267 stories by "Ken Levine"
I'm giving you fair warning: This one is a turkey. It premieres Monday night. You gotta see it to believe it. THE PLAYBOY CLUB.From the first second you know you're in trouble …
I re-post this every year on this date.9/11 affected us all, profoundly and in many cases personally. Two of my dear friends were on flight 11. David and Lynn Angell. There hasn't been a day…
Here's my most recent travelogue. For many more of these please check out my book, WHERE THE HELL AM I? TRIPS I HAVE SURVIVED. E-book version is only $2.99. That's less than a penny a lau…
Compliments of the always brilliant, Axis of Awesome.And I posted this early last year, but in case you missed it -- here's their greatest hit (which is every other hit in rock n' roll).
I am not what you'd call "handy". When I was in the 5th grade I took part in a citywide model boat competition. For weeks I built my wooden sailboat " sawing and sanding and hammering and …
From time to time, folks in show business try to use contacts to get house seats for various plays and musicals. Some participants of a production " like playwright, director, actors " are…
I wrote a piece on Thursday about what it's like to write a boxoffice flop. My point was to move on and work on something else. A few years ago I wrote a piece more specifi…
It's why we look forward to the weekend " Friday Questions! What's yours?Becky Asks:What was Alan Alda like in person? Hawkeye Pierce was my first character crush as a 10-year-old gi…
As mentioned in this space before, writers need to remember that actors perform their material. And there are certain things actors hate. As a public service, when writing your script, he…
I'm always amazed when I mention someone in my blog and that person responds. Jessica Harper filed a comment regarding my recent post about meeting her in a bank. Here's what she…
Well, actually, someone did. Brian Hennessy. He submitted a Friday question that warrants an entire post. (Note: Whenever I can't think of an appropriate picture I always post Natalie Woo…
More Friday questions for your mid-summer pleasure. What's yours???Wendy M. Grossman gets us started with an Emmy question: I note that one of my favorite shows, The Good Wife, has multiple…
The Emmy nominations were announced today. I slept through them. I hope I don't do that through the ceremony too. The first thing I did was scan down to make sure Margo Martindale was no…
I hate to be out of touch! I always feel so inadequate when there's a national phenomenon and I'm out of the loop. As a blogger of popular culture (not that anybody is paying me… or eve…
Thank God I'm getting out of town. My son Matt is getting married on Sunday in the Bay Area so I'm outta here. But he could not have picked a more perfect weekend (or girl for that mat…
Mary McNamara wrote a great article yesterday in the LA Times on SPOILER ALERTS. In this age of Twitter and instant communication it's more difficult to keep endings secret. As a blogger I …
In a hotel room not long ago I found myself channel surfing. First I checked the pay channels. None of the recently released Hollywood features were any good. God, Adam Sandler and Jenn…
I was doing ALMOST PERFECT, the CBS mid 90's sitcom that starred Nancy Travis. In the show, Nancy's character had a cat, "Charlie". We used him in about five episodes. Then I get a call from…
Talkin' 'bout Adele. Currently the number one singer in the country, with the biggest album of the year so far. And she didn't have to wear a green merkin or fly in on wires or appear in …
Taking time out today from preparing for tonight's Mariners-Angel game (to be broadcast on 710 ESPN Seattle, and MLB.COM) and celebrating my wedding anniversary (love you, Deb) to answer you…
Hello from Anaheim where I'll be calling this weekend's grudge match between the host Angels and the Mariners for 710 ESPN Seattle, the Mariners' Radio Network, and MLB.COM. Rece…
Opportunities don't come along very often. You've gotta take advantage. When David and I were starting out, our first sale was to THE JEFFERSONS. The story editors had liked our spec MARY…
Here are some holiday leftovers...Hope you had a great 4th of July. I did. Went down to Redondo Beach at Great Big Radio Guy's place to watch the fireworks. And unlike a couple of years a…
I hope you enjoy fireworks tonight without blowing your hand off. I never quite got the attraction of holding lit sticks with small explosives made in unknown countries by craftsmen who earn…
A lot of folks are on the road this holiday weekend, giving their GPS systems a real workout. My GPS guide is so nice. She's incredibly patient with me. Whenever I disobey her instruct…
