Liza's At The Palace broadcast.. a few thoughts.

I thought they did a very good job. The show is beautifully shot and looks radiant in HD. They went straight from teach me tonight to the Aznavour song. Also a lot of the unscripted patter was not included in this broadcast. Most of what is seen is from the last midnight gypsy performance. However I believe Maybe This Time and NY NY were from the night before. The Palace segment was shown without the introduction that she now gives explaining the Palace run. From what I understand the entire show will be on the dvd. But what was shown last night on HDNET tv will probably be closest to what will be shown on PBS. ( Probably less on PBS since they do pledge drives) . Fun to watch the celebrities in the audience. Loved Kathy Griffin and Barry Manilows facial expressions especially after World Goes round. Also.. for those of you who know me.. that is me in a light blue shirt with a vest right next to Lauren Hutton at the very end. Oh ... and for the voltures circling out there. no dubbing or sweetening was done. That is how she sounded.. Sure some mixing is involved.. but I saw most of this Vegas run and that is how she sounded. I hope you all enjoy.

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Updated On: 11/16/09 at 02:12 PM

I loved it top to bottom.

The highlight was the Kay Thompson tribute (which I honestly wasn't looking forward to).

I just bought the new 3 disc Kay Thompson disc set "Think Pink".

If it was filmed in HD, and is being broadcast in HD, why no Blu-ray release? I'm not buying it unless it's released on Blu-ray.

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It will be released on Blu ray.. probably about a month after.

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HDnet has been running it in 1080p. PBS will run it in 780 ( or something) p. What the hell does all that mean?

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Can't wait for it to air on PBS! I didn't realize, but it sounds like it's essentially then the show she took on tour? (which I saw at a tiny casino in Vancouver--talk about glam )

HDNET is listed as one of the co producers and distributors. And they have released their past concerts on Blu Ray.

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No she didn't. She was fine. Brody.. Karma is a bitch.

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Here is the interview. It was actually a very quiet and sweet interview. She could have done with a slight better makeup job. But it was a nice quiet interview. But you know.. some people are going to be bitchy and mean no matter what. Maybe Brody.. it is the way you see things.. which is kind of sad.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/34013898#34013898

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I also thought she was just fine in this interview. Can I just say again that the television special is spectacular and not to be missed.

Well.. that is how you came across. Especially when you use words like "helluva mess" and "ouch". Again..if that is what you saw.. then maybe it is the way you see things? A lot of people watch a Sara Palin interview and think she is nothing short of a goddess.

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Let's hope that Liza does get nominated and win an Emmy for the tv special. I hope that it will get noticed by the Academy as PBS specials tend to not get enough coverage come Emmy time.