Wicked in Singapore

So, I realised although I blogged about my Singapore trip, but I didn't really go into the details of the main purpose of that trip- Wicked! 

This was mostly because it deserved it's own entry, and I needed the time to compose such an entry. I have so many friends who would have loved to have gone with us to see the show, and who we would have loved to have been able to come, but it didn't work out. So, I wanted this special entry to essentially be able to help them to feel as though they were there with us.

The show of course, lacked neither it's magic or it's brilliance; but seeing it in a new country with a few new cast members brought something new to the show.
And there were a few changes.

Galinda's line about Elphaba in Dr Dillamond's class?
"Well, it seems the artichoke is steamed!"
It's now broccoli. Apparently no one in Singapore knew what an artichoke was.

The exchange with Nessa and Boq at the OzDust about the punch?
"What's in the punch?"
"Lemons, and melons and pears."
 "Oh my!" 
Gone. (I was sad. I like that line.)

The little bit between Galinda and Fiyero when Elphaba first enters the OzDust in the hat?
"Who in Oz's name is that?" 
"It's my roommate. Please don't stare." 
"How can you help it?"
Gone. (Also sad about that.)

But there were also some awesome parts that either were not there before, or I simply never noticed them, but I will now watch for them every single time I see the show.

First of all, Fiyero's reaction when he's listening to Galinda convince Boq to ask Nessa to the party. David Harris does this really, really well. I loved it. It's one of curiosity, incredulously (as in 'this is so not going to work') and then shock and awe throughout that entire scene.

The other second part, which is now my favourite ensemble moment of the show, is that scene in Dillamond's class, the first one. When Dillamond says "the question became, who can we blame?" and one of the ensemble members (Shane, we later discovered after poring over the program and tweeting the cast for answers), who is sitting next to Boq and behind Elphaba, he points to Elphaba in answer to that question.

And we giggled, every time. (Except for the last show we saw, when he didn't do it and we were devastated)

This was my first time seeing Suzie Mathers as Glinda, and she was awesome! I loved her, and she's already made her way onto my list of favourite Glindas! (The top 3 are now Megan Hilty, then Suzie and then Lucy Durack).

Jemma Rix, of course, was an amazing Elphaba as usual. OK, so yes, she's the only Elphaba I've seen live, but it still stands. (My top 3 Elphaba's are Jemma, then Eden Espinosa and then Idina Mezel).  She is the only Elphaba who can reduce me to tears (and make me stop breathing) just via YouTube. I refer you to the story I think I blogged where I started crying in the lobby just after hearing the end of her Defying Gravity (it was as awkward as it sounds).

David Harris... sigh. I've seen three different Fiyero's live, and he is by far the best. Apart from the facial expression thing I mentioned earlier, we also giggled at the beginning of Dancing Through Life when he was talking to Boq and he straightened his tie and then slapped his butt with the book before he threw it off stage (this was mostly funny due to a private joke no one will get unless they know my friend Julia, but still funny!) He's also such a nice guy! And gives awesome hugs (but I can say this about all the cast members I met).

Elisa Colla, I've also seen as Nessarose every time I've seen the show, and she's so good! Her Wicked Witch of the East is beautiful. And, after meeting her at Stage door and a few tweets, I'm standing by the official line that she is the sweetest person in the world.

James D. Smith was also wonderful as Boq, but again, I've seen him every time. But I definitely like him better than any Boq I've seen on YouTube. Again, he's such a nice guy!

As Bert Newton wasn't there, we had Glen Hogstrom (Dillamond) as the Wizard. He was great! I was really happy with his portrayal of the Wizard, and then on our last night, we had him as Dillamond, and he was just as great! I'm really happy I got to see him in both roles.

So, when Glen was the Wizard, Nathan Carter, (who I've only seen as Elphaba's father until now) was Dillamond, and he was the Wizard to Glen's Dillamond. He wasn't bad, but I really like him as the father! (And not just because the guy we had as the Father the first night had hair... which was weird for everyone).

Anne Woods was the third Morrible I've seen, and again, she wasn't bad, but I prefer Maggie Kirkpatrick's portrayal, but I did love Geraldine Turner. And again, she was lovely at the Stage Door, even if we only managed to talk to her one night of the four.

I finally got to meet Ryan Sheppard (Chistery) and Gretel Scarlett (Elphaba's mother) and both were extremely lovely.

I can't think of anything else to comment on... I miss Wicked....

