| Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| I think it's a very, very, very, very safe bet that they'll do this again next year. Let the show/casting speculation begin! | |
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| I guess it is my age .... | |
| Posted by: | jdm 04:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| and the fact that there are hundreds of channels now. But I have to suppress wonderment that this size audience and ratings are considered good. Growing up, "special event programming" - like the MASH finale, or Roots - would get 70 million, sometimes 120 million viewers. And the U.S. population was maybe 100 million or so less. When I was at an ad agency, ratings like this would be dismal. :-) Again, I DO know the situation is different these days, the "new normal" . But importantly, I do hope something like this could be an annual thing. Jim | |
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| when was the last time a network was number 1 for the whole night | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 07:07 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | I guess it is my age .... - jdm 04:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| that wasn't a sporting event (Superbowl of course would keep an audience). usually it shifts between the networks depending on the show and NBC has typically been in last place in the last few years in many time slots. As an ad agency perspective, i guess the numbers don't do much since the ads were sold before the broadcast. i'm guessing it will help next time they do this since they can use these stats to sell ads at higher rate. it's amazing that it cost $9M for one night--that's the cost of mounting a revival on broadway. | |
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| Ummm... | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 07:17 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | when was the last time a network was number 1 for the whole night - dramedy 07:07 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| when was the last time a network was number 1 for the whole night that wasn't a sporting event (Superbowl of course would keep an audience) In the demo, that would be Tuesday, when NBC aired Biggest Loser, The Voice and Chicago Fire at 8, 9 and 10. And in total viewership, it would be Monday, when they aired 2 hours of The Voice followed by The Blacklist! :-D A more interesting question is whether NBC will be a bit more daring and repeat the experiment during a 'sweeps' month. They seem to have consciously avoided doing so this time by airing SOM the week after it ended. | |
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| Yes, you are old. | |
| Posted by: | KingSpeed 05:40 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | I guess it is my age .... - jdm 04:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| This is a huge hit. In your day, there was no DVD, cable, DVR , or internet. Only three channels and not much else to do. The MASH finale wouldn't grab that big of an audience today. To put SoM into perspective, Smash couldn't grab an audience of 2 million in the end and the Tonys barely get 7 million. This is a huge huge it. | |
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| Posted by: | keikekaze 09:00 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Yes, you are old. - KingSpeed 05:40 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| This is a huge huge it. This (18 or 19 million viewers) may be a huge hit by the recent standards of Broadway on TV, but otherwise, even by recent standards, it's not that remarkable. American Idol and Dancing With the Stars | |
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| Posted by: | keikekaze 09:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Maybe not so old. - keikekaze 09:00 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Another one of my posts that mysteriously disappears halfway through. I don't know why that keeps happening. Anyway, the mysteriously vanished remainder read, ". . . American Idol and Dancing With the Stars regularly drew bigger audiences at their recent peaks, and they didn't cost $9 million per episode. The Sound of Music did okay; it didn't tank. It was a respectable ratings performance for 2013. To say more than that, I think, is to get a bit carried away." | |
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| Posted by: | Ann 11:21 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Maybe not so old. - keikekaze 09:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Since you're including italics tags, I'm guessing you probably didn't correctly complete the tag after Dancing With the Stars. If you leave off one angle bracket, that will wipe out everything after because the tag was never completed. | |
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| Posted by: | keikekaze 05:18 pm EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Maybe not so old. - Ann 11:21 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Thanks, Ann. That's probably what happened. I had thought that if I didn't close italics properly, the remainder of the post would just come out all in italics (which has also happened from time to time) rather than disappearing completely. I'll be more careful now. | |
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| Posted by: | Ann 12:11 am EST 12/08/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Maybe not so old. - keikekaze 05:18 pm EST 12/07/13 |
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| The all italics will happen if a complete pair of brackets are present, but what's inside isn't right (like putting the slash after the i). | |
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| Posted by: | MikeR 04:27 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | I guess it is my age .... - jdm 04:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| You can't compare these things to a time when most people only had three channels to choose from. How long ago were you at an ad agency? I guarantee you the suits at NBC are doing the happy dance today. | |
