I've always suspected that the real secret to the popularity of Fonzie was that he was, by conventional standards, miscast. If he had actually been played by a "sexy bad boy" type, he would just be a cliche- and more of a straight man. But because Winkler was a short, average looking guy who played it light, he became…

Yeah, Marshall got around the "no leather" edict by suggesting that he be allowed to wear the jacket when around the cycle for "safety" reasons… then kept him near the cycle for every single scene until it was just accepted as "what Fonzie wears".

Yeah, Marshall got around the "no leather" edict by suggesting that he be allowed to wear the jacket when around the cycle for "safety" reasons… then kept him near the cycle for every single scene until it was just accepted as "what Fonzie wears".

If you've never really LISTENED to Holocaust deniers, here's the short version:
  A.Hitler didn't kill the Jews;
B.It's all just an Evil Jewish Conspiracy to make him look bad;
 C.Boy, Hitler should have killed them when he had the chance.

If you've never really LISTENED to Holocaust deniers, here's the short version:
  A.Hitler didn't kill the Jews;
B.It's all just an Evil Jewish Conspiracy to make him look bad;
 C.Boy, Hitler should have killed them when he had the chance.

Chancellor Puddinghead is right about how film overly simplifies King; the novel MISERY is both a thriller AND an intensely personal mediation on writing as a creative act- and the film is just a thriller.
  King's often referred to the film version of CARRIE as being an improvement on the book, specifically because he…

Chancellor Puddinghead is right about how film overly simplifies King; the novel MISERY is both a thriller AND an intensely personal mediation on writing as a creative act- and the film is just a thriller.
  King's often referred to the film version of CARRIE as being an improvement on the book, specifically because he…

Yeah, that pretty much proves my point; King on film is pretty niche (partly due to the highly variable quality of the films, I'd guess).
  King's been pretty successful on TV, though (partly DESPITE the highly variable quality of the shows, I'd guess).

Yeah, that pretty much proves my point; King on film is pretty niche (partly due to the highly variable quality of the films, I'd guess).
  King's been pretty successful on TV, though (partly DESPITE the highly variable quality of the shows, I'd guess).

I don't blame studios for passing on this; it's a bad investment. King has NEVER been big box-office (some success with low budget horror, but NEVER a blockbuster); Neither Howard or Crowe have had any hits recently; and, while CONVENTIONAL westerns are making something of a comeback, "weird westerns" are flat out…

I don't blame studios for passing on this; it's a bad investment. King has NEVER been big box-office (some success with low budget horror, but NEVER a blockbuster); Neither Howard or Crowe have had any hits recently; and, while CONVENTIONAL westerns are making something of a comeback, "weird westerns" are flat out…

I remember a Carnak bit riffing on the titles of then-current TV shows:

I remember a Carnak bit riffing on the titles of then-current TV shows:

I watched some episodes a couple of years ago. There were a few surprising effective moments here and there (at one point Lorne Greene talks frankly about how he had to lie to those that had to be left behind), but most of it was typical 70s sci-fi tv cheese with a slightly bigger budget.
 I thought there was a better…

I watched some episodes a couple of years ago. There were a few surprising effective moments here and there (at one point Lorne Greene talks frankly about how he had to lie to those that had to be left behind), but most of it was typical 70s sci-fi tv cheese with a slightly bigger budget.
 I thought there was a better…

Well, it's hard to top that pilot episode (directed by Abel Ferrara!), and there is a certain ragged quality that never really goes away, but that's part of the show's charm.
Most of the first season is pretty solid stuff (any show ripped off by both James Elroy AND Martin Scorcese has got it's act together).
 Second…

Well, it's hard to top that pilot episode (directed by Abel Ferrara!), and there is a certain ragged quality that never really goes away, but that's part of the show's charm.
Most of the first season is pretty solid stuff (any show ripped off by both James Elroy AND Martin Scorcese has got it's act together).
 Second…

In a couple of episodes the timing is not EXACTLY right, and you can tell they're just dropping to there knees as the box falls over them.

In a couple of episodes the timing is not EXACTLY right, and you can tell they're just dropping to there knees as the box falls over them.

John Cleese once said that, until they worked closer together on the films, he only ever heard Gilliam say two things: "yeahireallyloikthat" or "yeahthatreallypizzezmeoff".
  I believe this may be some sort of comic hyperbole on Mr. Cleese's part.