I read the show was very expensive to produce and the viewership waned in the 2nd season so NBC just pulled the plug. Doesn't that often happen with some of the best shows?
Originally, it was written to be a one season show, leaving it up to the viewers imagination about the success of Bombshell. The concept was to show what it's like to write, create & produce an entirely original musical for Broadway. And the end result would be an actual musical that would eventually make a run on the Broadway stage. YES! Bombshell was intended to be a REAL music. In fact, early 2015 there is a one night only charity event, and the entire Bombshell musical will be performed with it's original cast members. The hope of this event is to see audience response to the show. If it is received well & gets great reviews, there is talk of it coming to the Broadway stage in 2016.
OMG this is me replying to an old profile of mine I guess lol. Yes it's from Smash @Leif and @Eleanor I agree with you, and it's also super interesting that BOTH songs were written by Pasek and Paul (who wrote the whole damn Greatest Showman soundtrack!)
Well they're working on bombshell now, so who knows. Maybe in a year or two it will be real. I've heard rumors that there's a plan for it to become a full stage show soon.
I read that there will be a "One Night Only Charity event" production of Bombshell on Broadway in June of 2015. The venue and exact date haven't been set as of today(1-19-15). I'm sure it will be tough to get tickets,but I plan on trying.
Yes, Bombshell is coming to Broadway for a one night only charity event. But, it is also being reviewed & considered for a long term run possibly in 2016. The concept behind the first season of Smash was to show the struggles & precess of creating a new Broadway musical, with the end run being that there is an actually musical that would become a real Broadway production. Originally, there was not going to be a season 2 and the creation of another musical. It was supposed to end with K.M. singing Don't Forget Me, and left to the viewer's imagination that it was a success & made it to Broadway. But, fan outcry brought about season 2 and it's disastrous ratings. NBC took a huge loss that season, and has suffered ever since. On a side note, I never understood what Hit List is actually supposed to be about. There are only a couple of songs that I actually liked, and never saw the plot of the show, although I have watched the series several times. I don't get it.
God how I love "rewrite this story". Goosebumbs everytime! I hope the guy who I don't even know the name of does something important because his voice is incredible!
I so wish they would do feature length episodes of the whole musicals - imagine how many views you'd get! And I just want to see the whole of bombshelll and learn the full plot of hit list.... shame its only a fantasy... I'd rather that than they put it on broadway because unless it moved to the west end I'd never be able to see it.
Relooking at this again because it is AMAZING Y HAVENT THEY ACTUALLY MADE THIS A MUSICAL LIKE WTF THE STORYLINE IS REALLY GOOD BOTH HIT LIST AND BOMBSHELL
Really miss this show. I didn't care for the Hit List story line or the songs... the staging all looked like a music video.... but man, the production values on Bombshell, and those songs!! Glad that McPhee is working ("Scorpion"), but wish she was making it as a singer. Such an awesome voice.
Sad to say because Jeremy Jordan is amazing, but I didn't really care about/for Jimmy until this very moment 4:36-7:40. I was bawling for a character I really could care less about...that's how incredible/powerful that particular performance/scene was. *Bravo* Glad he got the chance to show that.
I don't know why a lot of people are complaining about the vague story of Hit List, but I get it. I mean, the intro gave me chills! IMHO, once done perfectly, it can be one of the most epic intro in Broadway musicals. I hope someone from our country pick up this musical. I'll do my best to audition and get the part of Jeremy Jordan's role in Hit List.
The three best song from the entire 2 seasons are: 3 - The Love I Meant To Say (Hit List) Season 2 2 - Don't Forget Me (Bombshell) Season 1 Finale Drum roll please~ 1 - Second Hand White Baby Grand (Bombshell) Season 2
+Nacho Mamma Ivy's version of #2 in season 2 is sooo much better than the season 1 finale version I would put it at #1 and Second Hand White Baby Grand at #2. IMHO
Muchas Gracias por tomarte el trabajo de hacerlo! justo el otro día pensaba "alguien debería recrear los musicales con la mejor versión de cada tema" :)
I wish they would make this musical. I think the concept and the music is genius!!! I think it could do well, especially if they use the same cast in Smash!!!!
