The Sound of Music discussion (sp)

SnShne322 · December 2013

I ended up missing quite a bit of the first hour (my favorite part) to deal with Wes, but I was just meh on the whole thing. My mood was soured because Wes puked all over me, himself and the floor so that could really be a big factor. Carrie was underwhelming, except she really can sing. Vampire Bill did better than I expected.

I only noticed a few times were the live thing caught up with them. One was near the end when the Nazi's come to deliver the telegram ordering him to report for duty.

What did you think?

Adjudi-Kate · December 2013

I thought Carrie's acting was terrible. My husband said, "Jesus needs to take the wheel on this one!" LOL. And why did she look like Elle Woods at the end?? She smiled at the children about twice in the whole show. Even if I factor in that Julie Andrews OWNED that role and no one will ever replace her and I was biased against Carrie from the start, Carrie still can't act.

Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess killed it (in a good way) on Climb E'vry Mountain, which I knew she would and was the reason I watched in the first place. That lady can SING like an angel.

Laura Benanti was gorgeous as the baroness. I don't like the part of the baroness in the stage production of SoM as much as I like the character in the movie, but that was not Laura's fault. She did a great job. Christian Borle as Max was pretty good, too. And I liked the girl who played Liesl. Stephen Moyer actually did okay. I liked his voice and his look. But I did not buy the chemistry between the Captain and Maria, though that's mainly Carrie's fault.

In any event, I love musicals and I am glad that NBC attempted this production. I would love to see more things like this on TV.

fabk · December 2013

I enjoyed it. I watched the whole thing only missing bits and pieces because of Alex. I went in with an open mind and tried to not compare it to the movie.
Overall I think they did a decent job.

SusieBW · December 2013

I only saw about half an hour of it, near the end, but I was underwhelmed. I was also biased against Carrie Underwood from the start, but putting that aside, I still thought she was pretty bad.

Lauren620 · December 2013

I agree that Carrie can sing, but her acting wasn't anything great. I was impressed with Vampire Bill! Except I was watching with my sister, lots of drinking and laughing, so every time I saw him I would say "Sookeh" or "What if Captain Von Trapp is a vampire in this version" and several variations of that.

YES Mother Abbess was awesome!

I went into it knowing 1. The theatrical version is different from the film and 2. OF COURSE no one is ever going to touch Julie Andrews in this role. So I thought it was ok. I would like to see more productions on television like this.

Also, last night was the first time I saw a preview for Saving Mr. Banks and I cannot wait to see it!

alithebride · December 2013

Lol she did look like Elle woods but IMO on the whole it was pretty good. I only caught about the last hour or so.

Lauren620 · December 2013

I also loved that Kurt was singing all of the high parts. He nailed it.

EliStar · December 2013

My favorite status update last night was:

"JULIE ANDREWS, TAKE THE WHEEL!!!"

RiverPlate · December 2013

I had a moment at the beginning where I was like, "ooh I love her dress!" and then they talked about how ugly it was.

RevJen · December 2013

Did any of you see the twitter updates from DiGiornio Pizza? They were hysterical.

caseyandlizzie · December 2013

Lauren620 said:

I also loved that Kurt was singing all of the high parts. He nailed it.

That's awesome! We recorded it, but on the making of special, they were concerned that his voice would change before the production. I'm sure he was stoked about this!

fabk · December 2013

@lauren620 I am so excited for Saving Mr Banks!!! It looks fantastic!!!

Young_Love · December 2013

I watched about five minutes and Carrie Underwood's acting was so terrible I had to change the channel.

SnShne322 · December 2013

Lauren620 said:

I also loved that Kurt was singing all of the high parts. He nailed it.

