The original show was a showcase for Jackie Gleason's talents. Plus some help from Art Carney. Who could be showcased like that today? A younger Jim Carrey. Bernie Mac, but he's dead. There's probably a dozen Broadway stars but they have no name recognition.
Not sent from an iPhone. On Dec 16, 2016, 12:22 PM, at 12:22 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >the list of writers (and their other failed show credits) is what made >me >laugh. > >I'm sure the honeymooners was funny back in the original day. But >comedy >has evolved. I barely thought the black and white ones were funny >when I >watched them on WGRZ or WIVB Buffalo during Saturday afternoon or >sunday >morning filler time periods. > >I wonder how they will deal with the domestic-abuse-catchphrase of "to >the >moon, Alice! to the moon!" > > >On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Meego was a bad idea. According To Jim was a bad idea. Casting Rosie >> O'Donnell as Betty Rubble in a live action Flintstones movie was a >bad idea. >> >> This idea exceeds badness. At this point I can only conclude >Hollywood is >> actively trying to usher in the Rapture. >> >> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 10:37 AM M-D November <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Someday, somehow, Hollywood will get the message that this is a bad >>> idea. That day, apparently, is not today. >>> >>> On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 12:56:03 AM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) >wrote: >>> >>> http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/cbs-planning-to- >>> reboot-the-honeymooners-w456074 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> 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. -- -- 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.
