tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3190378212737018919..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: I can't get no...By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36223277021770258552007-10-02T14:01:00.000-07:002007-10-02T14:01:00.000-07:00Good, but Bonnie Bernstein has to be higher on the...Good, but Bonnie Bernstein has to be higher on the list, I've always had a thing for her, she needs to be witht he hot chicks before the Coulter jokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50992096596481538382007-10-01T15:51:00.000-07:002007-10-01T15:51:00.000-07:00Barry S. and J. Lizard togther again after all the...Barry S. and J. Lizard togther again after all these yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-581276821386488722007-09-30T18:51:00.000-07:002007-09-30T18:51:00.000-07:00From today's article in the Chicago Tribune on Tin...From today's article in the Chicago Tribune on Tina Fey & 30 Rock: <BR/><BR/>Ken Levine, an Emmy-winning writer for "M*A*S*H," "Frasier" and "Cheers," is a "30 Rock" fan and says he agrees with that course correction.<BR/><BR/>"I think what she means is that some good jokes don't land because they go by too fast or are not really heard," Levine says. "Things can get lost. I think she's making a good adjustment."<BR/><BR/>Levine thinks Fey ought to change one more thing, though.<BR/>Tina shortchanges her character," Levine says. "It's lovely that she's so generous, allowing other cast members to shine, but she herself is very funny and at times underused. I hope Liz Lemon has more to do this season."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28033274361927801942007-09-30T16:45:00.000-07:002007-09-30T16:45:00.000-07:00I liked the Ann Coulter line. It said something a...I liked the Ann Coulter line. It said something about the character - he went from normal guy with normal libido to 'holy crap this guy would f*ck anything' in a second.<BR/><BR/>Made me chuckle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68428897623351921102007-09-30T16:00:00.000-07:002007-09-30T16:00:00.000-07:00Ann Coulter? No, you lost me at "picture Jason Ale...Ann Coulter? No, you lost me at "picture Jason Alexander". Thank you, no. WHAT do people see in him? Mediocre blob of boredom, befouling show after show.<BR/><BR/>Okay, I forced myself to move past the Jason Alexander directive (But hint: that's why it hasn't sold. People keep picturing a movie starring Jason Alexander, and shutting down.), and instead imagine someone talented. I went with Christopher Walken instead (The man is funny.), and then I could read the scene. In future, if I may give advice to someone vastly more successful than I, if you want folks to read sentence 2, don't put "picture Jason Alexander" in sentence 1.<BR/><BR/>And I'm all for Steve Martin having sex with Ann Coulter, as long as it's oral, although if anyone is rude enough to keep talking with her mouth full, it's Mad Dog Coulter.<BR/><BR/>BTW, one way to perhaps have at least actually tried to have some of those women, rather than just prattle on about how much he wanted them, would have been to have left Bakersfield and gone where they actually are. Frankly, I wouldn't listen to Life Lessons from a man who never even learned Life Lesson #1: If you are in Bakersfield; LEAVE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62023070490698424662007-09-30T14:10:00.000-07:002007-09-30T14:10:00.000-07:00I always cringe at the terms 'bang' and 'nail'. Th...I always cringe at the terms 'bang' and 'nail'. They remind me of my days in woodshop...a decidedly unsexy image . Other terms I avoid whilst referring to sexual acts: 'screw', 'spackle', 'clamp' and 'rough sanding'.Todd Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841213952526711599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74609483147229686712007-09-30T12:54:00.000-07:002007-09-30T12:54:00.000-07:00Steve Martin saying the Ellen De Generes line woul...Steve Martin saying the Ellen De Generes line would certainly resonate given his history with Anne Heche! <BR/><BR/>Fine scene, by the way, even if it does walk that line between "here's where the character reveals his true self" and "here's where the writer shows how us all how humorous and insightful he is." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13280635459660692842007-09-30T09:45:00.000-07:002007-09-30T09:45:00.000-07:00How about Harry Chapin's W*O*L*D for the soundtrac...How about Harry Chapin's W*O*L*D for the soundtrack album?<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l0fH0dRUow<BR/><BR/>http://www.lyricsdepot.com/harry-chapin/wold.