Am I the only one frustrated that WFYI won't be airing the "Live from Lincoln Center" broadcast tonight of "South Pacific"?
While I had some quibble with Kelli O'Hara's country club take on Nellie Forbush, I was otherwise knocked out by the Tony Award-winning revival when I saw it in New York City. The run ends on Aug. 22.
O'Hara and co-star Paulo Szot will both be featured in the broadcast, which is being seen by, oh, just about the rest of the country.
Except us.
Causing further pain: Most "Live from Lincoln Center" productions do not have an afterlife. They have short broadcast window, then are gone.
When I called WFYI, I was told that "South Pacific" will be aired Tuesday, Aug. 24...but only on WFYI 3, which is not available to many.
Maybe you can tape it for me.
Your thoughts?
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I'd like to echo Jeff's comments about WFYI 3 (20.3 DT). WFYI Public Television just replaced its TV antenna for the first time in its 40-year history. The new antenna permits us to transmit a digital television signal that blankets all of Central Indiana. We're estimating that nearly a quarter of a million new Central Indiana households will be able to receive our three digital television services over the air and FREE of charge. For those WFYI viewers who may have experienced reception problems in the past, please re-scan your digital TV or converter box, and you should be able to enjoy enhanced reception of all your favorite PBS programs. In the event that a viewer finds that they're still experiencing reception issues, please contact WFYI directly by calling 317-636-2020. We'd like to help.
While I'm writing, is anyone else as frustrated as I about more and more Morning Edition and especially All Things Considered being overlaid with local features? For instance at 5:45 every Friday they play a "Sound Medicine" segment.
and when did everyone forget there was a free signal over the air? when did everyone start trusting their dvrs? i watched 'lock-up: pendleton' on msnbc once with the dvr listing the program 'sex dungeon.'
i could do without R&H but you people are being babies.
Now, opinions on the show?
--Lou
As far as the show is concerned, I am a vet of 4 different productions/visions of SP. And this is by far the most honest and enjoyable I have ever seen. And out of the honesty there were more laughs. (Of course we all know that the Great Performances audiences are hugely , if not entirely, papered with friendly folks. Voices were awesome and I did not mind Ms. Ohara's interpretation. A more earthy approach is often more endearing, but this worked for me. Coming from the "country club" environment makes sense that she was a "fugitive" of that world.