Thoughts on the NBC show "Smash"? — Page 2

Well, to be technical, we didn't see Karen audition for the Broadway production of Bombshell, we saw her audition for a workshop

But yes, it is established that Karen has an agent, so her getting an appointment is not out of left field.

And for a more modern example of the starring role going to a Broadway newbie: Susan Egan made her Broadway debut as Belle in Beauty and the Beast.

BroadwayStar4 - Debra Messing's husband (Brian d'arcy James) was a good guy and so was Christian Borle's boyfriend.

BroadWayStar4 - I think the "husband" had a decent size role and was prominent in the story line (adoption, son's problems and Debra Messing having affair). I agree and I would have never taken her back either. I agree that Christian Borle's boyfriend was not a prominent role but he is nice guy.

Well, life is short. We always hear the line "Life is too short for blah blah blah". Adultery is one of the worst things you could do to someone who you're suppose to love, protect and care for.

Debra Messing's character was so despicable, and the man she had an affair with was even worse. They say that their family is "so important" to them, yet they took such a huge risk of loosing them by having this disgusting affair. They really didn't care about anyone but themselves. The baffling part is that they didn't seem to have any real problems within their marriages at all, so why would they seek comfort with someone else? I'll tell you why, because they are selfish, deceitful liars who wants to have the best of both worlds instead of appreciating the family they have now.

I honestly don't think Debra's character was remorseful at all. If anything she was just sorry for getting caught.

If I was married and cheated on, I would divorce. I'm not gonna spend the next few years feeling miserable and depressed while trying to repair the marriage that we've invested for so many years. Life is too short for that. Even if we try to work it out, I would never be able to trust that person the same way again.

I'm not exactly an expert on adultery, but I think there are a lot of worse things one person can do to another. And while adultery may be prompted by a problem in a marriage (separation, geographical or emotional, for example), I think it's more often triggered by a problem within the adulterer.

Most of us expect our spouses to solve more than they can; we have to learn to be responsible for our own happiness. An affair with a third party isn't going to do it.

We should at least be clear that there are all kinds of marriages. Not all are exclusive or based on mutual monogamy. Life isn't a Nora Ephron movie and there have been plenty of solid marriages where both partners slept with others or where one partner played around while the other pretended not to know.

That isn't my marriage, but I'm not going to judge what works for everyone else.

And of course you don't have to approve, but the Messing character's lapse into adultery and eventual reunion with her family is far more common than you seem to think.

Updated On: 8/4/12 at 11:18 PM

I didn't like the show, either. Singing, dancing, original songs, great. The storylines, not enjoyable to me. Skipped over them. Plots, characters--just made me sad. Songs were lovely.

I can't believe I know this, but Karen and Dev met in London.

There's no real background on Karen that isn't conveniently placed, so her path isn't really illustrated. BUT, based on her behavior, she is not only clueless but unprofessional. So she does seem right off the bus, and right into an agent's office, and therefore the saga of everything happening very easily for her seemed to begin the moment her feet touched Port Authority.

College internship? Vacation? Sheesh.

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Heh, but it is a pretty funny image--Karen still sitting on the plane while everyone else disembarks in NYC, caught up in some 1001 nights like thing, and winding up in London.

I'd watch THAT show.