Live Blog The Live Sound Of Music- Page 16

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:43pm

It was a dual feed.

Live to the East Coast. It aired 'in pattern' through the Central/Mountain zone. And it was fed as a Prime feed to the West Coast beginning at 8pm.

NBC stated they would make no edits.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:44pm

Twitter Trends right now:

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:47pm

Nazi. LOL

[marknyc]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:48pm

I know we all want more musical theater on TV, but even if it's badly done?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:50pm

That's your opinion.

[boggess]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:50pm

Yes. Many, many are disagreeing with you that it was badly done. And not just on these boards.

[gfaustswa]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:51pm

I thought Carrie sounded great!

[finebydesign]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:53pm

I thought it was fantastic even with the weird dissolves/mistakes in first 20 mins.

NONE OF THAT MATTERS! The people were watching and we're talking... win NBC WINS

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:55pm

Considering the west coast is still watching it, the answer is not yet.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:56pm

Tomorrow morning. But it takes 7 days for the DVR adjustment, which can play a significant part in the final adjusted ratings.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:57pm

I really enjoyed it. Carrie's acting wasn't the best, but her singing was wonderful. Obviously Audra McDonald killed it. I guess my biggest gripe would have to do with the script. Or maybe it had to do with inserting commercials in. But, act 1 seemed to go on forever and act 2 was like 45 minutes. Is that always how it is done on stage?

Yeah, I saw a lot of comments how people were confused about it not following the movie. And then the kicker is that people praised Carrie Underwood for live performing this because no other actress today could do it. Really? I guess they forgot about the people whose lives are theater. Funny because there were a ton of them in this.

[HBP]

Posted: 12/5/13 at 11:57pm

I hope NBC takes a hint when they look back and see that relatively lesser-known Laura Benanti and Audra McDonald trended on Twitter, but the star and more famous Carrie Underwood did not... for better or for worse.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:01am

HBP - Without Carrie, there is no broadcast tonight. Trends on Twitter carry much less weight than overall ratings. Those ratings are a result of a country superstar on national television, whether you like it or not. It's really that simple.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:03am

I Had a smile on my face from start to finish. Completely charming- any "flaws" only made the experience for me all the more endearing as live television. Bravo to all-may this be the start of a delightful new holiday tradition.

[HBP]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:03am

I know, I know. And she did sing it pretty well.. but Laura/Audra/Christian can star next time and Carrie can take a supporting role. :p

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:04am

If they do another one next year (or whenever), it will be because this one "worked" for them. So don't look for any changes in perception of why it worked, meaning ratings, not quality.

So you'll have a show that everybody knows, or at least thinks they know because they've all seen the movie. That would be Grease or Guys and Dolls (oops, not family enough) or Annie again. Or maybe Grease. Or perhaps Grease. (And really, nobody listens to the lyrics enough to realize that they swear in it.)

And it will star someone that everybody knows. Whether they can sing, dance, or even speak four words in a row.

So you won't see A Little Night Music starring Carrie Underwood, but you also won't see Grease starring Laura Benanti. The show AND the name have to be easily recognizable.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:04am

Yeah, I think if Laura Benanti had played Maria, there would have been significantly less interest from the general public. I had to tell my parents who she was when we watched. This isn't Live From Lincoln Center on PBS.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:07am

"significantly less interest"? That's being really kind, Marianne. Come on. Think like middle america. They have no idea who the hell she is.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:10am

Well, I was more thinking that people who are fans of the movie might tune in just for that. Then get pissed off that it isn't the same.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:12am

A Facebook friend said, "Why did they cast Katy Perry as the Baroness?"

Oy.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:15am

Brilliant, Besty.

One of my Facebook friends just said that his father called him to see if he watched Britney Spears on the Sound of Music broadcast. LOL

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:18am

And NBC doesn't care, as long as "America" thinks it's something they want to see, starring someone they think they know.

Even if they've got it all wrong.

As long as they tune in, that's what counts.

[MBFan]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:19am

It just finished 20 min. ago here in Utah and yes, both mistakes were there.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:28am

But how many of those much-vaunted "Middle Americans" who tuned in for Carrie Underwood STAYED for the whole thing? Those ratings also clock how many people watch each segment. I'm afraid the fall-off may be catastrophic.

[loliveve]

Posted: 12/6/13 at 12:29am

I gotta say: DiGiorno's pizza's live tweet comments throughout the broadcast are hilarious.

a few of my favorites:

"YOU ARE 16, GOING ON 17 AND I'M ASSUMING YOU'D LIKE PIZZA FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY DINNERRRRRRR"

"HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? GIVE HER PIZZA FOR GOODNESS SAKES" and

"BOOOOOOO ROLFE THE DELIVERY GUY BOOOOOO"
DiGiorno Pizza