tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3318408231513335136..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Friday QuestionsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50763731744909044422021-04-14T10:03:24.911-07:002021-04-14T10:03:24.911-07:00Recently met Alan Alda out to dinner one night in ...Recently met Alan Alda out to dinner one night in the Hamptons, he was so very gracious when I stopped to say hello and tell him what a big fan I am !! A real class act !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40023428795272807732021-04-10T09:24:51.154-07:002021-04-10T09:24:51.154-07:00I didn't like the Good Wife much. My wife was ...I didn't like the Good Wife much. My wife was a fan so she watched the Good Fight as well. I liked it far more and didn't need to know much from the previous series.Jason Graceynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41289095217227927712021-04-10T06:00:06.595-07:002021-04-10T06:00:06.595-07:00^ Steve that's a good question. I don't d...^ Steve that's a good question. I don't doubt Ken's opinion at all, but those feelings from Jackie Cooper always throw me. It's interesting the opinions were so different. Not everybody gets along, so I appreciate it could just be personality conflicts. I'd love to one day hear Alda's side of why he and Cooper seemed to rub each other the wrong way.Sammy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171585735960658439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82142709136591187772021-04-10T03:43:17.421-07:002021-04-10T03:43:17.421-07:00I'll give Jackie Cooper points. I remember one...I'll give Jackie Cooper points. I remember one of his eps shot in Robert Altman's style. With a crowded busy background. Don't think network tv was fond of it tho.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78101115791639365882021-04-10T02:53:26.958-07:002021-04-10T02:53:26.958-07:00Friday Quesrion: David Hyde Pierce is usually phot...Friday Quesrion: David Hyde Pierce is usually photographed wearing glasses. Did he wear contacts on Frasier or did he “go blind” for the role of Niles?Vernanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25353446603128038412021-04-09T19:48:48.942-07:002021-04-09T19:48:48.942-07:00You raved about working with Alan Alda on "M*...You raved about working with Alan Alda on "M*A*S*H." An alternative take can be found in Jackie Cooper's autobiography "Please Don't Shoot My Dog." Cooper directed a few of "M*A*S*H's" early episodes, and to hear him tell it, he was constantly at loggerheads with Alda over one thing or another. Why do you suppose this was?Steve Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460010481523481647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82144954817958087892021-04-09T12:05:07.956-07:002021-04-09T12:05:07.956-07:00I do think there is a stigma being on a streaming ...I do think there is a stigma being on a streaming service rather than actual TV, but one advantage is that you have flexibility with the length of your episodes. Some of these episodes of Young Sheldon are clocking in at 18 minutes because CBS wants to sell 12 minutes of time.ScarletNumbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76201638087743298342021-04-09T11:29:18.850-07:002021-04-09T11:29:18.850-07:00Haven't seen TGF but but I remember two charac...Haven't seen TGF but but I remember two characters she was prominent in, the horn-dog on CYBYLL or the cold doctor on BIG BANG. I hope it's the latter.Lemuelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89427522196102462502021-04-09T11:22:10.038-07:002021-04-09T11:22:10.038-07:00This is a Friday question that is somewhat related...This is a Friday question that is somewhat related to your recent podcast on changes in the TV biz:<br /><br />When did Standards and Practices become a common part of network television, and how much do they continue to affect the content of shows? Also, do the same network standards and FCC regulations apply to internet streaming?Ere I Saw Elbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90228083875903543432021-04-09T11:21:16.802-07:002021-04-09T11:21:16.802-07:00@unknown: you'll find a lot of answers to thi...@unknown: you'll find a lot of answers to this exact question in Ken's interview with Preston Beckman on this week's Hollywood & Levine podcast. They go into great depth about the economics of podcasting and its likely future. Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83751717311608860552021-04-09T10:29:04.749-07:002021-04-09T10:29:04.749-07:00Follow up FQ, since you mentioned the future is st...Follow up FQ, since you mentioned the future is streaming, does that open up doing more shows for you? Or because there are 5,387 streaming services, you can get a show going, but the budget would be $322 a season. <br />Does streaming encourage you to do another show, or since you have such experience, you will only get into it if it is on a major streamer?<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880646894752760905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45745255194582990912021-04-09T09:55:54.546-07:002021-04-09T09:55:54.546-07:00Just came across this on Twitter, from one James D...Just came across this on Twitter, from one James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble):<br /><br />"They told us we were supposed to mature as we got older, but when I was in my 20s I generally defaulted to soaking up the work of great directors... Fellini, Kurosawa, Ozu, etc. Now, I get far more excited when I see that MANNEQUIN TWO: ON THE MOVE is streaming on <br />@PrimeVideo"Steve Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460010481523481647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42184565862953135962021-04-09T09:24:55.969-07:002021-04-09T09:24:55.969-07:00I loved "The Good Wife," but I love &quo...I loved "The Good Wife," but I love "The Good Fight" a lot more. I really don't think that you need to see TGW to enjoy/comprehend TGF. That's just my opinion. "The Good Fight" doesn't focus on a single character, like "The Good Wife" did, and this gives the show the opportunity to give the other characters more attention.maxdebrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011731115062645854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62236037064446286912021-04-09T06:32:23.988-07:002021-04-09T06:32:23.988-07:00I've been wondering this for years - never see...I've been wondering this for years - never seen "Good Wife"... but I love Christine Baranski and have wanted to see "Good Fight".... do I need to see "Good Wife" to enjoy/understand "Good Fight"?memocartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672145569684761948noreply@blogger.com