tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post113324702518933538..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Meet the RokersBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143704153508971602006-03-29T23:35:00.000-08:002006-03-29T23:35:00.000-08:00Is T. Smith III working on "Meet the Rokers"? I a...Is T. Smith III working on "Meet the Rokers"? I am desperately trying to find him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1133482043537471252005-12-01T16:07:00.000-08:002005-12-01T16:07:00.000-08:00I'm just bitter and cranky and wish networks would...I'm just bitter and cranky and wish networks would come up with more original concepts than the fictional life of Al Roker. But if it had been the fictional life of whoever does the weather on Good Morning America I would've felt the same way. It's nothing against Al personally. I'm sure he's funnier than the guy who does the weather on Good Morning America, whoever he is.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1133470817197699372005-12-01T13:00:00.000-08:002005-12-01T13:00:00.000-08:00In fairness to Al Roker, he is not starring in the...In fairness to Al Roker, he is not starring in the show, but merely co-exec-producing it and co-writing it with the guy who did Moesha and The Parkers. And I think it's a script deal, not a pilot.<BR/><BR/>But besides that, Hey, whattaya want from the guy? He's written best selling books, he's produced popular shows for NBC, Food Network, CourtTV... Meanwhile, we all know schmucks who've never produced anything but ass gas who get much more than a script deal. Why the Roker hate?Michael Markowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199298795711804094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1133337184807617752005-11-29T23:53:00.000-08:002005-11-29T23:53:00.000-08:00Ed,No question that Miles Davis is a GIANT in the ...Ed,<BR/><BR/>No question that Miles Davis is a GIANT in the world of Jazz. But it seems a stretch to put him in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame when there are so many deserving artists who did toil in the rock world.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1133325770333119172005-11-29T20:42:00.000-08:002005-11-29T20:42:00.000-08:00"... and Miles Davis. Huh?????? "Well, there is a ..."... and Miles Davis. Huh?????? "<BR/><BR/>Well, there is a tangential connection, with his fusion-style period (can't recall whether it was called "fusion," but that's how I think of it), that used rock musicians and all. Bitches' Brew was one of the projects like that, as I recall.<BR/><BR/>But the R 'n R Hall pulled something like that a number of years back, when they inducted Bill Monroe! They cited his blues-influenced music and the fusion (there's that damned word again!) of white and black musics that, in another form, became rock 'n roll. It's odd, but it got a few folk/bluegrass/country-oriented fans to at least watch the TV show. Could be worse (and probably will be).<BR/><BR/>And "Meet the Rokers" will fizzle, because it doesn't rely on a near-naughty word like "Meet the Fokkers" did; think of it -- no one "roks," but people do "fok." I think the title came to someone and they pitched it based on that, and used the fact that there is a somewhat well-known person names Roker. I don't think the name came AFTER the idea, but before.<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1133299295855389812005-11-29T13:21:00.000-08:002005-11-29T13:21:00.000-08:00You said we'd hear what happened with Omid Djalili...You said we'd hear what happened with Omid Djalili today. So what happened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1133255913305440732005-11-29T01:18:00.000-08:002005-11-29T01:18:00.000-08:00Then on a special "Meet the Rokers" - the bottom f...Then on a special "Meet the Rokers" - the bottom falls out of Swingline stock as Al gets his stomach staples removed...sending the world's economy into the abyss. NBC, Thursday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com