tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post4462908445654407852..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: What good is a blog...Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59133984920924095962009-06-27T18:58:48.631-04:002009-06-27T18:58:48.631-04:00The guy who does the James Mason bit is Greg Travi...The guy who does the James Mason bit is <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-09/news/ol-2301_1_greg-travis" rel="nofollow">Greg Travis</a>:<br /><br /><i>Travis is a versatile performer whose celebrity impressions range from the rebellious Jack Nicholson to the mannered James Mason as Moe of the Three Stooges ("Larry, Curly--I'm going to have to poke you both in the eye . . . ")</i><br /><br />This question has been bothering me for a while.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1908331712638815362008-03-26T13:38:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:38:00.000-04:00The comedian with the James Mason-3 Stooges bit wa...The comedian with the James Mason-3 Stooges bit was on a Rodney Dangerfield Young Comedians Special some years back, though I can't recall his name. Caught it a few weeks back on HBO Comedy....<BR/><BR/>"Larry, Curly....I'm going to poke you both in the eyes, very hard. Now let's scccram, fellas, woop woop woop."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38601442329184003492007-12-21T22:24:00.000-05:002007-12-21T22:24:00.000-05:00I was watching an old tape recently - i'm going to...I was watching an old tape recently - i'm going to guess The West Wing - Shibboleth (still no DVDs here and the old DVR ran off with my copy from Bravo, and Posse Comitatus is nowhere to be found) and saw a familiar face in a commercial for Providence. A great deal of rewinding later, we agreed it must me Jon Hamm.<BR/><BR/>Sad about Boston Legal - I liked Spader so much more when he was on The Practice. The character was better.<BR/>I missed the premiere this year and then just kept on missing till I realized this would help me thru the writers' strike - I've now seen only one ep of BL from season 4 (I have them, till the next hard drive dies)<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to seeing Scott Bakula on BL - right after I come back from seeing him on stage in DC, if what I am hearing about the air date holds.<BR/><BR/>(and hey - the singing bee is back. twice the fun of Don't Forget the Lyrics in half the time! and the only game shows I will watch beside Jeopardy (and DFtL is pushing it - it crawls at the speed of Millionaire))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23033810150576504612007-12-21T00:04:00.000-05:002007-12-21T00:04:00.000-05:00I can live with the Spader individual nomination, ...I can live with the Spader individual nomination, but the entire cast of Boston Legal? <BR/><BR/>And I know this would never happen, but I think the cast of Battlestar Galactica is far superior. <BR/><BR/>I would also substitute Jeremy Piven's nom for Neil Patrick Harris. Piven's okay, but looks better because he isn't surrounded by anything comparable in the cast.<BR/><BR/>Finally, yay for Jon Hamm. He is an unknown no longer.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317568565085893849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51189008773736747932007-12-20T21:28:00.000-05:002007-12-20T21:28:00.000-05:00Have to say that I too can only think of Eddie Izz...Have to say that I too can only think of Eddie Izzard. In fact I pretty much think of his Mason impersonations whenever Izzard is mentioned. As has been said God has the voice of Mason. You can listen for yourself:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com<BR/>/watch?v=5mu02xUgE4k<BR/><BR/>On the other hand Mason always reminds me of his rather uninspiring film from the late 60's Age of Consent, which for an uninspiring film i seem to have watched a good number of times over the years. Something no doubt to do with an extremely young Helen Mirren with a very very small wardrobe budget. She was more or less a total nobody back then - how times change. <BR/><BR/>little miss smoke and mirrors you got it 100% - that Spader is a class act no matter what anyone says about it being somewhat repetitive, sure he owns that character entirely now, but it doesn't make the delivery or the gravitas any less enthralling. I still watch just for him, and the fact some of his court room scenes are extremely well written and highly relevant.MikeNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761034119639882755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-24281847514016805732007-12-20T18:48:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:48:00.000-05:00Best line by a James Mason character is in "The La...Best line by a James Mason character is in "The Last of Sheila":<BR/><BR/>"Apparently, there is a God."<BR/><BR/>Best line about a James Mason character is in "The Verdict" and delivered by Jack Warden:<BR/><BR/>"He's the Prince of F'ing Darkness!"Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26288466433510000842007-12-20T18:16:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:16:00.000-05:00And I guess the larger question is, how bad are my...And I guess the larger question is, how bad are my reading comprehension skills, Jason <I>From Jersey</I>?<BR/><BR/>(That, or what's our state's age of consent?)Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-39954453199343731962007-12-20T18:09:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:09:00.000-05:00just so I don't book myself into the nearest polic...<I>just so I don't book myself into the nearest police station, how old was the girl that played lolita it the clip you posted?</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528987/" REL="nofollow">Sue Lyon</A> was born in 1946, and "Lolita" came out in 1962. I guess the question is, what state do you live in?Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15378181911665659442007-12-20T18:00:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:00:00.000-05:00just so I don't book myself into the nearest polic...just so I don't book myself into the nearest police station, how old was the girl that played lolita it the clip you posted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76249277454111972282007-12-20T15:36:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:36:00.000-05:00All I know is that Bill Hader from SNL does a Jame...All I know is that Bill Hader from SNL does a James Mason impressionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-61892087715461376122007-12-20T15:32:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:32:00.000-05:00Three cheers to Jon Hamm and Mad Men.Three cheers to Jon Hamm and Mad Men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29673504140079558622007-12-20T15:31:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:31:00.000-05:00I'll keep saying it... James Spader brings his A g...I'll keep saying it... James Spader brings his A game every single week. It's not his fault no one watches Boston Legal to know it.Little Miss Smoke and Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929842073300471147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63498610443595195612007-12-20T14:27:00.000-05:002007-12-20T14:27:00.000-05:00James Spader must have a LOT of friends at these t...James Spader must have a LOT of friends at these things, because seriously? Enough is enough. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, no one in Hollywood even watches Friday Night Lights, or they're all deaf and blind. Connie Britton? Kyle Chandler? The most awesome ensemble on TV? And nothing. Honestly.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161082806888156504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50343822631989046392007-12-20T14:19:00.000-05:002007-12-20T14:19:00.000-05:00Could you be thinking of Gilbert Gottfried? He di...Could you be thinking of Gilbert Gottfried? He did an HBO One Night Stand years ago where, among other things, he did his version of the Honeymooners with James Mason as Ralph Kramden. He does one of the best Mason impressions I've ever heard, oddly enough.<BR/><BR/>I know I've heard that Stooges routine, too. I wouldn't be surprised if it was from the same show.<BR/><BR/>The main joke with Izzard is that he does two impressions so everyone is either James Mason or Sean Connery. (Suddenly, I want to listen to his "Glorious" cd again...)David J. Loehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730376433424754068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68452241220570343642007-12-20T13:37:00.000-05:002007-12-20T13:37:00.000-05:00I'll second the Eddie Izzard impression. I know y...I'll second the Eddie Izzard impression. I know you borrowed and watched Dressed to Kill where he uses it, but the 3 Stooges part doesn't ring a bell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27675307013456337222007-12-20T13:35:00.000-05:002007-12-20T13:35:00.000-05:00Even though I know TV is your bag, I was thrilled ...Even though I know TV is your bag, I was thrilled to see Into the Wild with four noms, because Emile Hirsch was brilliant and it got shut out of the Golden Globes.<BR/><BR/>Also, much as I adore Tina Fey, I was really pleased to see Vanessa Williams get nominated for Ugly Betty, because she is wonderful as Wilhelmina Slater. ("I'm Wilhelmina Slater and I don't get wet! You're wearing plastic!")Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15433685942766758829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-16015447442084966912007-12-20T13:21:00.000-05:002007-12-20T13:21:00.000-05:00I don't know what comic does James Mason as the Th...I don't know what comic does James Mason as the Three Stooges, but I do know that Eddie Izzard maintains that God has the voice of James Mason, and he does a pretty respectable imitation of him.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.com