there is a connection. If CBS made
    the announcement six months from now it likely wouldn't have made as
    much of a splash.

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to shawn on Wed Jul 23 16:18:54 2025
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote: >>
    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >> shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. >> How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?


    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    The two things are not mutually exclusive. And Colbert would have to get a
    lot better to be mediocre.


    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger. It's that possible connection that is what is making
    it news worthy as I'm sure you know. Without that Trump connection it
    would be news but not nearly as talked about.




    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 23 21:08:54 2025
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:18:55 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:11 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance
    on
    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>>>
    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good >>> ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR? Come on.

    I can't really comment on that as those shows aren't my thing. Last
    time I watched the typical late night show was back when Carson was
    hosting the tonight show. Then I would bounce between Letterman and
    Conan. Now it's the Daily Show but mostly either shorts or Monday's
    when Stewart is hosting. Otherwise the network talk shows are a blind
    spot to me, mostly because it's all about pushing the latest
    book/movie/TV show.

    I quit when Craig Ferguson quit.

    Craig was great. Sadly I didn't catch him when his show was on so I
    never knew how good it was. Have caught a number of clips on Youtube.
    Would love if he ever came back as he had such a great rapport with
    all of his guests.

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  • From Ian J. Ball@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 23 19:20:28 2025
    On 7/23/25 4:18 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:11 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:
    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
    wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:
    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance
    on the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>>>
    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good >>> ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR? Come on.

    I can't really comment on that as those shows aren't my thing. Last
    time I watched the typical late night show was back when Carson was
    hosting the tonight show. Then I would bounce between Letterman and
    Conan. Now it's the Daily Show but mostly either shorts or Monday's
    when Stewart is hosting. Otherwise the network talk shows are a blind
    spot to me, mostly because it's all about pushing the latest
    book/movie/TV show.

    I quit when Craig Ferguson quit.

    I quit when Craig Kilborn quit!! ;)

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Ian J. Ball on Thu Jul 24 03:05:09 2025
    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
    On 7/23/25 4:18 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:11 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:
    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
    wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:
    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous"
    <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and
    why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ >appearance
    on the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled?
    Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective
    meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good >>>> ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR?
    Come on.

    I can't really comment on that as those shows aren't my thing. Last
    time I watched the typical late night show was back when Carson was
    hosting the tonight show. Then I would bounce between Letterman and
    Conan. Now it's the Daily Show but mostly either shorts or Monday's
    when Stewart is hosting. Otherwise the network talk shows are a blind
    spot to me, mostly because it's all about pushing the latest
    book/movie/TV show.

    I quit when Craig Ferguson quit.

    I quit when Craig Kilborn quit!! ;)

    No Jack Paar, no show.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to anim8rfsk@cox.net on Thu Jul 24 04:30:47 2025
    anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert's recent firing and why he >>>> may have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais'
    appearance on the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks
    cancel shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective
    meltdown over it.How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind
    of special concern?

    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    The two things are not mutually exclusive. And Colbert would have to get a >lot better to be mediocre.

    His show has very poor ratings (it's too partisan and one can see
    celebrities any time they wish) and it's not profitable (losing $40M
    annually).

    Anything else is TDS and blame-shifting.


    Also there's the possible connection between Trump, Epstein and the
    Paramount merger. It's that possible connection that is what is making
    it news worthy as I'm sure you know. Without that Trump connection it
    would be news but not nearly as talked about.


    TROLL-O-METER

    5* 6* *7
    4* *8
    3* *9
    2* *10
    1* | *stuporous
    0* -*- *catatonic
    * |\ *comatose
    * \ *clinical death
    * \ *biological death
    * _\/ *demonic apparition
    * * *damned for all eternity

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to Ian J. Ball on Thu Jul 24 07:56:28 2025
    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
    On 7/23/25 4:18 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:11 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:
    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
    wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:
    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance
    on the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good >>>> ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR? Come on.

    I can't really comment on that as those shows aren't my thing. Last
    time I watched the typical late night show was back when Carson was
    hosting the tonight show. Then I would bounce between Letterman and
    Conan. Now it's the Daily Show but mostly either shorts or Monday's
    when Stewart is hosting. Otherwise the network talk shows are a blind
    spot to me, mostly because it's all about pushing the latest
    book/movie/TV show.

    I quit when Craig Ferguson quit.

    I quit when Craig Kilborn quit!! ;)

    Nice.
    I quit watching the red carpet when they canned Dagny Hultgreen.



    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to shawn on Thu Jul 24 07:56:33 2025
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:18:55 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
    wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:01:11 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 23, 2025 at 11:31:28 AM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance
    on
    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    It's the number one rated late night talk show so it's not mediocre.

    I meant it's mediocre in terms of quality. Lots of insipid crap gets good >>>> ratings. Just look at all those reality shows. I mean, THE BACHELOR? Come on.

