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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 5:34 pm 
Anyone watching? I was worried that it would be a poor remake of the original, but thankfully they have had added a lot of new context, dances that it just seems like a different version.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 5:51 pm
Good article,
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/arts/television/dirty-dancing-remake-abc.html?_r=0
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 6:58 pm
Washington Post review was scathing. They said everyong but Debra Messing was a waste of their talent. I never planned to watch anyway but hope it is an enjoyable three hours for those who do watch.
And maybe the reviewer was wrong.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 7:02 pm
I'm enjoying it.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 7:08 pm
Is it a live thing, like Grease?
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 7:19 pm
I loved the original, one of my all time favorite movies! but i always felt like there were some weird edits that made no sense. In a way, i feel like this is filling in those edits that didn't make sense.
If you compare it to the original, you most likely won't care for it. But if you can take it as a new movie with similar characters, you will really enjoy it.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 7:21 pm
No, Kitt, it's pre-recorded.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 8:21 pm
Since i am posting alone! LOL
When Dr. Houseman turned and sang I had the time of my life...i just died!!!
And loved the ending!!!!! Loved the closure.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 8:23 pm
LOL, Texannie, I often carry on conversations alone in a thread.
I am watching Survivor.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 8:26 pm
Thanks Texannie. Survivor or us too, but I am taping Dirty Dancing.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 8:43 pm
Thank you...thank you very much...don't forget to tip your waiter!!!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 9:23 pm
I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but of course loved Patrick Swayze for many reasons.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:43 am
I wasn't a big fan of the first one either. I would have watched (or at least recorded) this one if it had been live. I love the live productions.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 6:54 am
I only saw the last 10 minutes (forgot to record it) and I was very disappointed. I guess maybe if I had seen the whole thing I would have been more prepared for the differences...but I found neither actor was a match for Grey/Swayze and I didn't like how they changed the finale dance.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 7:47 am
I thought casting was horrible. Especially for Baby, Johnny and Lisa.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 9:01 am
Abigail Breslin looked too much like a baby.
There were some people that stood out like Katey Sagal and Debra Messing but this was just not good at all. Should have just left it alone or at least found some leads with a little bit of chemistry.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 10:43 am
I wasn't a huge fan of the original either, this may be why I liked the current one. I agree, Abigail Breslin looked like a child and very awkward. I think she'd look more like an 18 yr old had she lost about 10-15 pounds. The two of them together was not believable.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 10:57 am
I have only watched first 2 hours, bedtime beckoned. Lol will finish it tonight. I didn't think it was necessarily a casting issue. Abigail is a good actress and she is 21 yrs old so close enough to age of her character. The Johnny actor was also talented. I saw the problem as coming more from behind the camera. They spent valuable time developing the characters that were largely 2 dimensional in original film. By doing this, they neglected character development for the two main roles. I am not hating it though, I wish they would have more of this type of entertainment on tv.
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Gurliegirl
Member
06-20-2006
| Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 2:00 pm
This was horrible. What I saw of it at least. I had to turn it off because I was cringing too much. There was absolutely no chemistry between anyone. There was no charisma whatsoever. It had no pop. I felt like everyone was just doing the first script read through with zero emotion. Giant fail on behalf of the producer of this show.
No one puts Baby in a remake.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, May 26, 2017 - 11:01 am
I thought it was very enjoyable. I told hubby before we started watching, "Don't compare it to the original movie! Just watch and enjoy on its own merits." We recorded it and only watched the first two hours last night (bedtime). Will watch the rest tonight. Totally enjoyed it.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, May 26, 2017 - 11:18 am
Baby literally looked like a baby.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Friday, May 26, 2017 - 11:39 am
Babyjaxmom, that was the attitude we took too.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, May 27, 2017 - 10:10 am
Totally loved it. Abigail Breslin is not a graceful dancer, but she was great in the part. Hubby has loved her since she was in Signs as a tiny girl. Thought the whole production was throroughly enjoyable. Too bad people didn't give it a chance.
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Saturday, May 27, 2017 - 11:36 am
I think calling it a remake doomed it. If it had been "inspired by Dirty Dancing' then maybe people might have given it a chance.
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