tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8806299735632253964..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Women I loveBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43830265822571623082015-04-22T07:56:27.225-07:002015-04-22T07:56:27.225-07:00Maureen O'Hara
Olivia de Havilland
Sophia Lor...Maureen O'Hara<br />Olivia de Havilland <br />Sophia Loren<br />(these ladies are holding down the fort)<br /><br />Meryl Streep<br />Care Blanchett<br />Julianne Moore<br />Judi Dench<br />Kate Winslet<br />Catherine Deneuve<br />Nicole Kidman<br />Geena Davis<br />Tina Fey<br />Amy Schumer<br /><br />Of all Time:<br />Bacall<br />Garbo<br />Myrna Loy<br />Kate Hepburn<br />Bette Davis<br />Hedy Lamarr<br />Ella Fitzgerald<br />Tina TurnerJustin Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277379716974798413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25801746598855803032015-04-22T07:16:31.436-07:002015-04-22T07:16:31.436-07:00I'm sorry, Anna Chlumsky! I guess stage names...I'm sorry, Anna Chlumsky! I guess stage names are out. Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14496814893440936502015-04-22T07:10:21.166-07:002015-04-22T07:10:21.166-07:00The lady who plays Amy on Veep. She's likable...The lady who plays Amy on Veep. She's likable by playing an unlikable character. Annie Chumley?Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60315509954640997462015-04-22T06:24:23.846-07:002015-04-22T06:24:23.846-07:00Thanks to Pat Reeder for the update on Ms. Rudner....Thanks to Pat Reeder for the update on Ms. Rudner. I also agree with several of the other choices on this list, including Ann Morgan Guilbert (a laugh riot on the Nanny). I should also add Fran Drescher - to do as much as she did after a cancer diagnosis is impressive.BrettJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399759208677794664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78197997100655296602015-04-22T04:34:09.178-07:002015-04-22T04:34:09.178-07:00Poor Idina Menzel- she spent 10 years trying to be...Poor Idina Menzel- she spent 10 years trying to become a pop/rock star after RENT, became a "belter" with WICKED, spent another 10 trying to become a pop star, then FROZEN came out and now she has to be a "belter" again. She actually DOES have several CDs out with only a tiny bit of belting- even "Defying Gravity" on one CD is done quietly and slowly. But all those CDs sold like shit and she got dropped from her record labels.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure after 20 years of failing to become another kind of star, she's pretty much just stuck being a belter. Her voice is just too nasal otherwise, and nobody in music wants to hear a 43-year old woman sing lower notes.<br /><br />In other words, she's basically one of those sitcom stars who hit big doing one thing, but was typecast. If I was her, I'd stick with what I was good at, too.Jabronivillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318218102203693195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16976434160598395822015-04-22T00:36:17.744-07:002015-04-22T00:36:17.744-07:00Great post Ken,
But I have to ask:
Where's N...<i>Great post Ken,<br /><br />But I have to ask:<br /><br />Where's Natalie Wood???</i><br /><br /><br />About 12-14 feet down.Aquamenschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87452649923615735472015-04-21T15:57:41.309-07:002015-04-21T15:57:41.309-07:00Lots of good choices here, but I would want to add...Lots of good choices here, but I would want to add Brenda Blethen.Sparksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69474325813714903982015-04-21T14:53:47.525-07:002015-04-21T14:53:47.525-07:00Tea Leoni.Tea Leoni.Powerhouse Salternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52731136311445228692015-04-21T13:45:32.249-07:002015-04-21T13:45:32.249-07:00Felecia DayFelecia DayJoeyHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12710864245535772665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89246949988525362192015-04-21T11:36:06.345-07:002015-04-21T11:36:06.345-07:00I totally agree on Eden Sher. So funny and so rea...I totally agree on Eden Sher. So funny and so real it's easy to assume she's not acting, she's just like that. <br /><br />One nostalgic one I never thought got her due-- Ann Morgan Guilbert. She's still acting in her late 80s, and every time I see a great Millie scene in a Dick Van Dyke Show episode I marvel at how funny and underappreciated she was.Dan Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410461670413630333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39516454980556909522015-04-21T11:16:12.002-07:002015-04-21T11:16:12.002-07:00Great post Ken,
But I have to ask:
Where's N...Great post Ken,<br /><br />But I have to ask:<br /><br />Where's Natalie Wood???<br /><br />--LLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86692095878908817032015-04-21T06:51:47.902-07:002015-04-21T06:51:47.902-07:00The top three are, for obvious reasons, Golda Meir...The top three are, for obvious reasons, Golda Meir, Lady Gaga and Smurfette.Efram Feminist Jr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67152314997930488922015-04-21T06:15:52.814-07:002015-04-21T06:15:52.814-07:00I had never seen THE MIDDLE before last night. I ...I had never seen THE MIDDLE before last night. I watched two episodes and didn't laugh once. Eden Sher was charming and Patricia Heaton is always good, but I didn't think it was even in the same league as MODERN FAMILY. It deserves every Emmy it gets IMHO. I get so many delicious belly laughs from that show; I was so surprised to hear so many people speaking negatively about it in this thread. The whole concept is hilarious (to me), the writing is so imaginative, the acting so good; it's the first show I've loved since Cheers and Frasier ended. Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72708193905649090412015-04-21T05:52:24.943-07:002015-04-21T05:52:24.943-07:00Ken, here's some argument material for you: so...Ken, here's some argument material for you: someone's list of the 10 most underrated sitcoms of all time. "The Middle" is there, in the middle, of course: <br /><br />http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2014/06/20/the-10-most-underrated-tv-comedies-of-all-time/?singlepage=true<br /><br />Pat Reedernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73676760679857338332015-04-21T05:03:47.485-07:002015-04-21T05:03:47.485-07:00Mayim Bialik, who revived TBBT when it was going i...Mayim Bialik, who revived TBBT when it was going into a slump. My wife and I scream with laughter at some of the things she does to Sheldon.<br /><br />Where is Nancy Travis?Looseheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31826020528482632502015-04-21T04:47:22.568-07:002015-04-21T04:47:22.568-07:00I am so in love with Mary Steenburgen that I scare...I am so in love with Mary Steenburgen that I scare myself!unkystannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40715656640450326612015-04-21T01:12:07.428-07:002015-04-21T01:12:07.428-07:00I positively LIVE for Bettie Page, Vampira, Tura S...I positively LIVE for Bettie Page, Vampira, Tura Satana, and Dita Von Teese... raven-haired women FTW. <br /><br />When I was 14, Nastassia Kinski in "Cat People" made me realize I like girls; she'll always be my Girl With The Strange European Accent (That Comes Out Of THE MOST Gorgeous Mouth).<br /><br />Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Grace Slick, Joan Jett, and Deborah Harry have always been my goddesses. And Mae West! Always and forever, Miss West.<br /><br />Bjo Trimble, the Ultimate Nerdgirl and Queen of Fandom, who "saved Star Trek" back in the day: at 81, she is a force to reckon with, a font of wonderful stories, and a total inspiration.<br /><br />I'll think of more as soon as this is posted, I'm sure!<br /><br />Cheers, thanks a lot, (oh, that reminds me: Joanna Lumley!)<br /><br />Storm Stormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69524704958747943502015-04-20T21:09:00.579-07:002015-04-20T21:09:00.579-07:00Eden is a crackup ... literally portraying a human...Eden is a crackup ... literally portraying a human car wreck. You can't look away. I though ABC might be going to the well once too often with another ethnic family sitcom, but FOTB really IS finding its legs. I also really liked The B**** in Apt 23 at the start. Then I watched a couple "un-aired episodes" on abc.go.com and came to the conclusion the network was right to cancel it. They were losing it. Ken, what in your opinion went wrong with The B?Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75716958459331510062015-04-20T19:44:22.335-07:002015-04-20T19:44:22.335-07:00I think this year may finally be Kelly O'Hara&...I think this year may finally be Kelly O'Hara's year, Tony-wise. I'll know for sure in a couple of weeks when I see THE KING AND I.<br /><br />Speaking of Broadway, it's given us some wonderful dames:<br /><br />Sutton Foster<br />Cherry Jones<br />Bebe Neuwirth<br />Laura Benanti<br />Celia Keenan-Bolger<br />Christine Baranski (yes, I know you can't stand her; deal with it)<br /><br />I'm also extremely fond of Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Justine Lupe, Kat Dennings and Lorraine Feather. And outside of show biz, how can we not love Elizabeth Warren, Michelle Obama and the smartest person on TV, Rachel Maddow?<br />cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36453762853542120102015-04-20T19:22:49.934-07:002015-04-20T19:22:49.934-07:00The only thing I like more than Ofeibea Quist-Arct...The only thing I like more than Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's name is the way she says her dateline, "Dakar." She growls it, like it's a dare.<br /><br />And of course you're right about Eden Sher. Very underrated performer on a very underrated show.Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5579472492936760902015-04-20T18:24:59.382-07:002015-04-20T18:24:59.382-07:00Jessica Paré from Mad Men. Beautiful, intelligent...Jessica Paré from Mad Men. Beautiful, intelligent, and has an uncle from one of the funniest, most bizarre sketch comedy groups I know - The Vestibules (formerly Radio Free Vestibule). They produced and performed such memorable sketches as Christmas on Acid, Zalgon 26 McGee, Bulbous Bouffant and The Grunge Song.David Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86573550337460689802015-04-20T18:21:13.085-07:002015-04-20T18:21:13.085-07:00Dolores Hart. I hate autocorrect.Dolores Hart. I hate autocorrect.Mark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14577585846570718452015-04-20T18:19:59.260-07:002015-04-20T18:19:59.260-07:00I was in lust with Dolores heart and we all know w...I was in lust with Dolores heart and we all know what happened to her.Mark Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81599172864211124572015-04-20T16:25:29.330-07:002015-04-20T16:25:29.330-07:00I'll add Tracy Ellis Ross. Lots of picks liste...I'll add Tracy Ellis Ross. Lots of picks listed here that I agree with.<br />Kelly Clarkson<br />Connie Britton<br />Julia Louise-Dreyfus<br />Tina Faye<br />The whole cast of Hot In Cleveland<br />Viola Davis is a force of nature.<br />Louisa May Alcott<br />Eleanor Roosevelt<br />Amelia EarhartAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141640791663745884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31547146049058331082015-04-20T15:57:41.286-07:002015-04-20T15:57:41.286-07:00Thank you for putting Eden Sher on top. I never u...Thank you for putting Eden Sher on top. I never understood all the praise for "Modern Family" (they hand Emmys to the extras who walk through the background of that overrated show), while the best comic actress on TV today is repeatedly snubbed. The injustice ranks right up there with Hugh Laurie never winning an Emmy for "House." <br /><br />And to BrettJ: Rita Rudner lives and performs full time in Vegas. Last time I was there, she had a beautiful showroom of her own at Harrah's, I think. She was as funny as ever, and we visited with her after the show. Very nice lady. According to her website, she now holds the record for the longest-running continuous solo comedy show in Vegas. Pat Reederhttp://www.hollywoodhifi.netnoreply@blogger.com