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Posted by: seeseveryshow 10:47 am EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: Mike Nichols R.I.P. - wmdmcree 10:08 am EST 11/20/14

This board never ceases to amaze me. On the day we learn the shocking news of the sudden passing of one of the theater's greats, someone wants us to focus on what he characterizes as "one of his few disasters....and its troubles."

Is this the time to worry about one production that may have gone wrong? The man brought joy and enlightenment to millions through magnificent stage the cinematic achievements.

Let's discuss those things.


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Posted by: AlanScott 09:37 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: ??? - seeseveryshow 10:47 am EST 11/20/14

I thought that the post was respectfully written and not out of line. I understand your reaction as well, but I was not bothered by the post and I did consider responding to it and trying to answer the question (and perhaps I still will).


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Posted by: Guillaume 12:52 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: ??? - seeseveryshow 10:47 am EST 11/20/14

Let's not tell others what they should or should not post.

Every wake I've ever been to includes retelling of stories about all aspects of the person's life.


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Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 12:07 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: ??? - seeseveryshow 10:47 am EST 11/20/14

And although THE COUNTRY GIRL was not well received, I'd hardly classify it as a disaster.

I was thinking about Nichols recently. I've always thought it can't be a coincidence that the ONLY production of ANNIE I ever saw that was hilariously funny, heart warming, and with just the right tone was the original production -- the only one that Nichols was directly involved with, even if not as director (at least not officially).


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re: Jon Robin Baitz on Mike Nichols

Posted by: SidL 12:25 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: ??? - Michael_Portantiere 12:07 pm EST 11/20/14

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re: Jon Robin Baitz on Mike Nichols

Posted by: garyd 09:20 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: Jon Robin Baitz on Mike Nichols - SidL 12:25 pm EST 11/20/14

"It’s mercantile, and literal, no longer a land of dreams, just another playground for the 21st century’s global rich. And with Mike gone, there’s one fewer person to find the glory in subtext, the code that is buried deep in American life, at that intersection where lust, nervousness, ambition, and comedy all meet. He ran that intersection for decades."

All true but so very pessimistic. I think Mike would have laughed but he had the talent to turn the truth on end. I guess I have to believe someone else will do the same.


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Posted by: twocents 11:03 am EST 11/20/14
In reply to: ??? - seeseveryshow 10:47 am EST 11/20/14

Well said.


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Posted by: finally 10:53 am EST 11/20/14
In reply to: ??? - seeseveryshow 10:47 am EST 11/20/14

I'm sure Mike Nichols doesn't care one way or the other at this point, but could you please give us a date for when it's ok by you to talk about every part of his career?


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Posted by: SidL 11:11 am EST 11/20/14
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well said as well


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Posted by: twocents 11:02 am EST 11/20/14
In reply to: re: ??? - finally 10:53 am EST 11/20/14

It's just a tawdry juxtaposition of posts. SMH. You really are as impatient as your user name!


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