tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post8978111861350097360..comments2024-03-14T02:43:01.811-05:00Comments on Broadway & Me: Will NBC's "Smash" Go Boffo or Bust?jan@broadwayandmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871839027802882307noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-7257452888380812762012-02-11T16:34:40.744-05:002012-02-11T16:34:40.744-05:00Thanks for leaving a comment, Janine. I have to c...Thanks for leaving a comment, Janine. I have to confess that I've only watched one episode of Glee. But I sure do hope you're right about Smash.jan@broadwayandmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871839027802882307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-25434479953376379402012-02-09T00:28:30.554-05:002012-02-09T00:28:30.554-05:00I personally think Smash has a lot of good qualiti...I personally think Smash has a lot of good qualities and is going to be a great show. I have been a fan of Glee for the past 2 years but I am happy this show came along because the writing for Glee has gotten kind of horrbile lately and i am losing interest in the show.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276460859376654121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-4165270808042915132012-02-08T13:46:58.914-05:002012-02-08T13:46:58.914-05:00Hey Jon, thanks for commenting and for making me ...Hey Jon, thanks for commenting and for making me feel a little less lonely. <br /><br />I agree with just about everything you said but do you think we theater lovers are being too hard on the show? I mean cases don't go to trial as fast as they do on Law & Order and do people really have any idea what all those insidey medical terms mean on shows like House and Gray's Anatomy? <br /><br />All that aside, I'm really sad to hear about Alan's opinion of the episodes yet to come. It's particularly ironic because I just heard some folks who profess not to like Broadway saying how much they enjoyed the show. <br /><br />Wouldn't it be a kick-in-the-pants if Smash bypassed the choir (folks like us) and ended up preaching a successful gospel to the philistines?jan@broadwayandmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871839027802882307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797035092645713329.post-58126500898536841152012-02-08T11:42:33.245-05:002012-02-08T11:42:33.245-05:00"Does it make me a heretic to say that I’m no..."Does it make me a heretic to say that I’m not yet sold on “Smash”?" Nope. I'm with you. The first episode, which made what would have been two or three months' worth of work appear to take place in a few days, was jarring. The "inside baseball" name-dropping is awkward -- this, from someone who gets all the references. If they're aiming to keep the audience numbers in the hundreds, that's the way to go.<br /><br />I think it was Alan Sepinwall who said that the third episode was a dud. Caveat whatever is Latin for viewer.Jon88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16908049871851563389noreply@blogger.com