Sunday, October 28, 2007

Hugh Jackman Will Need A New Day Job

In a move that surprised no one, CBS has added Hugh Jackman vehicle Viva Laughlin to the cancellation pile. It had aired a whopping two episodes.

Now, I was lucky enough to catch one of those episodes, and I can safely say it was probably the goofiest show I've ever seen. Honestly, the show itself isn't that much different than NBC's Las Vegas, but with one startling exception:

At any given time, the characters would break into song-and-dance numbers.

And not original songs, written for the show, but famous pop songs (like Elton John's "I'm Still Standing"). And the actors didn't just sing to the music; the actual song played in the background and the actors sang along. It was a uniquely terrifying experience, considering that none of the actors but Jackman had any singing ability.

A genuinely awful show that was deservingly canceled. Hugh Jackman will just have to keep making films, I guess.

Awww, drag.

2 comments:

Jesus Melendez said...

This show MUST have been crap to be conceled PRIOR to the writer's strike.

You watching Pushing Daisies?

E said...

You know it's bad if CBS cancels it. They don't cancel ANYTHING.

And Pushing Daisies is probably the most entertaining show on TV right now. So...it will get canceled.