He did. He was one of my favorites.

sfgiantsjo · December 2013

Adjudi-Kate said: I thought Carrie's acting was terrible. My husband said, "Jesus needs to take the wheel on this one!" LOL. And why did she look like Elle Woods at the end?? She smiled at the children about twice in the whole show. Even if I factor in that Julie Andrews OWNED that role and no one will ever replace her and I was biased against Carrie from the start, Carrie still can't act. Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess killed it (in a good way) on Climb E'vry Mountain, which I knew she would and was the reason I watched in the first place. That lady can SING like an angel. Laura Benanti was gorgeous as the baroness. I don't like the part of the baroness in the stage production of SoM as much as I like the character in the movie, but that was not Laura's fault. She did a great job. Christian Borle as Max was pretty good, too. And I liked the girl who played Liesl. Stephen Moyer actually did okay. I liked his voice and his look. But I did not buy the chemistry between the Captain and Maria, though that's mainly Carrie's fault. In any event, I love musicals and I am glad that NBC attempted this production. I would love to see more things like this on TV.
Absolutely 100% agree with all of this. Laura and Audra and Christian are amazeballs at anything, and I was stoked when they were casted. I loved Lisel and Kurt - they were spot on. I didn't like Gretel as much. I feel bad saying that because she's a little girl, and has oodles of talent, I just didn't think she was a great casting choice. She yelled everything too much.

I just don't get all the absolute anger over this production. I had people on my FB feed ready to lynch people. I adore the movie, and, well Julie Andrews, but get a grip!

1) It's not a remake of the movie. It was a production of the stage Musical. Not the same thing.

2) No one HAD to watch it, if it's not your thing, just don't watch that channel for the two hours it's on.

3) How does this production "ruin" the movie? Did the thousands of other Stage Productions ruin the movie, too?

4) The Musical came first, people.

/rant

EliStar · December 2013

sfgiantsjo said: Adjudi-Kate said: I thought Carrie's acting was terrible. My husband said, "Jesus needs to take the wheel on this one!" LOL. And why did she look like Elle Woods at the end?? She smiled at the children about twice in the whole show. Even if I factor in that Julie Andrews OWNED that role and no one will ever replace her and I was biased against Carrie from the start, Carrie still can't act. Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess killed it (in a good way) on Climb E'vry Mountain, which I knew she would and was the reason I watched in the first place. That lady can SING like an angel. Laura Benanti was gorgeous as the baroness. I don't like the part of the baroness in the stage production of SoM as much as I like the character in the movie, but that was not Laura's fault. She did a great job. Christian Borle as Max was pretty good, too. And I liked the girl who played Liesl. Stephen Moyer actually did okay. I liked his voice and his look. But I did not buy the chemistry between the Captain and Maria, though that's mainly Carrie's fault. In any event, I love musicals and I am glad that NBC attempted this production. I would love to see more things like this on TV.
Absolutely 100% agree with all of this. Laura and Audra and Christian are amazeballs at anything, and I was stoked when they were casted. I loved Lisel and Kurt - they were spot on. I didn't like Gretel as much. I feel bad saying that because she's a little girl, and has oodles of talent, I just didn't think she was a great casting choice. She yelled everything too much.

I just don't get all the absolute anger over this production. I had people on my FB feed ready to lynch people. I adore the movie, and, well Julie Andrews, but get a grip!
1) It's not a remake of the movie. It was a production of the stage Musical. Not the same thing. 2) No one HAD to watch it, if it's not your thing, just don't watch that channel for the two hours it's on. 3) How does this production "ruin" the movie? Did the thousands of other Stage Productions ruin the movie, too?4) The Musical came first, people.
/rant The outrage was because this could have possibly been a fun thing to watch if they hadn't cast Carrie Underwood, who can't act to save her life. Musicals typically star actresses who can both sing and act.

sfgiantsjo · December 2013

EliStar said:

sfgiantsjo said:

Adjudi-Kate said:

I thought Carrie's acting was terrible. My husband said, "Jesus needs to take the wheel on this one!" LOL. And why did she look like Elle Woods at the end?? She smiled at the children about twice in the whole show. Even if I factor in that Julie Andrews OWNED that role and no one will ever replace her and I was biased against Carrie from the start, Carrie still can't act.
Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess killed it (in a good way) on Climb E'vry Mountain, which I knew she would and was the reason I watched in the first place. That lady can SING like an angel.
Laura Benanti was gorgeous as the baroness. I don't like the part of the baroness in the stage production of SoM as much as I like the character in the movie, but that was not Laura's fault. She did a great job. Christian Borle as Max was pretty good, too. And I liked the girl who played Liesl. Stephen Moyer actually did okay. I liked his voice and his look. But I did not buy the chemistry between the Captain and Maria, though that's mainly Carrie's fault.
In any event, I love musicals and I am glad that NBC attempted this production. I would love to see more things like this on TV.

