tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post206954988455646799..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Phantom of the OprahBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71023591861371077572017-02-12T02:04:57.418-08:002017-02-12T02:04:57.418-08:00On another topic...the Guardian yesterday had a gr...On another topic...the Guardian yesterday had a great appreciation of Mel Brooks...or an appreciation of the great Mel Brooks, now 90:<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/10/mel-brooks-donald-trump-doesnt-scare-me-hes-a-song-and-dance-man<br /><br />Friday question: Ken, have you ever met or worked with him?<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45911503410686357962017-02-11T19:45:10.872-08:002017-02-11T19:45:10.872-08:00Regarding the comments that ask why Ken and David ...Regarding the comments that ask why Ken and David didn't just wait until they had both parts before they started filming: Even if a person is not in the business (I'm not), this blog post made it crystal clear that they HAD to start filming before they had part 2---that was the whole point of the post. It is truly not my intention to criticize; I am genuinely puzzled about how that could have been misunderstood. This happens so often that I actually believe we are losing the ability to communicate, and I would love to know why. I cannot tell you how often I am in a conversation with 3 or 4 people and I spend most of my time translating what they are saying to each other----TRANSLATING---and everyone is speaking the same language. I know I sound obnoxious, but I can't help it. I feel like I am in the twilight zone. Everyone seems to be speaking or hearing their own language. <br />Joe BlowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75948632354572588382017-02-11T17:59:46.999-08:002017-02-11T17:59:46.999-08:00No, agents don't commission residuals, just th...No, agents don't commission residuals, just the original fees. Fiftyninthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59967211123290319492017-02-11T14:34:41.970-08:002017-02-11T14:34:41.970-08:00I was thinking along the same lines as Daniel. Tha...I was thinking along the same lines as Daniel. That it would be less problematic to have scripts for both halves of the two-parter completed and in hand before you started filming them.Kentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51051031021985342842017-02-11T13:51:49.352-08:002017-02-11T13:51:49.352-08:00You can always spot the people who don't quite...You can always spot the people who don't quite get the TV industry. On a weekly TV series, you need to write and get into production one episode per week. You can't say "Well, the writers don't have anything ready, the director and the crew and the actors should all stay home for a week" (unless you're Moonlighting). Part of the nature of the work is that you have to get something ready for air, on a regular basis.<br /><br />Now it is possible for the writers to get a little bit ahead of the weekly schedule prior to filming. But that contingency is usually eaten up by later in the series. And The Gift Part One and Part two are the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes of a 22 episode series. So I would guess all contingencies were eaten up, plus guest stars had already been scheduled and hired to show up for parts one and two, meaning you needed to use them.<br /><br />That Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04142533016588637476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55588147157745895602017-02-11T12:04:07.007-08:002017-02-11T12:04:07.007-08:00Was this "Coach in Love?" Just asking &#...Was this "Coach in Love?" Just asking 'cause I read the article this morning, and then when I watched two segments with lunch...which I sometimes do...that was it! Anyway, yes or no, this was a good duo.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968554286789346593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2916849438866392152017-02-11T09:29:48.987-08:002017-02-11T09:29:48.987-08:00As an outside observer it seems so odd that you wo...As an outside observer it seems so odd that you would go into production on part one when part two wasn't even written and you didn't know what was going to happen. Why not wait until part two was finished before filming?Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86788773288754032572017-02-11T09:14:00.651-08:002017-02-11T09:14:00.651-08:00To be honest I'm not sure those episodes neede...To be honest I'm not sure those episodes needed to be made into a two parter. Rewatching them recently they kind of felt like two so-so plots artificially stretched out and then welded together to make two full episodes.Boomska316https://www.blogger.com/profile/07057030413893543908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52935069097064388032017-02-11T09:00:59.616-08:002017-02-11T09:00:59.616-08:00The entire run of WINGS is shown currently on HULU...The entire run of WINGS is shown currently on HULU, with the exception of about 6 episodes. The Gift parts 1 & 2 happen to be two of the episodes that are not included. Any idea why a handful of episodes are left out for some series?Janice C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86861770882717523642017-02-11T07:43:38.698-08:002017-02-11T07:43:38.698-08:00Friday Question.
When actors, directors, writers e...Friday Question.<br />When actors, directors, writers etc get paid residuals for their work, do their agents also get a percentage of this payment?Rick Wiedmayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81999796867907656322017-02-11T07:15:30.762-08:002017-02-11T07:15:30.762-08:00The 1952 epic "Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn G...The 1952 epic "Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla". No spoilers will be given, but the film's conclusion offers a lesson for us all, a classic example on how to tie up something, ANYTHING, when writers are at their wit's end to put together... well... something, ANYTHING.John Hammesnoreply@blogger.com