Netflix to Start Weekly Live Psychic Crap

[Mark Jeffries]

"Live from the Other Side," where the former subject of E!'s "Celebrity Medium" Tyler Henry will conduct readings with what will probably be D-list celebrities, will stream on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. ET (weird time) starting Sept. 17:

https://www.thewrap.com/live-from-the-other-side-tyler-henry-netflix-series/

Confidential to Netflix programming chief Bela Bajaria:  Is this what you mean by programming like "gourmet cheeseburgers?"

[Melissa P]

I've offered this advice to those who watch little or no TV:  If you watch nothing else on TV, you should at least watch CBS Sunday Morning.

Well, this year, I've been disappointed.  First, by the show's acceptance of advertising by that Ark Encounter thingy ("it's part of history!") in Kentucky (although I haven't seen the ads recently).

Secondly, by the existence of a puff piece a few months ago on Tyler Henry.  Amusingly, I earned one of those Facebook engagement badges because of my comments on the segment.  Other than the expected complaint about the segment airing on a show like CBS Sunday Morning, the most disappointing was the inclusion of an enthusiastic interview with Jim Parsons, who for a dozen years played a theoretical physicist on The Big Bang Theory where he had lines in a number of episodes disparaging the psychic business.  Actors forget their work once they walk off the stage?  It would seem so.

On the same subject, there's a woman I met when she spoke to a group I belong to -- her main mission in life has been to edit Tyler Henry's Wikipedia page.  She made it a fun read, although the last time I looked, it had been re-edited by someone else and wasn't as insightful as it had been. 

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[Kevin M.]

One of my former bosses is involved in the production, so I’ll politely recuse myself from this specific series.

I would, however, point out that I once had to be bodily removed from a Pay Per View “special” with a “psychic”. I was hired as an audience coordinator for the live program, and it turns out my very audible comments of “you’re full of sh*t” and “you’re going to hell” were not a welcome part of the show. Somewhere there must be a copy of that program; I’d love to see the footage of me getting escorted out. 

Kevin M. (RPCV)

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[Jon Delfin]

On Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 2:52 PM Melissa P <takingup...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've offered this advice to those who watch little or no TV:  If you watch nothing else on TV, you should at least watch CBS Sunday Morning.

Well, this year, I've been disappointed.  First, by the show's acceptance of advertising by that Ark Encounter thingy ("it's part of history!") in Kentucky (although I haven't seen the ads recently).

The show's acceptance, or your local station's acceptance? Network ads, local ads, not the same. 

Secondly, by the existence of a puff piece a few months ago on Tyler Henry.  Amusingly, I earned one of those Facebook engagement badges because of my comments on the segment.  Other than the expected complaint about the segment airing on a show like CBS Sunday Morning, the most disappointing was the inclusion of an enthusiastic interview with Jim Parsons, who for a dozen years played a theoretical physicist on The Big Bang Theory where he had lines in a number of episodes disparaging the psychic business.  Actors forget their work once they walk off the stage?  It would seem so.

Actors are required to agree with the beliefs of the characters they play?