tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4899944742522669904..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: And the thousand Emmy winners are...By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23425415700994210152013-09-22T11:28:23.729-07:002013-09-22T11:28:23.729-07:00I forgot to mention in my earlier comment the shor...I forgot to mention in my earlier comment the short-lived HBO comedy How to Make It in America. As I wrote when I reviewed it, <i>I've never seen credits such as the ones on How to Make It in America. There are seven credited actors but listed in the same size and font and each with their own screen are five executive producers, one co-executive producer, two producers and a casting director. The poor creator, Ian Edelman, gets a slightly smaller credit of his own.</i>Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65407786311820894232013-09-21T14:59:20.397-07:002013-09-21T14:59:20.397-07:00A publican I knew would announce 'closing time...A publican I knew would announce 'closing time' by shouting across the pub: "We've had your money. Now fuck off."<br />Which aptly applys to any and all show business award ceremonies: "You've had your money. Now fuck off."Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49749892000023674882013-09-21T14:56:20.742-07:002013-09-21T14:56:20.742-07:00On last week's episode of Breaking Bad they st...On last week's episode of Breaking Bad they started the credits a little late and they didn't finish running until 25 minutes into the show. It literally was half way over. <br /><br />Ken - Are there any guild rules about how soon a credit must show up in a show?Jonathan Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233592272916854337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84810226930858018522013-09-21T14:20:52.206-07:002013-09-21T14:20:52.206-07:00@Hamid That reminds me of ROVER DANGERFIELD:
Stor...@Hamid That reminds me of ROVER DANGERFIELD:<br /><br />Story by Rodney Dangerfield and Harold Ramis<br /><br />Written by Rodney Dangerfield<br /><br />Based on an idea by Rodney Dangerfield<br /><br />Executive Producer Rodney Dangerfield<br /><br />Songs by Rodney Dangerfield and Billy Tragesser<br /><br />Now I'm reminded of another pet peeve of mine when it comes to credits... why, on some shows, are there separate credits for music score and theme music when they're both done by the same composer? I could see if someone else also worked on one or the other, like, "Music by John Doe, Theme Music by John Doe & Joe Cool", but not "Music by John Doe, Theme Music by John Doe".Joseph Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851086150240380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69460466949380030652013-09-21T13:16:22.310-07:002013-09-21T13:16:22.310-07:00So why 10 for drama but 11 for comedy?
Comedy is ...So why 10 for drama but 11 for comedy?<br /><br />Comedy is hard.Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76744752212164952772013-09-21T12:35:48.106-07:002013-09-21T12:35:48.106-07:00@Ben
That's a disgrace. Larry Hagman in parti...@Ben<br /><br />That's a disgrace. Larry Hagman in particular deserves special mention. In JR Ewing he created one of the most iconic and loved characters in TV history. I was a huge fan of Hagman, not just for Dallas but his comedy work in I Dream of Jeannie and his film work too. People sometimes forget that Hagman was a truly gifted actor. His supporting turn in Primary Colors for example was magnificent. But even focusing on Dallas, his comic timing was genius. No one could deliver a witty insult like him. I was loving his return as JR in the new Dallas. For him, Jack Klugman and Charles Durning to be overlooked in favour of Cory Monteith is shameful. No offence to his fans, friends and family, and it's tragic his life was cut so short, but he does not warrant a special salute above those actors.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68468817270647711272013-09-21T12:08:22.351-07:002013-09-21T12:08:22.351-07:00"Sunday Question?" I just read an articl..."Sunday Question?" I just read an article about 5 special "individual" Emmy salutes tomorrow. These are in addition to the "In Memoriam" montage: Jean Stapleton, Gary David Goldberg, Jonathan Winters, James Gandolfini... and Cory Monteith from "Glee." The article on Yahoo has Jack Klugman's son commenting on the situation (note they are also leaving out Charles Durning and Larry Hagman from the individuals in favor of Monteith). Thoughts? Ben Kubelskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5459133821066690392013-09-21T12:08:07.898-07:002013-09-21T12:08:07.898-07:00"Sunday Question?" I just read an articl..."Sunday Question?" I just read an article about 5 special "individual" Emmy salutes tomorrow. These are in addition to the "In Memoriam" montage: Jean Stapleton, Gary David Goldberg, Jonathan Winters, James Gandolfini... and Cory Monteith from "Glee." The article on Yahoo has Jack Klugman's son commenting on the situation (note they are also leaving out Charles Durning and Larry Hagman from the individuals in favor of Monteith). Thoughts? Ben Kubelskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36972340554164880982013-09-21T11:25:41.914-07:002013-09-21T11:25:41.914-07:00@Joseph
