Why does everyone hate Wicked?

*sigh*

"I'm Not That Girl."

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Updated On: 6/16/05 at 06:47 PM

Of course you liked it :) Has Brandi gone on yet as Elphie?

Your obviously not sophistocated enough to appreciate Piazza. It's one of the best Broadway shows of all time. No questions asked.

Sophisticated enough? Sure I am.

That doesn't have any effect on how much I like it. In my opinion, it is VASTLY overrated.

I was turned off by the Tonys. I guess I haven't heard enough of it to really judge it, but the Tony performance made me not even want to look into it more.

AH I LOVE PiAZZA! But hey, to each his own.

As for Wicked.... I'm sorry, I know it's mean to say, but it's just too easy to be mean to some people. SOME. And I'm not saying it's right, it's just amusing sometimes. This is the evil emerging from within! BWAHA

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*blink*

I liked Hairspray and All Shook Up.

Seriously, I think the reason that so many people dislike Wicked is because it's pretty much overrated. Does that mean it's not a decent show? No. But with the scads of teenagers who go to the message boards and squeal about how this show is the best that ever was, it gets to be a bit much. It's not the best show ever, and the current actors are not the best out there. It gets irritating, and many people just get sick of all the comments.

I think it's been said before... They (Or, we...) don't really mind the show, it's the copius amount of useless threads about the show that drive them (Or, us...) nuts.

WORD!!! What is up with all the threads like...

"What do you think S. Bean's breath smells like?"
"OMG, they had a put in rehearsal today"
"I ran into the 3rd Galinda u/s at the stage door and she looked my way and I thought I was gonna pass out 'cuz I was SO excited!"

Stuff like that gets annoying REAL quick!

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I don't hate it, but I don't like it pretty much at all.

It just struck me as...inane. There's nothing wrong with being inane, I guess, a lot of stuff on Broadway is, but the thing is, stuff like Hairspray and All Shook Up really don't take themselves all that seriously. Wicked tried to be this significant musical, and I didn't find it succeeded at that at all. I knew I didn't like it when everyone around me was crying during "For Good," and I, who cry over EVERYTHING, was sitting there stony-faced.

That said, the set, costumes, and casts ARE great. I think the talent is what stops this from being completely bad.

Edit: The fans are annoying because they seem to think Wicked is the only musical that exists. For example, last year, my friend around the time of the Tonys wished Kristin and Idina would tie, because "neither of them have a Tony." She also didn't know why everyone was making such a big fuss about George Hearn as the Wizard.

Updated On: 6/16/05 at 07:08 PM

Exactly, what beergoggles said. I think it brings out great singers, plus anything that shows Kristin Chenoweth is good enough for me. And I've always found the music to be very pretty. But I have to disagree with a few who think it'll be as famous as say, West Side Story. Yeah, not so much.

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HA It almost is!

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Wicked generates more threads than any other show on this board. Even I, a fan (not crazed-fan mind you), am becoming annoyed with the sheer amount of them. I can see how non-fans are severely irritated by the crazed fans proclaiming it the "best thing ever" and talking about every pointless detail. That is probably what is stimulating their hatred more than the show itself.