#426
Posted: 12/4/14 at 10:58pm
This is a professional production, he should have been great the ENTIRE time.
Updated On: 12/4/14 at 10:58 PM
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#427
Posted: 12/4/14 at 10:58pm
OMG it's finally ova 3 hours of bad musical theater adapted for TV that just did not work! NBC must not be happy... Poor producers and directors must be hiding knowing how bad it was.
I give it a D but an A for Kelli.
I give it a D but an A for Kelli.
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
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#428
Posted: 12/4/14 at 10:58pm
All my snark aside, congrats to the cast and crew. It definitely takes guts to put yourself out there like this and spend so much time perfecting a show for just 1 performance in front of an audience of cameras.
I hope Williams and Walken have a safe drive to the bank!
I hope Williams and Walken have a safe drive to the bank!
#429
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:00pm
I enjoyed Driver's appearance at the end. In most versions of the story Tinker Bell does not live to see Jane. That was an interesting little twist.
#430
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:00pm
It got the ratings and buzz it was looking for.
Loved Christian, Kelli (you know, the people who should be doing a live musical), the sets, and the plank.
Loved Christian, Kelli (you know, the people who should be doing a live musical), the sets, and the plank.
Updated On: 12/4/14 at 11:00 PM
#432
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:02pm
I loved Kelli, Christian, Minnie Driver, the hot pirates and indians...the children...the dog who played Nana...lol and Tiger Lily....
#433
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:02pm
This was a mess. Peter Pan wasn't simply a good choice. Congrats to the cast and crew! Hopefully, MUSIC MAN & even Grease will be miles better. PLEASE, NBC. Either hire Broadway actors or Hollywood people who can actually sing and act without looking out of it, for the leads
#434
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:03pm
High marks for Christian, Kelli, the ensemble, and set design. Hardy cheers for Taylor Louderman. I'm sorry your wig was ugly, but you were not.
#435
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:04pm
Most live versions of normally filmed TV shows are done twice for the East and West coasts. Are they doing this live again, or will the West get it live on tape?
#436
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:06pm
I predict that 14 million people tuned in. What are your predictions?
#437
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:08pm
High marks for Kelli. Borle. Barrie (still; hard to mess with that ending)
The audience? Who thinks 8-11 is suitable for young children on a Thursday night? One of the reasons the original soared: children were at the center of the total experience. If that was true tonight, great. Some of us didn't feel it.
But maybe it made fans of the show, of musical theater, or of staying up past 9:30. Everyone certainly worked hard.
The audience? Who thinks 8-11 is suitable for young children on a Thursday night? One of the reasons the original soared: children were at the center of the total experience. If that was true tonight, great. Some of us didn't feel it.
But maybe it made fans of the show, of musical theater, or of staying up past 9:30. Everyone certainly worked hard.
"I'm a comedian, but in my spare time, things bother me." Garry Shandling
#438
I shed quite a few tears this evening. The scenes in the nursery came off very well. "Tender Shepherd," "Never Never Land," and "I'm Flying" enchanted anew. The plea for Tinkerbell was as moving as ever. I loved the reunion of the children and parents; the scene with grown-up Wendy was beautiful. The color was marvelous. The underscoring was touching.
Most of all, it was a joy to hear once again those wonderful songs, as fresh and as winning as ever. What a terrible shame that the spoilsport(s) had to come along and deprive us of songs like these forever, to the everlasting misfortune of our musicals and theatregoers everywhere.
The most painful part of the broadcast was encountering the commercial for that ghastly item about to pollute our screens come Christmas day.
An unwelcome reminder of where we've come from the likes of Peter Pan.
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:09pm
I shed quite a few tears this evening. The scenes in the nursery came off very well. "Tender Shepherd," "Never Never Land," and "I'm Flying" enchanted anew. The plea for Tinkerbell was as moving as ever. I loved the reunion of the children and parents; the scene with grown-up Wendy was beautiful. The color was marvelous. The underscoring was touching.
Most of all, it was a joy to hear once again those wonderful songs, as fresh and as winning as ever. What a terrible shame that the spoilsport(s) had to come along and deprive us of songs like these forever, to the everlasting misfortune of our musicals and theatregoers everywhere.
The most painful part of the broadcast was encountering the commercial for that ghastly item about to pollute our screens come Christmas day.
An unwelcome reminder of where we've come from the likes of Peter Pan.
#440
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:11pm
Sorry to everyone else, but I take After Eight's recommendation above all, so I guess I'll be watching this sooner than I thought. Not tonight though, because it ends and 11:00 and I'd like more than 6 hours sleep
Updated On: 12/4/14 at 11:11 PM
#441
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:13pm
RW3, the album comes out December 16
http://castalbums.org/recordings/Peter-Pan-2014-TV-Soundtrack/28458#45501
http://castalbums.org/recordings/Peter-Pan-2014-TV-Soundtrack/28458#45501
#442
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:13pm
Have there always been Christmas decorations in Peter Pan? Or was that added since NBC sold this as a "holiday special?"
#443
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:13pm
You're going to watch this on AfterEight's recommendation? Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! That fool wouldn't know taste if it ran up to him and slapped him across the face!!
#445
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:14pm
Borle was obviously one of the highlights tonight since he's a professional.
#446
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:15pm
CarlosAlberto, from what I've read of his/her/their posts, I agree with him/her/them on most counts, and I think he/she/they has/have great taste. Opinions that differ from yours are no less worthwhile.
Updated On: 12/4/14 at 11:15 PM
#447
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:15pm
I bet the writers next door at SNL are thanking the heavens for tonight's broadcast. Easy material for tomorrow?
#448
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:15pm
Well AfterEight, I disagree with you about tonight's broadcast, and I remain befuddled by your lack of excitement for Into the Woods. I know you aren't much of a fan of anything written before 1970ish (let alone Sondheim in general), but come on, Woods looks beautiful and sounds gorgeous.
EDIT I had to drop a can't and add a but. I misread aftereight's review and thought he hated it. oops.
EDIT I had to drop a can't and add a but. I misread aftereight's review and thought he hated it. oops.
Updated On: 12/4/14 at 11:15 PM
#449
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:17pm
It was delightful from start to finish. Williams is already a HUGE improvement over Carrie what's-her-face and Walken was Walken and that is awesome. The new material that was added made it feel complete (and not awkward) and I liked the treatment of "Distant Melody" even tough I prefer the original.
Borle, O'Hara, the actress playing Tiger Lily etc did a really good job of doing a live broadcast of a musical. I only wish the best of luck for NBC's upcoming THE MUSIC MAN for this is a really good tradition to start since THE SOUND OF MUSIC last year.
Borle, O'Hara, the actress playing Tiger Lily etc did a really good job of doing a live broadcast of a musical. I only wish the best of luck for NBC's upcoming THE MUSIC MAN for this is a really good tradition to start since THE SOUND OF MUSIC last year.
#450
Posted: 12/4/14 at 11:17pm
The fact that ANYONE shed tears during this broadcast...unless if it was tears of anguish just boggles my mind.
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