The New Yorker explains the neurological reasons for the SOM snark — Page 3

Sutton--

Blocking you is not enough to keep you from spoiling my threads.

I am asking you politely not to post in my threads anymore.

Thanks in advance for complying.

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"Thanks Bob Greenblatt! It's nice to know you frequent these boards and can keep up informed of all your definite decisions!"

You can crack trollish jokes all you like but I hope & pray that any one with any kind of knowledge and understanding of television would realize that for NBC to continue this new, unproven 'venture' 'and pump millions of dollars into it, the projection cannot and absolutely will not be something like MY FAIR LADY starring Laura Benanti. Does Bob Greenblatt really need to tell you that? What about your own common sense? Connect the dots....

ETA: "I hope they will continue doing more of these but with someone who can act. "

As long as it's a superstar with national appeal who will also draw in Middle America viewers--the most difficult but important demographic to capture--then yes, you would be correct.

Updated On: 12/6/13 at 11:11 PM

Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. Once again, I never attack anyone first. I have read literally thousands of snarky, abusive and cruel posts on this site from other people including the two that attacked me in this thread. As long as you have asked those commenters the same exact thing, I have no problem doing what you have asked. But, again, it's never me first.

Updated On: 12/7/13 at 11:53 PM

If I was to pick someone to make a big star out of them...I would have picked Sutton Foster.

Also, why did the Von Trapp family home sometimes look orange when on screen, a lot? Some costumes blended in badly!

A TV version of Oklahoma!? ...why, exactly? Good thing Zadan/Meron countered with The Sound of Music, I don't see Oklahoma! getting this much buzz from the general public. (Although now we know where the idea of both R&H and Carrie Underwood likely came from.)

I would also hasten to add, as a producer myself, that Liza's Headband is totally on the mark. While the exact story of how this special came about may have occurred in a roundabout fashion, rest assured that be it Oklahoma! or The Sound of Music, such a project would need guaranteed star elementation to be seen through to completion, and you can take that to the bank.

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Updated On: 12/7/13 at 07:52 AM

"They countered with Sound of Music and came up with the live gimmick--then Carrie came into the equation."

That is partially incorrect. Neil and Craig stated in their most recent interview that Carrie was the very first piece of the puzzle. They knew, above and beyond everything else, they needed to have Carrie. Carrie was not part of the equation...she was the equation. Neil and Craig spelled that out pretty clearly.

Please no Oklahoma. I cannot sit through that show...even though I know it's a classic.

That's all.

I didn't watch the broadcast but I've looked at pieces of it on the Web. I was surprised when I saw that "Something Good" was in it, because I recalled that Richard Rodgers wrote it for the movie. Namo, thanks for confirming that I was correct.

I suspect that the live action was the gimmicky part. I didn't think much of the results when the "Les Mis" movie shot the songs live. Having to put everything together in a live production that has to worry about ending on time, and neither has the benefit of retakes or a live audience to play off of, may be too much to expect.

Perhaps part of the issue with Carrie Underwood (aside from the fact that she is a singer, and not an actor who sings) is that her voice is so different from that of the iconic Julie Andrews. Yet, as long as she can hit the notes, that's fine. I may be heretical, and I LOVED the SOM movie as a kid, but Julie Andrews' voice wasn't what I would expect from a perky rebel who speaks her mind. Instead, Carrie Underwood's voice is more in keeping with how I view Maria's character. Nonetheless, I prefer hearing Julie Andrews' voice because I, like many theater fans, prefer vocals that sound more classical than pop.

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"You haters are all a bunch of dopamines."

No, Besty:

The Gentleman is a dope.

This is nice to see, we have already heard from Laura B, now its her young co stars loving on her as well!


How was working with Carrie and Stephen Moyer?

ARIANE: They were wonderful. Carrie was incredible; she worked very hard throughout this entire thing. Everyday I was like, 'I'm tired, I'm sore.' But then Carrie comes and and she had just been recording and [doing] interviews. It was very inspirational to work with someone who was so dedicated and never complains. Ever! And Stephen's lovely. It was interesting seeing him switch between Captain and Stephen.

JOE: Carrie's great. She has the prettiest voice, and she is so nice to the kids. I wasn't really expecting such an awesome person. I've listened to her music a lot and she always sounds beautiful, but I really didn't think she'd be spending so much time with the kids, and we kind of formed a bond offstage, too.

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/reliving--the-sound-of-music-live---with-liesl-and-kurt-054202717.html

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Updated On: 12/9/13 at 05:10 PM

"I work in television (both creative and production). It's frustrating to be part of an industry that shies away from genuine, live classic theatre but glorifies such drivel as GLEE. I commend a major network for taking a leap of faith. It paid off, solely based on the ratings."

I would be much more inclined to commend the network if they'd had the balls to cast an actress actually capable of handling "live classic theatre" because IMO what they chose to do is more likely to damage the perception of the genre held by the wider masses than anything else.

If putting a country superstar in the starring role of Maria also means that we get a more legitimate, classic broadcast of a musical theatre standard, then I support it. Every single time. One-hundred percent. I realize many on here disagree with that mindset. So be it.