DJ Reuben and DJ Tony Lopes started playing "Get Shaky" by the Ian Caery Project at Llama Bar, and thought it suited the Fame treatment :)
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Fame Top Ten Things I Love No 5!
At number 5 on my Top Ten Things I love about Fame is Debbie Allen:
The entire cast worked really hard on Fame but for me, no one worked harder than Debbie. Just the normal singing, dancing and acting that she did on the show as Lydia was hard enough work but Debbie did so very much more.
I’ve heard her say in interviews that she made a lot of sacrifices in her personal life to do Fame and I think that really shines through. Not only did she do the choreography, but right from the start she had a very clear vision of the creative direction she wanted the show to go in. Most of the production staff had little clue about the dancing and music side of things so pretty much it was left to Debbie to decide on the creative issues and how the shows production numbers would look.
She was virtually directing these parts of the episodes so it was a natural progression for Debbie to become an actual producer and director on the show. I believe she was the first African American Woman to direct prime time American TV, which is a major feat in itself.
The fact that Debbie remained with the show for all 6 seasons despite the fact that in her personal life she was dealing with divorce, the death of her Father, marriage and having children, is a great achievement. Did anyone even notice she was pregnant in season 3 and then rushed back from her maternity leave to start season 4? Did anyone notice she was pregnant at the end of season 6? Whatever was happening around her Debbie just got on with the job.
For me she is the undisputed Queen of Fame!
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Fame Trivia Light Help From My Friends Edited DVD scene
There's yet another change of the DVD version of Season 2's "Help From My Friends" episode. The start of the episode the dancers should be dancing to an instrumental version of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Starting Something" but on the DVD this has been replaced by a different instrumental.Here's the original scene:
There are a couple of additional scenes later where the action cuts back to the dance class and they are still performing the routine. Again the music has been replaced.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Janet Jackson I Love The 80s Featurette
Sing For You Cover Version
"Sing For You" comes from the season 2 episode "Words" this is a cover version.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Billy Hufsey Turn the Beat Around, Shake Your Bon Bon, She Bangs Medley
"Turn the Beat Around, Shake Your Bon Bon, She Bangs Medley" comes from Billy Hufsey's Live Album.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
William Blinn Archive of American TV Interview Part 5
Fame executive producer for seasons 1 to 3, William Blinn was interviewed for the Archive of American TV in 2005. The full interview lasts nearly 4 hours and covers the whole of his career as a writer and producer. The segment on Fame last about 35 minutes and has been broken down into 5 parts. This is part 5.
Bill discusses how they needed to change the original Fame pilot to make it work better. He also gives an idea of what would be happening behind the scenes when planning an episode, which was done at the same time as they were recording the current episode; The problems they had with Gene Anthony Ray; his relationship with Erica Gimpel and Debbie Allen and how he was fired by MGM from the show.
Monday, 10 January 2011
William Blinn Archive of American TV Interview Part 4
Fame executive producer for seasons 1 to 3, William Blinn was interviewed for the Archive of American TV in 2005. The full interview lasts nearly 4 hours and covers the whole of his career as a writer and producer. The segment on Fame last about 35 minutes and has been broken down into 5 parts. This is part 4.
Bill discusses how they needed to change the original Fame pilot to make it work better. He also gives an idea of what would be happening behind the scenes when planning an episode, which was done at the same time as they were recording the current episode; The problems they had with Gene Anthony Ray; his relationship with Erica Gimpel and Debbie Allen and how he was fired by MGM from the show.
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