Kinescope is pointing a film camera at an output CRT as a cheap way of preserving a live video feed. I think I Love Lucy was shot and edited on film. Many multi-camera sitcoms were, up through the early 2000s when hidef video took hold. The ones that were have been better preserved and look a lot better for rebroadcast today.alietr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:42 amWasn't everything on kinescope back then?trainman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:24 am I checked out of "Being the Ricardos" early in the movie when a CBS executive character says something to the effect of, "You'll know everything's okay if you tape a show Friday night." They had a consultant listed in the credits, but either they didn't catch that, or Sorkin ignored them.
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According to the recent TCM podcast on Lucy, "I Love Lucy" was the first sitcom shot on film.alietr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:42 amWasn't everything on kinescope back then?trainman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:24 am I checked out of "Being the Ricardos" early in the movie when a CBS executive character says something to the effect of, "You'll know everything's okay if you tape a show Friday night." They had a consultant listed in the credits, but either they didn't catch that, or Sorkin ignored them.
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To be clear, kinescopes weren't used to originate shows -- the shows would either be filmed, or they'd air live (and possibly be kinescoped for the West Coast and/or for reruns).
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I'm convinced it was real, but if had been staged then it could have led up to something in Wrestlemania.davey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:47 pmIf fake then what in the world was the point?MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:47 pm Chris Rock vs. Will Smith = poor joke vs. battery on Oscars
If real then amazing moment for the books; if fake then well acted
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Will Smith is signaling that he wants to be offered roles as a villain, he's done everything else, and Chris Rock is trying to stay relevant.davey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:47 pmIf fake then what in the world was the point?MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:47 pm Chris Rock vs. Will Smith = poor joke vs. battery on Oscars
If real then amazing moment for the books; if fake then well acted
Some convenient gossip-worthy drama at this type of event happens so often that it should be expected.
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Watching this footage, Jada seems far less amused than Will. It would be interesting to see what happens off-camera between 0:44 and 0:51 (btw, what does Rock say at 0:47? "It's....?").MattKnowles wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:01 amWill Smith is signaling that he wants to be offered roles as a villain, he's done everything else, and Chris Rock is trying to stay relevant.davey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:47 pmIf fake then what in the world was the point?MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:47 pm Chris Rock vs. Will Smith = poor joke vs. battery on Oscars
If real then amazing moment for the books; if fake then well acted
Some convenient gossip-worthy drama at this type of event happens so often that it should be expected.
Anyway, I don't believe it was staged.
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I don't know if you're serious, but Will Smith is probably the most powerful actor in America right now, he can do whatever roles he wants.MattKnowles wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:01 amWill Smith is signaling that he wants to be offered roles as a villain, he's done everything else, and Chris Rock is trying to stay relevant.davey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:47 pmIf fake then what in the world was the point?MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:47 pm Chris Rock vs. Will Smith = poor joke vs. battery on Oscars
If real then amazing moment for the books; if fake then well acted
Some convenient gossip-worthy drama at this type of event happens so often that it should be expected.
I assumed it was a bit up to and including the slap, but It was obvious it was real when Rock stopped joking, and when their subsequent dialog was censored...
I noticed that Smith laughed at the joke, but Jada Pinkett Smith must have swiftly communicated her offense. Maybe Rock didn't know she has allopecia; disease tends to put the joke out of bounds.
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Here's a peek during the break. Man, when Macbeth and Madea have to talk you down, you went over the top!Lefty wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:19 amWatching this footage, Jada seems far less amused than Will. It would be interesting to see what happens off-camera between 0:44 and 0:51 (btw, what does Rock say at 0:47? "It's....?").MattKnowles wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 12:01 amWill Smith is signaling that he wants to be offered roles as a villain, he's done everything else, and Chris Rock is trying to stay relevant.davey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:47 pmIf fake then what in the world was the point?MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:47 pm Chris Rock vs. Will Smith = poor joke vs. battery on Oscars
If real then amazing moment for the books; if fake then well acted
Some convenient gossip-worthy drama at this type of event happens so often that it should be expected.
Anyway, I don't believe it was staged.
