tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post114110105991022109..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My 100th postBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83087572432856441812007-04-02T17:07:00.000-07:002007-04-02T17:07:00.000-07:00Hi Ken,I found your blog about 7 months ago throug...Hi Ken,<BR/>I found your blog about 7 months ago through a friend, Maggie Burns (Bootstrap Productions). I now read you everyday. I am also reading all of your archived posts (hence my late comment on this post) and every comment. I really enjoy your posts and the comments of some of your regulars. Since you check your stats counter regularly you probably have seen my several hour stints at your site. <BR/>Belated congratulations on 100 posts. I read all the time, and I think it’s a shame that no one will read these aspiring writers' specs. I would offer my services (as I can’t seem to find enough reading material), but alas I have no clout in the industry. It would just be a layman opinion. And for what it's worth, your writing is among my favorite. I have also picked up books by your favorite authors. Thanks for the tips.<BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>Nancy <BR/><BR/>P.S. I hope the Levine writers summer camp becomes a reality. I've volunteered as a sponsor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141511553811445932006-03-04T14:32:00.000-08:002006-03-04T14:32:00.000-08:00Hey Ken, I live in Los Angeles and perform standup...Hey Ken, <BR/><BR/>I live in Los Angeles and perform standup. I found your blog through John August's. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to hear more about your thoughts on the pecking order in the writer's room and what you would have done differently if you were starting from the beginning as a staff writer again.<BR/><BR/>JozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141396283179414392006-03-03T06:31:00.000-08:002006-03-03T06:31:00.000-08:00I'm the translator of the Boogiepop and Kino's Jou...I'm the translator of the Boogiepop and Kino's Journey novels, and I became a translator partly because I'm a good writer who can't do story. Yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141337731001280972006-03-02T14:15:00.000-08:002006-03-02T14:15:00.000-08:00Veen, Love the blog, in danger of extra innings in...Veen, <BR/><BR/>Love the blog, in danger of extra innings in the charity game...beautiful here in the VOS.<BR/>You'll never run out of material.<BR/><BR/>KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141325013283567562006-03-02T10:43:00.000-08:002006-03-02T10:43:00.000-08:00Congrats on 100. We need you on that wall.Congrats on 100. We need you on that wall.Michael Markowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199298795711804094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141286098154470292006-03-01T23:54:00.000-08:002006-03-01T23:54:00.000-08:00Hi Ken - Tim from Seattle here. I stumbled on your...Hi Ken - Tim from Seattle here. I stumbled on your blog around Christmastime and now have it listed in my own blog's tabbed linkbox (direct and with RSS feed). I probably know your work best from your time as sidekick to Dave Niehaus. (Made some of those horrible M's games worth listening to.)<BR/><BR/>Keep the posts coming...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141275367262862162006-03-01T20:56:00.000-08:002006-03-01T20:56:00.000-08:00I enjoy your blog through the RSS feed on my PDA i...I enjoy your blog through the RSS feed on my PDA in the screenwring mecca that is Madison, Wisconsin. Lots of nameless beer-girl models live here. You should visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141269839114115212006-03-01T19:23:00.000-08:002006-03-01T19:23:00.000-08:00Hey Ken,Made the HUGE transition from living in Or...Hey Ken,<BR/><BR/>Made the HUGE transition from living in Orange County to L.A. back in September. Want to make a living writing and directing movies. Recently, within the last year, I started to realize that writing in television could be an option for me. Never thought about it before that, but makes sense because man do I watch a lot of TV. <BR/><BR/>You're blog is great. As soon as I found it, which is right after you started it, I was hooked. I appreciate your practical advice on writing and the blog is pretty much never boring. Also, the fact that you update everyday is fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to do this.Adam Fontanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266437311700401403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141264823305841952006-03-01T18:00:00.000-08:002006-03-01T18:00:00.000-08:00The one day I didn't check the blog, and you ask f...The one day I didn't check the blog, and you ask for feedback. At comment #82, I feel so lost in this shuffle...<BR/><BR/>From NC originally, but moved to LA in September because that's what you're supposed to do when you want to write for TV. So I did. Now I'm waiting for all that fame and glory to hit me any minute now.<BR/><BR/>I teach inner city high school kids who try to kill me on a regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141246360408957452006-03-01T12:52:00.000-08:002006-03-01T12:52:00.000-08:00Hey, Ken. My name's Jeff -- I'm an attorney in So...Hey, Ken. My name's Jeff -- I'm an attorney in Southeast Michigan. I have no idea how I came across your blog, but I look forward to reading your posts, and appreciate the effort that you put into them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141240603222863132006-03-01T11:16:00.000-08:002006-03-01T11:16:00.000-08:00I got caught up in your blog when Hoffmania linked...I got caught up in your blog when Hoffmania linked to your take on Porn Star Karaoke, where I've been a regular for years but never looked at it QUITE that way before. <BR/><BR/>Turns out I've been a fan of yours for years and I never knew it. <BR/><BR/>Good going on 100. Remember what Ward Kimball said when he was showing Robert Benchley his Goofy sequence in the behnd-the-scenes part of "The Reluctant Dragon":<BR/><BR/>"The first 100,000 are the hardest."