Absolutely 100% agree with all of this. Laura and Audra and Christian are amazeballs at anything, and I was stoked when they were casted. I loved Lisel and Kurt - they were spot on. I didn't like Gretel as much. I feel bad saying that because she's a little girl, and has oodles of talent, I just didn't think she was a great casting choice. She yelled everything too much.

I just don't get all the absolute anger over this production. I had people on my FB feed ready to lynch people. I adore the movie, and, well Julie Andrews, but get a grip!

1) It's not a remake of the movie. It was a production of the stage Musical. Not the same thing.

2) No one HAD to watch it, if it's not your thing, just don't watch that channel for the two hours it's on.

3) How does this production "ruin" the movie? Did the thousands of other Stage Productions ruin the movie, too?

4) The Musical came first, people.

/rant

The outrage was because this could have possibly been a fun thing to watch if they hadn't cast Carrie Underwood, who can't act to save her life. Musicals typically star actresses who can both sing and act.

I'll give you that - Carrie was a TERRIBLE actress.

RevJen · December 2013

When has she ever expressed the desire to become one though?

sfgiantsjo · December 2013

This was the only thing I've ever seen her do acting-wise. I do believe there is a reason she hasn't pursued it.

Audra and Laura and Christian made up for it. As much as they could.

Lauren620 · December 2013

I thought the casting felt off for several of the characters, but they probably had Carrie as Maria to attract a wider range of people to watch the production.

SnShne322 · December 2013

Lauren620 said:

I thought the casting felt off for several of the characters, but they probably had Carrie as Maria to attract a wider range of people to watch the production.

Agreed. I feel like Stephen Moyer is a pretty big name and he was hardly mentioned in the promos and commercials.

Young_Love · December 2013

The TV production of the stage version of Peter Pan starring Mary Martin is one of my favorite things EVARRRRRR. If they had chosen a Broadway vet, this could have been awesome. But instead they went for someone with a "name" who didn't have the chops and it turned into something to mock. It's too bad.

pinkybooklover09 · December 2013

I only watched a few minutes of it and was so put off by Carrie's acting and the aesthetic that I turned it off. I tuned back in when Audra sang "Climb Every Mountain", had my Hallelujah moment, and then I switched it off again.

Is it me or did it look like a soap opera? I kept expecting the Quartermaines or the Buchanans to come down the staircase. :-/

Young_Love · December 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

I only watched a few minutes of it and was so put off by Carrie's acting and the aesthetic that I turned it off. I tuned back in when Audra sang "Climb Every Mountain", had my Hallelujah moment, and then I switched it off again.

Is it me or did it look like a soap opera? I kept expecting the Quartermaines or the Buchanans to come down the staircase. :-/

Someone on my twitter said it's because it was videotaped (as opposed to...?) on a soundstage and the only other programming that is filmed in the same way is soap operas.

sfgiantsjo · December 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

I only watched a few minutes of it and was so put off by Carrie's acting and the aesthetic that I turned it off. I tuned back in when Audra sang "Climb Every Mountain", had my Hallelujah moment, and then I switched it off again.

Is it me or did it look like a soap opera? I kept expecting the Quartermaines or the Buchanans to come down the staircase. :-/

YES! I noticed this too, but I couldn't figure out how to express it - but a soap opera is EXACTLY it.

sweetrhythms · December 2013

I was in awe of the talent that those little kids have the whole time. I don't think Carrie is a very good actress but I didn't let her ruin it for me. I would love to see more stuff like this on TV!