Schmigadoon

[kingstoken]

I finished Schmigadoon today, and I have to say I found it delightful. It is a parody of musicals, and there are a couple of comedy moments that made me cringe, but overall you got the feeling, that even though the creators are making fun of musicals, they also have a deep love for the genre. Some of the musical numbers where catchy and fun, and I really enjoyed a lot of the characters.

There are rumors of a season 2, I have no idea how they would do it, because this season seemed like such a complete story, but I'd definitely be interested in seeing where it would go.

Comments

[elperian]

I enjoyed it in a really superficial way; I don't think I'd come back for S2 because I felt like I didn't get to know any of the townspeople beyond Mayor Menlove, but I also felt like the ending is a cliffhanger to lead into S2. I couldn't tell you what their plan was though!

[kingstoken]

I see what you mean about not getting to know a lot of the side characters that deeply, I think that is because the majority of the focus was on Josh and Michelle and their relationship issues. They did leave it open at the end, because they didn't actually show them ending up back in their own world, but for me it just felt like Josh and Melissa's story arc was complete. That being said, I did like a lot of the side characters, and I would like to get to know more about them, so if they shifted the focus in season 2 I think it could be interesting.

[pensnest]

I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud when the townsfolk burst into song, though some were more, hm, exact parodies than others. To be fair, though, if you've seen Oklahoma! Carousel, The Music Man and Brigadoon (mostly for the concept), you get most of it.

I'd love to see a second season where they go into a more modern selection of musicals, with attendant realism slightly less unrealism. A Chorus Line, Hair, Godspell and Cabaret, maybe. Or a Sondheim season would be good (potentially hilarious, but perhaps to a more limited audience). I suppose there's no likelihood of a Gilbert & Sullivan season...

Plot, as usual, not that important, and not really the point anyway. Not with Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on screen!

[kingstoken]

Yes, I was thinking that too, that maybe they will be slipping into musicals that are set in a slightly more modern setting, like they started to do that near the end of series when they brought in the countess which was pulled straight from the Sound of Music, which is set in an era a few decades after Music Man and the like.