Hey Guys! Thanks for all the responses! I am working on making a version of this with better quality video and including the songs I missed....not sure how that happened! :/ I have been swamped with work, but I am getting close to done. I will also be working on making a video for all the songs in "Act 2" of the show if it were actually a show. So, stay tuned.
Hey! Except the songs missing this Act 1 is great ! I've been wanting to do the same thing except I wanted to put the "real" audio version over the videos and make it more "realistic" it's a big work tho so idk yet, but your work is awesome, keep going !
Thanks for this compilation! There seemed to be some things missing, like the scene where Ana is twirling around above the stage? I wish we could get the full story as this doesn't make sense without it. I hope they do decide to make it into a musical someday!!
"Original" and "Reach For Me" are missing but other than that it's fantastic! If only it was a real show. I'd see it over and over again. But I doubt NBC will ever let that happen. They own Smash, which means they own Hit List as well.
Apparently the show released an album of the music from Bombshell, hoping it would prove popular enough to warrant making Bombshell a real broadway musical (which it didn’t). They picked the wrong musical to promote though because, while I wouldn’t see Bombshell, I definitely would go see Hit List.
This was awesome but I'm wondering if it's missing a song or 2. Shouldn't 'Original' be in there and maybe even 'Some Boys'. I could be wrong and even with out those songs this vid is awesome.
I wish so hard the we could have a DVD with all the musicals ( 1 for Bombshell et 1 for Hit List) with all the show finish ! It would be an amazing gif to the fans after stop this show too soon !
I am from Holland and a big fan of Jeremy. Read about smash in reactions here on TH-cam. But I cant stream smash over here. So I started looking at all these videos. And now I really want to watch it. 😁 So I went on ebay and ordered both seasons on dvd. Please tell me I wont be disappointed. 😊 I know. Jeremy is only in season 2. But I did like everything I saw from season 1 as well. 😁
IMHO, when Ivy said that Hit List made it to the Broadway is because Kyle died, it's a strong ground for revoking her Tony nomination. Karen should've won the Tony. It's so unfair.
am i the only one who thought the whole texting schtick made no sense cuz it would encourage the audience to leave their phones on during the performance ==
season 2 is still available on hulu. the entire season. I was just watching it. season 1 is on ovation channel. it is almost over though. i don't know what they are going to do once they run through the whole season.
Ugh, WHY DID THIS SHOW GET CANCELLED!?!? So much better than Glee is now. Beautiful music...oh well...
because the people don't appreciate excellent singers, great and an original show... only they like imitation like glee.
Daniie Castro I Know i want it backl
I read the show was very expensive to produce and the viewership waned in the 2nd season so NBC just pulled the plug. Doesn't that often happen with some of the best shows?
YEAH BUT LIKE COME ONNN
Originally, it was written to be a one season show, leaving it up to the viewers imagination about the success of Bombshell.
The concept was to show what it's like to write, create & produce an entirely original musical for Broadway. And the end result would be an actual musical that would eventually make a run on the Broadway stage. YES! Bombshell was intended to be a REAL music. In fact, early 2015 there is a one night only charity event, and the entire Bombshell musical will be performed with it's original cast members. The hope of this event is to see audience response to the show. If it is received well & gets great reviews, there is talk of it coming to the Broadway stage in 2016.
Am I the only one that thinks Rewrite This Story would do really well on pop radio?!
This is a very prescient comment was because the song definitely has “rewrite the stars” energy, which has been a huge commercial success
This is from that show smash right?
OMG this is me replying to an old profile of mine I guess lol. Yes it's from Smash @Leif and @Eleanor I agree with you, and it's also super interesting that BOTH songs were written by Pasek and Paul (who wrote the whole damn Greatest Showman soundtrack!)
Yes
@@Bikeshikesanddogs both writtrn by paul and pasek!
