ChenghisKhan
Swing Joined: 6/13/17
#2Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:01pm
Did you write this on spec for The Onion?
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#3Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:01pm
It's "My high school music group and I"
"I shall stay until the wind changes."
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#4Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:05pm
I read up to "screenplay" and then I stopped.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#5Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:05pm
And while you are entitled to like or dislike any show, you should at least make sure that you understand how theater (or even storytelling works. Just sayin'.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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ChenghisKhan
Swing Joined: 6/13/17
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:07pm
BTW.....I took my own group of HS kids, around the same time, and many of them loved it.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
ChenghisKhan
Swing Joined: 6/13/17
#9Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:08pm
Continue reading, and give me some feedback on your thoughts about my version.
#10Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:08pm
I see you joined today just to post this diatribe. I suggest that you withdraw for a while and gain some perspective. And it's a script, not a screenplay.
It's not that some of your opinions lack merit or aren't interesting takes. And I understand that you're still in high school. But it's theater, where not everything can take place in real time. So go to college and study playwriting and maybe you'll win a Tony some day for a screenplay. I mean a book.
CZJ at opening night party for A Little Night Music, Dec 13, 2009.
Updated On: 6/13/17 at 05:08 PM
#11Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:09pm
ChenghisKhan said: "Continue reading, and give me some feedback on your thoughts about my version."
We're not your interns.
Also, the show is older than you, and while it has its problems, I don't think you're the one to solve them.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
SuddenlySeymour3
Swing Joined: 5/26/16
#12Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:13pm
It might help to watch the documentary LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM (on Netflix), for some context, before recruiting Michael Bay to direct your rewrite.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Days_in_Vietnam
#13Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:13pm
When does school start?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
KnewItWhenIWasInFron
Leading Actor Joined: 6/23/14
#14Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:14pm
LizzieCurry said: "ChenghisKhan said: "Continue reading, and give me some feedback on your thoughts about my version."
We're not your interns.
Also, the show is older than you, and while it has its problems, I don't think you're the one to solve them.
"
Disregarding the baffling OP, I will say that I think I agree with the subject. I get that the spectacle is impressive but I cannot believe there is another production of this offensive, sexist, racist crap.
#15Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:16pm
Capital letters scare me.
Stephanatic
ChenghisKhan
Swing Joined: 6/13/17
#16Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:18pm
#RaisedOnMusicals alright fine: script. But do you at least get my point? I mean even though I am not an expert at drama, at least compared to most of the people on this forum, but still I know enough about drama to have have a say when analyzing them. After all, its really the plot that counts, not the acting and drama. Ok fine acting and drama also do count a lot as well, but the script is whats most important. And no, I do not intend to ask the screenwriter to alter the original script, I'm just giving feedback and expressing opinion on the show. And I am not employing Michael Bay to remake Miss Saigon. I'm just wondering what you people will think if the play was more historically realistic, adding the bombs and skirmishes.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#17Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:21pm
Screenplay.
Moron.
I also stopped reading after that word.
Moron.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#18Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:23pm
I understand war without having to be hit over the head with "war things".
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Margo319
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/15
#20Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:25pm
ChenghisKhan said: "Continue reading, and give me some feedback on your thoughts about my version.
"
I think it's very important for the story to start with the Engineer and the girls.
I also think your "version" is a rambling rant of a highschool kid who has played too many computer games.
ChenghisKhan
Swing Joined: 6/13/17
#21Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:28pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Screenplay.
Moron.
I also stopped reading after that word.
Moron. "
Alright; while I may not be very familiar with Theatrical terms and vocabulary, I am still familiar enough with Theater itself to be able to be able to have a say regarding it.
GeorgeandDot
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
#22Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:32pm
Ok, but are we all just going to act like Miss Saigon isn't super problematic? I enjoyed it, but it definitely has some problems with it's writing. I get that the OP wasn't necessarily the most eloquent in their analysis of the show, but can we not act like they're a troll just because they share a different opinion.
#23Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:34pm
I take it you didn't read his battle scene recreations for the stage?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
ChenghisKhan
Swing Joined: 6/13/17
#24Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:34pm
Dave28282 said: "ChenghisKhan said: "Continue reading, and give me some feedback on your thoughts about my version.
"
I think it's very important for the story to start with the Engineer and the girls.
I also think your "version" is a rambling rant of a highschool kid who has played too many computer games.
"
Ok I'm not a computer game crazed critic who thinks that every play should incorporate or feature, well, "video game drama," if that's what you would call my ideas. I don't even play video games, GODDAMMIT! But, like I said at least just one battle should be included in the play. Like I said, the play took place during the Vietnam WAR. And while no major battles that involved planes dropping bombs on villages, its at least better to incorporate them, rather than what Miss Saigon actually reenacted. At least, it would make the show more intense and give the characters a more "valiant" and "heroic" character.
GeorgeandDot
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
#25Miss Saigon: the worst Broadway show I ever saw
Posted: 6/13/17 at 5:35pm
Matt I did, but... idk... this thread is really weird... I'm just going to leave. Ya'll have fun.
