tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7300268751386569226..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The CHEERS Zoom reading (a.k.a. Weekend Post) By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28371115037658304122020-05-22T18:53:31.895-07:002020-05-22T18:53:31.895-07:00For those who don't realize, Suzyn Waldman has...For those who don't realize, Suzyn Waldman has an extensive background in singing and Broadway. If you watch the documentary <i>June 17, 1994</i> that is her singing the national anthem at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Rockets.ScarletNumbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90764971049807419222020-05-20T14:34:18.759-07:002020-05-20T14:34:18.759-07:00Kudos to you Ken, for putting this together. And k...Kudos to you Ken, for putting this together. And kudos to the cast. This was a lot of fun to watch. Thanks!Bob Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82163843000725695122020-05-20T08:06:56.956-07:002020-05-20T08:06:56.956-07:00Someone up above mentioned George Wendt's appe...Someone up above mentioned George Wendt's appearance on <i>Columbo 2.0</i>, which has triggered me into Show-Off Mode.<br /><br />This <i>Columbo</i> was titled "Strange Bedfellows" and was written by Peter Fischer, who'd been the showrunner for quite a while earlier on.<br />According to his recent memoir, Fischer wrote the killer part for someone like James Spader or James Woods: in his words, " … a slim leading man, urbane, charming, but flawed and decidedly dangerous …".<br />ABC, <i>Columbo</i>'s carrier at the time, insisted on casting George Wendt in the role.<br />This resulted in Fischer's script having to be rewritten rather heavily to conform to the casting.<br />That resulted in Fischer's pulling his name from the finished show; he imposed his red-flag pseudonym, 'Lawrence Vail', to protect his royalties.<br />The above is heavily abridged from Peter Fischer's memoir, <i>Me And MURDER, SHE WROTE</i>, which all of you should get and read.<br /><br />Like I said, just showin' off here, but I had to get it out …Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20909652345736300692020-05-19T09:15:53.205-07:002020-05-19T09:15:53.205-07:00Great fun! And I thought everyone did a pretty go...Great fun! And I thought everyone did a pretty good job. Especially that guy Wendt. He totally nailed Norm.<br /><br />McAlvienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82931552392965000432020-05-19T08:03:15.956-07:002020-05-19T08:03:15.956-07:00This would have been great for your podcast. This would have been great for your podcast. Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39245786137158680972020-05-18T11:59:53.403-07:002020-05-18T11:59:53.403-07:00Terrific reading, Ken. I hope you do that again. G...Terrific reading, Ken. I hope you do that again. Great seeing George Wendt return as Norm and Suzyn Waldman makes a great Carla. VincentShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882196847468143484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6095317064075817252020-05-18T10:00:56.887-07:002020-05-18T10:00:56.887-07:00That was so much fun....That was so much fun....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83305918060488549202020-05-18T06:18:42.761-07:002020-05-18T06:18:42.761-07:00@ Cap'n Bob- glad I could help. I also thought...@ Cap'n Bob- glad I could help. I also thought it started somewhat slow but figured (hoped) it would pick up and it did. Waldman was a great Carla once she had a few good lines and Wendt always is superb. Plus, as I alluded to earlier, I developed a crush on Alanna Rizzo. It helps me when I'm rooting for someone. She pulled that off.Don K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75413736441246515432020-05-17T16:40:00.298-07:002020-05-17T16:40:00.298-07:00Don K, I took your advice and watched the rest of ...Don K, I took your advice and watched the rest of it and you're right, it wasn't bad. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66179456335842119562020-05-17T16:10:46.017-07:002020-05-17T16:10:46.017-07:00Maybe I should try again and start at the 4:30 mar...Maybe I should try again and start at the 4:30 mark.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89582450208802643522020-05-17T10:24:54.476-07:002020-05-17T10:24:54.476-07:00How awesome is this?
