tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2028260945254760711..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Scenes I'd like to seeBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7712089959535940392014-07-03T11:59:41.054-07:002014-07-03T11:59:41.054-07:00Suits has to stay to its theme, so staying with Mi...Suits has to stay to its theme, so staying with Mike's a fraud is a necessity. Psych had this problem where they totally left out the fake psychic part for many many episodes, until suddenly Jules caught him.<br /><br />I'm feeling even stronger about my statement before that Ken Levine could write for Suits. Not only is legal knowledge not necessary, I think it is part of the show's bible that legal niceties are to be ignored in service of the plot, no matter how egregious. Like ending-of-Teen-Wolf level absurdity.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8395636402647208352014-07-02T14:21:08.628-07:002014-07-02T14:21:08.628-07:00Ray's house is longer from front door to kitch...Ray's house is longer from front door to kitchen door than it is in the perpendicular direction. So it looks like it would be a setup of door on one side, maybe garage, if any) in the back, with the kitchen door on the other side.<br /><br />So Frank and Marie coming in that way makes sense.<br /><br />For the Keaton's it seems to be mostly Skippy who uses that entrance, and perhaps his house is just facing that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56379526081731050232014-07-01T20:09:30.040-07:002014-07-01T20:09:30.040-07:00in the recent kevin costner movie DRAFT DAY, direc...in the recent kevin costner movie DRAFT DAY, director ivan reitman realized they had a lot of scenes that were just long phone conversations. so he did a cool thing where the characters continually overlapped each other's space visually past the splitscreen line. i think he even shot some of the scenes a little wide so he could crop his frames however he wanted in post. it brought the old splitscreen convention to life and allowed the characters to sort of interact and enter each other's headspace, as you do during real life phone calls.diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993729398343360730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47079605450710627972014-07-01T19:06:14.965-07:002014-07-01T19:06:14.965-07:00Kendall: The funny thing about the frequency of &q...Kendall: The funny thing about the frequency of "shit" and "goddamn" on SUITS (and other cable dramas) is that those are clearly the strongest acceptable profane words for basic cable (although a lot of people on TV now call each other "dicks" too). It makes it seem like all cable characters have an extremely limited profanity vocabulary. But I love SUITS, so I let it go.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85100075159156014672014-07-01T09:58:22.107-07:002014-07-01T09:58:22.107-07:00I love the show, too, but it's very unrealisti...I love the show, too, but it's very unrealistic in an astonishing number of ways. Of course, if it was realistic, nobody would watch it. Most lawyering is reading and writing. Boring stuff. Also, if you've spent much time in and around real office workers you know that a large percentage of them are slobs, and lawyers usually have stacks of books, binders and paper piled everywhere, yes even in this digital age. It's not very sleek and glossy. And those glass-walled offices would be like working in a fish bowl. You'd think, if you rose in the ranks to rate a corner office, a little privacy might be nice. <br /><br />McAlvienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62900133317900675212014-06-30T21:13:19.812-07:002014-06-30T21:13:19.812-07:00"Mulder, it's me."
The first time I..."Mulder, it's me."<br /><br />The first time I remember seeing regular cell phone use by TV characters was on THE X-FILES.<br /><br />Best use of text messages on TV?<br /><br />SHERLOCKThe Cigarette-Smoking Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64936431667047296782014-06-30T18:53:32.967-07:002014-06-30T18:53:32.967-07:00Lol it is funny. Love Suits though.