Lest we forget

Today is April 25th, ANZAC Day.

ANZAC day (for my American friends) is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand.

It is the day we remember all those who have fought for our country in battle. The date, April 25 is the anniversary of the day when the ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) soldiers first landed at Gallipoli (in Turkey) in 1915.
The ANZAC soldiers were there with the Allies to help the British capture the Gallipoli peninsula. Winston Churchill had a plan that by doing so, it would open the Black Sea to the Allies.

In reality, it became eight months of the Allied soldiers camping out on the beach in the cold and wet, being shot at and ambushed by the Turkish soldiers.
By the time the campaign ended, 21, 255 British, 10,000 French, 8, 709 Australian, 2, 721 New Zealand and 1, 358 Indians (which was then still a British colony) soldiers had died.

But it is not just a day to remember the sacrifice the men made for their country. It is a day which we commemorate what has become a huge part of the Australian national identity.

So many stories came out of Gallipoli, about Australian soldiers who had lied about their age to be able to join the war.
One of my favourites is the story of John Simpson Kirkpatrick, most commonly known just by the phrase "Simpson and his donkey". Simpson was a stretcher-bearer with the ANZACs at Gallipoli, and upon arrival at ANZAC Cove (as it is now known), he found a donkey and used that to transport injured soliders between the fighting and the camp.
After only three weeks, Simpson was shot and died, but the donkey, so well trained by now, continued on its way and got the injured men on it's back, back to where there was medical aid.

The British soliders, according to sources, were amazed at the attitude of the Australian soliders.

They waited neither for orders nor for the boats to reach the beach, but, springing out into the sea, they waded ashore, and, forming some sort of rough line, rushed straight on the flashes of the enemy’s rifles.

That was from a report about the ANZACs from 8 May 1915.

 Anzac stood, and still stands, for reckless valor in a good cause, for enterprise, resourcefulness, fidelity, comradeship, and endurance that will never own defeat.

ANZAC's came to represent all the characteristics of Australians. Stories of bravery, mateship, where everyone was equal and there were no real officers and enlisted soliders. Everyone fought alongside one another and helped one another whenever possible.

So, today we remember all those ANZACs who fought not only in Gallipoli, but in every battle since and those who represent the ANZAC spirit.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them."

Lest we forget.

Thank you to the Wicked cast

I’ve just gotten back to the hotel in Singapore after leaving the Stage Door of Marina Bay Sands, after seeing Wicked again, for the last time in Singapore.

This was my 3^rd show in Singapore and 7^th overall, and I still feel the magic as much as I did the first time, all the way back in June 2010. Over the past 3 years that I’ve known, loved and seen the show, there have been quite a few cast changes. All bring something new to the role that I know and love, and I always love the experience of new cast members.

But, as we’re leaving Singapore tomorrow night and by the time I get to see the show again (whenever I’m lucky enough to see it again, but I’m not expecting it to be until the Australian cast tour New Zealand in 2013), who knows how many cast changes will have occurred, I really wanted to take the time and thank the amazing Wicked cast- especially because I feel like a complete idiot for crying in front of most of them.

Some, like Jemma Rix (Elphaba), Elisa Colla (Nessarose), James D Smith (Boq) and Ryan Sheppard (Chistery), I’ve been lucky enough to see all 7 times and are all part of the reason I fell in love with the show and kept coming back.

Some, like David Harris (Fiyero), I have seen several times now and I’ve loved what he brings to Fiyero that actors before haven’t.

And some, like Suzie Mathers (Glinda), Glen Hogstrom (technically Dr Dillamond, but I’ve only seen him as the Wizard- where he was awesome) and Anne Woods (Madame Morrible), Singapore has been my first time seeing them in their roles, and again, I’ve loved seeing their portrayals of the characters, especially Suzie!

But I really wanted to thank the cast, ensemble members too (such as Gretel Scarlett). Not just for being amazing actors and singers, but for being lovely, amazing, friendly warm people. I haven’t had the opportunity to go to the stage door much before this trip, except for when I saw the show in Perth last August.

And I was so happy to meet you all. Thank you so, so much for taking the time to sign autographs, take photos (multiple photos), for the tweets and just for being willing to have a chat when I’m sure all you want to do is go home!

And to Jemma, Suzie, David, Elisa and Gretel, thank you for reading my letters! I express myself so much better on paper than in person, and I was actually incredibly nervous about writing the letters and giving them out. And for you all to actually read them, means so much.

