tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6980892722660874028..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: A big difference between plays and pilotsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44689572959292119552020-04-16T11:20:51.170-07:002020-04-16T11:20:51.170-07:00Oh man. Just saw the news that Brian Dennehy has d...Oh man. Just saw the news that Brian Dennehy has died (natural causes, not Coronavirus). He was such a fantastic character actor. I especially loved his performance as the cantankerous sheriff in First Blood who keeps pushing Rambo. <br /><br />Rest in peace. Damn you, 2020. Troy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38805105175054290202020-04-15T19:18:46.063-07:002020-04-15T19:18:46.063-07:00Hi Ken!
I have a couple of related FQs for you, b...Hi Ken!<br /><br />I have a couple of related FQs for you, both coronavirus related.<br /><br />What do you anticipate what the lockdowns and social distancing is going to do the networks' fall TV schedules?<br /><br />And with everything shut down until who-knows-when with nothing under production, how much content do you figure the networks have in the can to keep their schedules going for now? And then what?<br /><br />Thanks for your informed speculation, Ken!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136856533329478197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46882507846851195712020-04-15T17:34:25.685-07:002020-04-15T17:34:25.685-07:00Now I'm curious to know why you hate Will and ...Now I'm curious to know why you hate Will and Grace. Any chance you could do a blog post on it?<br /><br />I'm not a fan of it either, but I'd like your perspective on it. Troy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88116834292696720902020-04-15T15:39:08.883-07:002020-04-15T15:39:08.883-07:00I didn't go in search of it, but this coincide...I didn't go in search of it, but this coincidentally popped up today on a favorite author's facebook page I follow... Not a sitcom pilot, but perhaps some folks may have some passing interest in this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_AoebAAig4" rel="nofollow"><b>Nero Wolfe Unsold Pilot from 1959 starring William Shatner</b></a>.<br /><br /><b>The youtube blurb:</b> An unsold, 1959 pilot for a proposed NERO WOLFE TV series starring Kurt Kasznar as Nero Wolfe and William Shatner as Archie Goodwin. The theme was composed by Alex North. Rumor has it there are two additional unsold pilots with this cast out there somewhere. Trivia Note: Guest star George Voskovec later appeared as "Fritz Brenner" in the 1981 NERO WOLFE tv series that starred William Conrad. This unsold pilot is in the public domain.Dimension Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392348422733549988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34932248273415954472020-04-15T15:00:52.126-07:002020-04-15T15:00:52.126-07:00Interesting re: other writers writing your charact...Interesting re: other writers writing your characters before they're fully formed. In a different realm, Star Trek, you can see this easily in early tie-in books that were written and part of official "canon". I read a few Star Trek: The Next Generation stories where they wrote them fast while the first season was on, and there wasn't much info about the characters, how they'd react to something, what they'd say, how they'd say it, etc. The authors had 2-3 EPs + some outlines when they started, if that. And the show writers weren't approving the books, it's all "brand people". They usually limit early books to established ST writers who've written other books in the universe, but not completely. But those first few books? They're great ST stories, but you have to ignore the names and just assume they are other characters or they're in an alternate ST universe. Many times while reading one I've had the gut reaction, "WTF? That character would NEVER say that!" because I had already seen the arc to season 4 or 5. Often the books come with the disclaimer, a bit like spec scripts I guess, "This story takes place between Ep 3 and 4 of Season 1". <br /><br />Not completely the same, I grant you, but I have often wondered how the main show writers felt about those books going askew. <br /><br />PaulPolyWogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239033481272527855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42320484863543753412020-04-15T13:59:22.731-07:002020-04-15T13:59:22.731-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199181878619065686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37554213847579296052020-04-15T13:23:35.748-07:002020-04-15T13:23:35.748-07:00Don't sit on the fence, Ken! Tell us what you ...Don't sit on the fence, Ken! Tell us what you really think about Will and Grace!<br /><br />On a different note, please forgive me for mentioning politics but I've tried so hard to resist the urge to comment on the daily insanity coming from the soulless monster in Washington and his unhinged claim that he has total power as president, but there was one absolutely hilarious moment today that underscores how completely fucking stupid Trump's people are. Kellyanne Conway actually said this is COVID 19 and not COVID 1 and that the World Health Organisation should have been prepared. That's right, folks. Conway thinks there were 18 previous COVIDS, as though this is a series of sequels. She is so mindblowingly stupid, she doesn't realize that the 19 refers to 2019, the year it began.<br /><br />Evil and stupid is a toxic combination. Troy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69335268193032148042020-04-15T13:08:37.012-07:002020-04-15T13:08:37.012-07:00No Karan. I hate WILL & GRACE and have not se...No Karan. I hate WILL & GRACE and have not seen a minute of it. By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90557641907730662512020-04-15T10:44:49.893-07:002020-04-15T10:44:49.893-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199181878619065686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76932669247283732112020-04-15T10:21:44.916-07:002020-04-15T10:21:44.916-07:00Ken: I saw this joke and thought of you.
What do ...Ken: I saw this joke and thought of you.<br /><br />What do Abraham Lincoln and Cheers have in common?<br />Both were shot in front of a live audienceblogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69974091014508719732020-04-15T09:49:44.630-07:002020-04-15T09:49:44.630-07:00Great post, Ken (yesterday's too - love readin...Great post, Ken (yesterday's too - love reading about the writing process). I've always wondered how writers felt about someone else writing their characters. I felt so bad for Aaron Sorkin after he left the West Wing - I gave the new episodes a shot and it was such a bizarre experience, watching characters you know so well suddenly talking like completely different people.Tammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40802929971254490142020-04-15T07:45:06.236-07:002020-04-15T07:45:06.236-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199181878619065686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16953110582780290802020-04-15T06:31:00.808-07:002020-04-15T06:31:00.808-07:00John Sullivan did a good job by himself on Only Fo...John Sullivan did a good job by himself on Only Fools and HorsesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com