Post by TVFan on May 30, 2006 15:22:23 GMT -5
As a way of getting things up and running in this forum and by request, I'm going to post my Pass The Remote reviews of each of this past season's episodes. These "reviews" are in their original form, so they were written the Monday after the episode aired and they are meant for a more mass audience unlike our well versed CC group here. 
If you have a review, be sure to send it to me at tvfan08@yahoo.com.
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The 'Case' of the 'Cabaret' Murder
Lilly Rush hates musicals people! I mean, really hates them. This was problematic last night on Cold Case, of course, since her case du jour revolved around one. What does she have against them anyway? I'm not sure, but whatever it is, she feels quite strongly about it. Just see her expression in this first screen capture from last night's episode to confirm her obvious hatred of everything show tunes. Her loving detective family felt it only fair that they torment her at the bar by serenading her with said show tunes. I have to say whatever the reason for Lil's loathing of musicals, it made for one of the best scenes of the season. I was laughing hysterically at this scene in the bar. Oh, and Vera as Danny Zuko? Priceless! Wouldn't you love to get your hands on the old home movie of that? I love how this show always manages to surprise us. I would have pegged Vera as the musical hater, not Lilly. Is Lilly just a stick in the mud, and thus, her hatred of musicals stems from that and nothing more? Going back to Vera, I liked the subtle hint at his pending divorce when the gang was betting on who killed Dennis. I was disappointed that the only singing we got from Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller) was a brief line in passing that Lilly abruptly stopped. I'm telling you, the girl HATES musicals and all things associated with them. In addition to leading to the hysterical ending scene at the bar, Lil's hatred set up some funny scenes that lended a lighter side to a usual heavy show.
Unlike our girl Lil, I enjoy musicals, so watching the fictional cast of the 2002 Philly production of Cabaret was quite a treat. Dennis was one of those undeniably likable characters. He was a cabby making his stage dreams come true with a lead role in the famous musical. Even when we thought he was going to leave his fiancee for his selfish co-star, we found out that he realized that Nora was nothing more than a distraction and he was finally ready to commit to Gloria. His message in the program was really sweet, and I was glad Gloria got to see it. Writer Andrea Newman has written several episodes this season, and in every one, she has done an excellent job of creating plenty of viable suspects. Most of the cast and crew on Cabaret were plausible killers. They all had fitting motives, but Lyle was a bit crazier than the others. Sure, director Rafe embellished his relationship with his agent and even lied about said agent's visit on opening night, and Nora turned into a psycho selfish beyotch when she thought that this agent was going to pick only one of them to sign and then wanted Clinton to scare Dennis enough that he'd mess up, but these two were sane when compared to Lyle. Not only was he harboring some serious feelings for Nora, but he was also harboring some serious resentment. Seems that the musical director really wanted to be on stage in Dennis' place. And there was the small matter of him being completely insane under his cool demeanor. Lilly got to the bottom of it when she painfully pointed out that people don't clap for the musical director. I just love the way she finds these suspects' psycho button and pushes it. Speaking of Lil, she seemed more like herself again last night. I'm definitely enjoying having her back even if it is probably only short-lived since her mother rolls into town next week.
To see this review it its original format including screen caps from the episode, click over to Pass the Remote
If you have a review, be sure to send it to me at tvfan08@yahoo.com. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 'Case' of the 'Cabaret' Murder
Lilly Rush hates musicals people! I mean, really hates them. This was problematic last night on Cold Case, of course, since her case du jour revolved around one. What does she have against them anyway? I'm not sure, but whatever it is, she feels quite strongly about it. Just see her expression in this first screen capture from last night's episode to confirm her obvious hatred of everything show tunes. Her loving detective family felt it only fair that they torment her at the bar by serenading her with said show tunes. I have to say whatever the reason for Lil's loathing of musicals, it made for one of the best scenes of the season. I was laughing hysterically at this scene in the bar. Oh, and Vera as Danny Zuko? Priceless! Wouldn't you love to get your hands on the old home movie of that? I love how this show always manages to surprise us. I would have pegged Vera as the musical hater, not Lilly. Is Lilly just a stick in the mud, and thus, her hatred of musicals stems from that and nothing more? Going back to Vera, I liked the subtle hint at his pending divorce when the gang was betting on who killed Dennis. I was disappointed that the only singing we got from Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller) was a brief line in passing that Lilly abruptly stopped. I'm telling you, the girl HATES musicals and all things associated with them. In addition to leading to the hysterical ending scene at the bar, Lil's hatred set up some funny scenes that lended a lighter side to a usual heavy show.
Unlike our girl Lil, I enjoy musicals, so watching the fictional cast of the 2002 Philly production of Cabaret was quite a treat. Dennis was one of those undeniably likable characters. He was a cabby making his stage dreams come true with a lead role in the famous musical. Even when we thought he was going to leave his fiancee for his selfish co-star, we found out that he realized that Nora was nothing more than a distraction and he was finally ready to commit to Gloria. His message in the program was really sweet, and I was glad Gloria got to see it. Writer Andrea Newman has written several episodes this season, and in every one, she has done an excellent job of creating plenty of viable suspects. Most of the cast and crew on Cabaret were plausible killers. They all had fitting motives, but Lyle was a bit crazier than the others. Sure, director Rafe embellished his relationship with his agent and even lied about said agent's visit on opening night, and Nora turned into a psycho selfish beyotch when she thought that this agent was going to pick only one of them to sign and then wanted Clinton to scare Dennis enough that he'd mess up, but these two were sane when compared to Lyle. Not only was he harboring some serious feelings for Nora, but he was also harboring some serious resentment. Seems that the musical director really wanted to be on stage in Dennis' place. And there was the small matter of him being completely insane under his cool demeanor. Lilly got to the bottom of it when she painfully pointed out that people don't clap for the musical director. I just love the way she finds these suspects' psycho button and pushes it. Speaking of Lil, she seemed more like herself again last night. I'm definitely enjoying having her back even if it is probably only short-lived since her mother rolls into town next week.
To see this review it its original format including screen caps from the episode, click over to Pass the Remote
