tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post954832384202498242..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Today's Thanksgiving MarathonsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33218912762823990072011-11-27T12:31:23.620-08:002011-11-27T12:31:23.620-08:00Ah, Deadly Women. One of the great bad shows of m...Ah, <i>Deadly Women</i>. One of the great bad shows of modern television. Quickie re-enactments of murders committed by, well, women, while we cut to various talking heads (usually true-crime writers or freelance "criminal profilers --" show them a messy crime scene and they'll deduce that the criminal was disorganized), while all is held together by a breathy-voiced female narrator. At least five times a segment, the re-enactment actress portraying the <i>Femme Fatale du jour</i> is required to stare into the camera buggy-eyed while brandishing a gun or waving a knife about, just in case you'd forgotten how <i>EeeeVillll</i> she's supposed to be.Matt Pattonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67181660028242095402011-11-26T01:18:09.326-08:002011-11-26T01:18:09.326-08:00paul duca - meant three's company, sorry about...paul duca - meant three's company, sorry about that. was respondng to pat reeder's comment.birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87206358926259566712011-11-25T19:56:18.237-08:002011-11-25T19:56:18.237-08:00Ah, the ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW marathon on TVLand. Whe...Ah, the ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW marathon on TVLand. Where 25 minute sitcoms are hacked down to 20 minutes and then aired in 35 minute timeslots. One of these days the commercials are going to run longer than the programs.Lennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1423246079997394842011-11-25T15:22:35.770-08:002011-11-25T15:22:35.770-08:00VP81955, I'm impressed that you know "I&#...VP81955, I'm impressed that you know "I'm Blue," but confused by your assertion that it was the Ikettes' "sole claim to fame." <br /><br />Most people know them as the backup singers/dancers for Ike & Tina, and not so much as recording artists in their own right. So, at least for people who know "I'm Blue," wouldn't that be _two_ claims to fame? I'm just sayin...<br /><br />(Full disclosure: I'm from St. Louis and know Robbie Montgomery - backed up her and Bonnie Bramlett, another former Ikette, once at a show raising $$ for charity, and have played something like 200 Friday-lunch gigs at Sweetie Pie's over the past four years.)Dean Mindermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849119270850790787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41516038461479292432011-11-25T14:22:27.409-08:002011-11-25T14:22:27.409-08:00Paul Duca: You mean THREE words: SIR Patrick Ste...Paul Duca: You mean THREE words: SIR Patrick Stewart.Ressfornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86261782761846929802011-11-25T12:41:18.712-08:002011-11-25T12:41:18.712-08:00Have to ask: did the Michael Jackson marathon incl...Have to ask: did the Michael Jackson marathon include all his noses, facial features, and skin tones, or wasn't there enough time?KXBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983189903120381242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80888300458160399732011-11-25T07:42:06.626-08:002011-11-25T07:42:06.626-08:00Not to mention TVLAND'S all 'commericals&...Not to mention TVLAND'S all 'commericals' marathon!b Funny, I don't remember Andy Griffith being a 37 minute show.Rob Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13211050779997310932011-11-25T03:42:24.975-08:002011-11-25T03:42:24.975-08:00Birdie...some of don't have Antenna TV--what A...Birdie...some of don't have Antenna TV--what ARE the three C's?<br /><br /><br />PaulPaul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54658880121476695822011-11-25T00:10:55.840-08:002011-11-25T00:10:55.840-08:00I discovered The X-Files "back in the day&quo...I discovered The X-Files "back in the day" when I was horribly sick on Thanksgiving and watched a marathon all day and night on FX, so I can't begrudge a turkey day 'thon because they gave me Mulder & Scully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42322681959428907592011-11-24T23:14:56.870-08:002011-11-24T23:14:56.870-08:00It's nice to see so many people getting fit fo...It's nice to see so many people getting fit for the holidays.Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595587808566182414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31471354098219293412011-11-24T22:36:51.653-08:002011-11-24T22:36:51.653-08:00haha - i watched part of the three's c maratho...haha - i watched part of the three's c marathon today - it was antenna tv. i know this is a cheers/mash/frasier oriented board that looks down on the lighter shows, but i"ll always love it, and actually it holds up much better than some of the so-called "important" shows (ahem maude/murphy brown/glee et al). anyhoo, naysayers be damned it kind of made my day.:) they ran some of my favorite episodes too (cue jeffrey tambor!) then i switched to arrested development.birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89411519982620243972011-11-24T22:08:02.178-08:002011-11-24T22:08:02.178-08:00watching the "Thanksgiving Orphans" epis...watching the "Thanksgiving Orphans" episode of Cheers is my only set traditon for this day. Everything else falls into place around it.WagonMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42037005594392857922011-11-24T21:00:54.333-08:002011-11-24T21:00:54.333-08:00It's nice to see so many people getting fit fo...It's nice to see so many people getting fit for the holidays.Coachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47058372705195258862011-11-24T20:09:52.986-08:002011-11-24T20:09:52.986-08:00I'm surprised you omitted Major League Basebal...I'm surprised you omitted Major League Baseball Network and its Classic World Series highlights marathon. It got me through the day.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61111823482776240402011-11-24T19:34:00.393-08:002011-11-24T19:34:00.393-08:00Pat...this afternoon TV Land had an ANDY GRIFFITH ...Pat...this afternoon TV Land had an ANDY GRIFFITH marathon.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84853405851006451712011-11-24T17:09:08.522-08:002011-11-24T17:09:08.522-08:00I saw that some channel, maybe local, was having a...I saw that some channel, maybe local, was having a "Three's Company" marathon. As far as I can tell, that appears to be the new regular programming on TV Land. To me, any two minutes of that show is a marathon.Pat Reederhttp://www.comedy-wire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58874922874463440392011-11-24T16:19:21.126-08:002011-11-24T16:19:21.126-08:00Ken...Centric is a black-oriented cable channel, a...Ken...Centric is a black-oriented cable channel, as in "Afro-Centric".<br /><br />Anonymous commenting on STAR TREK (THE NEXT GENERATION) on BBC America...two words--Patrick Stewart.<br /><br />And how soon until you post this year's pie in the face footage?Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88226251407520120272011-11-24T14:16:36.256-08:002011-11-24T14:16:36.256-08:00This list is both amazing and frightening.This list is both amazing and frightening.John D'Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290520945383477624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3470994941390672452011-11-24T13:04:24.703-08:002011-11-24T13:04:24.703-08:00Anonymous: given that Britain doesn't *celebra...Anonymous: given that Britain doesn't *celebrate* Thanksgiving (despite encroachment of expatriates), you're lucky to get *any* marathon at all out of the BBC.<br /><br />wg<br />PS I can't remember if it was on Thanksgiving, but one year I watched a marathon on PBS - a full run of I, Claudius. Now, *that's* a marathon.Wendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12321549783082369772011-11-24T10:41:01.658-08:002011-11-24T10:41:01.658-08:00They should have an ACTUAL marathon. Maybe a chan...They should have an ACTUAL marathon. Maybe a chance for everyone to work off all that food everybody eats over Thanksgiving.Tim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16860726607106078491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19247849366448952232011-11-24T10:32:43.343-08:002011-11-24T10:32:43.343-08:00Umm, does anyone else have a problem with the idea...Umm, does anyone else have a problem with the idea of BBC America showing a Star Trek marathon? shouldn't they be showing something more, I don't know, British?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84462725046939770392011-11-24T10:13:04.180-08:002011-11-24T10:13:04.180-08:00Ken, "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" - a ...<i>Ken, "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" - a show about a St. Louis soul food restaurant owned by Robbie Montgomery, former backup singer for Ike & Tina Turner -- apparently has done relatively well for OWN. They've just ordered 10 more episodes to follow up on the eight that were shot earlier this year.</i><br /><br />She was one of the Ikettes, whose one claim to fame was a great girl-group early soul song, "I'm Blue" ("I'm bluuu-uu-uuue, shoo-be-do-be-do-be-do..."), which Ken probably would have played had he been a DJ in the early '60s.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70262415974151512242011-11-24T10:11:40.678-08:002011-11-24T10:11:40.678-08:00Did I miss it or did you omit the Partridge Family...Did I miss it or did you omit the Partridge Family Marathon? I never heard of a lot of those networks.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7192636318247408912011-11-24T09:17:20.313-08:002011-11-24T09:17:20.313-08:00Had no idea about the Tom & Jerry marathon. My...Had no idea about the Tom & Jerry marathon. My daughter thanks you. :D<br /> <br />Hope you and the family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53733672754299013442011-11-24T09:04:33.608-08:002011-11-24T09:04:33.608-08:00I can't cook a turkey without a James Bond mov...I can't cook a turkey without a James Bond movie on. If they didn't have a marathon I'd have to rent one. Happy Thanksgiving.Janetnoreply@blogger.com