tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3263734116415935163..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Misc. TakesBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22481811550108459832017-11-04T13:19:42.841-07:002017-11-04T13:19:42.841-07:00Sometimes victims are so traumatized it takes year...Sometimes victims are so traumatized it takes years for them to say anything, or they were scared into not saying anything. As someone who has thankfully not been a victim of this type of abuse, I will never question motives for stepping forward. (As long as it's true, unlike Duke Lacrosse.)Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42911058256995764962017-11-04T13:14:38.807-07:002017-11-04T13:14:38.807-07:00That goes for any industry. When greedy bank presi...That goes for any industry. When greedy bank presidents crashed their companies in the mortgage crisis, thousands of their employees who had nothing to do with those decisions lost their jobs. Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22098302496712064252017-11-03T19:27:10.880-07:002017-11-03T19:27:10.880-07:00What do you think, maybe two hundred people work o...<i>What do you think, maybe two hundred people work on HOUSE OF CARDS? So let's throw them all out of work for something the star did twenty years ago.</i><br /><br />So, what’s your solution? To ignore (alleged) criminal behavior by the star, just because it happened 20 years ago? Besides, more allegations about Spacey have come out, up to and including bad behavior on the set of <i>House of Cards</i>.<br /><br />I hate this, as I have always liked Spacey’s work. But that’s irrelevant compared to justice for his (alleged) victims.Hank Gillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328364486555780403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71239861693316958122017-11-03T09:40:54.097-07:002017-11-03T09:40:54.097-07:00Thanks, Greg. You're right.
Timothy Brown d...Thanks, Greg. You're right. <br /><br />Timothy Brown did appear in the film, but played a different character.<br /><br />My apologies, especially to Mr. Williamson.Kevin FitzMauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69995033330896542602017-11-03T08:46:17.100-07:002017-11-03T08:46:17.100-07:00Amen on Smoltzie's performance in the booth. ...Amen on Smoltzie's performance in the booth. Finally a color man who knew what he was talking about.DwWashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057278992504418291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72938417433498118642017-11-03T05:32:01.450-07:002017-11-03T05:32:01.450-07:00"Netflix immediately cancelled HOUSE OF CARDS..."Netflix immediately cancelled HOUSE OF CARDS. We can’t have a sexual predator playing a US President on TV, but we can have a real one actually in office."<br /><br />Ah yes, remembering the Clinton years. ;)<br /><br />I was going to say I remember three in my lifetime, including the current occupant, but I'm not sure JFK counts as s predator. More like a horndog. But perhaps a predator. Hard to say since it was in the early 60s.Orwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35146618127422953982017-11-03T04:57:24.491-07:002017-11-03T04:57:24.491-07:00Kevin FitzMaurice, Jones was played by Fred Willia...Kevin FitzMaurice, Jones was played by Fred Williamson in the movie. (I was going to mention G. Wood, but I see you already covered that.)<br /><br />I never bought the excuse that there were no black surgeons in Korea. So what? (Actually, there were black surgeons serving in the military in the '50s, according the Wikipedia, the one true source of all truth.) I think they were just consolidating their main players, focusing on Hawkeye and (to a lesser extent) Trapper, and maybe quietly sunsetting a problematically named character.<br /><br />There's plenty of jokes that wouldn't fly today. (Trapper: "I've never been to a rape before." Hawkeye: "Maybe for your next birthday." Uh, what?)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02793802690959682811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70232600467823867322017-11-03T04:56:48.088-07:002017-11-03T04:56:48.088-07:00My perfect solution to concluding the House of Car...My perfect solution to concluding the House of Cards series - keep Spacey in the role, and make his character have to face numerous allegations of sexual harassment from both sexes, followed by a court case, impeachment and jail. Typecasting, and compulsive viewing.Looseheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33272119267885313792017-11-02T21:50:13.949-07:002017-11-02T21:50:13.949-07:00Friday Question: Why is it whenever people are eat...Friday Question: Why is it whenever people are eating dinner on multi camera comedies its always pasta and salad? Is it because its easy to fake eat, doesnt involve more than a fork and doesnt matter if its hot or cold? Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265753244583100064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71322864606041807032017-11-02T20:56:28.761-07:002017-11-02T20:56:28.761-07:00Brenda, Dustin Hoffman is a well known ass. Known ...Brenda, Dustin Hoffman is a well known ass. Known for being extremely difficult on set, he actually slapped Meryl Streep across the face to provoke a reaction in the movie. He manipulated the boy, Justin, rather cruelly in order to get him to cry more realistically. When you are physically assaulting your co-workers, I think anything goes. <br />https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/meryl-streep-kramer-vs-kramer-oscarAmy Kay Derhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833360326387416496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60859579483429355192017-11-02T20:22:12.563-07:002017-11-02T20:22:12.563-07:00Sorry...I meant that Brown and Burghoff were the o...Sorry...I meant that Brown and Burghoff were the only actors from the film version of "MASH" to reprise their roles in the series.