Torgo
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Post by Torgo on Sept 23, 2012 22:32:45 GMT -5
I drifted over to IMDB, and I guess the Emmys were on tonight because they had a winners list. My eye caught this one out of the corner...
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Winner: "Boardwalk Empire" (2010) - Timothy Van Patten ("To the Lost")
Timothy Van Patten. As in Master Ninja star Timothy Van Patten. The Van Patten project has finally paid off! Congrats to Van Patten!
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Sept 24, 2012 12:00:24 GMT -5
My heartiest congratulations! And I always thought you and your hamster had something really special.
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Post by beljah on Sept 27, 2012 22:48:03 GMT -5
I frequently saw his name in the credits for "The Sopranos". There is talent there.
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Post by reaperg on Sept 29, 2012 11:16:11 GMT -5
It's not his first Emmy, either.
Between "Boardwalk Empire", "Sopranos", "Sex and the City", and "Deadwood", HBO has been pretty good to MST targets.
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Post by BJ on Sept 29, 2012 16:14:11 GMT -5
It's funny to see old tv stars hit their stride as directors. Fred Savage in particular has done loads of good work.
Unfortunately for Tim, my only experience of his directing was on the Pacific, which was more in line with his work on the Master. However, it should be noted that I hated every episode of the Pacific.
Also, I always assumed that he was Dick Van Patten's kid. I had no idea they were half brothers.
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Post by continosbuckle on Sept 29, 2012 17:03:07 GMT -5
It's funny to see old tv stars hit their stride as directors. Fred Savage in particular has done loads of good work. Fred "Daddy Day Care" Savage? Really?
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Post by BJ on Sept 29, 2012 17:17:39 GMT -5
He actually directed a different, terrible movie about dads with kids.
I was mainly referring to his television work, particularly Always Sunny.
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Post by Mitchell on Oct 1, 2012 9:58:22 GMT -5
His work on Always Sunny and Blue Mountain State has to be counterbalanced with throwaway Disney/ABC trash such as Hanna Montana, Cavemen, Ugly Betty, That's So Raven and 2 Broke Girls. (OK so that last one was on CBS, but it's just the latest example of sitcoms starring beautiful actresses inhabiting nerdy, quirky characters who are supposed to be ugly, and forcing tired primetime-sanitized humor that even the writers of Friends would have said was old and weak.)
I love Sunny, and I think his work there is admirable, but his resume is littered with plasticine, vanilla, for-the-masses disasters.
Buckle, I think you were thinking of Daddy Day Camp.
EDIT: Because I can't seem to remember to close a parenthesis.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Oct 1, 2012 14:13:28 GMT -5
That's show biz. If you want to work and aren't independently wealthy, you've gotta polish turds if you want to stay in the game. If you're lucky you also get to show off your genuine gifts with a group of actors/writers that mesh well with your own talents.
Both Tim and Fred are working, happy, and not on drugs. That's certainly not something that can be said of all child stars or even actors in general.
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Post by ChrisDalek on Oct 1, 2012 15:24:39 GMT -5
Was there a video of his acceptance speech?
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Post by BJ on Oct 1, 2012 15:34:37 GMT -5
I love Sunny, and I think his work there is admirable, but his resume is littered with plasticine, vanilla, for-the-masses disasters. Yea, you just described almost everyone that's ever worked in show business. As MrsTorgo said, he's a former child star that still does a lot of work. That's extremely rare and I have to applaud him for it. He's also a director more than a writer. You go where the work is, direct in the style of that particular show, and try to add your own personal touch. You can't support a family trying to be an auteur in tv. I might only like Sunny and Modern Family, but I'd imagine many people in Hollywood would kill for a resume like that, working every year on popular shows. I saw pictures last week of the Sherminator from American Pie waiting tables; it's a brutal industry.
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Post by zombiewhacker on Oct 1, 2012 15:42:00 GMT -5
I managed down to track down a transcript of Van Patten's speech:
"Uh wahn thang muh fam-lee hoo (inaudible) bin thah fuh me un muh tum uv need. Thang fuh uhl yur sup purt. Al-suh uh wahn thang duh cast und croo. Yur duh best. (inaudible)
"Uh all-suh wahn thang Gawd. Thangs fuh ang-suh-ring all muh prayers. (inaudible)
"Last uh wahn thang em-es-tee-thruh-kay an mis-tees ev-ree-ware. Ef it wuzn't fuh yoo an all yur dis-coo-raj-munt, uhd still be try-en to bee uh prof-esh-n-la ac-tor.
"Thangs, an Gawd bless."
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Post by Mitchell on Oct 3, 2012 7:10:13 GMT -5
I might only like Sunny and Modern Family, but I'd imagine many people in Hollywood would kill for a resume like that, working every year on popular shows. I saw pictures last week of the Sherminator from American Pie waiting tables; it's a brutal industry. I get what you're saying, I was just offering a counterpoint to your "loads of good work" comment. In my opinion, he's made a lot of trash. Sure, he's supporting his family, and that is laudable (and I do mean that), but there is a difference between good work and taking jobs to put food on the table.
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Post by BJ on Oct 3, 2012 15:22:49 GMT -5
Yea, that's a bit of an exaggeration. I guess I was just comparing him to other television directors. Most of them are completely anonymous, and for good reason. They just don't have the power to shape a show like a film director. That's the show runner's job. So, when I notice good direction on tv, I check for the director, and that's how I first saw his name.
Anyway, 2 Broke Girls might be our cup of tea, but it's a 10 million + viewer show. That's a good gig for a director, regardless of how poor the writing may be.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Oct 3, 2012 19:21:02 GMT -5
We can't have this conversation about Tim and Fred and not also mention Shawn Levy. The pasta-throwing creep from Zombie Nightmare might be the one with the most successful post-MSTing career.
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