tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4896958648850119104..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Fake Crowd NoiseBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13085328379846077952020-10-24T07:06:07.416-07:002020-10-24T07:06:07.416-07:00Somewhere up there Charley Douglass is smiling whi...Somewhere up there Charley Douglass is smiling while hitting keys on his laff box! Skill Setsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43595678728921931422020-10-23T10:24:43.883-07:002020-10-23T10:24:43.883-07:00Put me down as another "yes" vote for ca...Put me down as another "yes" vote for canned audience reaction: "Weakest Link" even uses groans and chuckles for some of Jane Lynch's zingers. And the season premiere of "The Conners" had crew laughter sweetened to sound like a regular audience. Maybe it's because I'm old and grew up in the era of canned laughter on sitcoms, but I'll take a fake audience over silence any day of the week.mike schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824197221204862706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39770862525017043152020-10-21T15:01:14.661-07:002020-10-21T15:01:14.661-07:00Congratulations Ken, Dodgers in the 'Series ag...Congratulations Ken, Dodgers in the 'Series again (3 of 4 years). After the Braves knocked him out of the box, Kershaw was pretty much unhittable last night.<br /><br /><b><i>Sorta off-topic but are you pleased that they have 10,000 fans in the stands? </i></b><br /><br />I sure am. Was I "hearing things" last night? Faint boos in reaction to pickoff moves? <br /><br />The WAVE - when was a last time you (anyone reading) saw the wave? Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2952554739986960432020-10-21T06:48:46.378-07:002020-10-21T06:48:46.378-07:00Perhaps with the need for crowd noise that is &quo...Perhaps with the need for crowd noise that is "better" than the ones they are using now, voice over artists can find new work by creating more professional sounding tracks.<br /><br />In his day, Mel Blanc could have done the who crowd himself.<br />JEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538398157297345338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4745451472619237122020-10-20T18:01:33.419-07:002020-10-20T18:01:33.419-07:001. Lemuel (wished he) said...
"The Roar of th...1. Lemuel (wished he) said...<br />"The Roar of the Pre-tape, a Shell of a Crowd".<br /><br />2. Slightly less on topic, Tony Lewis, of The Outfield, has died<br /><br /><br />••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••<br /><br />From Wikipedia<br /> Several years afterward, the three [mrmbers] gathered back together in London's East End under the name The Baseball Boys. They performed in and around England until a demo got them signed to Columbia/CBS Records in 1984.<br /><br />[Songwriter-singer] Spinks adopted the name 'Baseball Boys' from a teen gang called "The Baseball Furies" in the cult film The Warriors, a movie that he had just seen. Although he used the name as a joke and "just to be outrageous", record company people responded favourably. The band got a reputation as a very "American-sounding" group and signed in the US after playing for just a few months in England. Their manager, an American living in England, recommended a new band name with a similar attitude since 'Baseball Boys' seemed too "tacky" and "tongue-in-cheek". Spinks has said, "The Outfield was the most left-wing kind of thing we liked."<br /><br />Spinks expressed an interest for the American sport of baseball, while also being a devoted fan of football. He claimed that the group "didn't know what an outfield was" until they visited the US, and that "We're just learning about baseball. It's an acquired taste and we're trying to acquire a taste for it." He expounded upon this in a Chicago Tribune piece:<br /><br />The thing about American sports – baseball and football – is that they're far more show business, far more a spectacle, than British sports. In England, it's just sort of everyday soccer matches. You get 30,000 people in the freezing cold in the middle of winter watching guys chase around in mud. In America, you have the sunny days, and the baseball diamond is really nicely laid out. In England, you'd see these guys covered in mud within 10 minutes. It's not such a nice spectacle to watch.”<br /><br />••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••<br /><br />Their greatest hit- a music industry home run:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1iwQxiHrs<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36412957924171903172020-10-20T16:28:33.733-07:002020-10-20T16:28:33.733-07:00But Fox needs to turn down the fake crowd so that ...But Fox needs to turn down the fake crowd so that their announcers can actually be heard Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862128144743713480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28008150153574048852020-10-20T15:36:01.126-07:002020-10-20T15:36:01.126-07:00Buster Keaton Woodland Hills home demolished?
