America Olivio Let's On That Spider-Man Isn't The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

The cruelty of some of you fans is jarring. I sincerely hope you never have it returned to you.

I really don't get that she was "maneuvering around the truth". If she was doing that I doubt she would have discussed that she got no rehearsal when the other actress did. She sounded pretty honest to me. Just seems like you are trying to stir something up that isn't really there. JMO

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Lets

Does anyone know if she was good in the role?
It seems funny they would go out and get someone
if she were?

She was very honest. And I rally do get the impression that she's not enjoying the experience.

Clearly not getting Arachne after understudying the role has upset her(I mean she flat out says it).

I guess given the tenor of dialogue on here regarding this show I should clarify and say that my assessment of her interview has nothing to do with whether the show sucks or is brilliant.

I do appreciate that she didn't feel the need to be a cheerleader in her responses. She answered from her heart and you've got to repsect that.

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"America Olivio let us on..."

"...convince her predator is that she's fine."

finishmyhat - Apostrophes hate you. Stop the abuse.

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Taz, Peter, is fine. Thanks for being civil :)

And yes, good point. I admit I am a little hostile towards the trend of negativity on this board.

It breaks my heart to see so much negativity pointed at artists that are trying to bring people entertainment. I mean, sure, it's what we do, we love to tear things apart. But the whole band wagon on this show, in particular, just seems nuts.

Julie Taymor, the cast, crew etc. are all a bunch of talented folks and whether or not the show works out as planned...they tried and created something new. Lil' appreciation maybe? Without people constantly trying to do this, there wouldn't be this website.

Hit or miss I just can't justify the onslaught against this show.

And yes, I'm the asshole for taking the bait and replying on a message board full of anonymous people. I'm either going to get barked at or chided for bad grammar or poor sentence structure. Regardless of us now being off topic, I appreciate you being the devil's advocate and being polite about it.

For the record, while I do work as a freelance photographer for BroadwayWorld.com, these are my opinions, not theirs.

You're not an "asshole for taking the bait" Peter. I just think that you allowed yourself to get a little over worked up over what you yourself said are anonymous posters.

I mean this in total sincerity, it's not worth it. The discussions are spirited and often sarcastic to be sure. And yes, there are those posts that are absurdly over the top. Those are the ones to ignore.

If you can filter out the nonsense and not let them bother you there are actually some really interesting opinions about the show.

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Nice portfolio Peter. And I do pretty much agree with Peter. I really don't see where he got "worked up". (Sorry taz. Does this mean we are over?)

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Updated On: 2/11/11 at 06:46 PM

She was clearly given no direction by Queen Julie about what to say for this interview.

I loved her joke about studying her Green Goblin slides. The interviewer didn't even blind at it, hahaha.

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