This show means so much to me, I don’t even know if I can tell you. I’ve made so many amazing friends through the show who I am so incredibly lucky to have, and the messages in the story and music really speak to my heart.

It actually hurts a little, knowing this is the last time for a long time, because it feels like having to say goodbye to a very close friend. And not just the show itself, or the characters, but the cast have come to feel like almost family, if not close friends (twitter probably helps with that though, haha).

I mentioned in my letters that this year I’m living and teaching in a small country town in NSW. It’s my first time living out of home, away from my family and friends and of course, teaching. Although I only have six students, it’s a lot to deal with all at once.

There were several times, especially in the last few weeks of term, when the thought of this trip and seeing the show again, was all that was getting me through each day. I had hoped I’d get a chance to meet you all, and it was even so much greater than I’d ever imagined.

So, thank you for making my first overseas trip so memorable and special. And thank you just all the hard work you all put into the show and making sure it’s as magic and special every single time.

To be incredibly cheesy, clichéd and unoriginal, “It well may be/ that we will never meet again/ In this lifetime/So let me say before we part/ So much of me, is made from what I learned from you/ You'll be with me, like a handprint on my heart.”

So, thank you so much for everything and best wishes for Korea.

Love,

Carlie.

(AKA @carlie_dawn on twitter)

Warning: Author Rants Here

How many times have you heard someone say "I'm [insert person, fandom, whatever name here]'s biggest fan"?

And maybe it's just me, but I didn't realise admiring someone's work and being passionate about whatever it is was a competition.

And sometimes (not all times, but there's definitely a few I know of) the self-proclaimed "biggest fan" looks down on all other fans, as if to say "this is mine and you can't share in it."

Which is ridiculous, because there's nothing better than a fanbase becoming a community and all members supporting one another. And I know for a fact how supportive these fandoms can be and the wonderful friendships that can be formed.

And sometimes, the "biggest fan" can be... well, more creepy than anything else.

Case in point, Exhibit A if you will:



OK, I love Harry Potter and have since I was 10 years old. I consider myself a pretty big fan. But I stopped keeping track of how many times I've read the books when book 4 got over 100. I don't see the point in having more than 1 copy of each book and movie (although I am considering buying myself another set of books, because the new covers are gorgeous).

But I get seriously creeped out everytime I watch this video- which after the first time was usually to prove this point.

Harry Potter is my main fandom, right with Wicked the musical. And this is where the bone I have to pick gets harder:

There are a few lucky people I know of who were aware of Wicked's existence in Australia from the beginning in 2008 (I was in a uni bubble. Nothing new rarely gets through.). They work full-time and so were able to save more money and sometimes lived in closer proximity to the theatres, so their tally of how many times they've seen the show is naturally a lot higher than mine or the majority of people.

But I've read comments from these people on various social networking sites, where they proclaim themselves as the biggest fan.

Now, maybe it's just me, but in my mind, seeing the show x amount of times, reading the books, movies, going to concerts... whatever the fandom you're talking about here, doesn't make you the biggest fan.

And yes I am a tiny bit jealous of people who have the time and money to be able to see the show so much and travel around to do so, but I don't think I'm any less of a big fan because I've only seen the show 6 (it'll be 7 as of tomorrow, actually) times and wasn't aware of its existence until 2010.

Some of the biggest Wicked fans I know have only seen the show once. (Hi, Julia!) And the truth is, I was really lucky each time I've gotten to see the show. For shows 2, 3, and now 5-7, I saved my butt off for months to be able to go.

Same with musicans. I'm a huge Delta Goodrem fan, I think she's amazing and I have all her albums. But I've actually had someone tell me I'm not a "true" fan, because I haven't been to all her concerts, etc. Um, I went to her Believe Again tour in Sydney (one show, unlike the person who was telling me this who had literally followed it all around the country. And again, I saved like crazy to do so), but when her Visualise tour was touring, I was 15 and had just moved 2 hours from Sydney. If you think my parents were going to take me to a Delta Goodrem concert or let me go alone, you've got another think coming.

And there is a Delta Goodrem fan group on FB (which I recently left for reasons I'll explain in a moment, whilst continuing on my rant), which contains some huge, genuine Delta fans who live in countries where Delta has of yet never been and is not a hugely popular artist.

But when has being the "biggest fan" meant anything? What does it mean? You don't get a prize, do you? Unless there's something I've missed here.

