Joe Hass, Thank you for your sympathy and good wishes regarding my surgery.
~Marti On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 9:05:58 PM UTC-5 Joe Hass wrote: > My sympathies on the surgery, Marti, and best wishes for a speedy recovery! > > On Tue, May 12, 2026, 20:55 Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I remember seeing him a lot on TV way, way back, I guess as Tom >> mentioned, it must have been in the 1970s. >> I found him slightly amusing, but did think many of his comments were >> overly cruel. >> >> ~Marti, recovering from ankle surgery, confined to bed or recliner, but >> still interested in all things TV >> >> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 3:14:17 PM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: >> >>> As well he should. Actors never know at the end of shooting how the >>> picture will turn out. They know that they have to see what the director >>> does in editing, post-production, and scoring. Reed chose to be honest >>> about the failure of the film even though he is in it. That’s to his credit. >>> >>> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> And he happened to pan "Myra Breckinridge." >>>> >>>> Mark Jeffries >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> He seemed to be all over TV as a film critic in the seventies, but >>>>> looking back, I have no sense of what his tastes were or what kind of >>>>> movies he championed. >>>>> >>>>> And he appeared in Myra Breckinridge, one of those contenders for >>>>> worst movie ever. It was loosely based on Gore Vidal’s novel about gender >>>>> transition and it was supposed to be a spoof of sixties culture. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Known for his stint spanning 40 years as the caustic film critic of >>>>>> the NY Observer and his many gossipy appearances on talk shows, Mr. Reed >>>>>> also took over Tribune Entertainment's "At the Movies" (with Showtime >>>>>> and >>>>>> "ET'''s Bill Harris) after Siskel and Ebert left for Disney--he also >>>>>> made >>>>>> many appearances on the syndicated version of "The Gong Show" as the >>>>>> judge >>>>>> who seemed not to like anything--at his home in Manhattan after a short >>>>>> illness: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rex-reed-dead-caustic-film-critic-1236593262/ >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42aedc5e-8201-4678-8419-a7f00d9fb261n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/42aedc5e-8201-4678-8419-a7f00d9fb261n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH%2B-nSFp%2BjMA3k82xN7JpmgRnw%2BmYmf-RReFFB3P4dr1g%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiH%2B-nSFp%2BjMA3k82xN7JpmgRnw%2BmYmf-RReFFB3P4dr1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8L2XgmZnttJ7%3DDT%3DhN2-4JKWOWREh--px-FXYFn_ZC0Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8L2XgmZnttJ7%3DDT%3DhN2-4JKWOWREh--px-FXYFn_ZC0Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fd407209-6f6b-4848-9ce5-a43a8b56ed16n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/fd407209-6f6b-4848-9ce5-a43a8b56ed16n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/39458723-4da1-4f50-8e38-a3028c6fc7d8n%40googlegroups.com.
