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    Outside of very few exceptions, musicals suck.
    "They can be a great people Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you. My only son." - Jor-El

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sacred Knight View Post
    Outside of very few exceptions, musicals suck.
    Tell that to the 23 people in this world who saw the live action film of cats.
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    Quote Originally Posted by babyblob View Post
    Tell that to the 23 people in this world who saw the live action film of cats.
    They were critics, they had no other choice.
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    I love Musicals!
    There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!

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    I liked the Cats: The Musical: The Movie. It was so bizarre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sacred Knight View Post
    Outside of very few exceptions, musicals suck.
    I guess how controversial this is depends on where you draw the "suck boundary" and who gets sorted on each side of it.

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    All of world literature began as musicals.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Kelly View Post
    All of world literature began as musicals.
    huh? I must have missed the stage adaptation of Beowulf.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNewGod View Post
    huh? I must have missed the stage adaptation of Beowulf.
    In the beginning, all literature was orally communicated. And to help them remember, the bards would sing the lines--often with other instruments to keep the rhythm. These stories were only written down much later. So literature begins as a musical performance.

    The poem of Beowulf is the subject of much debate as to whether it was passed down through the oral tradition or whether it was an original written composition. And just when it would have originated follows from that--no less than J.R.R. Tolkien has weighed in on this debate. However, the earliest dates for Beowulf--if it was an oral performance--would be the 6th century, which is late in the history of literature. The epic poem of Gilgamesh had its origins three thousand years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Kelly View Post
    In the beginning, all literature was orally communicated. And to help them remember, the bards would sing the lines--often with other instruments to keep the rhythm. These stories were only written down much later. So literature begins as a musical performance.

    The poem of Beowulf is the subject of much debate as to whether it was passed down through the oral tradition or whether it was an original written composition. And just when it would have originated follows from that--no less than J.R.R. Tolkien has weighed in on this debate. However, the earliest dates for Beowulf--if it was an oral performance--would be the 6th century, which is late in the history of literature. The epic poem of Gilgamesh had its origins three thousand years ago.
    I was being a jerk.

    As I understand it, especially in Greece and Japan, there's some debate about whether it was song or poetry recital.

    But I ain't an expert.

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    Mayonnaise was a mistake
    december 21st has passed where are my superpowers?

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    Nah, eat good mayonnaise in moderation.

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    Mayo on Hot Dogs is ok.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OopsIdiditagain View Post
    Mayonnaise was a mistake
    Wait. What?

    Your Second must contact My Second.

    Because, clearly, only a duel may settel the disparagement of such a wonderful (if judiciously applied) condiment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrNewGod View Post
    I was being a jerk.

    As I understand it, especially in Greece and Japan, there's some debate about whether it was song or poetry recital.

    But I ain't an expert.
    I kind of knew that. :P

    In my mind there's a debate whether rap is song or sound poetry. But I don't think most people make that distinction. It's all the same thing--Homer is rapping.

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