htt...Buster Keaton Woodland Hills home demolished?<br /><br />https://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30781Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55611596637250541692020-10-20T13:49:50.473-07:002020-10-20T13:49:50.473-07:00I remember watching a USFL playoff game that went ...I remember watching a USFL playoff game that went 3 overtimes, which is and remains the longest football game ever played. I just couldn't get into the game, because it featured the L.A. Express, was played at the Coliseum, and there were only about 10,000 fans in attendance, meaning the old Coliseum was deserted. So I understand why the networks use fake crowd cheering. <br /><br />But Bill S. is right- in the fake crowd noise you don't hear that anticipatory buzz a real crowd makes. Although it was fun when the fake Philadelphia crowd booed the Eagles earlier this year. Jeff Boicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600946876122022978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36045158624357622992020-10-20T13:16:09.871-07:002020-10-20T13:16:09.871-07:00"The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of th..."The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd".Lemuelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28962503738593874382020-10-20T12:37:00.911-07:002020-10-20T12:37:00.911-07:00@ Jim:
Was that the Purdue Michigan game where Pur...@ Jim:<br />Was that the Purdue Michigan game where Purdue had Danielson, Otis Armstrong and Stingley?<br />They would have won had Armstrong not slipped on the Tartan Turf at the Michigan 5 year line. Right in front of me<br />They would have gone to the Rose Bowl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45194610266984561042020-10-20T11:40:07.455-07:002020-10-20T11:40:07.455-07:00Sean, would you want to stay friends with someone ...Sean, would you want to stay friends with someone who loves Hitler? Same thing. Troy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70369075723009169342020-10-20T11:32:05.889-07:002020-10-20T11:32:05.889-07:00This is just my twisted sense of humor, but why no...This is just my twisted sense of humor, but why not have some fun with the background sound? e.g. How about jungle sounds? Or frogs or battle noises, canned laughter, rutting pigs, etc?<br /><br />Didn't Tampa Bay used to be called the "Devil Rays?" What happened? Did they change the name because it offended Satanists? <br /><br />What does "the wave" sound like? wAVewAVewAVEwaVe.<br /><br />This is a big test for Clayton Kershaw. Assuming The Rays don't cheat this will show once and for all if Kershaw can win in the playoffs. He didn't do so well in the NLCS.<br /><br />Ken, any thoughts on Cody Ballinger injuring himself giving a high-five? <br /><br />I wonder if Ken's standard applies to sports teams as well. "I won't work with anyone that roots for..." "Don't read my blog if you're a (fill in the blank) fan!" "Everyone that wears a (...) jersey is evil." Etc., etc.<br /><br />M.B. Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84886960373931551932020-10-20T11:03:21.132-07:002020-10-20T11:03:21.132-07:00"Alas, I've broken off long term relation..."Alas, I've broken off long term relationships over this."...Dude.<br /><br />Ken please consider chilling out. Politics is not worth losing relationships.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SeanSeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23348928342162356172020-10-20T11:01:49.471-07:002020-10-20T11:01:49.471-07:00Saw the Sunday game where the Dodgers beat the Bra...Saw the Sunday game where the Dodgers beat the Braves. Strange to see the stadium filled with a few thousand people. I guess there were enough to make actual noise, but I could think was "they should all be wearing masks."<br /><br />Friday question - Mookie Betts, wow, what do you think?<br /><br />Jim Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75826507141164775432020-10-20T11:01:14.740-07:002020-10-20T11:01:14.740-07:00I read about the Kirstie Allie tweet and wondered ...I read about the Kirstie Allie tweet and wondered about your thoughts. Thanks for sharing! TimWarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741882160865926550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12411914544509463882020-10-20T10:59:46.733-07:002020-10-20T10:59:46.733-07:00How about some audio clips of that inning?How about some audio clips of that inning?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736208050908255786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48245643977897671232020-10-20T10:51:58.163-07:002020-10-20T10:51:58.163-07:00Since Jeopardy! resumed, I don't believe anyon...Since <i>Jeopardy!</i> resumed, I don't believe anyone is pretending there's an audience, and furthermore I'd presume that Johnny Gilbert is no longer appearing in person for the afternoon tapings (i.e., the Thursday and Friday episodes). But the show would be weird with no applause - or with applause coming from a tiny audience of socially distanced family members and friends. In any case, they clearly hired a pro to provide the fake audience.gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40938414521443203472020-10-20T10:45:31.911-07:002020-10-20T10:45:31.911-07:00A heads-up for two sitcom reunion fundraisers for ...A heads-up for two sitcom reunion fundraisers for Democrats.