tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5556681702454673039..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: How accurate is CALIFORNICATION? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89771056524925900972013-07-28T23:42:36.677-07:002013-07-28T23:42:36.677-07:00Ken, apparently Duchovny was coached by an actual ...Ken, apparently Duchovny was coached by an actual dating coach before they started filming.<br /><br />"Over the next three months, I worked closely with Dave on exactly how to look at women, the way to think about women, the direction conversation should go with them. I wrote down notes for him when he became overwhelmed."<br /><br />http://anthonyrecenello.com/hank-moody-traits-make-women-love/<br /><br />Interesting, I had no idea.Smart Fellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484421300502368967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87147524934804621572013-07-03T09:54:27.219-07:002013-07-03T09:54:27.219-07:00Ken, one of the things that bugs me on network sit...Ken, one of the things that bugs me on network sitcoms is how characters often say "sleep with" in place of "have sex." I mean, who says this in real life? How about "bang" or even "screw"? Is it just me? Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5494593066191221932013-06-29T21:32:58.874-07:002013-06-29T21:32:58.874-07:00Why was Bulldog essentially written off of Frasier...Why was Bulldog essentially written off of Frasier? He was a key supporting character in the first few seasons, but he had less and less screen time as the series continued. Dan Butler did a great job as Frasier's foil, so what went into that decision?Splendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28507974691766465842013-06-29T12:06:14.955-07:002013-06-29T12:06:14.955-07:00Some writers had the chance to get in good with ac...Some writers had the chance to get in good with actresses back in the day. Fay Wray -- who deserves to be remembered as more than a "scream queen" -- was married for more than a decade to John Monk Saunders, who wrote "Wings" (the 1927 Academy Award-winning film, not the late '80s sitcom) and other screenplays and novels, most of them dealing with aviation. Wray then married Robert Riskin, best known as screenwriter for many of Frank Capra's films (including "It Happened One Night"...but in the mid-thirties, Riskin was in a close relationship with Carole Lombard. The only reason they didn't marry is that she wanted children; he didn't. Disappointed, Lombard settled for some guy named Clark Gable.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62052891667876695552013-06-29T08:19:48.975-07:002013-06-29T08:19:48.975-07:00@Michael: Agatha Christie's personal stand-in ...@Michael: Agatha Christie's personal stand-in in some of her books, Ariadne Oliver, complained frequently that some of her readers seemed to live only for writing letters to her pointing out mistakes.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30025221693235328082013-06-29T07:02:48.081-07:002013-06-29T07:02:48.081-07:00DBenson--
I was watching "Star Trek: The Nex...DBenson--<br /><br />I was watching "Star Trek: The Next Generation" the other day and noticed uses of stand-ins. Also, the new season of "Arrested Development" used them. Quite extensively, from what I've seen and heard.Dan Ballhttp://thedanballbrand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14650404115674481742013-06-29T05:25:40.881-07:002013-06-29T05:25:40.881-07:00Lost in Space also stretched sibling credibility. ...Lost in Space also stretched sibling credibility. Will and Penny looked enough like Mom and Dad respectively to be believable, but blonde sister Judy looked like no one else in the family.<br /><br />St Elsewhere suffered from the 'he's not dead anymore' continuity glitch. In one episode, hospital founder Father McCabe is revealed to have died while posing for the portrait of him that hangs in the hospital. In a later episode, Edward Herrmann as elderly-but-still-living Father McCabe visits the hospital.Kosmo13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43705826538158327952013-06-29T04:14:30.882-07:002013-06-29T04:14:30.882-07:00Tying in your previous post about Margaret Colin, ...Tying in your previous post about Margaret Colin, I was always impressed with the casting for the Heide Perlman sit-com "Sibs." Marsha Mason, Margaret Colin, and Jamie Gertz actually looked/felt like they were sisters, IMO. And they were also great on the show.<br /><br />@Wendy: I was just saying that the other day, about Kiernan Shipka, clearly mind-toggled by how especially amazing she was in those last two episodes.Dave Arnottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58395511797870944012013-06-29T01:53:39.838-07:002013-06-29T01:53:39.838-07:00It's always confused the hell outta me how no ...It's always confused the hell outta me how no casting director has ever seemed to realize how much Ron Perlman and Tom Waits look and sound alike, yet have never been in a project together. The "type" that tends to be a fan of one tends to be a fan of the other, and also tend to like strange films, which both are quite happy to make. JIM JARMUSCH, I'M LOOKIN' AT *YOU*.<br /><br />Cheers, thanks a lot,<br /><br />StormStormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57101386315355333022013-06-29T00:40:07.938-07:002013-06-29T00:40:07.938-07:00Do television shows use look-alike standins like t...Do television shows use look-alike standins like the movies? I'm not talking stunt performers, but guys seen (from a distance) driving a car, or doing the closeups of the hand holding the letter, or literally standing on the star's mark while the crew lights a scene.<br /><br />I don't recall a lot of insert shots in MASH, but would they make Alan Alda or Harry Morgan hang around for shots like that?DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34568548762342500482013-06-28T14:48:45.291-07:002013-06-28T14:48:45.291-07:00Perhaps it's been brought up before. Kirstie ...Perhaps it's been brought up before. Kirstie as Shelley's replacement brought new life to the show. On the other hand, when Julia Duffy replaced Delta Burke on Designing Women, the show never quite recovered. Conversely, when Julia replaced Jennifer Holmes on Newhart, the show blossomed. Ken, what are your thoughts on actors brought in during a show's run. "Formula"? Luck? Combination of both? Thanks!!Kleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306497851609490015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87706640956374393252013-06-28T14:40:21.973-07:002013-06-28T14:40:21.973-07:00Who is Michelle Pheiffer, and is she related to th...Who is Michelle Pheiffer, and is she related to the wonderful actress Michelle Pfeiffer? I only ask because their names are so similar...Looseheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60889623613501167902013-06-28T13:57:33.192-07:002013-06-28T13:57:33.192-07:00Both guys on Royal Pains look enough alike that yo...Both guys on Royal Pains look enough alike that you can definitely believe they're brothers. However they hired a new doctor who also looks like he's from their family, only he's not.