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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:12:58 +0000

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By: quickdraw59

quickdraw59 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:18:37 +0000

Many people can share the blame for this waste of an hour--high on my list are two people--Rosie for allowing her ego to run the show and Ben Silverman for allowing his ego to let her. The show can be picked apart on many levels--however, one thing is obvious, it was just plain BAD. Somewhere, Ed Sullivan is still rotor tilling in his grave. What could have been an interesting, entertaining hour, has instead, torpedoed the variety show into circling the drain and going down faster than the Titanic. Thanks Rosie. Thank you Mr. Silverman--your sterling record just keeps going......vaya con dios variety shows. Sorry Ed.

By: massageman

massageman — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:12:19 +0000

I agree that this was one of the worst hours in the history of TV. Amateurish and self-indulgent. But your comment about it being "too Broadway" is way off. The problem was, it wasn't Broadway enough!

New York is full of brilliant talents who could benefit from a national venue, and there is always an audience for quality. But where we they? Most of the people on that stage were TV personalities or pop stars. The only Broadway personalities were thrown away on terrible material.

Worst of all was Rosie herself. Why doesn't someone tell that cow to stop screaming? The live audience must have lost half their hearing in that hour.

All in all, a wasted opportunity.

By: jimwnyc

jimwnyc — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:40:54 +0000

No, Rosie is just too Broadway for America.

NOPE...Rosie is too Rosie for Broadway.

As much as I've enjoyed her past shows, that Variety Show has no real connection to Broadway. There is great theatre here in NYC (and many other towns around the world) and amazing performers...this show was just poorly executed. Instead of letting performers (especially the stage veterans) do their thing and shiny, Rosie had to be a part of every act and scene. If middle America thinks this is what Broadway is…they are so wrong!

I would love to have seen Liza, Jane, Clay, Gloria, and Harry perform...and I think the television audience would have responded favorably. I didn't need to hear Rosie, who really can't sing very well, try to make it funny.

Ed Sullivan was a great success because he let the audience enjoy the performances. Can you imagine him trying to join in singing with the Beatles or Ethel Merman? I wish Rosie had done the same here...sit back and be a gracious host and presenter.

By: shara says

shara says — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:21:40 +0000

The previews looked so god-awful I didn't wind up watching it, and I'm glad I didn't. I think that Rosie has some very funny and charming qualities, but she's also got an extremely obnoxious and self-absorbed side and this seemed a venue geared toward her obnoxious side.

By: Black Friday « The Angry Republican

Black Friday « The Angry Republican — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:35:46 +0000

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By: mrb1950

mrb1950 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:39:15 +0000

Well said, carpevis! Thanks.

By: Ed Driscoll.com

Ed Driscoll.com — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:45:16 +0000

Bennie And The Freds--And Liza!...

Time's James Poniewozik pans Rosie Live, which sounds far more like Gray And Dead, but notes:Much as with Knight Rider, another NBC attempt to faithfully re-create an outmoded format from the Big Three network era, Rosie Live made me wonder:......