Apple TV+ Series SCHMIGADOON! - News & Discussion Thread — Page 9

I think I enjoyed the episode more than some of you, even though it was a set-up for the finale. Tituss Burgess, who has stolen scene after scene this season, was the highlight with “Famous as Hell.” The “Melllisssaaa!” yell was hysterical, but the multiple Jesus Christ Superstar parodies - which continue later in the episode - and the elaborate effort made to incorporate every character was fantastic. Cecily Strong’s song was lovely as well.

That's a fair critique, even though I would argue that the first season's plot was pretty thin too.

But the problem with this season is that it feels much more dependent on the musical parodies and Easter Eggs than the first one. I was probably more disappointed in the previous episode, because it seemed clear that they didn't seem to have much a story to tell once Josh was cleared.

That said, there's so much to enjoy. Josh's character is infinitely more enjoyable this time around, and his relationship with Melissa is downright sweet. The way he looked at Melissa during "Maybe It's My Turn Now" was that of a man in love with his wife. For all of the silliness with Topher's tribe, Josh seems to be getting something out of this that he might apply back in real life.

Maybe it's an excuse, but the messiness of the story in part reflects the messiness that made the best musicals of the 1960s and '70s so compelling. There's a reason why Chicago has been running forever, and the Sweeney Todd revival is drawing sellouts every night, and Jesus Christ Superstar just keeps touring and touring.

Updated On: 4/30/23 at 03:36 AM

I'm having a blast with this show! The song parodies are super clever and on point. "Good Enough to Eat" is hysterical, and, dare I say brilliant. There, I dared. Jane, Kristin, Alan, Tituss, Dove all phenomenal. And Aaron Tveit has so much more chemistry than he did in Moulin Rouge. I would love to see them sneak a little Urinetown in there.

''I think it’s telling that this season of Schmigadoon is being submitted in the Scripted Variety Series for the Emmys instead of Comedy Series.''

It's a smart and savvy move, and frankly, a realistic acknowledgment that a 6-episode series from Apple was never gonna crack an Uber-competitive Comedy category that is full of better-established shows with many more episodes (i.e., ''Ted Lasso,'' ''Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,'' ''Barry,'' ''Only Murders in the Building,'' etc. ).

To me, one tricky element might affect Christopher Gattelli's Emmy chances. For Season 1, he was nominated for Choreography for Scripted Programming. I imagine the Emmy switch means his Season 2 work is submitted in Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming, where his competition could include the Oscars and flashier, more dance-centric shows, like ''Dancing With the Stars.''

Updated On: 4/30/23 at 05:19 PM

Both the finale and the soundtrack (finally!) are out today.


I thought it was a very sweet ending to a pretty great season. Loved all the nods to the next era of musicals, which made me want to see what a season 3 would look like, but it also serves as a satisfying series finale if there won’t be a third.

DeBose’s solo was especially wonderful.

Yeah, I recently rewatched some eps from season 1 and I wish there had been more continuity between the two seasons. Like, what happened to Schmigadoon? Are they still the same people or do they just happen to look the same? I find the loss of those characters, to whom I had grown rather attached, rather sad. Season 2 paid some lip service to that but never really showed it any consequence.

Also Schmicago just doesn't feel like a town that would really exist outside of Melissa and Josh, whereas I did not feel that way about Schmigadoon.

That being said, I enjoyed the easter eggs and the musical numbers. I just agree that it wasn't as meaningful or cohesive as a narrative. I also think that the decision to show that Melissa did actually conceive undermined the message--wish it had been left open ended.

I do think that was series finale. Next season theoretically would have been 80’s blockbusters but that was most of the final episode…chandelier crashing, kidnapped and forced to wear a wedding dress etc

Regarding the ratings. Currently it is ranked as 5th among all programs on Apple+. It shows that when you open the app. It has stayed there since the first episode of Season 2.

Update: Variety is reporting that the Emmys have turned down Apple TV's petition to move ''Schmigadoon!'' from Comedy Series to Scripted Variety.

https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/schmigadoon-emmys-denied-variety-scripted-apple-1235604095/

Apple TV+'s ''Schmigadoon!'' got 3 Emmy nominations for Choreography, Cinematography and Production Design, but it deserved many more.. I'm surprised that Cinco Paul, who won last year's Emmy for Original Music and Lyrics for Season 1, didn't get nominated this time. And I'm disappointed that Jane Krakowski didn't score an Emmy nomination for Supporting Actress in a Comedy, but her musical tour de force, ''Bells and Whistles,'' was one of the three numbers cited in Chris Gattelli's choreography nomination. (The other two were ''Bustin' Out'' and ''Good Enough to Eat,'' the brilliant ''Sweeney Todd'' spoof.)

Updated On: 7/12/23 at 09:51 PM

We will probably see more cut backs at streaming services as their financial model proves to be unsustainable.

I'm shocked it got a second season! Lucky them that it lasted as long as it did.

The creators/producers probably have the option to shop it to another network/streamer, though I can't imagine there would be a huge appetite for something this niche.

The songs were the real problem for me. The lyrics aren't witty or clever enough, and the melodies are way too similar to the things they were parodying for it to be interesting.

I just canceled my Apple TV+ subscription after hearing the news.

Schmigadoon! was always narratively flimsy, but when a song like Corn Puddin' or Bells and Whistles connected, it was a huge amount of fun.

Assuming a different streaming service doesn't green light season #3, I'd love to see the already written scripts and songs repurposed as an audio only series on a platform like Audible.

Updated On: 1/18/24 at 02:28 PM