<br /><br />BTW, your Captcha program is almost unreadable. I'm on take 4 to get this published and who knows how many more I've got. Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825097295977137445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2026432675914673782013-06-28T12:25:14.986-07:002013-06-28T12:25:14.986-07:00On the show Anger Management the guy playing Charl...On the show Anger Management the guy playing Charlie Sheen's father is very believable in the role.<br /> Dan Sachsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43600612078446241322013-06-28T11:44:58.219-07:002013-06-28T11:44:58.219-07:00Friday question: These days it is easy for viewer...Friday question: These days it is easy for viewers to point out continuity errors and/or complain to showrunners on social media. In pre-Internet days, did you get similar letters from viewers?Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38349827341550006922013-06-28T11:37:07.094-07:002013-06-28T11:37:07.094-07:00Don't leave us hanging, Ken... What was the Ch...Don't leave us hanging, Ken... What was the Cheers scene that was filmed 3 times?BKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66712341432239415262013-06-28T11:30:08.359-07:002013-06-28T11:30:08.359-07:00Justin - Well, hell, man...they established on &qu...Justin - Well, hell, man...they established on "Cheers" that Frasier's dad was dead, too. <br /><br />And then "Frasier" covered for it brilliantly when Sam came to Seattle and Marty found out that Frasier had told all of his friends in Boston that his father was dead. "We had an argument. I was mad at you," Frasier explained, and then, done, move on.Andy Ihnatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385467634470205852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72692627451760877582013-06-28T10:26:10.804-07:002013-06-28T10:26:10.804-07:00Some casting choices between people that make the ...Some casting choices between people that make the connection and believability that much better include: Micheal Gross and Noah Wylie in ER, and James Garner and Noah Beery, Jr in The Rockford Files.T. Wadehttp://peopleswheels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79980409146731427082013-06-28T10:18:19.880-07:002013-06-28T10:18:19.880-07:00@Karl I agree but for the fact that they've pr...@Karl I agree but for the fact that they've previously established on the BBT that Sheldon's father was both obese and is dead.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575086950275709858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86956035822583987922013-06-28T09:53:22.958-07:002013-06-28T09:53:22.958-07:00Ms. Partridge must have gotten around, with the bl...Ms. Partridge must have gotten around, with the blonde, brunette and redheaded kids. Surprised she didn't have a black kid too!tbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7078770989049067262013-06-28T09:07:31.639-07:002013-06-28T09:07:31.639-07:00Friday question:
Increasingly frequently (it seem...Friday question:<br /><br />Increasingly frequently (it seems), networks will schedule two new episodes of the same show to follow one another on the same night -- more the cable channels (both "Wilfred" and "Anger Management" last night, for instance), but the broadcast nets as well. It's generally sitcoms; perhaps because it's easier with half-hour shows.<br /><br />As a member of the audience, I'm not sure whether I'm getting a special treat, or being denied new episodes in subsequent weeks. It also looks as though the stations may be "dumping" the shows.<br /><br />What's your opinion as a producer?Todd Everetthttp://toddeverett.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56143985874854351042013-06-28T07:57:50.637-07:002013-06-28T07:57:50.637-07:00I think I've mentioned this before, but if the...I think I've mentioned this before, but if they ever decide to cast Sheldon's father on Big Bang Theory, David Hyde Pierce would be perfect for it. Karlhttp://www.thorntontext.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59642148290120890752013-06-28T07:53:54.176-07:002013-06-28T07:53:54.176-07:00The discussion of casting siblings raises a slight...The discussion of casting siblings raises a slightly different Friday question: what do you look for in casting a young kid (5-7)? I ask because if the show gains traction, the kid you cast at 7 may be hugely different at 14. Cute is great at 7, but by 14 the kid needs skills. How do you discern the germ of the skills you're really going to need later? (This arises in sports, too, because the most talented juniors are often not the ones who make it as pros.) <br /><br />MAD MEN seems to have been extraordinarily lucky - or prescient - with respect to Kiernan Shipka, who was cute as a button at six, and at 13 displays an exceptional maturity that includes gestures and quirks that tie her to her on-screen parents.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59023547618026998962013-06-28T06:39:45.964-07:002013-06-28T06:39:45.964-07:00I've always thought it was weird how the casti...I've always thought it was weird how the casting of Arrested Development worked. The Bluths actually look like they could be related. GOB and Buster favor George Sr. and Michael favors Lucille. (And before I saw the S3 finale, I thought Lindsay favored Lucille too/also. Not Lucille 2.)<br /><br />Also, in my readings the other day, I read that the daughter from "ALF" married a PA who worked on the show. As a former PA, that's excellent.<br />Dan Ballhttp://thedanballbrand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71503156778528767402013-06-28T06:24:52.555-07:002013-06-28T06:24:52.555-07:00Just a note on David Hyde Pierce. I was working i...Just a note on David Hyde Pierce. I was working in Downtown Seattle when Fraser shot it's on location episode. As a loyal fan, I spotted David at the shoot (at the Westlake Mall) and he was kind enough to sign an autograph for me. <br />I appreciated his generosity.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.com