Neil Patrick Harris Appreciation Thread — Page 4

Actually, if you have someone blocked, you can see their posts when you hit the reply button. I have sometimes looked at those I've blocked to try to make sense out of a thread.

dramamama611 said: "Actually, if you have someone blocked, you can see their posts when you hit the reply button. I have sometimes looked at those I've blocked to try to make sense out of a thread.

I know this and I avoid it. I'm not pulling a "Mr. Roxy" here. I wouldn't go to the trouble of blocking someone to then go ahead and read what they are posting. It defeats the purpose. They can waste their un-precious time reading my posts and responding to them however they wish because they have nothing better to do. I won't be seeing any of it, nor do I care to see any of it.

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Updated On: 8/25/15 at 02:09 PM

I think Neil Patrick Harris "suffers" from the same luxury many very successful show biz folks have, which is with more success/acclaim/popularity comes *some* criticism and backlash. Nobody outside of Rin Tin Tin in his(er) prime was universally loved.;

Wouldn't mind Harris tackling an original role on BW for his next show, surely he has the name clout to get financial backing in the right production.

As to Hedwig, the accolades/acclaim and box office more than compensates for those who think he was a bad or even a disgraceful Hedwig.

For his husband Burtka, I think there are major issues these days with his singing voice.

Updated On: 8/25/15 at 02:13 PM

Gay has nothing to do with it.

I discovered NPH when I first saw Dr. Horrible and I've been a huge fan ever since. My mom and I got to see him in Hedwig last year, and we had such a great time. Before seeing the show, she liked him but wasn't crazy about him, but after seeing him on stage she became a fan. His book is great, Neil's Puppet Dreams will always make me laugh, and I love his rendition of "Marry Me A Little."

I also really liked his work in Gone Girl. It was the first time I saw him do something completely serious, and I didn't notice any of his usual mannerisms. Of course, because I'm a big fan of his, one particular scene in that movie was extremely hard for me to watch. (Keeping it vague and spoiler-free on purpose.)

Crazy NooNooHead said: "Of course, because I'm a big fan of his, one particular scene in that movie was extremely hard for me to watch."

Because of his frontal nudity?

Wilmingtom said: "...I wish I'd seen him as ... Tobias in San Francisco, which provably weren't bad performances either...."

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I assume "Tobias" is the character in SWEENEY TODD. I never watched DOOGIE HOWSER, but loved CLARA'S HEART, yet rarely gave NPH a second thought until I saw him do the concert version of SWEENEY in Los Angeles. He was a revelation as Toby and turned me into a lifelong fan.

haterobics said: "Crazy NooNooHead said: "Of course, because I'm a big fan of his, one particular scene in that movie was extremely hard for me to watch."

Because of his frontal nudity?

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Not what I was referring to, but yes, that was awkward for me.

His variety show premiere last night was a disaster. I tuned out after 5 minutes- that is sure to be a major flop.

I happened to be in the audience for it and it was exhaustively dreadful. I adore NPH but this show boarders him just showing off and will get old really quickly if changes aren't made. The bits off camera during commercial breaks with NPH interacting with the audience were more entertaining than the overly showy segments where NPH puts on his Barney-Stinson-like character. If Neil was just his talented self, everyone would be happier and the show would be much better.