<br /><br />A couple of actors from the movie, including G. Wood, did guest shots on the TV version.Kevin FitzMauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89965686417414150502017-11-02T18:37:30.805-07:002017-11-02T18:37:30.805-07:00The African-American character from MASH that you ...The African-American character from MASH that you mention appeared in several early episodes of the TV series and was referred to by the same nickname.<br /><br />I believe Larry Gelbart said that the character was dropped when it was learned that no Black American surgeons served in the Korean War.<br /><br />Timothy Brown played the role in both the movie and the series, the only actor besides Gary Burghoff to appear in both versions.Kevin FitzMauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58009083754525725272017-11-02T14:35:49.359-07:002017-11-02T14:35:49.359-07:00
Ken, are you SHOCKED too about Dustin Hoffman? Ha...<br />Ken, are you SHOCKED too about Dustin Hoffman? Harvey and the other sleazebags is one thing but here is a legend.Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24488044197315950732017-11-02T13:33:26.133-07:002017-11-02T13:33:26.133-07:00“It's a truism that comedy is hard, but I thin...“It's a truism that comedy is hard, but I think most would agree that it's now harder than ever."<br /><br />If only it were just comedy. Everything everyone says is being policed by people who simply wish to be punitive and exert power over others. It has nothing to do with respect and fairness. <br /><br />It's making life unbearable and will most definitely result in the pendulum crashing through the cabinet on the other side, Trump is Exhibit A.Mark Morettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948375640931983194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83002940523930793412017-11-02T12:15:37.278-07:002017-11-02T12:15:37.278-07:00A couple of notes on my comment above: I'm not...A couple of notes on my comment above: I'm not personally criticizing "MASH," which was rightly praised for skillfully integrating humanism and even feminism into its comedy. I'm just saying the way these issues are viewed has changed a lot in the past few years, and event the past couple of months, and a lot that was once considered acceptable no longer is -- at least by enough people for the networks to take notice. (Also, I realize that Hawkeye's name is based on a white character, but "Last of the Mohicans" itself is coming under critique for stereotyped portrayals.) <br /><br />It's a truism that comedy is hard, but I think most would agree that it's now harder than ever.Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37813761387241292272017-11-02T12:08:45.128-07:002017-11-02T12:08:45.128-07:00I couldn't resist being the guy at work this m...I couldn't resist being the guy at work this morning that said, "alright Game 7 tonight, let's go Dodgers"...I got some good looks, sometimes comedy means taking one for the team. Cowboy Surferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703914886255967601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22581083192449167982017-11-02T11:57:40.523-07:002017-11-02T11:57:40.523-07:00The following question is about Kevin Spacey and H...The following question is about Kevin Spacey and <i>House Of Cards</i>, and is concerned with a Crass Commercial Consideration.<br /><br />I believe it was already announced that Season 6 of HOC was to be the Grand Finale (if I'm wrong, correction welcomed).<br /><br />So this is about the timing of the scandal - which happened more than thirty years ago.<br /><br />Both Kevin Spacey and Anthony Rapp were very much at the entry levels of their respective careers.<br /><br />Since then, Kevin Spacey has built up a resume filled with awards, prestige, and a string of memorable performances.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Anthony Rapp is nearly fifty years of age. He has his own established, well-earned career, and commands respect within many communities.<br /><br />Question: why did Rapp wait so long to talk about Spacey?<br />He could have disclosed the story at just about any time in the past, going back to Spacey's breakthroughs in any and all other media - and Spacey's career would have been blown up long before <i>House Of Cards</i>, or his Old Vic appointment, or his Oscars, or you name it.<br />So why just now?<br /><br />I suppose that the Weinstein business might have provided incentive, but actually the same question can be asked about Harvey: why just now?<br /><br />Remember a few years back, when the British press went wild over disclosures about Sir Jimmy Savile, a popular TV personality in GB well-known for his philanthropy.<br />Savile, who in his lifetime was knighted not only by the Queen but also by the Pope, was suddenly outed as a secret pederast; for a while, the accusations flew thick and fast.<br />There was one major difference: all of this came out <i>long after Jimmy Savile's death</i>.