tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5690176107577577067..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: No more Frank.TV ads!!By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36343794855611826602007-10-17T21:00:00.000-07:002007-10-17T21:00:00.000-07:00those frank ads are really well done, actually.those frank ads are really well done, actually.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991831542409883481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51750836871161244492007-10-16T18:56:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:56:00.000-07:00A little trivia from the Pittsburgh Radio and TV O...A little trivia from the Pittsburgh Radio and TV Online Blog (http://www.pbrtv.com) by Eric O'Brien:<BR/><BR/>"Major League Baseball's TV policy for World Series games before 1966 was to pair the top announcer from each team on the telecast --- [Pirates broadcaster Bob] Prince thus represented the Pirates, while another legend of the baseball broadcast booth, Mel "How 'Bout That?" Allen, represented the Yankees..." <BR/><BR/>Here's the full story, including some historic audio from Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan on NBC radio, followed by Prince with postgame interviews:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbrtv.com/blog/entry_240.php#bodyTom Twinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982895071494538371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39816085738131443862007-10-15T18:13:00.000-07:002007-10-15T18:13:00.000-07:00Oh my Gawd. a "LITTLE pitchy?" holy crap. Keep the...Oh my Gawd. a "LITTLE pitchy?" holy crap. Keep them clips coming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54133579843514565582007-10-15T17:11:00.000-07:002007-10-15T17:11:00.000-07:00Caliendo's great. And I also like Pushing Daisies...Caliendo's great. <BR/><BR/>And I also like Pushing Daisies.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37686380964608251672007-10-15T08:37:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:37:00.000-07:00Of all the new shows I've watched this season, I'd...Of all the new shows I've watched this season, I'd have to say 'Reaper' is the best, by far. In addition to a really catchy premise (Kid in Retail become Bounty Hunter for Satan, capturing escaped souls), the show has a lot of heart, and the lead carries the show well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42709257512546093212007-10-15T02:21:00.000-07:002007-10-15T02:21:00.000-07:00I like Pushing Daisies as well, but a viewer does ...I like Pushing Daisies as well, but a viewer does run the risk of contracting diabetes. And I just don't see how they can possibly sustain the premise. Definitely one of those shows that would do so much better under the British model: Do ten or fifteen episodes and call it a day. Or maybe wait a couple of years and then do a second set...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54322143206314506542007-10-14T22:28:00.000-07:002007-10-14T22:28:00.000-07:00Well Stacy was a bit "pitchy". Perhaps the tape pl...Well Stacy was a bit "pitchy". Perhaps the tape playback was set a bit fast?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the chops baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34912394326679723912007-10-14T18:57:00.000-07:002007-10-14T18:57:00.000-07:00Judith-You are the one that has to go. The narrato...Judith-You are the one that has to go. The narrator completes the show. I doubt Pushing Daisies will last an entire season but I love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17610210331424167462007-10-14T17:37:00.000-07:002007-10-14T17:37:00.000-07:00Hmmm...apparently I'm in the minority re: Pushing ...Hmmm...apparently I'm in the minority re: Pushing Daisies. There are many things I like about it and I plan to watch it at least one more time, but...that narrator seriously irritates me. I'm afraid either him or me has gotta go.<BR/><BR/>JudithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38821404712326081432007-10-14T16:18:00.000-07:002007-10-14T16:18:00.000-07:00And, totally unrelated, but I LOVE your new banner...And, totally unrelated, but I LOVE your new banner!<BR/><BR/>-- SDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28532062662812542592007-10-14T15:19:00.000-07:002007-10-14T15:19:00.000-07:00In the old days, a performance like Stacy's would ...In the old days, a performance like Stacy's would have been seen in a high-school drama as "the bad one," the one that our heroes can easily beat and win the competition. However, post-<I>Napoleon Dynamite</I>, that performance would be the one to make her the most popular kid EVER and would win the hearts and minds of everyone. <BR/><BR/>Seperately... <I>Pushing Daisies</I> is awesome. It's fun storytelling and, although it's still VERY early in the season, it's very imaginative and creative.Charles Jurrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222749064232908583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61713580433678705082007-10-14T13:55:00.000-07:002007-10-14T13:55:00.000-07:00Stacy couldn't have done more damage to the Star W...Stacy couldn't have done more damage to the Star Wars legacy if she'd made her trumpet out of melted-down C3PO parts. <BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, she won the pageant and was named Princess Leia-down-the-trumpet-please.<BR/><BR/>She later recreated her performance for Death Star Search. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, in future I'll leave the stand-up to Frank Caliendo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69986301034662291522007-10-14T13:46:00.000-07:002007-10-14T13:46:00.000-07:00"Pushing Daisies" is amazing. People would be tal..."Pushing Daisies" is amazing. People would be talking about it if the looming strike wasn't making everyone nervous about their jobs.