tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7332745113688712010..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Last night's Emmy AwardsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20861118252869872952018-09-20T12:09:19.283-07:002018-09-20T12:09:19.283-07:00Not nearly as much as Chevy Chase is!
#oryourmomNot nearly as much as Chevy Chase is!<br />#oryourmomKXBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983189903120381242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78352618915999941982018-09-20T10:21:33.539-07:002018-09-20T10:21:33.539-07:00As for Jimmie Walker and Jaleel White, I'm str...<i>As for Jimmie Walker and Jaleel White, I'm struggling to think of any actors who played such one-dimensional, over-the-top, or buffoonish characters who were nominated or won Emmys.</i><br /><br /><br />Agreed that Walker and White were not cheated back in the day. However...<br /><br />Don Adams won three consecutive Emmys for playing Maxwell Smart.<br /><br />John Ritter (Jack Tripper), Werner Klemperer (Colonel Klink), Ted Knight (Ted Baxter), and Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer) each won Emmys for their performances.<br /><br />Frank Gorshin (The Riddler) was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.Roy Orthiconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33911634448961697152018-09-19T19:36:10.529-07:002018-09-19T19:36:10.529-07:00Didn't watch. I just wanted to note that anno...Didn't watch. I just wanted to note that announcer Beau Weaver was the voice of Superman in the late-'80s Ruby-Spears Saturday morning cartoon series. That, I watched.thirteennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90741965526372810382018-09-19T13:05:06.538-07:002018-09-19T13:05:06.538-07:00I agree with Wendy about Betty White. I also agre...I agree with Wendy about Betty White. I also agree with a blogger on Deadline that the show was nothing but a long advertisement for streaming services and premium channels. I was happy that Henry Winkler won even though I think "Barry" is a bit uneven and a little too dark. I also think that most of the shows that won are just too depressing and, dare I say, unrealistic soap operas that only make me think of Knot's Landing; only with better dialogue and higher budgets.....and lots of magical profanity and nudity. I prefer the much less cynical comedy "Crashing" starring Pete Holmes. Meanwhile, Michael Che is being trolled by Vulture writer Megh Wright for either not seeing "Nanette" with Hannah Gadsby or not enjoying it because he believes that long gut-wrenchingly detailed stories about rape should not be counted as stand-up comedy but rather a one-person show ala Spalding Gray or Eric Begosian. And poor Franz Oz is being trolled by the entire LGBTQ community as being homophobic for saying Bert and Ernie were not gay. .....now dammit, where are my Marx Brothers boxsets??? Freedonia, here I come!!!!DARON72https://www.blogger.com/profile/01726705799261360259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60851159909446315102018-09-19T11:56:05.215-07:002018-09-19T11:56:05.215-07:00“If you say anything even remotely........”. Norm ...“If you say anything even remotely........”. Norm McDonald almost lost everything overnight (recently) for indicating he felt a little sorry for people like Louis CK who lost absolutely everything overnight. In context it was not offensive to a rational person. A little later, he made a huge mistake—-he was trying to indicate someone was not very smart and in his sudden desperate need not to say retarded, he ended up saying Down’s Syndrome, which he felt horrible about. He apologized, but I don’t know if he is home free or not. What is the world going to be like without comedians? Because we are surely going to lose them all if this blog becomes an “unsafe” place.<br /><br />Betty White was not heavily medicated. Just as your skin wrinkles and sags with age, so do all your tissues and organs, including your larynx. A friend recently developed a facial twitch caused by a blood vessel sagging and putting pressure on a facial nerve. Should they stay home and not subject young people to their age-related idiosyncrasies?D.