tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post752029932830805965..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What the hell is "Donuts?" By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34966258324587114782017-04-15T08:15:18.697-07:002017-04-15T08:15:18.697-07:00I was watching MOM on the CBS app, and a SUPERIOR ...I was watching MOM on the CBS app, and a SUPERIOR DONUTS promo was shown. It had nothing to do with next Monday's episode, and it played a line from last Monday's episode.<br /><br />Weird?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119151986422812833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51921974165353015262017-04-13T17:40:09.277-07:002017-04-13T17:40:09.277-07:00You know who I remember starting this trend? Paul ...You know who I remember starting this trend? Paul Harvey.<br /><br />He'd start a segment about the #1 movie in he country on a Monday by saying something to the effect of "If you went a saw a movie this weekend you probably saw "Beauty". The 3rd straight week at Number 1" I liked Paul Harvey alot, not for his politics but for the old school style of broadcasting. But I always HATED when he shortened things like that. Im guessing he thought thats how Middle America talked... Craig Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84053360833198915232017-04-13T13:35:43.057-07:002017-04-13T13:35:43.057-07:00Cat
Well, there you go. "One man's life...Cat<br /><br />Well, there you go. "One man's life-changing experience is another man's steak." (From an episode of NORTHERN EXPOSURE, when Joe found a living Mastadon who met an unfortunate fate at the hands of a hungry man.)<br /><br />I'll re-watch that episode with new eyes.Diane Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72124652300626492872017-04-13T10:10:24.418-07:002017-04-13T10:10:24.418-07:00I don't think anyone in the world has ever sho...I don't think anyone in the world has ever short-handed "Downton Abbey" as "Abbey."<br /><br /><br />-JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49366232305521366202017-04-13T09:07:56.279-07:002017-04-13T09:07:56.279-07:00Diane D:
I love that moment, I think Sam was genu...Diane D:<br /><br />I love that moment, I think Sam was genuinely crying, thus the laughter, as it was unexpected and he failed to hide it. Plus, that episode gives us one of my all time favorite line readings: "Why don't you just use WORDS?"Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88606151725868588612017-04-13T06:55:47.186-07:002017-04-13T06:55:47.186-07:00Superior Donuts is a good show though ;)Superior Donuts is a good show though ;)forg/jecouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425297400304281063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22542593927957658812017-04-13T05:04:12.601-07:002017-04-13T05:04:12.601-07:00>>>Since you brought up Judd Hirsch, how ...>>>Since you brought up Judd Hirsch, how in the world did he win the Emmy award in 1983 over Ted Danson for the first season of Cheers?<<<<br /><br />A consolation prize for the show being cancelled? It certainly happened other times: Dick Van Dyke, William Windom, Tony Randall, Danson, John Ritter, and Michael J. Fox were all winners the same year their shows left the air (or, in Fox's case, he left <i>Spin City</i>).<br /><br /><i>Cheers</i> did win four awards at the 1983 Emmys, including Best Comedy.Curt Alliaumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875046706746482871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35221227519540976672017-04-13T03:12:24.483-07:002017-04-13T03:12:24.483-07:00How about Ju-Lou...?How about Ju-Lou...?B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17098415937452960242017-04-13T00:38:13.693-07:002017-04-13T00:38:13.693-07:00Where can I get a Judd Hirsch face donut?Where can I get a Judd Hirsch face donut?Rory L. Aronskyhttp://scrapsofliteracy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18183406454697672622017-04-12T21:24:32.602-07:002017-04-12T21:24:32.602-07:00Donuts, in my view, is anything but superior. I tr...Donuts, in my view, is anything but superior. I tried giving it a chance, happy that Judd Hirsch was back on TV. He's still so much better than what they give him here. The whole show seems claustrophobic, which Taxi or Cheers never did. When the less than memorable overly predictable supporting players make their entrances, it reeks to me of "time to make an entrance and spout off a line." Even Burrows can't seem to open it up. Nor do I believe the customers sitting there all the time organically/believably fit. Taxi breathed & seemed multilayered. Multi-cams today sputter along churning out "jokes" that the audience, sweetened though it must be, don't find all that sweet. I'd shorten "Donuts" even more... to (frustrated) "Nuts!" Longing for the daysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42056551505584452782017-04-12T21:20:01.195-07:002017-04-12T21:20:01.195-07:00Very silly question: I admire your whole body of w...Very silly question: I admire your whole body of work, but there's one scene of yours that's one of the funniest in TV history. When you were broadcasting baseball, were you ever tempted to do a Sam Malone rap talking about a player had a groin injury?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083953089428884387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15716337485930592582017-04-12T17:09:40.824-07:002017-04-12T17:09:40.824-07:00On the positive side, I'm sure the voice-over ...On the positive side, I'm sure the voice-over folks appreciate any effort to chop out some of the overlong copy they always cram into those promos. The ghost of Ernie Anderson approves.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/dErRrsUTaEk?t=2m36s" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/dErRrsUTaEk?t=2m36s</a>Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12355287095424802552017-04-12T16:57:21.357-07:002017-04-12T16:57:21.357-07:00I wince at the ABC teaser promos that call The Jim...I wince at the ABC teaser promos that call The Jimmy Kimmel Show by just his last name ("Tonight on Kimmel...") as if he were a show biz icon on par with Garbo or Brando. Carsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85552704543701808332017-04-12T15:37:40.761-07:002017-04-12T15:37:40.761-07:00My sense is because it's an older-skewing seri...My sense is because it's an older-skewing series, they need to make it sound hip to attract the yoots.<br /><br />BTW, I love the show. Smart, funny writing and a swell multi-ethnic cast (including even an Iraqi). And how wonderful to see Hirsch and Katey Sagal back in a multi-cam sitcom. So happy it's been renewed.cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47005732633040374352017-04-12T14:58:49.418-07:002017-04-12T14:58:49.418-07:00Cat
