'Memphis' predictions that were fantastical-ly wrong — Page 2

Winning the Tony Award for Most Tourable Musical doesn't make it a good show.

Gloating as if some higher authority ruled over the board's disagreement about its quality overestimates the legitimacy of the Tony Award election process.

Also, fantastically doesn't have a hyphen in it. In fact, I'd venture to say most adverbs don't have hyphens before the "ly."

Updated On: 6/15/10 at 09:08 AM

We have a large number of members here who are relatively young (some still in High School) and at that age everything has to be either terrific or terrible. There isn't a lot of gray area. Also they tend to be impatient and they want a show to grab them the moment the curtain goes up and if they aren't engrossed within the first 30 seconds, out come the i-phones and the texting begins.

There is also a snottiness, like being the first to predict a closing, a flop, a disaster is some sort of badge of honor.

Well it's not.

And Tazber, I have to say that I take this board seriously. It can be a great source of information (and, unfortunately, misinformation) and I find much of the useless, idiotic and pointless threads irriatting but I just ignore them.

If someone here posts an actual review describing a show's strengths and weaknesses they have my full attention. An idiot whose posts consist of comments like "The show sucks" is not worth wasting my time or knowledge with.

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"There is also a snottiness, like being the first to predict a closing, a flop, a disaster is some sort of badge of honor."

That is so, so true. I find this so appalling. Also, those who think it's a badge of honor just to attend a first previe, as if that somehow invests them with a certain worthiness. Or one person whose maturity level seems about that of a five year old who cheers when a show he hates closes, or exults that he can say he saw a one week flop. Unbelievable!

Honestly, I commend Wayman for taking the time to hold up a mirror to the whole lot of them. If it teaches them some humility- a rarely practiced virtue nowadays- he will have done them, and this board, a great service.

Frontrowcentre, I always take what you have to say seriously. You are a wonderful poster whose knowledge of recordings I deeply admire and respect. And there are others who I take seriously also.

But that's not quite what I meant. There is a difference between taking the board seriously to learn and share, and taking the board seriously to the point that you feel personally insulted when people slam a show you love. The latter is, imho, childish and non-productive.

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The topic is smug, immature and incredibly petty. And I must admit, somewhat satisfying. I don't endorse the behavior, but I can certainly sympathize with it. Had Memphis walked away empty-handed, I'm fairly certain we would have seen far worse happening on the boards. Though it can be very healthy, nobody likes to eat crow and they hate the chef even more.

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Tony Awards and packed houses don't change the fact that I fled MEMPHIS at intermission.

This is the creepiest thread ever!
Who saves quotes like that?

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The Memphis Mafia!

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Marquise - I was just responding to Yankeefan's post. I don't think anyone was making a claim that if a show wins Best Musical, it means everyone has to like it, so I wasn't quite sure what it had to do with the discussion.

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I totally agree with everything FrontRow said in his posts.

I'll also add, that when I first joined this board I liked a certain show which some people on this board not only trashed (and probably hadn't seen), but took to name calling the show's fans. The show's demise was "predicted" again and again... and it's still running.

Earlier this year, some nattering nabobs of negativity predicted the early demise and failure of A View From the Bridge. (It recouped after how many weeks?)

Whatever. I've learned it makes no sense to argue. Life's too short and the real drama should stay in the theater where it belongs.

Own those opinions/predictions, people! Your only mistake is not predicting how lackluster the rest of the season would be.

(Count me as one of those who left Memphis at intermission.)

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Wayman also admitted on ATC that he actually PRINTED OUT certain Memphis posts that were now proven wrong. As we know, posts on ATC only last for 2 weeks. But still, as I said earlier, it comes off borderline pathological.