The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark- Page 2
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark
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The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#25
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:34pmI tend to think if this had starred someone like Lauren Ambrose people would have watched, in addition to perhaps being excellent. Am I naive? Perhaps it wouldn't have gotten nearly the market share; but it might well have been terrific and inspiring and very successful none the less.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#26
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:39pmI can assure you any name less than an A-list superstar would never get a mutli million dollar television broadcast greenlit, henrik.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/15/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#27
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:40pmSutton. PHYLLIS has been goi g tread to thread getting on Carrie but when Lizahead asked who she would rather see in it she pretty much said Duh I don't know. So I offered the only 3 I could think of who measured her criteria. Taylor Swift. ANNA KENDRICK n Amanda Seyfried. With anna being the top pick.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#28
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:44pmKelli O'Hara would have been perfect.
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#29
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:45pmWait, Taylor Swift, Anna Kendrick and Amanda Seyfried are the only people who can move and sing without getting out of breath?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#30
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:46pm
For the role of Maria? Anna Kendrick?
Updated On: 12/6/13 at 06:46 PM
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The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#31
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:48pm
The only people phyllis who have enough wide range middle America appeal. I would love Osnes or Sierra in it but they u ftly aren't well known enough.
Yes for maria.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#32
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:50pmKelli O'Hara is not a commercial superstar. Anna Kendrick is not a commercial superstar.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#33
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:53pmThat's completely true. I was just saying I think she would have been perfect for the role. As far as Anna "stick up her ass" Kendrick. I don't think she has enough warmth to play her. If any.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#34
Posted: 12/6/13 at 6:57pmMs. Kendrick is a very sweet girl without any sticks up her ass. But please, you just keep believing that if it helps you sleep at night.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#35
Posted: 12/6/13 at 7:01pmI'm sure you know her! Updated On: 12/6/13 at 07:01 PM
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#36
Posted: 12/6/13 at 7:05pmWell, what I learned from this board is that if you don't like something, you're jealous of it, so I guess Sutton is jealous of Anna Kendrick?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#37
Posted: 12/6/13 at 7:09pmSue, I can't with these elderly people that act like children. Banished!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#38
Posted: 12/6/13 at 7:10pm
Totally, Phyll.
I think the most fun I had last night was finding out Sutton Ross didn't believe this was a true story. The post was certainly edited in a flash when called out. LOL
ETA: I wish I had taken a screenshot. it was baffling to me.
Updated On: 12/6/13 at 07:10 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#39
Posted: 12/6/13 at 7:17pm
I know. The fact that someone didn't know something! How CRAZY! I was wrong, and it was corrected. I wasn't a grown adult like you were when the original came out nor did I care for the SOM very much in my youth. I was not aware of the history of it. Now, I know.
You are a ridiculous, old bully who gets off on insulting people...on the internet. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic. Kisses.
Updated On: 12/6/13 at 07:17 PM
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#40
Posted: 12/6/13 at 7:53pm
Four words- Matthew. Broderick. Music. Man.
How soon we forget.
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#41
Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:05pm
Sue and Sutton--I have asked you dozens of times: Please stay out of the threads I start. You only thread-jack them and cause them to dissolve into rancor.
Please don't respond to this message. Just go away.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#42
Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:07pmPJ. Always the voice of reason. Bless you!
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/15/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#43
Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:12pm
Respectfully disagree about anna Kendrick. She has the chops... She was nominated for an Oscar.
And is well known. At least by non AARP members. ..Pitch Perfect was a hugesuprise hit. She was in all the Twilight Movies.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#44
Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:28pm
Sorry, you have never once asked me that, in a private message or in a public one. It's a public board and I will post where I want, this is America dear.
If you have a problem with it, block me! It's truly that simple.
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#45
Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:48pm
"I can assure you any name less than an A-list superstar would never get a mutli million dollar television broadcast greenlit, henrik."
For the next show (assuming it happens again), would a show get off the ground if only the supporting roles were stunt casted and the lead roles were left to experienced musical theatre actors/actresses?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#46
Posted: 12/6/13 at 8:54pmYes. I think they should do My Fair Lady with Laura Benanti next. If the talent is there, people would watch it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#47
Posted: 12/6/13 at 9:23pm
Absolutely not, charliebrown. The next show will have to be a star vehicle for a legitimate superstar who can draw the Middle America viewers in. Just as THE SOUND OF MUSIC was.
I promise you, there is no way around that. NBC will not spend millions of dollars on an unknown like Laura Benanti as their star. And yes, she is an "unknown" when being compared to names like Underwood, Perry, and Swift.
The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#48
Posted: 12/6/13 at 9:40pmI agree with the New Yorker. You haters are all a bunch of dopamines.
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The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark#49
Posted: 12/6/13 at 10:15pm
It sort of comes down, if we're talking NBC, to the Parenthood Equation.
What's worth more to the network: a show that gets positive viewer and critical buzz, but doesn't generate the immediate viewing numbers (prestige, awards, publicity), or a show that gets negative buzz but tons of people tune in?
You kind of have to balance the two. Parenthood has never been a ratings juggernaut, no matter what night it is, but it gets enough acclaim, notice and EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AWARDS that the network keeps it afloat despite always being on the brink of cancellation. A semi-operatic musical like My Fair Lady, with no huge stars, legit voices, and all the things that would make MFL really successful in artistic terms would drive mainstream television audiences away. It's not what they care about. But it would undoubtedly win critical acclaim and sweep up the award season.
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