tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8072080712486170874..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Friday Questions By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63478227572921828642018-07-24T12:49:19.358-07:002018-07-24T12:49:19.358-07:00Ken, here is a completely unrelated question: How ...Ken, here is a completely unrelated question: How do you shoot reveal gags on sitcoms that are recorded live in front of an audience? I recently saw an old FRIENDS episode, where Chandler didn‘t remember what the sister of Joey‘s that he had slept with looked like, only her name, so when he heared she was in the next room, he happyly walked in there - only to see all six or so of them. Now the audience laughed the moment we saw all six of them, but must have seen them already, so there can‘t have been the same „reveal“ moment there was for Chandler and us. How do you get that right? Tell the audience when to laugh? Surely not. Did they laugh at Chandler‘s reaction? Was ist pre-recorded just for the sake of that one gag?<br /><br />Sorry of you answered that one already, I only read your excellent blog for nine or ten years now...Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788337208167065946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7061473933240361362018-07-24T11:30:04.311-07:002018-07-24T11:30:04.311-07:00In the Natalie Wood photo, is the man with the eye...In the Natalie Wood photo, is the man with the eye patch Nicholas Ray? <br /><br /><br /><br />Sinatra (left) and WagnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37562411285033077062018-07-23T07:14:07.827-07:002018-07-23T07:14:07.827-07:00In the Natalie Wood photo, is the man with the eye...In the Natalie Wood photo, is the man with the eye patch Nicholas Ray? If so, he was her boyfriend and allowed to touch her... frosting.Kosmo13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44298553866492399442018-07-22T06:33:37.602-07:002018-07-22T06:33:37.602-07:00Err, that should have been "derrided as"...Err, that should have been "derrided as" not "decided as."Janet Ybarranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74490741453271201002018-07-22T01:45:21.673-07:002018-07-22T01:45:21.673-07:00There's one thing that hasn't been extensi...There's one thing that hasn't been extensively discussed about the hatred of Disney: the continuing cult of personality that exists for its founder. Of all the Hollywood moguls from the Golden Era, how many stuck their names on a theme park? There's no Zanuckville, Selznick City, Warnerworld, or Cohnland. Aside from references in corporate histories, you hear almost nothing about the founders of the other remaining big studios and they don't continue to exert their influence from beyond the grave (or perhaps the cryonic storage unit in this case).Lawman592https://www.blogger.com/profile/05592066534913945982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65281090554124113862018-07-22T01:04:25.012-07:002018-07-22T01:04:25.012-07:00Well I can only speak for myself but I can tell yo...Well I can only speak for myself but I can tell you why I hate Disney. I have yet to see anything that Disney has put out in the last twenty years that is worth my time. It's formulated. It's dreadfully dull. <br /><br />And for the most part it's what I call "ego productions". Nothing to enjoy, just mainly a company putting out stuff to say "Look at me". And much like Fox News, Disney has their zombies. They will watch nearly anything with the Disney label regardless of quality. Fox got about 60 million voters to do that and look who we got in return.Bob B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66049727918694005712018-07-21T20:44:24.694-07:002018-07-21T20:44:24.694-07:00Thanks, guys, for setting me straight on the "...Thanks, guys, for setting me straight on the "Open All Night"/"Open All Hours" issue but a big thank you to Ken for being kind enough to answer what turned out to be a foolish question. Sorry about that.<br />However, I do second the earlier recommendation to watch "Open All Hours" anyway.DARON72https://www.blogger.com/profile/01726705799261360259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49170652915876468042018-07-21T16:14:27.735-07:002018-07-21T16:14:27.735-07:00The last major copyright bill enacted into law, in...The last major copyright bill enacted into law, in 1998, was decided as the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act," because it would dramatically lengthen copyright protection on many older Disney characters.Janet Ybarranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6543257080266708872018-07-21T13:42:12.908-07:002018-07-21T13:42:12.908-07:00You don't need to worry about young women thro...You don't need to worry about young women throwing themselves at you, Ken.<br /><br />With wonky knees and sundry other age-related issues, you wouldn't be able to catch them no matter how accurate their aim.<br /><br />But ... as males .. we can always dream.<br /><br />(I'm dreaming of Sigourney Weaver right now, but then again I'm tall enough to catch her.)Dr Loserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717234136006844887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29973298861850527382018-07-21T10:04:13.216-07:002018-07-21T10:04:13.216-07:00I'm not sure why people haven't learned th...I'm not sure why people haven't learned the lesson, yet: Be circumspect about what you put on the Internet. Especially since President Voldemort is constantly in trouble for his myriad toiletside tweets.