<BR/><BR/>--tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141232164776423382006-03-01T08:56:00.000-08:002006-03-01T08:56:00.000-08:00Ken,branfordbob here. My old dear friend since co...Ken,<BR/><BR/>branfordbob here. <BR/><BR/>My old dear friend since college, Mike sent you a CD copy of the original "Smile" trax I compiled in the proper order a while back. You and I seem to share a passion for that project.<BR/><BR/>Once again, Mike is responsible for something...my finding this blog. He's relieved, because he no longer has to forward your e-mails! <BR/><BR/>Gotta run, I have a lot of catching up to do (2 postings down 99 left to go)...<BR/><BR/>BOBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141227334937645712006-03-01T07:35:00.000-08:002006-03-01T07:35:00.000-08:00Hi Ken,I'm Becky & I read from Cleveland. I found...Hi Ken,<BR/><BR/>I'm Becky & I read from Cleveland. I found your blog via Hoffmania, and I've been reading daily ever since. I am an unabashed lover of television, and it's been really cool to read about your experiences & perspective. Congrats on your 100th post - keep them coming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141204641019467902006-03-01T01:17:00.000-08:002006-03-01T01:17:00.000-08:00Hi, I'm a vinter, financial analyst, money manager...Hi, I'm a vinter, financial analyst, money manager and maybe one day a Real Writer. I split time between Houston and Oregon wine country (as long as you don't get mixed up and go to Oregon in the winter and Houston in the summer, it's not bad). <BR/><BR/>In the meantime I enjoy reading about real writers and appreciate all the excellent advice you've taken the time to share. Also, I feel as if I've been to Hawaii now.<BR/><BR/>I too have been a DJ, and once ended up de facto traffic manager and program director because almost everyone else got fired during the most imperceptible format change ever, and the replacements never showed. I was too inexpensive to fire just then, I figure, as I was doing three jobs. Despite my love of music and hearing my own voice I changed directions early on as things looked to go from unimpressive to humiliating for me in radio. <BR/><BR/>I have to say, doing MLB play-by-play sounds like a fantastic job, especially for a hopeless baseball fan. (Adrian Gonzalez may turn out to be pretty good btw, save that autograph.) <BR/>Here’s a somewhat related question for you. Would you rather be a mogul of George Lucas’ stature or own an MLB team?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's inspirational to read a blog from a successful writer who has a family. Reading other blogs you sometimes get the idea that if you're not 26 and eating ramen in the Valley you might as well forget it.<BR/><BR/>Well, that's enough rambling, even though you did ask for it.<BR/><BR/>C<BR/><BR/>PS - Why do you think you're so popular with Australians, and Scandinavians?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141192475294616302006-02-28T21:54:00.000-08:002006-02-28T21:54:00.000-08:00Congrats Ken on the 100 posts and please sir can I...Congrats Ken on the 100 posts and please sir can I have some more. I enjoy your posting on writing and structuring stories but I'd love this blog regardless for one reason only.<BR/><BR/>MASH<BR/><BR/>It's hard to describe the impact that show had on me. My father was doing his residency at the Royal Brisbane Hospital and we used to watch MASH together. It was the only medical show that he thought captured the pathos and humour of emergency medicine and I got an inkling of what he went through each day.<BR/><BR/>Phil of Australia, working in Malaysia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141192201107672212006-02-28T21:50:00.000-08:002006-02-28T21:50:00.000-08:00Ken, I'm sorry I'm late to the party, but congratu...Ken, I'm sorry I'm late to the party, but congratulations just the same. I'm a newspaper copy editor in Virginia who vaguely recalls your stint in Baltimore (although, I must confess, I despise the Orioles and am an avid Nationals fan -- don't take it personally!). <BR/><BR/>I respect good writing, and have a friend of mine from New Jersey (where I once worked) who's good friends with Kelsey Grammer, and I got an opportunity to see a "Frasier" episode filmed in March 2000 (the one with Robert Loggia as guest star as a restauranteur). It was fascinating to watch the creative process at work. (I should also note I attended the U. of Maryland, where I knew Peter Mehlman, later of "Seinfeld" fame, and was one of the first journalists to interview Laura Prepon of "That '70s Show," since she was from the area of Jersey where I edited a weekly paper.)<BR/><BR/>I do a little writing on my own, and in fact two years ago came up with a sitcom treatment and wrote several episodes about a (male) sitcom writer who happens to be a witch, and gets a job writing on a series about one. (Little did I know Nora Ephron's "Bewitched" would take a similar angle, although mine was <I>far</I> less kitschy.) So now I'm working on a feature screenplay, specifically a biopic of my all-time favorite actress, Carole Lombard; with the centennial of her birth coming up in 2008, this might be a viable project.