JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE Discussion Thread- Page 5

[greenifyme2]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:00pm

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "^I saw the glitter"

Yeah but it was like a stream. They cut it very short 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:00pm

I hope Brandon gets an Emmy nod for this because he is KILLING IT!!! This is going to get him all kinds of mainstream recognition.

[Babe_Williams]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:02pm

CallMeAl2 said: "Babe_Williams said: "The actor playing Pilate was fantastic and that was a great scene."

That is Oliver Award winning Ben Daniels who looks damn fine for being 54 years old."

Thank you and yes he does. 

[John Adams]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:04pm

gypsy101 said: "was the ladder supposed to do that??"

I believe so, and I liked the choice. Judas hangs himself (presumably by kicking the ladder from underneath himself). It was an effective way of implying the suicide without showing Judas hanging himself on Easter Sunday, in front of the whole family. (I thought, anyways)

I also liked the stark lighting with the falling glitter afterward.

Updated On: 4/1/18 at 10:04 PM

[Carmilla]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:05pm

greenifyme2 said: "disneybroadwayfan22 said: "^I saw the glitter"

Yeah but it was like a stream. They cut it very short"

 

Yeah I was confused why they cut to black screen so quickly.  

 

[VotePeron]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:12pm

Well I’ll be that one asshole that dares to say I didn’t like any aspect of BVDs Judas. Such a wasted opportunity. Wish like hell it had been someone else.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:12pm

this top that BVD is wearing is wonderful

[nmlhats]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:13pm

VotePeron said: "Well I’ll be that one asshole that dares to say I didn’t like any aspect of BVDs Judas. Such a wasted opportunity. Wish like hell it had been someone else."

I have a few mixed feelings....however, I thought he nailed it in Superstar just now.

[John Adams]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:14pm

Not a fan of John Legend's physical choice to demonstrate pain/fatigue. He seems stiff legged (but strong) from the shoulders down, but from the neck up, he's a bobblehead.

[willep]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:14pm

VotePeron said: "Well I’ll be that one asshole that dares to say I didn’t like any aspect of BVDs Judas. Such a wasted opportunity. Wish like hell it had been someone else."

 

I kind of agree. He has been a big “meh” for me until that Superstar, which was fun.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:15pm

Pardon me because this is the first time Ive seen this show: Why are they singing an upbeat song before Jesus dies?!

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:16pm

Wow, I thought they might be afraid of showing blood.

[reginula]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:16pm

Do we know if / is it possible this will be available later? How has it worked with previous NBC productions? It's hard seeing this from the outside the US. Overall I think I've gotten like, 10 minutes of the show* from snippets on social media and other sites.

*But I'm so in love with what I've seen!

[nmlhats]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:16pm

CarlosAlberto said: "I hope Brandon gets an Emmy nod for this because he is KILLING IT!!! This is going to get him all kinds of mainstream recognition."

 

I was just telling my husband that BVD is about to get a lot more famous. Loved him as Aaron Burr. I had tix for Shuffle Along but it closed before I could see it. 

 

[dearalanaaaa]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:16pm

I just got to the glitter for Judas death and WHAT HAPPENED THERE? The glitter was stunning last night, and it brought so much more to the moment than the 5 pieces that fell tonight. I hope somebody in the room can tell us what happened with that when the glitter glitched out. That's a point where I would want yesterday's tape the run, because the moment didn't feel the same. At my angle I couldn't even see Judas but it still was so much more impactful than tonight's.

[Elfuhbuh]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:17pm

^ In the past, they’ve usually done DVD releases of these live shows, so I’d be surprised if they didn’t do the same for this one.

[chernjam]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:19pm

That may have just saved the live musical on TV genre

Phenomenal from start to finish

[Babe_Williams]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:19pm

gypsy101 said: "this top that BVD is wearing is wonderful"

I know, right? Lol 

[MikeInTheDistrict]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:19pm

That staging... wow. Far exceeded my expectations.

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:19pm

I'm glad they didn't feel the need to stretch this out to 3 hours like the past few shows

[curel1]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:20pm

The death sequence was GORGEOUS

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:20pm

Brandon’s costume for Superstar was EVERYTHING!!!!

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:23pm

The final shot. Perfect.

[BroadwayMan5]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:23pm

I though Sara was near perfection. Norm was my second favorite in the whole thing. I was a fan of BVD most of the time too. John Legend was OK but made some odd choices (the voice sounded tired so I'm a little less critical of that, obviously he can sing). Biggest disappointment was Alice Cooper, what a colossal waste of an opportunity for a song that can steal the show when done well. I thought costumes were great and staging was creative. Overall, an interesting different way of doing a live TV musical. It certainly had a better energy than some of the soundstage live musicals.

Updated On: 4/1/18 at 10:23 PM

[nmlhats]

Posted: 4/1/18 at 10:23pm

You know who I would have loved to see as Herod? Alan Cumming. Alice Cooper was just lame. I mean, even Colbert would have been better (and he knows the song by heart).