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79279656363354153082007-09-30T08:38:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:38:00.000-07:00It's more elegant without it. The idea was to mak...It's more elegant without it. <BR/><BR/>The idea was to make the list wildly varied with unexpected choices... and not explain any of them. Writer's choice.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86372052519648219592007-09-30T08:32:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:32:00.000-07:00Ah, but if you put the "hate fuck" line in after C...Ah, but if you put the "hate fuck" line in after Coulter's name, it'll work.Tim Dunleavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881671137563687203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67655871767629296582007-09-30T08:28:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:28:00.000-07:00Re Ann Coulter,How do I put this delicately? Ther...Re Ann Coulter,<BR/><BR/>How do I put this delicately? There's such a thing as a hate fuck. <BR/><BR/>Re Jenna Fischer,<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I keep updating the script. Hell, I wrote the first draft so long ago Ingrid Bergman was probably on the list.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79868866908570750082007-09-30T08:19:00.000-07:002007-09-30T08:19:00.000-07:00"Anne Coulter" threw me, until I realized it was s..."Anne Coulter" threw me, until I realized it was shorthand for "any alleged woman with a pulse."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15680725079118502192007-09-30T07:58:00.000-07:002007-09-30T07:58:00.000-07:00Happy anniversary Ken...September 30, 1982, Cheers...Happy anniversary Ken...September 30, 1982, Cheers premiered on NBC-TV. That was a quick 25 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14291281806426474662007-09-30T06:15:00.000-07:002007-09-30T06:15:00.000-07:00The scene was cute, Ken, but it didn't pop for me ...The scene was cute, Ken, but it didn't pop for me until the discussion of the women came in. Or maybe it was the "words on the sign" line. Prior to that (no offense), it could have come from any number of mawkish movies-of-the-week. (I guess I'm showing my age there. Does "Lifetime movies" make a more up-to-date cultural touchpoint?)Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980839541732980078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11847008681549419212007-09-30T04:21:00.000-07:002007-09-30T04:21:00.000-07:00Admit it Ken, Jenna wasn't on that list in the fir...Admit it Ken, Jenna wasn't on that list in the first couple of years ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40251011882852957172007-09-30T04:06:00.000-07:002007-09-30T04:06:00.000-07:00James Lileks would LOVE that sign...James Lileks would LOVE that sign...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35438450914100459712007-09-30T02:04:00.000-07:002007-09-30T02:04:00.000-07:00I'm just so happy Rita Cosby wasn't on Lizard's Li...I'm just so happy Rita Cosby wasn't on Lizard's List.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73704347641151700122007-09-30T01:33:00.000-07:002007-09-30T01:33:00.000-07:00'Anne Coulter' works if you imagine Steve Martin s...'Anne Coulter' works if you imagine Steve Martin saying it.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21337518297809769372007-09-30T01:31:00.000-07:002007-09-30T01:31:00.000-07:00Why are those people on the beach fully dressed?Why are those people on the beach fully dressed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44086564265735286692007-09-30T01:29:00.000-07:002007-09-30T01:29:00.000-07:00You lost me at Anne Coulter.Not even out of sympat...You lost me at Anne Coulter.<BR/><BR/>Not even out of sympathy. Not even... not even to videotape it and sell it to Al Franken.<BR/><BR/>I care far too much for the opinion my dogs have of me to stoop that low.Doug Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492162192250783305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86886252322959621862007-09-30T01:10:00.000-07:002007-09-30T01:10:00.000-07:00Cute scene, Ken. My only quibble? Bonnie Bernstein...Cute scene, Ken. My only quibble? Bonnie Bernstein's *gotta* be above Bob Harlow's wife. I mean, I like big butts and all, but have you seen the caboose on that goose? <BR/><BR/>That's why Bob had to upgrade to the California King. He kept getting knocked to the floor every time the missus rolled over on the queen.R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.com