You may have heard that Roger Ebert is leaving "At The Movies," along with Richard Roeper. I never cared that much about Roeper, but Siskel and Ebert (or Gene and Rog, as I like to call them) were like family. They were our local Chicago guys, and I watched them since they started "Sneak Previews" on WTTW in 1977. Gene moved on (that is, died) a few years ago and was replaced by Mr. Roeper (no, not that Mr. Roper). Now, the show Gene and Rog created is being revamped, and Ebert is no longer a part of it. I'm just sorry to see it go, that's all.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Ebert No Longer "At The Movies"
You may have heard that Roger Ebert is leaving "At The Movies," along with Richard Roeper. I never cared that much about Roeper, but Siskel and Ebert (or Gene and Rog, as I like to call them) were like family. They were our local Chicago guys, and I watched them since they started "Sneak Previews" on WTTW in 1977. Gene moved on (that is, died) a few years ago and was replaced by Mr. Roeper (no, not that Mr. Roper). Now, the show Gene and Rog created is being revamped, and Ebert is no longer a part of it. I'm just sorry to see it go, that's all.
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I would so love to find Gene's grave someday. First things first, tho, we gotta find Mr. Brady.
Hey, speaking of Mr. Roper, wonder where HE'S buried?! I better go look into it.
The greatly talented and romantic Norman Fell is in Mt. Sinai:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4250
I know this is LONG past the original posting, but I heard that Ebert left because the show was now connected to ABC, who is owned by Disney, and he was getting pressured to show favoritism to Disney related movies. I couldn't live with myself, if I were to turn on "At The Movies", and see ummm...Rog... sticking his thumb up for High School Musical 3: Electric Boogaloo.
It's better the way it is...
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