PBS to record COMPANY this Saturday?- Page 4
PBS to record COMPANY this Saturday?
Yes.#75
Posted: 6/28/07 at 2:01am
Another Hundred People in Nowheresville, Kentucky?
Eh...
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
Yes.#76
Posted: 6/28/07 at 2:03amhttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967763.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
Yes.#77
Posted: 6/28/07 at 2:45am
Sondheim Geek, I was about to make a comment like that, but with the touchiness on these boards...:P
Still, it would be hard to imagine Raul in his Armani suit in the middle of Texas.
(I should go to sleep.)
Yes.#77
Posted: 6/28/07 at 2:45amDouble post.
Yes.#79
Posted: 6/28/07 at 2:58am
It's hard to get away with wearing that much black unless your in New York or going to a funeral.
Waaay too tired to care about touchiness.
Random - too early for tour Bobby speculation?
LizzieCurry: No, you're more memorable
Yes.#80
Posted: 6/28/07 at 3:25am
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!
Best news I've had all day. Company is going to look so nice in my DVD collection.
-best12bars
"Sorry I am a Theatre major not a English Major"
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Yes.#81
Posted: 6/28/07 at 3:28am
I'm so happy that there will be a recorded version of Company, I hope PBS will air it this summer and then release it on DVD asap. And if a tour happens that would be even better. But I agree with what someone said earlier, it would probably only do the major markets like SF, Chicago, and LA. Luckily I happen to live on one of these markets. I think someone mentioned in another thread that it was already on the roster for a tour booking agency. But I'll believe that a tour will happen when an offical press release comes out.
Link to said agency
Updated On: 6/28/07 at 03:28 AM
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Yes.#82
Posted: 6/28/07 at 4:06amMost likely if PBS does tape this, it probably wont air till the holiday times...too soon for them to air it this summer...the show just closed, why want to see it on TV...I have a feeling that if they air it, it will air like over the holiday pledge drive.
Yes.#83
Posted: 6/28/07 at 8:08am
My biggest fear now is the editing.
I would hate to see it all chopped up, with camera shots jumping all around like an MTV video.
Hopefully it will be treated with the care and respect it deserves!
It will be the first time I've seen an OBC that has been captured on film! CAN'T WAIT! WOOHOO!
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Yes.#84
Posted: 6/28/07 at 8:37am
Again...everyone is getting too overly excited about this. Yes, they ARE filming both performances this coming Saturday but that's it. It hasn't been sold nor bought by anyone, not even PBS. The article clearly states that they are hoping PBS buys the recording to air on there, but it's not official, etc. This 'film' could sit on shelves for years if no one is interested.
PBS is NOT behind this filming, so it's not a 'PBS' production nor a Great Performances program. They are HOPING that PBS is interested and airs it as such, but until further notice -- all that's happening is that a private company is filming the 2 performances this Saturday.
Don't mean to sound like a naysayer 'cause I'm not -- I'll be the first one DVR-ing this and buying the DVD on release day...but things like 'not finding distribution' happens ALL the time. I just hope this filming/recording of COMPANY doesn't suffer that fate.
Yes.#85
Posted: 6/28/07 at 8:38am
I'm going either tonight or Friday and can't extend my trip--go figure.
I'm hoping they don't play it during pledge week...the constant interruptions could drive a person crazy.
Yes.#86
Posted: 6/28/07 at 8:48amIt's ambitious that they'd be having it filmed without a deal gone through. :/
Yes.#87
Posted: 6/28/07 at 8:53am
"Again...everyone is getting too overly excited about this."
Thank goodness we have you to bring us back down.
<::lifts dress over head and spins::
Quick! Somebody get the Ritalin gun!
Yes.#88
Posted: 6/28/07 at 8:59amHas anyone ever been to a show while it was recorded? Are the cameras intrusive? Do they obstruct anyone's view?
Yes.#89
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:04am
Sondheim Geek--
Since the Clampett clan moved to Beverly Hills we've gotten pretty civilized here in Nowheresville, KY. Most of us now wear shoes and take baths more than once a week. I hear tell that some of the women are no longer barefoot and pregnant and actually have jobs. Many of us are now actually literate and know what an Armani suit is. Hell, some of the rich folks hereabouts actually wear designer clothes!
Sorry if this makes me "touchy" but those of us who live in these places are sick of the stereotypes. I live in Kentucky, have traveled to NYC to see "Company," and look forward to its broadcast and possible tour. We have many wonderful theatre companies locally that are well-supported by local residents. Louisville is getting "Sweeney Todd" on tour and it wouldn't surprise me if we got "Company."
Believe it or not, Sondheim has many fans in Nowheresville, KY. And need I remind you that "Company" originated at at theatre not too far from Nowhereseville, KY!
I felt your comment was uncalled for as it had little to do with the thread topic.
Updated On: 6/28/07 at 09:04 AM
Yes.#90
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:08amAssuming that you know exactly what town was meant by "Nowheresville," right? I think you missed the point.
Yes.#91
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:11amActually, I think the people in "Nowheresville" are more appreciative of the tours that do pass through and don't take anything for granted, unlike NYC.
Yes.#92
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:12am
.... am I supposed to take that personally?
And yes, the THEATER FANS in small towns are appreciatve of the tours. But the general public? Probably not as much. Most people probably could not care less.
Yes.#93
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:33amAlthough, one would be a bit hard-pressed to say that the general public of New York is more appreciative of the theater at their disposal, as well. I think that sort of goes both ways. Non-theater people, regardless of location, aren't going to care.
Yes.#94
Posted: 6/28/07 at 9:34amTrue. I guess you could just say there's a higher concentration of theater people here.
Yes.#96
Posted: 6/28/07 at 10:40am
Em - I agree with your earlier point that it is pretty ambitious to record two shows (with 9 or 10 cameras) without a deal pretty close to completion. That's just a reality of realizing that time is not on the side of waiting for i's to be dotted.
And just to add $.02 about non-NY theater-goers: I live in Raleigh. Yes, we have a lot of well-educated theater-goers here but the sad reality is that not every mid-major market can support a week of a show that isn't either family-friendly and/or a big name (i.e., a Phantom, Mamma Mia, Wicked - if we ever get that here - Spamalot, Disney, etc.). The theaters are usually pretty large and that's just the sad reality. Plus, the budgets for advertising usually just aren't there.
But regardless of all that -- yeah for being recorded!!!! Raul and Barbara were great in this and I'm glad that this production will be preserved for the public (since most of us will never get to see the archives)
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Yes.#97
Posted: 6/28/07 at 10:44amEven if it isn't broadcasted on PBS, isn't it possible for another backer/publishing house to pick it up and send it straight to DVD?
Yes.#98
Posted: 6/28/07 at 10:49amThat would all depend on whoever owns the right to the recording. If PBS isn't recording it, then it should just be up to the show's producers.
Yes.#99
Posted: 6/28/07 at 10:51am
"Even if it isn't broadcasted on PBS, isn't it possible for another backer/publishing house to pick it up and send it straight to DVD?"
Yes. It can air on Bravo, it can air on HBO, Showtime, A&E, whatever. It can be released on DVD with no television airing. For the latter all they need is a distributer (and the channels I mentioned do their own DVD distributing).
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