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onebadclam
01/29/09

In reply to Thriller Musical Hits Legal Snag
Austin does zombies good.

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MrInBetween
01/29/09

In reply to Thriller Musical Hits Legal Snag
I am still waiting patiently for the Broadway musical based on the video of Legs by ZZ Top:

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Spirit Fingers
01/29/09

In reply to Thriller Musical Hits Legal Snag
I unashamedly want this to happen, but will note that MJ is a bit of a tyrant when it comes to money. That Beatles thing is legendary, but really though, what has Landis been doing the last twenty years? I'm thinking he needs this Broadway thing more than Jackson, so he needs to settle this and let it make all those tourist dollars. I'm just sayin...Shrek on Broadway.
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hurleyburley
01/29/09

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Ugh, and I was just coming to terms with the Karate Kid remake starring Will Smith's son and Jackie Chan. WHY must they take every cherished pop culture phenomenon from my youth and irrevocably tarnish it? WHY? Does ANYONE think that a Thriller MUSICAL is a good idea? Is there going to be some original score/lyrics added to supplement the title song or are they just going to play Thriller over and over again?
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NoWireHangers
01/29/09

In reply to Thriller Musical Hits Legal Snag
The only way Landis is going to get his $400K is through valuable Jackson assets like the Elephant Man's remains, sparkly ankle socks, and a precious VHS collection of pre-1994 Macaulay Culkin films.
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leonleonleon
01/29/09

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Wait - how has the zombie genre never made it to theater before? The most awesome idea I will probably have this entire week is Zombies On Broadway
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NoelleBlue
01/29/09

@leonleonleon: Evil Dead - The Musical was quite fantastic! (Toronto) They didn't have the rights, however, so it never became more than a little local thing. Sigh.
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leonleonleon
01/29/09

@NoelleBlue: Zombies on Broadway

Act I

Scene 1

Setting: Nuclear Waste Facility

Songs: "I've Been Working On Plutonium", "Don't Forget To Dispose Of That Fission Material, Jenson", "I Finally Bought Her A Ring, Time To Drain This Green Icky Thing"

Scene 2

Setting: Local Cemetary, Where Nearby Lies A Sewage Pipe From Nuclear Waste Facility

Songs: "Braaaaaaaaaaains (On Broadway)", "Raaaauuuurwrwrrrrrrgghghhghhrh...", "Zombie Shuffle"

Act II

Scene 1

Setting: Jenson's Apartment

Songs: "Will You Marry Me, Darling, Wait What's That Sound?", "Save Me, Jenson! They're Ripping Off Heads", "Thriller"

Scene 2

Setting: Dark Alleyway

Songs: "If Her Brains Weren't Being Picked Right Now, Would She Have Picked Me?", "I Feel Pretty (Dead Inside)", "Oh It Only Takes A Shotgun Blast To The Head To Win"

Finale

Setting: City Streets

Songs: "Ch-chk, That's The Sound Of My Shotgun Reloading", "Nothing Is More Painful Than Seeing The Love Of Your Life Zombified", "Undead In Your Arms Tonight"
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bringmemyTofu
01/29/09

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I really can't get all up in arms about two rich, white men fighting over money. Sorry, not interested.
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Mount_Prion
01/29/09

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At least we still have this:

Michael Jackson pulls a dance-powered fatality, then saves, uh, the little kid.
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Steverino Begins
01/29/09

@Mount_Prion(allrightsreserved): Ha. I used to own that.
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mathnet
01/29/09

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This is bad. Jomboy.
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MisterHippity
01/26/09

In reply to Answered Prayers: Thriller the Musical
By the way, what genius thought it was a good idea to have Mary Louise Parker attempt to play Hedda Gabler?

Talk about miscasting. That's like picking Tom Hanks to play Richard III.
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MisterHippity
01/26/09

In reply to Answered Prayers: Thriller the Musical
"One of the worst revivals I have ever, ever seen."

I like Brantley's poetic repetition of the adverb. In the same vein, he could have been even more poetic and gone with:

"It is a far, far worse revival that I am reviewing now than I have ever reviewed before."
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Weegee's bored
01/26/09

@MisterHippity: Maybe if Mary Louise flashed her butt the way she did in the print ads for Weeds the reviews would be better.
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City_Dater
01/26/09

In reply to Answered Prayers: Thriller the Musical
Michael Jackson in HEDDA! THE MUSICAL would likely be more inspiring than this Roundabout revival, or really Mary-Louise Parker in anything.
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Hydroceph
01/26/09

In reply to Answered Prayers: Thriller the Musical
But how could Parker's "Gabler" be awful? It has such a brooding poster? That's all anyone will see if it's ever filmed and released to video.
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Rock_Hunter
01/26/09

In reply to Answered Prayers: Thriller the Musical
From the poster, this looks like "Wes Anderson's Hedda Gabler." At the end she shoots herself in slow motion while The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" plays in the background.
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Lizawithazee
01/26/09

@Rock_Hunter: Um, spoiler alert?!
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Weegee's bored
01/26/09

@Lizawithazee: Make that "Tequila Sunrise" and I'll go for it.
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pufflehuff
01/28/09

@Rock_Hunter: Hah! You are excellent at Gawkering.
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Spirit Fingers
01/26/09

In reply to Answered Prayers: Thriller the Musical
I am cautiously excited about this. I think if Jackson is going to disappear into a translucent, open-faced husk of silicone and sequins, then this should be his final Hurrah. I'll probably pay to see it, and I may wear a certain red jacket that's been in my closet for twenty-six years. (I'm totally lying.) No, not really.
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Steverino Begins
01/26/09

@Spirit Fingers: I want to see his last hurrah, too, but I think it should be in Vegas, in lieu of a proper tour. He needs to stop pretending he's an 80 year-old elephant man and get on stage.

This "Thriller" musical will be fun and nostalgic, but it won't seem like "his" show to me. Why should he put his efforts into an impersonator's show anyway? He might as well choreograph a routine for E. Cassanova or one of those other weird hardcore impersonators.
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