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Personal Studio Acoustics

15 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »

The first hint was not being sure what was up with my bottom end. Not the one in the chair, the one in the speakers.

I know, I've been there. In the chair, in front of the speakers. Spent a good part of my life there. I should know. I'm a mixer. (Sorry, went into Dragnet mode there!)

With keyboard, screen, mix controller in front of me, and speakers outside of and behind the computer screen in a nice equilateral triangle with my head and ears, the mix is coming together pretty nicely. Got the harps and guitars panned and strings nicely textured with a good convolution reverb. But now — what about the bass? Why do the notes sound uneven, some booming and some receding? And why does the whole thing sound so much different on my other good living room speakers?

Non-gear

So here we are, it's December on SCOREcast, »

- noreply@blogger.com (Les Brockmann)

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That Gap ad has me screaming, too

13 December 2009 12:03 PM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Let me start by apologizing for this post. I can't stand this commercial. It's a Gap holiday special which is called Talk to the Moose. I don't know why. There's no Rocky and Bullwinkle in the spot and no references to Northern Exposure. I might have liked the commercial if it had made some shout out to two of my TV faves.

Instead we have adorable little girls frolicking in winter wear. I have nothing against the little ladies. Like I said, they're adorable. They really make those sweaters work, so kudos to Gap for showing off their products in a positive way. If only the singing were as positive.

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- Allison Waldman

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Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (October 16, 2009)

15 October 2009 6:47 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Last weekend's Equality March in Washington D.C. got me to thinking about how far we have — and haven't — come in the fight for gay equality. But since AfterElton.com focuses on pop culture, I'm going to look at things through that lens and leave the political analysis for Pam's House Blend, Americablog, Bilerico and the other assorted gay political websites that cover the topic. 

One of the very first times American television addressed the subject of gay men (bisexuality was almost never addressed) was way back in 1954 when the L.A. based tabloid talk show Confidential File presented "Homosexuals and the Problems They Present." Hmm, I'm guessing it wasn't terribly flattering unless it was about how boring straight people looked in comparison to us 'mos.

San Francisco's public TV station did the first ever documentary, The Rejected in 1961 and it wasn't until 1967 that a television show first featured a gay storyline. »

- michael

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 6-12:

2 September 2009 2:29 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »

Sept. 6: Comedian JoAnne Worley is 72. Country singer David Allan Coe is 70. Country singer Mel McDaniel is 67. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 66. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 65. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 62. Country singer Buddy Miller is 57. Country drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 52. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 51. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 51. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 48. Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 46. Actress Rosie Perez is 45. Singer Macy Gray is 42. Singer CeCe Peniston is 40. Singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 40. Singer Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries) is 38. Actor Dylan Bruno ("Numb3ers") is 37. Actress Anika Noni Rose ("Dreamgirls") is 37. Actor Justin Whalin ("Lois and Clark") is 35. Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 35. Actress Naomie Harris ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest") is 33. Rapper Noreaga is 32. Rapper Foxy Brown is 31.Sept. 7: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 79. Singer »

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The Live Mix: Recording Two Television Scores

25 August 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »

I got my start recording score music for episodic television a couple of decades ago, when the personal studio trend was just getting going in a big way. Among many others, I engineered music for the ABC series thirtysomething with composers Stewart Levin and Snuffy Walden, and then Northern Exposure with composer David Schwartz. Both started out in fairly modest home studio settings with simple gear, and as the shows and composers gained more success, their studios became more sophisticated. They wrote some of the coolest music I've had the pleasure of working on, and I still remember those experiences fondly.

So, I am way familiar with the "standard" model of how most television scoring is done these days, based on multitrack production techniques, using Midi and audio tracks. Each part is carefully crafted and laid in, one at a time, until it sounds complete. Mixing might be done right »

- noreply@blogger.com (Les Brockmann)

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The Proposal (review)

17 June 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

Stupid narrow-minded provincial Alaskans? Hilarious! Especially when they’re horny white grandmas appropriating native Inuit culture for their own use! Stupid narrow-minded provincial New Yorkers? That’s our heroine! Whom we’re supposed to hate so much we love her, or something! Except she’s Canadian! A Canadian who’s gone so native in the Big Apple that she thinks Canada is part of the United States! Her? An immigrant? Nonsense! The grinding of my teeth began as The Proposal opened, and it didn’t stop for the next two excruciating hours. I’m going to send my dentist’s bill to Sandra Bullock. And to screenwriter Pete Chiarelli, who hasn’t written anything before (at least not that’s been produced), but clearly, he has seen Green Card and Northern Exposure and figured that those two great tastes would go great together. And to director Anne Fletcher, who clearly »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Promo Trailers for V, Eastwick, Happy Town

20 May 2009 11:05 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

ABC just announced its new programming for the fall schedule, as well as a few mid-season replacement series for early 2010. Three of these new shows may be of interest to genre fans: "Eastwick" (or as I have already dubbed it, "Desperate Housewitches"), Happy Town ("Northern Exposure" meets "Twin Peaks"), and the jumpsuit-less remake of "V". Have a look at the promo trailers for all three.

