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Mr. Television has signed off for the last time...

I will not bitch about how late this is, I will not bitch about by Darth Tater	Mar 30th, 2002 11:37:21 AM
Damnit, a whole generation of Hollywood greats is passing on. This is a very sad time.
I thought someone else had passed on by holidill	Mar 30th, 2002 12:04:28 PM
Also do you notice how some big names die after the Oscars? It's happened before.
TV owes its entire existence to two men: Philo T Farnsworth and by Xocxoc	Mar 30th, 2002 12:15:36 PM
It has been said the Berle sold more TV's than anyone in in history. Berle was ahead of my time for the most part, though I do remember his numerous guest appearances on Carson, and Bob Hope specials. I think one of the most bizarre Berle appearances was on Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" where a group of space aliens visit Earth after being enthralled by Earth TV signals they were picking up. Of course due to the speed of light, they were picking up 30 year old TV. The Aliens adored "Uncle Milty".
On a good note by coop	Mar 30th, 2002 12:21:49 PM
He did live to a ripe old age and he did get to do quite a bit throughout his life. If I could have his life and lived as long as he did I would be grateful. He had to be one strong old coot to have fought cancer at his age. I don't think he was cursing the unfairness of the situation in the end. I'm sure he was fondly looking back at what he had accomplished in his life. He will always be remembered.
IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU MENTION THE GREAT MILTON BERLE by Kikstad	Mar 30th, 2002 03:25:36 PM
May he rest in peace. He arguably singlehandedly made television the mass-medium it is today. People told him to stick to radio, not to waste his time and talent on the new "TV fad" but he ignored the naysayers and became one of the first superstars to jump to a new medium -- and he was such a hit people went out and bought TVs just so they could see his weekly shticks. The guy deserves to be remembered as the one and only MISTER TELEVISION. May he rest in peace.
Dudley Moore, Milton Berle, Billy Wilder, Queen Elizabeth by Drak_Tanner	Mar 30th, 2002 06:17:48 PM
So, is the "rule of three" null and void here, or does the Queen Mum not count because she wasn't in entertainment? If that's the case, who's next to complete her trio? My money's on the Pope and Yasser.
I didn't know you, but... by Azlam Orlandu	Mar 30th, 2002 10:57:18 PM
I appreciate this site's ability to be ever so varied. On one hand a bunch of bitter McDonalds employees are crying because Episode II may or may not be good although only one person known has actually seen the flick. Ah on the other side; everyone wants to think that they have this great appreication for a classic comedian who changed the face of TV. I know that the main reason that people come here is to rant about pop culture and sci-fi. If you really have a love for Uncle Milty then say it, otherwise don't be some two-faced burger flipping scum that seems to be the usual clientell for this site. RIP Uncle Milty. I didn't know you enough to appreciate you, and I'm sure some of you can say the same. "I hate you all", -AZ http://www.electricalwinter.cj b.net
Hey, Supah Soljah.... by EricAlan69	Mar 30th, 2002 11:08:44 PM
Do you mean James Marsters, instead of James Marsden? 'Cause, you know, the whole 'Buffy' thing would make sense, but the reference to the pathetic star of 'X-Men', I'm just not grokking.... // e.
And another one... by Darth Bad Guy	Mar 31st, 2002 12:33:23 AM
All the good celebrities die. Douglas Adams. Phil Hartman. Mister Belvedere. At least Milton Berle had the advantage of actually living to a ripe old age. And to believe- I actually blasphemed his good name just a few days ago! My head is hung in shame. On the positive side, at least the gods managed to take down Sonny Bono before he could cause any more damage. Now to see about Cher...
Member of the club by Vulcan Bob	Mar 31st, 2002 03:52:37 AM
Kikstad, coop, Xocxoc, and Evil Reader, have the most interesting and informative posts so far. I don't think I could add anything at all to their tributes. Darth Bad Guy's, was just plain funny and odd. Rumor has it that he had one of the biggest penises in showbiz. I don't know why I am so fixated by that. I'm not gay or anything but there ya go. I think the best way to remember him is to go rent a video or dvd of one of his movies or tv show episodes. That's what I am going to do.
RIP Uncle Miltie by MartinBlank	Mar 31st, 2002 09:56:51 AM
He'd been off the air for years before I was even born, but for some reason we had his 1973 autobiography around the house when I was a kid. I still have it. Great reading. Would've made a kickass Scorsese movie with say Robert Carradine (a dead ringer for Miltie in his younger days). It has sex (Berle fathered an illegitimate child with an unnamed movie starlet of the '30s, the kid grew up to be a TV producer), violence (like the time Berle and a bunch of cops and gangsters busted in on a Nazi get-together), mobsters (Capone, Bugsy Siegel), and of course show biz. Half of what's in the book is possibly bullshit but it would've still made a better Scorsese movie than the Dean Martin biopic he keeps talking about. But then Billy Crystal had to go and make 'Mr. Saturday Night' and ruin it (the perfect title for a Berle biopic would've been 'Mr. Television'). Anyway go on bookfinder.com or half.com and look up 'Milton Berle: An Autobiography.' He was not a particularly happy man, you'll find. Hope he found some peace in his later years.
Now that Berle's Dead... by Darth Brooks	Mar 31st, 2002 10:21:10 PM
I wonder if Lorne Michaels will finally release the taped episode of Saturday Night Live where Milton Berle hosted the show. Michaels hated Berle's performance so much that he banned the episode from appearing in syndication or on DVD. How about it, Lorne? Still bitter? Is the King of Television dead enough for you?

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