tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4085230599076522516..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Friday QuestionsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9740700566398489122017-07-18T14:29:03.007-07:002017-07-18T14:29:03.007-07:00Here's a possible Friday question. A Fantasy D...Here's a possible Friday question. A Fantasy Draft: If you had the proverbial gun to your head (and anything was possible), which modern day actor(s), from a current or very recent show, would you use to replace 1 actor on MASH and 1 on Cheers? (No disrespect to the original actors intended). E.g.: Jim Parsons as Father Mulcahy / Jane Lynch as Carla.ADminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130140152157232044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21512466215159086242017-07-16T12:13:43.240-07:002017-07-16T12:13:43.240-07:00I'm just curious to when you do radio, how do ...I'm just curious to when you do radio, how do you not feel like a nut talking to yourself. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972120734967190557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59721070707396740842017-07-15T17:59:00.296-07:002017-07-15T17:59:00.296-07:00Friday question: What do you think of "Unbrea...Friday question: What do you think of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"? I thought the first two seasons were pretty funny, but its getting repetitive in season 3.<br /><br />I also recommend Ken's book, "Must Kill TV". Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760229533287495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47503323525171586502017-07-15T14:17:21.010-07:002017-07-15T14:17:21.010-07:00The Cute Kid Syndrome is a phrased I coined when a...The Cute Kid Syndrome is a phrased I coined when a tv show brings in a kid to freshen things up, either after the kids on a long-running show grow up or a show without them starts to go stale.<br />Ralph C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12488657064245017543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67779177765253896562017-07-15T13:10:20.782-07:002017-07-15T13:10:20.782-07:00I always thought of Ross and Frasier as dads who d...I always thought of Ross and Frasier as dads who didn't have custody over their kids and rarely got to see them. Granted, Ross didn't know his ex was pregnant until after Carol dumped him, and she raised Ben with her new girlfriend Susan. Lilith I assume had access to the best child care, schools and whatnot in Boston for Frederick, so she operated as a single parent quite well. <br /><br />Littlejohn, to use baseball metaphors, an executive producer would be like a general manager (signs the talent, arranges financing, negotiates business deals) and the producer is like the manager (The actual running of the day-to-day activities on set beyond the director). Liggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3202177095609448562017-07-15T06:49:18.529-07:002017-07-15T06:49:18.529-07:00They went the baby route in Archer, which seems to...They went the baby route in Archer, which seems to be a strange and ill-advised choice for a cartoon.CRLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81878525696081946962017-07-15T02:25:45.577-07:002017-07-15T02:25:45.577-07:00https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/jul/15/the...https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/jul/15/the-big-sick-funny-sweet-original-leave-me-furious<br />A little rom-com insight.<br /><br />Immigrants: they're over here and they're after our women.<br />Although we said the same about Americans in the UK during the war.<br />Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69366865935602418032017-07-15T02:18:52.837-07:002017-07-15T02:18:52.837-07:00A Friday answer for Ken:
They're mixed up.
Wha...A Friday answer for Ken:<br />They're mixed up.<br />What's the question?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5047109586453718222017-07-14T18:16:04.827-07:002017-07-14T18:16:04.827-07:00TVLand used to run a great promo for the Dick Van ...TVLand used to run a great promo for the Dick Van Dyke show. They had a clip of Richie closing the door under the kitchen sink to use as a hiding spot. Then the announcer intoned, over clips of Rob and Laura: <br /><br />"The Amazing Boy In A Box! Disappears For Entire Episodes At A Time! Then, When You Need Him..." "...He Magically Reappears!"<br /><br />Arthur Meenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38947648981373684642017-07-14T18:02:05.865-07:002017-07-14T18:02:05.865-07:00My takes is that whenever a show is running on fum...My takes is that whenever a show is running on fumes they either have a baby or a marriage. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1298055440482206742017-07-14T17:22:09.956-07:002017-07-14T17:22:09.956-07:00Perhaps I'm showing my age, but nobody has eve...Perhaps I'm showing my age, but nobody has ever written a better Hollywood-sucks novel than Budd Schulberg with WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? (I have a personally-inscribed hardcover among my most cherished possessions.)cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26721280673388156002017-07-14T15:55:06.044-07:002017-07-14T15:55:06.044-07:00Ken, I don't know if you've been following...Ken, I don't know if you've been following the Frank Darabont saga but emails he sent to various people while he was working on The Walking Dead have been published and they make for rather entertaining reading. To say they're angry doesn't begin to describe the ferocity.<br /><br />This is an excerpt from just one of them:<br /><br /><i>Please let’s stop invoking the “writers room.” There IS no writers room, which you know as well as I do. I am the writers room. The lazy fucking assholes who were supposedly going to be my showrunners threw that responsibility on me after wasting five months of my time.</i><br /><br /><i>If it were up to me, I’d have not only fired Chic Egles and Jack LoGuidice when they handed me the worst episode 3 script imaginable, I’d have hunted them down and fucking killed them with a brick, then gone and burned down their homes. I haven’t even spoken to those worthless talentless hack sons-of-bitches since their 3rd draft was phoned in after five months of all their big talk and promises that they’d dig deep and have my back covered.</i><br /><br /><br />You're such a nice guy, I can't imagine you've ever got that angry. What do you think of his emails and what's the angriest you've ever got at someone?Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16271837191382014052017-07-14T14:35:46.590-07:002017-07-14T14:35:46.590-07:00The Friends portrayal is close to criminal. For a...The Friends portrayal is close to criminal. For all the PSAs and positive messages that Hollywood tries to sell, saying that having a child is no big deal, just another lifestyle choice, probably led to a number of kids growing up with mothers unhappy with how things worked out. At least people figure out how much New York costs very quickly.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85137992724738665962017-07-14T14:32:13.000-07:002017-07-14T14:32:13.000-07:00"How many different ways can I say it’s time ..."How many different ways can I say it’s time for Friday Questions?"<br /><br />Live, from the Southland, it's Friday Questions!<br /><br />You could say that over the intro to "Ken Levine, he's so fine. I've got Questions on my mind."<br /><br /><br />Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14421710064579459852017-07-14T14:31:01.340-07:002017-07-14T14:31:01.340-07:00Re: FRIENDS
Ross becomes a dad after FRIENDS firs...Re: FRIENDS<br /><br />Ross becomes a dad after FRIENDS first season and he continues to live like a single 20something for the next few years. It never even felt like he got weekends or summers. He also should have seen a lot more of his ex-wife. They are raising a child together. Oh, and I think Ross married without his new wife even meeting his son.<br /><br />Re: FRASIER<br /><br />I thought this was handled well. I especially liked how Frasier and Lilith grew to become great friends/coparents. I'd even go so far as to say that the distance between the two right after the breakup was perhaps best for the entire family. Frasier also was taking care of his father (even if he hadn't moved there for that purpose intentionally).Stephen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670422634319094941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80309046708940106902017-07-14T13:06:23.498-07:002017-07-14T13:06:23.498-07:00Emma: Harold Robbins?
