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JimDandy

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32. The acting was so bad that

Reply to RockaFowler (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 12:07 AM

Dec 2013

after the first half hour of the show, the viewers were probably there only to see if the actors would physically mess up live.

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Surviving Members Of Von Trapp Family Pan NBC's Live Performance [View all] Initech Dec 2013 OP

Well that was mean. B2G Dec 2013 #1

Did you watch it? Lead actors gave truly terrible performances. JimDandy Dec 2013 #31

I did watch B2G Dec 2013 #37

I also thought the kids did a good job. JimDandy Dec 2013 #42

The whole time it felt like she was in an SNL sketch reading cue cards. tridim Dec 2013 #2

One critic said he'd seen better high school performances. Initech Dec 2013 #3

That's not an exaggeration, I certainly have. EOTE Dec 2013 #5

She drew big numbers - see below underpants Dec 2013 #17

I've seen better performances in middle school. Dawson Leery Dec 2013 #24

I would agree. I recently saw an excellent high school performance at my nephews school, which sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #28

Actually, it was the movie that changed the positions of the songs WolverineDG Dec 2013 #41

exactly what I said last night.... dhill926 Dec 2013 #22

I was actually amazed when I started watching last night. EOTE Dec 2013 #4

Folks, Think About The von Trapp's for a moment jberryhill Dec 2013 #6

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NOW you are talking fine musical theater.... jberryhill Dec 2013 #10

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Great post- I've been there underpants Dec 2013 #15

Yes it was jberryhill Dec 2013 #16

i am not sure i get your point ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #19

The could only use 7 kids because if they tried to do Do-Re-Me BlueStreak Dec 2013 #27

but that isn't what REALLY happened ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #40

Michael K at Dlisted.com reviewed it this way big_dog Dec 2013 #7

That last paragraph really cracks me up. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #11

As bad as it was, the reviewer was worse. IggleDoer Dec 2013 #8

NBC is the one laughing now RockaFowler Dec 2013 #12

it got the biggest ratings in the 18-49 demo on Thursday since ER big_dog Dec 2013 #20

The acting was so bad that JimDandy Dec 2013 #32

Do austrians have a word for tact? CBGLuthier Dec 2013 #13

Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2013 #14

Carrie Underwood is no Julie Andrews, but I enjoyed it. badtoworse Dec 2013 #21

If you're waiting for american network TV to be about talent, skill, expertise and artfullness lindysalsagal Dec 2013 #23

To be fair, wickerwoman Dec 2013 #26

Of course it sucked! What did they expect? Dash87 Dec 2013 #25

loved it Redford Dec 2013 #29

My review footinmouth Dec 2013 #30

Yeah, it was awful. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #33

I enjoyed it. dmr Dec 2013 #34

Only saw a few minutes of her singing, which was fine, I thought . . . . hatrack Dec 2013 #35

best version of the doe a deer song i have heard loli phabay Dec 2013 #36

I watched 15 or 20 minutes. LWolf Dec 2013 #38

Can't believe how many don't know there was a Broadway version before the film Beaverhausen Dec 2013 #39

It absolutely achieved its one and ONLY objective... cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #43