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Who Rocked Before Fox: The Best TV Musicals
Now that Gleeks rule the earth and the Fox network decides all of our iTunes purchases, we thought it'd be fun to take a look back at all the TV shows who rocked the jazz hands before it was so darn trendy.
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By Kevin Fitzpatrick May 22, 2010 |
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More, With Feeling
No stranger to the weird and wonderful, Buffy's "Once More, With
Feeling" was one of the rare TV musicals to actually offer an explanation for
all the glitzy show-stoppers other than "it's all a crazy dream."
High Note: James Marsters channeling his inner Rock Opera
with the bad-ass graveyard malady "Rest in Peace," accompanied by his then-band
Ghost of the Robot.
Low Note: Tara's love song to Willow "Under Your
Spell" ending with Joss Whedon's "dirtiest thing I've ever written." Willow's head dipping suspiciously out of
frame as Tara writhes in ecstasy, repeating the lyric "You make me complete,"
and ending the song right before the last word. Hmm...
Futurama - The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
In what was originally intended to serve as a finale of
sorts to the then-cancelled Futurama, "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings" went
from in-show opera to full-on musical thanks to a little magic from the Robot
Devil. In a world where hypnotic toads
dominate the airwaves, is a musical really that far-fetched?
High Note: The show-stopping Faustian opera between Fry,
Leela and the Robot Devil (Homer Simpson himself, Dan Castellaneta).
Low Note: While it can hardly be considered a low note
of the opera, we don't remember Bender ever fighting Godzilla. But faking a cough and abandoning his
friends is so what he would have done.
Scrubs - My Musical
Stepping out of the realm of JD's crazy daydreams for a
change, "My Musical" focused on the delusions of an aneurism patient (Stephanie
D'Abbruzo of Avenue Q) seeing everything around her as a musical, filled with numbers
reminiscent of everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to Rent.
High Note: The bromance between Turk and JD was never
captured so eloquently as in "Guy Love," as all guys would like to be married to
their best friends. But in a totally
manly way.
Low Note: Grease may have been the word back in the day, but
the cheesy "Friends Forever" number aping "We Go Together" at the end really
undermined the rest of the songs, even if it did manage to turn medical jargon
into lyrics.
That 70's Show - That 70's Musical
Every show needs to celebrate when they manage to reach 100
episodes, but a musical episode for a show with actors with limited voices
probably wasn't the best way to go for "That 70's Musical." Just listen to Kurtwood Smith. Yeesh.
High Note: The gang performing Steve Miller Band's "The
Joker" in their ever present smoking circle, complete with glow in the dark
human peace sign.
Low Note: Nazareth's "Love Hurts" is best left to
those with singing voices, and the director realized exactly that, flat-out
replacing Mila Kunis and Laura Prepon.
I'm sure our ears will thank us, but it's still jarring to see. And how could you have The Who's Roger
Daltrey as a guest star and not give him anything to sing?!
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