tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1811973140048555443..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Your Q's, my A'sBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79588682586433255782008-05-03T17:32:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:32:00.000-07:00Is there anything that still gets rotation where y...Is there anything that still gets rotation where you've had a heavy hand in its getting from script to screen that you're ashamed of or at least embarrassed by?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15274107513196719402008-05-03T17:21:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:21:00.000-07:00Ken,It would be great to get your perspective on F...Ken,<BR/>It would be great to get your perspective on Fox's sitcom contest. Is it a waste of time/worth it? Any tips? Are any professionals participating, or is it beneath them?<BR/>Thanks.Sam Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576386436141862336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83749846653306198962008-05-03T07:23:00.000-07:002008-05-03T07:23:00.000-07:00Hi Ken,In writing a sitcom pilot, is it helpful to...Hi Ken,<BR/>In writing a sitcom pilot, is it helpful to use names of well-known characters (e.g., Sam, Diane, Jim, Pam) as placeholders if you want to convey how you envision the character should be played?Sam Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576386436141862336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33139326915427279382008-05-02T19:05:00.000-07:002008-05-02T19:05:00.000-07:00I thought of "Married With Children" as radio.Like...I thought of "Married With Children" as radio.<BR/>Like the Bickersons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91393277938501222292008-05-02T18:06:00.000-07:002008-05-02T18:06:00.000-07:00How much attention do you pay to continuity on a l...How much attention do you pay to continuity on a long running show or character? For example, I believe that once on CHEERS Frasier's mother appeared being played by the woman who played Tony Soprano's mother and I think she threatened to kill Diane. In some cases continuity errors between CHEERS and FRASIER were kind of smoothed over, but was this a priority or just something done to shut up nit picky fans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47342329852134231952008-05-02T15:39:00.000-07:002008-05-02T15:39:00.000-07:00Annie's comment made me snicker ^^;Make sure you g...Annie's comment made me snicker ^^;<BR/><BR/>Make sure you get video of the performance so we can all enjoy the fruits of your work later :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67301453675533354612008-05-02T15:30:00.000-07:002008-05-02T15:30:00.000-07:00You could direct the episode where Cybill Shepherd...You could direct the episode where Cybill Shepherd's character dies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44473976295265190102008-05-02T14:27:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:27:00.000-07:00Glad to hear the Burrows view on Cheers. I have a ...Glad to hear the Burrows view on Cheers. I have a few dozen episodes of Cheers on my iPod, but just the audio. Listening to the episodes is like baseball on the radio. You know where the regulars sit, you know Sam's office, what the pool room looks like. The mind fills in the details as the audio paints the picture.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84948956488576734722008-05-02T14:24:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:24:00.000-07:00Q: Who was a comedienne in the 1968 Waa-Mu Show?A...Q: Who was a comedienne in the 1968 Waa-Mu Show?<BR/><BR/>A: Shelley LongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81424659218388245332008-05-02T10:18:00.000-07:002008-05-02T10:18:00.000-07:00I, too, wish you had written for The Jeffersons, C...I, too, wish you had written for The Jeffersons, Christina. Maybe then there would have been an episode worth watching.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24266788720040951182008-05-02T07:58:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:58:00.000-07:00Thank you for showing us your As.My favorite 1 act...Thank you for showing us your As.<BR/><BR/>My favorite 1 act play in the history of television is the Frasier episode "My Coffee with Niles." No site gags, no ridiculous scenarios, no exotic locations. Just good solid writing. You had to, you were trapped in the coffee shop the entire episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90229076516576303752008-05-02T06:42:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:42:00.000-07:00Follow up question to the last anonymous: If Paula...Follow up question to the last anonymous: <BR/><BR/>If Paula Abdul were a rock, which rock would...<BR/><BR/>Wait, I just realized I'm remembering a Cheers episode where they do Cliff Clavin questions/jokes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27510396230630990312008-05-02T06:03:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:03:00.000-07:00I love House. One of the best exchanges came quite...I love House. One of the best exchanges came quite early in the show's run:<BR/><BR/>"Is that a rhetorical question?"<BR/><BR/>"No, it only seems like one because you don't know the answer."Jim Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999207803878897354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88119114392895276492008-05-02T04:28:00.000-07:002008-05-02T04:28:00.000-07:00What do you think of Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey'...What do you think of Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's new marriage?<BR/><BR/>What if Paula Abdul was a Cheers character?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75812822492969649992008-05-02T04:04:00.000-07:002008-05-02T04:04:00.000-07:00Totally agree on House. Turn my head during the he...Totally agree on House. Turn my head during the heavy med stuff, but when House is in a room with somebody, it's always worth paying attention. (Now there's a DVD I'd buy: "House Without All the Gory Med Stuff.")Rays profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375762252351537791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53933149108437124412008-05-02T03:28:00.000-07:002008-05-02T03:28:00.000-07:00of all the shows you have written for, which episo...of all the shows you have written for, which episode/character/scene was the hardest to write; which one was the easiest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25181269999680331332008-05-01T22:28:00.000-07:002008-05-01T22:28:00.000-07:00There are two old sitcoms I wish I could have writ...There are two old sitcoms I wish I could have written for - The Bob Newhart Show (where he's a psychologist) and The Jeffersons.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805340886472955460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64809916310858255232008-05-01T22:15:00.000-07:002008-05-01T22:15:00.000-07:00It's late. You and the other writers are stuck on ...It's late. You and the other writers are stuck on a beat that needs a rewrite. Nothing seems to work. Everyone's out of pitches and chinese food. Things are getting ugly. I am not answering my phone. What do you do?Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259951307196646436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69855197136275926962008-05-01T21:50:00.000-07:002008-05-01T21:50:00.000-07:00Gawd, you wrote Frasier Crane?! I stand in awe. Br...Gawd, you wrote Frasier Crane?! I stand in awe. Brilliant!<BR/><BR/>EC SheedyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25484654179011973532008-05-01T21:36:00.000-07:002008-05-01T21:36:00.000-07:00Seems like every time I see "House" I say to mysel...Seems like every time I see "House" I say to myself, "Funniest show on TV." <BR/><BR/>I envy your entire resume, Ken, but especially "Frasier." I wrote a spec for it once and had a blast; felt like I was really in the zone. So much so that it didn't sting too much to realize it would never be anything but words on a page. In fact, I can see "my episode" so clearly in my head, it makes me feel like I was actually part of the show in some small, pathetically deluded way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45011800317409195902008-05-01T21:28:00.000-07:002008-05-01T21:28:00.000-07:00what's your favorite line that you've ever written...what's your favorite line that you've ever written? <BR/><BR/>What's your favorite line that you've ever heard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com