Do you like musical episodes of otherwise not musical things?

Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
As the title says to you like it when TV shows and the like do musical episodes when they are not normally musically inclined?
Answers (public voting - your screen name will appear in the results):
Yes, I like musical episodes
WildeKnight , Ms. N , eeep , Zinzai , null , HomuHomu , dv8 , blacklodge , klyte
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No, I don’t like musical episodes
Kynky Kytty , AndroAngel , dhig , Ghost , Drakoni , Breas , Stagger13 , Howells , P'Gell , Shellz31 , authorzero , GravyCakes , mmike
13
I’m neutral to musical episodes
cheetahpita , Miss Morphine , Chilipepper , LaSchwartz , Sinfully , Ash1141
6
Depends on the show
Kynky Kytty , Lucidity , Rossie , namelesschaos , wetone123 , Trishcuit629 , onehotmomma , LilLostLenore , wrmbreze , Ninja Wolf , ~LaUr3n~ , mpfm , OroNomi , Darklyvan , ColorMeCute , Kindred , karay123 , El-Jaro , Ash1141 , shinypinkstars , tickle me pink , dv8 , sbon
23
Total votes: 51 (48 voters)
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Contributor: AndroAngel AndroAngel
Musical episodes seriously irk me. I hate them with a passion and usually walk away from them wondering how the show could do such a horrible thing to its fanbase.
12/07/2011
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
Usually if they do it seriously as if it was a good thing, I just can't stand it, unless they manage to parody other musical episodes, then I somehow like it, and I'll find it amusing. Pure irony.

PS I also HATE Disney singing. They overdo it.
12/07/2011
Contributor: Lucidity Lucidity
They have to be pretty damn good.
12/07/2011
Contributor: T&A1987 T&A1987
depends on the show, but usually yes. Especially the simpsons, I have most of them on my ipod.
12/07/2011
Contributor: Rossie Rossie
Musical episodes themselves don't bother me, but characters will. I always change the channel when Glee comes on, I hate the character Jane Lynch portrays with a passion! I can't even stand watching commercials with her in it!
12/07/2011
Contributor: cheetahpita cheetahpita
Doesn't matter to me - if it's a show I like I'll keep watching even if they're singing.
12/07/2011
Contributor: Trishcuit629 Trishcuit629
Sometimes I love them, sometimes I hate them. It depends on my mood more than anything. There will be episodes I see multiple times, and one day I'll like the singing, one day I won't.
12/08/2011
Contributor: onehotmomma onehotmomma
I don't like the random "break out in a song" type thing, and it happens all the time..lol..I don't know though. It really does just depend on the show.
12/08/2011
Contributor: LilLostLenore LilLostLenore
The buffy musical and the daria musical were epic.
12/08/2011
Contributor: Miss Morphine Miss Morphine
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Originally posted by LilLostLenore
The buffy musical and the daria musical were epic.
The Daria musical was pretty great. I also enjoy the musical elements of HIMYM; the musical episode of Grey's Anatomy was one of my least favorite.
12/08/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
I loved the Buffy musical.
12/08/2011
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
It was cool in Grey's
12/08/2011
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
Anyone remember 'Cop Rock'?

Enough said.

(I also come a musical theatre background and never understood why television has to butt into our turf when their shows aren't suited to musical numbers. Many of the writers don't know how to segue into a number properly, so it often seems forced and contrived. Although I was highly entertained by the Rocky Horror/Priscilla musical battle on 'The Drew Carey Show' several years ago.)
12/08/2011
Contributor: Darklyvan Darklyvan
Quote:
Originally posted by namelesschaos
As the title says to you like it when TV shows and the like do musical episodes when they are not normally musically inclined?
They can be very funny, my favorite was on How I met your mother.
12/08/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
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Originally posted by Rossie
Musical episodes themselves don't bother me, but characters will. I always change the channel when Glee comes on, I hate the character Jane Lynch portrays with a passion! I can't even stand watching commercials with her in it!
She's irritating as hell, isn't she? I don't know who she appeals to, and I think her flip manner and outright meanness (not even on the show, but her public persona) is very unattractive.
12/08/2011
Contributor: Shellz31 Shellz31
No, I can't stand them. They ruin the show for me.
12/08/2011
Contributor: karay123 karay123
Depends on the show, and the execution.
12/08/2011
Contributor: OroNomi OroNomi
If it's done well it can be very entertaining. Unfortunately, that is incredibly rare. The episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold with Neil Patrick Harris was awesome and lots of fun (yes, I watch cartoons. No, I will not grow up.). It has quite a few Phantom references amongst others. Good stuff!
12/08/2011
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
To answer my own question it depends on the episode. The scrubs episode was good, to get nostalgic It was funny when Power Rangers did it ( *In Opera Voice* Let's Stop this Crime! Its Morphing Time!)

However on the other hand we have stuff like the Sanctuary Musical episode, a horrible half assed, logical inconsistent, (ok I get we're singing to the abnormal because of yada yada plot device but why are they randomly singing in place where there is no plot device?), auto-tuned, mess that focused on the worse character on the show (really a musical episode focusing on Will's annoying girlfriend?) The worse episode of an overall crappy season.
12/08/2011
Contributor: WildeKnight WildeKnight
Love when Joss Whedon did musical episodes.
12/08/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
I loved the Buffy musical.
Me too!

The Grey's Anatomy one was REALLY awkward. It was like they went by song title and not what the song actually meant.
12/08/2011
Contributor: GravyCakes GravyCakes
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Originally posted by El-Jaro
Me too!

The Grey's Anatomy one was REALLY awkward. It was like they went by song title and not what the song actually meant.
omg, that's how i felt! it was so weird!
12/08/2011
Contributor: Sinfully Sinfully
Im neutral on this for the most part.
12/08/2011
Contributor: Ms. N Ms. N
There was a great How I Met Your Mother episode that ended in a song and dance number...Barney & company singing "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit." I would link to it, but there is not a good video on youtube.
12/08/2011
Contributor: Zinzai Zinzai
Musical episodes are pretty awesome when they are done well, last one I saw was Syfy's Sanctuary which was.... bad.
12/10/2011
Contributor: Ash1141 Ash1141
Really depends on the show
12/10/2011
Contributor: null null
If they're well done I love them!
12/10/2011
Contributor: HomuHomu HomuHomu
The Scrubs musical was AMAZING.
12/11/2011
Contributor: tickle me pink tickle me pink
It depends on the show, but I usually like musical episodes.
12/11/2011