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#1876

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 9:26am

"It seems many of you have forgotten the Emily Skinner/Linda Eder episode here."

Where Emily sang as a sick Linda mouthed the words during Jekyll & Hyde?

Would Ivy be Linda?

#1877

Wee Thomas 2 - If you end a show with a character dying do they really think the audience is going to break out in wild applause immediately. The key would have been if they showed the reaction of audience to the cast members and "stars" during the curtain call.

#1878

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 9:54am

#1879

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 9:58am

First the John Rich song, now this:
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/05/mcclurkin.html

"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter

#1880

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:01am

I really hope Ivy didn't steal the ring.

#1881

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:09am

Surely the ring is going to end up on Ivy's dressing room table or similar? Karen sees it, fallout, breakup with Dev, but she goes on as Marilyn and potentially blows everyone away so she gets some kind of bittersweet triumph?

That's the most obvious thing to happen dramatically.

#1882

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:53am

Jaime Cepero, Star of NBC's 'Smash,' Talks 'Bombshell' and Bombshells

#1883

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:53am

I am not a fan of that poster art.

Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!

#1884

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:16am

Good thing it isn't for a real show.

"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-

#1885

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:25am

I hope Christian Borle is playing Marilyn in the season finale!

#1886

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:26am

Um...did any of you bitches know that the gospel song sung in that apparently gay-friendly church was written by that disgusting, odious homophobe Donnie McClurkin? Cause this bitch sure as SH*T didn't.
Really, Smash? I mean...

#1887

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:41am

Seriously? Marc has some 'splainin to do.

PEACE.

#1888

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:50am

I mean...I thought that scene was 17 different kinds of ridiculous even though 'I love church.' But knowing this actually makes it kind of disgusting. ESPECIALLY when you have a gay black man who's just a little too holier than thou singing it.

#1889

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:50am

The show's soundtrack debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 with 39,000 copies.

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/carrie-underwood-debuts-atop-billboard-200-1007001352.story?utm_source=most_recent

#1890

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:04pm

Why do I get the feeling that Marilyn is going to end up being someone completely random? My money is on either 1) Jessica (for whatever reason) or 2) Julia (pulling a "Georgia" from Curtains where the lyricist knows the whole show and has to step in at the last minute).

#1891

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:23pm

"...My money is on either 1) Jessica (for whatever reason)..."

Savannah does have a great voice.

#1892

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:36pm

Must die, must die,
That boyfriend must die,
For the sake of Queer Nation,
That boyfriend must die.

The McGlurkin thing is BEYOND unfortunate.

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#1893

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:40pm

Does NO ONE do musical due diligence on this show.

The episode was written by David Marshall Grant!!!

How? HOW????

#1894

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 12:55pm

"They're not applauding! Why aren't they applauding?!?!"

Seriously, he had no idea? NOBODY connected with the production thought it was a bad ending? The show is destined to run 2 weeks and get nominated for Best Musical and nothing else.

And the Dev plot line is giving me serious anxiety attacks.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

Updated On: 5/9/12 at 12:55 PM

#1895

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 1:52pm

Is there a gay-friendly gospel songwriter they should have used instead?

#1896

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 1:59pm

I don't know. I don't know gospel music well enough. But I do know people in the Lavender Light Gospel Choir...and I'm sure they could have pointed someone in the right direction.

Or, Shaiman could have written a new piece. Or we could have gone really meta and had them sing 'I Know Where I Been.'

Please don't tell me you think it's fine that this show payed royalties to Donnie McClurkin.

*ETA: I just was on the Lavender Light website and noticed one of the tracks on one of their CDs is by McClurkin. Maybe there's no where safe to turn! Or maybe it was written before he turned 'Ex-Gay'. Either way, I'm surrounded by disappointment!

Updated On: 5/9/12 at 01:59 PM

#1897

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 2:15pm

That's what I was wondering. I'm not sure there is an alternative.

There are individual churches where it's safe to be gay, but I don't know that there was a substitute songwriter they could have chosen.

They probably should have chosen a traditional gospel song.

#1898

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 2:16pm

Or they could have just not had a tent revival scene.

#1899

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 2:17pm

That's what I was just about to post, Phyllis. The scene was absurd to begin with. But couldn't they have worked a little harder to find someone who is so horribly anti-gay? Just a little?

#1900

Smash - Series Discussion

Posted: 5/9/12 at 2:23pm

Come on, Shaiman's forte is composing songs that sound like a gazillion others. He could have knocked a gospel number off in a second.

PEACE.

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