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So saw the premier of S2 SMASH, which is slightly better than S1, but has some of the same problems. As much as I hate to say this...but I agree with the NY Times Critic who stated the following:
The surprising thing about “Smash” was that a show meant to capture the magic of live theater could be so lifeless: flatly written, with a creeping sanctimoniousness and a middlebrow sensibility that seemed to reflect Hollywood’s idea of what would please a Wednesday matinee audience.
Which is unfortunately true. I like the show, but I don't love it. ( Read more... )
In other news? General Hospital has become quite wonky. I'm not quite sure what to make of it at the moment. We have a vampire who looks like a cop, and I'm not sure he's real or a figment of another character's imagination. The Momster and I keep trading theories back and forth over the phone. The spoiler sites don't know either. We're all hopelessly befuddled. It's quite amusing really. Lovely thing about soaps, outside of being mindless fun, their plots take such bizarre twists..that they remain impossible to predict.
Also just about every main lead from the show's heyday in the 1970s and 80s is coming back. What's interesting about the series though - is all the super-couples (and I do mean all of them) from the 70s and 80s are broken up, none of them raised or spent any time with their kids who were raised by other people and as a result, have issues. In short, yes, fun wild abusive romance, great to watch, but has the longevity of a piece of chocolate in my apartment. The soap opera as hard as it tried...couldn't sustain these romances. I find that rather enlightening and oddly reassuring.
Tried to watch The Taste before Smash began last night. And ugh. It's a weak copy-cat of Top Chef, Project Runway, and American Idol. This formula has grown stale and predictable. Not to mention grating. Although the appeal of reality shows in general continues to bewilder me. I get that they are mindless, but where's the fun in watching real people make asses out themselves on live tv? I cringe and have to change the channel. Of course I have similar issues with a lot of American "embarrassment" comedy...so there is that. I admit my sense of humor is different than a lot of people - it's very dry, and sardonic, I like absurdist humor, and gentle mockery. Not a huge fan of parody. Satire? If it is subtle (anything by the Brits, the comedy series MASH) and not hammering me over the head (ie. anything by Ryan Murphy and most American satire). Not crazy about puns - mainly because they go over my head - I don't know why, I think it must have something to do with the dyslexia? Physical comedy - tends to embarass me, unless it is absurdist like Wile E. Coyote or Something Blue in BTVS.
The surprising thing about “Smash” was that a show meant to capture the magic of live theater could be so lifeless: flatly written, with a creeping sanctimoniousness and a middlebrow sensibility that seemed to reflect Hollywood’s idea of what would please a Wednesday matinee audience.
Which is unfortunately true. I like the show, but I don't love it. ( Read more... )
In other news? General Hospital has become quite wonky. I'm not quite sure what to make of it at the moment. We have a vampire who looks like a cop, and I'm not sure he's real or a figment of another character's imagination. The Momster and I keep trading theories back and forth over the phone. The spoiler sites don't know either. We're all hopelessly befuddled. It's quite amusing really. Lovely thing about soaps, outside of being mindless fun, their plots take such bizarre twists..that they remain impossible to predict.
Also just about every main lead from the show's heyday in the 1970s and 80s is coming back. What's interesting about the series though - is all the super-couples (and I do mean all of them) from the 70s and 80s are broken up, none of them raised or spent any time with their kids who were raised by other people and as a result, have issues. In short, yes, fun wild abusive romance, great to watch, but has the longevity of a piece of chocolate in my apartment. The soap opera as hard as it tried...couldn't sustain these romances. I find that rather enlightening and oddly reassuring.
Tried to watch The Taste before Smash began last night. And ugh. It's a weak copy-cat of Top Chef, Project Runway, and American Idol. This formula has grown stale and predictable. Not to mention grating. Although the appeal of reality shows in general continues to bewilder me. I get that they are mindless, but where's the fun in watching real people make asses out themselves on live tv? I cringe and have to change the channel. Of course I have similar issues with a lot of American "embarrassment" comedy...so there is that. I admit my sense of humor is different than a lot of people - it's very dry, and sardonic, I like absurdist humor, and gentle mockery. Not a huge fan of parody. Satire? If it is subtle (anything by the Brits, the comedy series MASH) and not hammering me over the head (ie. anything by Ryan Murphy and most American satire). Not crazy about puns - mainly because they go over my head - I don't know why, I think it must have something to do with the dyslexia? Physical comedy - tends to embarass me, unless it is absurdist like Wile E. Coyote or Something Blue in BTVS.