NYC TV - Love It or Hate It

yes that prfiles show on channel 74 is local television at its worst. thankfully wnye programmers kpt it off their primetime lineup on channel 25

the graphics and special effects o the NYC TV shows are really superb

how do i get a dvd of nyctv's secrets of ny?

how 'bout a show for ny parents?

THESE BLOGS ARE PATHETIC

WHOEVER MADE THE COMMENT THAT NYCTV NEEDS PREP FOOTBALL IS RIGHT ON! YES! HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IS WHERE ITS AT!

Billy = Bully

nyc-tv 22 rocks! its a really quality channel.

i hear that nyctv is the best place to get freelance work these days

i know a Billy (William) Fitzgerald - he manages the cameramen and the producers. he is a newcomer to NYC Media Group. been there maybe a year. I think Wierson and Unger brought him in to clean up the ENG crew. Mixed results so far.

There has been a lot of talk about AMy Palmer's hair - which is a mess. I'd like to offer a few bits of insight into Kely Choi's hair. Actually her styling seems to be inconcert with her two distinct personalities - that of the Matrix-like host of Secrets of NY and the more spunky downtown model on Eat Out. First a few comments on Asian hair. Asian women's hair tends to have higher porosity levels than blondes and brunettes, absorbing and retaining moisture more quickly. People mistakenly believe that Asian hair is more resistant to styling because they are straighter. Not true and this is where I think Ms. Choi can really get her stylists to improve upon both her looks: Many Asians tend to overperm. Highly porous hair tends to color and perm faster by as much as 50%. So it's important to use gentler solutions and customize the amount of recommended time. In Korea and Japan, you see a lot of frizzy and burnt hair thanks largely to soaking in strong solutions for too long. Fortunately Ms. Choi doesnt have this problem. Basically I think she should add some color to her hair. On Secrets I recommend a touch of green and white - nothing over the top. ANd someting a bnit more on the punk-rick side for Eat Out. She looks like she has a wild side so give the viewers a clue is that is true. Here are a few tips:

Bleaching Tips & Tricks

Be careful, don't get the stuff in your eyes. Seriously....talk about having a bad day.

Be careful, bleach on the skin can equal a bad sunburn. And Kellys is pale enough as it is. I'm not kidding...been there done that. Some 40 weight developer on your scalp for 30 minutes and you'll know what itchy flaky pain feels like.

Bleaching strips the hair. Kelly - if you do it a lot, expect your hair to be a naked frail thing that doesn't stick to the top of your head very well. (I try not to bleach more than once every 3 months).

A professional beauty supply store will have 2 products that you need, Developer and Lightening agent. Ask your stylist for more info - who does your hair for Eat Out by the way? (Kelly, anyone?)

I think some developers could add something special to her look on Secrets: Developers come in weights (typically 20, 30, 40). 40 is extremely aggressive and you need to be careful not to burn your scalp. 20 is slow-acting barely working.

When styling celebs, I tend to stick with either 30 or 40 (with care).

Lightening agents/powders come in many different product lines. I have used them all on Asian beauties like Kelly, but am slightly partial to the Loreal Quick Blue powder and the BWFrost stuff. A lightening agent with a little blue/green will counter act the red-hair-effect of bleaching out dark hair.

Mix the bleach/powder in a non reactive bowl (NOT metal) with a non reactive (NOT metal) implement. I go for a thickness that isn't drippy (think mayonnaise), because it is easier to apply yourself - unless the NYCTV stylist is REALLY good.

You can use your fingers or a plastic brush for applying bleach. (I recommend NITRILE gloves for this. Nitrile is a better chemical barrier than latex)

Do your best (impossible to be perfect) to keep the bleach off of your scalp. Leave in until and keep moist (plast bag works well) until lightness is achieved (20 minutes to 1 hour). For Asian-black hair, you may want to think about a second bleaching the following day/week.

To speed things up, some hair stylists will apply heat (a.k.a. a blow dryer)



Then, be sure to rinse out carefully and thoroughly.

Hope that helps and I look forward to seeing more of Ms. Choi!

baccio

-Hairwiz

does anyone at know a producer at nyctv named Will Fitzgerald?

the "So NY" bits they do on wnye are really cute in their own corny way

whats the deal with summerstage?

one nctv star that has really slimmed down is Kela on the Karpet

she looks HAWT now

yes she has gained weight... she looks normal now. does anyone find it weird that she rarely trys the food?

does anyone think Kelly Choi has gained weight? she looks fat (for her) on the at out show... maybe she is actually eating the food now!

profiles is a show on 74. it has this goofy host names Mickey and it looks like public access... i cant believe people here support that lame show. it was a show on cable and now its on nyctv's broadcast channel 74

what is profiles. i have never seen this show

I believe NYC TV Profiles is outsourced, which is why they manage to get such well-known celebrities, as well as consistent shows. NYC TV seems to have trouble playing with the grown-ups in the big pool, while still learning how to tread water in the kiddy pool.

