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| re: THE CHER SHOW Tonight - I disagree | |
| Posted by: ashleylm 12:17 pm EST 11/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: THE CHER SHOW Tonight - I disagree - Cainebj 07:59 am EST 11/29/18 | |
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| I enjoyed The Cher Show although I think it has it's ups and downs The examples you cite--"Dark Lady," "The Beat Goes On," the Costume Parade--all thrilled me. I don't mind putting up with some exposition if I actually get, every 20 minutes or so, genuine thrills. For those lamenting exposition, I have to counter with the argument that there's nothing wrong with it: it's a different style, not a lesser method of dramatization. Many shows employ both (from the Greeks onward!) Jersey Boys had its share of exposition (compared to, say, On Your Feet, which IIRC didn't), and I preferred Jersey Boys. Pacific Overtures has exposition, and Glory Days didn't. One method is more artificial/theatrical, the other is more realistic/naturalistic, but that's a difference in kind, not a difference in level of achievement. |
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| re: THE CHER SHOW Tonight - I disagree | |
| Posted by: ryhog 02:02 pm EST 11/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: THE CHER SHOW Tonight - I disagree - ashleylm 12:17 pm EST 11/29/18 | |
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| It's like anything else: when the show is good, it's good; when the show is bad, it's bad. There are innumerable examples of outstanding narration in plays and musicals; it's a storytelling tool. That it is often employed by the lazy does not erase its effectiveness overall. Once again, recall, there are no rules. | |
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| re: THE CHER SHOW Tonight - I disagree | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 02:26 pm EST 11/29/18 | |
| In reply to: re: THE CHER SHOW Tonight - I disagree - ryhog 02:02 pm EST 11/29/18 | |
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| "It's like anything else: when the show is good, it's good; when the show is bad, it's bad. There are innumerable examples of outstanding narration in plays and musicals; it's a storytelling tool. That it is often employed by the lazy does not erase its effectiveness overall. Once again, recall, there are no rules." Right, and on a closely related note, it's always a mistake to make huge generalizations. |
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