Stars Origin...Lol it is funny. Love Suits though.<br /><br />Stars Original show Power has actually been using text overlays for texting in the last couple episodes. It is a bit weird but it works because they have created a level of tension with phones buzzing at inopportune times or texting with people around.<br /><br />Although I don't want a world full of texts on my screen in movies and tv.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40433369416227979862014-06-30T18:26:43.877-07:002014-06-30T18:26:43.877-07:00In sci-fi, it's usually the old "Captain,...In sci-fi, it's usually the old "Captain, you'd better come down here and see this." <br /><br />Absolutely no reason they can't describe it over the intercom, or put it on the viewscreen. Usually it's not even something the captain really needs to know about, but he's the lead, so he has to be in the scene.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394506162058527592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66257296713323583172014-06-30T17:05:22.444-07:002014-06-30T17:05:22.444-07:00Can you write one for Orphan Back next?Can you write one for Orphan Back next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14308248877050259422014-06-30T14:35:36.463-07:002014-06-30T14:35:36.463-07:00I love Suits. And I love profanity. But for some r...I love Suits. And I love profanity. But for some reason, when the characters on this show curse, it seems out of place, like they just want to point to the fact that they're a cable show and can say "shit" and "goddamn." Kendallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32071663089326757942014-06-30T14:32:33.539-07:002014-06-30T14:32:33.539-07:00and why, now doesn't Mike just take the bar? ...and why, now doesn't Mike just take the bar? Does one have to go to law school to take it? <br />Fine. <br />Have Mike go to some fly-by-night-in-a-strip-mall law school and take the damn thing... just wondering..SharoneRosenhttp://www.sharonerosen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68765958688318991392014-06-30T13:41:12.077-07:002014-06-30T13:41:12.077-07:00Very, very funny column. I chuckled aloud througho...Very, very funny column. I chuckled aloud throughout.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37886295328357956672014-06-30T11:28:57.378-07:002014-06-30T11:28:57.378-07:00I thought House of Cards handled text messages pre...I thought House of Cards handled text messages pretty well, having them popup on the screen in a visually interesting way. I have no doubt we'll see more of this. there was no slow down in the tension the way House of Cards handled it, in fact it ramped up the tension nicely I thought.billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2319325748124240322014-06-30T10:08:29.246-07:002014-06-30T10:08:29.246-07:00Best cellphone show ever was GOSSIP GIRL (in its f...Best cellphone show ever was GOSSIP GIRL (in its first season, when it was good). <br /><br />Though THE GOOD WIFE had some great cellphone moments, too (Alicia standing on the roof of Owen's station wagon because it was the only way she could get a decent connection).<br /><br />wg<br /><br />Wendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6038556001269505552014-06-30T10:03:06.131-07:002014-06-30T10:03:06.131-07:00But, it is painfully obvious that producers and (p...But, it is painfully obvious that producers and (possibly) writers have little understanding of where cellphones will actually be able to receive a signal. Concrete enclosed basement of a building?? Probably not.Emmett Flatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15842261459538687612014-06-30T09:56:34.071-07:002014-06-30T09:56:34.071-07:00@Rita, My memory of RAYMOND was that only the exte...@Rita, My memory of RAYMOND was that only the extended family (Frank, Marie, and Robert) came in through the kitchen. What I thought was strange was that Frank and Marie's house was across the street (that was the impression I had from the show) so they would have to bypass the front door and go around to the back to come into the kitchen.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22374822247326487912014-06-30T09:23:32.416-07:002014-06-30T09:23:32.416-07:00Great post, Ken! One show that I think has used ce...Great post, Ken! One show that I think has used cellphone conversations efficiently (and couldn't work without them) is 24. They have managed to make the phone conversations not static and boring by using split screens and keeping the characters constantly moving. <br />Of course, they also have the best cellphones in the world, as they never lose coverage or the battery never dies.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41263414411680573492014-06-30T08:25:29.635-07:002014-06-30T08:25:29.635-07:00What I find annoying about two characters talking ...What I find annoying about two characters talking on cellphones is that one always hangs up without saying goodbye or anything. That person just presses "off" or clicks the phone shut. We never see the guy on the other end saying "Hello? Hello?" and/or calling back because he assumed the call was dropped.Brother Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176543368300371994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82215353871421723762014-06-30T07:24:06.922-07:002014-06-30T07:24:06.922-07:00@Carol: That thing about people knowing to enter t...@Carol: That thing about people knowing to enter through the Keaton's kitchen door because that's where everybody is used to happen regularly on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, too.Ritanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53892997484701618362014-06-30T07:06:15.867-07:002014-06-30T07:06:15.867-07:00My favorite cloud to shout at has been People And ...My favorite cloud to shout at has been People And Their Phones. Once I tuned into "How I Met Your Mother" and there were four people at a restaurant with four cell phones. And you bet those phones came into play.<br />Go to Youtube and find Louie CK's opinion on cell phones.Scooter Schechtmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76078454939045488022014-06-30T06:37:53.641-07:002014-06-30T06:37:53.641-07:00Thanks. Now every time I watch a television show, ...Thanks. Now every time I watch a television show, I am never going to NOT notice people talking when they would, In Real Life be texting or phoning. <br /><br />I've also always wondered how visitors to, for example, the Keaton's home, always knew if they were in the kitchen, so they knew to come to that door, instead of the front door, which would have been more logical.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202427531137840740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14430189883102273202014-06-30T06:22:58.404-07:002014-06-30T06:22:58.404-07:00I like "Suits," too. But, every time I w...I like "Suits," too. But, every time I watch I wonder HOW they shoot the Pearson-Specter office scenes with all that reflective, floor-to-ceiling glass everywhere. Must be a lighting and camera blocking puzzle for every scene.<br />Plotwise - I think it's time to move on from the "Mike never went to law school" secret and get back to the original idea of Mike's super-powered memory.John Leader Alfenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621979300065560358noreply@blogger.com