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| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 12:14 am EST 03/09/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot - Chromolume 05:42 pm EST 03/08/19 | |
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| For what it's worth, as I've said before, I think the basic premise of BRIGADOON is fatally flawed in that we're supposed to believe that ONLY ONE person in the town hates the fact that the town disappears for 100 years each night and that NO ONE can leave the town without causing it to disappear forever. We're supposed to think that all but Harry Beaton consider this spell on the town a "miracle" and a blessing. Isn't it probably that SEVERAL people besides Harry might want to eventually leave the village at some point? And, under their present circumstances, and considering that the town is probably quite small, wouldn't inbreeding become an issue eventually? As the recent York Theater productions proved: When Lerner was bad, he was really bad. And, unfortunately, he was bad very frequently. |
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| re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:57 am EST 03/09/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot - Michael_Portantiere 12:14 am EST 03/09/19 | |
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| We're supposed to think that all but Harry Beaton consider this spell on the town a "miracle" and a blessing. Isn't Harry's reason for leaving (and deliberately ruining the miracle) because of his anger and jealousy over Jean's wedding to Charlie? I haven't seen the show for a while, but does he actually say elsewhere that he doesn't believe in the town? (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) |
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| re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:16 pm EST 03/09/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot - Chromolume 11:57 am EST 03/09/19 | |
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| "Isn't Harry's reason for leaving (and deliberately ruining the miracle) because of his anger and jealousy over Jean's wedding to Charlie? I haven't seen the show for a while, but does he actually say elsewhere that he doesn't believe in the town? (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)" Yes, that is his specific reason. But what I meant is, I would assume there would be LOTS of specific reasons why lots of people in the village might want to leave eventually -- to go and study somewhere, as Charlie Dalrymple has done (he has just returned); to go and live in a bigger city somewhere; and so on and so on and so on. When you think it about it, BRIGADOON is sort of a conservative fable about people who want to live their whole lives in the place where they were born and who don't want ANY changes to their lifestyle in terms of social or technological progress. (I guess somewhat similar to the Amish?) And while that may be what SOME people want, I think it's really pushing it to believe that everyone, or even the majority of people, in the village would feel that way. |
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| re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 11:49 am EST 03/09/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot - Michael_Portantiere 12:14 am EST 03/09/19 | |
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| I always wonder how far in advance the townspeople were told about this. Surely they all should have had a few days to think about it, in case anyone wanted to leave before it was too late. Mr. Forsyth did miss a trick (or two or three). | |
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| re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:17 pm EST 03/09/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot - AlanScott 11:49 am EST 03/09/19 | |
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| "I always wonder how far in advance the townspeople were told about this. Surely they all should have had a few days to think about it, in case anyone wanted to leave before it was too late. Mr. Forsyth did miss a trick (or two or three)." Yes, even that relatively small change would improve the story greatly, although I guess then we'd need an explanation of why Harry Beaton didn't leave when he had the chance. |
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| Posted by: stevemr 09:46 am EST 03/09/19 | |
| In reply to: re: BRIGADOON on TCM; I figured out its weak spot - Michael_Portantiere 12:14 am EST 03/09/19 | |
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| Eventually, perhaps. But remember that by Brigadoon time, its only been a couple days since the "miracle" occurred. Barely enough time for the milk to go sour. | |
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| Posted by: keikekaze 07:00 pm EDT 03/11/19 | |
| In reply to: but... - stevemr 09:46 am EST 03/09/19 | |
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| That's correct, and a very important point that people (including Lerner, perhaps) tend to overlook. By Brigadoon time, what seems to us like an ancient miracle, shrouded in the twilit mists of Celtic legend, only happened the day before yesterday. The Brigadoonians really haven't had time yet to take in all the implications themselves. | |
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