tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4270735694016396607..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The episode of CHEERS that sparked an uproar and protestsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89800053466500942192009-10-10T23:19:45.640-07:002009-10-10T23:19:45.640-07:00Several weeks back you talked about stars getting ...Several weeks back you talked about stars getting credits with the prefix "with" or "and" and sometimes having their character's name identified in the credits. You said this was to separate them from the rest of the cast. My question is, is this usually a star request or an agent request? In other words, is this usually a coup to let the agent show that he is working for the star, or does the star actually demand that he be given this "fortified" credit? Thanks.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35529798563339304202009-10-09T19:51:11.970-07:002009-10-09T19:51:11.970-07:00Would you mind if the Cardinals tie it up this wee...Would you mind if the Cardinals tie it up this weekend?Matt Hollidaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49444418821725947002009-10-09T12:22:59.440-07:002009-10-09T12:22:59.440-07:00I just visualized all those people with their fing...I just visualized all those people with their fingers in bowls of potato chips complaining about TV sitcoms wasting food.<br /><br />WV: consiest = either the the legal term for the act of pretending to have a siesta, or the superlative form of 'consy', which describes a disatrously false sense of cosiness.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48448100574586429532009-10-09T11:39:22.950-07:002009-10-09T11:39:22.950-07:00Questions for Ken: Are sitcom pilots usually previ...Questions for Ken: Are sitcom pilots usually previewed with original theme songs? What becomes of the songs written for shows that don't sell? Do you know of any hit songs that were originally written for a failed TV pilot?Demetria V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60938695686647217072009-10-09T11:15:19.402-07:002009-10-09T11:15:19.402-07:00About UNITED STATES. If NBC was so terrified of th...About UNITED STATES. If NBC was so terrified of the series, why did they buy it in the first place? Did Larry Gelbert also promise them a second, more commercial series? If so, what would that have been?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2092536927301760662009-10-09T09:38:16.836-07:002009-10-09T09:38:16.836-07:00I saw "UNITED STATES" when it originally...I saw "UNITED STATES" when it originally aired.<br /><br />It didn't "crash and burn" because of its time slot.Dancing Sticknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21964859902425058062009-10-09T09:11:26.765-07:002009-10-09T09:11:26.765-07:00"...report to Basic Training at Ft. Leonard W...<i>"...report to Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood."</i><br /><br />Been there. Done that. I maintain that if the world receives an enema, it will be inserted there.Emmett Flatusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50394281109561650622009-10-09T08:58:34.389-07:002009-10-09T08:58:34.389-07:00Question:
What techniques do showrunners use to o...Question:<br /><br />What techniques do showrunners use to overcome the "legends in their own mind" on set who make life hell for the creative staff and the other performers?<br /><br />(Or, in other words, "Ten Simple Rules for shooting Fran Drescher")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58095404522582870942009-10-09T08:44:02.142-07:002009-10-09T08:44:02.142-07:00The Steinkellners also have a smash hit musical ru...The Steinkellners also have a smash hit musical running on London's West End. They are wildly talented, funny people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72935103798422494972009-10-09T06:56:02.133-07:002009-10-09T06:56:02.133-07:00Hy Ken,
Is the 'Sitcom room' quota filled...Hy Ken,<br /><br />Is the 'Sitcom room' quota filled?<br /><br />I emailed asking if i could come for $1,000 if i promised to be one third less funny but for some reason got no reply...playfullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51887701360148332522009-10-09T06:42:57.864-07:002009-10-09T06:42:57.864-07:00One critic, Robert Lindsey said this about UNTIED ...One critic, Robert Lindsey said this about UNTIED STATES in his review:<br /><br />Untied States? The un-rated version?bensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42514796998688523412009-10-09T02:44:48.622-07:002009-10-09T02:44:48.622-07:00I got your e-mail, and I quite understand that you...I got your e-mail, and I quite understand that you don't have the time. I'm not surprised that your schedule would keep you hopping the entire time you're in town, but I thought I'd take the chance of asking anyway.<br /><br />As always, you have my best wishes, and please consider it an open invitation the next time you're in the area.David K. M. Klaushttp://davidkevin.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24271490277265304312009-10-09T00:48:49.145-07:002009-10-09T00:48:49.145-07:00" Anonymous said...