<br /><br />Since that time, I've read of other popular British performers, whose off-camera lives were a bit more picaresque than the public would have possibly stood for - but those lives weren't revealed until after they'd passed.<br /><br />This seems to be a difference between the Empire and the States - over there they wait until you're gone before they start digging up the dirt.<br />Over here, meantime, the Breitbarties and their ilk can't wait to dump on anybody they don't like, for whatever reason.<br /><br />I'm just old enough to remember the days when <i>Confidential</i> magazine would content itself with simply blackmailing their targets into aiding them with getting the goods on others ...<br /><br />Are we better off with the feeding frenzies of nowadays?<br />I wonder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59168996708525413082017-11-02T11:47:04.544-07:002017-11-02T11:47:04.544-07:00Pardon my inner baseball geek, but for completion:...Pardon my inner baseball geek, but for completion: yes, the Astros are the only team to appear in the World Series as a member of both leagues. <i>So far</i>.<br /><br />It isn't immensely likely that any other team will swap leagues, but that still leaves the Milwaukee Brewers, who were in the AL when they reached the 1982 World Series. (They lost to the Cards, a feeling we Red Sox fans know too well.)<br /><br />They moved to the NL in 1998, and their best effort since then was to lose the NLCS in 2011 ... again against the Cards. I can't help but love this team.Dr Loserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717234136006844887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3735328665809536542017-11-02T11:40:01.512-07:002017-11-02T11:40:01.512-07:00I would take Me show over Man with a plan. MWP is...I would take Me show over Man with a plan. MWP is typical comedy pabulum, nothing creative, just laugh tracks, insert pretty person here. Me has the hook of things spanning a lifetime (and 8"). Since he was an inventor, they would probably bring in a story line of him inventing growth pills.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880646894752760905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1536763661567109182017-11-02T11:17:03.003-07:002017-11-02T11:17:03.003-07:00I share the pain with everyone in Los Angeles. But...I share the pain with everyone in Los Angeles. But it was a great series and, come on, the Astros have never won the thing. They were just a little hungrier. Congrats to them and to the Dodgers for providing great sports entertainment. But...if only Kershaw had started that last game.<br /><br />I also share the pain of learning how many scumbags there are in my neighborhood. Makes me sad that so many terrific, talented people with tremendous integrity are forced to grovel to just get one of these jerks to read or consider their their work, all while the jerks are busy jerking off in hallways. Of course, none of this behavior is new or specific to showbiz. <br /><br />Happy Houston, Houston!Jeff Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708037522976667642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63913711507254978692017-11-02T11:02:29.538-07:002017-11-02T11:02:29.538-07:00Who was responsible for Rapp when he was 14 and at...Who was responsible for Rapp when he was 14 and at an adult party? Anymore, that would be a neglect charge on someone. I didn't even know who Rapp was until his name was in the same headline as Spacey's. I want some more Kevin, and really would've wanted some when he was 26.Spacey lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68514145406268117632017-11-02T10:50:50.898-07:002017-11-02T10:50:50.898-07:00In response to cd1515: The behavior of the doctors...In response to cd1515: The behavior of the doctors on MASH (including/especially Hawkeye) toward the nurses would absolutely be considered sexual harassment, and I don't think there's any way the show, as it originally aired, would be approved today. (For that matter, it would be criticized for having a white character named "Hawkeye" -- not to mention being based on a book and movie with an African-American character whose nickname was so racist I won't even type it here.)<br /><br />The show wouldn't get a pass for being based in the 1950s, either. In fact, I doubt "Mad Men" -- which portrayed the constant harassment and belittlement of female office workers in the 1960s in a highly critical way -- would be greenlit if it were pitched right now. Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80660449496529132862017-11-02T10:50:22.583-07:002017-11-02T10:50:22.583-07:00That was a great World Series-- it really was one ...That was a great World Series-- it really was one of those times I felt bad that one team had to lose. John Smoltz was great. He reminds me of Troy Aikman doing NFL coverage.mdv59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16110963117009209383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73557487294326622702017-11-02T10:05:19.229-07:002017-11-02T10:05:19.229-07:00We're also supposed to believe that John Larro...We're also supposed to believe that John Larroquette (69) and Sharon Lawrence (56) are playing the same age. 71dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2076054788648523172017-11-02T09:45:29.628-07:002017-11-02T09:45:29.628-07:00Netflix is talking about a HOUSE OF CARDS spin-off...Netflix is talking about a HOUSE OF CARDS spin-off, so all those crew people would still be working. But you're right. One guy's misbehavior can have a huge unfortunate ripple effect.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.com