On Nov 9, 2:30 pm, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > While known for writing and directing feature films (notably with > Elvis Presley), and winning Emmys for co-writing Oscarcasts, he'll > forever be remembered for creating "Julia," the groundbreaking sitcom > starring Diahann Carroll as a non-domestic professional woman, in the > late '60s. Sunday in Encino, CA; 92. > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hal-kanter-dies-julia-diahann-c...
Another noteworthy thing about "Julia": It was a one-camera sitcom without a laugh track at a time when canned laughter was on every network sitcom. Mr. Kanter hated the practice and was able to convince the NBC brass (perhaps with Ms. Carroll's help) to not put it on. However, when 20th put "Julia" back into syndication in the 80s, they had Carroll Pratt slap a laugh track on the series. Granted, being a Platt laugh track it wasn't as annoying as the Charley Douglass laugh tracks that was all you heard back in 1968, but this was still not Kanter's intention. If and when 20th puts "Julia" on DVD, it would be nice if the laugh track was taken off in respect to Mr. Kanter. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
