NBC's SMASH - Series & Broadway Adaptation Thread- Page 49
NBC's SMASH - Series & Broadway Adaptation Thread
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#1200Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 3:44pmI don't think Sueleen was saying that, but if Ivy was crossing her arms and frowning and sighing onstage during "Heaven on Earth," she might approach either of those jobs with disdain.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#1201Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:01pm
I can not conceive of someone MORE attractive. He is perfectly cast- adorable, clean cut enough that you're surprised he's a whore.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#1202Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:03pmThat's right. I don't think they are demeaning jobs at all, but you can be damn sure Ivy does.
cordialcherry
Chorus Member Joined: 11/13/11
#1203Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:05pmThe actor playing Ellis is actually not a bad looking guy. I think I'm just so skeeved out by the character that it ruins any chance of me enjoying his storyline.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#1204Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:08pm
"I think I'm just so skeeved out by the character that it ruins any chance of me enjoying his storyline."
That, and his total lack of acting ability.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#1205Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:10pmNext to Cousin Debbie's son and Meryl's daughter, Ellis looks RSC-trained!
#1206Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:14pm
Cousin Debbie's son truly is something special. I woulda bet dollars to donuts that it was young Anakin Skywalker all growed up.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#1209Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:16pmDid any of these performers go to the Royal Tampa Academy of Dramatic Tricks?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#1210Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:17pmI feel kind of bad for Meryl's daughter. She's got the same face as her sister but none of the acting ability.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#1211Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:23pmLorna Streep?
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#1213Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:39pm^ haha, Namo! ^
#1214Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:50pmThe son reminds me of a young Kevin Kubusheski.
#1216Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 4:57pm
"I'd like to see her start an anonymous theater blog."
Speaking of, while I was trying to see the full performance of Butz' number (of course I can't, it's US only content like everything from Hulu or NBC, because you know all the damage that would happen if people in Canada could watch it...), I came across Smash's pretty terribly done anonymous Broadway blog related to the show.
#1217Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 5:03pm
Robbie, perhaps I should have added: with the build of an old Kevin Kubusheski.
(eta -- he would've been great on Degrassi though!)
Updated On: 4/4/12 at 05:03 PM
#1218Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 5:05pmIt seems obvious that Elis was cast with an actor who looks like a teddy bear, and dressed in vests and bowties, to make his behaviour seem all that more sneaky and "shocking", but...
#1219Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 5:17pm
Oh God, Eric...you're right!
It's like Teddy Ruxpin reading you The Handmaid's Tale.
#1220Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 5:25pmHa, I think that's the best/most terrifying mental image ever provided to me from this forum!
HBP
Broadway Star Joined: 6/2/05
#1221Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 6:01pm
well, i don't feel like going back through this whole thread, but can i just say what i'm sure many have said already?
oh. my. goodness. this show got terrible very, very quickly. so bad. i just watched the most recent episode. smash really just took all of the bad, formulaic aspects of glee and exacerbated them to a point where the show is completely nonsensical, stereotypical, ridiculous, and utterly predictable. every character sucks. it has lost any fragment of conviction that it started with. the pilot was so good... what a total letdown.
#1222Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 6:11pmI enjoy the show a great deal. Three thumbs up.
#1223Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 7:01pmMeh, I dunno why I need to post this, but in defence of SMash over Glee, as much a mess as it is, at least on Smash the characters basically act consistant from episode to episode, something you really don't get at all on Glee...
TxTwoStep
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/24/03
#1224Smash - Series Discussion
Posted: 4/4/12 at 7:02pmfor me, it's a badly/inconsistently/cliche-ridden writing trial (and i usually LOVE Rebeck stuff, so even more disappointing) that is saved by good performances in general and some interesting song-writing, lively choreography, and enough in-references to both vex and attract us Tampa Tricks alums! and the Shukert recaps are BRILL
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