tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8264276189136121504..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Friday QuestionsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28110787033117337682016-06-21T15:24:21.319-07:002016-06-21T15:24:21.319-07:00Here's a Friday question (and maybe one you...Here's a Friday question (and maybe one you've answered before): What character(s) were your favorite to write for? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375229761975101187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5962004081848271192016-06-19T15:51:23.516-07:002016-06-19T15:51:23.516-07:00Agree. What that Exec forgot about is the next ge...Agree. What that Exec forgot about is the next generation of possible fans who aren't used to scratches <br />Very short sighted. The Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5898515975146891832016-06-19T15:16:51.317-07:002016-06-19T15:16:51.317-07:00Charles Fox, the Love boat theme song writer also ...Charles Fox, the Love boat theme song writer also wrote the themes for Lacerne and Shirley, Happy Days and Love American Style. Very impressiveThe Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49241204146195524502016-06-19T15:14:48.864-07:002016-06-19T15:14:48.864-07:00Muppets Show (original) was so good. Why couldn&#...Muppets Show (original) was so good. Why couldn't they copy the formula for this past attempt. It was fairly unwatchable. The joy was not there in the showThe Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91162940398600946012016-06-19T14:42:02.552-07:002016-06-19T14:42:02.552-07:00The Jetsons and The Avengers with Rigg and MacneeThe Jetsons and The Avengers with Rigg and MacneeGreg Ehrbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516372889921545213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2368976684949073932016-06-19T11:40:56.573-07:002016-06-19T11:40:56.573-07:00Electronic calling of balls and strikes would be a...Electronic calling of balls and strikes would be a godsend. <br /><br />Each umpire has his own interpretation of the strike zone. This umpire has a "wide strike zone". That umpire has a "high strike zone". Would baseball stand for a first base umpire who would consistently call a runner safe if he were one step away from the bag when the ball arrives? How about an umpire who would call a batter out if the fly ball hit the fielder's glove but didn't catch it? Or a plate umpire who would call a batter out after two strikes? Of course not. <br /><br />There are specific rules that define when a batter is out. Just like there are specific rules that define the strike zone. If the umps can't do their jobs and we have technology to improve enforcement of the rules of baseball, let's use it.DwWashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057278992504418291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1716643405314065432016-06-18T15:45:47.233-07:002016-06-18T15:45:47.233-07:00Before baseball starting showing the "strike ...Before baseball starting showing the "strike box" on TV. Umpiring balls and strikes was AWFUL! Especially in Yankee Stadium and Fenway. Go back and watch the strikes Roger Clemmons got from the HP umpire when setting his strikeout record. It was a joke! Also watch the strikes being called in 68 when Bob Gibson set a WS record for punch outs. Those type of things shouldn't happen again as technology won't allow. But there are still times when one team gets the black called on the edge of the plate and the other team doesn't... <br /> But the best thing is the new replay system. We aren't watching managers throw tantrums on the field every night. A MUCH better situation. There were lots of people against replay coming in. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone against it now!fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409641680161401624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34829483251898997412016-06-18T14:15:43.606-07:002016-06-18T14:15:43.606-07:00Friday Question:
I was watching some rerun of One ...Friday Question:<br />I was watching some rerun of One Day at a Time and was struck by something that seemed almost foreign sounding..audience applause at the end of a scene.....this episode was one where Julie was deciding whether to get married..She had some dramatic line such as "I have to get married and Mike won't stop me" or something like that...and then a beat...and then applause...<br />I then recalled a lot of shows in the 70's were like that? Was that encouraged by the showrunners...did the applause mess with the beat of the show? Why was that a thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59360407813310257482016-06-18T12:04:56.237-07:002016-06-18T12:04:56.237-07:00"Jonny Quest", best theme, without a dou..."Jonny Quest", best theme, without a doubt.'Bolt Uprighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650788710136735542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43589700273424142602016-06-18T11:53:40.712-07:002016-06-18T11:53:40.712-07:00Johnny Walker said...
