tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post115822249538000362..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My 300th postBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1162353065924932292006-10-31T19:51:00.000-08:002006-10-31T19:51:00.000-08:00Born and raised in LA, a friend of mine wrote on s...Born and raised in LA, a friend of mine wrote on some shows with you, and used to forward your e-mails; he had mentioned you now have this. <BR/><BR/>I'm a huge MASH fan, I convinced my 10th Grade English teacher to let me do my term paper on the show, everyone else had to read hemingway or fitzgerald, I got to watch TV. I think I've seen every episode of cheers, so I'd love to hear more MASH and cheers stories. I also think you're opinions on television are interesting and you've actually been there, it's not somebody just talking out there ass. Well it is, but it's well written and entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1159106473374190952006-09-24T07:01:00.000-07:002006-09-24T07:01:00.000-07:00Congrats on your 300th blog and many thanks for al...Congrats on your 300th blog and many thanks for all the good writing I've enjoyed on Cheers and Frasier - wonderful!<BR/><BR/>My question is about the representation of islam on american tv. There are plenty of characters who are christian and jewish, but not muslim. <BR/><BR/>Of course this is not just tv. I remember watching the movie "independence day" and there's a scene where Jeff Goldblum reconnects with his dad and is given one of the jewish holy books. In my head I can imagine the same scene re-written so Jeff is a muslim and is given the koran - however just can't see it being produced by a us studio.<BR/><BR/>Why is this and is it a good thing for america?JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158826715454265912006-09-21T01:18:00.000-07:002006-09-21T01:18:00.000-07:00How about sharing some stories from your days as a...How about sharing some stories from your days as an improvisational comedy legend.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968964357909734700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158799048396557642006-09-20T17:37:00.000-07:002006-09-20T17:37:00.000-07:00I have been reading for a couple months now, I hea...I have been reading for a couple months now, I heard about this blog through my dad (Ray). I now live across the street from the coffee bean, and work across the street from the hospital. Your blog is one of my favorite ways to deal with downtime in the lab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158728509565079822006-09-19T22:01:00.000-07:002006-09-19T22:01:00.000-07:00Congrats, Ken. You look very good with a pipe.Congrats, Ken. <BR/><BR/>You look very good with a pipe.mernitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185401856113179709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158721420181272902006-09-19T20:03:00.000-07:002006-09-19T20:03:00.000-07:00Maybe someone has said this already in so many wor...Maybe someone has said this already in so many words, but I would like to hear stories about television projects that DIDN'T work out and why you think they didn't work out.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538651542043518746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158704538391042202006-09-19T15:22:00.000-07:002006-09-19T15:22:00.000-07:00I'm a New Zelander, working in Wellington as the d...I'm a New Zelander, working in Wellington as the database administrator for Weta Digital, and I believe I came here via <EM>Complications Ensue</EM>. I've been most interested in the descriptions of your work in the television industry, and would be interested to hear more about how you think the situation has changed from when you started, and how you think things might change in the next five to ten years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158697517575057532006-09-19T13:25:00.000-07:002006-09-19T13:25:00.000-07:00Naa, it wasn't nearly technical or detailed enough...Naa, it wasn't nearly technical or detailed enough to warrant consultation fees.<BR/>Besides, I'll need to hire an accountant to do tax adjustments for an additional income source, and this would come to a lot more than what I could possibly get out of Ken even if I tried.<BR/>Better to say it's a gift in exchange for the entertaining material. That way it's him who has to figure out how much it's worth for tax purposes. Much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158696796292716872006-09-19T13:13:00.000-07:002006-09-19T13:13:00.000-07:00Luckily El Al has a cargo flight going out every a...Luckily El Al has a cargo flight going out every afternoon so if you hurry you can write a check for consulting fees and make sure it's there by morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158692100803154982006-09-19T11:55:00.000-07:002006-09-19T11:55:00.000-07:00Hi,I'm from Israel. And I honestly don't remember ...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I'm from Israel. And I honestly don't remember how I got here. Probably from some other blog, but I can't say which one.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for not being really helpful, but I'm also on the go on with everything camp. You're funny and interesting on almost all of them. <BR/>Though maybe I would prefer a little lest actual script parts. If I've seen the show I don't really need them, and if I didn't then I probably won't be interested.