"Scrooge No More" Coming to Christmas Town 2014
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Yes. And in the Wall he leads a fascist takeover of Britain (well not literally, of course). He doesn't learn about the importance of friends and family at Christmastime.
Am I the only one who keeps imagining touching songs at the end of the show about families shooting heroin together?
That said, I love punk rock. So, I will either be very pleased or incredibly angry with the score.
That said, I love punk rock. So, I will either be very pleased or incredibly angry with the score.
I get what they were going for, but at some point in the design process it went from "modern-ish Christmas Carol" to "100% pure distilled Gasparich".
I've been really busy the last couple weeks and maybe I missed something, but is there any information out there besides what's in the OP? I mean, most of the shows for HoS and CT have been well received. Why the hate train already?
Because people hate London Rocks and this seems too similar.
I actually am hoping to enjoy it, oddly enough. I tend to like remakes of a Christmas Carol, and I love the punk scene. My biggest worry is that the "punk rocker" will be nothing of the sort and will end up singing some saccharine musical number at the end about love and family and whatnot. Punk is emphatically NOT about love and family and whatnot, so I envision him completely selling out. That will make me angry. Although, I suppose anger emphatically is punk rock, so perhaps on some meta level that would work, as well.
Scott clearly has this planned as a modern commentary on the punk subculture.
My theory is that he needed some British rock Scrooge equivalent, and went for the obvious bad boys of the London music scene: the punks. It seems to make sense on its surface, but I'm not sure how the music lends itself to a theme park Christmas show, and I really don't want so see anyone sell out his politics and culture in the name of traditional values. Furthermore, they weren't about hate; they were protesting the political and cultural environment. They were angry, yes, but they probably had every right to be. Listen to the Sex Pistols and the Clash. Are they entirely wrong?
I hope I am completely misjudging all of this...
I hope I am completely misjudging all of this...
I dont think there is any sort of hate train going here Pandora. Just some people poking fun at an idea that has yet to mature. I think the joking makes reading the thread more fun as it progresses. Apparently others feel this way too.
I don't really understand why it has to be rock themed. Is it because of London Rocks? Doesn't seem to make much sense to me IMO.
Scott's seasonal stuff tends to be pretty good, so I have good expectations for this show. Probably nothing on the scale of Miracles last year or Fiends, but still.
- If they're really going for the whole rock motif, I fully expect to hear Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Scott's seasonal stuff tends to be pretty good, so I have good expectations for this show. Probably nothing on the scale of Miracles last year or Fiends, but still.
- If they're really going for the whole rock motif, I fully expect to hear Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
I'm sure this has been done before...
Thanks google for not failing me.
Thanks google for not failing me.
A common defense or point made in this thread is that the park typically does well with their HOS and CMT shows. While yes that typically is the case, there is one exception, the park typically cannot completely pull off a show with an intricate plot/story. And what does this show have, or is likely to have for that matter? An intricate plot/story. I thought I should point that out.
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