At first I was concerned about what the "(uncontrollable laughter)" track (or however it's styled, appropriately) would sound like, but I'm actually really pleased by the snippet of dialogue in that iTunes preview. It's a nice reminder of how organic the show's storytelling felt. The strengths of the show to me were the music and the folksy, unglamorous characterizations of the cast. The wonderfully imperfect vocals of Dale Soules, Keith Carradine, and much of the company were very refreshing after many auto-tuned spectacles and razzle-dazzle blockbusters.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