Also, you've made it six...<i>Johnny Walker said...<br />Also, you've made it six months with comment approvals being turned on. How's that going? We've seen no more fights in the comments, which is great. Are you still having to reject comments even now? Just curious!</i><br /><br />Another blog I read regularly had to go to moderated comments due to the same kind of crap that was going on here on Ken's blog. After about a year that blog went back to unmoderated comments but, perhaps not surprisingly, it didn't take long for it all to start up again and for the trolls to reemerge, so they wound up going back to moderated comments. It's a shame, but apparently there's something about the safe anonymity of the internet that brings out the worst in some people.David Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43109056362938866332016-06-18T09:38:11.151-07:002016-06-18T09:38:11.151-07:00Cheers Theme Song - 2:29
https://www.youtube.com/...Cheers Theme Song - 2:29<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-mi0r0LpXoJahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44838691290109190632016-06-18T09:04:18.210-07:002016-06-18T09:04:18.210-07:00@ cd1515:
A nice addition to a baseball fantasy c...<br />@ cd1515:<br /><br />A nice addition to a baseball fantasy camp would be the chance to call balls and strikes with a pitch tracker to confirm just how bad the fantasy ump is. <br /><br />As for "late movement" - that sure seems to fool umps as well as batters. I've often wondered if it wouldn't be better to "take a snapshot" than to follow movement - one reason to try a VR simulation (the "easy" way to check) - there's nothing like practice to validate theory.<br /><br />One could anonymously test umps and post scores. <br /><br />@ Diane D:<br /><br />I suspect I'm not alone in thinking I could be an ump. Saying it is even more fun, no? <br /><br />In March at Indian Wells I had a chat with the service line lineman - asking how much tougher it is to call a 130MPH serve (compared to the women's match that had just concluded) - "A little".<br /><br />This guy lives in Michigan and travels to ply his trade - found out the hours are much longer than they are for umpires. <br />Jahn Ghaltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27030185334191528192016-06-18T08:19:45.235-07:002016-06-18T08:19:45.235-07:00It took a while for me to think of a favorite that...It took a while for me to think of a favorite that doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet. Finally I did: the Al Jarreau vocal over the credits of "Moonlighting".Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363685364481896091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63683566227924650752016-06-18T06:05:25.141-07:002016-06-18T06:05:25.141-07:00BATMAN? All those biff and bams and pows and nanan...BATMAN? All those biff and bams and pows and nanananas over the crudely animated comics panels?<br /><br />The old SPIDER-MAN cartoon.<br /><br />And STAR TREK - not exactly a theme song, but that music under the "To Boldly Go" speech is still pretty great.Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65183267108849842692016-06-18T05:57:54.310-07:002016-06-18T05:57:54.310-07:00Wow, Jahn Gault thinks he could call balls and str...Wow, Jahn Gault thinks he could call balls and strikes better than professional umpires! There aren't many people who would say that.Diane D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36553527612660730902016-06-18T03:17:15.300-07:002016-06-18T03:17:15.300-07:00Memorable TV themes are an almost lost art in this...Memorable TV themes are an almost lost art in this day and age.<br /><br />Favorites not previously mentioned include:<br /><br />Dragnet<br />Alfred Hitchcock Presents<br />The Rifleman<br />The Big Valley - The highlight of a ridiculous show.<br />Ironside - A Quincy Jones joint<br />The Wild, Wild West<br />That Girl<br />Dan August - I remember little about the show besides the theme song.<br />George Of The Jungle - It has three great theme songs. One for each segment.