After seeing it all put together in one place I am very shocked that they haven't chosen to put the fictional show of "Hit List" as a real show.
Well they're working on bombshell now, so who knows. Maybe in a year or two it will be real. I've heard rumors that there's a plan for it to become a full stage show soon.
+Ella Brickman Where did you hear that?
On Facebook, through pages like Theater Mania. I know last summer was full of developments and plans, who knows what's happened to them all though.
They haven’t exactly done that yet but there was a full reading at 54 below with Jeremy Krysta and Andy
They said they couldn’t do Bombshell because Marilyn has too many songs, so she won’t be able to do the show every day/night
i miss smash so much , i want hit list and bombshell to be real broadway shows!!
I read that there will be a "One Night Only Charity event" production of Bombshell on Broadway in June of 2015. The venue and exact date haven't been set as of today(1-19-15). I'm sure it will be tough to get tickets,but I plan on trying.
Yes, Bombshell is coming to Broadway for a one night only charity event. But, it is also being reviewed & considered for a long term run possibly in 2016. The concept behind the first season of Smash was to show the struggles & precess of creating a new Broadway musical, with the end run being that there is an actually musical that would become a real Broadway production.
Originally, there was not going to be a season 2 and the creation of another musical. It was supposed to end with K.M. singing Don't Forget Me, and left to the viewer's imagination that it was a success & made it to Broadway. But, fan outcry brought about season 2 and it's disastrous ratings. NBC took a huge loss that season, and has suffered ever since.
On a side note, I never understood what Hit List is actually supposed to be about. There are only a couple of songs that I actually liked, and never saw the plot of the show, although I have watched the series several times. I don't get it.
Nacho Mamma I don't know if Hit List was meant to be understood by special group of people, but I kinda get it, and love it. I don't know...
I've just never understood the storyline for it. And, I've watched the series several times.
Nacho Mamma Maybe you need a refresher class.
The dance battle is low key still epic they really filmed these stage scenes so well
Spot Pippa Soo and Leslie Odom Jr.
Ugh I love this show
There wasnt enough of them in this show.
Hit List is such an incredible musical and I’d love to see it for real.
Thank YOU for compiling the songs together! 6 years later and I still love these songs!
Me to
God how I love "rewrite this story". Goosebumbs everytime! I hope the guy who I don't even know the name of does something important because his voice is incredible!
purplemind93 Jeremy Jordan was is Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde, and he was in supergirl (it's not a musical but shh)
I loooove that song, my favorite definitely “the love I meant to say” I cry every time
The guy who's wrote rewrote this story wrote the music for the greatest showman. You can really hear it in rewrite the stars
I so wish they would do feature length episodes of the whole musicals - imagine how many views you'd get! And I just want to see the whole of bombshelll and learn the full plot of hit list.... shame its only a fantasy... I'd rather that than they put it on broadway because unless it moved to the west end I'd never be able to see it.
Derek complains about Jimmy 'fooling around' in 'Don't let me know' but... Actually he gives... Depth (?) to the number for me... Hahaha.
I found it perfect as well :) He should've put it in the show after.
I agree, it makes it feel like Jimmy sees her everywhere and then he goes to her concert and it make the scene... so sad.
Saaaammmeee, I feel that
I Heard Your Voice in a Dream always gives me chills :)
I'm obsessed with the choreography of Hit List
With how popular pasek and Paul and joe iconos are right now, I can’t believe they haven’t tried getting this show off the ground
this story was so much better than bombshell! it loved that show! katharine is amazing!
Relooking at this again because it is AMAZING Y HAVENT THEY ACTUALLY MADE THIS A MUSICAL LIKE WTF THE STORYLINE IS REALLY GOOD BOTH HIT LIST AND BOMBSHELL
Really miss this show. I didn't care for the Hit List story line or the songs... the staging all looked like a music video.... but man, the production values on Bombshell, and those songs!! Glad that McPhee is working ("Scorpion"), but wish she was making it as a singer. Such an awesome voice.
