NBC's SMASH - Series & Broadway Adaptation Thread- Page 69

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 11:10am

"I wouldn't have been surprised if the actors weren't put on the Fung Wah bus."

Which brings up a whole other point that the writers completely missed.

Uma Thurman's character would have definitely been driven in a car from NYC to Boston. Since she is BFF with Karen, she probably would have asked Karen to ride along, yet we see no scene where Karen is torn between schmoozing with the star and saving face with the chorus. Big missed opportunity for Ms. McPhee to earn an Emmy nomination.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 11:21am

That's already a lock.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 11:53am

Scene: Exterior of Joe Allen's. Karen can be seen looking inside at the chorus kids having a good time with Ivy. She hears the squeal of tires and turns around to see Rebecca Duvall's car streak past. The car hits a puddle splashing water on Karen.

Music intro begins and Karen starts to sing:

Kiss today goodbye, the sweetness and the sorrow
Wish me luck the same to you

Karen heads down 8th Avenue, toward Port Authority and a bus back to Iowa.

But I can't regret, what I did for love

As she reaches 43rd Street, she glances down the street to see Bernadette Peters leaning against the Hotel Carter smoking a cigarette.

Bernadette: Hey kid, c'mere. Weren't you wanna Ivy's pals?

Karen: I used to think so.

Bernadette: Well I gotta plan. Let me finish performing at The Hooker's Ball and then I'll tell you how I'm gonna get you to Broadway. (They both enter The Hotel Carter).

LET ME BE YOUR STAR!!!!!!!!!!

Updated On: 5/3/12 at 11:53 AM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:16pm

Oh, my goddess...Anjelica Huston to sing "September Song" next week!

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/anjelica-huston-on-her-smash-singing-debut-and-an-audition-debacle/



With Marc Shaiman at the piano!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:20pm

Well, she's no Sweeney Sisters, but I'll take it.

[E.Davis]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:21pm

I listened to it last night. It isn't really that bad. She also looks stunning in that picture.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:25pm

"She also looks stunning in that picture."

A stunning re-creation of Lypsinka.

Updated On: 5/3/12 at 12:25 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:45pm

I cannot WAIT to hear her sing the full song!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:47pm

You've got to finish up Tech before you can hear it.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:50pm

You cannot emotionally process music. You're in TECH!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:51pm

Well, she's no Sweeney Sisters, but I'll take it.

"Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days I'll spend with you
These precious days I'll spend with you...

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! went the trolley..."

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 12:59pm

"... THANK YOU!
Ding ding ding went the bell...
Doot dee dee doot doot..."

[peachesr82]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 1:27pm

I haven't seen the video so maybe it's been mentioned, but didn't Walter Huston, Angelica's grandfather, perform September Song in Knickerbocker Holiday? In fact wasn't it actually written for him? It's nice that she got to sing it.



Updated On: 5/3/12 at 01:27 PM

[Wynbish]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 1:45pm

"I haven't seen the video so maybe it's been mentioned, but didn't Walter Huston, Angelica's grandfather, perform September Song in Knickerbocker Holiday? In fact wasn't it actually written for him? It's nice that she got to sing it."

In a show full of Rihanna and Kelly Clarkson covers, that may be the main reason she's doing it.

[someone.else's.story2]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 5:09pm

"Oh, my goddess...Anjelica Huston to sing "September Song" next week!"

Very cool! I'm looking forward to it!

[HopeChanged]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 5:53pm

Hey there Wynbish,
Re your reply to me ("I like how you switched back and forth calling the actors by their names, their characters' names, and nicknames. Please, tell me more about this show you know so well.") ... I never claimed to know the show so well. I'll leave that to you. Just said I only watch the episodes Will Chase is in. Have a nice night :)

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/3/12 at 6:42pm

Julia Huston is on Twitter, thank GOD!

[lovepuppy]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 8:40am

Speaking of Debbie, I'm surprised no one here noted the fact that she bellowed "I- AM-FAMOUS!!!" to her kid's best friend when he was hiding the fact that he was hiding Leo from Julia and her husband. We've all acknowledged the "cheese" factor with this show, but some things they have Debra Messing do and say...I'm so surprised she's gone for it. Even if a character IS famous and stressed out because her kid is missing, and even if she IS irrationally threatening his secretive, piss-ant best friend, it doesn't seem to be of the usual(public) decorum often becoming this character to yell "I-AM-FAMOUS!" out on the sidewalk. Seething eyes and quietly intense, breathy, angry speech would have seemed more likely, and probably would have legitimately scared that kid. Debbie could have done that. Julia could have done that. Though the writers keep making some other characters stupid, she's not one of them.

Just noticed. Carry on. This thread is hilarious.

Updated On: 5/4/12 at 08:40 AM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 9:01am

What a person would shout on the street, can you get the train from a certain station etc etc, gotta love Broadway World

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 10:28am

So these characters are SO stupid they don't even notice the huge cameras filming their every move? HOW CAN THEY NOT NOTICE THEY ARE ON A TV SHOW!?

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 10:34am

'can you get the train from a certain station etc etc, gotta love Broadway World'

Well...this is a fun little game a lot of New Yorkers like to play when watching shows set and filmed in NY. The number I've times I've watched someone walk down the street on E74th street, turn the corner and end up in front of Magnolia Bakery in the West Village (just as an example) is remarkable. When shows get the geography of the City right, we consider it a small triumph. It's not just SMASH.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 10:42am

Love Magnolia Bakery. I live so close to the one in Chicago, I could skip there. And I do.

And yeah, I play the same game with Chicago geography in TV shows and films. But the one that really got me was the latest episode of GCB. Since when are there mountains in Dallas?!?! It's like a beach surfing scene taking place in St. Louis.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 10:42am

Reminds me of the uproar in Chicago when some movie showed the Brown Line going by Graceland Cemetery. I mean, REALLY?

Back on topic...that SMASH number is just tragic. Do they really think that having TWO people playing Marilyn at the same time is a good idea? And do we get to see Daddy Kudish in the towel number, please?

[Wynbish]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 10:55am

I don't think they were meant to be playing Marilyn at the same time. I think they were just showing how actresses got Zanuck's attention, maybe as a prologue for a later Marilyn/Zanuck scene.

It's weird seeing Hilty and Kudisch in an office setting again without her wanting to turn him from a rooster to a hen.

[E.Davis]

Posted: 5/4/12 at 10:58am

Ya, it had me flashing back to 9to5 throughout the entire number.