This week a Fame T Shirt
Friday, 29 October 2021
Thursday, 28 October 2021
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 7
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day Seven was Tuesday 2nd February .
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Come One Come All - Extended and Deleted Scenes from Script - Trivia of the Week
There are a number of deleted scenes from the start of the script, after Lydia and Sherwood scream, that don't appear in the episode between Leroy and Montgomery; Sherwood, Danny Doris and Coco and then a scene with just Danny and Doris.
There is also a deleted Julie scenes after we meet Montgomery's Mother in the school office.
The scene at the end of Act 1 in the teachers lounge where Melinda agrees to take over the show is extended in the script.
The scene where Lydia, Sherwood and Melinda arrive in the cafeteria is slightly extended with Sherwood asking for an autograph for her Mother.
When Montgomery meets up with his Mother for the first time there are a couple of lines of dialogue deleted from the episode.
The scene where Melinda meets the kids in the cafeteria is also extended after she goes to get some food.
The scene in the Office after Shorofsky and Melinda meet is also extended with Sherwood and Mrs Berg.
The scene between Sherwood and Lydia in the cafeteria is slightly different in the script.
Before the show starts there is an edited scene between Bruno, Julie and Bruno's Dad.
After Montgomery does his mime there is a small couple of lines of dialogue deleted from the episode.
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Carrie Hamilton In Hostage
Carrie Hamilton stars in the 1988 movie "Hostage" with her mother carol Burnett.
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 6
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day Six was Monday 1st February.
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 5
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day Five was Friday 29th January.
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Monday, 25 October 2021
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 4
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day Four was Thursday 28th January.
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Friday, 22 October 2021
Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett "The Fabulous Bicker Girls" 1990
Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett "The Fabulous Bicker Girls"
Thursday, 21 October 2021
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 3
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day Three was Wednesday 27th January.
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Albert Hague & Carol Mayo Jenkins Discuss Come One Come All - Trivia of the Week
Albert Hague & Carol Mayo Jenkins Discuss Come One Come All
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Fame Vs Glee Game Night Stars In The House 2021
Fame Vs Glee Game Night Stars In The House 2021
There is still time Until Thursday Evening U.S. PT to Donate to get a private Zoom chat with a cast member. Donate $250 and state who you want to talk to.
Carol Burnett Discusses Carrie Hamilton
Carol Burnett Discusses her daughter Carrie Hamilton life and death.
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 2
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day One was Tuesday 26th January.
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Fame Vs Glee Game Night - Stars in The House
Stars in the House Present Fame Vs Glee Game Night featuring Loretta Chandler, Lee Curreri, Carol Mayo Jenkins and Valerie Landsburg Tonight at 8PM Et / 5PM PT.
Can Be Watched on The Stars In the House Website or On YouTube
Come One Come All - Shooting Schedule Day 1
Come One Come All was filmed between Monday 25th January 1982 and Tuesday 2nd February 1982. Day One was Monday 25th January.
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Monday, 18 October 2021
Sing, Sing, Sing - Instrumental
"Sing, Sing, Sing" is an instrumental dance track that comes from the season 1 episode "Come One Come All". Written by Louis Prima this was arranged by Fame composer William Goldstein.
Michael Hoey - Crew Member of the Month
Michael
Hoey was born on 8th September 1934 in London, England and was
raised in Beverly Hill. His father was actor Dennis Hoey.
Growing
up near in the shadows of the Hollywood studios, Michael decided he wanted to go
into show business and started his career in the editing room.
He
then moved into writing screenplays and production and in 1966 he wrote and
directed the cult science fiction movie: “The Navy Vs The Night Monster”.
Michael
penned the scripts for two Elvis Presley films: “Stay Away, Joe” and “Live a Little, Love a
Little”, which were both released in 1968. For
As
a director he worked on American TV shows like “Dallas”, “Falcon crest” and “Murder
she Wrote”.
As
a writer, he wrote scripts for “The Fitzpatricks”, “The Lazarus Syndrome” and “Bridges
to Cross”.
Michael
also became an author and wrote the novels: “Elvis, Sherlock and Me: How I
Survived Growing Up in Hollywood” and “Sherlock Holmes and the Fabulous Faces:
The Universal Pictures Repertory Company”.
He
served two four-year terms as a governor on the board of the Academy of
Television Arts & Sciences, and the WGA honored him with its prestigious
Morgan Cox Award in 1997.
On “Fame”
Michael was a Writer/Director/Editor/Associate Producer. He joined the how in
1981 and originally was one of the 3 editors editing the episodes. He edited
the season 1 episodes:
- A Special Place
- The Crazies
- Street Kid
- To Soar and Never Falter
- Passing Grade
- Metamorphosis
He also
put together the original opening title sequence with Michael Levine which
gained them a Emmy nomination.
Michael
was also nominated for an Emmy for his editing of the episode “Passing Grade”.
He didn’t win but did win the American Cinema Editors, USA for the same episode.
In
Season Two he became an Associate Producer on the show, with responsibilities for
post production duties, like running the dailies each day for the other
producers and consulting with them during the editing process. His main responsibility was for the
re-recording (dubbing) of the soundtrack for each episode.
He also wrote the script for the Season 2
episode “Star Quality”.
In
Season 3, to save costs, the post production departments were scaled back and Michael
was out of a job. However he did start directing the show directed 6 episodes
in total:
-
His Majesty Donlon
-
Wishes
-
Parent's Week
-
Spontaneous Combustion
-
Heritage
-
Consequences
He
also co-wrote the episode “Signs” with Valerie Landsburg.
In 2010
Michael wrote the novel: “Inside Fame on Television – A Behind The Scenes
History, which he dedicated to his wife Katie and children, Lauren, Karin and
Dennis.
Sadly
Michael passed away on 17th August 2014 from cancer, aged 79.
Interview with Michael where he discusses his life. At the end he mentions "Fame" which he says was the highlight of his career.
Friday, 15 October 2021
Ebay of the Week
This Week a full set of the Dutch Trading Cards (100 in total) A bit expensive this one but someone may be interested.