Funny that you mention t..." Anonymous said... <br />Funny that you mention the Steinkellners. I thought Cheers went into the utter shithole when they took over as executive producers. Now they are forced to write for cartoons."<br /><br />They did more than a little all right for Bob Newhart. I knew both of them starting out, 30 years ago, and they are talented, funny people.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78164113887498433002009-10-08T22:24:24.921-07:002009-10-08T22:24:24.921-07:00Ken, i have a question. it might be an easy one, b...Ken, i have a question. it might be an easy one, but here goes ... With dialogue that deals with the involvement of lawyers, is there often a decision to just try something else in order to avoid a hassle? On The Office tonight there were two lines that seemed odd. At one point Dwight said something like, "... I search engined her." Obviously he meant Googled. Seemed like a specific choice to not use the term. Then later their was an entire segment based on a youtube video, and a character actually said, "I saw it on youtube." Any ideas on why one monstrous, topical, copywrite protected term was used and the other wasn't?<br /><br />Btw, your Dodgers really got away with one tonight. Must have been a great game to call. I called the Phills and the Yanks in the Series like two months ago, and I'm stickin' with it. Hope this doesn't get my question deleted.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2650386007699535642009-10-08T21:38:57.804-07:002009-10-08T21:38:57.804-07:00Thanks for answering my question about the backdro...Thanks for answering my question about the backdrop, Ken.<br /><br />Will you comment on HANK or BACK TO YOU? Personally, this Fall, my favorite is Modern Family, followed by The Middle, and then Hank. Is that because of Kelsey, or the script, or the chemistry of the ensemble, or what? <br /><br />I'm also watching Cougar Town but it doesn't feel right to compare that to the other three. (ABC is on a role, though. They have two other new shows as well, Eastwick and Flashforward.) <br /><br />By the way, it saddens me a little to make that statement about Hank because I am a really, really huge Frasier fan. I've also seen all 3 of David H.P.'s major broadway plays since Frasier. I'd love to see Kelsey live, but I live on the East coast so that is not going to be happening. <br /><br />Thanks Ken! Loving your blog since I started reading it a few weeks ago. Put it on my google desktop bar. <br /><br />KurtKurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285568214334819059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17186581620270092402009-10-08T21:21:49.123-07:002009-10-08T21:21:49.123-07:00Funny that you mention the Steinkellners. I though...Funny that you mention the Steinkellners. I thought Cheers went into the utter shithole when they took over as executive producers. Now they are forced to write for cartoons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22627068126276078592009-10-08T21:01:56.990-07:002009-10-08T21:01:56.990-07:00UNITED STATES ran later on, I think, A&E, and ...UNITED STATES ran later on, I think, A&E, and I'm pretty sure they showed all 13 produced episodes.DonBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54467887849516674532009-10-08T20:40:57.267-07:002009-10-08T20:40:57.267-07:00Wait, there are thirty-five completed UNITED STATE...Wait, there are <i>thirty-five</i> completed UNITED STATES scripts? Did Gelbart write or co-write them all? I remember liking the show and appreciating it as something really different when I saw it a few times during its network run (spring 1980) on a 9-inch 1960s black-and-white Sony. Will the general public ever be able to view these scripts or the unaired episodes?<br /><br />(I do recall that NBC was in about as dire straits then as it is now - its primetime schedule featured the likes of THE BEST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and HELLO, LARRY. And, now that I've checked the Wikipedia page showing the spring 1980 schedule, I remember seeing an episode of the 90-minute THE BIG SHOW that climaxed with an absolutely horrifying, endless musical number, a tribute to country music featuring Dennis Weaver.)gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23280897201818190742009-10-08T20:37:04.301-07:002009-10-08T20:37:04.301-07:00My question is still whether my wife and I can hav...My question is still whether my wife and I can have the pleasure of buying you a drink while you're here in St. Louis, as I haven't received an answer to my earlier query.<br /><br />Don't worry, neither of us will be upset if you're too busy while you're here, or if the idea of hanging for a bit with a stranger who you only know from your weblog is uncomfortable. We understand in either case and will take no offense. It's just that for what it may be worth, we admire your work, I enjoy your weblog, and it'd just be a way of saying thanks for the pleasure you're brought us over the years.<br /><br />Regardless, best wishes from our family to yours, and have a great series to call!David K. M. Klaushttp://davidkevin.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com