Because it is a perfectly rational impulse to ...Cat<br />Because it is a perfectly rational impulse to remain irked about a great injustice FOR A LONG TIME. He should have won. But I've always wondered if one bad scene in whole season can actually affect that. In the episode where Diane's cat dies and she tells Sam why the cat meant so much to her, he supposedly cries; but he doesn't pull it off well At ALL. The audience obviously agreed because they laughed. Shelley Long plows ahead with very believable grief, but it was very awkward. I've often wondered why they didn't re-do that scene. Maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought. Diane Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10169179830862005512017-04-12T14:02:08.522-07:002017-04-12T14:02:08.522-07:00I watched only one episode of "Superior Donut...I watched only one episode of "Superior Donuts." Are they still finding comedy in how much cops love donuts?<br /><br />Someone was complaining about not being able to find "Monk." It seems to be on afternoons on the Hallmark Movie Channel. Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45165696654659862902017-04-12T13:42:29.418-07:002017-04-12T13:42:29.418-07:00These guys should take a cue from business. They w...These guys should take a cue from business. They would be no KFC - if not for, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Same with Mickey D's and others. CBS followed the Columbia Broadcasting System on radio. You have to earn it. No short cuts. Gary Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063974316335323136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19691636621219728292017-04-12T12:31:44.979-07:002017-04-12T12:31:44.979-07:00That final picture looks like a pack of condoms wi...That final picture looks like a pack of condoms with a couple of bell ends.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26675993691642179572017-04-12T12:10:52.812-07:002017-04-12T12:10:52.812-07:00This is the kind of insight you only get at "...This is the kind of insight you only get at "Levine".kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216705763011665828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12972647640741363232017-04-12T10:25:31.503-07:002017-04-12T10:25:31.503-07:00The reason most people have never heard of a show ...The reason most people have never heard of a show on CBS may be that they're not old enough to join AARP. "Superior Donuts" is not a title that makes me want to fire up the DVR. They could have called it the Judd Hirsch show, but see the first sentence. Maybe if it becomes a hit they can just shorten it to "'Nuts?"Craigmontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47257394800965308992017-04-12T10:10:22.087-07:002017-04-12T10:10:22.087-07:00Hirsch was confused by it too since "Taxi&quo...Hirsch was confused by it too since "Taxi" had been cancelled for a second time in as many years and two other cast members had also won that night.Terrence Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112876091271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66806862812013650992017-04-12T10:09:26.839-07:002017-04-12T10:09:26.839-07:00In the age of Trump, that ad is perfect. It's...In the age of Trump, that ad is perfect. It's all about the visual. You will be hungry to watch the show. Just yesterday, I heard Trump in an interview about bombing Syria, and he spoke of the most beautiful chocolate cake.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19969128542656398952017-04-12T09:58:47.613-07:002017-04-12T09:58:47.613-07:00Superior Donuts is ok. It's not great, but its...Superior Donuts is ok. It's not great, but its certainly better than a lot of other schlock on TV.<br /><br />But with the Playoffs starting tonight, thank you Ken for selecting that particular photo to embed in your blog. Go Hawks! #OneGoalbensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21340788639786910442017-04-12T09:48:25.831-07:002017-04-12T09:48:25.831-07:00BobinVT: One of the things I love about YOU'RE...BobinVT: One of the things I love about YOU'RE THE WORST (another show most people haven't heard of) is the fresh writing and dialogue. Several of the characters have the habit of dropping the last syllables of words ("relaysh" for "relationship") or the noun in adjective-noun combinations ("...like an old" for "like an old person"). I put it down to a generation that has been trained by Twitter and texting to use as little wordage as possible to make their meaning clear. <br /><br />Calling programs by a small piece of their names grew up the same way. Though I doubt this is CBS's reason!<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81186978993631388902017-04-12T09:43:31.944-07:002017-04-12T09:43:31.944-07:00Don't let the crappy marketing put you off. Su...Don't let the crappy marketing put you off. Superior Donuts has some decent writing and is pretty funny. And they have yet to do a single vagina joke.Salad Is Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423081364793506679noreply@blogger.com