<BR/><BR/>--SDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35543177873718004432007-10-14T12:38:00.000-07:002007-10-14T12:38:00.000-07:00I, too, love Pushing Daisies. It's the only new sh...I, too, love Pushing Daisies. It's the only new show I'm watching, in fact. I've noticed with my friends - it's this weird thing where we already act like we've been watching it forever. <BR/><BR/>It's that good.Anthony Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170406011301084809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50192782446300349122007-10-14T10:51:00.000-07:002007-10-14T10:51:00.000-07:00Laugh all you want, but Stacy is funnier than any ...Laugh all you want, but Stacy is funnier than any of the new sitcoms this season. <BR/>In fact, I've heard the networks guys who put on Caveman, have already signed her up.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and BTW, after a great 2nd episode, "Back To You," has started to seriously suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60610618452188379992007-10-14T09:46:00.000-07:002007-10-14T09:46:00.000-07:00I've watched all but maybe 2-3 new shows this seas...I've watched all but maybe 2-3 new shows this season (at least once). <BR/><BR/>Pushing Daisies is by far the best new show of the season. I only hope they can keep up the quality, and that budget won't become an issue. As of now, though, I will do my best to not miss an episode.<BR/><BR/>There are some other good/decent new shows (Reaper, Chuck), and there are some outright awful shows (Cavemen, Carpoolers).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542666192913309935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44846984089897621462007-10-14T09:45:00.000-07:002007-10-14T09:45:00.000-07:00Well, our household loves Pushing Daisies and so d...Well, our household loves Pushing Daisies and so do many of our friends. It may be too quirky to last but I'll cherish it while it's around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1103649543754241912007-10-14T07:57:00.000-07:002007-10-14T07:57:00.000-07:00Bill said Hmm it sounded like she was in a differ...<STRONG>Bill said </STRONG> <BR/><EM>Hmm it sounded like she was in a different key than the music</EM><BR/><BR/><STRONG>DISORIENTATION</STRONG><BR/>Not to kick anybody (twice) when they're down, but my best guess is she accidentally hung a right on Figeroa and spent the whole set wondering what happened to the rest of the Trojans marching band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27791472681032254572007-10-14T04:50:00.000-07:002007-10-14T04:50:00.000-07:00Hmm it sounded like she was in a different key tha...Hmm it sounded like she was in a different key than the music, but I assume from the whooshing sounds that it was pre-recorded. Temperature can really mess with the tuning on a trumpet, so if the stage was especially hot it could have that kind of effect. Also just tuning it poorly might do it. In any case, the trumpeting/dance combo wasn't going to get her anywhere even if she was in tune.<BR/><BR/>And I like Pushing Daisies too.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302687092773014075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6338414539559293752007-10-14T02:05:00.000-07:002007-10-14T02:05:00.000-07:00Forget her trumpet artistry...can that girl dance ...Forget her trumpet artistry...can that girl dance or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70920683300803603532007-10-14T01:48:00.000-07:002007-10-14T01:48:00.000-07:00At first I thought the TBS coverage was so boring ...At first I thought the TBS coverage was so boring it made me long for the <I>lessor evil</I> of Fox and Tim McCarver. After watching the first two Red Sox-Indians games I'm longing for the banality of the TBS coverage.<BR/><BR/>McCarver evidently gets paid by the word with a bonus clause that kicks in if he can utter at least one moronic observation every 5 minutes. Half of what he says absolutely useless nonsense.<BR/><BR/>One thing I've learned watching play-off coverage of the Angels during the past five years is that their is no substitute for the local announcers who see the team play every game. As someone who watches or listens to at least 140 Angels games a year; when I watch the network coverage it seems to me at least 1/3 of their 'expert' commentary about the Angels is wrong or outdated.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of play-off commercials... why the hell is Fox running those Dane Cook baseball play-off commercials <I><B>during</B></I> the game? I'm already watching the freakin' game. You think I'm going to turn it off if you don't remind me to watch it during the break?<BR/><BR/>Boy do I miss the days of Enberg, Drysdale and Bob Starr... oh, and of course, Levine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88029248598776770652007-10-14T01:03:00.000-07:002007-10-14T01:03:00.000-07:00The talent part of it is that was Frank Caliendo d...The talent part of it is that was Frank Caliendo <EM>doing</EM> Stacy. <BR/><BR/>And the trumpet was played OC by Ashlee Simpson. Thank God it was a “scholarship” pageant and not a musical competition. Also all she won was that sash from the hotel bathroom that said. “Sanitized for your protection.” But seriously, I’m guessing if John Williams had thought of recording Star Wars with only one musician he could have saved 20th Century Fox thousands of dollars. (Disney, woulda’ been hundreds.) <BR/><BR/>I know these things, because, as you know I’ve given my life over to The Dance. (It’s been said that Ken Levine has the body of a dancer. Unfortunately he’s got it in the basement bricked up in the wall behind his workbench.) <BR/><BR/>Oh, and, hey, was that other recent incident also the talent competition segment? With Miss Teen S. Carolina lip syncing her answer to Millie Helper Vanilli? I mean <EM>personally</EM> as an American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70561508607573872952007-10-14T00:35:00.000-07:002007-10-14T00:35:00.000-07:00Pushing Daisies is actually a fantastic show. I d...Pushing Daisies is actually a fantastic show. I don't know if it'll end up being a breakout hit, but in this age of shorter seasons and DVD sets, I'm perfectly contented by a quality show that appeals to me, if not a mass audience.Question Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267485396018087075noreply@blogger.com