Flesh and Bone on EW free just for today

Enjoy the first episode of Flesh and Bone for 24 hours on EW at this link:

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/02/flesh-and-bone-starz-premiere-exclusive

 

 

Comments

[Haglund]

Hopefully, all the dancers will keep their kittens and puppies away from Ben Daniels.

[Angelica]

Thank you for being on the cutting edge with this, Haglund and getting it right out to us. I'll be away on Sunday so would have missed it. Alas, all I can say is Eewwwww! The best part was seeing Irina Dvorovenko looking so stunning. And Sascha, with his adorable smile. So far, the rest is a cliche-ridden rehash of Black Swan, with all the stereotypes we expect (but hope not) to see. I doubt I'll bail, but I hope it gets better!

[Haglund]

Angelica, I agree that it was filled with cliche-dialogue. It sounded like Ben Daniels spent a lot of time listening to David Howard tapes and then tried to spice it up with a little Basil Thompson. I nearly expected to hear "well, maybe you can sing" and "you call that 5th position?" followed by a whack of the cane.

However, Sarah Hay comes across as 100% genuine. Her complicated emotions read clearly on her face. You can feel her nerves as though they were your own.

Irina is fabulous, too. That Gamzatti look is a killer. Sascha, although he hasn't had much to say yet, is certainly a natural in front of the camera.

I thought the overall appearance of "the company" had a small municipal, low-budget look.

[Marta]

Thanks for the link, Haglund. It was fun to watch even though it was trite, trashy, and everyone/everything was a stereotype. I thought the scene with the brother was particularly gross. Dvorovenko and Hay were both terrific. I hope we get to see more dancing.

Keep on informing us!

[Haglund]

Hi, Marta.

I believe that there is a longish ballet sequence choreographed by Stiefel which we'll see in process along the way and the finished product at the end. At least, that's my understanding.

[m&m]

Hi Haglund, how can we continue to watch the series. Is there a site that we can subscribe to?

[Haglund]

Hi m&m.

To my knowledge, the only way to watch it is to subscribe to Starz through your cable company.

[sharonomink]

I signed up for Starz and have been sort of binge watching ... 4.5 episodes in (a girl has to sleep sometime). My view is that it's sort of a train wreck ... you can't look away. But the perpetuation of ballet dancers as a group of predominantly deeply troubled, drug crazed individuals is disappointing. Agree 100% that Sarah Hay is a keeper though. That girl has talent and depth. And it is great to see a show where the quality of the dance is what it should be.

[Haglund]

Thanks, sharonomink. I haven't watched any more of Flesh and Bone since I don't subscribe to Starz, but it sounds like the program not only perpetuates stereotypes of ballet dancers, but also of cable TV. I mean, it's television -- which has not exactly been getting more worthwhile over the past 30 years -- regardless of the many awards the industry deals itself.

I doubt that F&B will drive anyone away from or toward ballet.