But yes, I recently left a Delta Goodrem fan group on FB for one reason- I was sick and tired of the negativity I was hearing, and frankly, it was cheesing me off.

Delta will, in 2012, release her first studio album since 2007. So, naturally, long-time fans are a bit impatient and excited. This FB group I was a part of... I regularly read comments such as "this album had better be epic for keeping us waiting for so long" and "she should just release something before no one wants to listen to it anymore".

First of all, Delta hasn't exactly been doing nothing since 2007. Her tour was 2009, and she's been working so hard in the US and released songs with Jim Brickman and Michael Bolton. She did a voice for a film last year, Santa's Apprentice and because she writes/ co-writes pretty much all her own songs, she's been writing and learning for the past few years.

As a perfectionist and creative type person (nothing musical, but still), I can understand her wanting to make sure everything she releases, she's happy with. Especially when she's said in the past she wouldn't mind changing a few things about her second album, Mistaken Identity, which she felt she rushed to put out after her cancer battle.  (I'm still impatient for the new music, but I get it!)

She released the first single "Sitting on top of the world" at the beginning of the month. I love it. It's catchy, and upbeat and makes you incredibly happy just listening to it. You totally get the sense Delta is loving her life at the moment, and that makes me happy.

But when she released a 30 second sample (teaser, more accurately, I played it on a loop for days, dying to hear the full song), people were so negative!

Things like "I expected better after 5 years", "this doesn't sound like Delta", and my personal favourite "Just remember if you don't like this song, there's a minimum of at least 12 that we can expect to hear later in the year, so don't give up hope."

Um, what the hell?

One more example, (I promise!), is when I bought Idina Menzel's CD and DVD of Live: Barefoot at the Symphony. I loved the DVD and CD, but it was only when I went to put the CD on my computer that I noticed "I'm not that girl" didn't make the transfer.

A tad disappointed, I decided to google in case it was available online somehow (with the internet, you never know!). Google led me to amazon, and I decided to read some reviews whilst I was there, and spread the Idina love.

Now, I don't know if the people who reviewed the CD hadn't seen the DVD or hadn't listened to the track before so were unaware of the context. But there is a beautiful, spine-tingling moment when Idina sings "For Good" (yes, from Wicked) acapalla to the audience as a thank you for coming and their support. There is no music, just her amazing voice. She doesn't even use the microphone, her voice just carries (I suppose there could also be other mics on the stage, but I have no clue) throughout the room. Hence, the chills.

This is set up in the track before on the CD when she thanks the audience.

But the reviews were saying things such as "it sounds as though she's a million miles away from the microphone" and "this needed the orchestra".

Um, no, it didn't. If Idina had sung it with the orchestra and into the mic, yes it wouldn't have been just as amazing, but the intimacy of the song and the personal touch would have been gone.

One of my favourite comments stated that all the song choices were obscure and seemed completely random.

If you watch the DVD, and listen to the whole CD, Idina does a little chat before most songs, to set them up. And they pretty much all have some personal connection or sentiment to her, which is why she chose to share them with the audience.

But when did being a fan mean you can tear people down? I thought the point of being a fan was that you admire the person, the music/story whatever means something to you in some way, and supporting the fandom, whatever it may be.

I realise notihing is perfect and everything will always have flaws, but I don't see that as an excuse to gripe over them.

I don't love all Delta songs, I don't like certain parts in Harry Potter and wish JK Rowling had done it a little differently, and there are always some cast members I've seen in Wicked who I feel don't 100% match the role or I'd rather they delivered a line a bit differently. But I'm not going to go tear them down because of it.

Supporting someone/something means accepting the good and bad. You just focus on the good.

Do I make sense or am I just ridiculously positive?

Wicked in Singapore #2

Hi! So, sorry I haven't been blogging more regularly, but we've been having a lot of late nights on this trip!

So, on Friday (you know, the day I promised to blog about that night, haha. Oops) we went to Universal Studios. It was so much fun! I'm not really a ride person, but I love the details they put into each world of these places. It's the little touches that make it realistic.

I loved the New York world, but my favourite was probably the Far Far Away world. I love Shrek! But we got to meet the cast of Madagascar which was awesome (yes, I am a big kid, haha).

On Friday night we went to the Stage Door, mostly to try and catch all the cast members who leave so quickly!