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Stallone's 'Cliffhanger' Gets Stallone-Free Reboot

15 May 2009 3:04 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Sometimes, producers and studios just overthink it. Neal Moritz, who's flying high with the recent success of Fast & Furious, has announced that his Original Films will team with StudioCanal to reboot the 1993 Stallone-Renny Harlin flick, Cliffhanger. Huh. You don't say.

"Just as they rebooted Star Trek, we're going to do the same with Cliffhanger," Moritz told Variety. Instead of a guy pushing 50 and saving the day for a Janine Turner-type whom, 15 years later, people will remember they liked in Northern Exposure, the new version will be about a group of young mountain climbers. For the life of me, "mountain climbers" sounds like one of those wink-wink code names for a group of sexual fetishists.

But here's the question: Why reboot Cliffhanger if you're just going to make your own damn ski slope adventure movie, anyway? Why not just make a new movie? I don't get it. »

- Colin Boyd

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It’s Official: They’re Rebooting Cliffhanger

14 May 2009 8:54 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

It seems like ages ago, but the last time we heard about a potential sequel to Sylvester Stallone’s mostly forgotten 1993 actioner “Cliffhanger” it was early last year, when Stallone was making noise about doing a sequel. Now it appears the sequel idea has fallen by the wayside, and instead they’ll just follow the trend of rebooting the movie. The reboot will be coming to you courtesy of Frenchies StudioCanal and producer Neal Moritz, who, I shit you not, runs a production company called “Original Films”. Oh, the delicious irony. What’s funnier? I bet Moritz doesn’t even realize it. That’s how uncreative Hollywood has gotten lately. Anyways, the original starred Stallone and Janine Turner (you remember her, don’t you? Northern Exposure?) as Rocky Mountains climbing guides who run afoul of an evil John Lithgow, who, along with a gang of gun-toting mercenaries, are scouring the mountains for their ill-gotten cash. »

- Nix

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Nia Vardalos and John Corbett Together Again (Yay?)

3 May 2009 11:33 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Nia Vardalos, who wrote and starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and stars in the Tribeca closer My Life in Ruins, has another rom-com on tap. I Hate Valentine's Day, which she wrote and directed, pairs her up with onscreen hubby from Greek Wedding John Corbett. Remember him back when he was the philosophically inclined DJ from "Northern Exposure," back before he went on "Sex and the City" and started a country band? Those were the days.

Nia Vardalos is a single NYC gal who refuses to go on more than five dates with anyone. Naturally, her resolve is tested when John Corbett and his debonair ways come calling. Will she change her mind? Does she have some secret heartbreak in her past? Will there be lots of jokes about chin hair and Windex? My Spidey sense says yes! And somewhere in there, Zoe Kazan (The Exploding Girl, Revolutionary Road »

- Jenni Miller

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Hilary Duff Is Barely Legal -- And just so you know, we would have also accepted 'barely talented'

12 January 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

NBC is developing its second legally-based comedy of the season with "Barely Legal", a half hour series set to star Hilary Duff. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Duff will portray Kathleen Holtz – a young woman who passed the California State Bar Exam in 2007 at age 18. This achievement made Holtz California's youngest practicing lawyer – although the fact that she sold her story to Hollywood so quickly probably means she's not actually "practicing" at the moment. "Barely Legal" was developed by "Northern Exposure" alum Rob Morrow and has received a script commitment from NBC. Clearly the network is hoping for a "Legally Blonde" sized hit. Oh hell, even a "Boston Legal" sized hit would be welcome at the network at the moment, which is probably why David E Kelley's "Boston" follow-up "Legally Mad" has also gotten the go-ahead »

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Jaime Paglia - Executive Producer & Writer of “Eureka”

6 January 2009 11:25 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

I caught up with Jaime Paglia in the only place possible in Los Angeles … from his car. The husband and father of two spoke with me about his other love, "Eureka." The Sci-Fi hit has become a centerpiece for the Sci Fi channel. While Paglia navigated the unmoving streets of L.A. we spoke about the show, the strike and I even quizzed him a little to see if he is the all-knowing, all-powerful mind of everything "Eureka." For those that aren’t fans of “Eureka” yet, what’s the show about and how do they get caught up? It’s small town, big secret. To me it’s a blend of “Northern Exposure” with a little bit of “X-Files” or “Twin Peaks” tossed in. A small town sheriff is in charge of a town that looks »

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