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 Rose
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Fav. BP Song: No One Is Alone and Some People
Fav. BP Show: Gypsy
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Fav. BP CD: Gypsy
| posted: 10/20/2004 at 2:02:23 AM ET
Did anyone see it tonight? Julie Andrews hosted it and Stephen Sondheim was on it. It was really interesting.
"Oh no, you won't. No, not a chance. No arguements, shut up and dance."
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BPfan11
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Rhode Island | posted: 10/20/2004 at 2:15:17 AM ET
I taped it... the baseball game got a few more votes in my house. It sounds great though, can't wait to watch it!
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CurlyQ
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I taped it too, but only watched the first hour, it was very interesting to see where it all started.
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Karen
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I'm watching it, taping it, and really enjoying it. I have this problem with most documentaties though, which is that you're presented with a stream of visual images, only a few of which are fully identified. I wish every film clip, photo, etc. could have some kind of description, maybe down in the corner of the screen so you knew exactly what you're looking at and what its source is. For example, when they're talking about Longacre Square in 1893, they show some silent footage of a slummy looking area. But it couldn't really be actual documentary footage, so what exactly is it? It's not that I mean to single this show out, because virtually all documentaries do it and it really bugs me. It's as though there's this attitude that since it's a film, it doesn't need to be held to the same standards a book does in documenting its sources.I resent the implication that they're genuinely showing what they're talking about, when you know that they're not. Beyond that quibble, I'm really loving it. Too bad the companion book costs $60.
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 Sister Rose
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You said, "For example, when they're talking about Longacre Square in 1893, they show some silent footage of a slummy looking area. But it couldn't really be actual documentary footage, so what exactly is it?"
In response, it may not exactly be Longacre Square, but it also could have been or would have certainly been similar. At that time, the square was home to brothels and other houses of ill-repute. Things in Times Square haven't changed much except for the theaters.
"Anyone who stays home is DEAD!"
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 ANH
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Fav. BP Show: Gypsy
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| posted: 10/20/2004 at 11:48:12 AM ET
CAN YOU GET THIS SERIES THROUGH AMAZON? I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEWHERE THAT YOU CAN BUY IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I FORGOT TO TAPE IT LAST NIGHT.
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 PA Fan
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Hmmmm. Best bet is to check Amazon's site to see if it's available. Research people!
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Sister Rose
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Definitely available via Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-5622748-2434541
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Sister Rose
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Sorry the link didn't work
Broadway - Amazon
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Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 10/20/2004 at 1:15:53 PM ET
It's hard for me to clearly put into words what I'm objecting to, and maybe I'm just being compulsive or anal or something. It's just that I feel uncomfortable when documentaries attempt to create the illusion that you're actually seeing a visual image that is exactly what the narrator's words are saying. So often, there's no historical footage available, and some sort of generic stock footage is used instead. That's okay, but when it happens, I personally wish it would be labelled as such. It's important to me to know exactly what I'm looking at. Otherwise, I feel manipulated, however subtly. As I said though, it's such a pervasive practice, that I really don't mean to single out for criticism this one show just because it follows the prevailing convention.
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jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 10/20/2004 at 1:29:51 PM ET
Karen-
Amazon is selling the companion book for $40 (there are also used copies for $32). B&N is selling it for $42,and if you have a membership card,it's $39. Half.com may have used copies.
Or...interlibrary loan it from your library!
Jenn
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 moljul
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| posted: 10/20/2004 at 1:32:05 PM ET
Maybe I'm missing something but what makes you think its not real footage.
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Karen
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Gotta work. I'll get back to you in a few hours.
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 GYPSY1527
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Fav. BP Song: With So Little to be Sure of
Fav. BP Show: Gypsy
Fav. BP Character: Dot
Fav. BP CD: Sondheim Ect.
| posted: 10/20/2004 at 3:53:36 PM ET
OMG! I thought it was AMAZING! So informative for a broadway geek as myself  anyways, great infomation and interviews especially Stephen Sondheim and Al Hirshfeld. (I had no idea Al Hirshfeld was still alive)The history of broadway theater is so complex that you can always learn more and I love it! One of the highlights was when Julie Andrews was on stage at the Shubert and they showed a panoramic view ( I could actually spot where I sat at gypsy the 6 times i went). You also get a sense of appreciation for the sheer beauty of the theaters when they show it from the stage perspective. Anyways, just my two cents
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PA Fan
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11/6/2003 | posted: 10/20/2004 at 4:00:17 PM ET
Maybe I'm mistaken but I think Al Hirshfeld recently died. Suspect they were earlier interviews.
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moljul
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Fav. BP CD: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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| posted: 10/20/2004 at 4:20:38 PM ET
Yes he died January 2003 at the age of 99.
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