And it was amazing. I'd met some cast members before, but it was my first time for a lot of them. And they're all so lovely! The highlight was David Harris (Fiyero) signing my program and spelling my name correctly although he's only ever seen it on twitter!

But there was a moment when we were killing time before going to the Stage door by buying WICKED merch (as you do), and we could hear the end of Jemma's 'Defying Gravity' from the lobby!!! And it was so beautiful, and so Jemma and I realised in that moment how much I missed the show and cast and YouTube does not do Jemma justice... and I cried. Yep, in the lobby. It was awkward.

 



On Saturday, we were so excited all day about seeing the show! I barely slept the night before! We went and did the Changi WWII tour that morning, which was really good.

We heard some really cool stories about Australian P.O.Ws from that time, and I'm hoping to use it when I teach WWII later this year.

And then... finally, after 8 months of withdrawal, missing the show and longing to see it again... WICKED! Front row centre!!

So amazing there are no words! I cried in the overture (again, awkward. I also cried again in Defying Gravity, but at least this time I was seeing it!) And then we bolted (and I do mean bolted. I had my shoes off and everything) to the Stage Door and met more cast members that we'd missed the night before.

I'd written some of the cast letters before we went, and given them out on Friday night. And both David and Elisa (Nessarose) thanked me and said they were sweet! They read them!!!!

Yesterday was a pretty light day. We went to the Titanic Exhibition, which was incredibly moving and sad. We also happened to go (OK, it was planned) exactly 100 years from the day the ship sunk. When you go in, you're given a boarding pass from an actual passenger. At the end, you discover your fate.

I was Eva Georgette Light, AKA Mrs Bertram Frank Dean. I was 33, from Devon England and travelling to Kansas with my husband, 1 year old son (Bertram V Dean) and 9 week old daughter (Elizabeth Gladys 'Millvina' Dean) in 3rd class. I spent the whole time hoping that at least my kids had survived the sinking.

The exhibit was amazing, you actually feel like you're on the ship! Which means you feel really underdressed. I got my photo taken on the replica of THE staircase (!!!!) and it was so moving.

And yes, I and my children survived the sinking. My husband did not.

Today we did the zoo and the night safari, both of which were amazing... until it started pouring down from nowhere. But it was still fun! We saw lions! (I love lions).

Tomorrow, we're planning to hit the museum before seeing Wicked again! (And stage door, of course). Front row again! Yay!



Singapore

Greetings from Singapore, everyone!

This is officially Day #1 of the trip, and I shall blog on that either tonight or tomorrow (depends on how tired I am by tonight!).

So, yesterday, I spent a total of 9 hours on a plane. We were flying out from Sydney to Brisbane at 8am. We wanted to be at the airport by 6am- we were awake at 2 (not by choice. I think I was so paranoid I'd sleep through the 4am alarm, I just woke up).

The flight to Brisbane went surprisingly fast, which filled us with false hope that the next 8 hour stretch to Singapore from Brisbane would also go fast. As I've said before, I love flying, hate airports (especially, it turns out, international airports. So much stress!)

The view from the plane- clouds look so cool from planes!

The highlight of our 3 hour layover in Brisbane was meeting our friend Bianca, who is as lovely in person as she is on twitter!



Bianca, Kelly and me.



So, how do you kill 8 hours on a plane? Very. Slowly.

Thank Oz they offered movies! I watched New Years Eve (I love that movie); then I watched the first episode of Tim Allen's new sitcom Last Man Standing (it's really funny, and completely different from Home Improvement!)  Then I watched How to lose a guy in 10 days which was edited for content (So, instead of playing "Bullshit" they play "Bullspit.") I watched some of Breaking Dawn part 1 out of sheer boredom, but only made it through half (which they also said was edited, but I'm sure they showed more than How to lose a guy in 10 days did, which was weird because BD is way worse).

We were flying with Etihad airlines, and they were really good! The service was lovely and the flight attendants had gorgeous uniforms.

Although before every movie started, they advertised something called Pocari Sweat. Apparently, it's some kind of drink to replenish the fluids your body uses whilst sitting. Call me crazy, but I'm not too keen on the idea of drinking anything with a bodily fluid mentioned in the title (does sweat count as a bodily fluid?)

So, we arrived at Singapore 6.30pm local time. And it's very warm, so we're very happy!

Keep you all posted!

Real World Magic

When you think of "magic", what springs to mind? Magic wands, wizards, invisbility, flying, brooms, Hogwarts... you get the point.

