> On Mar 20, 2015, at 11:45 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of the crazy things about the business is that while it is the "talent" > that is revered, they are perhaps the most transitory part of the industry. > The famous faces came and went but the crew who made them famous continued > on. I suppose there is always a bit of resentment when a host like Chuck > Barris gets the curtain calls for work done by an ensemble, but the rest in > the ensemble knows that Barris would one day be a memory... that and the > steady paycheck helps nullify any tension.
Related anecdote from Mark Evanier about being in the studio for a “Gong Show” taping (tied to Gene Patton’s death): http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/03/15/todays-video-link-1914/ <http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/03/15/todays-video-link-1914/> -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- -- 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.
