Sound of Music on tv right now

[Broadwaybaby13]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:42pm

My mom (a.k.a. supportivemom ) makes me watch this EVERY time it comes on tv. I must admit- Julie Andrews is my idol! This movie is a classic and I'm glad I'm watching it with my mom. (except when she starts saying the lines and singing the songs- this ain't Rocky Horror mom)

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:45pm

HA!

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:46pm

Not for nothing, but I think this'll be a good look for you.

[Broadwaybaby13]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:51pm

It's my brother who has to shave his head not me! Thanks for the photo though, I love ANTM. My mother said "congrats to your Pats"

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:54pm

I'm watching the sound of music on tv right now too!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:55pm

I call this movie THE SOUND OF MUCOUS.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 10:57pm

"My mom (a.k.a. supportivemom ) makes me watch this EVERY time it comes on tv."

I can't say as I'm surprised. Her "Supportivemomma Rose's Turn" is gonna be a doozie in about 12 years. findingnamo

[Broadwaybaby13]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:06pm

namo - my mom is supportive, in no way is she a stage mother.........jealous?

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:14pm

I just watched, and I still love that movie way too much. I've been singing "Climb Every Mountain" to my dad since it ended. He's not pleased.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:19pm

How anyone could watch this widescreen film, cropped on television, interrupted by endless commercials, escapes me.

[Jane2]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:24pm

Are they currently showing it on widescreen?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:28pm

If she were truly supportive she would let you do whatever you wanted every time this movie came on, not "make" you watch it.
So perhaps you meant that you "chose" to watch it.

[Broadwaybaby13]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:33pm

She IS very supportive. Obviously, I was being a little tongue and cheek (and a little sarcastic). Okay, I will PROUDLY admit that I LOVE watching this movie with my mom.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:35pm

Uh huh. (I was just being tongue and cheek too). findingnamo

[blueroses]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:36pm

JohnBoy2, although I know where you're coming from, I actually prefer watching it on television. It seems more special...reminds me of those once-a-year airings when I was a kid (I feel the same way about It's a Wonderful Life, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and The Wizard of Oz).

With the DVR, commercials aren't an issue anymore.

[nitsua]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:36pm

Why they even release movies in full screen is beyond me!
I've never liked it.

[Broadwaybaby13]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:39pm

FindingNamo- I get it- thanks. I just get real defensive when it comes to my mom.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:43pm

And she is the same about you and your brother, which is so great.

To paraphrase Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest: "Don't mess with me, fellas!"

[Jane2]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:43pm

If it's impossible to see a film on widescreen (especially an old classic), I see nothing wrong with watching it on tv or dvd, or any way that you can see it. Who knows what year they'll be showing it in theaters. Why wait if you love a film.

Hey-Amadeus was on tv a couple nights ago. It's my favorite film. It should DEFINITELY be seen on wide screen, if any film should. Am I going to wait until that might happen again? NO-I'll watch in on tv.

[Glebb]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 11:54pm

Oh this part makes me so durn nervous!

[RetroBoy]

Posted: 12/31/07 at 4:04am

Jane2, I think you're missing the point. JohnBoy didn't mean seeing the film ON a wide screen. He meant seeing the film IN the widescreen format as opposed to seeing it cropped on television to fit the television screen. You can actually see THE SOUND OF MUSIC in all it's widescreen TODD-AO glory without ever having to wait for it be re-released in movie theaters in the comfort of your own home...just pick up the special edition DVD.

I myself abstain from watching widescreen films on television unless of course it's being shown in the widescreen format because I get to see the film in it's original aspect ratio.

But if you like to see a film edited, cropped and commercially interrupted I guess that's okay to. To each his own.
Updated On: 12/31/07 at 04:04 AM

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 12/31/07 at 5:47am

Thank you RetroBoy, that's exactly what I meant. I never understood watching a film where you were missing half of what was filmed, in every frame. Not to mention the constant commercial interruptions, when the film is readily available in its original aspect ratio.

[Jane2]

Posted: 12/31/07 at 10:01am

You're right Retroboy, i did misunderstand what he was saying. He meant the mailbox format. Many films are shown on tv screens in that exact format. A few of those old biblical epics certainly are shown that way, and others also. And some of them are even shown on cable with no commercials!

It's too bad they don't present all films that way.

But thanks, Retroboy for the clarification.

Updated On: 12/31/07 at 10:01 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/31/07 at 10:13am

I remember when The Sound of Music first aired on television. They held out on that film until the mid-'80s!

It was a big event at the time, since the film wasn't even available on VHS at that point. I'm almost certain they aired it with no commercial interruption.

But that was only the first time.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 12/31/07 at 11:40am

I am sure there are a lot of people who can not afford a nice DVD player and flat screen TV with stereophonic sound who are more than happy to see The Sound Of Music in ANY form. And commercial breaks come in handy for those with blabber control problems. ..