Musicals made me do it

 Remember in the last article when I promised that one about an actual musical was coming soon? Well, here it is, timely as ever. I am still talking about a show as in a TV show, not a live show. However, this is a musical style show, called Schmigadoon! Schmigadoon! is a musical comedy series on Apple TV+ that parodies and pays tribute to various eras of musical theatre. Starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key, the story follows a modern couple who becomes trapped in a magical town where everyone acts as if they are in a studio musical. Schmigadoon is broken down into two seasons, with season one exploring the titular, Schmigadoon and season two exploring Schmicago. As you can tell, both names are remixes of popular musical titles, Brigadoon and Chicago respectively. In true Brigadoon fashion, the entirety of season one focuses on the golden age of musical theatre. For more technical information about this era, check out my article about the history of musical theatre! But f...

 Before you accuse me of click baiting you, I want to make it clear right out of the gate: THIS IS NOT ABOUT A MUSICAL. Now, I have talked about non-musicals on this blog before, but they were usually music adjacent. Meanwhile, this has nothing to do with anything, it's just a small preview to another article about a musical that is coming soon I promise. Um okay by soon it could mean anywhere from today to in 10 weeks, so we'll see how that goes.  I love talking about shows that I adore on this blog, and today we're going to be talking about a TV show that I adore, but not for the same reasons as everything else I've covered here. That is, 'Invasion', a science fiction show created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil. It's an Apple TV+ original that follows an alien invasion through the perspectives of ordinary people across different continents.  Now, this sounds like any old show, and I'm sure you're wondering, what made it so good that it sticks out ...

 Oh yes dear reader, whatever exhaustive, depressive episode I've been going through still isn't over. After remembering that I basically have to start and finish an IA by...  basically tomorrow, take the mock and final test for a college entrance exam before the day after that, and then deal with my hindi orals next week, I suddenly fell back into my lethargy. No, I promise this won't just be a trauma dump, instead it will be me talking about a musical that reminded me of the dredge of everyday existence. That is of course, Groundhog day: The Musical. Yes folks, this is a real thing and it's actually very good. I've been obsessed with this musical since I was in 9th grade, and often found myself sobbing to 'Hope' of all songs. Listen, I don't know what could've been going on to make a 13 year old jam to a song about repeatedly trying to end your life, but it wasn't pretty.  Groundhog Day largely follows the plot of the movie, following a weather...