tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1651502190406641171..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Writing our first script... at Fort OrdBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68615564344791397692015-08-18T07:35:34.153-07:002015-08-18T07:35:34.153-07:00Just to clarify, I don't mean that you'd o...Just to clarify, I don't mean that you'd only review shows you worked on. But in the same way that you do movie reviews, could you do TV show reviews from the past, or perhaps seasonal reviews? What's your favorite episode of All in the Family, season 3? What do you like about the original Law and Order? Etc. I think that would be a hit.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47490130379847109672015-08-18T07:31:08.277-07:002015-08-18T07:31:08.277-07:00Ken, for a Friday question, what did you think of ...Ken, for a Friday question, what did you think of the Jeffersons as a show? How did it compare (in your view) with All in the Family? What's the inside scoop?<br /><br />You mentioned how you're trying to come up with new ideas for this blog. I would love for you to review shows like that, and give your insights into the writing, directing, etc. What worked, what didn't work, who was a pleasure to write for, etc.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77453424150631920672015-08-16T16:09:36.663-07:002015-08-16T16:09:36.663-07:00The 222 DID deploy again to Iraq in 2009.
https...The 222 DID deploy again to Iraq in 2009. <br /><br />https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/222BOD#.VdEYGlNViko<br /><br /><br /><br />Dan Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931639456486740734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9337503299627444782015-08-16T15:53:42.191-07:002015-08-16T15:53:42.191-07:00Shoot, dress BLUES. I was typing far too quickly....Shoot, dress BLUES. I was typing far too quickly. <br /><br />Mea culpa and all that rot. :)<br /><br />Dan Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931639456486740734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14250918891742151782015-08-16T15:52:51.159-07:002015-08-16T15:52:51.159-07:00The Fighting 222 sent three rotations to Bosnia in...The Fighting 222 sent three rotations to Bosnia in 1996 -1998 to man AFN Balkans radio and TV. I left the unit in the spring of '98 to take a job in their higher HQ. At the start of Iraq II, the 222 was one of the first Reserve PA det's to operate AFN Iraq. I was long out of the unit by then and working at the Pentagon, but I stayed in touch with the gang while they were there. They may have been back after that, but I'm not sure since I retired in 2007. When "Saving Private Ryan" was up for the Oscar, the LA PAO folks set up the 222 Soldiers with dress clues and we put 'em on the red carpet to get liners for AFRTS and AFN, as well as grab some interviews. We were trying hard to give them something to do in peacetime besides walk around the reserve center. They still do the red carpet thing, last I heard. They're pretty active in production nowadays as well. I see something they've produced every once in a while on the web. Dan Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931639456486740734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15329215561198592262015-08-16T07:21:00.433-07:002015-08-16T07:21:00.433-07:00The Fighting 222nd was called to active duty? Yi...The Fighting 222nd was called to active duty? Yikes. When? By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2370057491888307182015-08-16T06:06:37.828-07:002015-08-16T06:06:37.828-07:00Great story! And I had the good fortune to work w...Great story! And I had the good fortune to work with your unit commander from NBC, and later to command that very unit for about 3 years or so. Hard to believe, but that unit now has a couple of combat tours behind it. Was one of my best assignment and made a ton of lifelong friends there.Dan Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931639456486740734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44664789227162360682015-08-16T01:24:41.802-07:002015-08-16T01:24:41.802-07:00It's a little known fact that the Armed Forces...It's a little known fact that the Armed Forces Radio Reserve Unit were the beginning of Psych-Ops, who brought democracy to Central America by playing loud pop music at Noriega in Panama. A crack unit of combat DJs were trained to drop behind enemy lines, armed with a mobile transmitter and a box of Top 40 records, to demotivate the enemy with incessant & inane prattle between songs.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63040258582335181592015-08-15T17:14:58.661-07:002015-08-15T17:14:58.661-07:00I hope one day we see a book about your career in ...I hope one day we see a book about your career in Hollywood, Ken!Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57276220896301759022015-08-15T16:16:10.305-07:002015-08-15T16:16:10.305-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49636867703015946562015-08-15T16:16:09.350-07:002015-08-15T16:16:09.350-07:00You combat happy dog faces in the Armed Forces Rad...You combat happy dog faces in the Armed Forces Radio Reserves went through hell. Slow hand salute, heroes.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41777508719711620602015-08-15T15:49:32.130-07:002015-08-15T15:49:32.130-07:00"I wanna slip my tubesteak in your sister.&qu..."I wanna slip my tubesteak in your sister." What does that mean? The sister is nowhere near boot camp, so I assume it's a reference to gay sex? Some people on the internet say it's just teasing, banter or male soldierly bonding, but the lines are delivered too seriously and straight faced for me to buy that. Other factions say they're seriously talking about a real female sister, and then the remainder follow what I believe and think they are arranging gay sex. <br /><br />I guess the top just wants a release, doesn't care, it has nothing to do with being straight/gay, and the bottom is simply making a profit off his available assets. Besides, they're on an island, and I guess they may get bored, especially with just their hands? Hickoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61972636017157325062015-08-15T15:40:13.101-07:002015-08-15T15:40:13.101-07:00@Denny: All the Bar Mitzvah jokes were taken out.@Denny: All the Bar Mitzvah jokes were taken out.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10992043922946386532015-08-15T13:49:55.560-07:002015-08-15T13:49:55.560-07:00Ken - Is this where you guys coined the phrase &qu...Ken - Is this where you guys coined the phrase "Where humor is our Forte"? Tom Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71602069498915531132015-08-15T13:32:55.268-07:002015-08-15T13:32:55.268-07:00One of my golfing partners was Ned Wertimer who p...One of my golfing partners was Ned Wertimer who played Ralph the doorman. Hope you wrote some good lines for him and they stayed in the shooting script and the final cut. Ned passed away two years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8273704002301263662015-08-15T13:15:41.121-07:002015-08-15T13:15:41.121-07:00What was your JEFFERSONS script about, and how muc...What was your JEFFERSONS script about, and how much of what you guys wrote actually made into the final product?<br /><br />I don't remember THE JEFFERSONS very well. It was one of those shows my folks watched every week that I never paid much attention to. I remember it ran for a long time.Dennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74914159140499286142015-08-15T09:35:18.564-07:002015-08-15T09:35:18.564-07:00From the picture: the USMC learns to count by impr...From the picture: the USMC learns to count by improvising an abacus: one, two; one, two; one, two...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53528706517867968832015-08-15T09:11:23.345-07:002015-08-15T09:11:23.345-07:00Four Doored??Four Doored??blinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284135060900752329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87463828075690013302015-08-15T09:03:20.564-07:002015-08-15T09:03:20.564-07:00Possible Friday Questions: Have you consciously al...Possible Friday Questions: Have you consciously altered your comedy style over the years? Do you mainly think in single-cam joke form now instead of multi-cam? Apologies if you've already answered these questions before.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15157115764520235362015-08-15T08:52:14.037-07:002015-08-15T08:52:14.037-07:00OK nobody's around so here's my Saturday q...OK nobody's around so here's my Saturday question: did you ever meet the "Richard Hooker" who wrote the original novel?Bill Avenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91123229427633073462015-08-15T08:49:06.541-07:002015-08-15T08:49:06.541-07:00As I recall the unit was quartered on the second f...As I recall the unit was quartered on the second floor of the WW II barracks and adding to the ambiance of the location there was a busy snack bar just across the street.Ron Rettignoreply@blogger.com