tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8826148226243970329..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Saturday scrapsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88714110728807871122009-01-22T02:43:00.000-08:002009-01-22T02:43:00.000-08:00United States of Tara was excellent... but then, I...United States of Tara was excellent... but then, I loved Juno (especially the soundtrack).Tink1272https://www.blogger.com/profile/05427946747215069065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36824244613889196992009-01-19T14:36:00.000-08:002009-01-19T14:36:00.000-08:00"rms said... 'Admitedly, he had the cleavage for i..."rms said... <BR/>'Admitedly, he had the cleavage for it.'<BR/><BR/>I hate to break it to you, Tallulah, it wasn't really his cleavage. <BR/><BR/>"Is nothing real these days?"<BR/><BR/>The what WAS it? Borrowed boobies?<BR/><BR/>"Is nothing real these days?"<BR/><BR/>Is 1982 "these days"?<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23043977144334348502009-01-19T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:34:00.000-08:00Ken,Cardinals all the way!Ken,<BR/>Cardinals all the way!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281721944804657201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41027737022247350702009-01-19T08:06:00.000-08:002009-01-19T08:06:00.000-08:00"Admitedly, he had the cleavage for it."I hate to ..."Admitedly, he had the cleavage for it."<BR/><BR/>I hate to break it to you, Tallulah, it wasn't <I>really</I> his cleavage. <BR/><BR/>Is nothing real these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13127921453915246362009-01-18T10:31:00.000-08:002009-01-18T10:31:00.000-08:00Hey, thanks everyone for all the tips & info r...Hey, thanks everyone for all the tips & info regarding The Scarecrow. I usually hear about Disney re-releasing stuff but clearly missed this.<BR/><BR/>C'est la vie.<BR/><BR/>WV: watengli - the Italian version of the watusi.Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724324179898960650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18628029855047718052009-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:002009-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:00TCinLA said...Having suffered through the inanity ...TCinLA said...<BR/><BR/><I>Having suffered through the inanity of the vastly overrated "Juno," I will definitely be taking a pas on "United States of Tara."</I><BR/><BR/>Agree. "Juno" was insufferable in its cutesy self-importance. A dreadful movie. Don't expect "UST" to be much different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29590051568546815642009-01-18T06:58:00.000-08:002009-01-18T06:58:00.000-08:00"Feast", the latest Project Greenlight film, is on..."Feast", the latest Project Greenlight film, is on DVD. Watching them make it was far more entertaining than watching the finished product.<BR/><BR/>WV: ureck-rental car company that only rents total pieces of hell like the $7-$300 cars you see everyone avoid on the freeway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3656575299161588752009-01-17T22:17:00.000-08:002009-01-17T22:17:00.000-08:00I agree. Nantz is terrific. But the team of Aikman...I agree. Nantz is terrific. But the team of Aikman/Buck really chaps my ass. The worst by far was Bryant Gumball. The handful of times he joined Collingsworth in the booth for those Thursday NFL network games were high comedy. At one point he referred to a cutback as "gorgeous". And always gesturing with the spectacles like he was Wittgenstein dissecting the games significance for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9097315767992177142009-01-17T18:52:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:52:00.000-08:00Having suffered through the inanity of the vastly ...Having suffered through the inanity of the vastly overrated "Juno," I will definitely be taking a pas on "United States of Tara."TCinLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019943818456775718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77150328096580332502009-01-17T18:51:00.000-08:002009-01-17T18:51:00.000-08:00derful news - American Idle down 10 percent and "2...derful news - American Idle down 10 percent and "24" off 30 percent. Proof that electing a smart guy to be President will indeed create a "zeitgeist" where public stupidity is tolerated less and less.