HEY!

There has been no mention of "NYC TV Profiles". That show is great! How do they get all them celebrities? I have been HOOKED to NYC TV for about a year now and I have not yet once seen a repeat on "Profiles". All the other shows have been repeated at least fifty times over. Besides, I think that Mickey Burns is cute.

NYCTV is on NBC at noon 7 days a week. its on channel 4 in east hampton.

BTW just found this blog. very interesting conversations going on.

anyone know how to pick up nc tv in East Hampton area? I have cablevision

who is the fat fashion lady on the zip code show? she sucks

i caught a bit of the $9.99 Halloween special - that guy Brian must be nuts! but he's so crazy he might be a true comedic genius if nyctv execs would just unleash him.

code tv and that pompous george oliphant character are BAAaaack... as something called LX.TV

nyc-tv is plain and simple intelligent television for intelligent New Yorkers

me and my friends are devoted to watching super tuesdays on nyctv with secrets at 8pm and then Cool in Your Code right after. The big issue i have with secrets of NY is that its all repeats. its a super cool show but ive seen the episode with the underground stuff like 10 times now!

New York City TV needs to start covering prep football... no one covers high school sports...what are they thinking?

why doesnt Tiki Barber host a show on NYCTV? he would be a good host

Such a beautiful city we are! Now we have a TV station to celebrate it in full glory! Hurray!

newsflash: amy palmer ain't sexy. AT ALL

CANT ANYONE WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING THAN PALMER"S HAIR?

HOW ABOUT HER SEXY BODY?

Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach

Or to Hollywood

But I'm taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in an NYCTV state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I'm needing

And I don't want to waste more time

I'm in an NYCTV state of mind

It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in an NYCTV state of mind

It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in an NYCTV state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

'Cause I'm in an NYCTV state of mind

i love nyctv

nyc tv should partner up w/ ny magazine... time out is such lame-ass journalism...

why does everyone car so much about amy's hair? i do not

nyctv is this total vanity thing for over-priveledged NYers

i went to that peanut butter shop they had on 25 the other night and the service there was terrible...

i cant stand nyctv. its lame and so are all these web logs.

i too have noticed that Amy's hair is in a state of flux. its as if the soul of this prtetty young thing is trying to find herself through blow-dry. What would you do to go blonde? Female Fatale, Rebel without a Cause - all describe Ms. Palmer and her quixotic hair adventures... I must give her an E for effort - she is one determined blonde-haired woman.

amy's prob isthat she is naturally a brown-haird beauty...You see them everywhere and against all natural odds - they are blonde. Sort of. They sit in the stylist's chair with frizzy blonde, black-roots begging for more bleach. Their hair is screaming for moisture. I call it latent insecurity as hair manifest!

For under $200 dollars, Amy could fix that problem with some products that could actually make her hair blonde, healthy and shinny. Maybe even natural? Blondes do have more fun, but if you are not in the Salon cutting your hair every 3 months, and have dry, damaged hair, don't bother... Ms. Palmer agghem! a BLONDE Ms. palmer is tricky... also a few pints on the styling aspects: Even if she does not blow dry 100% pure natural hair, it becomes damaged creating split ends, by ingredients like climate, dryness, over highlighting and mostly by avoiding her stylist.

yo moose u hit the nail da had...nyctv isnt "all my children"

nbc should wise up + program the nyctv shows for a time when people who work and spend $$ can actually see them. i know id watch if i was hiome chillin in da crib!

RONE

when will NBC wake up and smell the coffee? Nyc tv shows belong on weekends so people like me (who work!) can see them!!

-MOOSE

my vote for dumbist move in the local NYC media sector this year: Cat Greenleaf moving on to NBC..she would have been on WNBC ANYWAY and she would have more facetime...now she is getting canned as part of the reorg at NBC and she could have had both NYCTV and NBC at the tip of her fingers.. go figure...curiosity killed the cat...

whats the gameplan for NYC TV and the NYC Media Group? IPO?

yo Ludacris premeir was f'd up - kela was lokin fine but Lud didnt seem togive a damn that K-train, Ms Kela on the Karpet, was holding court. Ludacris seems especially desperate upon the release of this, his fifth album in about as many years. he should be more respectful that while his stock is tanking, Walker is the next big big thing - and for him to dis her on the carpet like that - come on Lud! Kela might just save your sorry ass.

