The thing on NBC? I was in a bar, and the sound was off, but it looked creepy.
These guys?
It was done very well.
It was great until I caught up with the DVR. Then it was commercial after commercial.
As I watched I wondered if Millenials even knew what it was.
Saw the show back in the 70s when it originally came out. Still have the LP too. :)
I’ll have to check it out if it is on-demand.
The elaborate production overwhelmed the story. I’ve decided I like the minimalist productions os JCS better.
I always think of Archie Bunker. He had gone to a protest to get meathead and had gotten arrested. In the cell a hippie walked up to him and asked “Do you know Jesus?”
Archie said “Yeah, I know Jesus. And I knew Him a long time before you freaks came along and made a superstar out of him.”
Thought it was great.
I enjoyed it when it came out - have the soundtrack and occasionally listen to it.
Fake good news.
No, it’s not 1970-71. Nearly a half century later, I finally have the same perspective that Billy Graham had at the time: The silly, overblown navel-gazing by two foppish Brits misses the most important part of the story, that of the Resurrection and the redemption of the world from sin.
It was extremely good, although I am not sure why there were so many blacks.
But after you hear Ian Gillian do JC everyone else falls short.
I have never seen it.
In 1971 I was dating a real cutie. Her Father was a brilliant man with a large number of patents in his name. He was also a sincere Christian.
His Daughter who was a really nice girl, liked “Jesus Christ Superstar”. It was probably the only thing they disagreed on. Otherwise she practically worshiped him.
The fact that he thought it harmful was good enough for me.
Does anyone realize that it is Judas, and not Jesus, who is the ‘hero’ in this production?
Here is an ample list to show the blasphemous character of the play . . . if anyone is interested.
https://www.christianblog.com/blog/bibleguy64/is-jesus-christ-superstar-blasphemy/
I made it through about 15 minutes. Didn’t like past the opening guitar riffs.
Instead of “not entirely biblical,” I’d say utter blasphemy.
Please watch this short video:
What was wrong with Jesus Christ Superstar?
https://t.co/2HlRZA2RFE
I watched it.......................in 1972....................
I did not see it, but around the water cooler this morning (metaphorically speaking) I heard mixed reviews.
What turned me off watching it was the interview with John Legend in which he said “Jesus died for what he believed in” as if he were a SJW martyr.
I watched about 10 minutes of NBC. I saw Judas take the silver and then it went to commercial. Then I saw a little bit more and it again went to commercial. I found it really annoying that show had a little box, down on the right of the screen, that showed ‘backstage’ during the voluminous commercials. I simply couldn’t be bothered to watch this overblown NBC ‘concept’ production.
No. Sticking with the Book.