tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6627912747720376462..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: How I got to be a TCM hostBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80585816531853211182015-01-09T21:54:12.314-08:002015-01-09T21:54:12.314-08:00What's wrong with being fat, Ken?What's wrong with being fat, Ken?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17680799908915310282015-01-06T15:27:39.094-08:002015-01-06T15:27:39.094-08:00I would also like to applaud you for having the gu...<i>I would also like to applaud you for having the gumption to suggest that Tony Randall and Jack Klugman are the definitive Odd Couple.</i><br /><br />I'm sure that's only until we see Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon's interpretations of Oscar and Felix in the upcoming CBS reboot of <i>The Odd Couple</i>.Shaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-309229278566064602015-01-06T04:00:27.205-08:002015-01-06T04:00:27.205-08:00About the color of your hair Ken, I was wondering ...About the color of your hair Ken, I was wondering about that until I remembered I had a friend that had black hair and it barely got any grey in it well into his 80's. I used to tease him about it asking him if he used shoe polish on it. And by the way I am enjoying your work on TCM. Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86606514634782577002015-01-05T20:27:26.788-08:002015-01-05T20:27:26.788-08:00I haven't seen The Heartbreak Kid in 40 years....I haven't seen The Heartbreak Kid in 40 years. I remember Eddie Albert was hilarious in it. You can't find it on DVD.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125852155008088058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27646047825752216142015-01-05T20:22:56.324-08:002015-01-05T20:22:56.324-08:00Ken,
I enjoyed your spots on TCM Friday. I would...Ken,<br /><br />I enjoyed your spots on TCM Friday. I would also like to applaud you for having the gumption to suggest that Tony Randall and Jack Klugman are the definitive Odd Couple. Personally, I think it's Demond Wilson and Ron Glass. I kid.... Considering that you just spooled the movie version, that was fairly brave. That said, Matthau and Lemmon are fabulous. Matthau especially, could say so much just by arching his eyebrow or furrowing his forehead. A lost art, sad to say. Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12760218381415850302015-01-05T18:49:01.294-08:002015-01-05T18:49:01.294-08:00Plus he had time to be interviewed for this articl...Plus he had time to be interviewed for this article...<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/01/why-so-many-tv-writers-turn-to-theater-and-vice-versa/384133/Mark S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50370693920578513182015-01-05T17:52:36.123-08:002015-01-05T17:52:36.123-08:00Holy cow. To think this was all going on while you...Holy cow. To think this was all going on while you were working on A or B! You have some stamina and fortitude there, Ken. Wow. I get stressed out just meeting my girlfriend's parents.<br /><br />The obvious question that leaps to mind is... Can anyone of the blog loyal see these intros and outros without TCM? <br /><br />Congrats again.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28982538887577150742015-01-05T16:12:02.423-08:002015-01-05T16:12:02.423-08:00I'm thinking of "When you ASSUME..."...I'm thinking of "When you ASSUME..."Scooter Schechtmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43351622333213873902015-01-05T14:07:33.394-08:002015-01-05T14:07:33.394-08:00As great as the film is, I agree with your stateme...As great as the film is, I agree with your statement on the TCM broadcast that the TV series defines "The Odd Couple." <br />Do you have a favorite episode? I have a favorite subset of episodes...those in which Felix and Oscar end up in a courtroom setting, with Felix playing lawyer (I think there might have been five overall).<br /><br />Looking forward to getting your thoughts.Mark Solomonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68814787010882738772015-01-05T13:15:24.657-08:002015-01-05T13:15:24.657-08:00I get a bit of delight from seeing someone I'v...I get a bit of delight from seeing someone I've actually met intro -- and outro -- a film on TCM (though the time I spent with you at an "A Or B" performance in November was probably shorter than the time you talked with Neil Simon). Glad to hear the "Frasier" flub-up will be fixed this Friday.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Rams will return to Los Angeles (OK, Inglewood, but at least it wouldn't be in Orange County)...although as someone who saw Washington teased by MLB year after year before it became obvious it was the only place to relocate the Montreal Expos, I'll believe it when I see it. VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61033762650102476602015-01-05T13:00:15.320-08:002015-01-05T13:00:15.320-08:00There's an anecdote from the recent Al Michael...There's an anecdote from the recent Al Michaels autobiography that ties together a few of these subjects. <br /><br />When he got his first MLB gig with the Cincinnati Reds, they had the new guy go around to the local affiliates' morning shows. The host of the NBC show was Phil Donahue, but his studio was in Dayton.<br /><br />He connected best with the CBS affiliate's host who was great on-air, and sometimes brought along his baseball-crazed son. <br /><br />The host was Nick Clooney, and decades later, he saw the grown-up son, George, across the room at some benefit dinner. Not surprisingly, Michaels' wife urged him to walk over and re-introduce himself, but Al felt it would be awkward.<br /><br />Then, George walked over to their table and asked, "Why did you ever leave Cincinnati?!" chalmersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78421798188498626642015-01-05T12:26:07.361-08:002015-01-05T12:26:07.361-08:00Toledo: Some years back TCM built a studio blocks ...Toledo: Some years back TCM built a studio blocks from Robert Osborne's NYC apartment - appropriately in the Osborne Building - due to his advancing years and some health issues. He's the crown jewel and face of the network and, in my opinion, irreplaceable.MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65949102098205381182015-01-05T10:24:16.108-08:002015-01-05T10:24:16.108-08:00William,