Hit list was way better than Bombshell!!
And then he sings The Love I Meant To Say and I cry
Darn I'm always attracted to the 'bad' boys... I had such an obsession w/ Jeremy Jordan as this series was going on...
I dont understand why they dont bring both hit list and bombshell to the real broadway. They'd be both very successful.
I watch this over and over!Singing and dancing are my jam...💃
Sad to say because Jeremy Jordan is amazing, but I didn't really care about/for Jimmy until this very moment 4:36-7:40. I was bawling for a character I really could care less about...that's how incredible/powerful that particular performance/scene was. *Bravo* Glad he got the chance to show that.
I don't know why a lot of people are complaining about the vague story of Hit List, but I get it. I mean, the intro gave me chills! IMHO, once done perfectly, it can be one of the most epic intro in Broadway musicals. I hope someone from our country pick up this musical. I'll do my best to audition and get the part of Jeremy Jordan's role in Hit List.
so much amazing talent on this show. I miss this show a lot too.
The three best song from the entire 2 seasons are:
3 - The Love I Meant To Say (Hit List) Season 2
2 - Don't Forget Me (Bombshell) Season 1 Finale
Drum roll please~
1 - Second Hand White Baby Grand (Bombshell) Season 2
+Nacho Mamma Ivy's version of #2 in season 2 is sooo much better than the season 1 finale version I would put it at #1 and Second Hand White Baby Grand at #2. IMHO
Nacho Mamma umm megan hiltys version of dont forget me is WAY better! Hands down
I 100% agree, but Don't Forget Me is AMAZING for both Megan and Kathryn's versions honestly
what about "heart shaped wreckage" "original" and "reach for me"
Feels so empty without Smash Show
Muchas Gracias por tomarte el trabajo de hacerlo! justo el otro día pensaba "alguien debería recrear los musicales con la mejor versión de cada tema"
:)
I wish we could see how all this fits into the plot
I honestly wish hit list would become a real musical
I wish there were more season’s this is one of my fav shows i know most of the songs ❤️😭 this is so much better than glee
Omg THANK YOU SO MUCH. I haven waited for something like this for so long :)
I really want this show on Broadway and I'll be in line with the originals from the show!
I loved this series... was upset when it got cancelled...
I wish they would make this musical. I think the concept and the music is genius!!! I think it could do well, especially if they use the same cast in Smash!!!!
I'm not sure these were in the right order but it's a great idea! Thanks for the vid.
Thanks very much for taking the time to do this. I love The Hit List.
I feel "Original" should come right after they met each other, Amanda trying to show Jesse why she wants to be famous. I miss this soooo much!
I Heard Your Voice In A Dream is the best!
Hey Guys! Thanks for all the responses! I am working on making a version of this with better quality video and including the songs I missed....not sure how that happened! :/
I have been swamped with work, but I am getting close to done. I will also be working on making a video for all the songs in "Act 2" of the show if it were actually a show. So, stay tuned.
😊😊😊😊😊😊
Love this show and really enjoyed music of "Hit List"
I miss you Smash!!! ***tears***
Hey! Except the songs missing this Act 1 is great ! I've been wanting to do the same thing except I wanted to put the "real" audio version over the videos and make it more "realistic" it's a big work tho so idk yet, but your work is awesome, keep going !
love the song at 7:50, one of my faves from hit list
I love his voice
Just discovering this show. Love it so much! Heartbroken it ended after 2 seasons!!!
😢😢😢. What sad sad song! Jeremy!!! So brilliant! 💖
i miss this show so much!!!!!!! cant imagin why they cancled it! grr
I need them to put out full movies of Hit List & Bombshell with the cast of Smash.. Cause then I can geek out and watch them over and over lol.. 😜😎
Thanks for this compilation! There seemed to be some things missing, like the scene where Ana is twirling around above the stage? I wish we could get the full story as this doesn't make sense without it. I hope they do decide to make it into a musical someday!!