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| Posted by: | jdm 04:45 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: I guess it is my age .... - MikeR 04:27 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Well like I said, I know it is a different world now. And I was at an ad agency '79 - '82. I was the FIRST person at my agency to recommend advertising on a cable channel! But what is still great about this is one showing reaches more people than a year of performances on B'way. Of course, it's nothing like a live (really live) Broadway show. Jim | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 04:17 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | I guess it is my age .... - jdm 04:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Yes, it is odd to me as well that an audience of 20 million is considered a big hit, but things have changed. The last episode of Mash was in 1983. The population of the United States in the 1980 was 226 million. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | toddlin 03:57 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| Wouldn't it be great if they did the next one In a theater with an audience and an orchestra in the pit! We can only dream.. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | TGWW 04:07 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - toddlin 03:57 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Then it's just a PBS special with commercials instead of the pledge drive. You can't get those sets and scene changes in a theater. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | Greaser217 03:24 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| What about that Hello, Dolly! revival Bette has been sidestepping? She could do it for one-night-only opposite Benanti's Irene Molloy and Annaleigh Ashford's Minnie Fay! | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | PlayStu (playbilstu@aol.com) 03:51 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - Greaser217 03:24 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Never liked Bette as Mama Rose. I just felt she was always playing Bette not Rose. Its a shame Phylis Diller is not around for a tv version. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | LegitOnce 01:30 am EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - PlayStu 03:51 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Or Mrs. Fiske. | |
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| How about "West Side Story" (the recent revival version with the Spanish lyrics), simulcast on NBC and Telemundo? | |
| Posted by: | Asparagirl (asparagirl@dca.net) 02:56 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I am thrilled that we may finally get more LIVE musicals broadcast on TV, based on these amazing ratings numbers! It would be great to see what follows on from this. But I do think that only really "big" shows, well-known to the general public (not just Broadway nerds), are the ones that should be attempted, at least to start. No sense killing the Golden Goose right out of the gate. It's not enough to put on a great show, it also has to be one that will continue to bring in the ratings, and therefore the advertiser dollars. So, with all that in mind, how about a LIVE version of "West Side Story" next year? It's a big-name show, iconic really, and the network can get a pop star for Tony and/or Maria's roles, while Broadway fans can get our favorites in for Riff, Anita, and the rest. Furthermore, there's also this huge "dance fan" TV audience already out there to be tapped, with the long-running success for "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing With The Stars". And finally, it should be noted that NBC/Universal also owns the Spanish-language network Telemundo. If the directors chose to do the recent revival version of "West Side Story" where the Puerto Rican characters sing their songs in Spanish, or partly, that might be a good hook for NBC and Telemundo to do a simulcast or re-broadcast agreement. And as an English-speaking fan of the film who never saw the part-Spanish revival, I think I'd be very intrigued to hear songs like "I Feel Pretty" and the rest, done in Spanish. It would keep the show feeling fresh. Now...who should we cast? | |
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| How about Carrie Underwood as Maria? | |
| Posted by: | TimDunleavy 03:18 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | How about "West Side Story" (the recent revival version with the Spanish lyrics), simulcas ... - Asparagirl 02:56 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Hey, if people could accept Natalie Wood as Puerto Rican... ;-) | |
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| Carrie Underwood as Lutiebelle in "Purlie". :) | |
| Posted by: | PlayWiz 06:39 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | How about Carrie Underwood as Maria? - TimDunleavy 03:18 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| This would almost assure that Purlie is Victorious. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | sr4mjc 01:56 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| Jesus Christ Superstar with Jared Leto as Jesus and Adam Lambert as Judas. No, I'm not kidding. Throw in Gaga as Mary (she could sing it.) Controversial and edgy, could be a ratings score. If that's too much for live, make that the movie casting. Is it still floating around out there for a remake anymore? | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | mikem 01:45 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| I liked Delvino's suggestion from below of Annie Get Your Gun with Tim McGraw, who can both act and sing, and would be a draw similar to Underwood. And with McGraw's involvement, maybe they could hire a Broadway pro to play Annie (I'm not sure who). To me, the real casting misstep wasn't hiring Underwood (they needed a name who could be confident in singing live), but in hiring Moyer (who probably isn't a ratings draw and was adequate but not really more than that, and who had more chemistry with Benanti than Underwood). | |
