I'm glad it's coming back, but I'm also glad Rebeck is no longer the showrunner. As much as I like (most of) the performers and the score, the plotting absurdities increase every week to the point where the show has not only jumped the shark, it came back and jumped again.
And, yes, McPhee has a nice presence, but wouldn't stand a chance among real Broadway talent. I find it interesting that while the show is slanted to make Hilty's character the villainess and McPhee's the heroine, my sympathies generally go to the former rather than the latter. Nothing against Shaiman and Wittman, but I hope they go for a different composer in season two, preferably someone a little less well-known, and get a little more realistic. Jeebus knows there's enough drama involved with getting a Broadway show up without having to go the soap route. (I'm glad the meme of Anjelica Huston throwing drinks at her husband has disappeared. Would that Huston would go with it. I like her, but she seems to be playing a not-particularly talented drag queen.) As for "Marilyn" actually showing up on Broadway? I can't see it, unless they actually come up with a book over the next weeks. --Dave Sikula On Mar 22, 12:54 pm, Ron Casalotti <[email protected]> wrote: > Peacock network renews the back stage look at making a Broadway > musical for a sophomore outing. As a native New Yorker and frequent > Broadway patron I really like this show and am glad it'll be around > next season. > > http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/22/smash-renewed/ > > Ron Casalotti > Wayne, New Jersey -- 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
