DC's NYRE was on in the background where I was. Seacrest was Seacrest, with as little as that implies. But to me the worst element of the show was Jenny McCarthy, who should not be allowed to speak... ever. That said as the countdown began, without me prompting them, a group of people at the party -- a group who did not know me nor my history with Clark, began mumbling/slurring the countdown the way Clark did those painful last few years. It was tasteless and inappropriate, and funny. In the end, for a generation, that will be Clark's legacy, and he chose to allow that.
On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 11:50:58 AM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: >> >> Was the planned DC retrospective as turrible as Kent Kotal from >> Chicago<http://forgottenhits60s.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-years-rockin-eve-dick-clark-tribute.html>said >> it was? -- BOB >> > > Pretty much. I was in and out of it, but it seemed like Jenny McCarthy got > a lot more screen time than Dick did. I did like the non-music clip reels - > for instance, there was footage of him in the movie "Because They're Young" > (and his screen test), as well as a great blooper of his wig sliding off > during a "Sonny and Cher" skit. And there was a 1978 clip of Milton Berle > giving Dick a pie in the face (I'm guessing that was from "Dick Clark's > Live Wednesday"). But if you're going to pay tribute to Dick Clark and/or > the artists he introduced, then you've gotta show them. Everything is so > fast-paced today that the clips (even the movie clips I mentioned) were > rarely longer than 15 seconds. > > I turned back on just as it was turning midnight. One thing I immediately > noticed: when Dick did the show, he would provide an ad lib stream of > commentary right after the ball dropped. Seacrest just shut up and hugged > the musical guests, while the camera continued to pan Times Square. I > preferred it the old way - Seacrest's way gave the impression that nothing > was going on, and if nothing is going on, why watch in the first place? I > flipped over to a Charlie Rose special with Oskar Eustis talking about > Shakespeare. > > -Tim > > -- > 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 > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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
