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Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on November 29, 2010, 10:50:03 PM: is it just me cousins, or does it feel like everyone is dying this year? please don't take that as me being disrespectful cause that isn't my intention at all. the latest one is of course "Leslie Neilson" that one hit me pretty hard cause that man was basically ageless. at least he felt that way to me even as far back as when the 1st "Naked Gun" film came out. in (1988)

another guy who seems ageless that was on "DS" is "Abe Vigoda' i love the fact that i believe it was his 1st acting job. & he actually looks i believe the same as he did back in (1969) when he did "DS" & he's i think almost 90 or in his 90's now i forget which.
Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on November 30, 2010, 01:20:36 AM: (
Quote from: B.Collins on November 29, 2010, 10:50:03 PM
the latest one is of course "Leslie Neilson" that one hit me pretty hard cause that man was basically ageless.

I'm actually surprised that no one has started a topic about Leslie Nielsen's passing because I can think of at least two DS actresses that he'd worked with.)
Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on November 30, 2010, 03:04:57 AM: the ONLY reason i didn't cause i wasn't sure if it was allowed. since he wasn't on the show or in any of the films either.

who did he work with anyways? the man's acted in at least 200 plus films & another 200 or so tv shows at least.
Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: michael c on November 30, 2010, 05:25:45 AM: even more obscure DS connection...

neilson starred opposite julie haggarty in "airplane" who made an unbilled cameo appearance as alexandra isles in "reversal of fortune".

flimsy, i know. [hall2_rolleyes]
Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on November 30, 2010, 06:01:52 AM: i've actually never seen that film before. [hall2_wink], is it any good?
Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Robot_Quentin on November 30, 2010, 08:00:06 AM: "Reversal of Fortune" is actually pretty good, but the whole point of the movie seems to try to prove "how the legal system works." If there's not enough evidence to convict whomever, you cannot convict!! (Even if the guy is guilty as hell. IMO Like the O.J. trial) It's a pretty famous case for law students to study. If you can find a documentary on the case its much better than the movie, partly because you get to see Victoria Winters on trial for real!!!!! Ouch!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_0XrVqr1so
Title: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Gothick on November 30, 2010, 05:12:16 PM: KLS had a guest role in an episode of that spoof police series in the 1970s that Leslie Nielsen starred in. I can't recall the title now but I remember that they would spoof the freeze frame business that was so popular back in the day--and Leslie would be in the middle of pouring a cup of coffee on the freeze frame and you could hear the coffee trickling all over the desk. Funny stuff.

I'm not that much of a KLS fan but I recall her mentioning this as one of her favorite roles in her career because she was given the chance to show how good she is at comedy.

G.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Annie on November 30, 2010, 07:51:34 PM: I heard that news yesterday i remember Leslie Nielsen he was a good actor .
Rest In Peace Love Anne [hall2_cry]
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Midnite on November 30, 2010, 08:00:35 PM: Quote from: Gothick on November 30, 2010, 05:12:16 PM
KLS had a guest role in an episode of that spoof police series in the 1970s that Leslie Nielsen starred in.

She talked about that part at the 2006 Fest in Brooklyn:
Quote from: ProfStokes on September 15, 2006, 02:42:23 AM
One woman asked Kathryn about her role in Police Squad, ("The one where I'm wearing all the wigs," KLS said knowingly) "What was it like to work with Leslie Nielsen? He seems like such a funny man." "He is! He used to carry around a whoopee cushion and make funny noises behind people's backs." Richard Halpern corroborated this. "I worked with him in Repossessed (the Leslie Nielsen/Linda Blair Exorcist parody) I had a small part in that. He used that whoopee cushion on the CEO of Paramount Studios. We couldn't believe it." Kathryn also told us about her audition for the movie. "I read the script and thought it was hilarious, but when I went to read for the part, they wanted me to be serious. “Read it like you're Gene Tierney,' they told me. So I did, and they were cracking up. Then, when we were filming it, I was supposed to have braces, but the make-up man had forgotten to get me some. So I took foil and tied it on my teeth with dental floss to look like braces. (Ingenious!) I played the part of 'The Big Blonde' and I was a brunette. It was a lot of fun."
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Midnite on November 30, 2010, 08:14:47 PM: There's also a topic on the Forums about an online list of Greatest Cult TV Shows (in EW's mind, anyway), and they happened to include a shot of KLS in her Police Squad! role:

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20302134_20304619_5,00.html

As for the other Leslie Nielsen/DS connection, the character's name was Lucy. [hall2_wink] MB posted screen caps of her some years back.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on November 30, 2010, 10:30:29 PM: thanxs for starting this thread for me! [hall2_grin] at least my post was DS related ya know? anyways she did "Police Squad" ? god i just LOVE that show. it really pisses me off that it flopped at the time it was originally on. & actually on how few episodes the show actually has. it actually feels like there's MORE than that. at least to me it does.

i didn't know KLS did a guest spot on it. than i'm sure i saw it. [hall2_grin] it's just been a long time. ya know it would i think have been fun to see "Leslie Neilson" do "DS" during it's run cause he wasn't doing comedy at the time like he was doing later on. & if i'm not mistaken doing tv gave him more of a career than movies did for years. or so i'm told.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Sara Monster on December 01, 2010, 05:13:54 AM: Quote from: Midnite on November 30, 2010, 08:14:47 PM
As for the other Leslie Nielsen/DS connection, the character's name was Lucy. [hall2_wink] MB posted screen caps of her some years back.

