tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5559477837700046337..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: RecommendationsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44861201158791592212013-05-12T19:05:44.711-07:002013-05-12T19:05:44.711-07:00Johnny Walker said...
@Harold -- Not in that ...<i>Johnny Walker said...<br /><br /> @Harold -- Not in that instance! :)<br /><br /> 5/12/2013 5:01 AM</i><br /><br />Whoops! "Our" Ken is in there; IMDB lists him under <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505867/?ref_=sr_2" rel="nofollow">"misc. crew: Cheers"</a>. Apologies to all.Harold Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803159453346537762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42085083805137786702013-05-12T14:05:35.205-07:002013-05-12T14:05:35.205-07:00Thank you for the book alerts, particularly the on...Thank you for the book alerts, particularly the one for Bob and Ray. I grew up listening to them (back when dinosaurs powered Victrolas with their tails) and still find them brilliant. I will definitely read that one. I once performed that Slow Talker skit in a local variety show and had a ball. Their timing is exquisite.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32278423752142946072013-05-12T11:07:02.987-07:002013-05-12T11:07:02.987-07:00Read Lee's book!!!Read Lee's book!!!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71613723624787174262013-05-12T09:48:39.863-07:002013-05-12T09:48:39.863-07:00Didn't get further (farther? who cares?) than ...Didn't get further (farther? who cares?) than the My Year of Fabulous blog, and didn't need to. It is not your ordinary "fashion blog" - thanks for pointing to it. <br /><br />The "why Mothers Day is like Father's year" post is timely and hilarious. <br /><br />Spent the rest of the day reading from the beginning, when I should have been doing many more important things, but enjoyed it just the same.KBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25262927421794044102013-05-12T08:08:19.747-07:002013-05-12T08:08:19.747-07:00I never saw Whitney, but I did recently hear an in...I never saw Whitney, but I did recently hear an interview with Jim Brooks about how he thought the couple in it were brilliant. (Sounded like they were something approaching The Thin Man -- a series that's in desperate need of being rebooted well.)Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-343061284696488502013-05-12T06:21:53.730-07:002013-05-12T06:21:53.730-07:00Actually, I thought "Whitney" had improv...Actually, I thought "Whitney" had improved quite a bit. I was starting to like the cast, and the writing had gotten much better as the focus shifted away from Whitney's obnoxious character. I can't believe "Two Broke Girls" is not only still on, but is actually a hit. The characters on it exist solely to tee up incredibly crude and juvenile jokes about drugs and anal sex. By the time it's over, viewers feel as if they've been drugged and forced into anal sex. <br /><br />On a more pleasant subject, my "Hollywood Hi-Fi" writing partner George Gimarc and I are also huge Bob & Ray fans. George is one of the top collectors of recorded sound in the US. Years ago, when we were right out of college and sharing an apartment, he was doing an alternative rock show. His station shared studios with one of the venerable old Dallas talk stations. They were cleaning out a storage room, and he brought home enough 10-inch reels of tape to fill a shelf about 15 feet long. They were all Bob & Ray sketches that had been cut up and sent to stations for syndication. <br /><br />So if you ever want to hear some Bob & Ray, contact George. He has hundreds of hours of their material. My favorite is "Matt Neffer: Boy Spot-Welding King of the Universe." The writers of "SNL" should listen to that to learn how to make an utterly pointless sketch gut-bustingly funny. <br />Pat Reederhttp://www.hollywoodhifi.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91423329467332328822013-05-12T05:01:46.694-07:002013-05-12T05:01:46.694-07:00@Harold -- Not in that instance! :)@Harold -- Not in that instance! :)Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70906580119915673602013-05-11T22:15:26.524-07:002013-05-11T22:15:26.524-07:00Chris Elliot may be awesome, but he isn't funn...Chris Elliot may be awesome, but he isn't funny, at least not in my universe.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75121561701211849692013-05-11T20:54:08.742-07:002013-05-11T20:54:08.742-07:00"bill": See this link to possibly clear ..."bill": See this link to possibly clear up the Family Tools versus Family Guide confusion: <br />www.thewrap.com/tv/article/abc-renews-neighbors-cancels-family-tools-90991gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22364578501078595972013-05-11T20:27:51.219-07:002013-05-11T20:27:51.219-07:00At least Nancy Travis gets to keep her job; too ba...At least Nancy Travis gets to keep her job; too bad it's not in a better show. Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6821501759141558232013-05-11T19:27:50.080-07:002013-05-11T19:27:50.080-07:00Leon: IMDB is your friend.Leon: IMDB is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1686028/?ref_=sr_1" rel="nofollow">your friend</a>.Harold Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803159453346537762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27422105296712058222013-05-11T18:12:34.825-07:002013-05-11T18:12:34.825-07:00Chris Elliot is awesome.
Chris Elliot is awesome.<br /><br />donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336032631356999367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62027244162977962842013-05-11T17:50:08.942-07:002013-05-11T17:50:08.942-07:00Friday Question.