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VIA JAPANESE TELEVISION: The uncensored exchange between Will Smith and Chris Rock
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 28, 2022
“Oh, wow!” Rock said as Smith walked back to his seat. “Wow. Will Smith just smacked the s--- out of me.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth,” Smith yelled after he sat back down.
“Wow, dude,” Rock said. “It was a ‘G.I. Jane’ joke.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth!” Smith shouted louder.
“I’m going to. Okay?” Rock said, shaking his head. “Okay.”
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 28, 2022
“Oh, wow!” Rock said as Smith walked back to his seat. “Wow. Will Smith just smacked the s--- out of me.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth,” Smith yelled after he sat back down.
“Wow, dude,” Rock said. “It was a ‘G.I. Jane’ joke.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth!” Smith shouted louder.
“I’m going to. Okay?” Rock said, shaking his head. “Okay.”
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It seemed to me, from the lyric reworking of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to be more about the Oscars show, and the overly harsh lighting on Beyoncé's performance, that the former was intended to be the lead-off number, and "Be Alive" was intended to be performed later in the show during sunset's "Golden Hour". I imagine they got switched up when Lin-Manuel canceled and the balance of star power shifted decisively.
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Knowing how the show tends to love oldest/youngest trivia, it seems worth mentioning that Billie Eilish became the first person born in the 21st century to win an Oscar.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bil ... 20987.html
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Interesting experiment to happen in the world of sports:
Minor League Baseball to move second base closer to home plate in 2022 as part of rules experiment
The article is worth a read, particularly from a math perspective.
Minor League Baseball to move second base closer to home plate in 2022 as part of rules experiment
The article is worth a read, particularly from a math perspective.
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Wrong link...cinemaniax7 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:24 pm Interesting experiment to happen in the world of sports:
Minor League Baseball to move second base closer to home plate in 2022 as part of rules experiment
The article is worth a read, particularly from a math perspective.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mino ... er-report/
But that barely touches the weirdness of the base measurement rules unlike possibly the Atlantic piece (paywalled) or this one at Defector
https://defector.com/wait-second-base-h ... hole-time/
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You know what they found on his face afterwards?alietr wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:18 am VIA JAPANESE TELEVISION: The uncensored exchange between Will Smith and Chris Rock
“Oh, wow!” Rock said as Smith walked back to his seat. “Wow. Will Smith just smacked the s--- out of me.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth,” Smith yelled after he sat back down.
“Wow, dude,” Rock said. “It was a ‘G.I. Jane’ joke.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth!” Smith shouted louder.
“I’m going to. Okay?” Rock said, shaking his head. “Okay.”
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Bruce Willis is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.
Bruce Willis’ Career in Photos, From ‘Moonlighting’ to ‘Glass’
This announcement hit me harder than most due to the fact that my wife, Dena, was recently diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma — terminal brain cancer — which was found only because of sudden-onset aphasia in January.
Bruce Willis’ Career in Photos, From ‘Moonlighting’ to ‘Glass’
This announcement hit me harder than most due to the fact that my wife, Dena, was recently diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma — terminal brain cancer — which was found only because of sudden-onset aphasia in January.
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Very sorry to hear about your wife.cinemaniax7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:41 pm Bruce Willis is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.
Bruce Willis’ Career in Photos, From ‘Moonlighting’ to ‘Glass’
This announcement hit me harder than most due to the fact that my wife, Dena, was recently diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma — terminal brain cancer — which was found only because of sudden-onset aphasia in January.
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So sorry to hear that about your wife. My most sincere sympathies.cinemaniax7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:41 pm Bruce Willis is retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.
Bruce Willis’ Career in Photos, From ‘Moonlighting’ to ‘Glass’
This announcement hit me harder than most due to the fact that my wife, Dena, was recently diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma — terminal brain cancer — which was found only because of sudden-onset aphasia in January.
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OMG. So sorry, cinemaniax7.
The redlettermedia guys on YouTube have been speculating for some time that Bruce Willis's cognitive health has been deteriorating which has led to him making a large number of super-low-budget "redbox" movies in a last-ditch effort to capitalize on his fame before retiring.
The redlettermedia guys on YouTube have been speculating for some time that Bruce Willis's cognitive health has been deteriorating which has led to him making a large number of super-low-budget "redbox" movies in a last-ditch effort to capitalize on his fame before retiring.