<BR/><BR/>One thing I may help helpful with is by stating that sadly you still didn't quite learn how to include photos.<BR/>I mean, the photos are there, sure. But you put the image tags mid-sentence and often mid-word. It looks fine on the blog because of its style, but if you read the blog with a different stylesheet, like on another aggregator, or for accessibility reasons, the images are literally stuck mid-word very often. From personal experience, it looks bad.<BR/>Plus, you're hotlinking/inline-linking. Which is a big social no-no. The polite thing to do is find someplace to host the images (there are some good free image hosting services if you want) and copy the images there. So that you don't take the bandwidth of other sites to show an image on your own blog with no attribution.<BR/>The rule is, roughly, "stealing image files - good, stealing bandwidth - bad". ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158689856699864932006-09-19T11:17:00.000-07:002006-09-19T11:17:00.000-07:00Hi! I'm Addie, a 24-year-old Philadelphian in tel...Hi! I'm Addie, a 24-year-old Philadelphian in television production. I stumbled up this here site by linking through John Augusts' site, which I was going to for the writing advice. I started checking in here for the advice and script samples as well, but ended up staying for the travelogues. Bring em on!<BR/><BR/>http://blog.myspace.com/adicaroyAdicaRoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262876804897856552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158689532499947912006-09-19T11:12:00.000-07:002006-09-19T11:12:00.000-07:00Hey Ken,Lately I've been enjoying Frasier re-rerun...Hey Ken,<BR/>Lately I've been enjoying Frasier re-reruns as I enjoy my breakfast and coffee. This morning I was lucky to catch "Author, Author," with Frasier and Niles trying to write a book about siblings. Classic. Frasier was a fantastic show, so I would love more Frasier anecdotes. Breaking the stories, what the work week was like, etc.<BR/>Congrats on the nod by the WGA for your site. Well deserved. Here's to another 100 posts of self-deprecating wit and razor sharp observations.<BR/>Cheers.<BR/>ScribeScribe LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084497477674652291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158683988830878412006-09-19T09:39:00.000-07:002006-09-19T09:39:00.000-07:00Congratulations on 300! Been aboard since you sta...Congratulations on 300! Been aboard since you started, thanks to LARadio.com.<BR/><BR/>"Random stuff" and travelogues are my favorites. I also like reading about M*A*S*H and Cheers, two of my all time favorites.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to see more about your days in the baseball broadcasting booth. It must have been a great time...be interesting to see what it was like to work with broadcasters like Chuck Thompson, Jon Miller, Dave Niehaus etc. Would also like to read more regarding you days as Beaver Cleaver on K100 and Ten-Q! Ahh..that was when radio was fun!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work...really appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158681564297057132006-09-19T08:59:00.000-07:002006-09-19T08:59:00.000-07:00writers tips, restaurant reviews, anecdotes from a...writers tips, restaurant reviews, anecdotes from any of your projects and travels. it's all been great. congratulations on 300!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158678729958444032006-09-19T08:12:00.000-07:002006-09-19T08:12:00.000-07:00Hi, Ken,I'm a Jersey-born and raised romance autho...Hi, Ken,<BR/><BR/>I'm a Jersey-born and raised romance author, now living in the Florida Keys. I know that I've been a regular visitor to your blog since before your 200th post. *g*<BR/><BR/>I found you through my friend and critique partner Beth Ciotta's blog. I love all of your stories, but especially the ones about shows you've written. I'm fascinated.<BR/><BR/>Question: Is there a current tv show that you wish you were writing?<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the 300th post.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158673503990388472006-09-19T06:45:00.000-07:002006-09-19T06:45:00.000-07:00Hi Ken,I've been a big fan of your writting for ma...Hi Ken,<BR/>I've been a big fan of your writting for many years and was thrilled to find the link to your blog on the LARADIO site, very shortly after you started posting (I attended the "A day in the life of MASH" seminar at UCLA oh sooooo many moons ago...<BR/><BR/>I am a native of Culver City, living in exile in the San Fernando Valley, although, in the early morning hours I trek to CC to help Sirius subscribers navigate L-A and Seattle freeways. Went back to school several years ago to become the Doctor I never married and am a practicing doctor of chiropractic during normal weekday hours... and am the Cantor at my synagogue in the SFV.<BR/>'LOVE all your topics! Love the movie & TV reviews, travelogues, what ever you write makes me laugh out loud... just don't stop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158642764709534152006-09-18T22:12:00.000-07:002006-09-18T22:12:00.000-07:00300! Way to go!An attempt at a mid life career swi...300! Way to go!