Comments on: Mike Brady's angry Shakespearean critique of the Brady Bunch scripts http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 03:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Francis Heaney http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98305 Francis Heaney Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98305 Looks like the full memo used to be on that page but isn't anymore. You can find the rest of it <a href="http://jonrowe.blogspot.com/2004/11/my-sense-of-humor-my-best-friend-david.html">here</a>. <a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/KEEP+YOUR+HANDS+TO+YOURSELVES,+KIDS-a083411959">This page</a> has some more priceless Reed anecdotes (about how strawberries don't have a smell, eggs aren't slippery, and pay phones aren't legal to install in private residences) and <a href="http://www.albany.net/~genxtv/chron.html">this site</a> details the multiple times Mike Brady was almost killed so Sherwood Schwartz wouldn't have to deal with Reed. Looks like the full memo used to be on that page but isn’t anymore. You can find the rest of it here. This page has some more priceless Reed anecdotes (about how strawberries don’t have a smell, eggs aren’t slippery, and pay phones aren’t legal to install in private residences) and this site details the multiple times Mike Brady was almost killed so Sherwood Schwartz wouldn’t have to deal with Reed.

]]> By: phlavor http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98573 phlavor Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98573 "...it is Batman in the operating room." WTF does that even mean? I'm going to have to work that into a sentence today. “…it is Batman in the operating room.”

WTF does that even mean? I’m going to have to work that into a sentence today.

]]> By: LSK http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98324 LSK Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98324 In retrospect, The Wind Waker DID manage to evoke an epic atmosphere within its cartoon style, and that does not go against the grain of what Robert Reed says; visual style does not necessarily dictate storytelling style. Miyazaki's films demonstrate this with great potency. In retrospect, The Wind Waker DID manage to evoke an epic atmosphere within its cartoon style, and that does not go against the grain of what Robert Reed says; visual style does not necessarily dictate storytelling style. Miyazaki’s films demonstrate this with great potency.

]]> By: Antinous http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98342 Antinous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98342 How could he have so many hissy fits and still manage to stay in the closet? How could he have so many hissy fits and still manage to stay in the closet?

]]> By: noen http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98361 noen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98361 Asshole Asshole

]]> By: semiotix http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98362 semiotix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98362 I have to say, the full version of that memo would make a pretty great chapter in a pretty great drama textbook. It was clear, cogent, and authoritative. If Reed just dashed that off, he missed his calling (and I've seen what he did with the calling he chose). I have to say, the full version of that memo would make a pretty great chapter in a pretty great drama textbook. It was clear, cogent, and authoritative. If Reed just dashed that off, he missed his calling (and I’ve seen what he did with the calling he chose).

]]> By: Clumpy http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98389 Clumpy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98389 Interesting, but I disagree somewhat with his conclusion. Perhaps the world has seen advances in film since Reed's memo, but some of my favorite films have been ones to successfully combine blistering satire, light-hearted comic relief and wrenching tragedy into one piece. Even these Shakespeare pieces that Reed cites do the same, presenting serious philosophy and drama while overblown with fart jokes for the toothless farmers in the front row. I think that Reed confuses genres with a "world". We would get confused if the Addams Family visited Oz, not because of differing styles but because both worlds are intended to be isolated, independent spheres. So - don't even get me started on the "Batman Meets Superman" story arcs. Blah. Interesting, but I disagree somewhat with his conclusion. Perhaps the world has seen advances in film since Reed’s memo, but some of my favorite films have been ones to successfully combine blistering satire, light-hearted comic relief and wrenching tragedy into one piece. Even these Shakespeare pieces that Reed cites do the same, presenting serious philosophy and drama while overblown with fart jokes for the toothless farmers in the front row.

I think that Reed confuses genres with a “world”. We would get confused if the Addams Family visited Oz, not because of differing styles but because both worlds are intended to be isolated, independent spheres. So – don’t even get me started on the “Batman Meets Superman” story arcs. Blah.

]]> By: OM http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98402 OM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98402 ...Jeez, if he was so unsatisfied with the scripts, why the hell didn't he quit the show after the first season, much less the *pilot*? The quality of the <I>Brady Brats</i> never *increased* from the beginning, so what the fuck was he expecting? <I>Hallmark Hall Of Fame</i> or <i>Masterpiece Theater</i>? Robert Reed was one of those closeted poof actors who gave actors *and* gays a bad name with his spoiled brat actions, natch. …Jeez, if he was so unsatisfied with the scripts, why the hell didn’t he quit the show after the first season, much less the *pilot*? The quality of the Brady Brats never *increased* from the beginning, so what the fuck was he expecting? Hallmark Hall Of Fame or Masterpiece Theater?

Robert Reed was one of those closeted poof actors who gave actors *and* gays a bad name with his spoiled brat actions, natch.

]]> By: noen http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98456 noen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98456 Asshole #2 Asshole #2

]]> By: scarabic http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98460 scarabic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98460 >>some of my favorite films have been ones to successfully combine blistering satire, light-hearted comic relief and wrenching tragedy into one piece Which films are these, curiously? Sounds like a pretty tall order, especially to be done well. >>some of my favorite films have been ones to successfully combine blistering satire, light-hearted comic relief and wrenching tragedy into one piece

Which films are these, curiously? Sounds like a pretty tall order, especially to be done well.

]]> By: Dave X http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98461 Dave X Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98461 Yeah, I'd like to know what films these were as well. #7, pony up some titles! Yeah, I’d like to know what films these were as well. #7, pony up some titles!

]]> By: MadMolecule http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98462 MadMolecule Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98462 <i>Once an actor has geared himself to play a given style with its prescribed level of belief, he cannot react to or accept within the same confines of the piece, a different style.</i> This pretty much sums up why I hated <i>Little Miss Sunshine</i>. Once an actor has geared himself to play a given style with its prescribed level of belief, he cannot react to or accept within the same confines of the piece, a different style.

This pretty much sums up why I hated Little Miss Sunshine.

]]> By: Howard Wen http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98478 Howard Wen Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98478 "Put on your Sunday best, kids -- we're going to Sears!" “Put on your Sunday best, kids — we’re going to Sears!”

]]> By: The Countess http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98763 The Countess Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98763 This Robert Reed business reminds me of Alan Rickman's character in "Galaxy Quest". He whined about being a Shakespearean actor, too, who was reduced to being remembered for wearing a woochie on his head. This Robert Reed business reminds me of Alan Rickman’s character in “Galaxy Quest”. He whined about being a Shakespearean actor, too, who was reduced to being remembered for wearing a woochie on his head.

]]> By: eliterrell http://boingboing.net/2007/12/30/mike-bradys-angry-sh.html#comment-98294 eliterrell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-98294 The best thing is the link is citing one of those Brady Bunch memos in a rant about some upcoming Zelda game (posted in 2001 so maybe Wind Waker). I love the internet. The best thing is the link is citing one of those Brady Bunch memos in a rant about some upcoming Zelda game (posted in 2001 so maybe Wind Waker). I love the internet.

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