Submitted by latchkey_adult t3_z81ore in todayilearned
Too bad Big Bang Theory is fucking terrible
"Get me! I'm giving out wings!"
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At least he died before the show was created, what an embarrassment having your two names associated with that show would be.
That was in the dark, unhappy timeline.
Lol that's some grade A maga horseshit 🤣
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No, no one says you must drive after drinking. Everyone knows not to do it. Grow up.
We serve hard drinks here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around giving the place atmosphere
Jewish guy playing an Italian, I'm highly offended! Might just cry: https://allthatsinteresting.com/iron-eyes-cody
and Hee-Haw?
That's why no one ever drives drunk right?
How is he playing an Italian? That's his real, heavy duty New York accent.
His character was Martini. I'm joking, btw.
I think martini was the owner. I thought your joke was stupid.
I think he was one of the few characters that was actually doing better in the world where Jimmy Stewart hadn't been born.
I can't control what anyone does. Like why you feel the need to argue, for instance.
What is your opinion on gun laws?
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Start a new post, I'll be happy to have that discussion.
Him and Mr. Potter, of course
Two characters on a terrible TV show were named after him? What an honor....
It's hilarious that an Italian guy played an Indian upset about pollution and everyone bought it. It's beyond funny.
The main character had severe ptsd from ww2 and apparently influenced his character acting very heavily. A lot of the scenes the emotion is very real
Maybe financially, but he was a more callous person and his bar was more seedy gin joint than neighborhood pub.
I wonder if his influence helped Ron Howard (Opie/ Richard Cunningham) follow in his footsteps some.
I know Rons dad was very kind to him when it came to Hollywood and even Andy who could be mean still supported his work.
The one we still live in no doubt.
Bro. Sesame Street is not a terrible TV show..
Oh, you meant Big Bang Theory? My apologies.
Are you talking about Jimmy Stewart?
Yup, it was his first film after the war
Selling alcohol is easier when people are miserable
Love Sheldon Leonard. One of the great hollywood heavies.
It was an anti-littering PSA, not a documentary, and played by a guy that was familiar to audiences at the time. Btw, Smokey the bear was also a fraud.
One of the funniest moments in that movie is when Clarence has to decide what drink to order and Nick watches
Pleasure...
Hey look, I'm giving angels their wings.
OUT YOU TWO PIXIES GO, THROUGH THE DOOR OR OUT THE WINDA
*Trew da doar
One of the more important performances in the film.
Nick is the first character who we see a personality change in the alternate dimension. Plus Nick, (unlike most of the townsfolk) is only in one scene before the dimensional shift, so the actor has one scene to establish his character and become likable, so that when the dimensional shift happens we notice the change and are revulsed by it.
Really a good performance.
One of the more important performances in the film.
Nick is the first character who we see a personality change in the alternate dimension. Plus Nick, (unlike most of the townsfolk) is only in one scene before the dimensional shift, so the actor has one scene to establish his character and become likable, so that when the dimensional shift happens we notice the change and are revulsed by it.
Really a good performance.
Financially speaking in a world of depression and depravity a bar tender would be doing better than in one of wholesomeness and quiet.
Though notice while Nick is better off financially he is absolutely not happier in the alternate dimension.
Financially speaking in a world of depression and depravity a bar tender would be doing better than in one of wholesomeness and quiet.
Though notice while Nick is better off financially he is absolutely not happier in the alternate dimension.
What’s the actual job of a producer, that’s different from a writer or director?
Proud owner of a thriving bar, versus stuck working for some garlic-eater who gives away half the bar at the drop of a hat and can't stop refusing customers. What's more, he knew it from a vision he had as a a child. That's why he cut a hole in the icy pond and switched Mr. Gower's pills. Anything to screw up the timeline. He was also tapping Violet Bick.
He hires those other people. It's basically "CEO of the movie". They get funding and decide to start the process of making a film.
Andy could be mean??? Heresy
So then what's an executive producer?
Jesus Christ. What a terrible way to pay tribute. I'm sure he'd rather be forgotten than mentioned in the same breath as bbt
Andy Griffith could be extremely mean, its why he wore a cast in the first season cause he broke his hand hitting a wall. Some things I agree with him on, like not letting Mt. Airy claim to be the real Mayberry. Other parts like talking down to returning Vets, I cant follow.
Generally figure heads or people loosely involved
Was there another producer named Raj Howard?
His wife left him and took the kids, IIRC
I think that was Ernie the Cabbie.
The Money
Never heard that last one.
It's pretty successful, despite the suckage.
Ah yeah, you're right
I've always wondered about B & E.
...You understand why bars don't want to serve people if they're intoxicated in 2022 versus the 30's, right? Liability? Drunk people driving?
Um, Ron Howard.
Tru da door or out da window
What a horrible tribute, big bang theory is absolute garbage
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The famous scene where he is essentially having a nervous breakdown was not acting. Some of his angry outbursts were also a lot more intense than anticipated (when he yells at the kids, for example). Watch the other actors’ faces in some of those scenes and you can tell they're picking up on it.
Tangential bit of trivia; the actor who played Mr. Gower was really drunk and hit young George so hard he really made his ear bleed.
Alas, this website refutes what I, too, always thought about the origin of Bert and Ernie https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Are_Bert_and_Ernie_named_after_characters_from_It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life%3F
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See now THIS is a quality TIL.
There are at least 3 levels of TIL here in this one post.
Can't wait to watch IAWL soon so I can see that guy tending bar around Christmas time, knowing he's the guy that produced the Dick Van Dyke show.
Or as Mary Tyler Moore called it, the Penis Van Lesbian show.
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Ron Howard released a book co-authored with his brother last year (“The Boys”) which is a really good book but I don’t remember if he mentioned Sheldon in that regard.
Imagine being one of the most successful TV producers in history but then have your tribute be in the big bang theory
Source?
Thank you
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You would never guess from its reputation as a feel good Christmas movie that it has one of the most uncomfortable to watch breakdowns I've ever seen on film: as someone who deals with anxiety I've had that panic attack.
They kill the producer if they are under performing
Ah, I’ve always questioned that retort. I think technically, if they did it without permission AND admitted it was a direct inspiration, the producers of It’s a Wonderful Life could sue Sesame Street for it. By publicly saying “no, there’s no inspiration there, just a funny coincidence”, they covered their butts from legal liability. The idea that there’s two independent set of characters in broad American media named Bert and Ernie that interact with each other when those nicknames are pretty uncommon seems highly unlikely to me.
For those that don't get that last bit, check out this clip of Mary Tyler Moore on Letterman back in the day. I remember watching this when it was first broadcast, and this joke came out of left field and floored me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tucyc5U8cjE&t=471s
Love Sheldon Leonard as the racetrack tout on the Jack Benny program. I didn't start listening to Benny until I was like 30 or so, and when Leonard showed up, I realised he was the inspiration for one of my favourite characters on Sesame Street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c8iU8pHZrQ
Potterville slaps and looks like a great place to visit for a good time
I walk to my local pub...So do most of its patrons.
Simple. Has the second amendment been repealed? No? Then there is nothing to say. Your opinion on it doesnt matter.
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So "It's a Wonderful Life" gave us Sheldon & Leonard and Bert & Ernie