<br /><br />The good cast members of Happy Days (i.e. not Scott Baio) are getting together for a live streamed fundraiser on Sunday for Wisconsin. <br />https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/happy-days-stars-to-reunite-for-wisconsin-democratic-fundraiser <br /><br /><br />Seinfeld stars are reuniting on Friday for Texas Democrats. <br />https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-fundraiser-about-something-seinfeld-stars-to-reunite-for-texas-democratsTroy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10342462366472229062020-10-20T10:27:52.849-07:002020-10-20T10:27:52.849-07:00Mike Doran, the way I heard it was, extras would b...Mike Doran, the way I heard it was, extras would be told to simulate crowd murmuring by saying "rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb." The Goon Show on the BBC had a lot of fun with that.<br /><br />I'm not bothered by the fake fan noise at baseball games, but those cardboard cutouts behind home plate are downright creepy. Who thought that was a good idea?Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70660089401279680452020-10-20T10:23:54.267-07:002020-10-20T10:23:54.267-07:00Kenneth Tynan, on hearing The Tonight Show with Jo...Kenneth Tynan, on hearing The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson did not use a laugh track: "In an age when canned hilarity has all but usurped the viewer's right to an autonomous sense of humor, it is reassuring to read a statement like that."Steve Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309150880093081022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72844654426397693812020-10-20T09:59:18.259-07:002020-10-20T09:59:18.259-07:00Wheel Of Fortune also uses fake crowd noises now. ...Wheel Of Fortune also uses fake crowd noises now. I have to laugh when Pat Sajak cautions the non-existent audience to “Please be quiet” and not shout out the answer during the Bonus Round at the end of the show.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3487306751674047362020-10-20T09:57:55.540-07:002020-10-20T09:57:55.540-07:00Time to have another engineer add appropriate crow...Time to have another engineer add appropriate crowd noise to your old Mariners recording, Ken! Mr. Teachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375471944722379400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39596267021746213992020-10-20T09:41:49.308-07:002020-10-20T09:41:49.308-07:00What gets me is how anyone can be appalled when th...What gets me is how anyone can be appalled when the entertainment business does something "fake" when actors are pretending to be someone else (often brilliantly), second units show us stand-ins instead of actors, CG shows cartoons instead of those actors and musicals have long used ghosts singers instead of actors. There is nothing wrong with that, folks. The soundstage is dark before it is lit, it needs fake sun. There is an orchestra playing that isn't there. Who cares about laugh tracks if the show is good?<br /><br />Entertainment is as synthetic as it was 70 years ago. "Breaking character" is often contrived (watch SNL). Audiences go oooh, aaah and most recently woooooooooooooooooo because someone tells them to. Radio did it. Maybe the stage and vaudeville was more "honest" but I've been at some recent "con" and similar event panels with people behind me connected with the people onstage, all together, all laughing while others around them are silent. I've been to conferences with seeded questions. It's all show biz.<br /><br />What matters is if it is good. Bewitched was a great show, especially in its prime. Who cares when the audience was really laughing? The real question is whether Kimmel is earning his laughs and his paycheck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82873362922764525942020-10-20T09:18:39.794-07:002020-10-20T09:18:39.794-07:00Semi-Irrelevant Anecdote:
I remember hearing an o...Semi-Irrelevant Anecdote:<br /><br />I remember hearing an old-time radio actor - Hal Peary, if memory serves - telling of how a show he was doing had a small group present to provide background crowd noise, known in the trade as 'walla-walla'.<br />That's the murmuring sound when a major plot development has popped up, and the crowd "reacts" - we've heard it all our lives.<br />So anyway, they're doing the show, and the director tells the crowd people (who likely weren't actors) to come in on his signal and "make walla-walla".<br />So they're on the air, the Event Happens, the director gives the cue -<br /> - and the crowd chants in perfect unison, "<b>Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla ...</b>"<br /><br />Those Were The Days, My Friend ...Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55662670784499090012020-10-20T08:34:44.332-07:002020-10-20T08:34:44.332-07:00I think the clearly fake crowd noise on Jeopardy s...I think the clearly fake crowd noise on Jeopardy sort of helps. On the other hand, I don’t much miss a crowd reaction on Millionaire.<br /><br />Generally, I’m against laugh tracks. It’s the deep state, taking away our freedom to laugh when we choose. I have a note from a nonexistent government bureau that exempts me.Todd Everettnoreply@blogger.com