Absolutely say hi to Rick. GREAT guy an...William,<br /><br />Absolutely say hi to Rick. GREAT guy and wonderful announcer. Give him my best.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74755653327503069392015-01-05T10:12:27.790-08:002015-01-05T10:12:27.790-08:00Ken, I am so glad you got to do this. Your knowled...Ken, I am so glad you got to do this. Your knowledge of films and baseball is astounding and I love your sense of humor. I'll be seeing Rick Rizzs in a couple of weeks, should I say "hello" to him for you?Bill Kelliherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673921692133153186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89560912925130254162015-01-05T09:44:22.821-08:002015-01-05T09:44:22.821-08:00this will sound wrong,
but "the heartbreak k...this will sound wrong, <br />but "the heartbreak kid" <br />is such a good picture, <br />i sometimes forget that <br />simon wrote it.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31980579673994626822015-01-05T09:36:07.192-08:002015-01-05T09:36:07.192-08:00It's interesting to me that TCM tapes their in...It's interesting to me that TCM tapes their intros in Atlanta. I always assumed that Robert Osbourne was in "Hollywood" when he was introducing his movies.Toledohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180487031633463059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10603684409157110742015-01-05T08:20:46.118-08:002015-01-05T08:20:46.118-08:00I want all the Ken, all the time. Between your rad...I want all the Ken, all the time. Between your radio show and this--we're getting closer to the 24 hour Ken cycle.Kate Coehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07053201400454163801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39026450947207827712015-01-05T08:11:03.132-08:002015-01-05T08:11:03.132-08:00I'm glad that TCM isn't just recycling wha...I'm glad that TCM isn't just recycling what they've already shown before. Lots of old films in their line up, especially during the day. Encore Westerns had been showing a terrible print of the Errol Flynn film San Antonio, and then a couple months ago TCM premiered a newly restored print with spectacular technicolor which made it look like a brand new movie.James Van Hisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658381884799398658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87504490962668571032015-01-05T08:09:28.266-08:002015-01-05T08:09:28.266-08:00Yay TCM! Thanks for sharing your Neil Simon knowle...Yay TCM! Thanks for sharing your Neil Simon knowledge!Casey Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54215716912735701162015-01-05T07:58:58.079-08:002015-01-05T07:58:58.079-08:00Ken, I don't doubt about your hair color. My m...Ken, I don't doubt about your hair color. My mother is in her 60s and without a gray hair in her head. Just as dark as it ever was. Completely natural. She does nothing to the color. Many people refuse to believe her, of course.Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30749014529038332582015-01-05T07:57:41.188-08:002015-01-05T07:57:41.188-08:00Scooter, John Carpenter's Escape from New York...Scooter, John Carpenter's Escape from New York IS a classic.<br /><br />But I agree re. Chuck Norris.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76007748242336769992015-01-05T07:55:13.815-08:002015-01-05T07:55:13.815-08:00One of your idols took your recommendation of an a...One of your idols took your recommendation of an actor AND was happy with the results! Talk about a home run! Well done!<br /><br />Any chance of the intros and outros being made available on Youtube for those of us who aren't in the States or don't have TCM?Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58353456678970675212015-01-05T07:48:00.832-08:002015-01-05T07:48:00.832-08:00I have several Friday Questions, all interrelated....I have several Friday Questions, all interrelated.<br /><br />Have you read Norman Lear's recent autobiography EVEN THIS I GET TO EXPERIENCE? If so, what did you think of it? Have you ever met Norman Lear? If so, what did you think of him?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50607962328477593572015-01-05T07:26:57.481-08:002015-01-05T07:26:57.481-08:00Feel for the employees at TCM who - along with sis...Feel for the employees at TCM who - along with sister Turner stations CNN, TNT and TBS - are undergoing significant staff cuts as part of Time Warner's belt-tightening. I'm sure the producer you worked with would be thrilled if you gave him/her a shout-out by name. Couldn't hurt if he/she needs to look for a job. Ted Turner still curses the day he agreed to sell Turner to TW. MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86227713988072098762015-01-05T07:16:45.912-08:002015-01-05T07:16:45.912-08:00I don't share in your satisfaction about the T...I don't share in your satisfaction about the TCM spot. Saturday's "Underground" film was 1982's "Escape From New York", next week's will be Chuck Norris' 1982 "Forced Vengeance". It's the Spike Channel.Scooter Schechtmannoreply@blogger.com