On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote:
> Be honest, how many of you expected to ever see an email start with those > words. I never pictured Seth MacFarlane tackling this as a project although > you can see some of the science nerd in some of the stuff he put in his > three shows (he also seems to be a musical theatre nerd). It's good to see > him teaming up with the late Carl Sagan's old crew (Ann Druyan was his wife > and producer on the original show). > > MacFarlane appeared at the BBC Proms (big annual classical music festival with orchestras from the UK and the world) in 2009 singing songs from the classic MGM musicals. He's annoyingly good. Last year he did a TV special over here again singing musicals. Around the time of his 2009 appearance, he gave an interview to The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/31/seth-macfarlane-family-guy-singing-bbc-proms He claimed that at the time it was only his shows and The Simpsons that used a full orchestra in TV. His Prom is even available on DVD: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebration-Classic-MGM-Musicals-DVD/dp/B003QHVKRQ Note, in case you're thinking of purchasing - you may well need a region free DVD player to view! As for his new Cosmos? We'll have to reserve judgement. The original series only got a DVD release finally in the UK last year, and I snapped it up. Adam -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
