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james99 · 2007-08-25, 06:57 PM

LOS ANGELES - Roger Ebert has turned thumbs down on thumb reviews for "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper."

Ebert, who is negotiating a new contract with the syndicated TV show's distributor, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, is a copyright holder on the signature "thumbs up-thumbs down" judgment that's part of each film review.

HiDefBob · 2007-08-27, 02:35 AM

Best wishes to Roger ... I cannot wait to see him back on TV doing what he does so well ... reviewing movies. I may not always agree with his reviews, but he has introduced me to many movies over the years that I would have otherwise missed ... movies that never got the big press and only had limited releases.

gorilla · 2007-08-27, 10:08 AM

Unfortunately it looks unlikely that he'll ever be back on TV. He's totally lost the ability to speak, and he's still very fragile, needing regular medical attention.

eljay · 2007-08-27, 10:17 AM

An interesting article on Ebert, Siskel et al.: The Front Page: Thumbs Gone

Shortside · 2007-08-31, 01:15 PM

^^^ It looks like Roger himself actually commented on the blog entry with more insight. Very interesting read indeed.

The Front Page: Thumbs Gone

57 · 2007-08-31, 02:49 PM

I watched the latest programme without the thumbs and actually liked it better. The reviewers had to articulate better their feelings about the movie.

james99 · 2007-08-31, 02:57 PM

That program had the guy from HDNet as the guest host.

2007-08-25, 06:57 PM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Ebert: No thumbs, up or down, on TV show LOS ANGELES - Roger Ebert has turned thumbs down on thumb reviews for "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper." Ebert, who is negotiating a new contract with the syndicated TV show's distributor, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, is a copyright holder on the signature "thumbs up-thumbs down" judgment that's part of each film review.

2007-08-27, 02:35 AM	#2
HiDefBob Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,273	Best wishes to Roger ... I cannot wait to see him back on TV doing what he does so well ... reviewing movies. I may not always agree with his reviews, but he has introduced me to many movies over the years that I would have otherwise missed ... movies that never got the big press and only had limited releases. __________________ WOW TV is here! NTSC RIP! Shaw Direct/Bell TV/Telus Optik

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eljay Premium Supporter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa (Orleans), ON Posts: 8,346	An interesting article on Ebert, Siskel et al.: The Front Page: Thumbs Gone __________________ MY HT SET-UP (PICS & GEAR LIST)

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2007-08-27, 10:08 AM	#3
gorilla Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 212	Unfortunately it looks unlikely that he'll ever be back on TV. He's totally lost the ability to speak, and he's still very fragile, needing regular medical attention.

2007-08-31, 01:15 PM	#5
Shortside Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 116	^^^ It looks like Roger himself actually commented on the blog entry with more insight. Very interesting read indeed. The Front Page: Thumbs Gone

2007-08-31, 02:57 PM	#7
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	That program had the guy from HDNet as the guest host.