Smash
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Broadway HDCelebrating the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater, following a cross section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire - to be a "Smash."
Amazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumBroadway HDCelebrating the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater, following a cross section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desire - to be a "Smash."
Steven Spielberg had dreamed up the concept, and his DreamWorks TV was behind it. But by the time the show had its finale in May, it had become an object of ritualistic ridicule: appointment television for hate-watchers, that new American sport created by social media. Smash's unsympathetic lead characters, oddly placed musical sequences, schizophrenic tonal shifts, cartoon-like villains who literally say, "You haven't heard the last of this," and strangely accessorized actors all became fodder for Twitter jokes.
After countless series about film and TV productions, Smash takes a similar approach, but shifts the focus to the creation of an original stage show.The series received criticism for venturing too far into the personal lives of the characters — which wasn't supposed to be the point — and for crossing the line of believability. Then, Season 2 dramatically changed the tone, telling a much darker story than the first installment. These changes didn't particularly help the series, and Smash went from a promising new series to everyone's favorite hate-watch.
