Smashing

Let’s move on from all the midlife craziness and talk about SMASH!

NBC’s Smash is one of my favorite new TV shows and I just realized I’ve never posted about it. And the season is already over!  I really enjoyed every episode and I even got the hubbie addicted to all the campy fun.  We’d DVR it each week and then watch it with Grey’s every Friday night.

Sure, it’s a bit melodramatic and over-the-top, but Smash is an addicting soap opera with some amazing musical numbers.  Most of them performed by Broadway star Megan Hilty as “seasoned” Ivy (the one you equally love and hate) and American Idol runner-up and sweetheart Katharine McPhee as “naive” Karen. Katharine can sing her butt off (she sounds even better than she did on Idol) and I’m truly obsessed with her flawless skin.  (Those close ups can be killer, but not for her!  Her face was made for TV.)  Smash also stars Will and Grace‘s Debra Messing and Broadway vet Christian Borle as writing partners Julia and Tom.  They are fantastic.  Their chemistry is wonderful and I seriously want all of Julia’s New York Boho chic outfits.

The show follows Karen and Ivy as they compete for the coveted lead role of Marilyn Monroe in the new Broadway musical, Bombshell.  There are a LOT of Marilyn references in Smash. So if you love the icon, this show is definitely for you. And, unlike the cult hit Glee, Smash features all ORIGINAL musical numbers. I think they MUST be planning a Bombshell musical in real life?  I sure hope so.

And coming from someone who lived in New York City right after college, it’s so fun to watch a show actually set in New York City.   I love the scenes on the streets, the downtown bars, and seeing the small, decorated first apartments.

Smash is just the perfect mix of drama, surprises, and entertaining musical numbers that will be stuck in your head for days.  (“I never met a wolf who didn’t love to howl…Ah-Woooo!.”)  If you haven’t yet seen Smash, you can find it HERE.  It  has been renewed for a second season, but there is not a final word on when it will air. I just read that it might be a mid-season Fall replacement.  CROSSING FINGERS.