Smash 1.2

[ericadawn16]

Smash 1.2

So, I love Derek, Eileen and Ellis. Naturally, Ellis is put down and ignored and I'm like...

You never know when the quiet laundry butler is secretly hiding their Cyberman lover in the basement...

I still hate Debra Messing's character's personal plot-line. Even the son didn't feel believable to me. I notice how she went back to work and he had to be fine with it but she didn't like the idea of him going back to work either...

Then again, I could just be annoyed because as sad as baby girls being abandoned in China is...approximately 20,000 young adults will age out of the foster care system without ever having found a family to provide for them and that's HERE in the United States. 20% will become homeless while 25% will wind up in prison.

Why couldn't they have become a foster family? Especially if he loves kids so much? You could take in multiple kids at a time.

I continue to love the nitty-gritty actual theatre stuff. It's funny. When I had directors who insisted on working over and this and that, I called them a Nazi behind their back but looking back and watching someone else experience it on tv...I find it amusing.

Of course, the musical numbers continue to be amazing.

Comments

[jackdavfan692.livejournal.com]

I haven't started getting attached to any characters besides Karen as yet (I was a rather bad fangirl and only managed to see the last fifteen or twenty minutes of the pilot :}), and JackDav fangirl that I am, I don't particularly like Derek much— I think it's probably his horn-dog character trait that's mostly turning me off. Still, it's very cool to see Jack playing a character that, at least thus far, isn't all that likable :]. *Nods* The one moment I did like, though, was when Derek told Eileen (that's the name of Anjelica Huston's character, right?) he turned down the offer to return to the project he'd been kicked off of so he could work on the Marilyn musical :). Keeping that in mind, I may end up liking him after all 8). *Nods*

Really ? I thought the (now seemingly resolved) disagreement over her wanting to adopt the baby no matter how long it took & her husband concluding that there was no point because it would take so long, and by then, he'd be too old to help take care of a baby, was very good.

Even the son didn't feel believable to me. I notice how she went back to work and he had to be fine with it but she didn't like the idea of him going back to work either...

You mean her husband, don't you?

Given those statistics you listed, though, your point that they could/should have been willing to adopt a couple of American kids in addition to the baby is a good one. *Nods*


What did you think of the writers' choice to have Ivy get the leading role in the musical? I was disappointed at first, since the way Karen sung the songs gave me the impression that she really, truly meant what she was singing, whereas Ivy was just giving performances. But now that I've had time to think about it more, that was really the best decision for the writers to make story-wise, since if Karen had gotten the role, it might end up becoming a little boring after awhile. The way they seem to be planning to intertwine whether or not she remains just a supporting cast member in the musical with whether Derek & Ivy's newly-begun affair is going to be revealed (and possibly cause her to lose the role) is going to make for some very intriguing drama =)! *Nods excitedly*

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I like Derek...he kind of reminds me of Owen and I didn't really like Owen at first but now I have warm feelings about what he went through and what he did.

The discussion over age was a good one and what they should have done ages ago. Every member of that family kind of comes off selfish.

Her son wasn't believable to me but yes, it was her husband that wanted to go back to work and got the third degree about it.

ABC used to have a show Brothers & Sisters. It infuriated me and had cheese of the highest degree BUT it had this couple, Kevin and Scotty. I loved them. They were like my surrogate Janto...they even did MPreg in a dream.

Anyway, they tried to have a baby through a surrogate and suffered through two miscarriages so they decided to try adoption. They were going to go for a baby and all until someone suggested they go to a picnic with foster children. There, they feel in love with a girl named Olivia. It was an awesome plotline.

I looked at Ivy and Karen strictly from a theatre standpoint.

Karen did show potential by having a different song and not being Marilyn but Karen also proved how green she is by not being consistent in her effort and finding the dancing hard...if she thinks one routine is hard, how is going to handle an hour's worth?

Ivy was consistent. She met her marks. She was comfortable with the routines and could belt it out. Ivy also took the time to research her potential role and try to characterize what made Marilyn really tick. I don't recall that Karen took that time even though it is crucial for any part you're auditioning for.

When you're spending millions on a musical that could flop on the basis of a weak, unexperienced lead, you go with the consistent professional.

[jackdavfan692.livejournal.com]

Yeah? Interesting. I was actually the same way about Owen. *Nods* I didn't like him at first, but starting from "Adam", I began to. I think I've said this before, but "A Day In The Death"/"Dead Man Walking" cinched it for me, and his part of the flashbacks in "Fragments" only made me like him more. By the time he and Tosh were killed off in "Exit Wounds", he'd become one of my favorite characters. We'll see if something about Derek can do the same thing :).

About choosing Ivy over Karen. Ah, got it. That makes sense :]. *Nods* I obviously wouldn't be a very good producer :P. It also shows how little I know about how theatre works :}. When I've seen musicals live, I've always focused on how much feeling I hear from the actors when they're singing. If I don't hear a whole lot of it, my immediate reaction is, "He/she is a bit too flat :/." They can belt out a song as much or as little as they like and know a routine backwards & forwards, but no amount of either will change my mind, unless there's feeling and depth behind it.