tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post114377841696524339..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Who hires directors?By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12884946835393810452008-08-01T00:02:00.000-07:002008-08-01T00:02:00.000-07:00Hi Ken-Someone called me and told me that there wa...Hi Ken-<BR/>Someone called me and told me that there was as memorial service for Andy Ackerman I was stunned. As it turns out, It WAS not our Andy Ackerman, the director. It was another one.<BR/><BR/>But.. I was googling his name<BR/>and it brought me to this old post. I am laughing out loud. I think I first met you on the episode of that first freelance directing assignment you refer to.<BR/>I was 'observing' too, but not the exec wife you refer to.<BR/><BR/>I read in the trades three weeks ago and ... yes.. she is a network exec herself now! Good call!<BR/><BR/>Good laugh. <BR/>And glad all is well with Andy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971948716573546903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143837742557575522006-03-31T12:42:00.000-08:002006-03-31T12:42:00.000-08:00Thanks for the info. Your blog is eye-opening and ...Thanks for the info. Your blog is eye-opening and hilarious. Can't wait to hear more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143837288340546982006-03-31T12:34:00.000-08:002006-03-31T12:34:00.000-08:00Call me over when you watch it, I'll direct the sl...Call me over when you watch it, I'll direct the slow motion baywatch style and fast forward through all the unecessary talk that's on T.V. these days.Whaledawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451394136036202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143827833942293732006-03-31T09:57:00.000-08:002006-03-31T09:57:00.000-08:00The trouble is Garrett, I have to be running a sho...The trouble is Garrett, I have to be running a show instead of just tivoing it.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143827519780943402006-03-31T09:51:00.000-08:002006-03-31T09:51:00.000-08:00Hey Ken,Since it's apparently all but arbitrary wh...Hey Ken,<BR/><BR/>Since it's apparently all but arbitrary who gets hired to direct, hire me. I'm in L.A. now and I know that if I could just start at the top good things would happen from there.<BR/><BR/>--GarrettWhaledawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451394136036202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143822602047538872006-03-31T08:30:00.000-08:002006-03-31T08:30:00.000-08:00Andrew,Good question you posed. I will in a futur...Andrew,<BR/><BR/>Good question you posed. I will in a future post talk about Jimmy and just why he is the best.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143816165224406882006-03-31T06:42:00.000-08:002006-03-31T06:42:00.000-08:00hi kenThanks for your thoughts on Cheers and the w...hi ken<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts on Cheers and the writing craft and all matters related to the crazy entertainment industry.<BR/><BR/>Can I ask you something? I know James Burrows, as you said, is the mozart of sitcom directors. <BR/><BR/>How does he work with the actors?<BR/>how did he work with you on one of your scripts? and what did you learn from him as a writer?<BR/><BR/>thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143789979588061802006-03-30T23:26:00.000-08:002006-03-30T23:26:00.000-08:00Directors certainly can question any line or plot ...Directors certainly can question any line or plot element and should if he feels it will help make the show better. It's just that some directors' objections are taken more seriously than other.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1143789575276853652006-03-30T23:19:00.000-08:002006-03-30T23:19:00.000-08:00I'm a big Will & Grace fan and noticed that James ...I'm a big Will & Grace fan and noticed that James Burrows directs just about every episode. I know most shows have 2 or 3 directors that will direct a large number of episodes, but I can't think of anyone else BUT James who has directed a W&G ep.<BR/><BR/>I figured he must be a producer on the show to get hired so repeatedly, and of course he is.<BR/><BR/>Though I hate to say it, I didn't know he was such a seminal director. Just looked up his credits...is there any show he hasn't worked on?<BR/><BR/>How closely does a director have to work from the script? I know in TV writers are king, but if a director didn't like a line or a plot element, does s/he have any power to change it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com