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73360087717084082822018-09-19T09:00:26.797-07:002018-09-19T09:00:26.797-07:00I didn't watch the telecast, but I find it iro...I didn't watch the telecast, but I find it ironic that the person who won for best direction proceeded to pull a move that probably caused headaches for his counterpart in the booth. JonCowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803624302502293556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54401465384408778872018-09-19T05:55:11.387-07:002018-09-19T05:55:11.387-07:00Apropos of nothing, my wife is a nurse at U of M a...Apropos of nothing, my wife is a nurse at U of M and they are probably going to strike soon. They wear red for solidarity, and while she is brilliant, she's not the pop culture maven that I am. I tried to make her familiar with the brilliant MASH episode Peace on Us because of the red theme-just thought you'd like to know that your work and Ken's lives on (has it really been 40 years?)Pizzagodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216786974237160998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85096891284361768012018-09-19T05:19:30.568-07:002018-09-19T05:19:30.568-07:00I've been taking a look at a recording. The op...I've been taking a look at a recording. The opening number would be embarrassing as a high school play.<br /><br />As for Betty White, she's an inspiration to a lot of people. A friend in her 70s says that ageism is the last form of prejudice that is really still acceptable to everyone. And yet: sooner or later, unless you die young, it comes to all of us.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68871025339128673822018-09-19T02:42:10.662-07:002018-09-19T02:42:10.662-07:00Honestly, I do not recall ever watching the EmmysHonestly, I do not recall ever watching the EmmysBarry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58879512359597585692018-09-19T02:36:27.791-07:002018-09-19T02:36:27.791-07:00What's your take on the "Reparations"...What's your take on the "Reparations" Emmy segment? <br /><br />I mean, sure, Marla Gibbs was great on <i>The Jeffersons</i>, and she was actually nominated like 5 times out of the shows 11 seasons. But, she never won, so it must be because she's an African-American, not that others were deserving.<br /><br />As for Jimmie Walker and Jaleel White, I'm struggling to think of any actors who played such one-dimensional, over-the-top, or buffoonish characters who were nominated or won Emmys. KeithVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39839363213747889572018-09-18T19:41:24.638-07:002018-09-18T19:41:24.638-07:00::: Friday Question:::
Why do script slug-lines t...::: Friday Question:::<br /><br />Why do script slug-lines today indicate “day 1”, “day 2” and so forth? I don’t see them in older scripts (MTM, Bob Newhart, MASH) When (and why) did this become a thing? Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107309396839340695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7531675811445321462018-09-18T17:48:06.831-07:002018-09-18T17:48:06.831-07:00She was obviously heavily medicated.She was obviously heavily medicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85348403462476388482018-09-18T17:44:16.750-07:002018-09-18T17:44:16.750-07:00Using the parlance of campus social justice warrio...Using the parlance of campus social justice warriors:<br /><br />I'm triggered by the micro aggression of your use of "ugh" in what should be a safe space. It clearly connotes cis normative structures of oppression and their intersection with wealthy power elites.<br /><br />This really is how they speak.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14429158338397525672018-09-18T15:13:59.985-07:002018-09-18T15:13:59.985-07:00@Donboy: Please keep any ideological shaming to yo...@Donboy: Please keep any ideological shaming to yourself. It's not meant for polite company. Thanks.<br /><br /><br />SeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31413907160556450172018-09-18T13:12:06.414-07:002018-09-18T13:12:06.414-07:00I saw Betty at a "Hot In Cleveland" film...I saw Betty at a "Hot In Cleveland" filming nearly four years ago, and at 92 she was still sharp. I'll gladly give her the benefit of the doubt now that she's 96.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47415629100737580062018-09-18T13:05:58.651-07:002018-09-18T13:05:58.651-07:00Who was the neighbor who won, Ken? Please let us k...Who was the neighbor who won, Ken? Please let us know, it's not good to bait us like that and leave the name out :)<br /><br />Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54379070721299583812018-09-18T12:54:22.446-07:002018-09-18T12:54:22.446-07:00I still say that SNL has only been marginally funn...I still say that SNL has only been marginally funny only occasionally since 1979.