tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5124966741802919186..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Guys are not going to want to f**k herBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6752098938323435322013-02-27T12:18:05.299-08:002013-02-27T12:18:05.299-08:00And then there's the "minority swap out&q...And then there's the "minority swap out". A role written for an Asian can easily go Hispanic, Indian or black, even after you've got the part. We're all pretty much the same right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72806368603960546212013-02-26T22:44:23.074-08:002013-02-26T22:44:23.074-08:00And, for most of Hollywood, you must be white--ver...And, for most of Hollywood, you must be white--very white! It helps to be male, too. But over 40 and female and minority--just go teach in Mississippi!Guestladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13208717236276344312013-02-17T17:23:55.692-08:002013-02-17T17:23:55.692-08:00Have to disagree with WWF Maestro Peter Lefcourt. ...Have to disagree with WWF Maestro Peter Lefcourt. The Writer always gets f**cked!Bill Taubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37599410086392911392013-02-17T08:51:15.931-08:002013-02-17T08:51:15.931-08:00"Does anyone ask if women are going to want t..."Does anyone ask if women are going to want to fuck the guys that are cast?"<br /><br />No.<br /><br />This has been another edition of Simple Answers To Simple Questions.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6536060022881372672013-02-17T05:38:40.901-08:002013-02-17T05:38:40.901-08:00How depressing. Think of the amazing sitcom actres...How depressing. Think of the amazing sitcom actresses whom you wouldn't want to fuck, and who've done brilliant work - by that neanderthal criteria they'd never have made it to the screen. <br />Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7845732663988367612013-02-16T22:36:18.152-08:002013-02-16T22:36:18.152-08:00How are budgets for the pilots set? Is there a st...How are budgets for the pilots set? Is there a standard amount, or a standard rate for the actors? Do they just find actors and then worry about how much they get paid later?<br /><br />@Dbenson American remakes of British shows <b>always</b> do that. They can't avoid casting beautiful people which then makes it far harder for the audience to identify with (the majority of us are not beautiful, and many things come easier to beautiful people). Other remakes badly cast include Coupling and Men Behaving Badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48315723554506074602013-02-16T22:11:26.479-08:002013-02-16T22:11:26.479-08:00Norah - it reminds of the scene in I'LL DO ANY...Norah - it reminds of the scene in I'LL DO ANYTHING when after the test screening Joely Richardson's character is asked by Albert Brook's character if she would fuck Nick Nolte, she said 'no' - this is after she has already been fucking Nick off screen. He doesn't get the role because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80285967779823105762013-02-16T22:09:53.703-08:002013-02-16T22:09:53.703-08:00I find myself thinking of the ill-fated American v...I find myself thinking of the ill-fated American version of the British sitcom "Red Dwarf." On a DVD interview, the creator/writer said the lead was meant to be a funny, unimpressive-looking bloke, like the original. The network cast a handsome actor, which he didn't mind. What he DID mind was that the network didn't let him rewrite to fit that actor's appearance and style. Dbensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73575127343457765092013-02-16T19:18:42.427-08:002013-02-16T19:18:42.427-08:00What floors me about this is how some of the peopl...What floors me about this is how some of the people who were cast ever made it to the end of the maze. But then, I think I'm alone in my demographic.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38198523667535534742013-02-16T14:17:30.503-08:002013-02-16T14:17:30.503-08:00I love your out line on this, because I keep think...I love your out line on this, because I keep thinking of all of those actors who left a series after the second or third season, because they thought there were greener pastures over the horizon.ChicagoJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963409952606722977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70639498415477489872013-02-16T14:16:06.458-08:002013-02-16T14:16:06.458-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.ChicagoJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963409952606722977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60890992443984521592013-02-16T12:33:25.367-08:002013-02-16T12:33:25.367-08:00And if your series is a success, after it finishes...And if your series is a success, after it finishes its run, you get to spend the rest of your life griping because you've been typecast and no one will hire you because you're too closely associated with your TV character.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29905413512762454332013-02-16T11:30:33.178-08:002013-02-16T11:30:33.178-08:00A By Ken Levine Classic. A By Ken Levine Classic. XJillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46696670172278447332013-02-16T07:21:45.246-08:002013-02-16T07:21:45.246-08:00Ken,
After reading this, it makes me wonder wheth...Ken,<br /><br />After reading this, it makes me wonder whether you see trying to write for TV and film as a similar type of lottery<br /><br />Clearly acting talent isn't enough to make an actor successful. How about talent for a writer? Is it enough? Or are there other factors (clearly not f%$kability) that are just as arbitrary?<br /><br />I'd be curious to hear your take on the similarities and differences.Henrynoreply@blogger.com