"'FOSSE/VERDON' COMING TO FX" — Page 15

I actually thought this was perhaps the weakest episode thus far! I appreciated the conceit of framing this episode with the Fosse-as-Lenny bits, but, for me, it sort of made the episode rather inert.

I thought Margaret Qualley was excellent as Reinking, though! The sex scene and the subsequent hospital hallway scene were devastating.

SmoothLover said: "Did Gwen really have a boyfriend named Ron?"





Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Ron is supposed to be based on Jerry Lanning.





The past two weeks episodes have been the best of the whole mini series. Special shout outs to Minkie Spiro for Directing and Ike Holter for writing the episode— the best written and directed episode to date.

What's with all the navel gazing these last two episodes? While Williams continues to delight with new layers each week, Rockwell hasn't given us much new to devour, the whole will he/won't he of last week got old quickly, and the Fosse and Lenny did nothing for me. I did like "Toung Fosse"and Uranowitz, but where's the conflict? What's driving this thing, especially with only two more episodes left?

Updated On: 5/15/19 at 10:08 PM

Margaret and Michelle look fabulous in the Roxie get-up.

BTW a very fun PBS documentary on YouTube from the early '90s about Bob, showing him dancing early in his career, with Verdon commenting...forgive me if others have posted.

This 1990 documentary titled STEAM HEAT was part of PBS’ Dance in America series. Gwen Verdon won an Emmy Award for producing it.

kofler22 said: "I hope next week´s episode will show more show footage! The All that jazz sequence was way too short! haha"

Well, of course. Episode 7 (titled "Nowadays" -- directed by Thomas Kail) will show the "Nowadays" number from CHICAGO. The original set designer Tony Walton helped recreating his original 1975 Broadway production's 2-tier/neon set for FOSSE/VERDON.

The reason we only saw in Episode 6 the rehearsal of "All That Jazz" was because Bob Fosse suffered his first heart attack while CHICAGO was in rehearsal. CHICAGO resumed rehearsals once he recovered.









The real Chita Rivera and Gwen Verdon:

When I saw FOSSE on Broadway, Gwen Verdon and Anne Reinking were right behind us in the audience and they were chatting it up like two best friends.

NJGUY said: "When I saw FOSSE on Broadway, Gwen Verdon and Anne Reinking were right behind us in the audience and they were chatting it up like two best friends."

FOSSE was created by both women and Ann Reinking is one of the show’s directors.

ARTc3 said: "I am so disappointed with this series. Many of the performances are wonderful, but the writing, direction, choreography and dancing are all subpar and at times sloppy. Bob Fosse was anything but sloppy.

I also take objection to how Gwen Verdon is being portrayed. Not Ms. Williams' performance, but the writing.

I really wanted this to be brilliant. It's not."

Shhh. They don't like this sort of thing around here :) I learned that weeks ago.

artscallion said: "PerforMeg2 said: "BTW a very fun PBS documentary on YouTube from the early '90s about Bob, showing him dancing early in his career, with Verdon commenting...forgive me if others have posted.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnSGs33JK4.)!"



I thought this documentary was far more entertaining than Fosse/Verdon is. I find it a ploddingly depressive exercise with editing that constantly reminds me of All That Jazz, another version of this story that was far more entertaining.

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That's been my problem with this series from the start - it's dreary. Where is the joy of creation? I've talked to enough folks involved in some of his shows to know there was joy in the rehearsal room. All we get is dreary, week in and week out - some weeks more than others. Yes, it's occasionally fun to see partial numbers recreated, but then we're right back to the soap opera.

And snarky response coming in five, four, three, two, one...

I think I’ve lost interest in this because I’ve come to the realization that I don’t like either of them. I love their talent and have enjoyed many collaborations but what awful people and parents they were. The sex scene in the hospital bed was enough for me to bail.

mc1227 said: "I think I’ve lost interest in this because I’ve come to the realization that I don’t like either of them. I love their talent and have enjoyed many collaborations but what awful people and parents they were. The sex scene in the hospital bed was enough for me to bail."

I think the sex scene could have been more implied. It did not need to go as far as it did so I have to agree with you. We would have gotten the idea just as we got the idea that he was raped by the strippers as a child performer. I am not a prude by any means, but I did not find it necessary and it was a bit incongruent to the rest of the series. On a lighter note I was a bit worried that Fosse was going to have another heart attack by testing his manhood so early after surgery.

Yes, I found that to be extraordinarily uncomfortable to watch. I think simply showing the lead-up and then cutting to Reinking in the hall would have been more effective.