IN MY LIFE was an interesting show. I caught it a week or so ago and wasn't really sure what to make of it at first. Half of it was pure trash while the other half was actually a very sweet and touching love story. The "heaven" aspect was ridiculous and at times even offensive. If you want to have his family looking down and watching over him, fine. I think that's a lovely idea. But you could completely cut out the the Opera storyline and "Al" and, yes, those songs about Dr. Pepper (is this the Forrest Gump musical?) and cars and focus more on the two main characters.
When you get down to it, it's a story about love and accepting differences in people and making the most of the time you have here on earth. It's a simple story yes, but like I said, when it stuck to that I found it very good.
Did you notice the Product Placement in this show? Geeze, there were Diet Coke cans, named cereal boxes, Dr Pepper, Volkswagon, Slurpees all scattered about either physically or verbally on that stage.
I don't mind seeing products used on stage. They were in a kitchen in their apartment so I don't know why that would be a problem. It was the SONGS about them, sung by God himself that bothered me.
I'm sure there was a tie-in with the products that were so conspicuously shown--and sung about--on stage. You don't show off cans of soda like that without a reason.
To tell you the truth, I really didn't even notice that kind of product placement. Again, these are everday normal items being used in a kitchen. If they were driving in a car and someone pulls out a can and says "Geez, I'm so glad I brought along this refreshing can of ice cold Dr. Pepper. It's the only beverage that can quench my thirst on such a hot day", THAN I might have had some problems with it. But as it was, I didn't mind.
They were killed because Nick crashed into them...Vera was there because her friend (annie was it?) went around a corner to buy a slurpee...Vera thought her friend left..and her mother came to pick her up.
So you're saying that the show clearly favored one company over another? She asked would someone like a diet coke. That obviously is a product of the Coca-Cola company, whereas Dr. Pepper, which was given an entire song singing it's praises, is a product of Pepsi-Cola. This is why I don't see it as being "product placement".
This reminds me of a soap opera. I mean come on we see this kind of thing on Passions every day!??!! And it finds a HUGE audience (okay well pretty good for a soap opera in daytime -- something like 2 mill a day!)
It is fun to read the information on this show. i do hope they will make it into a cast recording. I saw his LUNCH musical in Sacramento and quite liked it.
Sorry to threadjack, but Dr. Pepper is NOT a Pepsi product. Saying that in Dallas could get you shot. Mountain Dew, Slice, Sierra Mist, Mug and Miranda are Pepsi products. Dr. Pepper owns 7-Up and is its own company. You can still order the original Dr. Pepper sweetened with Imperial Pure Cane Sugar instead of corn syrup at the website of the oldest Dr. Pepper plant in Dublin, Tx. Dublin Dr. Pepper
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