Neil Patrick Harris Appreciation Thread- Page 2

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 2:01pm

haterobics said: "So if we didn't care for him as Hedwig, but liked him in Company, can we be forgiven?

 

There's nothing to forgive. You are entitled to your opinion.

 

"

 

[DAME]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 2:02pm

 There is another one that was a little more pretentious.  But it wasn't just that.  It was a culmination of things. But this is a non issue.  Both very talented and I hope I get to see them in more ( or less) stuff. 

[skies]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 2:08pm

Other than Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi, I'm hard hard pressed to think of any other high profile show  biz gay couple (Is Elton John's husband in entertainment?) so NPH and David Burtka are pretty much the "go to " couple for such things I imagine.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:02pm

I think NPH has fallen into the trap that happens with many high profile "stars".  The public loves them and wants them and when they get what they want (more) the public turns on them for over exposure. 

 

I adore him. We ran into him at Shrek the year he first hosted the Tonys (I think) and my daughter, then about 12, met her first famous person.  He was very sweet to her as she chatted away.  When he held her hand, I thought she'd swoon. A moment forever etched in my memory.

 

I enjoy him as a performer quite a bit. Looking forward to his variety show in a few weeks.

Updated On: 8/24/15 at 03:02 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:08pm

What a lovely story dramamama!

 

 

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:10pm

He deserves more.  HE DESERVES IT

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:25pm

I am pretty sure the associated pretentiousness became much more apparent with this interview about NPH's weeklong 40th birthday celebration, and how David took him around the country on a private jet with the clues programmed into mini-iPads. It included a private tour of and personal dressing at Tommy Hilfiger's headquarters. 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvc21xJyhdM

 

Updated On: 8/24/15 at 03:25 PM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:31pm

He acts, he sings, he dances, he hosts, he does drag, he marries, he breeds, he writes, he does magic!!!

The only thing he can't do, it seems, is sit down and STFU.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:38pm

Why does he need to? It's not like he's making grandiose proclamations.

[Hamilton22]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:42pm

While I somewhat agree with the OP, I really don't think these appreciation threads are necessary. I'm sure NPH is well aware of  how much he is loved in the Broadway community. His performance as Hedwig was acclaimed and he won the tony for it. Does it really matter what psycho JCM fans on a message board say about Neil? Probably not. 

Updated On: 8/24/15 at 03:42 PM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:51pm

Borstalboy said: "He acts, he sings, he dances, he hosts, he does drag, he marries, he breeds, he writes, he does magic!!!

 

The only thing he can't do, it seems, is sit down and STFU.

 

^^ THIS is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of why I wrote earlier: 

 

 

...there are a lot of people, especially gay men who are jealous of his success and the family he has built with his husband David Burtka. They just cannot stand that he is happy and successful.

 

 

Thank you BorstalBoy. I can always count on you to parade your obnoxiousness and vitriol around in your usual fashion.

 

"

 

Updated On: 8/24/15 at 03:51 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:52pm

Cause you seem like a paragon of happiness. 

[tazber]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:56pm

I don't know how you decided that Borstal is envious from that.

 

 

 

Updated On: 8/24/15 at 03:56 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 3:57pm

The downside of an appreciation thread... it is a welcome mat for everyone who doesn't appreciate the person in question to weigh in.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 4:06pm

Why does there even need to be an appreciation thread for anyone? 

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 4:09pm

Liza's Headband said: "Why does there even need to be an appreciation thread for anyone?"

 

Because Tonys for him his costar and the show, a record-breaking run, and launching the show for the first-time-ever on Broadway is being tarnished by people saying they preferred someone else as their Hedwig.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 4:38pm

Liza's Headband said: "Why does there even need to be an appreciation thread for anyone?"

 

Because there is an appreciation thread for everything on this site. Patti LuPone burps? Yup, there is an appreciation thread for that!

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:02pm

I wrote my previous post in a spirit of satire, something I don't expect CarlosAlberto to take the time to pull the thumb out of his PRA to figure out.

He's a fine Tony host, a dynamic (if not exactly heartbreaking) Hedwig, and a sturdy comic actor.  But he is overexposed, you have to admit.

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:04pm

Borstalboy said: "But he is overexposed, you have to admit."

 

Hard to judge if we're on a website that turns his sending the tiniest tweet into a full-on news story half the time... he might seem that way to us, but is that really everyone's perception?

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:07pm

Borstalboy said: "I wrote my previous post in a spirit of satire, something I don't expect CarlosAlberto to take the time to pull the thumb out of his PRA to figure out.

 

He's a fine Tony host, a dynamic (if not exactly heartbreaking) Hedwig, and a sturdy comic actor.  But he is overexposed, you have to admit.

 

You really need to work on your delivery...it lacks EVERYTHING and then some. But then again not much a surprise coming from you.

 

"

 

[hork]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:14pm

I appreciate him. It's actually amazing how he went from being incredibly annoying (when he was Doogie Howser) to being, like, the best person on the planet.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:21pm

"Because Tonys for him his costar and the show, a record-breaking run, and launching the show for the first-time-ever on Broadway is being tarnished by people saying they preferred someone else as their Hedwig."

 

What kind of records did the run of Hedwig break???

 

hork, I don't know if I would say he's the best person on the planet.

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:29pm

gypsy101 said: "What kind of records did the run of Hedwig break???"

 

It broke box office records for the Belasco during NPH's reign, and upon its closing Hedwig itself was the long-running show to ever open at the Belasco.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:57pm

"It broke box office records for the Belasco during NPH's reign, and upon its closing Hedwig itself was the long-running show to ever open at the Belasco."

 

Wow, I feel stupid for not knowing that every show that ever opened at the Belasco ran for less than a year. Good job to Hedwig!

[haterobics]

Posted: 8/24/15 at 5:59pm

gypsy101 said: "Wow, I feel stupid for not knowing that every show that ever opened at the Belasco ran for less than a year."

 

Well, less than 76 weeks, at least...