Peter Pan Live (NBC)

[rustyspigot]

Is this supposed to be in slow motion?

[aradia22]

That was the worst swordfight I've ever seen.

[bmoore4026]

This is a very careful sword fight.

 

Oh, how I miss the days of Errol Flynn.

[Misslindsey]

You know how they say don't run with scissors. I think flying with a sword might be in the same category.

 

 

Is this supposed to be in slow motion?

What? You could not tell they were getting their Matrix on?

[bmoore4026]

"I am youth!  I am joy!  I am freedom!"  That's stretching things a bit, Peter.

[StatMom]

I had to turn away from the slo-mo swordplay. Just so cringeworthy.

[aradia22]

"You're the most wonderful boy in the world. Is there anything you can't do?" 

 

Recognize the unrequited interest of every female character he encounters.

[Fabricationary]

Is it too late to push Peter off the plank?

[Misslindsey]

"Peter is the sun, moon, and stars," Tiger Lily is channeling Khaleesi.

 

Recognize the unrequited interest of every female character he encounters.

Why are all the females obsessed with Peter? The Lost Men and the Indians are pretty nice to look at.

[rustyspigot]

Peter: "This may sound boastful.." 

Every sane person: "We know."

[aradia22]

Christian Borle's arms now have a twitter account. Just thought you should know. https://twitter.com/ChrisBorlesArms

[TeslaNewton]

Tiger Lily and Wendy should tap the Lost Men.

[WendyCR72]

Is it too late to push Peter off the plank?

 

Now I truly mourn no real alligator here.

[Fabricationary]

Christian Borle's arms now have a twitter account. Just thought you should know. https://twitter.com/ChrisBorlesArms

 

That was some mad plank-hanging a minute ago.

[bmoore4026]

Enough fog there, London?

[aradia22]

Kelli O'Hara has a nightly ritual of longing for her children that someone doesn't involve calling the police.

[Misslindsey]

Maybe Mrs. Darling should have put out an Amber Alert, though Wendy is probably too old for that.

Sheepdog!

[bmoore4026]

Oh, Kelli O'Hara.  I don't care if that guy who created Forbidden Broadway makes fun of you all the time, I think you have a lovely voice.

"Adopt!?"  I know, Mr. Darling.  I know.

[aradia22]

 

Oh, Kelli O'Hara.  I don't care if that guy who created Forbidden Broadway makes fun of you all the time, I think you have a lovely voice.

This is off-topic but I find Forbidden Broadway juvenile, repetitive, and highly overrated.

[TeslaNewton]

Too late. You've already grown up.

[rustyspigot]

Stop being so desperate, Wendy! Geez.

 

5 years later....

Edited December 5, 2014 by rustyspigot

[aradia22]

OK, sure, Wendy's eye color magically changed when she grew up.

[bmoore4026]

So,  is this before or after WWII now?

[Misslindsey]

Wendy get over Peter already! He isn't worth it. Since your parents adopted the Lost Men, you cannot get with them either. Wendy wasn't thinking clearly.

[TeslaNewton]

Oh, Minnie. You are not a good blond.

[Misslindsey]

Peter is still obsessed with pockets.

Yes, because only women can do the cleaning.

[bmoore4026]

College Humor sums up Peter Pan and his lady situation perfectly:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAvYZO2tSKI

 

And while we're at it:  Here's The Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast's take on Peter Pan:

 

http://podbay.fm/show/408691897/e/1303129380?autostart=1

 

Paul F. Thompkins would have made such a better Captain Hook, I think.

Edited December 5, 2014 by bmoore4026

[aradia22]

"That way he'll go on forever. As long as children are young and innocent." Has Peter Pan always been this creepy?

[rustyspigot]

So Peter will alienate/destroy generations of this family forever? How heartwarming. 

[Misslindsey]

What kind of mother wishes her child would go with a child predator? Wendy is just enabling Peter.

Edited December 5, 2014 by Misslindsey

[TeslaNewton]

Seriously, were there no kids available for this production? And hell to the no would I let my kid fly off with some creeper!

Edited December 5, 2014 by TeslaNewton

[Dejana]

"That way he'll go on forever. As long as children are young and innocent." Has Peter Pan always been this creepy?

 

Pretty much. Remember how Michael Jackson was such a big fan of the story?

Edited December 5, 2014 by Dejana

[aradia22]

Is it just me or was every character other than Peter and Wendy really underdeveloped in this version? Did they cut stuff? I felt like we knew more about Tinkerbell and Tiger Lily and other characters in different versions of Peter Pan.

[junemeatcleaver]

Minnie Driver and the woman that played "kid" Wendy looked damn near the same age.

[maraleia]

OK back to the real world #BlackLivesMatter. This was fun.

[aradia22]

 

Paul F. Thompkins would have made such a better Captain Hook, I think.

Yesssss. Now that's out of the box thinking I could get behind.

[VCRTracking]

Watching on the west coast. Thoughts so far:

 

Wow that dog is well trained.

 

Allison Williams has a good voice.

 

WTF is Christopher Walken's accent?

 

Tiger Lily is HOT.

Edited December 5, 2014 by VCRTracking

[LakeGal]

I really disliked the Peter Pan character.  There is something wrong when I am hoping for Captain Hook to get rid of Peter Pan.

 

I had the crazy thoughts about why Michael Jackson liked Peter Pan.

 

The Sound of Music was wonderful in comparison to this.

[glowlights]

Also watching the west coast broadcast because my life sucks and you guys I am totally worreid about Walken. I've seen him do live theatre and never has he been so wan and frail. :(  i want him to have all the pink parasols.

 

Are we allowed to have funny feelings about some of the pirates and indians or is that frowned upon in this establishment?

 

I am drunk off my face sorry.

[jjj]

Good thing about this production is that I found the full NBC/Mary Martin production on YouTube.  So charming, and with actual boys! 

[glowlights]

Okay I;m scared of Allison Williams. And the mermaids.

 

That's a plastic comb from the dollar store, Wendy.

[glowlights]

Good thing about this production is that I found the full NBC/Mary Martin production on YouTube.  So charming, and with actual boys! 

 

Yes Mary Martin is the way to go.

 

Melissa Joan Whoever's husband seems like a judgemental asshole. Is this part of the show?

 

oh my god there's an ad for Night At The Museum with Robin Williams. Fuck you Peter Pan now I'm sad. :(

Edited December 5, 2014 by glowlights

[LilWharveyGal]

I am drunk off my face sorry.

 

I wish I was.

[Unraveled]

I find myself caring very little about the whole thing. I was more outraged last year. I grew up with "Sound of Music," but "Peter Pan" never really interested me. I've actually never seen any of the live TV performances ever. I find myself with questions, but unsure if it was in the original musical or not. I also found myself comparing it to the Robin William's movie "Hook."

 

• Is Mrs. Darling really singing when her children disappeared from their beds? Wait a minute. Did Peter Pan visit her when she was a little girl, but she got PTSD and forgot the whole thing? Does this Peter Pan obsession go back even further? I don't care. Kelly O'Hara singing three times was good enough for me.
• I totally needed to see Christian Borle (whether as Mr. Darling or as Schmee) sing.

 

They did a decent job on the wiring of Peter Pan (for the exception of the fight scene where she has her back to the audience). But the children's' harnesses were horrible.

 

Alison Williams had one facial expression the whole time. Is she this bad in "Girls?"

 

I think I would preferred to see "Hook: The Musical."

[Trini]

Late comment but, I didn't like the Peter Pan costume. I already know the part is being played by a grown woman, and the costume didn't help me believe the character was a preteen/teen boy. And it didn't help that the costume was really different than all the others.

[glowlights]

I think I would preferred to see "Hook: The Musical."

 

Yes!!!! Yes please!

 

p.s. I will cry at anything with a horse in it so in addition to fuck you Peter Pan fuck you too Wells Fargo

[opus]

Is this still on track?

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/28/fox-grease/

I can't find any info dated after April.

[jjj]

It is just not magical, unlike the 1960 (Mary Martin) version. 

 

And the lost "boy" in lederhosen and Bavarian cap with a feather -- was that repurposed from "The Sound of Music" last year? 

[aradia22]

I think this production was actually better than The Sound of Music. Everything ran more smoothly, the acting was generally better, the sets were more attractive, etc. However, TSOM had highs and lows. Peter Pan was kind of average and boring throughout. Also, TSOM is just a superior musical. It has better songs and a better book. Peter Pan can't help but pale in comparison even though I think the cast and production did a better job here.

[glowlights]

Grease would be everything! Grease is the word that you heard it's got groove it's got MEANING!

 

So long as they cast it properly. Would they?