is it because im young? — Page 4

Oh, I wasn't particularly concerned about which song it was. I should have been clearer. I mostly wanted to confirm that Sondheim is mentioned as someone these kids think is the bee's knees.

1. It's dated.
2. The fans bug the crap out of everyone.
3. It isn't especially good.
4. All long running shows loose support over the years.

Uhhh... and then there's Mamma Mia, which the producers seem to advertise with shots of people standing and dancing like it was a Baptist revival meeting and interviews with folks saying "This is my tenth time and I LOVE IT." And they're all in their fourties. I guess there's a rabid fan base for any hit.

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1) It is dated, as stated above.
2) Some good songs, but many(like the tile song) are just hard rock music that isn't very appealing to me,
3) The theater, need I say more?
4) The staging, need I say more.
5) The characters: I found myself hating them because I felt they had screwed up their own lives, not "the man."
6) The theme of challening authority. I hate the simplistic teenage idea that all authority is bad, especially on something like collecting the rent. Come on!
7) The ending. REALLY,REALLY,REALLY, CHEESY!!!!!!!!!!

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jv92 you said a mouthful

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*Yawns* How boring can you be? Rent is dated, Rent is cheesy, Rent is stupid, Rent has annoying fans, Rent is boring... how many times has this been said? About... eh... I'd say five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred times, over and over and over.

Yes, okay, some Rentheads annoy the crap out of me, yes, but that's no reason to say that Rent's fans are all freakishly annoying teeny boppers. That's a horrible stereotype, and most of the people who have half a brain in the Rent fandom (there are many) hate the people who never stop blabbing about how hot Adam Pascal is. It's annoying as hell, and these people are NOT RENTHEADS, so there is no reason for them to be lumped with the group that are.

Now you're asking for my definition of a Renthead, eh? In my opinion, it's someone who was deeply touched by Rent and gets that there is 'no day but today', someone who understands the power of the show, and whose life has changed because of it. It's not measured in if you've seen the show twice or two hundred times, or if you give a damn when so-and-so left. It's if you get it.

Sadly, with the release of the movie, the number of real Rentheads is dwindling. It's now become mostly crazy 'fangirls' who sing Light My Candle at the top of their lungs every second.

And, lastly, RENT is for people who like musical theater, but also enjoy other types of music. If you're a musical theater junkie (which I am), but hate hate hate all other music, you're not going to like it. I personally like some (older) rock and roll music, and that's one of the reasons I like Rent so much.

I do think that older people and younger people have different connections with the show, but I think it's a 'young at heart' thing. Personally, the main theme of the show is being yourself, no matter what. Yeah, I know that sounds cheesy, but it is. For outcasts (which I find most Rentheads to be, sorry guys, but we are) it really helps you let yourself understand life a lot better, and helps you get through life a lot easier. And you know what, screw it if they have a Rent poster, it reminds them to keep living, reminds them of 'no day but today'. Does that give you any right to judge us?

Another thing, I think it's immature and ridiculous that people claiming to be older than the "teens" who love Rent come on here and bash the show. I don't go on the Mama Mia boards and bash that, or the Cats boards, or whatever. You stay on your boards, and I stay on mine. This good with you?