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Who's watching the Sound of Music (Live!) tonight?
I swear I can't wait for this to be over, due to all of the commercials. Oy.
I'm not sure if we'll watch it, though - all these boys, I'm lucky I get a spot on the couch. To actually get my mitts on the remote control is just short of a miracle!
My three sons!
Re: Who's watching the Sound of Music (Live!) tonight?
We haven't watched the movie in a while, but H has seen it a number of times and T at least a few. We've also listened to the songs in the car a lot, so I think they'll be interested.
Personally, I'm not excited about Carrie Underwood, but some of my favorite broadway actors are in it (Audra Macdonald, Christian Borle, Laura Benanti) and a CMU student is playing Rolf, so I definitely want to see it!
**Broadway geek alert**
From watching the "making of" special, some of the kids look wonderful!
Amber - I LOVE Broadway, but there are show tunes that I can't stand. I usually have the Sirius/XM broadway station on in the car, but they play songs sometimes that make me turn the channel.
Shenandoah, Best Little Whorehouse, Damn Yankees...to name a few.
We can't like it all!
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
Carrie's acting was just unfortunate. My sister texted me and said if this was a high school musical people would have been blown away by her. Very impressed she tried though.
Overall it wasn't great, but I'm SO glad that NBC decided to do it. Maybe it's because I'm old and a parent now, but I wish there was more family/"event" tv like this. It's very rare all 3 of us can sit down and enjoy a show together without one of us being bored to tears. I surely hope there's more programming like this in the future.
I'm glad that they did it. I understand casting Carrie, as they wanted a big name to draw people in, but the general public doesn't know amazing Broadway actresses they way they'd know Carrie. I thought Audra did a wonderful job. I also really liked Max and Rolf (Go Pittsburghers/CMU represent
I also really liked that it was family entertainment and that NBC was willing to go out on a limb and spend some money on something that hasn't been done in a long time. I'm curious to hear how the ratings were.
As a kid, I remember repeatedly watching VHS tapes of the live broadway shows of Mary Martin in Peter Pan and Lesley Ann Warren in Cinderella that were shown on TV in the 50s and 60s. I loved them.
I totally agree with you ladies. Carrie's acting was flat. I feel bad for her. She just did not hold her own when it came to the acting. I really enjoyed the show though. Although, I must admit I giggled a little seeing vampire Bill singing show tunes.
I am so glad NBC did this and I hope it's just the beginning of quality family entertainment like this. Not like that weird Lady Gaga/muppet thing last week. I remember watching tapes of the Mary Martin peter pan as a kid. I hope they do that one next year.
I watched the first hour with the kids and watched the rest and thought " why am i torturing myself". I'll watch the girls the movie b/c at least that had a better flow and explanation of what was going on. I mean when you rely on a 7 yr old to tell you her dad loves you its a bit of a stretch. I thought that Laura Benanti who play Frau Schrader (sp) was the best. She really had good expressions on her face and everyone else just seemed flat. Plus - what was up with all the static?! And I thought Gretl while cute was pretty flat when she sang.
I agree I was glad they did it and hope it got good reviews b/c they all worked really hard!
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
I think his acting was his typical style of acting, which is kind of odd
I hadn't thought of that song or how much I liked it for years, and now it's completely stuck in my head.
NBC’s big winter gamble paid off: The Sound of Music Live! delivered a massive audience Thursday night.
The three-hour performance of the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical delivered 18.5 million viewers and a great 4.6 rating among adults 18-49. This is NBC’s biggest Thursday in the adult demo excluding sports since the ER finale in 2009.Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
I'm only two thirds of the way through it (watched the first 30 minutes with the kids), but there were definitely some bright spots. Audra (Mother Superior), Laura (Elsa) and Christian (Max) we're all FABULOUS. I could watch the three of them all night.
I thought the kids were good given the live circumstances. I bet in a taped version they would be outstanding. Especially Gretl. The Captain seemed nervous at first but was improving as the show went on. I really enjoyed Rolf & Liesl in their number.
Was it just me or was the lighting too dim in most of the wide shots?
So I read a couple reviews. I think some of them are really unfair. People are complaining that Carrie wasn't Julie Andrews (um, hello, nobody is!) and that they missed the kids climbing this the trees and running outside. It was a stage show, not a movie.
No not just you & in the shot at the end when they were all in nice dresses everything was really rosy pink. Odd.
I think anyone that thought Carrie's acting was going to be good was setting themselves up to be disappointed. They clearly wanted her for her ability to sing live and to be able to hit the notes when it counted.
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
Yes, I felt like the set and staging did a disservice to Rolf and Liesl. I'm all for a good set, but it was too much.