Tomorrow : Howard Dean on K Street
Posted on September 13, 2003 at 2:57 pm | No Comments
Extremely cool news, from presidential candidate Howard Dean’s Blog for America…
Hey, bloggers. This is Paul Begala and James Carville (Paul’s on the keyboard, James is on the phone. He’s not the most computer literate guy in the world.)
We just wanted to let you know about K Street – a new series debuting on HBO Sunday night at 10:35 eastern. This isn’t a commercial, though. We wanted to let you know that your man, Howard Dean, is our featured guest star.
The show, like Gov. Dean, is completely unscripted. Not to give the plot away, but James plays a political consultant/lobbyist who volunteers to prepare Gov. Dean for the Congressional Black Caucus debate. This thoroughly pisses-off his Republican wife, Mary Matalin. So he recruits Paul to help out.
In a gutsy and unconventional move, Gov. Dean agreed not only to appear on the program (as do various Republican Senators) but also to let James and Paul do debate prep with him – as Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney and others filmed it. The prep was real – we did it on Monday in anticipation of the CBC debate on Tuesday. We offered him our best and most honest advice. Like any smart person, he took some of it, rejected some of it, and modified some of it.
Because of our “Crossfire” gig, we can’t play favorites. We’ve given advice to every major presidential candidate. But if you like Dean, you’ll like him on K Street. He was very funny – did an impression of James that is spot-on. He was also very real. He forgot about the cameras (they’re small and the camera operators are very unobtrusive) and the result is an authentic behind-the-scenes look at Gov. Dean preparing for the debate. We offered the governor a few lines, just as we always did for President Clinton. He used one of them – and we hope he uses them all as the campaign progresses.
More details at the Blog for America. Time to make sure K Street is still on the TiVo To Do list. Tomorrow night, Sunday the 14th, 10:35 PM, on HBO. Excellent.
Oh, Crap! : Captain Murphy is Gone
Posted on September 12, 2003 at 8:36 am | No Comments
And so they come in threes. I’m so, so saddened by this …
From the Cartoon Network Adult Swim messageboard…
Harry Goz, the voice of Captain Murphy, passed away this week. A message from Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, co-creators of “Sealab 2021,” follows:
“We are devastated by the loss of our good friend, Harry Goz. Working with him was always sheer joy, and his talent was beyond compare. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and we shall all miss him dearly.”
Anyone who knows me well knows just how much I loved this man’s work as Captain Murphy. He was a truly talented and totally unique voice actor. One of the main reasons for my Sealab obsession, I just loved the way every single word came out of his mouth. It sounds silly, but no one ever said “Oh, crap!” better than Harry Goz. Damn.
Harry’s career was much more than just a cartoon voice on a late-night cable network show. He was a longtime stage and screen actor, as shown by this bio that I was able to dig up online…
Harry Goz starred in 1004 performances as the longest-running Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof in the mid-1960s. His costume hangs in the Smithsonian. Born and raised in St. Louis, Mr. Goz appeared in 33 productions at St. Louis Municipal Opera, toured nationally in both operatic and theatrical productions, and performed with wife Maggie Goz in To Broadway with Love at the N.Y. World’s Fair in 1964. Together in Fiddler at Starlight Bowl in San Diego in 1982, they broke every attendance record in its 37-year history. Among many credits, Mr. Goz co-starred in Broadway’s Two by Two, Prisoner of Second Avenue, and starred in Off-Broadway’s To Bury a Cousin and Ferocious Kisses. His motion picture appearances include Marathon Man, Mommie Dearest and RMC Film’s Mace. He co-starred in TV’s Bill, Bill on His Own, Kennedy and Tales from the Darkside, and guest-starred in Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow, Edge of Night and Kojak.
Hopefully Cartoon Network will play the Sealab 2021 “Vending Machine” episode this Sunday in tribute to Mr. Goz. Pure genius.
update… someone has put together a Capt. Murphy sound sampling board. Not quite the same to hear him out of context, but still… “It’s like a Koala Bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!” just doesn’t get old.