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February 19, 2007

'Grease: You're the One That I Want': Is it working?

As I have watched the past two episodes of Grease: You're the One That I Want, I've started to wonder whether this is really such a good idea. The skills it takes to play to a theater are almost the opposite of the skills it takes to play to the television camera, so it is a little odd to see these overwrought faces in closeup. (And if you ever wondered what American Idol judge Simon Cowell meant when he dismissed someone's singing as "too Broadway," now you know: e-nun-ci-a-tion!)

I guess it's still pretty fun, and I can't really argue with the people sent home last night (Jason and Juliana). But there are still eight competitors left, and the songs from the musical are already wearing on me. It's only going to get worse, right?

Posted by Sarah Kickler Kelber at 2:48 PM | | Comments (1)
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You took the words right out of my mouth, Sarah. I took this show off my TiVO season pass. It's just too corny, and I am a huge fan of the play and movie "Grease". I can't stand all that mugging for the camera, and I know that's the kind of acting it takes to be a successful stage actor. It's too much for TV, though.

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About Sarah Kelber
Sarah Kickler Kelber, an editor in the features department since 1999, got sucked into reality TV with the first episode of MTV's The Real World in 1992. Then came Survivor and American Idol, and suddenly, the genre was everywhere. She started blogging about it for The Baltimore Sun in January 2006 and has logged more hours watching and writing about such shows as Dancing With the Stars, Big Brother and, of course, Idol, than she'd like to admit.
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