1. Very cool. 2. Wisdom of the Crowd was never going to be confused, in either quality, ratings or longevity, with Burns and Allen
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 9:18 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > TV Tropes has the actual instance: > > In the first episode of the 1953-54 season — in what may have been the > most extreme breaking of the fourth wall in history — Fred Clark (who > played Harry Morton) left the series in part because he had demanded a > higher salary. Literally! He left the series about twenty minutes into the > episode. As Blanche was about to express her displeasure with a gift Harry > had given her by hitting him with a vase, George stopped the action, turned > to the audience and told them that Clark was leaving the series. Clark > exited, replacement actor Harry Keating entered, and the action resumed. > > It was actually the first episode of the fourth season, but not as > described as above--and it is on YouTube: > > https://youtu.be/hSMOEQgmYzc > > The sequence starts at 8:03--here's the tag scene not included in the > current Sony syndication cut: > > Gracie Allen: [a new actor plays the part of Harry Morton] You know, > George, I've been confused all day. > George Burns: I don't believe it. > Gracie Allen: There's something entirely different about Harry Morton this > week. I finally figured out what it is. He never wore brown shoes before. > George Burns: Say goodnight, Gracie. > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > [email protected] > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> There is an old Hollywood tale that I’ve never found video of. There was >> a neighbor on the Burns & Allen Show who made a big stink asking for more >> money, insulting people on the show, etc. One night Burns walked out and >> calmly announced to the live audience that the neighbor had been fired and >> then they just continued with the series. >> >> You’d think if a network wanted a show, they could just drop the >> character or recast it. Heck, how long did The Hogans run without Valerie >> Harper? >> >> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:06 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 1:43 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Not clear to me if this is more because of Piven Perv allegations, or >>>> mediocre ratings. If, as appears, they will air remaining episodes then >>>> suggests to me more of the latter. >>>> >>> >>> Piven is not the only one losing his job as a result of cancellation. So >>> it must be the ratings. There might have been a question of keeping the >>> show on the air and hoping an audience finds it, but keeping it going with >>> Piven causes too much damage and trying to find a replacement that makes >>> the show work is too much of a gamble. >>> >>>> >>>> I am sad to say I have seen a few episodes of this show - no loss. I >>>> have read some of the allegations - asshole. >>>> >>>> I have tried to take a fearless self inventory in light of the breaking >>>> dam of allegations of sexual misbehavior. I know that while I have not >>>> engaged in the explicit behaviors, I have been, in multiple ways,part of a >>>> locker room culture that provides the context for much of these >>>> atrocities. I have resolved to do better. But, I swear to the gods (the old >>>> and the new) that since I left high school I have never seen a male in my >>>> real life touch, much less squeeze or grope, a woman’s breasts without her >>>> clear consent. I totally believe that it happens, but as a cis-straight man >>>> who is very fond of women’s breasts, I do not understand where grown men >>>> get the idea that they can do something like that. >>>> >>> >>> I saw it happen many years ago at a work party in a bar. The offender >>> was high energy and drunk, the victim was not protesting (though she later >>> got him fired for it), and even though I felt uncomfortable with the >>> situation I sensed that I would be in a bar fight if I stepped in to stop >>> it. I figured that I would not only have to sustain whatever physical >>> damage was caused in the fight but I would also lose my job. >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> TV or Not TV .... 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