tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6909884313923883653..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: CHEERS BABIESBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27505495623157876682012-08-31T17:35:13.021-07:002012-08-31T17:35:13.021-07:00I liked the Frederick on Frasier who did most of t...I liked the Frederick on Frasier who did most of the episodes. But there was one kid early one who played him, and he was awful.Tedsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34773051806566750772012-08-31T15:30:15.610-07:002012-08-31T15:30:15.610-07:00Bill Mumy tells of working as a kid on an episode ...Bill Mumy tells of working as a kid on an episode of Hitchcock Presents. Mumy kept missing his mark and his time limit was approaching. Finally Hitchcock came over and whispered in his ear "If you don't stop moving about, I'm going to get a nail and nail your feet to your mark, and the blood will coming pouring out like milk ...!" <br /><br />http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~muffin/ahp_humour_c.htmlChris Riesbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361434968521805027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1269037381620552672012-08-31T06:22:35.664-07:002012-08-31T06:22:35.664-07:00I recall reading this story (paraphrashed) about B...I recall reading this story (paraphrashed) about Bob Newhart. He told the producers of The Bob Newhart Show that he refused to have Bob and Emily have a baby. After one summer hiatus he was handed a script in which Emily gets pregnant. Newhart reportedly responded, "I like it. Who are you going to get to play Bob?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49370527063275148382012-08-31T05:54:46.649-07:002012-08-31T05:54:46.649-07:00I've always referred to seeing actors who were...I've always referred to seeing actors who were obviously too old to be playing teenagers as "Sweathog Syndrom."Rich Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883386588727303782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61837789084342165812012-08-30T23:18:05.027-07:002012-08-30T23:18:05.027-07:00Ken- A Friday comment for a future week...
It see...Ken- A Friday comment for a future week...<br /><br />It seems like an increasing number of FM radio stations are turning to a sports format, and some of these (for example KGMZ in the San Francisco area) broadcast major league baseball games.<br /><br />My question concerns the FM sound quality of a major league broadcast. Having been raised on Vin Scully on KFI, KABC, etc, it sounds strange to hear the much more clear FM sound. Because the fidelity is so much better, it oddly sounds to me less like a professional broadcast.<br /><br />What are your thoughts?<br /><br />BertBertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47825774904564107212012-08-30T22:09:03.907-07:002012-08-30T22:09:03.907-07:00When I think of kids on TV shows, what immediately...When I think of kids on TV shows, what immediately comes to mind is Walt on "Lost". I still can't believe the show runners didn't take into account that kids that age start to grow up FAST.<br /><br />As per some other comments, I liked the actor who played Frasier's son - I think he hit the sweet spot between actorish and amateurish and came of as a 'real' kid (albeit with probably limited range).<br /><br />I can imagine Kelsey Grammer looking like him when he was a kid, to I always bought him as his son.-beenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79661969906069826422012-08-30T19:39:05.091-07:002012-08-30T19:39:05.091-07:00Something I liked about the kids on EVERYBODY LOVE...Something I liked about the kids on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND is that they came off like real children. I hate when sitcom kids are written as 10-year-old borsch belt comics, throwing out bad one-liners and insults.Jacobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28346663505315991152012-08-30T16:03:49.973-07:002012-08-30T16:03:49.973-07:00Another chance to mention "The Nanny": t...Another chance to mention "The Nanny": the title character (Fran) obviously had to have kids to Nanny, and I think they could have used more screen time. The actress playing the youngest, Madeline Zima, is still acting, and she popped up - and out - on "Californication" a couple of years ago ..!brian thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816630081635941429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36973764658124731902012-08-30T15:32:40.121-07:002012-08-30T15:32:40.121-07:00Love the blog, Ken. Question for some unforeseen f...Love the blog, Ken. Question for some unforeseen future Friday: A lot of your work, particularly MASH and Cheers, have been parodied a lot in pop culture. Any of those parodies you found particularly amusing? I'm partial to the Simpsons scene where Norm breaks his bottle on the Cheers bar and yells at Woody, "Just gimme a beer, you brain-dead hick!" before sobbing pathetically on Cliff's shoulder. Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91979574097521853212012-08-30T13:41:52.033-07:002012-08-30T13:41:52.033-07:00There was one episode where they described Frederi...There was one episode where they described Frederick's summer camp preparations -- various ointments and sunblocks, plus a hat with mosquito netting. It sounded like he was going to be another Maris, a bizarre creation left to the imagination. <br /><br />But when he did turn up he seemed to be downright ordinary and even a little punkish -- pretty funny, since his parents led you to expect a high-strung mess.DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68686832617859345002012-08-30T12:14:48.705-07:002012-08-30T12:14:48.705-07:00Cap'n Bob: He didn't look like Lilith, no,...Cap'n Bob: He didn't look like Lilith, no, but he did look like Frasier IMO. Anehttp://angelundercover.blogg.nonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38667997501469504502012-08-30T11:54:58.097-07:002012-08-30T11:54:58.097-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29856958620347897902012-08-30T11:35:30.402-07:002012-08-30T11:35:30.402-07:00Doris, have you considered a career in copywriting...Doris, have you considered a career in copywriting? You're a natural.<br /><br />As for Frederick, I couldn't stand that kid. There's no way the spawn of Frasier and Lillith would look like that. Bad casting, IMHO.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43130614748571932452012-08-30T09:09:24.124-07:002012-08-30T09:09:24.124-07:00I liked the kid who played Frederick on "Fras...I liked the kid who played Frederick on "Frasier", he was a good actor and not too nerdy, too cute, too grown-up for his age or anything like that which is often the case with kids on sitcomsAnehttp://angelundercover.blogg.no/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88772544526051504342012-08-30T09:05:38.588-07:002012-08-30T09:05:38.588-07:00Interesting post. My own idea for a series revolve...Interesting post. My own idea for a series revolves around early teens, and one precocious 6 year old. I'll have to look at the dialogue a bit more closely now. Thanks!Michael Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177688079860268049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76617226097409301942012-08-30T09:03:02.551-07:002012-08-30T09:03:02.551-07:00The headline led me to believe you would be writin...The headline led me to believe you would be writing about another sort of Cheers Babies. <br /><br />On what was supposed to be Leno's final Tonight Show, he trotted out all the children of parents, who first met each other on the show. There was a crowd of them, and it was quite touching how genuinely proud Leno was of that legacy.<br /><br />So are there any kids out there, who are a product of parents, who first met because you had them working together?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62305531478100228242012-08-30T07:28:51.151-07:002012-08-30T07:28:51.151-07:00I'd like to see a director say that on the set...I'd like to see a director say that on the set, "Kids, stop growing up!"<br /><br />Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90806953517983799032012-08-30T06:43:11.224-07:002012-08-30T06:43:11.224-07:00More on Community in case you did not see it:
htt...More on Community in case you did not see it:<br /><br />http://boingboing.net/2012/08/29/reddit-community-video-game.htmlJeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58234263622883857102012-08-30T06:38:40.794-07:002012-08-30T06:38:40.794-07:00One of the reasons why I liked Buffy so much: The ...One of the reasons why I liked Buffy so much: The characters actually grew up and went to university.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40285195666917060342012-08-30T06:24:37.057-07:002012-08-30T06:24:37.057-07:00I don't know if you've ever seen "Out...I don't know if you've ever seen "Outnumbered" Ken, a UK sitcom based around a family with the kids as the main characters?<br /><br />It is excellent and really shows what can be done when approached in the right way. It is only loosely scripted and the kids are allowed to run with things (with the adults improvising around this) and the bits that work are left in. The young girl in it who was only about 6 or 7 when it first started is sensational.<br />Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.com