<BR/><BR/>You one-handed torture-porn afficianados are definitely not holding up your end - knowwhutImean, nudgenudge, winkwink, heh-heh...<BR/><BR/>Can Obama kill "reality" TV? One can only hope.TCinLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019943818456775718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75285375884291133312009-01-17T17:30:00.000-08:002009-01-17T17:30:00.000-08:00what do you mean you don't get Showtime? That's wh...what do you mean you don't get Showtime? That's where The L Word plays, isn't it? (I don't get it either, thank god for bittorrent).<BR/><BR/>new season tomorrow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83632517987486596352009-01-17T17:08:00.000-08:002009-01-17T17:08:00.000-08:00I went to a show last weekend and in the crowd I h...I went to a show last weekend and in the crowd I heard two people talking about how they were writing screenplays hoping that the Project: Greenlight would pick them. Unfortunately, they were not being ironic.<BR/><BR/>WV: deskets - Ikea singing group.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159294212873576818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75173813696209184312009-01-17T14:35:00.000-08:002009-01-17T14:35:00.000-08:00"Tom Quigley said... I also have heard the ru..."Tom Quigley said... <BR/>I also have heard the rumor that on Tuesday the Fox News Channel, as an alternative to covering the inauguration, will instead be re-playing a tape of Ronald Reagan's funeral"<BR/><BR/>How delightful! I loved seeing Ronnie buried, although I was sorry they waited until he died to do it. The Reagan and Nixon funerals were some of the greatest "Feel good" TV viewing of all time. They say that by the time he died, Reagan had forgotten he was ever president. If only the rest of us could be so lucky. Anyway, it's nice to know I'll have some alternative viewing to switch over to during Rick Warren's Satanic Incantation during The Presidential Inebriation.<BR/><BR/>But really, how silly of you to think that Fox would pre-empt AMERICAN IDOL for something as trivial as a mere Presidential Inebriation, particularly since the political ceremony takes place some 8 hours earlier. (11 hours earlier for me on the West Coast.) It's not a prime-time event, and a glance at Tuesday's listings shows you that AMERICAN IDOL will run in its normal time-slot. But woe to daytime soap opera fans; for they shall suffer pre-emption. On the other hand, Oprah fans will basically have a six-hour super Oprah episode.<BR/><BR/>"A. Buck Short said... <BR/>Tallulah, you’ve never had suspicions about all those guys who go out for center? OK, what about back-up center? Wide receiver, but expecting an entirely different experience? Conversely, tight end? Are we running a pattern here?"<BR/><BR/>What the hell are you blathering about, A. Buck? Has this something to do with football? You must bear in mind that I have never subjected myself to watching the brutal bloodsport. <BR/><BR/>In any event, all I said was that no gay men watch it, not that no gay men play it. Given the amount of guys-slamming-into-guys it involves, I've always assumed that ALL football players were gay, and that only David Kopay and Esera Tuaolo had the footballs to be honest about it. <BR/><BR/>It's not as if the men wore form-fitting outfits, or better still, worked half-naked, like boxers, gymnasts and divers. With those shoulder pads the FB boys wear, only berserk Joan Crawford fans are likely to find it sexy.<BR/><BR/>"Kirk Jusko said... <BR/>I've only seen one of the Columbos with Patrick McGoohan, where he played a campaign manager."<BR/><BR/>Well let's see, there's the one where he runs a boy's military academy, one where he's a CIA operative, and one where he's a "Mortician-to-the-stars" who has had the gall to kill Rue McClanahan!<BR/><BR/>I took a glance at Netfllx, to see if you could rent the Disney SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH DVDs, which these days you can only buy "New & Used" on Amazon for around $70, but they didn't have it available either. Frankly, I prefer the less-kiddie-oriented Hammer film treatment of the story, titled NIGHT CREATURES, and starring my beloved Peter Cushing as Doctor Syn, aka The Scarecrow, and also featuring a young Oliver Reed, and actually made the SAME YEAR as the Patrick McGoohan Disney version for children. And the Peter Cushing version is easily, and cheaply available on DVD.<BR/><BR/>Blogwad, he was ALWAYS Georgie Girl.<BR/><BR/>Cheers darlings.