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Pudding 02:25 am UTC 02/09/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Phantom 2 rumours & show promotion - Rob 12:58 am UTC 02/09/09 |
| If Jim has produced a great piece of art then having a casting show for one member of cast is irrelevent, because the art is still there. Jim has done a lot of things in the past in the name of 'art' and has recieved little or no recognition for his work. I think it's about time he flogged the grollies off of Bat Out Of Hell and get the recognition he deserves. > I'm not sure a casting show would bea good idea at all. > > Obviously the publicity would be a good thing, but I do > feel Smeg is right: the show becomes a "product", as > opposed to a work of art. You can't underestimate the > power of the TV company, especially as Jim doesn't have > the clout that ALW does. With the current climate around > phone-in rip offs, the BBC (or whomever) may well insist > on the public vote being final quite early on in the show, > and not let Jim manipulate the ending he wants. > > Also, I'm totally and utterly fed up with the sort of > clones you get on these reality shows. Female singers who > can't sing one note when 20 can be crowbarred in there, > insipid male singers who all want to be the next Westlife > or James Blunt. And some of the acting on the ALW shows > has been rather cringeworthy - big doe eyes to convey > emotion (works well in a TV studio - not so well in a > theatre), "jazz hands" on the uptempo numbers (I have a > vision of some blonde Joseph wannabee jazz-handing his way > through Bat Out Of Hell!), and huge, cheesy smiles for > anything they're not sure about. > > All in all, I think it's another academic arguement > because, even if Jim wanted to do it, I can't see > primetime giving up a slice of Saturday night for him. > They might just do it if Jim was in the background and ALW > was picking the acts - but do we really want to see Jim > giving up control on another project? Have we learnt > nothing from DOTV? > > > > > If Jim and the casting couch are wanting a 'named' lead > > for a brand new musical then they aint going to put that > > person through the rigmarole of auditioning live on TV, it > > would be demeaning to them. > > > > That said, I think a 'named' male lead and a 'Find Me A > > Wendy' TV type show could work well. | |
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