<br /><br />Just be a grown up about it.Janet Ybarranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51011402573506718162018-07-21T06:19:14.602-07:002018-07-21T06:19:14.602-07:00Public figures have ALWAYS been held accountable b...Public figures have ALWAYS been held accountable by the public for things they say and do. John Lennon got reminded up until the day he was murdered about the "we're bigger than Jesus" comment, and Jane Fonda is still being reminded of her "Hanoi Jane" days after 50 years, in a country where half the people probably don't even remember what Hanoi was. Both those comments were made by twenty-somethings; Fonda's in her eighties now, and people still haven't let go of it. <br /><br />The difference now is the degree at which public figures are able to spew their nonsensical ramblings into the ether, and the degree at which the public has so many platforms to become cogs in the rage machine. Well, the public isn't going to stop raging about stuff; for one thing, rage is cathartic. People love to get angry, it's a better dopamine rush than sex. For another, the public now has an easy-to-access platform where they can immediately convey their rage, without even the drudgery of having to sit down and write a letter. It's like a junkie with a non-stop supply of heroin. The only thing that might put a stop to this would be for someone to study the effect of internet rage and find out if it truly affects the bottom line of a business or corporation. If someone like ABC or Netflix learned that all this rage was truly impotent and didn't result is a sustainable loss to revenue, you'd see a lot more businesses giving the middle finger to the public and saying "thanks for your input, but we're gonna hang on to Gunn/Roseanne/O'Reilly/whomever".Aaron Sheckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14771528930065732742018-07-21T04:54:37.767-07:002018-07-21T04:54:37.767-07:00Tasteless jokes? Peter did you even read that stuf...Tasteless jokes? Peter did you even read that stuff? And this is not some kid or a nameless troll who can apologize and get away with it. It's by a grown man in public eye. Whatever you say will come back to haunt you.<br /><br />He can say whatever he wants and apologize but that doesn't mean that we should ignore them and watch his movie. Well, that's what all are saying. And seeing that this will be a PR nightmare and also will dent their cash registers, Disney fired him to save their franchise. It's just a business move.<br /><br />And coming to the other actors, yeah right they will quit 😂<br />They will just make all the right noises and garner some press, but will ultimately go back and make a movie with whoever Disney hires. There's a big fat paycheck at the end of the day. And not to mention the lifelong fat paychecks from residuals.<br /><br /><br />Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50309468586953699062018-07-21T00:48:37.178-07:002018-07-21T00:48:37.178-07:00Ken, follow-on question, about Carson's up the...Ken, follow-on question, about Carson's up there.<br /><br />Carson says it's in 16:9 HD and looks great. That statement leaves me a bit... "aroo?" ... HD is all good and well even when the material is upscaled, but 16:9? Wasn't M*A*S*H shot in 4:3 fit for the TV sets of the time, and showing it in 16:9 cuts significant portions off of the image (which is at least as awful als colorized black/white originals...)? Or is this some sort of deluxe remastered version using original widescreen film?Markusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80782375687537085142018-07-21T00:03:26.825-07:002018-07-21T00:03:26.825-07:00Observation:
Anyone who becomes well-known, for wh...Observation:<br />Anyone who becomes well-known, for whatever reason and in whatever field, should receive a Miranda Warning:<br /><b><i>ANYTHING YOU SAY/WRITE/TWEET CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN THE "COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION"</i></b>*no exceptions*no statute of limitations*no 'context'*no nothing*<br /> <br /> Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17462197622499767192018-07-20T22:27:16.635-07:002018-07-20T22:27:16.635-07:00Can't help but wonder what kind of career Nata...Can't help but wonder what kind of career Natalie Wood would have had in her 50s, 60s, and 70s since she was already transitioning to TV in her 40s. Which got me to wondering, what were some of your favorite movies of hers? Mine are LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER and, of course, WEST SIDE STORY (even with Marni Nixon's voice coming out of Natalie's mouth).MikeKPa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11296575091791009972018-07-20T20:12:06.346-07:002018-07-20T20:12:06.346-07:00Ken, I assure you that your low streaming payments...Ken, I assure you that your low streaming payments aren't related to the age of the material but to the pathetic rates paid for streaming. My jazz singer wife has three CDs out, none older than 2009, and we recently got an accounting and payment from CDBaby. She was excited when she saw the list of plays on Spotify, iTunes, etc., of her songs, and it rolled on for page after page. Then we saw the payment: $54. That would pay for about two-thirds of one hour of the studio time it took to record them. <br /><br />BTW, to Jake M: I seem to recall an old episode of "Family Guy" where the Griffins went to the movies and the marquee read, "Ashley Judd in 'I'm Sleeping With Someone at Paramount.'" I wonder if that was another example of Seth MacFarlane using a joke to let fans know what was really (or allegedly) going on in Hollywood. <br />Pat Reederhttp://www.facebook.com/hollywoodhifibooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70649844435207007822018-07-20T19:42:58.265-07:002018-07-20T19:42:58.265-07:00@Ralph C: Fawlty Towers was also "Americanize...