WICKED on Ugly Betty - What'd you think??- Page 2

[henryt]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 9:26pm

DefyingGravity11, I thought it was sweet!
Updated On: 11/1/07 at 09:26 PM

[uncageg]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 9:37pm

I just turned it on herein Denver. The worst "Popular" I have ever heard. And the product placement was pretty obvious.

Updated On: 11/1/07 at 09:37 PM

[biggest CHENO fan]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:19pm

Did anyone else think "Defying Gravity" (at the end) was complete CHEESE?

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:29pm

Oh my god i nearly fell of my sofa laughing at comments by some of you.

The bubble moving on its own etc etc

ITS A TV SHOW , it was not a TV screening of Wicked

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:36pm

I got a kick out of the kids trading playbills too. Would a Merman Playbill actually be worth much?

[chino]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:41pm

I loved the way it was filmed (Wicked scenes). And yah... he sold his Merman!

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:41pm

Sorry, I only saw the "I'm Not That Girl" part because I was watching My Name is Earl.

[justagirl2]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:43pm

I...didn't like it. I don't know, I felt like it was shoving it into our faces WAY too much. Not to mention my increasing annoyance with Wicked, but that's for another thread...

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 10:58pm

Uncageg, the product placement went right over my head. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

Count me in on being annoyed by the texting during the show.

Eden didn't sound like the Eden I've heard before. Probably the weakest UB episode of the lot.

[Trish2]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 11:11pm

Though Im always happy to see Broadway get national television exposure, i can't help but say that UGLY BETTY is just that....UGLY (television)

[Kev]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 11:13pm

the product placement went right over my head. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

The marketing was spot-on. When Betty and Henry crouched down in the lobby to avoid Daniel, what do you know, the little girl is holding the Defy Gravity female green T-shirt up to her body. And right between Betty and Henry.

[Broadwaynut81]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 11:24pm

First off, I liked it-- I really liked the way they used the songs from the show to convey some of the emotion, and I thought Eden sounded awesome on INTG.

If I could add one comment... the vast TV audience are not the crazy theatre freaks we are, and are not going to notice a.) the bubble going up at the wrong time, b.) that the lobby is not the Gershwin, and c.) that it is the LA company and not Broadway (although it's not like it's a total fib... they did play the roles on Broadway, at the same time to boot). They see Betty and Henry seeing "Wicked" on Broadway, and that's about it.

I do think, as well, that the texting in the theatre was just a bit much, but it only goes to show that people DO do that, and maybe it was trying to send a message that it is annoying, in a "subtle" sort of way.

[BroadwaynSeventh2]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 11:37pm

"OMG! I love how they just showed Betty coming out of the Wicked "stage door" and she was standing right in front of Juniors (which is on 45th!) and then showed her walking towards the Music Box Theatre... They showed have checked their geography a little better!!"

thats the LA stage door.

[jpbran]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 11:44pm

Not only the texting, but also the incessant going in and out of the theater. Ugh.

[dramaboy27]

Posted: 11/1/07 at 11:51pm

how long does it usually take for episodes to get on itunes? I want to buy it!

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 12:00am

If they were trying to make the point that texting in the theater is annoying, they should have had Gio tell Betty how evil texting in the theater is. Then he could have also made a comment about how talking during a theatrical performance is beyond rude. Subtle doesn't work that well with most of the people that would be inclined to talk and text during a show.

[boatsintheghetto]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 12:50am

OMG I hate when people text in a show. I had someone do it infront of me in Spring Awakening! So totally agree that they should have said it was a bad thing!

And the Bubble? I was watching it with one friend who doesnt know wicked at all, and one who has also seen it. And the friend who has seen it and I, when they started moving the bubble, we were like "wait...but...it's not bubble time!" so that was really like woah!

And using defying gravity at the end? not quite effective. first we thought they were screwing up the order of events...again. then it was just the song. that's not a good song. the point is that Betty only has 5 months left with Henry....a good song would be as long as you're mine.A song that deals with "just for this moment, as long as you're mine" instead of a song that says "Well if that's love, it comes at much too high a cost." It just did not fit!

[emo_geek]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 12:56am

Don't buy it. You can watch it for free on abc.com starting tomorrow. The full episode. I just watched every epiosode of Samantha Who...and I must say I love the show.

[Christina Cooper]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 2:07am

i liked it.. I thought Eden sounded great, much better than when I saw her in LA live... I wish Megan had some more lines though.. and I loved eden's holy crap.. I laughed pretty hard.. And I thought Wicked got quite a bit of exposure (no that it needs any) But yup.. I liked it.. And I loved Defying Gravity at the end. Eden sounded great..

[YankeeMate]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 7:27am

As long as the cell is on vibrate, i'd much rather friends text their comments to each other than talk it out to each other - sometimes rows apart. As long as it doesn't interfere with MY experience, I say text away - on vibrate.

"Lobby. Now." And getting up in the middle of a performance - for whatever reason - is worst than texting.

As for geographical conflicts, A lot of what's seen on UB is green screen and illusion. I don't think they do much filming in NY, if any.

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 7:34am

If I could add one comment... the vast TV audience are not the crazy theatre freaks we are, and are not going to notice a.) the bubble going up at the wrong time, b.) that the lobby is not the Gershwin, and c.) that it is the LA company and not Broadway (although it's not like it's a total fib... they did play the roles on Broadway, at the same time to boot). They see Betty and Henry seeing "Wicked" on Broadway, and that's about it.

Great point! People on here are too freaking picky. Most people did not even notice

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 8:29am

Thought "I'm Not That Girl" worked beautifully.

Hated the texting and leaving the seats. Even if this is fantasyland, someone should have called her out on theatre etiquette.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 8:30am

GOD shut up with the texting thing lol

ITS A TV SHOW

[Justin D]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 10:18am

Funniest part for me was Betty thinking she could call up and get same day tickets.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 11/2/07 at 10:19am

"C'mon people nothing about the kids trading Playbills? Ha, Broadway AND London!"


I wanna join.