tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post978372043288013857..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: "Radar, google General Hammond for me."By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1633465594455827652008-11-20T16:18:00.000-08:002008-11-20T16:18:00.000-08:00Question: If you have a spec script that you like...Question: If you have a spec script that you like, but you wrote it before a story arch happened, should you go back and fix it to include the new dynamics of the series?<BR/><BR/>TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61123008647675247702008-11-15T20:09:00.000-08:002008-11-15T20:09:00.000-08:00The problem with doing "Cheers" today is the whole...The problem with doing "Cheers" today is the whole "Red Sox nation" thing, which frankly has become rather obnoxious. Now, the Bosox are as hated as the Yankees. Were the show starting up in 2008, maybe Sam Malone would have been a former Phillie or Tiger running a bar in Philadelphia or Detroit. (The cast would be more urban and ethnic, too.)VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38091165013332379772008-11-15T09:53:00.000-08:002008-11-15T09:53:00.000-08:00Ken, I wouldn't be surprised at the effect of your...Ken, <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be surprised at the effect of your blog.The internet flattens the world, and hence good writing attracts, rather than status,power or location.<BR/><BR/>I can't remember how I first stumbled across your blog, but I keep coming back because it is entertaining, interesting and fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90758513234580872862008-11-14T15:10:00.000-08:002008-11-14T15:10:00.000-08:00BTW, I'm the Anonymous guy asking about whether he...BTW, I'm the Anonymous guy asking about whether he should be a writer because everyone tells me I should. Sorry about that, I thought I was using my usual pseudonym.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63164398383038595062008-11-14T11:00:00.000-08:002008-11-14T11:00:00.000-08:00I came to this site for the war stories. I stayed ...I came to this site for the war stories. I stayed for the stories about the process.<BR/><BR/>As a non-entertainment writer, I enjoy hearing about other writers' tales of woe.<BR/><BR/>Logical structure of the story appears to be something we all deal with.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32829027974733815262008-11-14T08:35:00.000-08:002008-11-14T08:35:00.000-08:00You schedule one, and I'll sign up for it. :-)You schedule one, and I'll sign up for it. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22033009489549127852008-11-14T05:33:00.000-08:002008-11-14T05:33:00.000-08:00I came across something that would be of interest ...I came across something that would be of interest to you and your son Matt...there is a new documentary called "Holy Land Hardball" about the struggles of setting up a pro baseball league in Israel. Matt might be aware of this, as one of the principals involved is a former Red Sox general manager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29149957367761059822008-11-14T01:52:00.000-08:002008-11-14T01:52:00.000-08:00Hi, Ken -- it's Isabel from Sitcom Room The First....Hi, Ken -- it's Isabel from Sitcom Room The First. Tonight I got to go to a free seminar for those of us who were in the top 5% (but didn't make the finals) of the Warner Brothers Writers Workshop. It was so much fun to be on the lot, and see fresh Big Bang scripts lolling provocatively in the hallway. (Is that typical? They were just lying on the floor! No respect.)<BR/><BR/>Even better, next semester I get to take a class at UCLA extension with the very famous And David Issacs.<BR/><BR/>Life is rich and good, and I owe it all to The Sitcom Room, and modern psychoactive pharmaceuticals.<BR/><BR/>xxooUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244222272186479738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59694855219447056202008-11-13T22:11:00.000-08:002008-11-13T22:11:00.000-08:00Kind of a weird question, but I'd love to know the...Kind of a weird question, but I'd love to know the answer. <BR/><BR/>One of the things I remember the most about Cheers is the scene where Kirstie Alley hid a lit cigarette in her mouth. How did you find out she could do that? I can't believe it was in the script before hand. <BR/><BR/>I also can't believe I made it through college without trying it at least once.Eric Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263233851742259691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41662992851655050342008-11-13T21:58:00.000-08:002008-11-13T21:58:00.000-08:00Sitcom Room attendees, a bit of advice from a grad...Sitcom Room attendees, a bit of advice from a grad...<BR/><BR/>- Be sure to bring two forms of ID for the Hilton's restaurant. Their loan officer will need them to pre-approve your lunch.<BR/><BR/>- Remember the three 'T's of working in a comedy writing room: Timing, Teamwork, Tums.<BR/><BR/>- When hour seven rolls around and Ken and Dan call you from the comfort of an exclusive cigar bar with another twist to resolve, remember how much fun you're having.<BR/><BR/>- Just because you paid for wifi for the hotel grounds, don't think you'll have wifi in the conference rooms. (That's not a joke; that's me being bitter about the LAX Hilton.)<BR/><BR/>- Deodorant.<BR/><BR/>- No matter how hard you try, you'll never beat the record my teammates and I set in the first Sitcom Room. You will NOT be at it until 5am!<BR/><BR/>- Have fun!R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89632641713431826632008-11-13T21:45:00.000-08:002008-11-13T21:45:00.000-08:00Here's a bit of an offbeat question: How much cred...Here's a bit of an offbeat question: How much credence should you give to *other* people encouraging you to write?<BR/><BR/>Pretty much everyone at some point tells me (unprompted) "you should be a writer". <BR/><BR/>I enjoy writing, but I'm a little hesitant to give it a shot - fear of failure and all.<BR/><BR/>Should I take their comments as an indication that I have potential, or should I just figure that people have pretty low standards and they think you can be a writer if you don't end sentences in a proposition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11472511250775126222008-11-13T21:34:00.000-08:002008-11-13T21:34:00.000-08:00I would think that cell phones would hurt farce ra...I would think that cell phones would hurt farce rather than help. If a character can ALWAYS phone for help, it's harder to isolate them in a tight situation, or so it seems to me.<BR/><BR/>I would enjoy seeing an episode of M*A*S*H as written by somone with no concept of different eras, so you do have the 4077th equipped with the Internet and cell phones, and the war being run by President Lincoln, and Sherman Potter a vet of the Revolution as well as being the father of Harry Potter.<BR/><BR/>Wait, didn't President Bush submit that as a treatment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com