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| Which goes to show ya.... | |
| Posted by: | FleetStreetBarber 01:03 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| That Christian Borle just goes from "Smash" to smash on NBC. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | moviejoemovies 12:36 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| As encouraging as this is for the future of Live Musical Productions on TV, let's not forget that SOM is probably the most beloved Broadway Musical of all time due to its generations of fans who have grown up on it, much like "The Wizard of Oz". I fear that just taking any Broadway Musical and doing it live will click only with Broadway fans and Broadway-curious people. It will have to be a big, very famous Musical that's loved by the masses (Guys and Dolls, The King and I, Oklahoma, South Pacific etc.) Even a show as famous as "Hello Dolly" may not attract an audience the size of SOM. How I would love to be wrong about this though! I can't help remembering what happened in Hollywood when the success of the SOM movie caused Studio executives to think that "Musicals" were the attraction when it was really "That Musical". The march of Movie Musical flops (many of which I loved)put an end to the re-emergence of Movie Musicals within a few years. I would not want that to happen here. I'm hoping that TV executives will be smart in choosing which properties they choose, unless the lead star is such a Ratings-draw that people would tune in even if it were "Me and Juliet". (there you go...Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga in "Me and Juliet"). | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | Ann 11:25 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - moviejoemovies 12:36 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I guess it will have to be America's favorite musical, then. Grease. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | broadwaybacker 12:25 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:28 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| "Let the show/casting speculation begin." I'm sure it will be Spiderman, right? | |
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| Brigadoon or Superstar? | |
| Posted by: | FriendofDorothy 02:13 am EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - broadwaybacker 12:25 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I've posted my suggestions elsewhere, but I would like to add 2: Brigadoon (title might not be enough of a draw, though the show is strong enough to hold up); Jesus Christ: Superstar. Superstar is a big enough title; ample opportunity for not-necessarily bad pop star casting (along with room for Broadwayites). Not the greatest show, but the score rocks. No pesky "book scenes." | |
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| re: Brigadoon or Superstar? | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 01:05 pm EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | Brigadoon or Superstar? - FriendofDorothy 02:13 am EST 12/07/13 |
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| I think Superstar might prove too controversial for network TV, even after all these years. Maybe I'm wrong, but I do know there's a certain segment of Christians who find the show blasphemous. I'm not sure that NBC would want to risk offending anybody, when they appear to be going for the "family" demographic. | |
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| It would never be done, but... | |
| Posted by: | FriendofDorothy 02:30 am EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | Brigadoon or Superstar? - FriendofDorothy 02:13 am EST 12/07/13 |
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| Annie Get Your Gun would make for a terrific TV musical (again). In our PC world, I don't think a gun-centered show (especially with kids in it!) would seriously be considered. Two other suggestions: 1776 (Memorial Day airing, with a rebroadcast on July 4?) or On the Town. Restore all the stuff cut from the movie. Some other time, maybe. I don't know which parts in those shows you could "star cast" effectively, but the shows could work on TV. | |
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| Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | MarkBearSF 12:33 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I really think that some of the lesser-known shows listed here wouldn't get the ratings they need. Oliver! is well-loved, could draw the numbers, and perhaps the large cast could be more economical for a one-time production like this instead of a Broadway run for a revival. | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | Chromolume 02:28 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? - MarkBearSF 12:33 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| If they're going to keep running these in the holiday season, Oliver! has an advantage of somehow being thought of as a "Christmas" show (lots of theatres seem to do it around the holidays, etc - I guess it must be the Dickensian thing. And of course probably because it has kids in it, so it lends itself to family fare that works for the holidays.) Someone above doubted that Hello, Dolly! would have the universal recognition to be enough of a draw - I would tend to think it might. I would love to see them try something other than another R&H show right away. (I would enjoy seeing a possible King And I for instance, but maybe a few years down the line.) | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | JohnDunlop 03:12 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? - Chromolume 02:28 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Instead of "Oliver," how about "Peter Pan." The 1960 tape/DVD version is out of print. Like "The Sound of Music" it's a beloved musical that has not been seen much lately on stage (except in regional with Cathy Rigby). Best of all, "Peter Pan" has a past history of getting high rating on television. | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | Chromolume 03:47 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? - JohnDunlop 03:12 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| But there was a TV version of the Rigby production as well, which I think is out on DVD. I'd rather see a show that doesn't have a modern TV adaptation already available. (I'd prefer not to see South Pacific as an immediate choice for that reason - we had both the Glenn Close TV movie - good or not - and the telecast of the Lincoln Center revival.) | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | JohnDunlop 04:18 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? - Chromolume 03:47 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I agree. I had forgotten about the Cathy Rigby DVD. Because it's out of print the Martin version on DVD costs $119 on Amazon, the Rigby version in print is a bargain at only $5. | |
