tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8676704006313375940..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Imagine going to work HERE everydayBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-366363273714476462012-03-30T16:59:52.406-07:002012-03-30T16:59:52.406-07:00To Chuckcd...Desilu Studios consisted of the Motio...To Chuckcd...Desilu Studios consisted of the Motion Picture Center (soundstages) and the former RKO studio lot. When Gulf & Western bought Desilu shortly after acquiring Paramount, the properties were combined into one complex.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72941596648260899202012-03-29T13:10:30.999-07:002012-03-29T13:10:30.999-07:00I worked on the Paramount lot near what was known ...I worked on the Paramount lot near what was known as "Lucy's Bungalow" because Lucille Ball had a office there. I think Paramount used to be the Desilu studios.chuckcdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84667220856597868842012-03-29T13:07:09.494-07:002012-03-29T13:07:09.494-07:00It occurs to me on further reflection that it is i...It occurs to me on further reflection that it is indeed possible that Shirley Temple's Dressing Chateau might well <i><b>have</b></i> been used in a Laurel & Hardy film, though certainly not <i>Babes in Toyland</i>. <br /><br />From 1941 to 1945, Laurel & Hardy made a series of features for 20th Century Fox. These films were: <i>Great Guns, A-Hauntin' We Will Go, Air Raid Wardens, Jitterbugs, The Dancing Masters, The Big Noise</i>, and <i>The Bullfighters</i>.<br /><br />All these films were shot on the Fox lot, and any or all of them could have used Miss Temple's (by then) former dressing room. I've only seen two of these. They were perfectly dreadful films. Stan Laurel was allowed <i><b>NO</b></i> creative input whatever. They were handed scripts written without their consultation and told to perform them. Stan Laurel told his biographer, John McCabe, to be as viscious regarding these movies as possible, as he loathed and was shamed by all of them. The two I've seen certainly bear out Stan's contempt for them.<br /><br />So yes, Shirley's charming buildng may well grace a Laurel & Hardy film or two or three, or even 7, but time and legend alone would have attached <i>Babes in Toyland</i> to it.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9372913968446644892012-03-29T05:52:55.713-07:002012-03-29T05:52:55.713-07:00Anonymous,
"Not gonna deal with amazon/kindl...Anonymous,<br /><br /><i>"Not gonna deal with amazon/kindle ith an iPad."</i><br /><br />Why not? It's just another free content management app - like iTunes - allowing you access to yet more media. Like Ken's book!Andy Kaiserhttp://www.andykaiser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11151546522052523202012-03-28T23:54:38.792-07:002012-03-28T23:54:38.792-07:00I'll get the book when it's free on iTunes...I'll get the book when it's free on iTunes. Not gonna deal with amazon/kindle ith an iPad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35282569730007851902012-03-28T18:53:18.603-07:002012-03-28T18:53:18.603-07:00Off-topic, but quick Friday question: As a former ...Off-topic, but quick Friday question: As a former Dodgers announcer, any thoughts on Magic Johnson as one of the team's new owners?Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53645849325563113502012-03-28T17:52:49.440-07:002012-03-28T17:52:49.440-07:00I have a quick Friday question: fireplaces on the ...I have a quick Friday question: fireplaces on the set - how dey do dat? Do they actually run a vent out of the studio or is it "just for a minute" and vent it right into the same room as the studio audience?tbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82167683617254534902012-03-28T14:34:54.582-07:002012-03-28T14:34:54.582-07:00"You’ve seen it in many movies and TV shows. ...<i>"You’ve seen it in many movies and TV shows. BABES IN TOYLAND with Laurel & Hardy for one."</i><br /><br />Really? Because that seems highly unlikely. Laurel & Hardy's <i>Babes in Toyland</i> was entirely shot at Roach in sound stages. There is not one genuine exterior shot in the entire movie. And generally, when L&H (or anything else shot at Roach) needed exterior sets not available at Roach studos, they shot at MGM, who released their films, and who released <i>Babes in Toyland</i>. <br /><br />There is a famous still, if one could post pictures with comments I'd put it here, of the <i>Our Gang</i> kids visiting the Toyland set, since it was shot a couple yards away from where the kids shot their films, but none of Shirley Temple visting them or welcoming their movie into her dressing room. Zanuck was not likely to welcome an MGM release onto his lot to shoot back in 1934, before studio cross-over producitons were common.<br /><br />The idea of their having shot even a frame of <i>Babes in Toyland</i> at Fox seems darned close to impossible.<br /><br />Apart from that one highly unlikely detail, a most interesting post. Studio histories obssess me, as You, Ken, know.<br /><br />[Of my two word verifications, the second is "orgyzedna". I <i>know</i> that Dame Edna does not participate in "orgyz" which she finds "un-called-for."]D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4095114125794199902012-03-28T14:00:43.576-07:002012-03-28T14:00:43.576-07:00nice place for work.. may i will be maniac worker ...nice place for work.. may i will be maniac worker if i have a home like 1st picture... :)Adelinahttp://www.musicsbox.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16821638190030376442012-03-28T13:36:44.059-07:002012-03-28T13:36:44.059-07:00Our writers' room for THE FINDER is also in th...Our writers' room for THE FINDER is also in the swiss chalet. It was the first time I had a balcony and loved it.emilianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48206854426882249162012-03-28T12:07:41.972-07:002012-03-28T12:07:41.972-07:00I'm glad that some of these historic buildings...I'm glad that some of these historic buildings and other landmarks still remain.RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2315687186996769212012-03-28T11:20:23.087-07:002012-03-28T11:20:23.087-07:00Well, a big thanks to 404 for the Kindle for PC su...Well, a big thanks to 404 for the Kindle for PC suggestion. Didn't realize that I could get that for free. I downloaded it and was able to get your book for free. Now Amazon can track me till I am in my grave [and maybe beyond, if not, I'm sure they are working on a way to do that] but I have a feeling the book will be worth it.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57999023900220460252012-03-28T08:38:43.907-07:002012-03-28T08:38:43.907-07:00Ken,
Friday question. It seems that most shows on...Ken, <br />Friday question. It seems that most shows on the air now use multi season story arcs more often than shows in the past (80's & 90's for me). Those shows like CHEERS, that did have long arcs would open with "previously on CHEERS" to update the audience on important plot points. <br />I have tried to explain some of my favorite shows to friends and I just end up saying "you really should have seen last season". <br />My question is, do you think current shows assume audiences will just catch up on Hulu/Netflix and DVD's of past episodes? Do you think if you were running a show today you might do the same?Volklfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14600442176484477452012-03-28T07:59:32.815-07:002012-03-28T07:59:32.815-07:00Intriguing that you write this entry at the same t...Intriguing that you write this entry at the same time it appears much of the old Pickford-Fairbanks/United Artists/Sam Goldwyn/Warner Hollywood studio in West Hollywood -- now known simply as "The Lot" -- is about to be razed for new space, soulless, corporate glass and steel buildings. It's like tearing down Shibe Park and putting up the Vet at the same site. Wrote about it here...<br /><br />http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/498226.htmlVP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21966675677564390722012-03-28T07:16:55.065-07:002012-03-28T07:16:55.065-07:00I think there's a scene on "Episodes"...I think there's a scene on "Episodes" where LeBlanc talks to the british guy in one of the later episodes that took place in front of the office in the second picture.<br /><br />I might be wrong but it sure looks like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66656300976638578392012-03-28T06:01:09.408-07:002012-03-28T06:01:09.408-07:00M's opener still going on. M's up 2-1 wit...M's opener still going on. M's up 2-1 with one out in the eleventh.Breadbakernoreply@blogger.com