<BR/><BR/>Continued personal and professional success.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141187723085308602006-02-28T20:35:00.000-08:002006-02-28T20:35:00.000-08:00I'm a child clinical psychologist who specializes ...I'm a child clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma (mostly child sexual abuse cases), so I'm always looking for something to make me laugh (and I like creative writing, although I don't plan to do anything professionally). Your blog is hilarious!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the 100th post, and I look forward to reading the next 100.<BR/><BR/>EDJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141183919354250212006-02-28T19:31:00.000-08:002006-02-28T19:31:00.000-08:00Hey Ken,I'm a radio announcer in New Zealand, and ...Hey Ken,<BR/><BR/>I'm a radio announcer in New Zealand, and have been reading your blog ever since the link came up in McVay Media Prep a few months ago.<BR/><BR/>I love the insight into the world of American media - we see lots of American shows and movies here, but don't have many opportunities to see how the industry works.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you're very funny!<BR/><BR/>So thanks heaps because I really enjoy reading it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141182533211182892006-02-28T19:08:00.000-08:002006-02-28T19:08:00.000-08:00Hi Ken. Good going on reaching 100. I love reading...Hi Ken. Good going on reaching 100. I love reading your blog here in Virginia, but what do I know, my favorite TV show of all time was the Marshall Chronicles.<BR/><BR/>Please keep them coming. Living so close to Washington, DC and our seat (make that toilet seat) of government, anything that makes me laugh instead of cry is welcome. <BR/><BR/>BTW, you remind me of someone I knew in college.<BR/><BR/>RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141181634656168632006-02-28T18:53:00.000-08:002006-02-28T18:53:00.000-08:00Big fan Ken, every since I started reading here a ...Big fan Ken, every since I started reading here a couple months ago. Keep up the good work. I look forward to my daily dose of Levine Logic. And I want more Gina!<BR/><BR/>RobRobert Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008045560193934588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141177974747301932006-02-28T17:52:00.000-08:002006-02-28T17:52:00.000-08:00Ken,Your column doesn't look a day older than 75. ...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Your column doesn't look a day older than 75. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations! I look forward to reading blog # 101. <BR/><BR/>Doug Thompson<BR/>Toronto, OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141176492538171062006-02-28T17:28:00.000-08:002006-02-28T17:28:00.000-08:00Todd: slaving away over another draft in windy Okl...Todd: slaving away over another draft in windy Oklahoma City, doing the contest route to break in, movies mostly but I am taking a hard look at tv specs too. I WILL be sipping margaritas in LA sometime in the future (and not on vacation either) Love the Blog, Beware Of The Blog, Son Of BlogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141175303040103252006-02-28T17:08:00.000-08:002006-02-28T17:08:00.000-08:00HELLO, KENI've been reading your blog for the past...HELLO, KEN<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your blog for the past four to five months now, and as I have written before and stated that you are an inspiration for those who want to be where you have been.<BR/><BR/>I am a 29 year old black male from Birmingham, Alabama and I aspire to become a filmmaker/television writer, but currently I'm a video editor for a newscast for the local CBS affiliate.<BR/><BR/>Recently I have completed a screen play that I am planning to direct locally, and I have also completed two sitcom specs as I send query letters to showrunners in an attempt to join the WGAw Writers Trainee Program.<BR/><BR/>Although I like your sense of humor, I have been dismayed by some of your cheap shot comments toward the UPN Network for its programming. One of the shows I would like to write for is UPN's "Girlfriends"...it might not bring in the "numbers" like FRIENDS OR FRAZIER but does have interesting characters and a strong following.<BR/><BR/>I have family in L.A. (Ingelwood) but I'm not sure if I want to move there until I get a foot in the door...but I will probably decide by the end of the year.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for being interested in the dreams and aspirations of others.<BR/><BR/>One Love-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141174876870126142006-02-28T17:01:00.000-08:002006-02-28T17:01:00.000-08:00SMASH!Mazel Tov!Hi from Orlando, Florida. I write...<B><I>SMASH!</I></B><BR/><BR/><I>Mazel Tov!</I><BR/><BR/>Hi from Orlando, Florida. <BR/><BR/>I write feature comedies in various flavors.<BR/><BR/>In an attempt to maximize my procrastination time, I've trained myself to market my specs when I should be writing. And vice-versa.Julie O'Horahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580655656385169632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1141174779250947862006-02-28T16:59:00.000-08:002006-02-28T16:59:00.000-08:00Hi, I read from Australia. I bounced over from Kun...Hi, I read from Australia. I bounced over from Kung-fu monkey (I think - it's been a while). My wife is an aspiring writer - I'm here to support her craft (and maybe the occasional laugh).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com