tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post4538408797576869401..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Benny and the BoyYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-88119107012112217492018-01-09T15:28:15.732-08:002018-01-09T15:28:15.732-08:00My first experience with Jack Benny was " The...My first experience with Jack Benny was " The Jack Benny Program ", followed by appearances on Carson and various television specials, his radio shows, then finally his movies " George Washington Slept Here " and " The Horn Blows at Midnight ". I've always really appreciated Jack's radio shows. We constantly hear of great ensemble casts..well, Benny's gang was the best.Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-9729665556689198742018-01-07T09:18:48.485-08:002018-01-07T09:18:48.485-08:00Unlike Crosby, I like the single-camera shows that...Unlike Crosby, I like the single-camera shows that feature the regular cast and are filled with enough gags so you don't have any 'quiet time' (The 'Railroad Station Show' being my personal favorite here). But there were definitely some single camera shows that drag, because not enough is happening, but the scene is played to wait for home viewers' laughs, so the timing is off. Jack's filmed shows starting in late 1959 that were shot three-camera at the Desilu Playhouse before a live audience provide more energy though the chore of doing a weekly TV show did start to take it's toll on the vibrancy even performed before real people by the final couple of years. J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.com