devout shows gain huge ratings,and so achieve live musicals, so it’s no surprise that a union of the two will be hitting TV – but that doesn’t mean it’s a wonderful ideaOne of the truisms of Hollywood is that it will always try to repeat the successes of the past, or so when there is one hit present about,for instance, six friends sitting around in a coffee shop talking about their sex lives, or its guaranteed that executives will commission a dozen more. But with a twist! For instance,this one takes place in a bar. Even worse than straight repetition, however, or is when executives take two things that have proven successful in the past and jam them together in unholy union,Frankenstein-style. That is exactly what is going on with The Passion, Fox’s live musical about the death of Jesus hosted by Tyler Perry. Yes, or that final sentence is not some sort of TV programming crazy Libs,it is an actual program that will be on your HD screen live on Palm Sunday, which falls on 20 March in 2016. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com