People love talking about what they'd do if magic was real. And don't get me wrong, it'd be very convenient- like Apparition, for example.

But there IS magic in the real world. Here's a few of what springs to mind when I think about what I consider to be "real world magic."

1. Music

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Dumbledore says "Ah, music! A magic beyond all we do here."

Totally true. Music has the ability to change our mood in an instant. There is nothing more magical than live music- it's part of why I love theatre and musicals. Or being part of a crowd singing the same song. Studies have shown how your mood and minds are affected when you listen to songs you love and don't love. 

For me, Delta Goodrem and Wicked are things that instantly make me feel better when I listen to them.

And whilst we're on the subject of Delta (conveniently ;P) her new single Sitting on top of the world hit radio (and hence the internet) yesterday, the film clip today and it's AMAZING.

Listen to it!!! (Yes, I can work Delta into almost anything. Same with Wicked and Harry Potter. It's a gift). 

      2. Hugs

Who doesn't love hugs? And they're medically good for you! (OK, I learned this on Grey's Anatomy but Google confirmed! It's something to do with your nervous system...)

But hugs can make you feel happy when you're sad, or you just don't know what to do. 

Best of all, they make you feel loved.

   3. Hot showers

Not just showers, but baths.... basically anything heat related! They take away stress, get you warm (and clean- always important!). Plus, I don't know about anyone else, but I always find the shower a great place to think! 

    4. Chocolate

  THERE IS A REASON WHY ITS PRACTICALLY MEDICINE IN THE HARRY POTTER UNIVERSE!

It's endorphins! (and delicious).

Anything else people want to add to the list?

Game! Pick 5 TV shows you love before reading the questions

Pick 5 TV Shows you like before reading the questions.

1. Glee

2. FRIENDS

3. The Big Bang Theory

4. NCIS

5. Bones

1. Who is your favorite character in 2?

Rachel Green

2. Who is your least favorite character in 1?

Oh, that's hard.... least favourite... Probably Artie. He just really annoys me sometimes.

3. What’s your favorite episode of 4?

Another hard question! Anything involving Tony! Bonus if there's a Tony/Gibbs scene. Um, I'm going to say... "Baltimore", because I love seeing how Tony and Gibbs met. Although this would be easier if it was "favourite episode of each season.

4. What is your favorite season of 5?

Um... I'm going to say... season 2 (but I love them all) just because it's where we first meet Dr Gordon Gordan Wyatt, and Stephen Fry is the bomb. Plus, Zack is still around.

5. What’s your favorite relationship in 3?

Sheldon and everyone!!! LOL

6. Who is your anti-relationship in 2?

Can I say Ross and the Copy Place Girl? (AKA Chloe)

7. How long have you watched 1? 

Probably since mid way through season 1.

8. How did you become interested in 3?

When I read Kaley Cuoco was going to be in it. I loved her in 8 Simple Rules for dating my teenage daughter (I have never cried so much in a TV show then when John Ritter died), and it sounded funny.

9. Who is your favorite actor in 4?

Michael Weatherly!!!!!! (But I love them all).

10. Which show do you prefer 1, 2, or 5?

If I'm staring at my DVD shelf and had to pick one.... probably FRIENDS. It never gets old.

11. Which show have you seen more episodes of 1 or 3?

The Big Bang Theory. Simply because there's more.

12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?

Um... probably Abby. 

13. How would you kill off your favorite character in 5?

Booth? It was sad enough when he fake died! But he'd probably actually get shot.

14. Would a 3/4 crossover work?

Big Bang meets NCIS.... I can only imagine how Gibbs would take to Sheldon.

15. Pair two characters in 1 that would make an unlikely, but a good couple.

Rachel and Blaine. IT SAYS UNLIKELY!!!!! I think Blaine being gay covers that. Mostly because I love Lea Michele and Darren Criss. And they sorta went there in "Blame it on the alcohol" anyway!

16. Overall, which show has the better cast, 3 or 5?

Um... when Zack was in it, I probably would have said BONES (not that I don't love all the squinterns... still upset they killed Vincent Nigel-Murray).

But the Big Bang Theory cast wins.

17. Which has the better soundtrack, 2 or 4?

FRIENDS. Who doesn't still sing along to "I'll be there for you"? (And if you're my sister, do the clapping bit too).

Kiss the girl

I love this song. Apart from "Part of your world (reprise)" (Don't ask), it's my favourite Little Mermaid song.

Enjoy!