Anyone watching The Sound of Music: Live on NBC?

[LiberalArkie]

I would have never thought a network would have the guts to try to a live musical. The last one was in 1955.

But it is extremely good.

usually when the say live it means taped live, but the live in real time.

[nirvana555]

1. Do you know if it's going to be tape delayed for the West Coast? N/T

[kwassa]

2. Carrie Underwood is no Julie Andrews, however.

Julie has a better vocal quality for the part, and Carrie really falls down as an actress.

Audra McDonald was just blowing her out in the duets, showing where the really talent lies.

[Beaverhausen]

3. Yeah- Sound of Music is one of my all time fav films

mostly due to julie andrews. I'm sure this one won't measure up although I'm taping it to watch later.

[LiberalArkie]

7. I really appreciate the risk NBC is taking with a live musical and all the accidents that

can take place. I hope they do more live programming instead of just sports and news.

I read where it is done on a football sized soundstage.

[kwassa]

9. I am doubting that some of the vocals are live.

The sound quality doesn't vary as they dance and bounce about.

[NightWatcher]

4. no spoilers please. I'm DVR'ing it

I hope they can get away from those damned Nazis

[kwassa]

5. then I won't mention the zeppelin they hijacked ...

[BlueStreak]

26. I won't say whether they make it over the mountains or not.

[charlie and algernon]

6. Not a fan of Underwood and the Captain

Their acting isn't very good.

But the rest of the cast is decent and the kids are good.

[LiberalArkie]

8. You never know what is going to happen like on a real live musical.

[charlie and algernon]

11. Of course and I do get that they had to have a Star like Underwood to sell it

It'd be harder to sell doing a primetime musical if it were just Broadway veterans, even if the quality would be better. But she's definitely the weak-link in the cast.

I do applaud NBC for taking the risk and doing a musical though.

[LiberalArkie]

13. It is kind of like catching the first performance of a musical.

[kwassa]

10. The Captain is an actor from "True Blood", revealing the vampire intentions of this re-make ...

he is Stephen Moyer, playing the character Bill Compton (in true blood, not here!).

[Sognefjord]

12. They CAN do good stuff on TV.

Live musical performances. I am impressed and want more good programming like this.

[meaculpa2011]

27. Not likely.

I've heard that the production topped out at $9 million.

With all its flaws, and there were many, I loved it from start to finish.

This was the sappiest of all R&H musicals and it's still amazing.

Carrie Underwood's acting was what you would expect, but the amateurish direction and atrocious audio problems were inexcusable. Beth Miller has directed "live" TV, but demonstrated absolutely no ability beyond her Saturday Night Live experience. Her camera placement and live cutting decisions were student production quality. There are many TV directors who could have done much better; Gary Halvorsen (Live From the Met, Two and Half Men, etc.) for instance.

I also think that a live audience would have added immensely.

[Sognefjord]

29. Absolutely Correct.

I would like to get away from R&H and see a serious production of Cabaret on TV.

[First Speaker]

14. Of course! I'm wearing a yellow bathrobe...

...which means, of course, that I'm Ray...a drop of golden sun...

[kwassa]

15. not ME, a name I call myself?

[WCGreen]

16. Ehhh,,,,

One of my all time favorite movies. I was a sucker for musicals when I was a lad.

[bigwillq]

17. Would never watch something with Carrie Underwood.

Just don't like her, and I don't know why they do all these remakes.

But glad you're enjoying it!

[csziggy]

30. I didn't know who she was until I read about her here

But I turned away after the first song - her voice was just abrasive to my ears. Too bad they didn't get a real musical actress/singer. It could have been very good.

The good news is there was a big audience. Maybe the networks will stop making reality crap and put on more theatrical productions.

[JimDandy]

18. It was so bad, I couldn't take it.

Especially the two main characters...zero chemistry.

[Yavin4]

19. This is what the networks should be doing instead of dumb reality shows.

They cannot compete on content with cable, but they can compete with high quality live entertainment.

[Fridays Child]

20. I'm trying to keep an open mind.

I love the movie. This production is not remaining true to the original music score. There has been at least one extra song and the order of the original songs is wrong.

And nobody can sing like Julie Andrews--not even Julie Andrews, anymore.

But, this is a sweet production.

Too bad it seems to be mostly underwritten by Walmart ads. Ugh.

[LiberalArkie]

21. The extra song was in the musical. The movie was a rendition of the broadway musical.

This presentation was the Broadway version, not the Hollywood version.

[Fridays Child]

23. Oh, okay. I've never seen it on stage.

Did Julie Andrews play Maria on Broadway?

[maryellen99]

25. no Mary Martin originated the role of Maria nt

[nolabear]

22. I'm laughing hysterically at my gay FB buds running commentary.

And praying for a vampire apocalypse.

[oxymoron]

24. Rolf is wearing lederhosen so tight I can see his fascist ideology.

Favorite tweet of the night...

[catbyte]

28. Slightly disappointed...

...that Billith Von Trapp didn't rush over & rip off the head of that little Nazi snot telegram delivery kid. Now THAT would've been some awesome live TV.



Actually, I admired their moxie. Good on them.