Oasis fans have taken to social media to join the outpouring of tributes to the actor Matthew Perry who died at the weekend.Perry, known widely for his portrayal of Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, Friends, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday (October 29).But fans of the Oasis have been remembering Perry for a specific reason, the time he hosted Saturday Night Live and presented them as the musical entertainment for the evening.A post shared by Oasis Mania Fanpage (@oasismaniaofficial)The episode, which took place on October 4 1997, included various comedy skits, including Perry hosting a sarcasm class, fitting with his typical comedic style, and a parody take on Friends.But some Oasis fans are more focused on the end of the episode, where Perry closed the show, with Liam and Noel Gallagher standing either side of him. The duo had just that year released their third studio album ‘Be Here Now’, and performed the tracks, ‘Acquiesce’ and ‘Don’t Go Away.’The caption of the Instagram post read: “Rest in peace Matthew Perry.
Veteran Exec Preston Beckman Weighs In On Importance Of TV Schedulers: “They Are Always The Smartest People In The Room” – Guest Column
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Editors note: On October 10, Deadline posted a story summarizing a Medium column written by Jim McKairnes, a former SVP Planning for CBS who’s spent the past 13 years teaching TV history at the college level. The title of his piece was “Scheduling a TV Memoriam: An RIP Of Sorts for a Once-In-Demand Television Industry,” which, among other things, said that scheduling “is the word that’s slowly becoming irrelevant to the medium, having less and less meaning as television itself comes to mean more and more.”
Both the column and our subsequent writeup struck a chord with current and former executives, many of whom were eager to defend today’s linear schedulers — even though pretty much everyone acknowledged how much the job has changed over the years. So we asked former Fox and NBC executive Preston Beckman, who worked for 35 years in audience research, strategic program planning and scheduling before stepping aside in 2015, to share his thoughts on whether it’s really appropriate to schedule a TV memoriam for schedulers.
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Tuesday night my wife and I were enjoying one last dinner with our son before flying back to La La from NYC when suddenly the “Bat Signal” went off on my phone. Several people I know who are still in the biz asked if I had seen a Deadline article that summarized a piece written by a broadcast executive-turned-academic entitled “Scheduling a TV Memoriam: An RIP Of Sorts for a Once-In-Demand Television Industry.”
He posits the death of scheduling.
I had read the piece a few days prior that was inspired by the departure of longtime scheduling executive Kevin Levy from the CW. I chuckled when I read it because the writer [Jim McKairnes] had reduced scheduling to moving squares on a board … the sexy
Fans are remembering Matthew Perry’s “delightful” guest appearance on ‘The West Wing’
The West Wing is being remembered by fans following the actor’s death.The actor – who died aged 54 on Saturday (October 28) – was best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, but he also received acclaim for numerous roles following the sitcom’s success.In 2003, Perry made a guest appearance in three episodes of The West Wing’s fifth season as lawyer Joe Quincy. For the role, he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series.“RIP to Matthew Perry aka Joe Quincy, one of the most unexpected but delightful guest stars on The West Wing,” wrote one fan on X.Another added: “So sad about Matthew Perry.
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The connection between Matthew Perry and Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada
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“The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken”: ‘Friends’ Creators Mourn Matthew Perry
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Fans are sharing Matthew Perry’s wish for how he wanted to be remembered
Friends, died yesterday (October 28) aged 54 and was reportedly found unresponsive due to a suspected drowning. Authorities have said no foul play was involved, and no drugs were found at the scene.Now, a transcript has been circulating from an interview Perry did last year with podcaster Tom Power which reveals that Perry hoped not to be remembered best for his role in Friends but for the work he did to support people living with addiction.A few years ago, he had turned his former Malibu beach home into a men’s sober living facility called Perry House.“I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in my life but the best thing about me, bar none, is that if an alcoholic or drug addict comes up to me and says, ‘Will you help me?’ I will always say ‘Yes, I know how to do that,'” he said.
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