tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5808758574708267667..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: CHEERS with Danny DeVito?By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2214754379756457622011-05-26T16:55:56.334-07:002011-05-26T16:55:56.334-07:00Another Friday Question for you, Mr Levine: You pr...Another Friday Question for you, Mr Levine: You probably won't want to answer this one, though. I thought I'd ask anyway, for all those who have wondered.<br /><br />Here goes: What happened with Terry Farrell on Becker? <br /><br />One story I've heard is that the powers that be reneged on their contract with the supporting cast, refusing to give them a pay raise at the end of Season 3, like they had originally agreed. Farrell rallied the other cast (not including Ted Danson) to fight for their agreed pay rise by not showing up for work.<br /><br />The powers that be agreed to honour their contract with the cast, but were so turned off by the way she handled things that they decided not to renew her contract after Season 4.<br /><br />If this is true, then it makes you wonder where the truth lies: Was she completely unreasonable, to the point where her behaviour essentially ended up black-balling herself? Or is Hollywood a greedy place that expects people to not complain when they're screwed over? <br /><br />(I'd lean towards the first one, but even folk like Peter Jackson have had to fight for what was contractually theirs, so I just don't know.)<br /><br />Thanks, Ken!Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26778580046668539682011-05-26T16:39:02.036-07:002011-05-26T16:39:02.036-07:00Once again, thanks for answering my question! I ha...Once again, thanks for answering my question! I had wondered about that for a while now. It sounds like, if anything, only people who were really dedicated to writing as a team would do that... which is awesome. If you've met someone who's willing to halve their salary in order to work alongside you, they must really respect, trust and admire you. Truly putting their money where their mouth is, so to speak.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25204136565975085232011-05-25T16:07:39.805-07:002011-05-25T16:07:39.805-07:00So here's a question. What do you think is the...So here's a question. What do you think is the most powerful female character in the us-sitcom-history. Whose attitude was groundbraking, who is the most powerful? And did it all start with Mary Richards? What about Ellen Morgan?Sebastiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56263976988752852592011-05-22T19:25:46.272-07:002011-05-22T19:25:46.272-07:00Stephen Spielberg is producing a new TV show which...Stephen Spielberg is producing a new TV show which makes me wonder, how much of a time commitment is it for directors like (I'm sure I'm missing some names here, going off the top of my head) Spielberg (previously did Animaniacs) Brett Rattner (Prison Breaks), and Ed Zwick (Once and Again) to produce a TV show. These seem like guys with busy directoral careers that require them to often be on a set.<br /><br />Do they just attach their name to the project, put up some money, and occasionally attend a producers meeting or two?sophomorecritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320637485303592977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2465375562879580992011-05-22T07:43:28.121-07:002011-05-22T07:43:28.121-07:00A Friday question:
I've noticed on at least on...A Friday question:<br />I've noticed on at least one Cheers episode that a pregnant Carla is drinking beer. Didn't anyone know about fetal alcohol syndrome in the 80's?Brian K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64670954008232326232011-05-20T21:31:09.447-07:002011-05-20T21:31:09.447-07:00I have a Friday question. What ever happened to &q...I have a Friday question. What ever happened to "Flash Forward"?<br />I think I saw it on ABC it was only one for a few episodes and disappeared. I liked the theme, everyone in the world blacks out for 41 seconds or so, planes crash, cars crash, buildings crash, and people wake up having lived past the blackout sometime March the coming year. I thought it had promise. Thanks, RoyceRetro Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699048985142240493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62528611092900327032011-05-20T20:56:54.239-07:002011-05-20T20:56:54.239-07:00*sigh* and of course that should have read "G...*sigh* and of course that should have read "GOOD things". <br /><br />It's been a loooong week! Happy Weekend all!<br /><br />[backing slowly away from my keyboard for the evening ...]50 is the new 35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18694283148793958052011-05-20T20:53:08.145-07:002011-05-20T20:53:08.145-07:00Dang ... so I did, Cap'n Bob. Good catch! Ye...Dang ... so I did, Cap'n Bob. Good catch! Yep: I should, of course, have typed "hordes". (Unless the hordes are also hoarding, which is entirely possible - what with all of that flying up to Heaven and all.) <br /><br />That will teach me to try to quickly craft witty blog comments while doing too many other things simultaneously - focus and correct use of homonyms are both very gopd things!