I love it.
i love don't let me know. amazing song
Me too! It's my favorite :)
this is very well done thx for doing ths i cant wait to get season 2 on dvd tommrow
this is awesome! thank you for this!!
Was anyone else secretly (or not so secretly) hoping for Daisy to fall off the spinning stair thingies?
Thank you for making this!
Would LOVE for hit list to be a real production!!
Thank you so much!
Am I the only person who noticed on the marquee, it says "Previews start on April 9!" but on the posters it says "Previews start on April 13!" ????
Are working! And it's incredibly good! You are a genius!
"Original" and "Reach For Me" are missing but other than that it's fantastic! If only it was a real show. I'd see it over and over again. But I doubt NBC will ever let that happen. They own Smash, which means they own Hit List as well.
Did you make a Bombshell one too??? I've been waiting for this! Thanks so much!!!!!!
Apparently the show released an album of the music from Bombshell, hoping it would prove popular enough to warrant making Bombshell a real broadway musical (which it didn’t). They picked the wrong musical to promote though because, while I wouldn’t see Bombshell, I definitely would go see Hit List.
Finally someone did a video like that!!
This was awesome but I'm wondering if it's missing a song or 2. Shouldn't 'Original' be in there and maybe even 'Some Boys'. I could be wrong and even with out those songs this vid is awesome.
Some Boys isn't a hit list song
OMG. It’s been 8 years I can’t believe it
I wish so hard the we could have a DVD with all the musicals ( 1 for Bombshell et 1 for Hit List) with all the show finish ! It would be an amazing gif to the fans after stop this show too soon !
can't stop listening. can't stop crying.
Loved this show.
Love the demented look in her eyes
heart shaped wreckage is in act two in the final cut for hit list.
Hit List is... AMAZING!!!
I am from Holland and a big fan of Jeremy.
Read about smash in reactions here on TH-cam.
But I cant stream smash over here. So I started looking at all these videos. And now I really want to watch it. 😁 So I went on ebay and ordered both seasons on dvd.
Please tell me I wont be disappointed. 😊
I know. Jeremy is only in season 2. But I did like everything I saw from season 1 as well. 😁
that's right! lol i was just thinking of every song and that one is my favorite. but at least he is gonna make an act 2 video! :)
I bawl like a fucking baby every time I hear The Love I Meant To Say😭😭😭
this is phenominal you are excellent please do act 2 soon!!!
Thank God I bought both seasons on DVD. Maybe while on vaca I'll binge on Smash
IMHO, when Ivy said that Hit List made it to the Broadway is because Kyle died, it's a strong ground for revoking her Tony nomination. Karen should've won the Tony. It's so unfair.
I don't know how many times i've seen this
Really loved this show. So goid
I love hit list!!! I really miss smash...
No “Reach for Me”?
15:44 wait is this Phillipa Soo?
Yes, that! Please! Thanks!
LOVE THIS. THANK YOU!
Songs are missing and the order doesn't make sense to the show's story line
It's the old version, that's why. There used to be a full updated version but I feel like it might've been deleted.
am i the only one who thought the whole texting schtick made no sense cuz it would encourage the audience to leave their phones on during the performance ==
I'm not sure if someone pointed this out but you forgot Reach For Me as well :D
Love it
A lot of eleven o'clock numbers in this show aren't there?
amazing I remember smash for ever and ever
Would be great if you could provide a play list for this set! Some of these songs I don't remember...
I miss this show so bad!
Cant wait!! Thanks a lot!
:'( missing smash so much
Can you please include Vienna??? Love that song. Can't find the video. =(
I heard you voice in a Dream, heartshaped wreckage,
Rewrite the stoy
Dont let me know
these songs could have been mega hits on billboard
season 2 is still available on hulu. the entire season. I was just watching it. season 1 is on ovation channel. it is almost over though. i don't know what they are going to do once they run through the whole season.
2019 guys!
Ah the musics so good... miss this show!!
Amazing son I 'm remember Smash I lived in 2012 in Seattle WA