n Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Feb 16, 2015, at 9:44 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I thought what captured this best was that during the death reel, some > of the biggest reactions were for crew members who I had never heard of - > because it was a line producer or a writer or a costume person who meant > something to the people who worked on the show over the years. > > And by far the biggest in-studio laugh was Mike Myers imitating Lorne > Michaels during the "Wayne's World" sketch: "That got a laugh, but I'm not > sure it was the right kind of laugh." > > Incidentally, I was a little disappointed that the "in memoriam" reel > appearance was the only tribute Don Pardo has had on the show, considering > how long he was a part of it (his death hasn't been acknowledged on the > regular shows this season) -- seems like they could have carved out a > little bit of time for some former cast member to talk about how great it > was to hear him say your name, et cetera. Excellent point Jim - about both the season and the special. It seems like there is something going on here - either Michaels doesn't want Pardo to be seen as bigger than the show, or maybe Pardo insisted that they not focus on him in death, as his career was about staying in the background. Or maybe (and this is what I prefer to believe for now) - they are planning some kind of special remembrance of him later in the season, and don't want to step on it. -- -- 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.