Try Jackie Collins... She r...Emma: Harold Robbins?<br /><br />Try Jackie Collins... She ripped Hollywood apart and showed the world for what it was... a shit hole....<br /><br />Ken's book gives a good insight into Hollywood, but in a different way.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63764807280128399812017-07-14T12:39:24.392-07:002017-07-14T12:39:24.392-07:00I Love Lucy did the kid thing pretty well, I thoug...I Love Lucy did the kid thing pretty well, I thought. They always had to get Mrs. Trumbull to take care of him when on a whacky adventure, even though she hated the wailing one at first, and they even wove him into the story sometimes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20512214046630362992017-07-14T12:18:34.710-07:002017-07-14T12:18:34.710-07:00JOHN not McCain said: Don't know if it's t...<b>JOHN not McCain said: Don't know if it's true or not, but years ago I heard a story about Bob Newhart being presented with a BN Show script wherein they have a baby. Supposedly he said "Who are you getting to play the part of Bob?"</b><br /><br />I don't know about you, but as soon as I saw a Bob Newhart quote, I had to automatically say it with a stammer. The Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90888197776501827912017-07-14T11:22:58.788-07:002017-07-14T11:22:58.788-07:00How many ways can you say it? Hmmm....have you tr...How many ways can you say it? Hmmm....have you tried:<br /><br /><br />Il est temps pour les questions du vendredi...<br /><br />Es hora de las preguntas del viernes...<br /><br />Estas tempo por vendredo demandoj...<br /><br />Det er tid til fredagsspørgsmål...<br /><br />現在是星期五的問題...<br /><br /><br /><br />Google Translate is a wonderful thing!Arthur Meenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48440486222927983882017-07-14T11:17:48.856-07:002017-07-14T11:17:48.856-07:00Charles Warn said...
Offended by Packo's pass...Charles Warn said...<br /><br /><i>Offended by Packo's passing on your offer to sign their bun?<br />Get over it.</i><br /><br /><br />MR. Warn, <br /><br />Speaking of "getting over it", your blog is subtitled:<br /><br /><i><b>musings of a boomer in the time of Obama.</b></i><br /><br />Are we STILL " in the time of Obama"??<br /><br /> (I suspect you're still "a boomer" who loves World Art - that's some good stuff)JAhn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61476919376420686712017-07-14T11:13:43.037-07:002017-07-14T11:13:43.037-07:00Ken,
I have been watching the Bosch series on Ama...Ken,<br /><br />I have been watching the Bosch series on Amazon Prime videos, and think it's been terrific. However, since I read your blog every day, I became curious about something. They start listing about a dozen producers singly, then show two names together, then go back to listing the names one by one. What the world does that mean ?<br /><br />I understand if you and David produced a show that you might be listed as co-producers. But what the hell is the difference between a producer, a co-producer, and an executive producer ? The amount on the check ?<br /><br /><br />Thanks !<br /><br />littlejohnlittlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888186461789274021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23260618382603734372017-07-14T11:07:01.279-07:002017-07-14T11:07:01.279-07:00Bob said...
Maybe some Toledo residents didn...Bob said...<br /> <br /><br /><i>Maybe some Toledo residents didn't appreciate the negative jokes as much as you think they did. :)</i><br /><br />I'll risk taking a joke seriously and say that, although that clueless, indifferent (poorly paid) manage was a Tolodeo resident, he had no idea about MASH and the Paco's plugs. <br /><br />I'd guess the absentee owner was older, knew MASH, and much more likely to be pleased to get a signature from a MASH.Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3404659926506412002017-07-14T10:27:27.529-07:002017-07-14T10:27:27.529-07:00Also:
https://open.spotify.com/track/64PY5B3h9mqHj...Also:<br />https://open.spotify.com/track/64PY5B3h9mqHjyyJ9B6U2lFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746247411646889984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28107748331442632072017-07-14T10:26:29.923-07:002017-07-14T10:26:29.923-07:00The Player is also a pretty good Hollywood screw-u...The Player is also a pretty good Hollywood screw-up novel.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746247411646889984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75706216616285025302017-07-14T10:08:38.540-07:002017-07-14T10:08:38.540-07:00"ANY time you introduce a baby into a series ..."ANY time you introduce a baby into a series you run the risk of damaging the premise."<br /><br />Don't know if it's true or not, but years ago I heard a story about Bob Newhart being presented with a BN Show script wherein they have a baby. Supposedly he said "Who are you getting to play the part of Bob?"john not mccainnoreply@blogger.com