@Ralph C: Fawlty Towers was also "Americanized" as SNAVELY, with Harvey Korman, and AMANDA'S, with Bea Arthur.therealshellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598639173652882797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88547901669294461652018-07-20T18:10:20.392-07:002018-07-20T18:10:20.392-07:00Yes, I'd say it was recent Disney history that...Yes, I'd say it was recent Disney history that provokes the scorn. Still bitching about Walt's reactionaryism when he died 52 years ago, and the famous Disney Animator's Strike over 70 years ago, would just be strange. Everyone involved is dead.D McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58697063302460722832018-07-20T18:03:30.475-07:002018-07-20T18:03:30.475-07:00The divine Dame Diana Rigg also turns 80 today. Ne...The divine Dame Diana Rigg also turns 80 today. Never quite realized that they were both born within hours of each other. So if you wonder what Natalie would look like now, take a look at Diana Rigg in <i>Game Of Thrones</i>.D McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5512631273595014302018-07-20T17:47:37.533-07:002018-07-20T17:47:37.533-07:00Part of the hate for Disney might be the cult like...Part of the hate for Disney might be the cult like behavior of some of the rabid Disney fans, who can make hardcore Bronies seem positively down to earth in comparison. Part of it is the dichotomy between their public face as the purveyors of magic for children, and their corporate behavior as a ruthless entertainment empire who historically have appropriated others' work and branded it as their own, and who seem hell-bent on buying every entertainment medium and property so they can own and control, well, everything. Part of it is Disney's history of extreme litigiousness over intellectual property. Take your pick.Aaron Sheckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37498543559339313802018-07-20T17:16:39.696-07:002018-07-20T17:16:39.696-07:00The Walt Disney Company has a reputation for being...The Walt Disney Company has a reputation for being very litigious and very protective of their copyrights. To the point where people thought they went to the lawyers too quickly- for instance going after those Florida day care centers who had painted Disney characters on their walls. Lots of bad publicity on that one. And there was lots of head-scratching over the Philadelphia Orchestra-Fantasia VCR release lawsuit- you'd think they could have worked things out privately with the Orchestra. But nope, it was off to court. And then there is the Peggy Lee case-a very popular win for the artist. Jeff Boicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600946876122022978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29690144922358028602018-07-20T17:04:19.688-07:002018-07-20T17:04:19.688-07:00Peter, Gunn also tweeted that companies should fir...Peter, Gunn also tweeted that companies should fire people if they find their tweeting reprehensible, when the subject was Roseanne.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82077612016105108552018-07-20T16:19:06.224-07:002018-07-20T16:19:06.224-07:00It looks like Natalie got frosting on her dress wh...It looks like Natalie got frosting on her dress when she blew out the candles and the two men on either side are assisting with frosting removal. <br /><br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60773148518847005532018-07-20T15:49:17.624-07:002018-07-20T15:49:17.624-07:00Ironic that there's a question about Disney, b...Ironic that there's a question about Disney, because just today Disney made a disgusting decision as a result of a right wing Trumpian campaign against director James Gunn. A few tasteless jokes on Twitter from years ago for which Gunn already apologized years ago have been dug up by Trump supporters and Disney have caved in and fired him from Guardians of the Galaxy 3. This is retaliation by the Trump fans for recent tweets by Gunn mocking Putin's bitch.<br /><br />I would hope that Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista and the rest of the cast will refuse to do the movie without him, but who am I kidding?<br /><br />Fuck you, Disney.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12566317939328807492018-07-20T15:06:26.975-07:002018-07-20T15:06:26.975-07:00The 4-episode sequel to Porridge, Going Straight, ...The 4-episode sequel to Porridge, Going Straight, was really good too. (And featured a young Rodney Trotter!) :)Xmastimehttp://xmastime.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com