tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post4998950244387963714..comments2024-03-10T15:53:17.482-07:00Comments on Barney Rosenzweig's Blog: BIG WEEK ON AMERICAN TVUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-83997549624004831942015-09-26T18:27:19.134-07:002015-09-26T18:27:19.134-07:00Will be sure to forward your lovely post to Sharon...Will be sure to forward your lovely post to Sharon Gless. Please be patient for her reply.<br />Thank you.<br />The Web Squad<br />Barney Rosenzweighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729152915046203076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-76634158543206385722015-09-25T10:38:13.618-07:002015-09-25T10:38:13.618-07:00Barney, thank you so much for your kind reply. I r...Barney, thank you so much for your kind reply. I read your book and it was wonderful. I appreciated your honesty in talking about your leading ladies. <br /><br />I spent 12 years working at the White House and I dealt with numerous television and film actors. I was always interested in their preparation, motivation etc. The truth is most were shallow and uninspiring. Since Turn, Turn, Turn was so impactful to my life, I really would like to know how Ms. Gless was able to dig down deep and display these emotions. I remember asking my then fiancé how she knew what that kind of sudden loss felt like? How did she know that anger would trump sadness? I am dying to know how she gave that performance. Also tell her that all the talent that visited the White House while I was there couldn't hold a candle to her.<br /><br />PattyPatty casalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-85305226384195876022015-09-24T07:02:17.201-07:002015-09-24T07:02:17.201-07:00Patty: We used to get quite a few letter like your...Patty: We used to get quite a few letter like yours back (as they say) "in the day." Not so much anymore, so thank you for remembering us and for your very touching letter. I am none too sure how good a job HULU is doing showing our stuff, so just in case you are interested in an alternative (and, I have to believe, BETTER) way of viewing the old shows... check out getting the entire show (all 125 episodes and five movies) plus other features by buying the complete set on DVD. The site should show you how to do that in the most economic way or, simply contact Amazon for a prompt delivery of all the work. Last pitch... because there is nothing more I like that a true fan who has been impacted in a very real way by the show... read my book. I think you will thank me once you have. It is a good read and might be especially meaningful to you as both your Dad and I had crushes on Sharon at just about the same time. Barney RosenzweigBarney Rosenzweighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729152915046203076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-73940241922234332912015-09-04T13:25:28.304-07:002015-09-04T13:25:28.304-07:00Barney, I hope you and Sharon are doing well. I wa...Barney, I hope you and Sharon are doing well. I was in my mid 20s when Cagney and Lacey aired, I was an independent woman with an exciting job and just fell in love with Sharon and Tyne. The show was also a favorite for my Dad and we watched together when I was home visiting. My 55 year old Dad had such a crush on Sharon, he would never fail to comment on her beauty. The fact is that I also had a little crush on her. My dad died suddenly and a few months later the episode Turn, turn turn aired. I can't remember ever crying so hard. Sharon's performance was unbelievable, Her anger, her sadness was overwhelming for me. I have never seen such a powerful performance that touched me to the core. Her complete surrender to her partner, the most important person in her life, was stunning. These two actors had such magic together. I am re watching the shows on Hulu and those old feelings are coming back. I am married with grown children now, not the youngster I was so I watch with wiser eyes. I believe that Tyne and Sharon portrayed the most profound love story ever shown on TV or film. All,of you should be so proud of creating a masterpiece that held up, that is still relevant and shows what acting is all about. Thank you.<br />Patty casalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-6507209482807928452015-08-15T03:19:01.523-07:002015-08-15T03:19:01.523-07:00I am going to continue the "debate" not ...I am going to continue the "debate" not because I think politics is the province of this site, but because stuff about Trump really does fall under the general heading of my blog's title about it being a big week on American TV. In my view, Trump is not a candidate as we have come to understand that term over a lifetime of following this sort of thing... but rather he is a complete creature of the medium of television and we all need (mostly the TV news stations need) to take a deep breath and realize that with a 20% approval rating by the Republican Voters that translates to about 8% of the voting age population of the United States of America... or, to be even more succinct,... fewer Americans than the number who believe in the tooth fairy.Barney Rosenzweighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729152915046203076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-33805220505234227142015-08-12T16:00:19.279-07:002015-08-12T16:00:19.279-07:00I am not sure that Trump was referring to her time...I am not sure that Trump was referring to her time of the month--however, mentioning Rosie was totally inappropriate during a Presidential Debate! The fact that he is even taken seriously by voters is of more concern. It's one thing to be disgusted with the lack of integrity and smarts in the nation's capital but another to be enthused about a blow hard who has no experience and who has no filter when he speaks. We have enough problems with many other heads of state to have a president who speaks off the top of his head and shoots from the hip. If people want to shake up the federal government, which needs to be shaken up--they need to change more than the president. But a Trump ticket from the Republicans won't surprise me as this is the party that might do anything to get in the White House! Let's not forget who they ran with John McCain!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299177893242398426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-10444709994253653212015-08-11T18:24:20.260-07:002015-08-11T18:24:20.260-07:00Well said Barney! He can try to back track...BUT....Well said Barney! He can try to back track...BUT...the implication was clearly there.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00416708652553357242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-85996538628746800352015-08-11T18:21:11.614-07:002015-08-11T18:21:11.614-07:00Literal spit-take on "The We Shall Over Comb&...Literal spit-take on "The We Shall Over Comb" comment. I'm glad I spent the money on a keyboard cover. ;)Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025517698875473195.post-36996245739058917402015-08-11T16:42:22.071-07:002015-08-11T16:42:22.071-07:00Hearing of Trump's comment was a bit surreal f...Hearing of Trump's comment was a bit surreal for me as I had, just minutes earlier, passed that moment in your book (which I'm absolutely loving). 100% agree with you on Stewart's departure.Paul K. Bissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337531268923720999noreply@blogger.com