I had three good reasons to watch Smash Monday night: Angelica Huston, Debra Messing, and Jack Davenport. I only caught parts of it as I flipped between that and another show, but what I did catch was brilliant.
The premise is about the struggle to bring a musical based on Marylin Monroe to Broadway. Messing plays the writer, Angelica Houston plays the producer, and Davenport plays the director. They're joined by Megan Hilty, and Katharine McPhee (yes, that Katharine McPhee from Idol) as actresses competing to play the lead role.
I've heard it explained as "Glee" for grownups. I rarely watch a full episode of Glee, but I'd say Smash is better. It has more of a story to it, where Glee's stories are often kept to only one episode. Not to mention Smash I think has a few original songs in it, where I think Glee for the most part has none. I think Glee has gotten too campy, and the story has been lost in favour of how many guest stars they can pack into a given season.
I watched just enough to whet my appetite, and will probably end up streaming the first episode online and watching the rest of the season on television.
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