Nobody Loves You #First Preview Thoughts- Page 3

[Movidude742]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 8:47am

I saw the show last Wednesday and there were a fair number of older patrons around me. they all were in hysterics.

I really dug the show. I twas not quite frozen and it seemed like a few characters were not quite settled into the latest dialogue near the end, but that will come.

I enjoyed the fact that at least 2 cast members had some real life reality show experience to draw from. Lauren Molina auditioned for this season of America's Got Talent, and Autumn Hurlbert was the first runner up on the Legally Blond casting show.

She was edited so at one point it looked like she couldn't handle the pressure and ran off stage to the rest room, but instead she was dealing with food poisoning from some stuff that was left out all day and put back in the fridge each night for far too many days. They even had a PA put on her shoes so they could get a shot of someone in a closed bathroom stall retching.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:01am

After Eight has never shown me an ink lining of hostility. And I find his reviews often witty and biting. The harsh honesty is something we don't see much anymore. And I have enjoyed many a show on his recommendation, particularly the delightful revival of HAPPY BIRTHDAY. (High on my list of favorite productions of the past year!)

If people for want to read his reviews, just skip over them. I don't see the point in picking a fight simply because you disagree with what he feels.

And not that this matters, but I often agree with his assessment. Though I did this to be good silly fun, even if it is a bit pointless. But that might be because I suffered through FIRST DATE earlier in the week.

Anyway. Stepping off the soapbox. Play nice. Do I need to throw a piano party for y'all so we can kiss and make up?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:11am

I don't see the point in picking a fight simply because you disagree with what he feels.

That's not my issue. My issue is his flippant, obnoxious attitude. But I don't see why this has become a me vs. After Eight issue. I have no issue with people who "disagree" with me...I have an issue with people who consistently flat out question my taste and intelligence because they don't agree with me. I do ignore After Eight's reviews, but I didn't ignore it when he jumped down my throat for mine, instead of asking me to clarify something that he took as offensive. And it wasn't the first time.

ANYWAY...can we move on? iluvtheatertrash, have you seen the show? I'm really interested to see what these reviews are like, having reread some out of town ones recently.

[Patash]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:13am

"No 65 year-olds I know watch much reality TV, know how to use Twitter, etc."

Clearly your circle of 65 year olds you know is incredibly small and is NOT representative of the group as a whole. Your bigotry is astounding.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:39am

Now I'm a bigot and an ageist.

http://blog.bufferapp.com/social-media-in-2013-user-demographics-for-twitter-facebook-pinterest-and-instagram

http://brandongaille.com/twitter-user-audience-demographics-and-statistics/

Scroll down to the age sections. How the hell am I a bigot because social media and most reality TV are aimed at, used, and watched by an overwhelmingly large number of younger people?

Can't wait for After Eight to jump in on this all over again... Updated On: 7/15/13 at 10:39 AM

[After Eight]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:41am

"I have an issue with people who consistently flat out question my taste and intelligence because they don't agree with me."

Oh, can it, already. I don't give a hoot in hell about your opinions, and never have. All I called you out on here was your offensive, ageist statement and attitude.

"I do ignore After Eight's reviews,"

What a crock! You scour my every post and jump in like a mad dog after each one with your tired collection of insults. You really need to get a handle on this fixation of yours, you and that other angry brat.

"but I didn't ignore it when he jumped down my throat for mine, instead of asking me to clarify something that he took as offensive."

There was no need of clarification. Your statement was perfectly clear. And I didn't "take it" as offensive. It was offensive.

"ANYWAY...can we move on?"

Ha ha ha! Best laugh of the morning. You're the one who keeps bringing the matter up again and again.

And I notice you STILL haven't apologized to the Broadway World community.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 10:47am

Right on cue!

You scour my every post and jump in like a mad dog after each one with your tired collection of insults.
What a victim you are. You are so right...I live to jump down your throat. I actually recall a handful of posts of yours I agreed with, particularly your thoughts on ALL IN THE TIMING. And I recall even more posts of yours which I have ignored and not responded to. But, sure.