<br /><br />(BTW, I'm an "xx" not an "xy" - but you definitely score points for being so polite! :-)50 is the new 35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85341643593104859082011-05-20T18:04:50.869-07:002011-05-20T18:04:50.869-07:00Thanks to that glorious invention Interleague Play...Thanks to that glorious invention Interleague Play, the Mariners are playing the Padres this weekend because of their...uh.."natural rivalry", yeah, thanks Bud... Ken will be in SD because of the Mariners.DBAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60277079818375026332011-05-20T15:18:15.518-07:002011-05-20T15:18:15.518-07:00"...hoardes of folks...?" You mean "..."...hoardes of folks...?" You mean "hordes, Mr 50."Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31282653985993936032011-05-20T13:43:54.391-07:002011-05-20T13:43:54.391-07:00You wanna freak people out, get a bunch of blow-up...You wanna freak people out, get a bunch of blow-up dolls and inflate them with helium. Then Saturday find a megachurch and hide behind the bushes. At 6 pm, let them all loose. Let the fun begin!YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31847428845887251032011-05-20T12:06:07.737-07:002011-05-20T12:06:07.737-07:00We (WGA writers) are supposed to get residuals fro...We (WGA writers) are supposed to get residuals from online rentals (which Netflix streaming would fall under) based on a deal we got in the contract negotiation a few years before the strike (the first time John Wells was Guild president), rather than from the negotiation that ended the strike.Ryan Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171317748419259984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43243318502376766492011-05-20T11:55:51.923-07:002011-05-20T11:55:51.923-07:00Maybe Ken was referring to the hoardes of folks wh...Maybe Ken was referring to the hoardes of folks who are *driving* to the "Rapture" ... a car might come in handy in heaven! (Those of us left on earth will wave to you as you fly on by!)50 is the new 35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9780880267668625862011-05-20T11:44:04.072-07:002011-05-20T11:44:04.072-07:00Nat, if you have the patience for story interruptu...Nat, if you have the patience for story interruptus, the original Cupid is on YouTube.olucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812345856397591583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62028416475951041092011-05-20T09:18:54.243-07:002011-05-20T09:18:54.243-07:00I think the prime argument that no pitch should ev...I think the prime argument that no pitch should ever be considered dead (or at least unrevivable) is that in recent years, we've had at least two series on the air that got placement despite the fact that their shows had previously been produced and flopped badly. One, Rob Thomas's <i>Cupid</i>, went on to flop again (although I really wish someone would release the original short run on video - c'mon folks, it's Jeremy Piven!) The other, the idea of turning the movie <i>Parenthood</i> into a TV series, which gave us a dozen episodes in 1990, just got picked up for its third season.Nat Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071882426424901455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28613904823572769412011-05-20T07:25:01.393-07:002011-05-20T07:25:01.393-07:00It's Victoria Day weekend in Canada. Yeah, tha...It's Victoria Day weekend in Canada. Yeah, that's right Queen Victoria, who died a hundred years ago.<br /><br />It's a holiday - ya gonna turn it down?RockGolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67649810665080569682011-05-20T06:18:18.966-07:002011-05-20T06:18:18.966-07:00Ah, but this weekend is only ten after after Confe...Ah, but this weekend is only ten after after Confederate Memorial Day...at least the version celebrated in North and South Carolina.15-Secondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318674289313958974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34699402895737608572011-05-20T06:11:10.748-07:002011-05-20T06:11:10.748-07:00Memorial IS next weekend - in fact, it actually ha...Memorial IS next weekend - in fact, it actually happens to fall just one day short of the the day it SHOULD be - the 30th...<br /><br />Ken was just testing to see if anyone was awake out there, right Ken? Right?LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35000455272796572282011-05-20T06:09:56.984-07:002011-05-20T06:09:56.984-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70361110049756979672011-05-20T06:00:11.606-07:002011-05-20T06:00:11.606-07:00Another great column but... Did I miss somethin...Another great column but... Did I miss somethin'? Isn't Memorial Weekend NEXT weekend? If you don't say otherwise, I'm skipping work Monday and blaming this blog.Aaron Hazourihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106694976443389309noreply@blogger.com