Smash..

[shadowkat]

Just finished watching the third episode of SMASH - Enter Joe Dimaggio...and this show continues to rock. It's great. Refreshing. New. Wonderful songs. Wonderful performances. Fun. Yeah, it's possibly cliche in places but no more so than anything else that I've watched.

I'm surprised it's as good as it is. Wasn't expecting it to be. Was expecting something more mediocre like Glee.

So far the best new series of this year are Revenge, Once Upon a Time and Smash - all female focused.
Theresa Rebeck is really putting a feminist spin on Smash, the female characters are strong.
And the politics of showbiz on target. Finally figured out where I'd seen the actor playing Derek Willes, the Director, before - Coupling. He played Steven on Coupling (the role that Stephen Moffat based on himself). I loved him in that and I love him in this.

If you like musicals and haven't tried this? You really should. It's that good.

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[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

As I responded below...ratings isn't always a good indicator. I rarely pay attention to them any more. Buffyannatator is right...it depends on the network and what nitch or type of show it wants. If this was on CBS or ABC? Or Fox? Yeah, it may get canceled. But it's on NBC - who is desperate for a critical darling. Something the critics rave about and can get Emmy's as well as pull in a different demographic. They have very few shows right now and no dramas that have been nominated in critical categories...everything is sitcoms or reality.