By a strange coincidence, I ...How awesome is this?<br /><br />By a strange coincidence, I watched a Columbo episode last night that I hadn't seen before. It was from the 90's, so not from the original series. George Wendt played the villain. Norm he was not. Wendt really is a terrific actor. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466932184113943306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3535674141207919402020-05-17T09:48:50.644-07:002020-05-17T09:48:50.644-07:00I just loved this!! The players were great and the...I just loved this!! The players were great and the writing still stands! I laughed out loud many times. Thank you all! Please do this again!! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831795561115551961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53777888796118538922020-05-17T09:14:23.531-07:002020-05-17T09:14:23.531-07:00Hearing Gary sing the Cheers theme song brought ba...Hearing Gary sing the Cheers theme song brought back such memories. We were never really allowed to add new songs to important events in our sorority, but we did add the Cheers theme song. I remember standing in the courtyard singing with all my sisters. It was a big house, and it still was a place where you felt "everyone knows your name." Thanks for bringing back those memories. We still love that show and all the characters, their stories and the words they said. (I haven't seen the zoom episode yet. So looking forward to it!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831795561115551961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74283213046104349842020-05-17T08:29:56.877-07:002020-05-17T08:29:56.877-07:00@ Cap'n Bob- if you went elsewhere after four ...@ Cap'n Bob- if you went elsewhere after four and half minutes then you missed the best parts. It took them about that long to find their groove and rhythm. Whether that was due to rehearsal time or editing only the principals know. In its entirety it was fun to watch.Don K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7122374930620196652020-05-16T18:18:38.904-07:002020-05-16T18:18:38.904-07:00Batting a thousand! Kudos to the "Cheers&quo...Batting a thousand! Kudos to the "Cheers" Players.<br />Shelley Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113527132412876551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26596273042197970552020-05-16T17:13:08.065-07:002020-05-16T17:13:08.065-07:00That was great, I listened to the entire show on t...That was great, I listened to the entire show on the way home from work. Then I ran it a couple minutes in my house so I could get a feel of who the actors were. That's the first time I had seen Chip Carey since he was on the TV broadcast of Mariners decades ago. Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19536702500225238672020-05-16T17:08:41.211-07:002020-05-16T17:08:41.211-07:00Very sad to hear that Fred Willard has passed away...Very sad to hear that Fred Willard has passed away. Great comedy actor. RIPTroy McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49016994716736193672020-05-16T14:53:51.519-07:002020-05-16T14:53:51.519-07:00I lasted four-and-a-half minutes. The format didn&...I lasted four-and-a-half minutes. The format didn't work for me.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28812251768535465772020-05-16T13:05:19.270-07:002020-05-16T13:05:19.270-07:00@kenlevine: To follow up my earlier FQ: Sitcoms ca...@kenlevine: To follow up my earlier FQ: Sitcoms can be both the bitter and the sweet let alone the funny. (The stripped-out song on the intro theme is Joan Jett’s ‘Bad Reputation.’) And no laugh track.To me as a consumer and someone who grew up in the ‘’60s/70s, this show really hit home. So, was it a sitcom or a dramedy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rNEZ37VG30<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167394593175470879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60316426872062178632020-05-16T12:11:11.949-07:002020-05-16T12:11:11.949-07:00Sinatra!
"Hey why did you post that?"
...Sinatra!<br /><br />"Hey why did you post that?"<br /><br />SINATRA!Nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963684047788854637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85584873131331955522020-05-16T11:00:46.096-07:002020-05-16T11:00:46.096-07:00Enjoyed the whole thing, especially Suzyn Waldman....Enjoyed the whole thing, especially Suzyn Waldman. Easy to see she has an acting background. Thanks!Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20225862774028158672020-05-16T09:21:48.751-07:002020-05-16T09:21:48.751-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm glad you had Ge...I thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm glad you had George Wendt reprise his role.<br /><br />As someone in WFAN's listening area, it was nice to see Suzyn Waldman represented.<br /><br />I never knew Jason Benetti was the TV voice of the White Sox. I only knew him from college football on ESPN. I didn't even know Dave Pasch was the Arizona Cardinals radio announcer until a few months ago.Mike Chimerihttps://mikechimeri.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12601628171214918932020-05-16T08:16:50.264-07:002020-05-16T08:16:50.264-07:00The only thing that could have made this better wo...The only thing that could have made this better would have been having Chip's dad and graddad around to read. GoodScouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373274236196252085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57291200297602553772020-05-16T08:16:28.827-07:002020-05-16T08:16:28.827-07:00Great concept (only negative is no one from the Re...Great concept (only negative is no one from the Red Sox is involved, since the show's set in Boston...)J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65693193066827127062020-05-16T08:02:49.002-07:002020-05-16T08:02:49.002-07:00Good casting all the way around, really, especiall...Good casting all the way around, really, especially Alanna Rizzo. A contest to kiss her? Did not have to suspend disbelief one iota, nope, not at all.Don K.noreply@blogger.com