<BR/><BR/>WV: derry. Something that, if it gets some air, would atract Boy George.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18704934868391560682009-01-17T14:30:00.000-08:002009-01-17T14:30:00.000-08:00Nobody told the UK about Ricardo Montalban - shame...Nobody told the UK about Ricardo Montalban - shame, funny guy, funny wig. And that's the first Boy George joke I've seen; not bad, Ken. He's Georgie Girl now.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84165511419169076402009-01-17T14:27:00.000-08:002009-01-17T14:27:00.000-08:00"LouOCNY said... The interesting things about TWOK..."LouOCNY said... <BR/>The interesting things about TWOK are that while the Shat and Ricardo chew up half the Paramount lot - is that they never meet!"<BR/><BR/>True. No sound stage was large enough to contain both men, their egos, and their acting styles. Basically, Montalban's Khan views himself as Ahab (He quotes MOBY DICK endlessly) and sees Shatner's Kirk as his Great White Whale, which means the movie was made two decades too soon. <BR/><BR/>At least we were spared seeing their stunt doubles engage in a fist fight. (Watching Shatner's stunt double climb El Capitan under a Shatner-thatched-wig is one of the comic highlights of the hideous STAR TREK V, the one Shatener misdirected himself.) <BR/><BR/>Also, in STAR TREK II: THE GRAPES OF KHAN, Montalban wears an outfit with a V-shape neckline cut so low that these days, J-Lo would wear it to The Oscars. Admitedly, he had the cleavage for it.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.<BR/><BR/>Well! WV: emash. Ken's famous series online.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24607783530483084912009-01-17T14:17:00.000-08:002009-01-17T14:17:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89207364305764788212009-01-17T14:15:00.000-08:002009-01-17T14:15:00.000-08:00The interesting things about TWOK are that while t...The interesting things about TWOK are that while the Shat and Ricardo chew up half the Paramount lot - is that they never meet! Its all done on view screens or through communicators! Plus, as overblown their emoting in the movie is, in the original Trek episode, Space Seed, both turn in fine, almost understated performances.<BR/><BR/>It is so easy to forget that, in the early days if his career, Shatner was an very, very good dramatic actor, who could also occasonally delve into light comedy. The best TV Treks (most of the first season, and some of the second) show this range very nicely, thank you....LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60337569434438414772009-01-17T13:31:00.000-08:002009-01-17T13:31:00.000-08:00US of Tara pilot is also available via Netflix str...US of Tara pilot is also available via <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/96pgyf" REL="nofollow">Netflix streaming</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sho.com/site/video/brightcove/series/title.do?bcpid=1847322218&bclid=6971544001&bctid=6972013001" REL="nofollow">on the Showtime website</A>. They want to make sure that everyone gets a free sample.<BR/><BR/>Verification: <I>nesserr</I> - the common mistake of thinking you saw a creature in the loch.Nat Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071882426424901455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50907630983249574682009-01-17T11:25:00.000-08:002009-01-17T11:25:00.000-08:00I've only seen one of the Columbos with Patrick Mc...I've only seen one of the Columbos with Patrick McGoohan, where he played a campaign manager. McGoohan didn't write this, but I love how he replies when Columbo accuses him of murder:<BR/><BR/>"That's an extraordinary thing you just told me!"<BR/><BR/>alast: Daffy Duck expressing regretKirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5290166517859960312009-01-17T11:07:00.000-08:002009-01-17T11:07:00.000-08:00I see the Nance/Nantz correction has been implemen...I see the Nance/Nantz correction has been implemented. That KL never lets any grass grow under his feet. But <B>Ed</B>, we can understand the confusion, since Nance, the Pats’ fullback, may have used performance-enhantzing drugs. Of course, at the time, the drug of choice may have been Tylenol. To be fair, both men are considered comedic geniuses in Frantz. <BR/><BR/>Tallulah, you’ve never had suspicions about all those guys who go out for center? OK, what about back-up center? Wide receiver, but expecting an