Lud's schtick was already wearing pretty thin back in the days of the Red Light District, and that was still a bit before the age of crack rap uber alles. In an attempt to rejuventate his career, he went and got a haircut and is also trying his hand at a little "conscious" rap. yet when given opportunity to tell al of NYC about his new creative endeavor, what does he do - he disses Kela! Outrageous.

is julie laipply possessed?

Kelly Choi is absolutely stunning.

and madonna wanna - material girl - its MERENGUE

no >

dhl

yo/ also can someone send me that link to kela walker swimsuit pics? that dime is fine

hey trevor scotland, arick wierson, and matthew tollin - u guyz resurrected ralph mcdaniels.. word up to all you..ralph was dead but da Bridge has brought this son back!

yo peace to ralph mcdaniels!

gimme a beat! /

salsa merengue bachata

where is the rincon latino en este universo >? huh?

tell me that!

what’s up w/ Amy’s hair lately – its totally whack… she got extensions going?

I am so excited I discovered NYC-TV. It is my favorite channel!

-DL

I am really feelin ya NYCTV. Keep up the great and inspiring programming. How about a salsa and meringue music vid show?

I keep hearing great things about NYCTV and I finally checked it out recently and I was quite impressed. Here is what I think the big problem is with the network: the shows look good and they have all flash and pizzazz that one would expect, BUT sanitized (safe) TV only goes so far. Sex, controversy, a topic where someone wins and someone loses – all are necessary ingredients to getting a show to gel. None of that is readily apparent on the NYCTV shows I have seen thus far. That being said, Kudos to Mr. Wierson and his team for taking what was seemingly a completely moribund network and making something of it. Bright futures await all the staff that had the vision and determination to make this network blossom in the way that it has; however, until the guardians in Municipal government let down their guard and enable NYCTV to really create with more artistic license, I am afraid they will find themselves spinning their wheels.

nyc television group is a coward - it never takes on hard core anything...always aspirational BS... where is the hard news man?

tv people are always focused on ratings. what ever happened to quality?

Easy brian – u sound like a stalker

Someone tell Amy Palmer to get a restraining order/

Can I just say Amy Palmer Rocks my world!!!!!!

Now that she is on Sat. mornings I am in my glory!

Amy, Will you marry me???????????????????

Love New York 360! -Brian

Hey Peter u seems to be on the inside at NYC Media/TV - tell me, what is the deal with the horse races on channel 71?

The WNYE radio station is a pale shadow of its former self since Wierson took over. That scrapped many good programs and claimed to make it their mission to improve it, when it's been left alone in the end.

I doubt Wierson, Scotland and Unger do much at NYC TV other than just approve content. It's producers and the crew that do all the hard work - they just claim the credit. And seriously... Peter Jackson admiring Wierson (according to that Fast Company link), can we say someone's full of it? I'm wondering how many of Wierson's cronies are actually filling this out, like his Fast Company profile... just a bit too much technical info on some of these posts..... Is this where my tax dollars are getting spent?

NYC TV RAWKS!!!!!!!!!

i was poking around the nyc-tv site and found that they also run Radio New York - 91.5fm. i tried tuning in but it was staticky. is this station what i think it is? - a radio version of nyc-tv?

nyc is such a great cat and dog town. so many animal lovers in the big apple. how about a show dedicated to nyc's furry little friends?

has anyone caught the new brige shows without Tiffani webb? they are really lame. not just cause of her but cause the production value is far less than before - did the show's budget get slashed?

the station has really grown on many levels // especially the talent // look at kela walker and julie // they are better in a major way // more tv friendly // amy palmer is a lot better too //

i think that when all is said and done, the one show that will stick in NYers' minds for decades to come will be $9.99. It is truly an original concept and has always been produced with a certain "home-made" feel. That show will be the legacy of NYC-TV.

Noise is just, well, noise. nothing cheaper than playing other people's videos.

i enjoy the videos on NY Noise but i could do without all the irreverent babble with the simply indie artists that nyctv tosses in between.

whats the story with New York Noise lately? is all repeats and the quality of those repeats is suspect... the show sucks more and more

forget post Mayor Bloomberg. what happens to NYC TV when Weirson, Scotland and the rest of that team leave?

it would be such a shame to see someone like kelly choi - so vibrant and beautiful - squander an opportunity such as the one that has been presented to her - by being self-centered and disrepectful of those who have created those opportunities.

post Mayor Mike, I think nyctv will self implode and revert to dump it used to be

i heard that Ms Choi is not a very nice person in person. she is somewhat full of herself and very condescending. anyone else ever hear this or know her?

what happens to the station after Bloomberg?

i still find it hard to believe man. i guess anything is possible, but SNL taking on nyctv - i find that very hard to believe

hey dont diss the Military channel man! i love the military channel

all i have to say is that I am totally infatutaed with Kelly Choy

one of my best friends works at the city technology agency and deals with nyctv personel and she says that while she likes them there is a lot of hate in the agency directed towards nyctv because they all seem to like their jobs while most people at the agency hate going to work. her boss who is a commissioner or whatever and really dislikes nyctv and says they are all a bunch of kids. my friend keeps to herself but i will definitely pass this blog on to her. she could really give up the goods!

i am on time warner system and i realized that nyc-tv runs several channels. there is 25 which most bloggers here seem to be dealing with but there are some channels that are called nyc-tv also up at the other end of the dial channels 70-75. one has horse racing on and another has cspan stuff. anyone know about these other stations? is it the same nyc-tv?

