| re: That is entirely in the spirit of the source material. | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 08:24 am EDT 06/01/23 | |
| In reply to: re: That is entirely in the spirit of the source material. - AlanScott 04:27 am EDT 06/01/23 | |
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| And Merlyn is no longer a magician in this version - and he doesn't live backwards. So the line IS in the spirit of the book - but the spirit of the book has been removed in Mr Sorkins WEST WING/THE CAMELOT EDITON. LCT has managed to have CAMELOT's mediocre, but functional book be replaced by an inexplicably awful one. I am still puzzling this out. Guinevere comes to England to marry King Arthur, as part of a peace treaty. She is in a glorious 'wedding carriage'. She is virtually at the spot where she is supposed to meet the king. Apparently Mr Sorkin has decided that Guenevere - who isn't too sure about this arranged marriage - has her carriage stop by a copse in the woods. She grabs her suitcase and runs into the undergrowth, and changes from her 'Arriving bride' outfit into black trousers, leather boots, and straps on a long life and cape and runs off - thru the snow which is borrowed from the film of CAMELOT. Then, in between screaming at Arthur and brandishing her knife at him - she takes pauses to sing 'Simple joys of maidenhood' sweetly, without irony. WTF. [If you want to know how to write a strong woman who isn't angry, or unhappy, or screaming, visit GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR] Sorkin's revised book never allows for the songs to flow from the book. Not to mention the fact that they restored FIE ON GOODNESS and THEN YOY MAY TAKE ME TO THE FAIR, two songs cut after opening by Moss Hart, when he finally was well enough to fix the show. Moss Hart knew best. |
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