<br />The Night Stalker<br />SWAT<br />The Equalizer<br />The Larry David Show<br /><br />Note to networks and producers: Strong theme songs can make even the most forgettable of shows unforgettable.Zafronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70333421671251277312016-06-18T02:17:25.396-07:002016-06-18T02:17:25.396-07:00Question about the first question on here today: ...Question about the first question on here today: This would pre-date your involvement with "M*A*S*H", but -- just in case you might know -- why did the creators of that program's opening credits include a very noticeably scratched-up shot of an ambulance in that ongoing opening sequence? It looks like that shot has been cleaned up via computer a while ago for the DVD releases, but it still shows up on several of the episodes. Why did someone decide to include that damaged clip of film as part of the weekly opening credits way back in 1972?David G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33096110112691855802016-06-18T00:56:52.939-07:002016-06-18T00:56:52.939-07:00Hi Ken! Friday question: My mum and I watched a hi...Hi Ken! Friday question: My mum and I watched a hilarious episode of Frasier the other day and it prompted our discussion regarding the total lack of quality sitcoms these days (that's our opinion, anyway). Do you agree, or are there some good ones out there that we're not giving enough of a chance? Mariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43228576676180184692016-06-17T23:15:48.849-07:002016-06-17T23:15:48.849-07:00Ken, the main title for M*A*S*H used a handful of ...Ken, the main title for M*A*S*H used a handful of shots from the Robert Altman feature (and the pilot), and because of how film worked in those days, the picture quality suffered drastically. When we remastered the show in the 1990s for Fox, I suggested to one of the execs that we replace all those shots with cleaner versions -- which do exist -- but he nixed the idea, basically saying, "aaaa, the audience is used to all those scratches and pieces of dirt by now." But it does look like crap and doesn't need to. I think it's an annoyance because some shots look great, and some look like they're under water.Marc Wielagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744270267337480861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12947641009504732842016-06-17T23:12:03.872-07:002016-06-17T23:12:03.872-07:00Saw it last year; it's wonderful.Saw it last year; it's wonderful.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38094236318771823752016-06-17T22:09:55.852-07:002016-06-17T22:09:55.852-07:00Jahn-
respectfully there's no way on earth tha...Jahn-<br />respectfully there's no way on earth that you or any other civilian could call balls & strikes better than the current guys.<br />no chance.<br />not only are those guys the best in the world at what they do, it's MUCH harder than you think to just stay still and not flinch as a 95-mph fastball is thrown directly at you.<br />oh and you also have to judge all the late movement on those pitches.<br />you'd be lost.<br />so would I.<br />cd1515https://www.blogger.com/profile/13442641020639066876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72690108391764407502016-06-17T20:23:03.153-07:002016-06-17T20:23:03.153-07:00Too many great theme songs too definitively pick j...Too many great theme songs too definitively pick just one or a dozen even. Did anyone mention Hill Street Blues or Magnum PI? I'd have to go with Andy Griffith if only given one choice.<br /><br />AlohaH Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482221297668464504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6828426145807804582016-06-17T19:33:14.117-07:002016-06-17T19:33:14.117-07:00Kevin liked the Drew Carey Show theme. But which ...Kevin liked the Drew Carey Show theme. But which one? Season 1 had Moon Over Parma, sung by Carey. Season 2 - 5 O'Clock World. Seasons 3+ - Cleveland Rocks by the Presidents of the United States of America Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35799627987413044582016-06-17T19:17:54.900-07:002016-06-17T19:17:54.900-07:00Add to the list, "Wide World of Sports,"...Add to the list, "Wide World of Sports," with "the thrill of victory and agony of defeat." No theme sing, but great opening. <br /><br />I'm part of the do called "baseball Amish" a phrase coined by Bernie Miklas of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Let the umpires make the calls and no instant replay. If the players can make errors, so can the umps. Big Al in St. Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606382081152976742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52759972884782433512016-06-17T18:43:08.388-07:002016-06-17T18:43:08.388-07:00Also, you've made it six months with comment a...Also, you've made it six months with comment approvals being turned on. How's that going? We've seen no more fights in the comments, which is great. Are you still having to reject comments even now? Just curious!Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.com