    I can't really comment on that as those shows aren't my thing. Last
    time I watched the typical late night show was back when Carson was
    hosting the tonight show. Then I would bounce between Letterman and
    Conan. Now it's the Daily Show but mostly either shorts or Monday's
    when Stewart is hosting. Otherwise the network talk shows are a blind
    spot to me, mostly because it's all about pushing the latest
    book/movie/TV show.

    I quit when Craig Ferguson quit.

    Craig was great. Sadly I didn't catch him when his show was on so I
    never knew how good it was. Have caught a number of clips on Youtube.
    Would love if he ever came back as he had such a great rapport with
    all of his guests.


    Yeah, the clips from his show are the best thing that REELS on Facebook has
    to offer.

    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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  • From The Horny Goat@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 25 16:44:14 2025
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may >> have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. >How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not
    have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm
    assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton
    'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....)

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to The Horny Goat on Sat Jul 26 01:58:56 2025
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote: >>
    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may >>> have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >> shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it. >> How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not
    have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm
    assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton
    'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....)


    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    --
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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to anim8rfsk@cox.net on Sat Jul 26 17:59:35 2025
    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may >>>> have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel >>> shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>>
    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not
    have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm
    assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton
    'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....)


    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 26 15:09:31 2025
    On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:59:35 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>>>
    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not
    have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm
    assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton
    'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....)


    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...
    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Badler

    or

    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Anna

    Which one was better?

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to shawn on Sat Jul 26 13:25:00 2025
    On 7/26/2025 12:09 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:59:35 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>>>>
    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not >>>> have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm
    assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton
    'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....) >>>>

    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...
    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Badler

    or

    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Anna

    Which one was better?

    I'll need to conduct a close, personal, simultaneous exam of both to
    answer....

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to shawn on Sun Jul 27 00:02:31 2025
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:59:35 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern? >>>>>
    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not >>>> have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm
    assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton
    'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....) >>>>

    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...
    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Badler

    or

    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Anna

    Which one was better?

    The original flavor, definitely.

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 26 21:26:24 2025
    On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:02:31 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:59:35 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not >>>>> have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm >>>>> assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton >>>>> 'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to >>>>> be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....) >>>>>

    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...
    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Badler

    or

    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Anna

    Which one was better?

    The original flavor, definitely.

    I'll agree based on the two pics. I loved Badler's hair in the
    original V vs Baccarin's hair in the remake. It was just so sexy.

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to shawn on Sat Jul 26 18:47:03 2025
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:02:31 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:59:35 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:05:57 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> >>>>>> wrote:

    On Jul 22, 2025 at 10:02:13 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    Maureen Callahan dives into Stephen Colbert’s recent firing and why he may
    have killed the entire late-night franchise, how Ricky Gervais’ appearance on

    the show showed his true colors, and more.

    https://youtu.be/YKk1CN5Mq2g?si=48MarT9Z4YpRacvx

    Why is everyone so worked up over a TV show being canceled? Networks cancel
    shows all the time and the world doesn't have a collective meltdown over it.
    How come this mediocre talk show is getting this kind of special concern?

    Good question - I've been watching TV since a little tyke and all
    sorts of shows have wound up through the years that I would rather not >>>>>> have ended.

    Imagine that! Don't they know that no good thing lasts forever? (I'm >>>>>> assuming those who would protest would consider the show in quesiton >>>>>> 'a good thing')

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to >>>>>> be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....) >>>>>>

    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...
    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Badler

    or

    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Anna

    Which one was better?

    The original flavor, definitely.

    I'll agree based on the two pics. I loved Badler's hair in the
    original V vs Baccarin's hair in the remake. It was just so sexy.


    Let me raise the difficulty level.

    Jane Badler

    https://wormholeriders.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/0_2-COMICON__0218.jpg

    Or

    The mother-daughter combo of Morena Baccarin and Laura Vandervoort

    https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HXT624/morena-baccarin-and-laura-vandervoort-during-the-2011-tca-winter-press-tour-for-abcdisney-network-held-at-the-langham-huntington-hotel-california-2HXT624.jpg

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  • From The Horny Goat@21:1/5 to nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com on Thu Jul 31 09:48:49 2025
    On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:09:31 -0400, shawn
    <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    I felt the same way about Star Trek, Babylon 5 and even V (though to
    be fair that was as much driven by my reaction to Morena Baccarin....) >>>>

    You misspelled Jane Badler.

    Diana... mmm...
    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Jane_Badler

    or

    https://v.fandom.com/wiki/Anna

    Which one was better?

    Didn't see either. As for smoking hot brunettes I confess I tend not
    to notice unless they have a great character - which is ultimately
    ironic since both my wife and mother were fair but brunette (which
    tends to be most common in the Irish ethnicity which my mother was but
    not milady)

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