Julia Houston/Debra Messing #2 - Julia got a Tony, now it's Debra's turn.
 

I hadn't seen the OP very nice! :D

Lots of beautiful pics :nod:


Since I mentioned this in the last posts of the previous threads, this is the quote from a Safran interview about Michael and Julia. I notice now, reading it again, that my remember was incorrect, so not exactly like I wrote it in the previous thread:

'Smash': Exec Producer Josh Safran on the series finale and what season 3 would have been | Inside TV | EW.com

thanks for the new thread. can you change my name in the opening post please :) thank you.

and cute interviw. gosh i still watn a season 3 :(

Thanks for the new thread :)

I like what they did, not sure what I think of their thoughts for S3 though

What was the previous nickname?

Same :(

I liked the Michael and Julia ending, even if it was only a scene. There was promise - but after all everything was left open. I know that it was because they hadn't the time to wrap it, but the open ending leave always space for something in the future. It's a wishful thinking, I know :(

I read some people saying that a S3 without Broadway as focus would have brought the show in a position worse than S2, in terms of ratings and all. Since it was a show about Broadway and theatre, focusing on a movie - musical, but always a movie - wouldn't have brought back viewers. So it would have been too far from the original premise, some say.

I don't know, this can be true because with a show about theatre it's a risk to make theatre the B-story. I think the only theatre songs would have been some glimpses of Bombshell and (probably) the Hit List new ones that weren't at the concert (Safran said that we'd have surely heard them in the show). So maybe not exactly a good move.

But maybe the movie would have felt like Broadway, who knows :shrug: I would have enjoyed it for sure, but I've never been much critic of the storylines in general.

Who knows? It's also possible that, instead people would have liked the change. I guess for audience having a show with the same plot every season - the making of a musical aka the writing/directing problems, actors fights, Tonys etc - could look boring after some seasons. It wouldn't be boring for me, but maybe in general it would :shrug: a movie with the theatre feeling could also attract not Broadway fangirls, being a more "open" theme.

I still think we need a what could have been thread...

I don't know that the change would have necessarily hurt the show more. Some may have stopped watching but anyone watching for the CAST &/or the MUSIC should have stayed. Then some may have started watching it since it moved away from the theatre a little. The show may have struggled to keep going just in the theatre, it had to grow - all shows grow as they go on. There was more to Smash than just the theatre shows. Providing it kept the same feel to it, had the same cast, had the music still, I see no reason why it couldn't have gone on & still been good. There's always going to be people picking on things or not being happy but you'll never please everyone

WE HAVE IT :D I opened and even sticked some time ago, but it wasn't really a success :lol:

http://www.fanforum.com/f405/smash-w...sons-63106220/


The thing is that the promoted it since the beginning as the show "about Broadway and musical theatre", it wasn't like Glee that had more space and included also theatre. I wouldn't have minded to see Hollywood too, because I'm sure it would have felt like Broadway and maybe the silver screen would have interested more people, but audience is complicated :lol:
Broadway is felt like an "elite" in some way, the cinema is less like that. Musical movies always have theatre fans critics, after all.

True.

I missed it in the board guide the other day then :lol: I'll visit it tomorrow

That's true, I didn't think of that. But shows still change, & as you said broadway is more elite so it may have opened things up more if they moved into movies

The Tony noms are out she didn't get one but you can still chose your favorite shows and actors so go here and click your favorites

Chose here

@Ilaria - it was Nikki Heat. thank you

and thanks for the link to the thread. will check it out

huh and I thought I did read a congrats.

Thanks for the link! Debra didn't get the nomination, but her play did :)

At least her play did but shame that she didn't

Her show did, didn't realize that till now but yes I remember seeing that too the other day.

Do you think it can win? I don't know the other plays, but maybe there's one that has more chances.

Debra at the 2014 ‘Spirit Of Life’ Awards Luncheon

http://i.imgur.com/JglUGNdl.jpg

Nice :) I like the shoes & style of the dress

I don't like the upper part of the dress :look:

i'm not sure on the stripes, i think without them it'd look better but it could also shape her body a little more to be more flattering

Mysteries of Laura has been picked up :)

NBC’s New Series, Fall 2014 — Constantine, The Mysteries Of Laura - TVLine

That's good news :)

She's super happy and also Will congratulated :)

Aww :) that's good & sweet :sigh:

The first trailer is here

[VIDEO] NBC Fall 2014 Trailers — Constantine, State Of Affairs, A To Z - TVLine

Region free videos are here http://www.spoilertv.com/2014/05/nbc...s-us-only.html



it's scheduled for Wednesday, at 8 PM.

http://tvline.com/2014/05/11/fall-tv...rimetime-grid/

I love that dress I would wear that dress. :nod: :D

She looks lovely! :love: