Joby W. writes to ask…
I agree with you that the term Living Legend is way overused. I also agree with you that if it applies to anyone, it applies to Carl Reiner. I'm curious though why you won't be going to see Carl Reiner at his appearance and get his new book signed.
Well, I've met Carl Reiner on a number of occasions and I got his last few books signed. But I also have what for me is the ultimate Carl Reiner autograph. Here's the cover page for a script he signed for me a few years ago. (The others on there are Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie and Larry Matthews.)
By the way: Take note of the most amazing thing about that script. As you can see, it was written seven months before it went into rehearsals. Betcha there hasn't been a situation comedy episode in twenty years that has come close to that spread.