Devon - I can't tell if she changed her hair. It looks different every time I see her. Her blowdrie is need of some serious attention (ssually). She seems to have a Double Crown - so drying the hair flat to the head will only make Amy's double crown stand out more. Instead, I think her stylist should dry the hair in the opposite direction to what she want, and then dry it back the other way. This will make the hair stand up, and will cover up the crowns. Also, Amy can save time by drying most of the moisture out of her by shaking it dry with your hand and hair-dryer.

I reccomend using clips to pin the top layers of your hair out of the way and begin with the underneath sections. If she fully dry each section of hair before moving to the next to prevent it reverting back to its natural state.

I saw her on channel 4 twice last week and she looked different both times. Sometimes within the same episode of New York 360 degrees she will look different so who knows. (but I am happy to see I am not the only one who notices this!!)

is it me or has amy palmer changed her hair? looks more brown.

believe what u want. but its true. i have no reason to doubt my friend's story

thats BS. SNL...? gimme a break

no joke. a buddy of mine is stagehand at SNL and he said that last week one of the skits on the board (but it never made it to air) was a parody of nyctv. it was called "new york tv. we're everything new york"... the skit started like this: Maya Rudolph was wearing a big black cape and running around the stage saying she was “unearthing NYC’s biggest secrets” (he said that if u knew the real secrets of ny u would know how funny it was)…and from there was Chris Parnell pretending to do the play-by-play of the North East Hungarian parade. In the end it was scrapped. It was slated to run in the second 30 min block which means it was canned because it didn’t do well in rehearsal… (my view now) is probably because making fun of nyctv is really a new york thing, not something the whole country would enjoy… anyway, I thought that was funny

hey nyctv - i love what the station has become. but i do miss eye on dance! it wasnt the greatest produced show and certainly didnt have the flash that the new lineup does, but it was the only place for dance related programming - so important to the local dance community. could you consider bringing it back?

one thing is for sure - nyctv is really trying new things. the tv business is so "been there, done that" that it is boring Americans to tears. congrats to whoever heads nyctv for standing up and being bold and not giving a damn

me too. would love to get a date with Amy palmer...would also love to earn $ 2million a year. get life man!

i am surprised nyc tv is not looking to get national carriage on cable systems. its far more likely that a Cox or Comcast would carry nyc tv than the Military channel or some other totally niche channel.

as a southern transplant to new york i really have found nyctv to be a really great source of information about what's going on around the boroughs. i especially like $9.99

wondering if anyone knows the name of the cool shoe store in Astoria they visited on Cool in Code last week?

carl - nyctv is run by the City of New York (check this link out if u dont believe me: http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2006b%2Fpr291-06.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1 )

Anyway, hope that helps.

City government that is actually cool, yes it is possible. And totally unbelievable.

how can I get a date with Amy Palmer? she's beautiful and full of talent and I just have a total crush on her.

REX

i really enjoy the segments they have added with finola hughes on the City Buzz show: http://www.citybuzznewyork.com/index.aspx?Article=34

peace,

Deke

I fail to understand why nyc-tv places so much emphasis on food and cooking. why not a behind-the-scenes reality show iwth the NYPD? or a dating/singles show? or how about a show on $15 Million dollar Park Avnue apartments? Thats the New York I want to see

I have been watching 25 a lot lately and I have to say that NYCTV really looks like a really pro channel. The hosts are dynamic and the lifestyle genre programming is fresh and definitely captures the essence of what its like to live in New York City. Tops on my list are shows like Cool in Your Code, Eat Out New York, and New York 360. I also enjoy how they vary the programs so it really is a bit more diverse than typical cable lifestyle fare. While shows such as Blueprint seema bit out of place stylistically, they certainly bring some interesting and historically relevent architectural gems into the fold. Secrets of New York is a diamond in the rough. The show could easily find itself on A&E or NatGeo if it could turn itself into an hour-long show. 30 minutes barely scratches the surface of some these fascinating mysteries. The music shows are far less compelling but from a network perspective I understand why they do them: they are cheap and bountiful. Anyway, I love the channel and I'm telling all my friends.

Ross

is nyctv really run by the city? i always thought it was an NBC cable station.