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norfolkboy writes "Spamalot the musical that is! The BBC is reporting that Spamalot has topped the nominations for Broadway's main awards, the Tonys. It is nominated for 14 awards. Of course, this has nothing to do with SPAM, but since the Musical was previously announced on Slashdot, I thought readers would be interested in this followup."
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Ok, Tony Awards are definitely not news for nerds...
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Technically it does have something to do with spam because IIRC spam was named after said Monty Python sketch?
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I believe Spamelot was *nominated*. Oh well, another misleading Slashdot headline.
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The star of the play was IMHO Lancelot. Hank Azira steals the show playing the roles of Lancelot, the Knights who Say Ni, and the absurd french. Hillarious
Strange critics, lying about in flats, distributing nominations, is no basis for a system of awardship.
If I were to claim an Oscar because some moistened bent lobbed a nomination at me, they'd put me away.
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when the end of the world will be announced on Slashdot, I'll be checking for follow-ups.
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Not only it's called Spam_A_Lot, the headline in BBC is "Python show tops stage shortlist". I started to wonder why the spammers use Python instead of Perl.
I hope it includes the classic Every Sperm Is Sacred from The Meaning Of Life...
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nope, not interested
Thanks to an incredible gift. It was hilarious, it blended the old with much new material. I didn't stop laughing the entire time and they also incorporated parts from other Python movies that any Python fan will recognize. While the tickets ARE pricey I recommend anyone to check the show out with the cast as it is now (Azaria, Hyde-Pierce, Curry, etc). Well worth the money, hilarious and I'm glad it got a boat load of nominations. So yeah, Go, NOW, it's worth it and NY is always a decent weekend trip.
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I shudder to think if they took this show on the road, what might happen (Cue dream sequence)
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Thats better
I read that title and tought it said "Broadband awards spam", and I was about to go on a rant. Slashdot pre-caffeine...not a good combination.
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I know at this point its hard to get tickets but if you can beg borrow or steal some I highly recommend it. Its just a really fun and entertaining show. I was a bit worried that it would just be a copy of the movie that only nerds who loved the movie would like, but man did they do a great job of adding new material to it. I think the movie seems boring now compared to it, but in a good way.
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Even if you aren't a Python fan this is worth seeing. If you found Holy Grail even mildy amusing you'll be rolling on the floor at Spamalot. While the humor is classic Python, it reaches a more broader audience.
If you are thinking about seeing it, don't listen to the cast recording first. It'll ruin some of the jokes that are much funnier in person.
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Presumably you are the Paul Czarnecki who had "Spam, spam, spam, Usenet, and spam" in his sig in 1987?
If so, did you actually mean to use 'Spam' as 'unsolicited post hawking an idea or selling stuff', or was it just a useful analogy for the general crapflooding of content on usenet?
Honestly, I can't understand all the excitement about this play. I saw it a few weeks ago, and was quite disappointed: There was little original stuff: the jokes were almost all recycled from "Holy Grail". For someone knowing and liking Monty Python, it was amusing, but I would have expected a little more from an expensive Broadway show.
I wrote a longer review last week - check it out: http://jastram.de/story.php?id=187
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You know the movie, the musical
Ya gotta know yer subject. We're talk'n 'bout CmdrTaco. The man who loves the Who. Pete Townsend... Scary.
And I certainly did mean it to be unwanted crap, including selling stuff, flooding the net. The original post, about being a local net admin, refers to people in Australia not caring about a dinnette set for sale. The implication is clear, bandwidth can be flooded.
Did I envision commercial use of spam? Certainly not. If I had, I certainly would have at least bought up some fine domain names.
As with any historical event, there are footnotes upon footnotes. Brad Templeton doesn't think my claim is valid. Obviously I disagree but I see his point. I certainly don't make the best claim for the word spam, but I certainly make the provably first claim.
Note, I also quite humorously claim, along with Al Gore, to have started the Internet, since I did take a call from BBN right after a lightning storm and they needed the MIT IMP restarted. (circa 1979). That one is certainly tounge in cheek and really only means I'm an old fart.
...not awards, REWARDS!
In this case they rewarded them with nominations for an award.
Christ people, do you not even read the headlines before you run them?
Kevin
I have had zero respect for the Tonys since they rightfully gave "Into the Woods" awards for best music and best book, then did a 180 and awarded "Phantom of the Opera" best musical. If special effects outweigh music and story in these people's eyes, I cannot possibly trust their judgement.
For another example, just last year they awarded best musical to "Avenue Q" over "Wicked". Now the difference is not nearly as dramatic as my first example, but the score to Wicked is just so much stronger, and the lyrics more complex than those of the musical to which it lost. The only thing I can think of would be that "Avenue Q" is creative and novel, whereas "Wicked" is based on -- well, a novel. And as a story it pales in comparison, losing much of the character development and allegory (I know, ask Tolkien what he thinks of allegory). But if you have never read the book, there should be no question that "Wicked" is a superior musical to "Avenue Q".
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How come there is so little about you on the internet? How come you are posting this on slashdot when you should be to busy being a media pundit. You should be marketed as "the man who invested spam" (the only drawback being you would probably be shot by someone who thought you invented the idea rather than the label).
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I wonder if it still works. (I can almost figure out what it means.)
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Someone should send him a gift to show our appreciation.. hmm.. what could we use??
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Well, as serious as a question can be in a MPFS thread.
Why is it that Monty Pythons Flying Circus and all its various incarnations are still going strong and still considered funny and relevant? I mean, it's been 30 years... most of the humor from that era seems terribly tired and dated. Somehow, Python endures. My 13-year-old son dropped a line from Hole Grail into a conversation a couple of weeks ago, and I swear he's never seen the movie.
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The overture of Spamalot actually follows the opening credits of the movie very faithfully, including a complete change in style at the last minute (presumably at great expense).
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Nobody has been awarded anything yet.
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So maybe the nomination is the award.
It's easy to stand out when the general level of competence is so low.
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I saw the show, which was GREAT. It matters to me.
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Silly person.
You have no sense of humor.
I had the good fortune to see Spamalot two weeks ago, and it's brilliant. Doesn't exactly hew to the movie, which is fine; most of the best-known skits are intact (often with minor changes in timing or dialogue), although there have been several major changes in terms of plot structure (in other words, the musical actually has a plot structure). Of the three "big-name" leads, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria, and David Hyde-Pierce, Curry comes off the best (he's Arthur all the way through), Hank Azaria is great in a variety of roles (Tim the Enchanter, the French Taunter, Lancelot), and David Hyde-Pierce is pretty good (although his Sir Robin is best when he's most similar to Niles Crane).
Actually, the biggest surprise is Sara Ramirez as the Lady of the Lake. She's a fantastic singer and a great comedic actress. Those of you who've seen it know what I mean. Here's hoping she goes on to great things.
Bah, what am I analyzing it for? It's hysterically funny. Beg, borrow, and steal, and go see it. And if you're going to see it, just remember... A101. (Shh, if you've seen it, don't spoil it!)
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Of course, this has nothing to do with SPAM
So it has nothing to do with canned ham (SPAM), but does it have anything to do with junk e-mail (spam)?
No, I don't want to explore the Recycle Bin.
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While I was initially annoyed by the misuse of Hormel's trademark there too, it actually kind of does have something to do with both SPAM(tm) and spam, since Monty Python's skit mentioning the luncheon meat (over and over and over) is the inspiration for the junk email nickname.
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