PUT ON SOME HAPPY MUSIC.

[elapses]

So there is kind of this thing going on in the world right now, where everyone is like "Wow, musicals are kind of... really awesome? How 'bout that?". Which is great. I'm glad everyone is excited about Sweeny Todd, I'm glad the world loved RENT and Hairspray and Chicago, and I'm glad this possibly probably bodes well for future productions of movie musicals with awesome costumes and people dancing and singing happily around soundstages. But here are some cold, hard facts for you: you have not seen enough musicals.

I know you all know about the golden age of the Hollywood musical. 90% of everyone has seen Singing In the Rain and Wizard of Oz, they have earned their place as cultural relics. But there are so many more that most people haven't seen. And I'm just saying, there's something to be said for an age where the producers would shell out to make a cake full of singing people or a red, smoky swimming pool with eleven full-access diving swings. Those days are gone.



































































P.S. AMTP -- this is what happens when I go through Office withdrawl: massive picspams of MGM musicals.


Hey guys, I've been a super crappy LJ friend as of late, thanks to having a life, which is... weird. School's over twoish weeks (for the semester, I mean), which will be niiiiiiiice, but I'll try to be around more this week too, because I miss you all and this is basically our last of TV. I am sorry I missed birthdays! And I'm sending out Christmas Cards tomorrow or Tuesday, so last call for that. I've kind of lost track of which of your links I've already gone to and which ones I haven't, so if I leave you my address twice, or something, just... ignore me. I'm overzealous about the Holiday season.

I also want to do this meme, just because: Name a character (or few) from one of my fandoms and I'll give you (a) three facts about them from my personal canon/fanon, (b) a reason he/she sucks, (c) a reason he/she is awesomecakes, (d) five things that never happened to that character or (e) five people that character never fell in love with and why. You pick the character. I pick the letter.

Comments

[so-bambiesque.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS POST ♥

I completely love the musical "revival" or whatever that's gone on but... They just don't make 'em like they used to. I think Hairspray is maybe the closest they've come, but absolutely nothing stacks up against some of these. What's this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/alex_rules_you/018-2.png) from? I don't recognise it.

[book-babe.livejournal.com]

:) i enjoyed the picspam. and found it mildly hilarious for reasons unbeknownst to me. Hm, firefox is saying unbeknownst isn't a word and now i'm not sure and overthinking. i'm also not sure why i'm not capitalizing anything.

Jim!
Chuck! (pick one! or do both PD Chuck and Chuck Chuck.)
Pam. (il her, but I'm done with exclamation points, i think. :))

Also I just saw something on theoffice-us (lol lazy) about xf/the office fake crossover thing and it made me think of you and i was wondering if you'd seen it already.

[luminoso.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, I love this post. Mostly beacuse you have "On the Town" in here, which is quite possibly one of my favorite musicals ever. I might have to go watch it right now.

[lovecycle.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT'S CRAZY.

[sunspawn.livejournal.com]

KATHRYN JANEWAY.

AND OMG YOU'RE BACK. ...You are back, right?

[book-babe.livejournal.com]

also new layoutttttt.

[stop-theworld.livejournal.com]

But here are some cold, hard facts for you: you have not seen enough musicals. Oh, you don't know how much I love you for this! I used to watch these with my family ALL the time! That animated mouse was my favorite. Also, Gene Kelly might be the perfect man. It's funny- I just wrote an article for the school paper about all the movie adaptations of musicals and how the genre is making a come-back. For me, it's about more than the movies- I also love so many musicals that never were movies, and I wish people would pay more attention to them. But oh well! This was a great post.

[conifranoh.livejournal.com]

I think that I wasn't born yet during the times of good musicals and the truth is I've never really tried musicals. I watched the Wizard of Oz when i was really little...and i remeber it scared me XD.

About the meme...I would like to see Dwight Schrute :P

[perfectopposite.livejournal.com]

For the meme... here's two. You can do both or just on i dont care...

Mulder

Scully

[leucocrystal]

I am sorry to say that I am decidedly NOT a fan of musicals at all (reason #1 why the whole world loves Wizard of Oz and I do NOT), but I will not deny that I both love this and think it is completely classic. Also, I do really want to see Sweeny Todd, but that's mainly because I am a major fan of Tim Burton musicals, and Helena Bonham Carter is made of 100% awesome. Anyway.

I was wondering what was up with you! I hope you are doing okay! Also, I seriously hope you have accommodations for Vancouver worked out (I mean, assuming you are still coming), because I need to book where I'm staying within the next couple of days. I think. It's all very confusing! CANADA, WHAT?

[hidemythunder.livejournal.com]

squeee! i love musicals - always have, always will! i'm going to see sweeney todd (the actual musicial on stage) on tuesday and i'm soooo excited to see the movie too. yay for johnny depp.

[loveshaked.livejournal.com]

I looove musicals! I haven't watched the older ones, though :( *IS ASHAMED* Maybe I'll have time over break to rent a couple of them!

[anwariel.livejournal.com]

CJ CREGG PLZ

[annalouwho.livejournal.com]

haha seven brides for seven brothers. russ tamblyn was so cute! but i can't think too much about that movie or my feminist self will be really offended. sadly, i don't know what most of the rest of the caps are from (except singin' in the rain, on the town, and the wizard of oz) but that one with all the disembodied hands holding the musical instruments is really freaking me out.

have you ever seen any bollywood movies? that whole HUGE industry is all these three-hour ridiculous epic musicals, they're amazing. i could rec you some, but they can be hard to find unless you have a netflix account or an indian neighborhood near where you live.