I have clarified myself, explained my comment, and have no reason to do so any further. My comment was not intended to offend. And I have explained myself rather clearly to make my point clearer. If you think I'm an ageist bigot, then so be it! Updated On: 7/15/13 at 10:47 AM

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 11:31am

WickedRocks, you did post a clarification, in which you confirmed that the meaning of the words you chose to use was in fact the actual meaning that you intended to convey.

So i'm not sure what you are getting at, exactly. You may not feel ageist inside, but you posted an ageist statement. Anyone can be forgiven for not realizing the impact of their words, if after having someone point it out to them, they think about it, reconsider, and apologize. If they think about it, decide that the ageist statements represent well their original intent, and wouldn't change or apologize for a thing, then it does become more reasonable to generalize that statement as representing the person's overall thoughts and opinions, and not just taking it as a one-time mindless flub.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 12:07pm

Not to change the subject, but I DID see the show. Yesterday.

Here's the deal:

It's not groundbreaking. It might not even be good. But it's silly fun, especially if you like reality TV. But it's also rather dopey and campy... But FIRST DATE is so excruciatingly awful that this was a relief. I laughed quite a bit and even though I don't remember a single tune, I still had a good time. Will it move to Broadway? Doubtful. Will it change lives? No. Is it worth your time? Depends on you. Really.

[newintown]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 12:12pm

Wow, was this one awful. It seems to me that satirizing reality dating shows is impossible, because they're already so bizarrely ridiculous, there's no further to go. They already are a satire on human vulgarity.

On top of that, these writers seem to only be able to make the most obvious and simplistic gags - no surprises here.

After 40 minutes, I wished that I could leave and do something actually entertaining, like wash my hair...

[newintown]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 12:18pm

"No 65 year-olds I know watch much reality TV, know how to use Twitter, etc."

That really is one of the dumbest things I've read in a long, long time.

Updated On: 7/15/13 at 12:18 PM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 12:28pm

"When I leave the theater, the number one question I get, especially from people above 65, is “What is a hashtag?” But they still go with it! Everyone’s laughing at this word hashtag, and they just go with the flow, even if they don't know what it means."
http://www.broadway.com/buzz/170635/rory-omalley-on-life-after-mormon-obsessing-over-honey-boo-boo-starring-in-nobody-loves-you/

[Kad]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 12:35pm

Known ageists:
WiCkEDrOcKS
Rory O'Malley

[Becky]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:02pm

I loved this show - saw it a few times, and would go back again. If I wanted to analyze it and pick apart all the little things people might criticize, I could. However, I thought the performances were solid, found the music to be great and upbeat, and laughed. A lot.

I had fun and found it extremely enjoyable. Sometimes I just want to go to the theater, have a good time, be entertained, and leave smiling. And I did.

[Pammylicious]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:46pm

I am 60. Do twitter and have over 1000 followers. I watch almost every reality show good or bad.

I enjoyed the show. It wasn't life changing but somewhat entertaing. My two old friends who saw it enjoyed it and got it just like me. #oldbutalive

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 5:01pm

Kad, don't forget "dumb" and "bigoted."

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/20/13 at 4:43pm

Finally caught the show.

Underwhelmed I think is the best way to describe this. I think all the actors are fine, but no one stands out.

The central love story is so boring and uninteresting that I was ready for it to end. The 90mins felt like 3 hrs.

The songs are predictable and some of the lyrics are clever, but they never really built to anything special. They were just generic, contemporary pop-musical theater songs. I almost felt like there were too many songs.

For a show built around making fun of reality tv, I found the whole show to be pretty unfunny and it really had nothing new or interesting to say about the genre.

Lauren Monlina's character started out hilarious and interesting and then delved into boringness.

Kritzer was soooo underused. She's hilarious and her voice is insane, but she never did anything.

