I go back with Siskel and Ebert to Sneak Previews in the 1970s on PBS. I think they could be relevant today just because they did have that good chemistry. By the way, they were much more abrasive in the earlier years of Sneak Previews. They sometimes argued about a film, went on to the next film, quickly dispensed with it and argued about the earlier film again. Ebert was a good predictor of what films I liked. The only other critic like that was Glenn Lovell of the San Jose Mercury News.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 5:46 PM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > I can't imagine anyone having chemistry with Lemire, but that's neither > here nor there. Given Elvis's employment track record, I'd imagine he can't > be easy to work with. It's a shame; he's one of my favorites (I > particularly liked his TCM series), but lasts only a short time anywhere. > > --Dave Sikula > > > On Thursday, July 24, 2014 3:10:54 PM UTC-7, Chris Neuman wrote: > >> Dave said: >> >> When he did have the chance to pick bold critics (Wesley Morris and Elvis >> Mitchell come immediately to mind), Roger passed. >> >> Now me: >> >> I story I heard was that Ebert did choose Elvis Mitchell but that a >> screen test of him with Kristy Lemire showed little or no chemistry. >> >> I like Elvis Mitchell - The Treatment is in frequent rotation on my >> commute - but bold people can make for less than salubrious employees. >> Frankly, when I heard Mitchell had been dropped I wasn't altogether >> surprised. >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> >>> --Dave Sikula >>> >>> On Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:02:05 PM UTC-7, Tom Wolper wrote: >>> >>>> Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, the last co-host of Roger Ebert's show, >>>> describes how the format became no longer sustainable. >>>> >>>> http://www.avclub.com/article/i-killed-movies-206668 >>>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> 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 >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
