KevinC starts us off:
We've been binge-watching Cheers and noticed in Season 9 there was a cold open where Rebecca and Woody had on the same outfit as in the episode before. How often were the cold opens moved around (timing issues, etc.) or did they just shoot the one for the next episode and didn't think of wardrobe?
We moved the teasers around a lot. It depended on the time. We would often swap teasers. The only good thing about the teasers (I hated them) was that they were independent of the story. So if we needed one that was 2:05 and the one we shot that week was 4:00 we easily could trade.
Mel Agar queries:
Are two-part episodes planned to be two-parters or do they grow organically out of a story that's just too big to be contained in 22-ish minutes?
Usually they grow from single episodes. And most of the times they are really 1 ½ parters. Too much story for one episode; not enough for two. Often there is a little padding that goes into two-parters.
But I used to love it when David Isaacs and I wrote a script and it was just too full so they made it a two-parter. BAM! We got paid twice.
My favorite two-parters that we did (not that anybody asked) were “Finally Parts 1 & 2” for CHEERS and “Adventures in Paradise Parts 1 & 2 for FRASIER.
From Dr Loser:
What show (or film, or other engagement) was the best you can remember for catered food?
That’s an easy one. EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. Amazing food. A Vegas buffet.
JUST SHOOT ME was pretty awesome too. When they have an omelet station, you know you’re in for some good eats.
The Mess Tent food on MASH that everyone in the 4077 bitched about -- was actually excellent.
And Peter Aparicio rounds it out.
Can you identify any actors/actresses who began to act more like their character in their personal life (especially those who played the same character for many years)?
I would have to say Hawkeye became more like Alan Alda and Hot Lips became more like Loretta Swit on MASH. Watch a season one episode and a season ten episode and you’ll see quite a transformation.
What’s your Friday Question? Just leave it in the comments section. Thanks much!
from By Ken Levine
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