tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8445600828693141054..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: R.I.P. Roger ReesBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7257458013415993152015-12-24T06:55:50.904-08:002015-12-24T06:55:50.904-08:00Roger Rees greatest performance for me was certain...Roger Rees greatest performance for me was certainly A Christmas Carol. He played an exceptional Fred (Scrooge's Nephew, his sister Fran's son). Sorry to see his passing and it was clear he could act with depth of feeling, so hope he found that in life. He and George C. Scott, along with the whole production is one of my favorites of all time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86897672334957659752015-07-17T05:11:18.176-07:002015-07-17T05:11:18.176-07:00I also came to the site to see what you would writ...I also came to the site to see what you would write about Roger Rees. You always write so beautifully about the good people you've worked with, and it seems there've been a lot of them.<br /><br />And I agree with the commenters who say that CHEERS stayed good because the cast changes were done so organically, and the new actors were so terrific. There was something about how Rees could say terrible things so gently and beautifully that you couldn't really hate him, and could always understand Rebecca's ongoing love.<br /><br />Dang, it's been too long since I watched an episode. I need to rectify that this weekend.Jeff Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1229813761559746872015-07-14T03:31:54.814-07:002015-07-14T03:31:54.814-07:00Loved all his work that I was lucky enough to see....Loved all his work that I was lucky enough to see. Never knew his name. Now I'll never forget it & will always remember Roger Rees most fondly as Angela's substitute teacher/schoolgirl crush on MY SO-CALLED LIFE. Sincere condolences to his family & friends. Life is too short. :( But at least creative work lives on forever.... charlottesometimesnotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32974497097357418962015-07-12T13:00:43.226-07:002015-07-12T13:00:43.226-07:00He was one of those actors whose name I never knew...He was one of those actors whose name I never knew but I was always delighted when I saw him on a show because he was so entertaining and fun to watch.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18146849533589368922015-07-12T04:58:26.148-07:002015-07-12T04:58:26.148-07:00We saw Roger Rees onstage in Nicholas Nickleby, a ...We saw Roger Rees onstage in Nicholas Nickleby, a great, fantastic NY theatre event. It pretty much imprinted us as Roger Rees fans for life! Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361836428885324631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39132199335319765842015-07-11T20:22:49.164-07:002015-07-11T20:22:49.164-07:00If Cheers had stayed with the original cast from t...If Cheers had stayed with the original cast from the beginning I wouldn't have kept watching, but it was one of the rare series that really improved, in my opinion, from casting new characters starting with Kelsey Grammer and then Kirstie Alley. For me Cheers was at it's best when it included Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees. mdv59noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69719082089752251712015-07-11T19:17:09.948-07:002015-07-11T19:17:09.948-07:00Loved him on Cheers. How Rebecca would swoon! Real...Loved him on Cheers. How Rebecca would swoon! Really liked him in Robin Hood. The scene between him playing the sheriff and Dom DeLuise's Mobster still kills me. RIP. <br />Janice B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52607031492959479102015-07-11T18:49:33.335-07:002015-07-11T18:49:33.335-07:00Loved the episode where he played chess with Sam f...Loved the episode where he played chess with Sam for a week's pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82250314959620023832015-07-11T18:36:36.494-07:002015-07-11T18:36:36.494-07:00Lord Marbury's constant teasing of "Geral...Lord Marbury's constant teasing of "Gerald" (The brilliant John Spencer's Leo on West Wing) was so rich. Easily among my most-treasured organic and layered bits of comedy in any genre/form. Watching Bartlett's acceptance of Marbury as an intellectual equal (I believe the only one so acknowledged) had more to do with Rees, than the outstanding character written by Sorkin.<br /><br />Rees was also perfectly cast, and brilliant, in <i>My So Called Life</i>. He played the sketchy rebel English sub, Mr. Racine. Again, great writing and character. Yet Rees brought him to such an effervescent reality. <br /><br />We lost a Great today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55911674872884501072015-07-11T14:35:45.561-07:002015-07-11T14:35:45.561-07:00I loved Mr. Rees as Robin Colcord. I always hoped ...I loved Mr. Rees as Robin Colcord. I always hoped he would become a regular -- that Robin would lose his company and his fortune and spend his days hanging out at the bar trying to fit in and figure out how to get back on top. Perhaps the vibe would have been too Frasier-like, but I would certainly have welcomed more Roger Rees.Ray Mortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86336765491440288852015-07-11T13:48:31.370-07:002015-07-11T13:48:31.370-07:00What a lovely tribute to Roger Rees. He was one o...What a lovely tribute to Roger Rees. He was one of the best things about post Shelley Long CHEERS. <br /><br />The most touching comment is the one from Cat; brings "a smile and a tear." I laughed out loud every time Rebecca said it.Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45429208748619418162015-07-11T11:35:16.108-07:002015-07-11T11:35:16.108-07:00There's a Friday question: Are there dos and d...There's a Friday question: Are there dos and don'ts to introducing a new regular or semi-regular to a tightly knit company? How does it change the dynamic? <br /><br />I recall reading that Nick Colasanto was sort of the father figure on the "Cheers" set, and after his passing the tone was more like a frat house as Ted Danson filled that offstage role. DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19310346079866222882015-07-11T11:09:38.905-07:002015-07-11T11:09:38.905-07:00I also loved his work on "West Wing", a ...I also loved his work on "West Wing", a series I thought brought out some of the best work of many of the actors on it, Roger included. Everything I saw him in - most recently, a role on "Elementary" - he was superb. R.I.P. Roger, your work will endure.BrettJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399759208677794664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50015467563742122922015-07-11T10:51:46.445-07:002015-07-11T10:51:46.445-07:00Robin