As I write this piece in my college dorm, my favorite Smash Bros.-themed Amiibos from my vast collection are to my right, and a playlist of competitive Smash for Wii U matches is playing on my iPad to my left. I didn’t think to put this playlist on to get me in the mood to …
Smash, Season 2, Episode 4: “The Song” Written by: Bathsheba Doran Directed by: Michael Morris Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on NBC Welcome to the Jennifer Hudson hour. Oops, I totally meant Smash. It is difficult not to pick on the news kids in class, and Jennifer Hudson does it make it easy because she …
Smash, Season 2, Episode 3: “The Dramaturg” Written by: Bryan Coluboff Directed by: Larry Shaw Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on NBC Smash, you make it incredibly difficult to love you. You have a whole audience who turns in each week just to hate you, and you neglect your loyal liege who will sing and …
Smash, Season 2, Episode 1: “On Broadway” Written by Joshua Safran Directed by Michael Morris Smash, Season 2, Episode 2: “The Fallout” Written by Theresa Rebeck and Garson Kanin Directed by Michael Morris Airs Tuesdays at 10pm (ET) on NBC Smash has made the term “hate-watch” commonplace in television fanatics vocabularies. It seems a majority …
After Glee‘s tremendous success, many may have predicted a wave of musical TV series entering production as various networks tried to capitalize on Fox’s good fortune. None came. This week, Smash premiered on NBC to strong ratings, bringing the tally of network musicals up to two. Given the tremendous potential for gain, both in terms …