<br /><br />And, yes, Kevin, Maya Rudolph's 15 minutes have been up years ago...and she's hard af to look at.kitano0https://www.blogger.com/profile/06824983309821731821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3936945436770890882018-09-18T12:10:14.171-07:002018-09-18T12:10:14.171-07:00I didn't watch the Emmys. However, while flip...I didn't watch the Emmys. However, while flipping through the channels I did catch one sketch with Michael Che...you know the one...It was sadly NOT funny. In fact, I wonder how many African-Americans may have found it offensive. Alternative programs weren't much better. I watched the "Manson" special on Fox. The so called "lost footage" was anticlimactic at best. Plus, they really didn't give us any fresh insights. It was just stuff we've all heard before. Finally, I'll allow you to say, "Ugh" if I can say, "Oy vey!"<br />M.B. Mike Bloodworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755626259169126800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40587590679428305982018-09-18T12:01:37.996-07:002018-09-18T12:01:37.996-07:00I infer that your view matches mine: that the &quo...I infer that your view matches mine: that the "we're done" bits -- which appear to have been *trying* to be ironically self-deprecating about how much work we have yet to do -- both didn't land, and weren't funny enough (which aren't quite the same thing, at least to me).<br /><br />And yes, the proposal was great, and if any nominee had dark thoughts about available time, I'm betting they didn't even mention them to their actual friends.<br /><br />As for the presentation of the noms moving to video, that was a clear attempt to speed things up, but I don't think it won them much except to make the presenters look nearly useless, and on the latter grounds, I predict a revolt, moving that material back to the presenters live, next year.Baylinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29955395247150952952018-09-18T11:45:22.111-07:002018-09-18T11:45:22.111-07:00Stuttering is not how someone sounds when they are...Stuttering is not how someone sounds when they are drunk. She is 96!You could see in her eyes that she was frustrated with her words not coming out properly. However, stuttering did not take away from what she said, which was clearly something she had to memorize. <br /><br />That is what age does to you: you're not as quick. She still was alert enough to look at someone to help her walk. Let's hope you're active enough and alert enough to remember that when you reach that age :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437590211514120900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9880406616151018712018-09-18T11:32:23.821-07:002018-09-18T11:32:23.821-07:00Maya and Fred are about to have a show and now I w...Maya and Fred are about to have a show and now I won't have to bother to watch it. <br />Seriously that was stupid. And the rest was marginally better than Weekend Update which I usually turn off.<br />I used to complain about cable and now I have to complain about streaming. I don't watch this stuff. Would have been nice if Sandra Oh won thoughPamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59963735855150927912018-09-18T11:26:18.095-07:002018-09-18T11:26:18.095-07:00"Mrs. Maisel." Oopsie.<i>"Mrs.</i> Maisel." Oopsie.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56520465443447525822018-09-18T11:21:51.357-07:002018-09-18T11:21:51.357-07:00exactly! and those are actually funny. and people ...exactly! and those are actually funny. and people actually watch them.Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32416666473381459632018-09-18T11:21:00.657-07:002018-09-18T11:21:00.657-07:00what's insulting is that hollywood is all talk...what's insulting is that hollywood is all talk about diversity. but that's enough for them to pat themselves on the back without actually having to do anything about it.Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16854125508839090172018-09-18T10:24:09.091-07:002018-09-18T10:24:09.091-07:00It was an unbelievable display of futility in come...It was an unbelievable display of futility in comedy. Awful idea to give Lorne Michaels the keys. Awful choice as hosts. Those two can barely pull it off on SNL with the comforts of a desk, a comedic graphic and those smug smiles. But as hosts of The Emmys? No. <br /><br />The overuse use of the SNL cast never paid off in laughs, and made me think, Wow, the SNL season premiere is gonna suck if the cast and writing staff have been focusing on THIS turd all month. <br /><br />The only thing I liked was the nominees were announced quickly in video packages rather than via two presenters. But then they roll out two presenters to do a bad skit anyway. So, "ugh," indeed. <br /><br />In summary: Awful. <br /><br />PS - It's time to stop making Maya Rudolph a thing. Kevinnoreply@blogger.com