Ken, perhaps you can explain th...Friday Question. <br /><br />Ken, perhaps you can explain the logic behind the following. Not being in the business, but knowing a few things about marketing, I'm baffled: <br /><br />So I read that Parker Posey has already departed a show that just got picked up. The Family Guide. I see a picture and she is photographed with that guy that is in all the insurance commercials. (in fact that guy works so much I once saw him in a show and the commercials). But wait, I've seen this advertised but with a different name. Wasn't it Family Tool? Did they change Family Tool to Family Guide? And wait, this show is about some blind person, but I don't remember Family Tool being about that. And I don't remember Parker Posey being in it. Did that show run? I saw the ads, never saw the show. <br /><br />So, We have a guy on show called the Family Tool, which gets cancelled before it airs (as far as I can see) and he moves to the Family Guide which just got picked up except the star Parker Posey leaves after the pilot and it looks like the entire show is based around Parker Posey's character. <br /><br />Explain. billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14974032181043930692013-05-11T16:22:41.799-07:002013-05-11T16:22:41.799-07:00That Chris Elliot is Bob's son proves that the...That Chris Elliot is Bob's son proves that the comedy gene skips a generation. <br /><br />Not a Dodger fan since they left Brooklyn. <br /><br />I recommend your books to one and all. <br /><br />Whitney who? Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55287061210166333032013-05-11T14:32:22.207-07:002013-05-11T14:32:22.207-07:00Reckon you're too late to hawk your snake-oil ...Reckon you're too late to hawk your snake-oil elixir. The horde of young-uns with their disposable incomes have left for pastures new. Just us regular doggies left round the campfire. Yes, siree, pard.<br /><br />Beans look mighty tasty...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16354790460200975732013-05-11T12:50:45.581-07:002013-05-11T12:50:45.581-07:00Hey Ken!
thanks for that wonderful blog! I have a...Hey Ken!<br /><br />thanks for that wonderful blog! I have a Friday Question for you: have you ever written a feature film screenplay? If so, what was it about and what happened to it? Did you sell it? Or is it all about sitcom with you? Or did I miss a feature film from you that got made? In short: have you ever been involved in any form of feature film? Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!!<br /><br />Best<br />LeonLeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50667865085801618712013-05-11T11:58:01.353-07:002013-05-11T11:58:01.353-07:00On top of everything else, we get some Mort Drucke...On top of everything else, we get some Mort Drucker artwork.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28649661660388162202013-05-11T11:29:32.119-07:002013-05-11T11:29:32.119-07:00Speaking of logical, after all their network sched...Speaking of logical, after all their network scheduling-as-interference to knock out loyal "Community" followers, as well rid the show of its voice Dan Harmon, etc... it had its season finale/finale episode, and NOW despite any surge in viewing numbers, is renewed for another season.... A war of attrition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56289299639137181772013-05-11T11:23:33.803-07:002013-05-11T11:23:33.803-07:00Footnote: I am down with the Phoef Sutton book. I ...Footnote: I am down with the Phoef Sutton book. I saw a live pilot taping of his a few years back. All I remember was a) it was hilarious, and b) Dan Castellaneta sat on a ball of bread dough because he "kneeded" it bad. Julie Ann Siposhttp://www.juliegoestohollywood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40809448868927328462013-05-11T11:20:08.173-07:002013-05-11T11:20:08.173-07:00But wait, why you didn't like Whitney if you&#...But wait, why you didn't like Whitney if you're a fan of the weird Hollywood romance? Is that where they were? I was never sure. Some apartment, somewhere. Okay, I never watched it, either. Julie Ann Siposhttp://www.juliegoestohollywood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83652215797560516502013-05-11T10:02:41.007-07:002013-05-11T10:02:41.007-07:00Watch Kickstarter for a chance to contribute to th...Watch Kickstarter for a chance to contribute to the Whitney movie....Phillip Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498595633633248863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38771760761635937872013-05-11T09:44:19.158-07:002013-05-11T09:44:19.158-07:00Two years?! What kind of loser show gets cancelle...Two years?! What kind of loser show gets cancelled after just two seasons?Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65242650940060300492013-05-11T09:36:16.417-07:002013-05-11T09:36:16.417-07:00FYI: The book about Bob & Ray is listed at Ama...FYI: The book about Bob & Ray is listed at Amazon as <b>hardcover</b>.<br /><br />And one person, who hasn't read it, has posted this 4-star review:<br /><br />"<i>I would love to purchase this book, I am a Bob & Ray fan. I have a lot of their recordings. I just do not have enough room for another book on my shelf. I would happily purchase this book in electronic form. In this day and age when almost everything is written on a computer, or at least goes through some kind of electronic system in the writing and printing process, there is no excuse for not offering all new books as ebooks.</i>"Igornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51875333493782765832013-05-11T08:58:13.537-07:002013-05-11T08:58:13.537-07:00That Dodger book is not for Mets fans, either. I s...That Dodger book is not for Mets fans, either. I still have nightmares over that curve ball that Doc hung to Scioscia... dgwphotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457021093344362212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31987440053225027592013-05-11T08:34:18.977-07:002013-05-11T08:34:18.977-07:00Without MAD Magazine, I'm not sure if I would ...Without MAD Magazine, I'm not sure if I would ever have become familiar with Bob and Ray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com