Do teens know movie musicals?

[Tag]

Posted: 12/16/16 at 10:59pm

Well this might make you cry...

[Jiaroony]

Posted: 12/16/16 at 11:10pm

I knew all but 2. I know Susan did a revival of Music Man but never watched it

But I am retarded Updated On: 12/16/16 at 11:10 PM

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 12/16/16 at 11:18pm

OMG, thank you for sharing, Tag. I weep for this/my generation. Truly disheartening.

[Jiaroony]

Posted: 12/16/16 at 11:19pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "OMG, thank you for sharing, Tag. I weep for this/my generation. Truly disheartening.

 

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they cannot all be retards like me

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 12/16/16 at 11:58pm

Brain dead, worthless tweens. This is why Phantom, Wicked and Lion King are still running.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:10am

Maybe instead of chastising a generation, you could see it as an educational opportunity? Their parents probably never liked or watched movie musicals around them.

[Jiaroony]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:11am

But what happens if you hated Phantom and Wicked And why do teens like Phanton?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:30am

I'm very surprised only 3 of them knew West Side Story. I'm not surprised almost all of them knew The Sound of Music. I do think they could be forgiven for confusing Seven Brides for Seven Brothers with Oklahoma, though. The scene they showed is pretty similar to The Farmer and the Cowman (should be friends).

Updated On: 12/17/16 at 12:30 AM

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:54am

Those who did not know the sound of music really upset me. The rest I can forgive but....not that. ??

I knew all but the 7 brides for 7 brothers. 

[Chowd95]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 1:14am

You really want to weep?  Watch this video they put out a couple of years ago.  Or any of the videos in the "kids react to technology..." series (VCRs, cameras, etc.)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk_vV-JRZ6E

[gypsy101]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 1:35am

teens not knowing movie musicals isn't really very shocking, but i think they actually did better than teens would have done a decade or two ago.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 2:00am

Some of you could maybe stand to cool it on the melodrama a tad. Not knowing old movie musicals doesn't make a person worthless- give me a break. And tell me, who are the tweens flocking to see Phantom of the freaking Opera?

Updated On: 12/17/16 at 02:00 AM

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 2:03am

The ignorance is not limited to teens. Middle aged people are probably no better.

I swear many teens today would think a movie from the 80s is OLD.

[broadwayguy91]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 3:12am

I really fail to see how you can generalize an entire generation of teen's appreciation/knowledge of movie musicals based on such a small sample size...

plus Luis is sexy. I want him. #jailbaitalert.

[Gorlois]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 6:05am

21 years old, but I would have known all those musicals a few years ago. I mean, yeah, I'm on a Broadway board, but still. And admittedly, I'm a theatre major and I feel most of my peers would only get the big, big titles. I watched a lot of TCM growing up, and in my music classes in public school they showed us The Sound of Music, The Music Man, and Fiddler on the Roof. Everyone loved TSOM and Fiddler, but I don't think we finished TMM. They also always showed us Stomp if the music teacher had a sub.

[hork]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 11:34am

Oh no, there are some teenagers who haven't seen some movies that were made before their parents were born! The whole world is coming to an end!

Give the kids a break, there are plenty of adults who haven't seen these movies, either. And a lot of them actually could identify the movies, so I really don't see what the big deal is. I actually give that one guy credit for recognizing The Music Man's influence on Family Guy.

[John Adams]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 11:50am

Do Teens Know Movie Musicals?
     - Judging from the scores in this video, YES

Do YouTubers Understand How to Conduct a Valid Polling and Interpret Data?
     - NO

[toofunktastic2]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 11:56am

With all of the atrocities in the world, I'm glad the real horrifying thing is children not knowing movies that are older than their parents. 

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:03pm

Mr. Nowack said: "The ignorance is not limited to teens. Middle aged people are probably no better.

I swear many teens today would think a movie from the 80s is OLD.

 

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Well, considering that films from the '80s are now around 30-35 years old, they aren't necessarily wrong. The parents of today's teenagers were probably kids in the '80s, and the parents of younger kids today were barely born. Time marches on, my friend, and young people do grow up eventually.

 

[ggersten]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:17pm

"Time marches on, my friend, and young people do grow up eventually."

Not all young people - e.g.

 

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in Next to Normal.  Although I don't think a spoiler tag is necessary.

Then there's

 

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in Little Women, The Musical...Spoiler tag probably not needed.

And, of course,

 

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in Spring Awakening.

And a bunch of people in Heathers and Carrie.  

 

[rebeccmam31]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:18pm

BroadwayConcierge said: "OMG, thank you for sharing, Tag. I weep for this/my generation. Truly disheartening."

My teen does.  And as a consequence her friends do.  And I'm taking 17 teens to see the tour of Curious Incident next month.  Some of them are not what you'd call theater kids and yet they're still all super excited.  Don't weep--they just need exposure. :)

 

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:48pm

Brain dead, worthless tweens. This is why Phantom, Wicked and Lion King are still running.

Wow.  Not only is that particularly nasty and hateful, it makes zero sense. 

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:48pm

South Fl Marc said: "Brain dead, worthless tweens. This is why Phantom, Wicked and Lion King are still running.

 

This is a rude and ridiculous statement to make. Could you have identified every single one of these movies as a tween/teen? Methinks not. To call these kids brain dead and worthless is the epitome of closed-mindedness and disrespect. You can't chastise a 16 year old for not being familiar with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It's a wonderful film that should be appreciated, though it isn't exactly a modern hit that a teen would seek out. The same goes for the other films mentioned. Give things a little bit of thought before you go spitting out things like this. 

[hork]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 12:53pm

Mister Matt said: "Brain dead, worthless tweens. This is why Phantom, Wicked and Lion King are still running.

Wow.  Not only is that particularly nasty and hateful, it makes zero sense. 

 

Less than that. It makes negative sense.

 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 1:40pm

Ah, and we claim theatre is such an inclusive community