When I watched Schmigadoon on Apple+, the standout for me was Kristin Chenoweth’s Tribulation. Because I’m a Music Man tragic. Because it’s all done in one shot. Because the vocal delivery and all the choreography all had to be staged and delivered in sync with a steady-cam. Because Kristin Chenoweth, which is reason enough. Sorry …
Schmigadoon is a series in which two contemporary characters find themselves in a town that appears to be a movie musical. It’s amusing. It’s clear that the creators and performers love the form; their understanding of the culture that gave rise to the form is more clouded. Which makes it less than an homage, not …
If you’ve got Netflix I utterly recommend Somebody Feed Phil. Featuring Phil Rosenthal, who I’d never really heard of. (He’s most famous for being a creative mind behind Everybody Loves Raymond.) It is a delight. Lots of food from a different location every episode. Phil’s complete delight in enjoying food and people who produce the …
You may or may not know about the tv show The Brady Bunch. You may or may not know the house shown in external shots on the show and the sound stage the internal shots were recorded in are in different locations. You may or may not know the house shown in the external shots …
