tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045071721348918138.post6430678731883482416..comments2023-12-19T06:33:04.735-06:00Comments on Traces of a Stream: Ebert and Roeper Call It Quits - Two Thumbs Downpjazzyparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270767809180700095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045071721348918138.post-22386655384515638942008-07-27T12:07:00.000-05:002008-07-27T12:07:00.000-05:00It's certainly an end to an era. As a kid, I used ...It's certainly an end to an era. As a kid, I used to watch Siskel and Ebert banter back and forth on "Sneak Previews" every weekend on PBS. Although Roeper was OK, he sometimes seemed as if he was reluctant to disagree with Ebert. <BR/><BR/>It'll be interesting to see how "At the Movies" fares with the new hosts (Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz). The only thing I know about Lyons is that he's the son of Jeffrey Lyons (who incidentally was one of Siskel and Ebert's replacements when they left Sneak Previews in 1982). However, I am familiar with Mankiewicz as the daytime host of TCM. I like the informative and irreverent insights he brings to the films he hosts.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065814455731328574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045071721348918138.post-48947565988466967862008-07-23T21:39:00.000-05:002008-07-23T21:39:00.000-05:00X. I miss Siskel too. They did have a rare chemist...X. I miss Siskel too. They did have a rare chemistry and things were never the same when he passed.pjazzyparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270767809180700095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045071721348918138.post-47276697923364128682008-07-23T11:40:00.000-05:002008-07-23T11:40:00.000-05:00I remember Siskel and Ebert when they were on PBS....I remember Siskel and Ebert when they were on PBS. In those days, a thumbs up was excedingly rare, and a two thumbs up was even rarer. <BR/><BR/>But Siskel and Ebert had a great chemistry, not so much Ebert and Roeper.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045071721348918138.post-55935705119215116152008-07-22T11:30:00.000-05:002008-07-22T11:30:00.000-05:00Hey Candy,I am with you on the progressiveness of ...Hey Candy,<BR/><BR/>I am with you on the progressiveness of the critics. I remember Siskel and Ebert giving kudos to films like "Do The Right Thing", "Boys Don't Cry" and many of the independent films that you don't usually hear a lot about.pjazzyparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270767809180700095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045071721348918138.post-91483014408388170042008-07-22T07:49:00.000-05:002008-07-22T07:49:00.000-05:00Oh, I didn't hear this...it really is the end of a...Oh, I didn't hear this...it really is the end of an era. I have Eberts web site linked on my blog because even if I don't agree with him (or do) I always enjoy reading his impressions AFTER I see a film.<BR/><BR/>I think Ebert is a great reviewer because unlike new movie critics...he doesn't give away the plot. Now it seems movie critics are lazy and just tell us the plots. I never read a review anymore before I see a movie.<BR/><BR/>Overall Ebert has very progressive film taste, like the first to recognize the art and magic of Raging Bull, Goodfellas...and many independant off the beaten path movies.<BR/><BR/>I hope he keeps up his website.Candy Minxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350752657678863378noreply@blogger.com