<BR/>An attempt at a mid life career switch has me enrolled in a screenwriting program (here in LA), and my visits to your site are equally educational, less expensive and a helluva lot funnier. I love the CHEERS/MASH/FRASIER stories, the sample scenes and reviews. I nearly fell out of my chair when I read your review of Pirates 2. Hilarious. But the COOLEST post, in my opinion, was the punchline contest. I vote for more of those! Thanks for sharing your talent and experience with all of us. It is truly appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158640373123401442006-09-18T21:32:00.000-07:002006-09-18T21:32:00.000-07:00Congratulations on 300, Ken.I've been reading sinc...Congratulations on 300, Ken.<BR/><BR/>I've been reading since your first couple of weeks. Not sure how I heard about you, but happy I did.<BR/><BR/>Live up in Seattle. Single dad, four kids. Writer/Director currently raising financing for a documentary I'm producing/directing. To be followed by being writer/director/producer on a feature.<BR/><BR/>My former mother-in-law, <A HREF="http://imdb.com/name/nm0392361/" REL="nofollow">Judith Holstra</A>, has an Emmy as well - for casting <I>And the Band Played On</I>. Some of her better known work includes <I>48 Hours</I>, <I>Cujo</I>, <I>Pump Up The Volume</I>, and <I>Judging Amy</I>.<BR/><BR/>Not a week goes by reading you, I don't learn how to make my writing better. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the classroom.Jesse Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15715667821063532925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158638550409346332006-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:002006-09-18T21:02:00.000-07:00Damn -- I'd have bet my money that you were a dead...Damn -- I'd have bet my money that you were a dead ringer for William Powell. Well, nobody's perfect.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I witnessed Roger Clemens' 300th, and now I'm here for yours. Congratulations.<BR/><BR/><I>What I'd really like to know is how you could be both a screenwriter and a baseball announcer.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm waiting for John Sterling to become one of the two. Probably a screenwriter, because he certainly isn't a...VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158638024360810302006-09-18T20:53:00.000-07:002006-09-18T20:53:00.000-07:00I haven't been reading your blog long but have enj...I haven't been reading your blog long but have enjoyed everything you've written about so I guess I don't have any topic suggestions or questions. Bad me.<BR/><BR/>Got here by way of Mark Evanier's blog (newsfromme.com).<BR/><BR/>Currently living a blue state existence in incredibly red Oklahoma.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082749099710565101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158636956744811532006-09-18T20:35:00.000-07:002006-09-18T20:35:00.000-07:00I'm David. I'm a 19 year old college student, and ...I'm David. I'm a 19 year old college student, and a huge fan of M*A*S*H, Cheers, and Frasier. I don't remember how I found your blog, but I recognized your name from the credits of many of my favorite episodes of all these shows. I mostly lurk, but I enjoy each post and quite often laugh out loud.dogganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181787629720233183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158636202129403182006-09-18T20:23:00.000-07:002006-09-18T20:23:00.000-07:00Brooklyn, NYLong-time reader, 4th-time commenter. ...Brooklyn, NY<BR/><BR/>Long-time reader, 4th-time commenter. I can't remember how I found your blog, but it happened in January.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to hear more about your interaction with various casts. I think the M*A*S*H winter episodes idea is brilliant. I chuckle whenever I think of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158630582945162592006-09-18T18:49:00.000-07:002006-09-18T18:49:00.000-07:00HI Ken:Love your blog! I check in every couple of...HI Ken:<BR/><BR/>Love your blog! I check in every couple of days. Others have mentioned it already but I still have to point out that you have teased us with some major MTM story for ages now. It sounds like a goodie and you have to spill it sooner rather than later. I mean, after the diabetes gets her you won't feel it fairplay to trash the dead! So PLEASE trash her in these the living years. THANX!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158627158425263632006-09-18T17:52:00.000-07:002006-09-18T17:52:00.000-07:00found you via The Curmudgeon. Congrats on the 300t...found you via The Curmudgeon. Congrats on the 300th. Did you really do all those things in your about me? If so, you don't need any help with what to write about, write away.rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158621105923199202006-09-18T16:11:00.000-07:002006-09-18T16:11:00.000-07:00i've been reading your blog for more than a month ...i've been reading your blog for more than a month now. i'm from romania(that's a country on the,let's say, east coast of europe). i came across your blog googleing stuff about mash while watching a mind numbing romanian sitcom. although i don't always catch the pop-culture references, i'm a big fan of us tv comedy writing. mash and cheers are two of my first encounters with good tv comedy. so, although i'm new to blogs and sometimes i feel like a nosy guy watching over the fence of his way more interesting neighbour, i will continue enjoying your blog. <BR/>i'd love to read more about your curent projects, more about your partnership with david and also about your mash,cheers and fraiser days. keep up the good work and please try to put an end to csi:miami. it's killing us overhere :)<BR/>cheers, <BR/>gabrielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com