What is: Dracula: Dead & Loving It (one of my favs), Featuring Ms Lysette Anthony aka the Revival's Angelique?

"Renfield, look at me! I'm drinking wine, and eating chicken!"
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on December 01, 2010, 05:19:48 AM: god i haven't seen that movie in ages. ya know i've always thought that was a pretty weak movie. compared to his Earlier films. i always have wanted "Mel Brooks" to do another film before he passes on that he directs & acts in & writes

& that it can be his swan song, directing wise. anyways, i didn't actually realize anyone from 'DS" was in that film either.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Midnite on December 01, 2010, 05:20:34 AM: Does that make me Alex Trebek?

Quote from: Mysterious Benefactor on October 17, 2004, 03:44:18 AM
... it also stars Lysette Anthony (the '91 DS' Angelique) as the unfortunate Lucy Westenra:

(http://www.dsboards.com/images/tramplucy2.jpg)(http://www.dsboards.com/images/vamplucy.jpg)
...
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 01, 2010, 05:24:40 AM: Quote from: Sara Monster on December 01, 2010, 05:13:54 AM
What is: Dracula: Dead & Loving It

Indeed it is. [hall2_smiley]

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one of my favs

I love it too. Some of it is just too hysterically funny for words! [hall2_grin]

Quote from: Mysterious Benefactor on October 17, 2004, 03:44:18 AM
... Lucy's staking was quite funny (and how often can you say a vampire's staking is funny? :D)

...definitely one of the most hilarious scenes had to be when Dracula was trying to summon Mina from her room and his telepathic signal was also picked up by the maid in the room. The way it was shot was very reminiscent of similar scenes from the '91 DS, and all I could think of was how hysterical it would have been had the same thing happened to Ben Cross' Barnabas. I was laughing so hard that tears were running down my face! ;D
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on December 01, 2010, 05:36:04 AM: Quote from: B.Collins on November 30, 2010, 03:04:57 AM
the ONLY reason i didn't cause i wasn't sure if it was allowed. since he wasn't on the show or in any of the films either.

It would be allowed so long as the original topic starter tied it in some way to DS. And mentioning how Nielsen had worked with KLS (so hysterically funny in Police Squad - I still burst into laughter whenever I think of the shootout scene!) and/or Lysette Anthony would have definitely done that. [hall2_smiley]
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Midnite on December 01, 2010, 07:26:40 AM: More connections (from DS fan Kosmo):

Nielsen was in the movie Surf Ninjas with John Karlen and Kelly Hu.

He also appeared in an episode of Naked City along with House Jameson (the white-haired judge who was to have presided over Liz's wedding).
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: Sara Monster on December 01, 2010, 03:12:48 PM: Quote from: Midnite on December 01, 2010, 07:26:40 AM
Nielsen was in the movie Surf Ninjas with John Karlen and Kelly Hu.

*Slaps forehead* Just HOW did I forget that? [snow_huh]

screen capture time:

(http://www.collinsport.sarawebsite.com/jkmovies/surf015.jpg)
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: D_Friedlander on December 01, 2010, 07:53:42 PM: I also think it's an interesting coincidence that Mr. Nielsen, William Shatner, and Jonathan Frid, who all enjoyed success in American TV roles in the 1960s, were born in Canada!
I first recall seeing, and used to luv Leslie Neilsen in BRACKEN'S WORLD, which was a short-lived series, but a rather good one, in 1970. (Which I don't believe was a fave of most 13-year-olds... [snow_grin])
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on December 02, 2010, 03:46:23 AM: makes sense, i haven't seen "Surf Ninja's" so i didn't know that John Karlen was in it either. i've never heard of that show that "LN" did either actually. i wasn't around in (1970) a LOT of people seemed to do tv shows that season it seems.

"Burt Reynolds", Leslie Neilson" "Anthony Quinn" just to name few.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: loril54 on December 02, 2010, 09:03:23 PM: Both Police Squad and Dracula, Dead and Loving it, are on Netflix.
Neither of them are on Instant.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen / was: RIP Addison Powell (DS' Dr. Eric Lang)
Post by: B.Collins on December 03, 2010, 04:22:43 AM: it's hard to believe "Police Squad" only had 6 episodes! i looked it up cause i couldn't recall the number. ya know

whenever i watch a film with "Leslie Neilson" that isn't one of his spoof films it feels odd cause even though those types of films made him a star later in his life. he was a damn good actor in drama roles as well. he just didn't do many of them i don't think after he did the 1st "Naked Gun" film back in (1988) it's also hard to believe that movie is 22 years old. when i can remember when it 1st came out! [santa_wink]

anyways, i freaking PRAY they don't try to reboot that series either as a film or as a NEW tv series in the future cause there is NO other man who could play that role. ya know?