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dale_grass

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« Reply #60 on: January 09, 2009, 05:05:52 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'205900\' date=\'Jan 9 2009, 04:38 PM\']
And doesn't look a day over 71.  Cute as a button.

/Oh, sorry, that should have been intended for Ms. Mary Macrame of Portsmouth, NH, who just celebrated her 95th birthday.
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She sure did.

Don Howard

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« Reply #61 on: January 09, 2009, 05:59:30 PM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'205900\' date=\'Jan 9 2009, 03:38 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'205899\' date=\'Jan 9 2009, 02:28 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'205897\' date=\'Jan 9 2009, 03:25 PM\']
Willard Scott, but he must be close to 100 by now.
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Will be 75 this year...not a spring chicken by any means but younger than Dr. Field (85).
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And doesn't look a day over 71.  Cute as a button.
/Oh, sorry, that should have been intended for Ms. Mary Macrame of Portsmouth, NH, who just celebrated her 95th birthday.
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Sister Mary certainly doesn't look it. FIRST BASE! Not a day goes by when I don't wish Life Begins At Eighty would come back so we could see her **amazing** panelist skills at work. The academy had better get busy on honoring her. And an appearance on GSN Live wouldn't hurt, either.

psst: Who the hell is she?
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mcsittel

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« Reply #62 on: January 09, 2009, 07:15:37 PM »
Boo hiss to CBS.  Even if the format wasn't perfect... after almost 20 years Password-less I was willing to take anything just to get it back on the air.  And I'd gladly take a 30-minute version of MDP over no Password at all.  

I thought after the Christmas week episode came in 7th in the ratings we wouldn't have to worry about this.

FWIW, the CBS web site still has Jan. 11 and 25th episodes listed.

Sigh.

chad1m

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« Reply #63 on: January 10, 2009, 03:40:54 PM »
According to the Prof's Fix, CBS has said "in at least one trade publication" that the show isn't canceled. He indicates the football games were the cause for the schedule adjusting. If indeed true, I can understand keeping 60 Minutes and removing MDP. It's got to be harder to re-air a timely newsmagazine than a game show.

At one point in time, there was an episode scheduled for 1/25. CBS's schedule will be updated tomorrow for far enough in the future to tell if the program will air.

So, at this point the message is: Who knows?
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« Reply #64 on: January 10, 2009, 04:01:32 PM »
My feeling about this...

Hey boy, is that a wolf over there?

/'Nuff said

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« Reply #65 on: January 10, 2009, 04:14:30 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'205953\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 03:40 PM\']
So, at this point the message is: Who knows?
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Best guess: Talks are underway with Wayne Cox.

chad1m

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« Reply #66 on: January 10, 2009, 04:19:18 PM »
He's so dreamy. And so Canadian.

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« Reply #67 on: January 10, 2009, 04:46:58 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'205957\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 04:19 PM\']
He's so dreamy. And so Canadian.
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And a weatherman - what's not to love!

I just SWAK!ed myself.
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« Reply #68 on: January 10, 2009, 05:01:11 PM »
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I just SWAK!ed myself.
You must be awfully limber.

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« Reply #69 on: January 10, 2009, 06:25:33 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'205953\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 12:40 PM\']
At one point in time, there was an episode scheduled for 1/25. CBS's schedule will be updated tomorrow for far enough in the future to tell if the program will air.[/quote]
That's the weekend between the NFL Conference Championships and the Super Bowl, too. (It's also the day of the LNH Match des Etoiles in Montreal.) If they ARE confident in the show, that's the week we're gonna see it. (Figuring they're busy the weekend before, and going to concede the night to NBC the following Sunday.)
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« Reply #70 on: January 10, 2009, 06:58:51 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'205970\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 06:25 PM\']
 (It's also the day of the LNH Match des Etoiles in Montreal.)[/quote]
Clearly, THAT'S what CBS is afraid of.
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'205970\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 06:25 PM\'] If they ARE confident in the show, that's the week we're gonna see it. [/quote]
I dunno.  If they've pulled it for football, plugging one episode in all by itself in the between-week doesn't necessarily seem like the obvious thing to do.  My gut feeling is that they'll wait until later in February.
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« Reply #71 on: January 10, 2009, 07:38:00 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'205957\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 04:19 PM\']
He's so dreamy. And so Canadian.
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« Reply #72 on: January 10, 2009, 11:22:18 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'205953\' date=\'Jan 10 2009, 03:40 PM\']At one point in time, there was an episode scheduled for 1/25. CBS's schedule will be updated tomorrow for far enough in the future to tell if the program will air.[/quote]The 8:00 slot on 1/25 now contains an episode of Cold Case.

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« Reply #73 on: January 11, 2009, 02:37:48 PM »
I'm thinking we could see them in February since that's not a sweeps month this year.

/Seems so weird to say March sweeps.
//Could September sweeps be far behind?
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