Emmerich's number of credits is small...@Joseph<br /><br />Emmerich's number of credits is small fry compared to the legendary egotrip called Harlem Nights, which I assume has to hold some kind of record, not just for the number but the way they were presented. The opening credits are:<br /><br />Paramount Pictures Presents<br /><br />In Association With Eddie Murphy Productions<br /><br />A Film by Eddie Murphy<br /><br />Eddie Murphy<br /><br />Then followed by the rest of the credits, ending with:<br /><br />Executive Producer Eddie Murphy<br /><br />Written and Directed by Eddie Murphy.<br /><br />All that and the movie still sucked.Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6440572676658080912013-09-21T11:10:56.428-07:002013-09-21T11:10:56.428-07:00Another good read, Ken, and right on the money as ...Another good read, Ken, and right on the money as usual. The number of producers in TV and films has gone beyond the ridiculous. I don't know if you've commented on this already but I've recently noticed some producers having p.g.a next to their name in film credits. What's your opinion on this? It strikes me as kinda pointless. To put it bluntly, screenwriters don't have w.g.a next to their names and directors don't have d.g.a next to theirs. Are we now going to see every producer wanting p.g.a next to their name?Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-590351142477030302013-09-21T10:56:05.421-07:002013-09-21T10:56:05.421-07:00Scratch Don Payne. I forgot he was also a consulta...Scratch Don Payne. I forgot he was also a consultant.<br /><br />The number is down to 17. 15 of those either writers, showrunners or creators hf the show.Eduardo Jencarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393598179614372710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82574504541591801532013-09-21T10:51:36.336-07:002013-09-21T10:51:36.336-07:00@The Mutt
But if you take down the excess (consul...@The Mutt<br /><br />But if you take down the excess (consultants, directors and glorified producers), that number goes down a bit.<br /><br />On The Simpsons you can take out Richard Sakai and Denise Sirkot. They're executives at Gracie Films. You can take out Bonnie Pietila, who's a casting director. Take out David Silverman and Richard Raynis who are animation producers.<br /><br />Now we're left with the writers, a line producer and a post-production producer.<br /><br />You can take out the consultants: Tim Long, Carolyn Omine, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Greaney, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Mike Scully, David Mirkin and Mike Reiss.<br /><br />That still leaves us with 18 producers, however. That's 16 writers, including the executive producers and creators of the show (and also the late Don Payne), plus two line and post-production producers.<br /><br />Nerf basketball it is.Eduardo Jencarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393598179614372710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83233769393209655132013-09-21T08:57:48.656-07:002013-09-21T08:57:48.656-07:00I'm surprised the TV Academy hasn't taken ...I'm surprised the TV Academy hasn't taken AMPAS' lead from several years ago and limited how many people can be listed as producers in the picture category (and other artists in some categories as well).Edward Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463676135131274426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2756272873692522682013-09-21T08:40:42.508-07:002013-09-21T08:40:42.508-07:00What pisses me off is that by the time they're...What pisses me off is that by the time they're done showing the credits all the people listed as "Exec. Producer", "Associate Producer", "Co-producer", "Producer", "Half-assed producer", etc. at the beginning of the show, the damn thing is half over.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64925389502386412052013-09-21T08:29:55.349-07:002013-09-21T08:29:55.349-07:00I watched THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW with the audio co...I watched THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW with the audio commentary with Roland Emmerich and co-producer Mark Gordon; Emmerich mentioned he thought there was too much of his name during the main titles (he had co-producer, story by, written by, and director), while Gordon only had a producing credit, though he did mention he contributed to the script a little, but he brushed off not getting credit for it saying, "I'm not a greedy bastard like some people."<br /><br />This brings to mind my Friday question a while back about how so many shows today have umpteen executive producers, a million producers, countless "produced by" credits... if "producer" credits are given to writers, nuke 'em. Some shows have "staff writer" credits during the end titles, let them have those instead.Joseph Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851086150240380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66668903052164211432013-09-21T08:09:12.295-07:002013-09-21T08:09:12.295-07:00Imdb lists 36 producers on The Simpsons 2013. Imdb lists 36 producers on The Simpsons 2013. The Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149977320388415139noreply@blogger.com