TV Updates Smash, Scorned showrunners, and ‘Yes, And’ When I first read the Theresa Rebeck's essay about being fired from Smash that Entertainment Weekly ran, I was standing in a long lineup and immediately looked up, shocked that the line was still happening. Like, I somehow expected everyone else around me to have read it at By Duana • Apr 05, 2017 01:24 pm
Smash Two Black Smash – Debra Messing and Katharine McPhee When I first saw Katharine McPhee’s dress I thought it might be midnight navy instead of black and I was infinitely more interested, but even in black the Theyskens Theory dress is very smart, certainly the best of the boob slings. It’s not all the way overwhelming, but By Duana • Jan 14, 2013 10:12 am
Smash Bombshell Smash Season 1 finale Episode 15 recap Remember when nobody was allowed in the theatre during rehearsals? That happened last week, in case you were thinking it had been a long time since the rules had changed or something. Incorrect. This week, everyone's families and child investors and By Duana • May 15, 2012 12:00 pm
Smash Dying Out Here. Smash Season 1 Episode 14 recap I know it's going to make you fall off your chair but "Previews" was the episode I liked best in awhile. There was a plot that moved from A to B to C, and that's more than we& By Duana • May 08, 2012 03:37 pm
Smash REJOICE...I guess Smash Season 1 Episode 13 recap REJOICE…I guess… ....for Ellis has been deemed irrelevant. No, really. That was what I got out of this episode. Now that Ivy is capable of doing her own snooping (and of course, she always was) can we get this irritating sycophant off the By Duana • May 01, 2012 01:56 pm
Smash It's my own fault. Smash Season 1 Episode 12 I was the one carping about how Raza Jaffrey only had lines like "Are you going in early" and "Shouldn't you talk to him?" but also had an inexplicable job we were infrequently supposed to care about (and a By Duana • Apr 24, 2012 01:54 pm
Smash New York Realism Means Carrying Coffee At All Times Smash Season 1 Episode 11 recap (No really, it does. I'm not being snarky there.) So the problem with Smash, as you may know, isn't that the characters are over-the-top or that the situations are ridiculous; it's that the show is trying to sell By Duana • Apr 17, 2012 10:30 am
Smash Marilyn's a 'Tomato'. Discuss. Smash Season 1 Episode 10 recap So the thing is that my PVR brings in the last 90 seconds of Dancing With The Stars. And I can't criticize that show anymore because it's so much better and more professional than, you know, the people on the By Duana • Apr 10, 2012 12:04 pm
Smash Sunglasses At Night Smash Season 1 Episode 9 recap I'm calling you out, closet Smash watchers. I know you are legion. I get your tweets and emails and they always say the exact same thing: "I hate this show - so WHY can't I stop watching it?" By Duana • Apr 03, 2012 01:56 pm
Smash Be Careful What You Wish For... Smash Season 1 Episode 8 recap Because the only thing more ridiculous than Smash's idea of what you care about in the theatre world is what they think you care about OUTSIDE the theatre world. Who the hell greenlit an episode in which nobody does any work at By Duana • Mar 27, 2012 02:11 pm
Smash Please Help Me Understand Smash Season 1 Episode 7 I need help. All of you are smart, and have big brains. Can you help me to figure this out? Nobody who writes music professionally is stupid. I mean, I'm sure there are some, but there are too many people trying hard to By Duana • Mar 20, 2012 10:59 am
Smash …You could get smashed to watch, I guess? Smash Season 1 Episode 6 So. About Derek. I’m supposed to think he’s a jerk, right? That he’s mean and terrible and maybe someday he’ll be fired? That was the goal of the writers? Because mostly I agree with him. I think he’s right about By Duana • Mar 13, 2012 11:21 am
Smash Send me the Names Smash season 1 episode 5 I know some of you are Broadway-philes, or watch obscure TV like I do, or keep track of third leads in straight-to-video productions. Send me the names of your personal favourites. Those pets you have who sing and act, who should have been cast in By Duana • Mar 06, 2012 11:24 am
Smash Smash It All To Hell Smash Season 1 Episode 4 recap It’s such a rare thing to have episode titles actually onscreen. These days they’re mostly for the production team and get talked about in the press. Anyway, this is “The Cost of Art”. And the cost of art is boredom. Sorry, but By Duana • Feb 29, 2012 02:23 pm
Smash Nice is boring Smash Season 1 Episode 3 recap The Monday night-Tuesday morning corridor is full of recaps for me and this morning the boy asked which shows I was working on. When I explained House of Lies and Smash air on the same night, he went "oh, so a show about By Duana • Feb 21, 2012 04:01 pm
Smash Feverish Smash Smash Season 1 Episode 2 recap Welcome to the Smash review, slightly feverish edition. I say that because I am, and I hope you’ll excuse any typos, but also that’s how this week’s episode felt. A little bit manic, which isn’t surprising, given the break-neck speed By Duana • Feb 14, 2012 03:45 pm