entirely different experience? Conversely, tight end? Are we running a pattern here? (Seriously, our son Ty, who is way too into fantasy football, has long opined that Jim Nantz is the best sportscaster on TV, and I’ve come to agree.) <BR/><BR/>Has SNL ever had a sketch with three cast members portraying William Shatner, Christopher Walken, and David Caruso – or is this just wishful thinking? And, again, if you think the gay lifestyle doesn’t permeate professional sports, why would an announcer of the quality of Jim Nance ever opt for somebody like Billy <I>Packer</I> as a “partner?” Just asking – and btw, also just taking this as far as I can go with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22180813099562930772009-01-17T10:59:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:59:00.000-08:00I searched the shelves for the Dr. Syn/Scarecrow o...I searched the shelves for the Dr. Syn/Scarecrow of Romney Marsh DVD on Black Friday for a Christmas gift for myself, but couldn't find it. Upon McGoohan's death, someone told me that the 2-disc set was a limited edition that had already sold out. As Jan says, you can get it on amazon.com, but it'll set you back 60 or 70 bucks. I guess I understand that a 45-year-old, rarely shown British Disney effort has a comparatively limited commercial value for the company, but sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10990423782153402262009-01-17T10:58:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:58:00.000-08:00A few thoughts from off the top of my own scrap he...A few thoughts from off the top of my own scrap heap:<BR/><BR/>Wonder if Fox is planning on pre-empting Tuesday's AMERICAN IDOL for the Obama inauguration?... Damn Liberal Democrats -- always spoiling our fun!...<BR/><BR/>I also have heard the rumor that on Tuesday the Fox News Channel, as an alternative to covering the inauguration, will instead be re-playing a tape of Ronald Reagan's funeral, to mark the end of democracy in our country as they want it...<BR/><BR/>For pet lovers to note: Only three more days until the First Dog leaves the White House -- along with Laura and Barney the Scottish Terrier...<BR/><BR/>W's radio address to the American people this morning was lifted directly from his farewell speech on Thursday night... Guess he figured no one was watching either...<BR/><BR/>Stephen Tyler's face looks like Jennifer Love Hewitt's thighs....<BR/><BR/>And finally, as one who, like millions of other Americans, has become a victim of George W.'s economic policies (or lack therof) and was "downsized" this past month, join with each of them in saying that I'm certainly not looking forward to becoming an "American idle"...Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24542086582039018942009-01-17T10:49:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:49:00.000-08:00From Jan:Corinne--Disney released the DVD of The S...From Jan:<BR/><BR/>Corinne--Disney released the DVD of The Scarecrow in November of last year under the title "Dr. Syn: The Adventures of the Scarecrow." I had been hearing they were going to release it for over a year, so I kept checking on Amazon, and I snagged a copy for myself and for my son's family. I just checked again today for you, and it looks like it's off the market, but they do have it available from other sellers at a considerable markup. (I knew I should have ordered several copies just to sell--that's why I'll never be rich.) Your neighbor might try looking from time to time to see if they're just out right now, or he/she could pay the extra. It has both the orginal 3 part TV show and the movie they made out of putting the episodes together. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66399095259946151852009-01-17T10:24:00.000-08:002009-01-17T10:24:00.000-08:00DEXTER is one of my favorite shows. I have a frie...DEXTER is one of my favorite shows. I have a friend tivo it for me. Seen every episode. Wasn't Jimmy Smits great this year?By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-466065041189196242009-01-17T09:14:00.000-08:002009-01-17T09:14:00.000-08:00If you want Mrs. Palin to shut up, tell your frien...If you want Mrs. Palin to shut up, tell your friends in the news to stop covering her. While you're at it, tell them Mr. Gore and Mr. Carter also lost, a long time ago.<BR/><BR/>WV: rutymogi--plural of rutymogusMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145700133644011098noreply@blogger.com