Colcord is probably my favorite recurring ch...Robin Colcord is probably my favorite recurring character on Cheers, and "Indoor Fun With Sammy and Robby" is one of my favorite episodes. R.I.P. Roger Rees.Boomska316https://www.blogger.com/profile/07057030413893543908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89194976420309631162015-07-11T09:03:02.940-07:002015-07-11T09:03:02.940-07:00Here it is: http://www.alhirschfeld.com/cgi-bin/po...Here it is: http://www.alhirschfeld.com/cgi-bin/popup?ID=CHEERS&CAT=A1<br /><br />RIPBarefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66164193894342737992015-07-11T08:37:17.968-07:002015-07-11T08:37:17.968-07:00Wonderful actor, I think my favorite role of his w...Wonderful actor, I think my favorite role of his was Lord Marbury on West Wing, always overjoyed to see him show up in an episode. But I have to admit, the first thing that came to mind when I read of his passing was 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights;" he was so much fun to watch as the Sheriff of Rottingham. Astroboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25224899594247627942015-07-11T08:34:43.092-07:002015-07-11T08:34:43.092-07:00I was lucky enough to see Roger Rees in the origin...I was lucky enough to see Roger Rees in the original London production of Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING, where he played the male romantic lead (opposite Felicity Kendal). Even in the stellar cast of that production he stood out.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42957800107293354342015-07-11T08:29:58.186-07:002015-07-11T08:29:58.186-07:00Robin Colcord was, in many ways, Rebecca's Fra...Robin Colcord was, in many ways, Rebecca's Frasier -- he was even introduced at the start of her third season on the show. However, Kelsey Grammer had the benefit of playing a man, who while pompous and arrogant at times, was basically a decent human being. Frasier even helps Sam get back on the wagon after his relapse, so we're inclined to view him favorably. But Colcord, underneath it all, was a rotten man. Yet, Roger Rees made it impossible to resist him. <br /><br />It's interesting to think of Colcord again with Trump so much in the news, as Rebecca mentions him in the same breath as Trump in Rees's first episode (it was one of those Chekhov's gun moments, which predicted his eventual arrival in the last scene). Was Colcord intended to be English? Evan Drake, played well by Tom Skerritt, was nowhere near the jerk Colcord could be but I still never warmed to Drake as I did Colcord. Was there something about that accent and understated charm? Was there an American who could have played Colcord as a very Trump-like character who we'd have still loved?Stephen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670422634319094941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6319285308398069142015-07-11T08:23:09.756-07:002015-07-11T08:23:09.756-07:00I remember watching Nicholas Nickleby in its entir...I remember watching Nicholas Nickleby in its entirety during the first week my new husband and I were at the army base that would be our home for some years. I am still in awe of what he, his co-stars and the production team were able to accomplish.<br /><br />Since then I've made a point of seeing him in just about anything lucky enough to have him in the ranks. He never disappointed.<br /><br />I came here first thing to see what you wrote about Mr. Rees. You, too, did not disappoint. A great obituary/tribute makes you wish you knew the person. I wish I'd known Roger Rees.Tudor Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544142728842449527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76287633124044939642015-07-11T07:53:47.480-07:002015-07-11T07:53:47.480-07:00Roger was wonderful. He became a friend of mine b...Roger was wonderful. He became a friend of mine because we were the new kids on the block that year. He would come hang out with me at my desk, he didn't care I was "just" the production coordinator on the show, he became a friend. We did lose touch over time and I really regret that. He was a sweetheart and I adored him and am shocked of his passing. <br /><br />Thank you for writing this about Roger.:)<br /><br />GeorgyneGeorgynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20124163362602003602015-07-11T07:53:14.410-07:002015-07-11T07:53:14.410-07:00A terrific tribute to a terrific actor. And yet I ...A terrific tribute to a terrific actor. And yet I will always think of him not on "Cheers," but on "The West Wing." There may not have been another actor in the world who could have discoursed on both the Irish "troubles" and Abby Bartlet's breasts.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12244160052211957982015-07-11T07:51:24.818-07:002015-07-11T07:51:24.818-07:00Such a wonderful man and actor. As a lover of Thea...Such a wonderful man and actor. As a lover of Theatre, he was one of the greats.<br /><br />When I was in college, my acting teacher was acquainted with Mr. Rees and because of that, my acting class got to speak with him over the phone for about an hour, if not more. It was only supposed to be for about 30 minutes but he was so delighted to speak with us that he rearranged his schedule.<br /><br />I am truly saddened by his loss and really loved his work on Cheers, too...thank you for posting this because one of my first thoughts today was I hoped Ken would have a post about Mr. Rees.Anthonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61787244128579928812015-07-11T07:50:34.734-07:002015-07-11T07:50:34.734-07:00A wonderful actor. He was always great in whatever...A wonderful actor. He was always great in whatever role he was cast. I remember as a teen going to see the godawful Stallone film Stop or My Mom Will Shoot and I was delighted to see his name in the opening credits. The film was terrible but Roger Rees was of course the best thing about it, always turning in a first class performance even when the material was poor.<br /><br />But it'll always be Cheers I'll fondly remember him for. Rest in peace.Norm!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27397711765909290412015-07-11T07:45:26.270-07:002015-07-11T07:45:26.270-07:00I loved Rebecca's relationship with and her un...I loved Rebecca's relationship with and her unrequited love for Evan Drake. These what made her character shine, her insecurity. She was lucky to have great costars. Robin Colcord RIP.Kleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306497851609490015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14018571565761204952015-07-11T07:29:15.615-07:002015-07-11T07:29:15.615-07:00"Goodbye, sweet baby.""Goodbye, sweet baby."Catnoreply@blogger.com