tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4551555848265634479..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Mr. Special EffectsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83466237846243578672007-06-25T11:51:00.000-07:002007-06-25T11:51:00.000-07:00I know a man who could the special effect required...I know a man who could the special effect required for about £10 plus materials: a box of matches, some string, 20 yoghurt pots, a couple of bags of Monster Munch crisps and a shaven orangutan.MaJaTohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056547431248382790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35588977750117449942007-06-24T17:03:00.000-07:002007-06-24T17:03:00.000-07:00Now I know why my Star Trek spec script didn't fly...Now I know why my Star Trek spec script didn't fly.Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51306894553393429172007-06-23T17:30:00.000-07:002007-06-23T17:30:00.000-07:00Reminds me of the Sopranos episode when Christophe...Reminds me of the Sopranos episode when Christopher rolled the Escalade (that cost, what, $60K?) down the hillside. I can almost feel the producer's chest tighten when the director shouted, "Okay, let's do it again!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68382752545031759032007-06-23T14:57:00.000-07:002007-06-23T14:57:00.000-07:00"Hey, don't scoff at the danger involved in filmin..."Hey, don't scoff at the danger involved in filming Breakfast at Tiffany's - that was some party. I don't know if Cole Porter was there, but that must be where he got the inspiration for Well, Did You Evah?"<BR/><BR/>How right you are, and if any further proof of darling Cole's genius is needed, there is his amazing brillience at then getting "Well Did You Evah" into the score of HIGH SOCIETY (I inspired the title, BTW) and into theaters by 1956, some 5 years before the filming of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S in 1961. Now THAT'S genius! Talk about an expensive special effect!<BR/><BR/>"I am sure Tom Poston's death has been touched upon here (with Tallulah remeniscing about the time she saw him live on Murphy Brown), but I can't find it with the search function."<BR/><BR/>Ger, look around the begining of May. I wrote at greater length about dear Little Tommy's passing in the May 2 entry in my own flog, under the title "Seperated at Death," below some now-dated blather about American Idol. Just scroll down to Tom's picture and you can read what I said.<BR/><BR/>Cheers darlings.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3992558154086943542007-06-23T11:01:00.000-07:002007-06-23T11:01:00.000-07:00Off the subject, KJR in Seattle ran an audio tribu...Off the subject, KJR in Seattle ran an audio tribute to Ken Griffey, Jr. since he returned as a Cincinatti Red. Believe I heard your voice on one of the highlights, talk about stoking the memories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206949952042570722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-956165412842298582007-06-23T10:09:00.000-07:002007-06-23T10:09:00.000-07:00During my recent stint as a morning-show host, my ...During my recent stint as a morning-show host, my board <I>did</I> actually catch on fire. When I turned the microphone on, there was a snap, then a sizzle, then a really stinky smoke began to rise from the board. It took me off the air, of course. But ever cogniscent of our sponsors, I ran to the component rack in the hallway and switched the station to automation. Music played with commercials for about an hour and a half while I tried to record and then insert voice-tracks into the program log. I spent too much time breathing in that plasticky-sickly thick smoke, trying to do my job selflessly. No smoke alarms went off.Kevin McFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358604088727895952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79059031946607628602007-06-23T09:35:00.000-07:002007-06-23T09:35:00.000-07:00Why is it that I behind this memo and the SE stori...Why is it that I behind this memo and the SE stories above, I see a lawyer smiling back at me?<BR/><BR/>Speaking of lawyers, I was looking up info on the horrible accident here in Louisville at the Six Flags amusement park. On one of the Six Flags investment boards there was lots of speculation about the impact of a lawsuit on the company.<BR/><BR/>One wag said, "There's no way this person will file a lawsuit. She doesn't have a leg to stand on." <BR/><BR/>I groaned, laughed inside, and realized that I was going to hell.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44401955208951695852007-06-23T09:17:00.000-07:002007-06-23T09:17:00.000-07:00In watching "The Odd Couple" on DVD, Garry Marshal...In watching "The Odd Couple" on DVD, Garry Marshall introduces a spoof of "A Christmas Carol" by noting it was one of the few episodes with Special Effects ("Fog!") because effects were expensive. To avoid a costly flying effect, Jack Klugman and Tony Randall kind of flap their arms while prancing across the apartment. They then decide rather than "flying" out the window, that they'll take the elevator....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34101569779532850622007-06-23T09:03:00.000-07:002007-06-23T09:03:00.000-07:00Love the fact that Mr. S.E. refers to your star as...Love the fact that Mr. S.E. refers to your star as "Mr. Gramner."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29538794516297436762007-06-23T07:23:00.000-07:002007-06-23T07:23:00.000-07:00Something completely different... I just watched T...Something completely different... I just watched The Longest Goodbye on the fourth Newshart Show dvd with commentary by Tom Poston (The Peeper), Suzanne Pleshette, Bob Newhart and Jim Burrows. I am sure Tom Poston's death has been touched upon here (with Tallulah remeniscing about the time she saw him live on Murphy Brown), but I can't find it with the search function.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hadn't realized he was married to Suzanne Pleshette - but hearing that commentary knowing he has since dies was really moving. No special anecdotes or insights... but to have those four together and hear them laughing at the show is just wonderful. I can recommend it to everyone.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16429909289218134512007-06-23T04:54:00.000-07:002007-06-23T04:54:00.000-07:00Hey, don't scoff at the danger involved in filming...Hey, don't scoff at the danger involved in filming <I>Breakfast at Tiffany's</I> - that was <B>some</B> party. I don't know if Cole Porter was there, but that must be where he got the inspiration for <I>Well, Did You Evah?</I> - the one with the line about the doctor who ate his wife and divorced his lunch...brian thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816630081635941429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13349243522076030452007-06-22T23:25:00.000-07:002007-06-22T23:25:00.000-07:00And don't get me started on all the people Ray Har...And don't get me started on all the people Ray Harryhausen has maimed, frame-by-fame.<BR/><BR/>Special Defects, they should call it.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85133017455517339822007-06-22T23:23:00.000-07:002007-06-22T23:23:00.000-07:00The carnage that was wreaked during the making of ...The carnage that was wreaked during the making of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S still strikes terror in my heart. Even today, when watching that film, I have to cover my face with my hands whenever Miss Hepburn's deadly form comes onscreen. It was hushed up at the time, but George Peppard lost an eye on one of Audrey's razor-sharp cheekbones.<BR/><BR/>None of the tiny handful of survivor's of the Holly Golightly Massacre will even walk down the south side of 57th street anymore. The very name "Tiffany's" will start them screaming.<BR/><BR/>Truman Capote wrote an account of the bloodbath that was shooting BREAKFAST AT TIFFINY'S,, but for legal reasons, he changed all the names and locales, and altered the industry from film-making to farming, keeping only his original title: IN COLD BLOOD. Notice however, the one slip he forgot to correct, when he mentions how Perry Smith's singing in MY FAIR LADY had to be dubbed by Marni Nixon.<BR/><BR/>And let's not forget the poor elephant who lost his left ear, stunt-doubling for DUMBO over at Disney.<BR/><BR/>Oh the humanity.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88606207867848539162007-06-22T23:00:00.000-07:002007-06-22T23:00:00.000-07:00Kelsey certainly has put a lot of soul into his po...Kelsey certainly has put a lot of soul into his post-Frasier producing projects.Dwaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544514023626682777noreply@blogger.com