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| "Grease" or "Fiddler on the Roof" | |
| Posted by: | Greg_M 01:44 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? - MarkBearSF 12:33 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| After all they aren't going with an second rate show few people have heard of outside of the theater world! Yes! "Grease" with the cast of American Idol/best singer whatever next fall's new show is...or the cast of Glee...and Dancing with he stars can play the adults - you know they'll add them! | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | lowwriter 01:30 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? - MarkBearSF 12:33 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| NBC's exec behind this Sound of Music show wanted Oklahoma! originally. | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | FriendofDorothy 02:16 am EST 12/07/13 |
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| For the life of me, I don't know where you would insert commercials in Oklahoma!. | |
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| re: Oliver! is well known and loved - Next? | |
| Posted by: | PlayWiz 01:36 pm EST 12/07/13 |
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| The same places where they put them when they used to show the movie in prime time on tv. I don't agree with them, but they did them anyway. | |
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| Not with all those kids | |
| Posted by: | Major 12:40 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Live TV and kids don't make a good mix. Maybe as a filmed project. | |
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| re: Not with all those kids | |
| Posted by: | Thom915 (Thom915@aol.com) 01:07 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Not with all those kids - Major 12:40 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| The kids last night were superb. Just don't cast someone who looks like 30 as the Artful Dodger. Also I think Mame could work and people would not be saying, Well she's no Lucille Ball." (Or if they were so much the better.) | |
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| re: Not with all those kids | |
| Posted by: | PlayWiz 01:56 am EST 12/07/13 |
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| The Gretel last night was no Kym Karath. But one the whole they did well, especially Kurt who had some lovely high notes. | |
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| To put the ratings in context... | |
| Posted by: | mikem 11:53 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| To put the ratings in context, going by total audience, this is probably one of the two or three biggest shows of the week overall, which is fantastic news for NBC, which has been struggling with scripted shows. This was the largest Thursday audience for NBC for almost 10 years, since the Frasier finale in May 2004. And this is probably the biggest total audience for NBC this whole season aside from football. And in the audience-coveted 18-49 age group, this rating is slightly better than that for the American Music Awards a couple of weeks ago. In other words, this is an enormous win for NBC. I'm glad that their gamble paid off, because it makes a sequel extremely likely. The networks have been struggling to figure out how to get people to watch TV live rather than on DVR, and live events like this are a smart way to do it. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | Major 11:53 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| My first thought was Once Upon a Mattress. It's relatively easy to sing, known just enough and has a history of being broadcast. Find a comic actress who can sing and it would be great. Melissa McCarthy? Kristen Chenoweth? Though I'd rather see Guys and Dolls. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | lowwriter 01:34 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I doubt if Once Upon a Mattress would work. Not well known like The Sound of Music. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 12:08 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I adore MATTRESS, but they just did a TV version of it (not live) not too many years ago, with Tracey Ullman. | |
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| re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 11:37 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| If I could choose any musical, I'd choose She Loves Me, which is a natural fit for December and has the benefit of a familiar story. It's a very (very very very very) long shot, since it isn't a recognizable title to most of the world, but that's what I'd program if it were up to me. | |
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| Different twist and maybe off the trail (musical version of TV show OITNB) | |
| Posted by: | Kaoru 01:22 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| So it's not a network TV, but I just finished watching "Orange Is The New Black" on Netflix and kept thinking that this is an updated version of "Chicago," especially during a scene several inmates claiming that they are not guilty (and they already have Red as "Mama"). It would be so much fun if those characters in OITNB will perform Chicago in one of the episodes. | |
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| Can't wait to see NBC turn ''Sound of Music'' into a sitcom! ;) | |
| Posted by: | WaymanWong 11:58 am EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Bottom line from Playbill: "The Sound of Music Live! Is Ratings Smash for NBC" - MikeR 11:37 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| Each week, the Von Trapps escape to a new convent or abbey. ''The Partridge Family'' meets ''The Fugitive.'' Or do a spinoff with Audra McDonald as ''The Singing Nun: The Early Days.'' Or a musical mashup: ''Porgy and Abbess.'' Hey, they'd get better ratings than what NBC runs on Thursdays now! | |
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| The German movie had a sequel.... "The Trapp Family in America" | |
| Posted by: | Marlo*Manners 01:32 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Can't wait to see NBC turn ''Sound of Music'' into a sitcom! ;) - WaymanWong 11:58 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| The original 1956 German movie with Ruth Leuwerik that inspired Mary Martin to bring the story to Broadway had a sequel. Like most sequels it was not as good as the original but it did make money. The story, set in 1939, has the Von Trapp family traveling with their music director, a priest, and struggling with immigration to get into the U.S. The family needs money and tries to break into show business. The priest/music director wants the children to sing religious music but Maria tries folk music instead. Audiences take to them. Maria and Captain Georg find a big house in Vermont and move in. I think there is a sequel and weekly television story in this set-up. Liesl's romantic problems, problems with running a lodge/music camp - lots of new characters coming in and out of the lodge. Maria solving everyone's problems with a smile and a song. Where are my millions for this idea??? Marlo Manners (Lady Barrington) | |
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| re: Can't wait to see NBC turn ''Sound of Music'' into a sitcom! ;) | |
| Posted by: | copythat 01:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Can't wait to see NBC turn ''Sound of Music'' into a sitcom! ;) - WaymanWong 11:58 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| It's already been done. It was called "The Nanny." | |
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| Posted by: | NewtonUK 02:36 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Can't wait to see NBC turn ''Sound of Music'' into a sitcom! ;) - copythat 01:06 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Hey, it worked for "The King and I"! | |
| Posted by: | TimDunleavy 12:15 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Can't wait to see NBC turn ''Sound of Music'' into a sitcom! ;) - WaymanWong 11:58 am EST 12/06/13 |
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| Actually, it didn't work - it got cancelled after three months. :) | |
| URL: | Yul Brynner in "Anna and the King" sitcom |
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| And there was ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' | |
| Posted by: | WaymanWong 01:00 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | Hey, it worked for "The King and I"! - TimDunleavy 12:15 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| The MGM movie musical was the basis for a 1982-83 TV drama with Richard Dean Anderson (''MacGyver'') & River Phoenix! It ran for 22 episodes and each one featured one musical number by Jimmy Webb, who also wrote its theme song. | |
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| Posted by: | moviejoemovies 02:18 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | And there was ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' - WaymanWong 01:00 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Actually, this would be a great opportunity to record for prosperity the actual Broadway Show of "Cabaret" (the other famous Nazi Musical). Maybe they can get Michelle Williams and Alan Cumming to do it. Or Anne Hathaway as Sally Bowles, Justin Timberlake as Cliff, Joel Grey as Herr Schultz and Donna Murphy as Fraulein Kost (she played Lotte Lenya beautifully in LoveMusik). Keep Alan Cumming as the Emcee. Let's do it! Needless to say, this would need to be done other than at Christmastime. | |
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| Posted by: | Seth Christenfeld (tabula-rasa@verizon.net) 02:44 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: And there was ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' - moviejoemovies 02:18 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| and Donna Murphy as Fraulein Kost (she played Lotte Lenya beautifully in LoveMusik). So then do you mean as Fräulein Schneider? That's the role that Lenya played. (Kost is the prostitute next door.) Seth, making cuts...lots of cuts | |
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| Posted by: | moviejoemovies 03:26 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I had a feeling I was getting that wrong - it didn't sound right. Yes, Fraulein Scneider. Thanks. | |
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| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 02:40 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| "Needless to say, this would need to be done other than at Christmastime." ;-) | |
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| Posted by: | moviejoemovies 02:20 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| or Bette Midler as Fraulein Kost. And if Joey Grey is past the age of Schultz, then Victor Garber. | |
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| Posted by: | moviejoemovies 03:27 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: And there was ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' - moviejoemovies 02:20 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I mean Bette Midler as Fraulein Schneider. Sorry. | |
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