A Post You've Got To See!

A Post You've Got To See!

From: "Tom" <xxxxxx@msn.com> Subject: Re: regarding marek Date: 2000/02/20 Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles >> >> My 2 mistakes in posting this: >> >> 1) Now I'll have to keep reading this thread in >> case of responses. >> >> 2) I posted it to RMB, when if I'd posted it to >> alt.marek, it might have evolved into a >> semi-interesting thread about KAOS, everyone's >> favorite Get Smart episode, why Bernie Kopell >> is an underrated comic actor, how he was toned >> down for The Love Boat, and finally, was Hymie >> a forerunner of the Borg. > > Oh my god, Bernie Kopell was BRILLIANT in that > series, which itself was brilliant for the year > or two Brooks/Henry were writing it. After that > just a stringing together of catch phrases. His > stint on Love Boat was like using plutonium to > boil an egg. Wasted potential. > A phrase that might also apply to everything Don Adams did after Get Smart.

Though this post is hilarious, I must point out a factual error or two, for those who might not be aware:

Mel Brooks and Buck Henry created the show. Brooks only co-wrote two or three episodes, Henry mainly functioned as a story editor. Other writers wrote the bulk of all the GS episodes from 1965-70.

Had Brooks and Henry been the sole writers, "Siegfried" might never have existed, for he was created by writers who had worked with Bernie Kopell on The Steve Allen Show. They had him in mind to play "Siegfried", because they were familiar with his ability to imitate different foreign accents.

Other than that...well, you've gotta love that plutonium reference! ^_^ (Just for the record, this post is archived for all the world to see already, so I'm not violating anyone's privacy by posting it here. I've also deleted e-mail address information to provide a measure of privacy that the archived post does not.)

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