#1
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:46pm
????? the music is awesome!!! ???
Why did brooklyn get bad reviews?!?!?
#2
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:47pm
But the story sucks.
"Chicago is it's own incredible theater town right there smack down in the middle of the heartland. What a great city! I can see why Oprah likes to live there!" - Dee Hoty :-D
#3
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:47pm
Pretty much, yeah.
I get lost, unless, of course, I'm getting found.
#4
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:48pm
And the lyrics are trite, nor do they develop the plot or characters.
Updated On: 11/6/04 at 08:48 PM
#5
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:48pm
i agree- quick question- does anyone know if the music is out yet and if i can get it? I love the music so i want the cd.
#6
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:48pm
Plenty of shows with good scores get bad reviews - the reviews are based on WAY more than the music.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#7
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:56pm
I don't even like the score all that much. There's only so much power pop this girl can take.
#8
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:58pm
The show got bad reviews because it was a classic case of talented people in a horrendous show. I agree with Plum about the score too. Aside from the plot being awful there is something seriously lacking in the music. It's one thing to have a powerful number or two but the attempt to blast out your ears in every song just isn't any good.
So the answer to: Why did brooklyn get bad reviews?!?!?
Because it's a bad show.
So the answer to: Why did brooklyn get bad reviews?!?!?
Because it's a bad show.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#9
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:58pm
Why does any good show get bad reviews? Critics are morons & untalented hacks who, because they cannot create, need to destroy
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#10
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:59pm
Oh, of course, Roxy. Blame the critics instead of the lazy creative team. It's so easy, ain't it?
#12
Posted: 11/7/04 at 7:48am
Plum have you met the lazy creative team, what have you written lately/
As Romona sings Love to hate me, its still Love
As Romona sings Love to hate me, its still Love
#13
Posted: 11/7/04 at 8:33am
I think some of the songs are a bit cheesy, but overall the show in a nut shell is pretty damn good. I would definately see it again, and again. I think the cast is what makes it so good, they all have terrific voices, especially Ramona and Eden....
"I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn, and we are lead to those who help us most to grow if we let them and we help them in return" Galinda
#14
Posted: 11/7/04 at 8:58am
By asking this, you clearly haven't subjected yourself to sitting through nearly two hours of non stop screaming used to "tell" a ridiculous story.
#16
Posted: 11/7/04 at 11:35am
The plot was cliche and often had large gaps in the story line. The song lyrics were also very generic. A lot of reviews, although they bashed the show, praised the cast. Obviously Eden, Ramona, Kevin, Cleavant, and Karen have a lot of talent. They just have very little to work with here.
#17
Posted: 11/7/04 at 11:38am
How many Brooklyn threads must we have.
The cast of Brooklyn are talented but the show was one of the worst shows I have ever seen.
The reviewers were very kind.
The cast of Brooklyn are talented but the show was one of the worst shows I have ever seen.
The reviewers were very kind.
#18
Posted: 11/7/04 at 11:38am
The music isn't out yet... i think it's coming out around Xmas.
What's the point of making a CD with 2 good songs on it??
OUAT and Streetsinger...
What's the point of making a CD with 2 good songs on it??
OUAT and Streetsinger...
#19
Posted: 11/7/04 at 12:59pm
Plum have you met the lazy creative team, what have you written lately
That's a bull**** question and you know it. When was the last time the composers of Brooklyn did 1000+ pages of heavy reading a week while writing essays, studying set design, and holding down a job? I'm not a composer, but I'm not lazy, hon.
I call them lazy not in the strict sense of working hours, but in the sense of not being able to think past cliche. When the lyrics I hear for a Broadway show are actually more banal than the worst Disney concoctions, I know something's wrong. When they can't even come up with a book that makes sense- I don't mean a complicated, "meaningful" book, just a coherent one- something is wrong. This is Broadway, supposedly the height of musical theater. I expect more.
That's a bull**** question and you know it. When was the last time the composers of Brooklyn did 1000+ pages of heavy reading a week while writing essays, studying set design, and holding down a job? I'm not a composer, but I'm not lazy, hon.
I call them lazy not in the strict sense of working hours, but in the sense of not being able to think past cliche. When the lyrics I hear for a Broadway show are actually more banal than the worst Disney concoctions, I know something's wrong. When they can't even come up with a book that makes sense- I don't mean a complicated, "meaningful" book, just a coherent one- something is wrong. This is Broadway, supposedly the height of musical theater. I expect more.
#20
Posted: 11/7/04 at 2:42pm
well,we'll try to live up to your expectations,plum...
#21
Posted: 11/7/04 at 4:08pm
horrible script!
One amazing and hard working cast however!
One amazing and hard working cast however!
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