Television, Musicals, and More
I've begun to realize that it is not to hard to create a television drama that i would enjoy, and i wonder how well these rules holds universally.
show i like seem to need 4 of these 5 things (in no particular order):
1) a bad-ass and/or rebel of some sort
2) a woman i find very attractive (or multiple)
3) clever writing
4) a unique general idea on which the series is based (this usually helps get me to start watching in the first place)
5) something else that makes the show unique (the order the story is told, the way its filmed, etc)
from this list i realize a couple things: a) i'm pretty superficial when it comes to television, b) there is still a lot of really bad television.
so i'm going to talk for a bit about a new television show that i really enjoy: pushing daisies. this is the only show in its first season that i've actually started watching this year, last year there were several (heroes, dexter, 30 rock, flight of the conchords, and studio 60 on the sunset strip [although that was cancelled]).
It's a dramedy that centers on the life of a man gifted with the mysterious ability to bring the dead back to life by touching them. however, there are a couple of conditions: if a person is revived for more than one minute, someone nearby dies; and if he touches the revived person a second time, they die permanently.
a few things really stand out about pushing daisies, first from a purely visual standpoint, this is the most beautifully filmed television show i have seen (the use of colors is just brilliant). i don't believe tim burton has ever done television, but if he did it would probably look somewhat like pushing daisies. second, the writing while strange, is also incredibly smart and funny. so i think thats three things on my list i wonder what number four is...
oh right, anna friel
catch pushing daisies wednesday on ABC but i suggest catching up here. abc.com actually has a pretty great site for streaming shows (even offering some in HD), if only they had more worth watching.
('is this a music blog?' 'i'm not sure dude, but anna friel is hot')
Musical Monday
I'm gonna call this the first musical monday, now i don't plan on featuring a musical every monday (if i did that i'd probably have to stop posting on mondays by 2008)
01 'Ces soirées-là'
02 The Early Years: A Scrapbook
03 Cry for Me
04 Backup Sessions
05 Sherry
06 Big Girls Don't Cry
07 Walk Like a Man
08 December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
09 My Boyfriend's Back
10 My Eyes Adored You
11 Dawn (Go Away)
12 Big Man in Town
13 Dialogue: A Little Trouble
14 Beggin
15 Dialogue: See How You Handle It
16 Medley: Stay/Let's Hang On!/Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)/Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)
17 C'mon Marianne
18 Can't Take My Eyes Off You
19 Working My Way Back to You
20 Fallen Angel
21 Rag Doll
22 Who Loves You
i had the pleasure of seeing this a couple months ago, and thought it was great. being a causal fan of 'oldies' and the four seasons going into the play, i really enjoyed it. I had no idea how much music of theirs i had heard and also how influential a group like the four seasons was. plus frankie valli really did have an incredible voice. i've decided to include (above) three tracks from the broadway cast recording, enjoy!
Purchase at Amazon or
show i like seem to need 4 of these 5 things (in no particular order):
1) a bad-ass and/or rebel of some sort
2) a woman i find very attractive (or multiple)
3) clever writing
4) a unique general idea on which the series is based (this usually helps get me to start watching in the first place)
5) something else that makes the show unique (the order the story is told, the way its filmed, etc)
from this list i realize a couple things: a) i'm pretty superficial when it comes to television, b) there is still a lot of really bad television.
so i'm going to talk for a bit about a new television show that i really enjoy: pushing daisies. this is the only show in its first season that i've actually started watching this year, last year there were several (heroes, dexter, 30 rock, flight of the conchords, and studio 60 on the sunset strip [although that was cancelled]).
It's a dramedy that centers on the life of a man gifted with the mysterious ability to bring the dead back to life by touching them. however, there are a couple of conditions: if a person is revived for more than one minute, someone nearby dies; and if he touches the revived person a second time, they die permanently.
a few things really stand out about pushing daisies, first from a purely visual standpoint, this is the most beautifully filmed television show i have seen (the use of colors is just brilliant). i don't believe tim burton has ever done television, but if he did it would probably look somewhat like pushing daisies. second, the writing while strange, is also incredibly smart and funny. so i think thats three things on my list i wonder what number four is...
oh right, anna friel
catch pushing daisies wednesday on ABC but i suggest catching up here. abc.com actually has a pretty great site for streaming shows (even offering some in HD), if only they had more worth watching.
('is this a music blog?' 'i'm not sure dude, but anna friel is hot')
Musical Monday
I'm gonna call this the first musical monday, now i don't plan on featuring a musical every monday (if i did that i'd probably have to stop posting on mondays by 2008)
01 'Ces soirées-là'
02 The Early Years: A Scrapbook
03 Cry for Me
04 Backup Sessions
05 Sherry
06 Big Girls Don't Cry
07 Walk Like a Man
08 December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
09 My Boyfriend's Back
10 My Eyes Adored You
11 Dawn (Go Away)
12 Big Man in Town
13 Dialogue: A Little Trouble
14 Beggin
15 Dialogue: See How You Handle It
16 Medley: Stay/Let's Hang On!/Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)/Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)
17 C'mon Marianne
18 Can't Take My Eyes Off You
19 Working My Way Back to You
20 Fallen Angel
21 Rag Doll
22 Who Loves You
i had the pleasure of seeing this a couple months ago, and thought it was great. being a causal fan of 'oldies' and the four seasons going into the play, i really enjoyed it. I had no idea how much music of theirs i had heard and also how influential a group like the four seasons was. plus frankie valli really did have an incredible voice. i've decided to include (above) three tracks from the broadway cast recording, enjoy!
Purchase at Amazon or
Labels: Anna Friel, Jersey Boys, Musicals, Pushing Daisies, Television, the four seasons
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Monday, December 03, 2007
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