tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post3314460170256681838..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Dispatch from NBC: Freak-foot monkey-foot!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35817310912193306362008-07-22T14:16:00.000-04:002008-07-22T14:16:00.000-04:00I actually have the exact Siskel quote. His credo...I actually have the exact Siskel quote. His credo for film judgment: "Is the movie that I am watching as interesting as a documentary of the same actors having lunch together."<BR/><BR/>Ebert has a somewhat similar companion quote: "At some point, every bad movie stops being a movie, and becomes a documentary about actors trapped in a bad movie."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26511058475494781092008-07-22T03:23:00.000-04:002008-07-22T03:23:00.000-04:00That reminds me of one of Gene Siskel's rules for ...That reminds me of one of Gene Siskel's rules for what made a disappointing film, that you'd rather watch the cast sitting around and talking than watch the film they've made.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Ben's never actually seen the show, he's just hung out with the cast...David J. Loehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730376433424754068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-71845792821968870692008-07-22T02:46:00.000-04:002008-07-22T02:46:00.000-04:00But Alan, Ben Silverman said in the NBC executive ...But Alan, Ben Silverman said in the NBC executive session that Kath and Kim is really fantastically awesome and beyond great. <BR/><BR/>So that must be true, right?Mo Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685367085407381479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-341883322081676072008-07-22T02:02:00.000-04:002008-07-22T02:02:00.000-04:00I have to say, that sounds like a rather fun panel...I have to say, that sounds like a rather fun panel to go to. Te whole wigs exchange sounds hysterical.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I can't stand the original Kath and Kim, and the idea of a worse version of the show just fills me with dread. Which is a shame, because I like Selma Blair and John Michael HigginsMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196372589248892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5950201540047680132008-07-22T00:15:00.000-04:002008-07-22T00:15:00.000-04:00I'm surprised that no one pointed out that the...I'm surprised that no one pointed out that the actresses in the orignal Kath & Kim are actually only 6 months apart in age! Also, on Joey, Drea de Matteo was only 5 years older than Paulo Costanzo, but they convincingly played mother and son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com