Anybody Missing "SMASH"- Page 3

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/25/14 at 9:11pm

I feel like that chapter is closed.

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 3:48pm

Positioning a show like Smash is tricky. While some have said, reasonably, that it attracted mostly theater fans, does a show like Law & Order attract mostly cops and lawyers? Did ER attract mostly those in the medical profession? Not really. I have non-theater oriented pals who were fascinated by the process of putting a musical together, however dubiously presented it may have been, and got sucked into the soap opera aspects of the story line. I think the network could have pulled in a larger audience by emphasizing the non-showbiz aspects of the show in the marketing e.g. the fluidity of loyalty in relationships, life in the big city, the price extracted from chasing your dreams and so on. But yes, I miss it.

[Princeton Returns]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 3:56pm

I miss the show that it was in season 1. Sure it was soapy, but like Revenge, it was great escapist TV and for me always entertained.

I especially miss Wesley Taylor, Smash introduced me to him and I will always be grateful for that! Role on season 2 of It Could Be Worse

[ARTc3]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 3:57pm

Surprisingly, I don't. I watched it. I even owned an iTunes subscription and have every episode digitally stored on my hard drive, but I don't miss it. It really wasn't very good.

I too believe there is a "GOOD" series based on the process of bringing theater to life, I hope we get it one day soon, it just wasn't SMASH.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 6:31pm

A show like Smash was much like a movie geared to a certain audience . After the target audience is exausted you run into a problem . The show never really had a chance as it did not appeal to anyone outside of theater especially since there were no names in the cast known nationwide.

It was well produced and loved the way many actual theaters - even ones not Broadway theaters .

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 6:57pm

I think you missed every single episode of Smash because Debra Messing and Angelica Huston are known worldwide names.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 7:08pm

Messing worldwide? Anjelica Huston at the end of an illustrious career. Put these 2 in a movie and it will not be a blockbuster. Messing is known to theater people. They are talented but not a big draw so I beg to differ. I respect them both

I hate to break the news to you but you are wrong as my wife and I both watched every episode and were disappointed when it was cancelled.

People around the US come to NYC to see shows. They apparently were not intrigued in the inner workings of theater. It had a limited audience to begin with. It put up a valiant fight to expand their niche group but failed. It was one of the better produced shows on TV

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 7:14pm

Debra Messing played Grace. Will and Grace was popular all over the world, in hundreds of countries. It will live on in syndication forever. She is known worldwide. Same with AH.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 8:00pm

I have not seen Will & Grace on syndication lately

Rather than beating a dead horse here, we will agree to disagree.

[AKarp2013]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 9:49pm

"It had a limited audience to begin with. It put up a valiant fight to expand their niche group but failed."

Does it factor in that SMASH had 11.4 million in viewers for its premier? The promotion for this show really attracted quite a large crowd. If each episode had the momentum that first episode did, there might have had a pretty successful show.

The thing with SMASH is that when it did deal with the inner workings of a Broadway musical such as rehearsals, writing sessions and performances rather than the soap opera aspects, the show worked really well. Then they would get into unrelated things such as adoption, marriage betrayal, Anjelica Houston's relationships, drugs and whatnot, and everything would just go way down.

There is so much drama that does happen in the making of a Broadway musical. Injuries, money falling through, disputes among designers (where were they in this show), directors, actors and the writers and producers among many other things. Granted, SMASH did show these things, but they were mostly drama within the personal lives of the characters.

I do miss SMASH dearly though as it was one of my favorite shows. I agree that season 1 was more entertaining to me than season 2 was. And it still does shock me to this day though that there are still those who believe that Karen/Katherine was better than Ivy/Megan.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 10:20pm

Updated On: 3/26/14 at 10:20 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/26/14 at 10:27pm

"Rather than beating a dead horse here, we will agree to disagree."

It's not really an agree to disagree kind of thing. It's just a fact that they are both known worldwide and that Will and Grace airs every single day, on multiple channels, anywhere from 3-6 hours per day. These are not opinions I'm stating here.

[bobs3]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 2:10am

I think the only two people who miss SMASH are Kurt Hummel and Rachel Berry.

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 2:22am

People don't necessarily watch a show because of specific interest in that topic. I see lots of shows about paramedics and lawyers, and have no interest in either outside of my TV watching.

You create a good show, people will watch it. If the show is good enough, it can be all unknowns. If the show stinks, you can have a name and it doesn't matter.

[Princeton Returns]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 2:39am

For whats its worth Will and Grace still airs daily in the UK

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 11:21am

"I do miss SMASH dearly though as it was one of my favorite shows. I agree that season 1 was more entertaining to me than season 2 was. And it still does shock me to this day though that there are still those who believe that Karen/Katherine was better than Ivy/Megan."

Ivy was definitely better the Karen in "Bombshell" but I think Karen was just better suited for something like "Hit List" or when they had her singing at a wedding in Season 1.

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 1:01pm

The pilot really did have so much promise. Unfortunately, it was all kind of downhill from there as far as storytelling. Megan Hilty is a gem, though, she shone in every moment she was onscreen. It's a shame she didn't have better material to work with (although the musical numbers Shaiman and Wittman wrote for Bombshell were great imo).

Also, I think Debra Messing's face is pretty well-known but I'm not sure how many people know her by name. Will & Grace airs pretty much daily here in New York as well but I think most people know her as her character rather than as an actress.

I do kind of miss the utter ridiculousness of the show. But mostly I wish every episode had been as good as the pilot...then it might still be airing, who knows.

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 2:35pm

"You create a good show, people will watch it. If the show is good enough, it can be all unknowns. If the show stinks, you can have a name and it doesn't matter."

"Glee" had unknowns and was very good in the beginning so people watched. I think what also helped "Glee" was that the show was different at that time and the music used was well known while "SMASH" was basically all original songs.

[musicaltheatreman2]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 2:55pm

will and grace airs daily on the life time and logo networks

Angelica Huston was a international super model and is an Oscar winning actress


Updated On: 3/27/14 at 02:55 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 3:13pm

"SMASH" was basically all original songs.

Except for the half that were covers like on Glee.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/27/14 at 3:19pm

I miss threads about Smash.