tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post5869117210367986825..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Bizarro World SteppenwolfPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-79330231971927497452010-11-14T06:05:19.105-05:002010-11-14T06:05:19.105-05:00Personally, I think this has less to do with Stepp...Personally, I think this has less to do with Steppenwolf or regional theatre and more to do with parodying the oh-so-ripe-for-ridicule "War Horse."<br /><br />The puppet work was incredible, but the story itself seemed calculated to make teenage girls cry in anguish.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-8880381750397810802010-11-08T13:36:49.687-05:002010-11-08T13:36:49.687-05:00Despite impressive recent evidence, mainly on cabl...Despite impressive recent evidence, mainly on cable, my rule of thumb for American TV is still: don't be surprised if you see something dumb; be surprised if you don't.<br /><br />If you want TV about theater, <i>Slings & Arrows</i> is the way to go. As Playgoer has observed more than once.John Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323569021826786444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-58286852028658242112010-11-03T21:20:56.756-04:002010-11-03T21:20:56.756-04:00Seems to me if this were done to Procter and Gambl...Seems to me if this were done to Procter and Gamble, a rival network, or a social charity, the show might have a lawsuit on its hands. <br /><br />I'm not litigious, but this looks like it could be "defamation." Does Steppenwolf have a case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-41302576432548493852010-11-03T15:31:04.371-04:002010-11-03T15:31:04.371-04:00Well not exactly what I meant to say... but fair e...Well not exactly what I meant to say... but fair enough. <br /><br />I should have said: "a more apt spoof of bad college theatre."Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-48872359021770792402010-11-02T22:58:46.112-04:002010-11-02T22:58:46.112-04:00Ah. I see. It's OK to slam college theatre. Go...Ah. I see. It's OK to slam <i>college</i> theatre. Got it.Tom Loughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773887632041140683noreply@blogger.com