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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    ^ This is your payback for my steering the conversation towards Da Vinci Code, isn't it? No, you're right, although the resurrection is implied in the final shot of the film where Jesus wanders across the screen in the distance. My point stands that of the final three years of Jesus's life (his most productive period one might suggest), we only get his last weeks, so there are things he's done over the previous years to gain such a following. Whether or not the crowds believe in the miracles or just dig on sermons, or are looking for hope under the Roman thumb, isn't suggested. I do like that this version of the story doesn't lean on the Magician Zombie approach to Jesus, but I also don't believe those are debunked entirely. I just think Jesus's reluctance to give Pilate ("that's what you say") and Herod ("walk across my swimming pool") is part of his refusal to be a performing monkey. It's pretty astute storytelling.
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Yeah but in this world his miracles and his rise pre-date the story that's told in JCS: the loaves/fishes, water/wine etc all happened earlier in JC's career. We know that in this environment those exist because Herod teases him about how he'll let him go if he does parlor tricks for him: "prove to me that you're divine, change my water into wine", etc. The Jesus Christ that the crowds adore is kind of like early career Justin Bieber. This movie chronicles destructive, jaded (mandarin) Justin Bieber who got too big for his own good. Note: I am not now suggesting that Justin Bieber should be executed. But Usher is totally Judas. "Good old Usher, well done Usher..."
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I have a different disguise for tomspanks:
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Cameron's going to be thrilled that we've pivoted on to his favourite art-based mystery film series!
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    My true identity is revealed!
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Everything. Slots. Into. Place.
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I came SO CLOSE to gifting you the AtU soundtrack through iTunes but I thought it would mostly look like a dick move so I didn't. So glad you caved and realise that at least something in that shiny turd is worth keeping!
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    Musical Mondays-Week 6-Jesus Christ Superstar

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I spent all day today driving back from Near the Finger Lakes, so I'm completely fried, but I just wanted to check in to say that it went pretty well. I won't know whether I got the gig for another couple of weeks, but my Master Class was well attended and enthusiastically received, and I think I handled the interview portion pretty well. Oswego seems like a nice community and the school has some good things happening. Thanks all for your support! Of course, the other side of being away the last few days is I feel like I've missed the boat on JCS. So many great points, guys! I'll try to chip in where I can but you've all covered so much great stuff...
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    It fuckin' better win!
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I think so.
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Aw, sweet little Lindsay. Remember when she wasn't a flaming train wreck?
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I'll come back to it, for sure. I feel like I have a much better mental image of 'Hamilton' over 'In the Heights' so a bit of googling to acquaint myself with it might help. I think I just need a long drive for an uninterrupted listen. Hey, maybe on the way to near the Finger Lakes tomorrow!
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

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    Episode 156.5 - Minisode 156.5

    Cakebug Tranch replied to JulyDiaz's topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Yours was the least dumb comment read the whole episode! It had science and a diagram!
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    Episode 156.5 - Minisode 156.5

    Cakebug Tranch replied to JulyDiaz's topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Hey, tomspanks! Shared glory on this week's no-prize!
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    Episode 156.5 - Minisode 156.5

    Cakebug Tranch replied to JulyDiaz's topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Guys. Guys. Guys. Blake J. Harris JUST SAID on the minisode (at 14.11) that xXx: The Return of Xander Cage was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fine, fine, a slip of the tongue (the actual writer was F. Scott Frazier), but am I the only one who is now wondering what this movie would have looked like if it was actually written a century ago in the style of The Great Gatsby?
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Those were my wedding vows!
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Ha ha! If only! No, this is the Australian John Waters, who incidentally played the bad doctor who tried to kill Josh Lucas in 'Stealth'. Here he is with Johnny and Kate. Since it's an Australian publication I wouldn't be surprised if the whole headline is "Jesus Christ, That Was Pretty Good, Ay?"
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    There's a robust discussion happening over at letterboxd on JCS right now - come join us, it's in the comments thread below my JCS review - but I wanted to post here about a weird thing. As you know, I grew up in Australia, and in 1992, an all-star production of JCS was convened starring all the biggest superheroes of Australian pop music. Johnny Farnham as Jesus! Kate Ceberano as Mary Magdalene! Jon Stevens as Judas! Angry Anderson as Herod! John Waters as Pilate! Okay, so it sounds like I just made up all those names, but they're real people who everyone in Australia went mental over seeing in this nationwide arena rock tour. The BEST part? A megamix of JCS songs went to the top of the Australian pop charts for MONTHS. In 1992. 'Everything's Alright' was a major radio hit. In Australia. In 1992. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esRVLCaDRbs Oof, Jon Stevens as Judas is even more cringey than I remember. There's so many awful Australian things in this video I can't quite bear it. Johnny Farnham as Jesus is BY FAR the biggest star in Australian music history. That's his real hair. I repeat, this was a major radio hit.
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    Episode 156 - xXx: Return of Xander Cage: LIVE!

    Cakebug Tranch replied to JulyDiaz's topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Why is the title stylised as 'xXx'? Is this to ensure people don't think it's XXX like porn, or XXXX like Queensland beer? Is the middle X supposed to represent something? If each X is one 'strike', why is the second one so much more prominent? Or is the second X the leader X and the other two Xs his teammate Xs? Was his second strike something really bad like murdering ducklings and then his third strike was stealing cable? Is this all just a ploy to involve the X-Games? And Xander is the first xXx agent, so what if his name had have been Greg? Would it be called gGg?
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    Important cultural touchstone in 'Godspell' - the original Toronto production is somewhat legendary. To whit: The Toronto production provided the first regular acting jobs for several notable performers, including Victor Garber, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Gilda Radner, Dave Thomas, and Martin Short, and the show's musical director Paul Shaffer. More: http://www.godspell.ca/bnp.htm
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I freaking LOVE 'All for the Best'! I sang it in a Musical Theatre class once back as an undergrad! PS - If we have enough rounds of MM I am totally picking 'Godspell' at some point.
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    Musical Mondays Off-Week 5 (Cam Bert's Pick)

    Cakebug Tranch replied to Cameron H.'s topic in How Did This Get Made?

    I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to you EllenMc! Here it is!
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