Curtains Reviews- Page 6

[DG]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 6:58pm

"it's not worth the extreme energy you give to arguments over it."

Which explains, of course, your multitude of posts on this show alone.

And no one has to read someone's mind who makes their intentions clear with the bitterly sarcastic quips left when they edit out their own posts.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 6:59pm

Just as I cannot read your mind (I can, however, deduce intention -- you make it awfully obvious), you can't tell how much energy I expend into my arguments. It's hardly extreme; I really don't work too hard.

ETA -- Speaking of which, DG just read my mind. Fabulous.

Updated On: 3/24/07 at 06:59 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:06pm

DG - you're actually going to speak to someone else's "multitude of posts"?

Emcee, I apologize then - your posts are generally very lengthy, and to me, that feels like a lot of energy given. I believe you if you say it's not.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:09pm

In all seriousness, I type over 100 WPM. Typing fast enough that a page takes a minute kind of throws the time/energy/length parallels. But point taken.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:13pm

I type 94, so not really that much difference.

I'm just too busy either at work multitasking, at home multitasking, or too tired to give it the "all" that you do.

[DG]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:23pm

I have never said I don't post a lot, but I've also never tried to dismiss someone else's valid discussion and points against me by hypocritically claiming that it just wasn't worth all that talk - after incessantly posting about that very thing.

But, enough about you. And I mean that sincerely, ENOUGH about YOU.

Let's get this thread back to its original intention - the sharing and analysis of the lukewarm critical reception to CURTAINS.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:34pm

I never said it wasn't worth talk. I said it wasn't worth the intense energy some were giving it. Don't preach when you don't understand contect.

And honey, we know WAY more about your and your partner's daily life around here then we do mine.

Although I agree - let's get this thread back on track. I'm not going to respond to bait anymore.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:41pm

College students procrastinate well. It's part of our trade.

ETA -- Whoops, I slipped past the moratorium. I had the reply field up too long.

So, Noah Racey. Excellent.

Updated On: 3/24/07 at 07:41 PM

[GoSmileLaughCryClap]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:45pm

Updated On: 3/25/07 at 07:45 PM

[DG]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:46pm

You seem to have trouble getting back with the analysis program, Rath, let me help - it's like when you said that one critic could "bite me" (which I assume you said in a low energy fashion - and certainly nothing like a "savagely intense college student")

PS - my comments about my daily life are contained to the social threads, for which they are intended. And it's really not anyone's fault that the little we know of your 'life' is simply all there is to know.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 7:57pm

Gosmile... you really made a valiant effort, for which I must applaud you, except that what you're trying to teach me is completely unncessary. In fact, it doesn't even make sense, since anyone can see in plain sight that I said in my post that I know it happens all the time -- that's the purpose of PR -- so you're not really teaching me a damned thing. I never said that it didn't happen to shows I like (not that I dislike Curtains), nor did I pass judgment on the ethics of said very common practice. I was making a correction about one particular instance, and gave no indication to whether I thought they should or should not be written verbatim. I said that it happens. I thank you for your effort, though, even if you've decided I did something that I um, did not. You must have worked really hard to invent that. To use words plucked from the post above, you and your smartass post are welcome to "bite me."

(Typed in trademark "high energy mode.")

Updated On: 3/24/07 at 07:57 PM

[GoSmileLaughCryClap]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 8:11pm

Updated On: 3/25/07 at 08:11 PM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 8:20pm

Blah blah blah blah blah blah ...

Honey, if you think my tone is rough and that my style is anywhere close to the bitchiest of what goes on here, you have a lot of looking around to do. And some skin to thicken! My posts here have hardly been that bad, so good luck with that, though you're perfectly welcome to return to the proverbial woodwork from whence you came. And get some practice in making up things that might even seem feasible. Tip for you: in the future, you may want to be sure that your fabrications of projective psychoanalysis can't be proven wrong before you spew them about.

*tips hat*

Have a lovely night.

Updated On: 3/24/07 at 08:20 PM

[DAME]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 8:52pm

The show still sucked. *runs*

[courtnyj]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:07pm

Anyway....

Did anyone else notice how in their reviews, many critics said something like, "the only song which was really felt like Kander and Ebb's finest was...." and then they each named a different song. Ben Brantley said "Coffee Shop Nights," the guy from Time Out New York said "It's a Business," others said "a Tough Act to Follow" was the standout. Shows you how subjective one's opinions are.
Updated On: 3/24/07 at 09:07 PM

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:10pm

"DG - you're actually going to speak to someone else's "multitude of posts"?"

Yeah, but he wasn't criticizing anyone for it.

"it's theater - to me, it's not worth the extreme energy you give to arguments over it."

Heaven forbid that she have a passion for theatre!

[DAME]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:13pm

Not to change subjects.. but Jason Danielly looks awful. His face is skin and bones.

[Lt. Cioffi]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:16pm

Shows how good the music is too courtnyj. Nobody seems to be able to decide what songs are the most Kander and Ebb or which are standouts. I thought several songs were standouts. I need the CD. I can't get "It's a Business" out of my head.

[courtnyj]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:18pm

Noah Racey says: "Go back to talking about me!"


Ugh. Me too Lt. Cioffi. Actually I have a trio of songs that cycle through my head. Updated On: 3/24/07 at 09:18 PM

[Iris Chacon]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:26pm

With a man like that.. WHO NEEDS TO TALK?

[DG]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:28pm

Welcome back, Iris

And the show still sucked - and I ain't runnin' anywhere!

[Iris Chacon]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:30pm

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

[courtnyj]

Posted: 3/24/07 at 9:34pm

[GoSmileLaughCryClap]

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:36pm

John Lahr in The New Yorker likes it. A lot:

Originally conceived by the Broadway pros Peter Stone, John Kander, and Fred Ebb (the book and additional lyrics are by Rupert Holmes), “Curtains” is ingeniously put together and smart about show business; with witty contributions from the set designer Anna Louizos and the costume designer William Ivey Long, it expertly spoofs everything to do with the clichés of the Broadway musical. At once a musical within a musical, a thriller, a backstage drama, and a romance, it is the narrative equivalent of a Dagwood sandwich, stuffed with relish and a lot of ham....

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/26/07 at 9:41pm

Is there a link to that?