Smash - Series Discussion

[Gothampc]

Stand has been around at least since 2002.

And by the way, I don't know when Smash filmed, but Donnie sang Stand at Whitney Houston's funeral.

[E.Davis]

So I just watched the sneak peak with Nick Jonas and Angelica and they hint towards Ivy as Marilyn. Also after viewing Hilty as Lorelei in the "Diamonds" clip I am daily certain it is Hilty in the shadowed picture.

[FindingNamo]

What if she does "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" and pulls out DEV'S DIAMOND!?

[Michael Bennett]

Well that clip they just posted with Joe Jonas totally reveals who put the peanuts in the smoothie. Not that its a real surprise, but kind of a joy-kill.

I think Karen will end up taking Marilyn at the 11th hour.

[E.Davis]

So your saying it will be Ivy up until the last minute then?

[Michael Bennett]

I think they'll decide Karen is too green (as she's been all along) and that Ivy knows the role better and then something will happen and Karen goes on at the 11th hour.

I hope the something that happens is that Karen snaps and ties Ivy to the traintrack after finding out about her affair with Dev. I've been waiting for Karen to do something remotely interesting all season.

[E.Davis]

Well we know that is she does what you wish it will still be with that glazed-over-dead-smug faced look.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Namo,

I'll only go with that Diamonds routine if she pops it out of her cooch, all Miss Saigon-like.

[Michael Bennett]

We all know the best psychopaths have that dead glazed over look in their eye, so I'm waiting for SMASH to throw us that plot point that has all along justified McPhee's casting.

[Mister Matt]

Since I don't watch Idol, I've never actually seen McPhee before this show and...I like her. I have a much bigger problem with the writing for her character than I do with her acting.

[Wicked Fanatic]

Michael Bennett's speculation is exactly what I see happening. They still haven't shown the scene from previews where we hear someone say "She's not breathing". People assumed it was for Uma's character but it isn't. I'll speculate it's going to be Ivy popping pills again which will lead to the casting of Karen. Didn't I read that Bernadette Peters was returning like Jonas for the final episode?

[E.Davis]

So, should SMASH perform on the TONY's?

[CukorLover]

not with ratings that dropped to an all time low this week: 5.720 million

[ucjrdude902]

Hopefully they'll get a bump next week, if I'm correct they will be following the premiere of AGT.

[Wynbish]

"not with ratings that dropped to an all time low this week: 5.720 million"

Tech was even lower, at 5.34 million.

And to think that it premiered at 11 million.

[dramamama611]

It's a TV show -- it should not perform at the Tonys. (IMHO)


....wait....is Smash on the same channel as the Tonys? If not, there is no way in hell that it will.

[ucjrdude902]

Glee did. I'd like to see a staged version of "Let Me Be Your Star".

[dramamama611]

(I didn't say it WOULDN'T, I just don't think is SHOULD.)

[EricMontreal22]

5.7 is still pretty good... for NBC.

I hope next season is ALL about Bombshell's amazing story leading to their Tonys! Would be brilliant.

[ucjrdude902]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I think we've seen from Spiderman and their backstage drama that the possible story lines are endless.

[Wynbish]

Ivy, do you know who struggled with wedgies while flying over the audience in a harness? Marilyn.

[CurtainPullDowner]

I hear Ivy mistakenly swallows the ring with her meds and her cover is blown when she poops it out.

[HBP]

I wouldn't mind a Megan/Katherine mash-up of "Let Me Be Your Star" on the broadcast. The Glee stars did perform, after all.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

I'm all for a big opening number with a bunch of flashy Broadway stars singing "Let Me Be Your Star." Beats Gleea Michelphaba sounds surprisingly awful on the Tony's.

[yankeefan7]

Wynbish - it premiered at 11 million probably because NBC promoted the heck out of it during Super Bowl.

[beautywickedlover]

The show will be put on hold till mid-season in the 2012-2013 season. I think the reason why NBC is doing this is because they thought that NBC's viewers were tired of music after watching 'The Voice' for two hours straight. Plus 'Hawaii Five O' and 'Castle' out perform it. Still, I am not sure if its a good idea to wait a whole year for a show. People forgot about 'Pushing Daisies' when it was on hold for a year due to the Writer's Strike.




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