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He's not the messiah
Jul. 25th, 2012 12:52 pmHello fiends, long time no witter!
In square-eyed news, it is with great sheepishness that I admit I have been watching ITV's 'Superstar'. I can't help it... I love Andrew Lloyd Webber, even if he is Mr Toad. And JCS is his second best musical EVER. Also G and I have tickets to the stadium tour in September so we have an interest in who gets the role of Jesus.
But - good grief - it is a truly terrible programme. The OED ought to print a photo of a row of TV talent show judges next to the word 'hyperbole'. Apparently the Superstar judges are ded - DED, I tell you - on a daily basis, from the lethal greatness that is karaoke. We're speed-watching it a couple of days behind schedule because some of the content is so ear-curdlingly horrible that we can only watch with the aid of fast-forward. But, for anyone else who is secretly watching, I am sad that the adorable Geordie Wardy has just been booted out because I had a big soft spot for him. (We called him that because he looked a little bit like a northern![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wardytron), He has a gorgeous croony cabaret voice, like fat Elvis but 30 years too young. Totally unsuitable for Jesus, but I reckon he'd go down a storm as Enjolras in Les Mis. I also quite like the chap called Ben but I'll be surprised if the role of Jesus goes to anyone other than the blonde beardy twit called Nathan, who has a proper 70s rock voice.
As for the rest of the casting, Judas (the real star of the show) is being played by Tim Minchin. I have mixed feelings about this because, much as I like Tim Minchin, his voice is a tad nasal and not what I'd call a rock operatic belter. I'll be delighted to be proved wrong. Also I'm trying to expunge from my brain the fact that Chris Moyles has a bit-part. *shudder* And Melanie C is playing Mary Mag (meh), And I totally disapprove of turning a West End show into a stadium gig. But, despite all of the above, I am v much looking forward to it.
In other news, a shiny new gadge has arrived in the post and I could weep with boredom over it. It is an external 2TB hard drive for my laptop. I can't even be bothered to get it out of its dullard box. It was with extreme grudge that I forked out for it in the first place, as I can really do without the expense, but my 3-month-old Macbook has already run out of startup disk thanks to my insanely HUGE photo and video files. (This is a hidden expense of getting a DSLR that nobody mentions).
Oh - in case anyone is still reading - I have two quick TV-related Qs.
Q1: Did any of you watch Braquo? If so, could you let me know whether it is ok to start watching at season 2, or is it better to watch season 1 first? (I am not sure how 'stand-alone' each season is)
Q2: is it worth watching Lost? My gut feeling is no, because there are a gazillion seasons and that's a lot of my life and I heard that it is polyfilla central once it gets you hooked. But some people argue that it pays off in the end. Does it?
Well thanks all! Enjoy the sunshine x
In square-eyed news, it is with great sheepishness that I admit I have been watching ITV's 'Superstar'. I can't help it... I love Andrew Lloyd Webber, even if he is Mr Toad. And JCS is his second best musical EVER. Also G and I have tickets to the stadium tour in September so we have an interest in who gets the role of Jesus.
But - good grief - it is a truly terrible programme. The OED ought to print a photo of a row of TV talent show judges next to the word 'hyperbole'. Apparently the Superstar judges are ded - DED, I tell you - on a daily basis, from the lethal greatness that is karaoke. We're speed-watching it a couple of days behind schedule because some of the content is so ear-curdlingly horrible that we can only watch with the aid of fast-forward. But, for anyone else who is secretly watching, I am sad that the adorable Geordie Wardy has just been booted out because I had a big soft spot for him. (We called him that because he looked a little bit like a northern
wardytron), He has a gorgeous croony cabaret voice, like fat Elvis but 30 years too young. Totally unsuitable for Jesus, but I reckon he'd go down a storm as Enjolras in Les Mis. I also quite like the chap called Ben but I'll be surprised if the role of Jesus goes to anyone other than the blonde beardy twit called Nathan, who has a proper 70s rock voice.As for the rest of the casting, Judas (the real star of the show) is being played by Tim Minchin. I have mixed feelings about this because, much as I like Tim Minchin, his voice is a tad nasal and not what I'd call a rock operatic belter. I'll be delighted to be proved wrong. Also I'm trying to expunge from my brain the fact that Chris Moyles has a bit-part. *shudder* And Melanie C is playing Mary Mag (meh), And I totally disapprove of turning a West End show into a stadium gig. But, despite all of the above, I am v much looking forward to it.
In other news, a shiny new gadge has arrived in the post and I could weep with boredom over it. It is an external 2TB hard drive for my laptop. I can't even be bothered to get it out of its dullard box. It was with extreme grudge that I forked out for it in the first place, as I can really do without the expense, but my 3-month-old Macbook has already run out of startup disk thanks to my insanely HUGE photo and video files. (This is a hidden expense of getting a DSLR that nobody mentions).
Oh - in case anyone is still reading - I have two quick TV-related Qs.
Q1: Did any of you watch Braquo? If so, could you let me know whether it is ok to start watching at season 2, or is it better to watch season 1 first? (I am not sure how 'stand-alone' each season is)
Q2: is it worth watching Lost? My gut feeling is no, because there are a gazillion seasons and that's a lot of my life and I heard that it is polyfilla central once it gets you hooked. But some people argue that it pays off in the end. Does it?
Well thanks all! Enjoy the sunshine x
