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| Posted by: | Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - MockingbirdGirl 05:43 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| "I think Underwood's name brought in a LOT of viewers who would otherwise have given it a miss." I know this is the perceived wisdom, but I don't fully understand it, because THE SOUND OF MUSIC is not the type of material that Underwood is famous for performing and that her fans would presumably want to see and hear her perform. Would the network expect huge numbers of people to tune in if a huge pop star headlined a country music special? I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain to me why it was felt that Carrie Underwood would be an especially strong drawing card in a TV version of a Broadway musical. At any rate, of course, there's no way we'll ever know how the ratings would have been if Laura Benanti had been cast as Maria. | |
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| Posted by: | harx1 09:36 am EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I don't have the numbers in front of me, but Oklahoma City (Carrie Underwood's home-base) was the #1 market for this telecast. To me (and I could be wrong), this indicates that it was Underwood's presence that drew a sizable number viewers. | |
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| Posted by: | Ann 10:50 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Fans would want to see her in anything she does. They want to see her, hear her sing. No matter what the genre. Same, though on a different level, as theatre fans tuning in to TV shows or seeing movies in which actors they've admired on stage appear. It happens. As I think I said earlier somewhere, this is a family event on TV that Underwood/country music fans can watch with their kids; it crosses several generations. | |
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| Posted by: | MikeR 07:39 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| What is it about The Sound of Music that you think wouldn't be appealing to Carrie Underwood fans? | |
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| Posted by: | mikem 06:47 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Underwood in a musical would be a much bigger draw for a TV audience than Benanti in a musical. The network TV audience, of all of the popular arts media, is the largest and broadest, and that means hiring broadly popular names. It's rare to have a one-off special on network television without some kind of name attached, especially nowadays. Also, there was the curiosity factor with Underwood performing here -- I'm not a particular fan, but I was curious how she would do. She is very broadly popular -- not just a big seller (her debut album is the biggest-selling country album of the last 10 years, and she has had 16 consecutive #1 or #2 hits on country radio), but she also has a very likable persona. And she had had some live experience, having hosted one of the country awards shows for several years now, where she did well enough and was popular enough to keep getting asked back. And although it may not be true for all of us individually, American popular entertainment is celebrity-driven. Just look at the box office struggles for The Winslow Boy. If Al Pacino or Daniel Craig had been in that production, it would have sold premium tickets like crazy. | |
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| WINSLOW IS kinda like SCENT OF A WOMAN , now that you mention Al! | |
| Posted by: | thtrgoer 10:22 am EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - mikem 06:47 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Honest boy (almost)/expelled from school unjustly, defended by a somewhat flamboyant middle aged man. A small stretch. | |
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| Posted by: | enoch10 06:32 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| >> I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain to me why it was felt that Carrie Underwood would be an especially strong drawing card in a TV version of a Broadway musical the drawing card is the name "carrie underwood" not "tv version" not "broadway musical." the ones that tuned in for her name would have tuned in if she'd been doing an entirely new musical of rudolph the red nosed rain deer. it's SOM piggybacking on underwood not the other way around. | |
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| Posted by: | chatter 07:03 am EST 12/07/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - enoch10 06:32 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Would she have been better in 'Annie Get Your Gun'? It would seem to be a better fit for her background and fan base. I bet she'd be terrific. Her 'out of my element' look would be appropriate for her early scenes. | |
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| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 06:22 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| THE SOUND OF MUSIC is not the type of material that Underwood is famous for performing and that her fans would presumably want to see and hear her perform. Perhaps, but the 99,000 views and 2,300 replies in the Sound of Music thread on one of her fan forums would seem to suggest otherwise, eh? Think we'll get 2,300 posts on the broadcast in this forum? I daresay even some Chatterati would tune in if the situation were reversed and, say, Audra McDonald sang at the CMAs. Because that's what being a "fan" means. | |
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| Posted by: | keikekaze 08:51 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - MockingbirdGirl 06:22 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| Think we'll get 2,300 posts on the broadcast in this forum? Surely, we passed that some time ago! : ) | |
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| "Annie Get Your Gun" with Tim McGraw would've worked. | |
| Posted by: | Delvino 06:16 pm EST 12/06/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Underwood and "Attempting" - Michael_Portantiere 06:09 pm EST 12/06/13 |
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| I've said it since the promotion, but after Reba McIntyre proved that "Annie..." is a lovely fit for the right C&W-tinged performer, that show seemed ideal for Underwood. Perhaps it doesn't have the same appeal as SOM; yet its film version is far from legendary (beyond these circles) and an Annie Oakley opposite, say Tim McGraw would've been a realistic first leap for Underwood. I would imagine that "I Got Lost in His Arms" and even "Sun in the Morning" would be wonderful with Carrie. Think of the 11 o'clock spot, "Old Fashioned Wedding." She could let it rip, and not be held back by pretending to be... sorry...an Austrian nun. There's just no other way to say it: she's not one. A better fit would've made a huge difference. I feel the singer could make a nice move into musical comedy, but only if she's in a part that lets her be herself. She worked tirelessly last night, and in the weeks and months before. But this wasn't her show. Or..."Unsinkable Molly Brown"? | |
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