If every song has people "belting to the rafters" than all the songs being to sound the same. It just became a big, generic mess, which is ironic because it became just another show much like the show it's mocking.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 8/7/13 at 7:10pm

I saw this and can't say I enjoyed it. I agree with a lot of what RippedMan said. None of the songs stuck with me after the show. None of the jokes were anything that made me more than chuckle.

I'm a huge reality TV fan and this show really missed the mark. It seemed to have been written by people who were told by other people what classic tropes should be skewered. The premise that was set up during the beginning with Jeff going on the show to win back his girlfriend would have actually been funny. Instead we were made to suffer through this asshole's preachy disdain for the genre. It's true that you never care about Jeff/Jenny. I wonder if this would have been remedied has this not just been a simple 90 min one act (not that I'm campaigning for it to be any longer).

Everyone in the show is serviceable but while everyone else is praising Rory O'Malley as the standout I felt as though Heath Calvert KILLED it. He was the perfect reality show host for me and the only consistently funny character (possibly because he only had to play one character). I would also like to call attention to Roe Hartrampf who I adored in UNUSUAL ACTS and now love even more knowing that he's a good singer. Thankfully we got to see some of that body in this show as well.

I know there has been talk of this transferring but I highly doubt it. FIRST DATE seems to have the generic one-act comedy market cornered for now and I might just say it's the better of the two.

[Kad]

Posted: 8/7/13 at 7:27pm

I saw this last week and actually had a good time. Don't get me wrong, I hardly think this is a great piece of theatre and I don't think it has depth (or teeth). But I laughed a lot and thought the cast elevated the material a great deal. Yes, it feels like a Fringe show with a big budget. No, it shouldn't go to Broadway. But it was a fine summer diversion.

That being said, the actual reality show (within the show) makes no effin' sense.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 8/7/13 at 7:51pm

Maybe that was my issue. You couldn't get a sense of what the reality show was supposed to be. Having the main set be "behind-the-scenes" took you out of everything because behind the scenes of a reality show is still inside a house and not the back of a theatre.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 8/7/13 at 10:54pm

I want to see Little Miss Sunshine and Murder for Two so I bought a subscription at Second Stage. I went to this show knowing nothing about it. I thought a musical at Second Stage; how bad can it be?

In spite of a very talented cast,(especially Lauren Molina who was the only actor who truly made me chuckle all evening) this was a real low for me. The word insipid keeps churning in my head. If this is what musical theatre has come to, I am no longer a believer. I will just stay home and watch Dexter or RuPaul's Drag Race or Hardcore Pawn which are all much more entertaining than this.

This was excruciating to sit through, I too would have bailed after a half hour if I weren't imbedded in the middle of row H

How does something this awful get produced? Was this really better than First Date?? I find that hard to believe.

Now please don't bite my head off if you disagree with me. It is the only head I have. Okay...one other.
Updated On: 8/7/13 at 10:54 PM

[JustinJack]

Posted: 10/31/18 at 10:40am

everyone love's you its your thought that no one loves you. Its a message from God if you love other people God will love you too much infact you will be imagine how he helps you. Just this is depend on your thoughts.

 

 

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Updated On: 10/31/18 at 10:40 AM

[Kad]

Posted: 10/31/18 at 10:43am

The bots have found god and mediocre forgotten off-Broadway musicals!

[BhenChod2]

Posted: 6/14/19 at 2:04am

JustinJack said: "everyone love's you its your thought that no one loves you. Its a message from God if you love other people God will love you too much infact you will be imagine how he helps you. Just this is depend on your thoughts.


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It seems to me that satirizing reality dating shows is impossible, because they're already so bizarrely ridiculous, there's no further to go. They already are a satire on human vulgarity. 

On top of that, these writers seem to only be able to make the most obvious and simplistic gags - no surprises here. 

After 40 minutes, I wished that I could leave and do something actually entertaining, like wash my hair...

 

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/14/19 at 10:18am

You joined today to reply with that?