[ba-poker] Re: More confusion on the History of Poker TV schedule

[Michael Wiesenberg <queueing(deleted the rest)>]

It's definitely at 5 p.m. on Dish Networks.  It's running right now (and 
I'm taping).  The repeat is at 9 p.m. according to the on-screen guide.

At 03:34 PM, Sunday, 5/9/2004 -0700, Patrick Milligan wrote:
> At 12:35 PM -0700 5/9/04, Michael Wiesenberg wrote:
> > I don't know about cable, but on Dish Networks satellite, the three hours 
> > begin at 5 p.m.
>
> My original response:
> At 3:30 PM -0700 5/9/04, Patrick Milligan wrote:
> > Which is consistent with the ET/PT notation.  When they are broadcasting 
> > it at 8 pm Eastern, we can watch it at 5 PM here.  They are broadcasting 
> > it twice.  West coast times are 5 PM and 8 PM; East coast times are 8 PM 
> > and 11 PM.
>
> In checking the Sunday TV guides for both the San Jose Mercury New and the 
> SF Chronicle, they list the 8 PM showtime, but NOT the 5 PM.
>
> In checking online at http://www.tvguide.com, they list the 5 PM showtime 
> and a 9 PM showtime.
>
> So it appears that it *may* air at 5 PM, 8 PM OR 9 PM here in the Bay 
> Area, depending on which source you trust.
>
> --Patrick
>
> > At 11:44 PM, Saturday, 5/8/2004 -0700, Patrick Milligan wrote:
> > > [No, this isn't about the late-lamented BARGE tournament featuring 
> > > Lowball and Draw poker.]
> > >
> > > If are "TiVo impaired" like me, you may wish to use an older technology 
> > > called video tape to catch this upcoming show on Poker on the History Channel.
> > >
> > > Showtime is 8-9pm ET/PT Sunday evening, 5/9/2004.
> > > Details below are from http://www.historychannel.com/
> > >
> > > In a high-stakes hour, we trace Poker through U.S. history--from the 
> > > early 19th century, when French settlers played the game in New Orleans, 
> > > up the Mississippi with riverboat gamblers, through the Civil War with 
> > > Generals Grant, McClellan, and Custer, across the frontier with gambling 
> > > legends like Wild Bill Hickok, up to today's high-profile Vegas 
> > > tournaments. Features archival footage, period pulp artwork, 
> > > reenactments, firsthand accounts, and demonstrations by "the Godfather 
> > > of Poker" Doyle Brunson
> > >
> > > Immediately following "The History of Poker" is "Breaking Vegas," a 2 
> > > hour program telling the story of the team of MIT graduate students that 
> > > won millions of dollars by card counting at Blackjack.  The show is 
> > > based on the book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six 
> > > M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" by Ben Mezrich.
> > >
> > > --Patrick