Sweeney - The First Coming — Page 2

I have loved this show ever since i first heard the obc recording 3 years ago.

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I don't understand..if a person is a fan of a show.. but takes the time to want to know more about the actor and know whats going on in their life it means they don't appreciate the show?

I adore the actors not only because of what they do onstage but that they're such nice people outside the show. Mano takes the time to talk to his fans via message on his myspace. I just.. I don't get this whole thing.

wrq, I'm not talking about the shows in their ability to be "gateway drugs." I'm talking about comparing them as pieces of art.

I think you can absolutely say one show is better or more intelligent than another.

It's very interesting how suddenly this comes up and people are defending Wicked, when it's so "in" to bash it.

Caitie, you're just defending him for the sake of running to someone's defense.

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Updated On: 8/1/06 at 11:51 PM

I'd like you to tell me how many Sweeney fans that are like OMGMANOILUVU. All the Sweeney fans I have ever met/read things from are incredibly intelligent, and though they may like the actors, can go past that and love the show for what it is.

This is not the Wicked fandom.

No I am defending him because he is my friend and i think he is right.

popular -- do a search. You'll be amazed at what you find. And to those saying "there have been discussions..." OK, yes, maybe there have been -- but the fandom threads and posts WAY outweigh those!

Smartpenguin - no, I didn't see the original production, but I saw the video when I was 12 and have seen four other productions prior to seeing the revival. I LOVED the revival, btw - I am NOT in any way attacking it.

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Hmmm, I wonder if Idina would be interested in playing Lovett?!? OMG!

EXACTLY -- so, my initial post was to find out how many people liked the show prior to the revival, and to say that the fandom type people (which, the very fact that we're having this conversation supports the existence of in great quantities on this board) ARE capable of lessening the enjoyment of a show for me. The same thing happened with Wicked - I really enjoyed it when I first saw it. So much, in fact, that I took my students two months later. Now, I can't even LISTEN to it because of the overkill on this board. I'm worried the same thing will happen with one of my favorite shows. I did NOT attack in the first post -- the defensiveness in the responses brought the claws out.

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Sure you are allowed to be upset by them and state it. But the nature of the beast is that you will have responses, both those that agree and those that disagree. That is what you contract for in an open forum.

If you want to filter your responses, get a blog.

A very simple suggestion would be that if it bugs you, tune it out. If you love say, Wicked, that much, then just listen to it. What, are you *embarassed* to like it because of all the fangurls? That's such a lame excuse.

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"And when they take their kids to see the next revival - because they learned to appreciate the show due to this revival - will that be negated by the fact that on this day, they were interested in Mano because he's cute? "


I don't think there's anything wrong with liking a show because you find a certain actor/actress cute. It's this ridiculous attitude that some people get when they get teased for crushing on an actor/actress and that's why they like the show. Come on...that's part of it. I highly doubt that, if Doyle wasn't directing both Sweeney and Company and that Raul Esperaza wasn't in Company and he and Mano haven't been compared so often, that Sweeney would have even had the younger fan base that it has. And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that. I don't watch Grey's Anatomy because it's a well written show. I watch it because I think Dempsey is hot. Period. I don't go on and expound on the magnificent direction and the character development and all the incredible nuances of Patrick Dempsey. I like his hair and his eyes and I giggle when I see him.

I think Manoel Felciano is cute. I freely and openly announce here that I have a teeney bopper crush on him and I've even told him so. I lust after Michael Cerveris. I'm seeing the show a second time because, while I love the show, I also lust after Michael Cerveris and think Mano is cute. You can't deny that part of the excitement on here about Sweeney is due to the fact that Manooel is a cute boy and Michael is sexy as well as it's a great production. But, man, just admit it. Totally expecting to be flamed and burned.

As for the I 3< whomever...what the hell does that mean? I see that icon around all the time and I have no idea what it stands for.

The same thing happened with Wicked - I really enjoyed it when I first saw it. So much, in fact, that I took my students two months later. Now, I can't even LISTEN to it because of the overkill on this board. I'm worried the same thing will happen with one of my favorite shows.

With all due respect Jason - that sounds like your issue, not everyone Else's.

I fail to see how a group of extremely passionate/aggressive fans could really impact your particular feelings on liking the music of a show or not. I completely get the overkill and how obnoxious it is to see the same threads posted over and over, however to let that actually have an adverse reaction on something that you otherwise enjoyed seems very odd to me.

Edited to correct spelling.

Updated On: 8/2/06 at 12:02 AM