You can talk bout spring aweaking but not wicked???

[winston89]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:02pm

Why is it that i someone wanted to start a thread on this board bout spring aweakining they can do so without getticng a ttacked and insulted. but, if you wanted to start a thread bout wicked you do get insulted? i don't understand the logic behind this at all. I haven't seen SA yet but I want to. I think though that it may be over hyped but it dose have good music which should be on the raido but won't. Anywasy my original qustion. Why can't you talk about wicked without getting bashed but SA is ok?

[shiksa_goddess]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:04pm

Becuz Wicked is soo last sezun.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:10pm

lolz ur totally rite

[ashley0139]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:11pm

Because Wicked opened three years ago and is still getting excessive posts. Spring Awakening, however, opened today and has nowhere near the volume of posts Wicked does. If, in 3 years, Spring Awakening is getting as many posts as it is today, people will be complaining. And there is always an influx when a show first opens. And if we couldn't start threads about any show just because people don't want to start them about Wicked, what would we talk about?

EDIT: Oh, and it's spelled Awakening not Aweaking. I think that would be a totally different show.

Updated On: 12/10/06 at 07:11 PM

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:12pm

Plus, most people on this board like to talk about SPRING AWAKENING more than WICKED
but there are plenty of WICKED message boards on the internet to express your love for the show!
Just google :)

[actor]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:43pm

bekuz wur tieyerd of itt!!!!

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:46pm

Because... WICKED fans, like ALW fans, are not really interested in theatre as an art form, they just like their specific shows.

Anyone who cares about the development of the musical as a leading American art form will care about SPRING AWAKENING. And Sondhim. And shows like RENT, RAGTIME, CHICAGO etc.

Wicked Fan: "I've seen WICKED 116 times!"

Bway fan: "Why?"

Wicked Fan: "Because it's the best show on Broadway!"

Bway Fan: "Well, what other Broadway shows have you seen?"

Wicked Fan: "Oh I only go and see Wicked. It's awesome."

Bway Fan: "Well how do you know it's te best if you haven't seen anything else?"

Wicked Fan: "Because its the only show I want to see."

[geekgirl06]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:52pm

Because people who talk about Spring Awakening know how to type.

[SDav 10495]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:52pm

Because... WICKED fans, like ALW fans, are not really interested in theatre as an art form, they just like their specific shows.

Anyone who cares about the development of the musical as a leading American art form will care about SPRING AWAKENING. And Sondhim. And shows like RENT, RAGTIME, CHICAGO etc.

frontrowcentre is right--as a fan of ALW's work, I can totally attest to my dislike for Sondhim. That amazing Sondheim guy is another story, though.

[MotorTink]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:55pm

I agree with a lot of the posts on here so far. I would also add that mostly anything to discuss about Wicked (best Elphaba/Glinda, songs, themes, costumes, lines, etc.) had been done 100 times already, so no use to dredge it back up. From when Wicked was mainstream and very popular, posters seemed to be very catty and rude. Therefore, other posters don't want to deal with that again. If there was a new innovative topic to discuss in regards to Wicked, it might not be so frowned upon. But so far, in the 2 - 3 months I've been around, I've haven't seen any. Although, when new info (new casting, etc.) gets announced, it gets discussed, and no one has that big of a deal with it, as long as 18 of the threads don't pop up at the same time. Just my observation.

However, there are many different Spring Awakening threads at the moment, but I'm sure in the next few days it will thin out to 1 or 2.

[actor]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 7:57pm

if u wahnt uz to gihve u seeryusly thought-out rezponzess, then tipe cerrectlee, k?

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:06pm

Because Wicked is not a good show.

Shall I pull up some reviews? We can compare them to the Spring Awakening reviews.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:09pm

i agree 1000% with all of you and then some..

ps- i suck at acronyms.. ALW?

[donna_darko_23]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:11pm

ALW - Andrew Lloyd Webber

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:14pm

Frontrowcenter sums it up perfectly.

[dramaqueen2]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:17pm

oh wow, DUH. thanks donna, that's embarassing..

<3

[All_For_Laura]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:20pm

I love ALW and I love Sondheim equally. Where does that put me?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:22pm

Frontrowcentre, I'm irritated by ignorant Wicked fans who only like Wicked as much as the next person, but I DO think you made an unfair generalization. You make it seem as though it's impossible to like Wicked AND enjoy the art, which I think is (if rare) certainly possible. And sure, ALW and Wicked get made fun of plenty, but I think there are certainly a significant number of well-versed theater fans who like them.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:29pm

Because people who talk about Spring Awakening know how to type.

Clearly you don't read many Spring Awakening threads.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:30pm

You can talk about anything in the chatroom. Come join us.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:33pm

I've never heard of Spring Aweaking. Is it good?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 8:50pm

Front Row Center That post is ridiculous. You are certainly welcome to make sweeping generalizations about who like what show and why but to say that people who like Wicked and Andrew Lloyd Webber aren't interested in theatre....well I'm shocked into silence by the sheer stupidity of that post.

[Aqualline2]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 9:21pm

"WICKED fans, like ALW fans, are not really interested in theatre as an art form"

I take offense to this. I maybe a wicked fan but that does not mean that I don't appreciate theatre as an artform, or in any other way.

[bella cantato]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 9:25pm

" 'WICKED fans, like ALW fans, are not really interested in theatre as an art form.'

I take offense to this. I maybe a wicked fan but that does not mean that I don't appreciate theatre as an artform, or in any other way."

Umm, ditto. I take SERIOUS offense to this. I LOVE ALW and Wicked and musical theatre in general.

[actor]

Posted: 12/10/06 at 9:31pm

I like Wicked AND other musicals. You're stereotyping.