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Ubiquitous
Sep 13, 2012, 5:31:10 AM9/13/12
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et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>
>Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>Todd" on SCTV?
Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
the playing of music vids.
I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
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"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."
>On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>
>Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>Todd" on SCTV?
Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
the playing of music vids.
I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
--
"Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the
iceberg a second time."
Michael Black
Sep 13, 2012, 9:58:25 AM9/13/12
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
> et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>
>> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>>
>> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>> Todd" on SCTV?
>
> Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
> the playing of music vids.
>
I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
> et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>
>> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>>
>> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>> Todd" on SCTV?
>
> Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
> the playing of music vids.
>
don't remember the role.
> I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
>
But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
the real critics.
Michael
Ubiquitous
Sep 13, 2012, 10:30:08 AM9/13/12
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et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>>> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>>>
>>> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>>> Todd" on SCTV?
>>
>> Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
>> the playing of music vids.
>>
>I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
>don't remember the role.
The character pre-dated MTV VJs by several years?
>On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
>> et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>>> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>>>
>>> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>>> Todd" on SCTV?
>>
>> Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
>> the playing of music vids.
>>
>I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
>don't remember the role.
>> I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
>
>Maybe, since I was wrong about Todd, I have no idea now.
>
>But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
>the real critics.
I think they spoofed Sisco and Edbert's show once with the one guy fending off
attacks from the rat-dog that was on the original show.
Damn, now I'm going to be pondering this all day!
Tony Calguire
Sep 13, 2012, 1:09:09 PM9/13/12
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Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> wrote in news:Pine.LNX.4.64.1209130956310.6147
@darkstar.example.net:
> Maybe, since I was wrong about Todd, I have no idea now.
>
> But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
> the real critics.
>
"Bill Needle" portrayed by Dave Thomas.
@darkstar.example.net:
> Maybe, since I was wrong about Todd, I have no idea now.
>
> But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
> the real critics.
>
Professor Bubba
Sep 13, 2012, 1:12:37 PM9/13/12
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In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.12...@darkstar.example.net>,
lines of Joe Pyne. Needle wasn't a TV critic per se.
> Maybe, since I was wrong about Todd, I have no idea now.
>
> But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
> the real critics.
I recall an SCTV segment in which a number of TV critics got together
and made a truly terrible special. It was hosted by Gene Shalit
(Eugene Levy), and Rona Barrett (Catherine O'Hara) sang a duet with
him.
Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> > et...@ncf.ca wrote:
> >> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
> >
> >> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
> >>
> >> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
> >> Todd" on SCTV?
> >
> > Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
> > the playing of music vids.
> >
> I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
> don't remember the role.
>
> > I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
Bill Needle (Dave Thomas) was an angry right-wing commentator along the
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
>
> > et...@ncf.ca wrote:
> >> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
> >
> >> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
> >>
> >> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
> >> Todd" on SCTV?
> >
> > Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
> > the playing of music vids.
> >
> I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
> don't remember the role.
>
> > I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
lines of Joe Pyne. Needle wasn't a TV critic per se.
> Maybe, since I was wrong about Todd, I have no idea now.
>
> But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
> the real critics.
and made a truly terrible special. It was hosted by Gene Shalit
(Eugene Levy), and Rona Barrett (Catherine O'Hara) sang a duet with
him.
Michael Black
Sep 13, 2012, 6:56:39 PM9/13/12
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Professor Bubba wrote:
> In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.12...@darkstar.example.net>,
> Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>
>>> et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>>>>
>>>> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>>>> Todd" on SCTV?
>>>
>>> Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
>>> the playing of music vids.
>>>
>> I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
>> don't remember the role.
>>
>>> I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
>
> Bill Needle (Dave Thomas) was an angry right-wing commentator along the
> lines of Joe Pyne. Needle wasn't a TV critic per se.
>
Maybe that's what I remember. He could have been critizing some movie
> In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.12...@darkstar.example.net>,
> Michael Black <et...@ncf.ca> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>
>>> et...@ncf.ca wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2012, David wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why am I now thinking of recurring sketches on tv about tv critics?
>>>>
>>>> Air Farce here in Canada had such a character, and wasn't it "Jerry
>>>> Todd" on SCTV?
>>>
>>> Jerry Todd hosted a show that pre-dated MTV by several years, including
>>> the playing of music vids.
>>>
>> I had to check, yes you're right. I wonder why I remember the name but
>> don't remember the role.
>>
>>> I cannot think of a TV critic on SCTV, save for maybe Bill Needle.
>
> Bill Needle (Dave Thomas) was an angry right-wing commentator along the
> lines of Joe Pyne. Needle wasn't a TV critic per se.
>
from a political standpoint.
>> Maybe, since I was wrong about Todd, I have no idea now.
>>
>> But I can picture someone on SCTV (I think) playing a critic, sending up
>> the real critics.
>
> I recall an SCTV segment in which a number of TV critics got together
> and made a truly terrible special. It was hosted by Gene Shalit
> (Eugene Levy), and Rona Barrett (Catherine O'Hara) sang a duet with
> him.
>
Michael
George
Sep 17, 2012, 7:00:41 PM9/17/12
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"Michael Black" <et...@ncf.ca> wrote in message
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Creepers with Gene Shalit. That might be the special mentioned above. In the
same segment Moranis did a bit as the comic strip character Henry.
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