#jimmy collins

[hopefulshipper]

[chungledown-bimothy]

smash season 2 is more intense than i remembered

[slozhnos]

okay question for those who haven’t watched smash

what kind of relationship do these two have just based on a first look

[rewrite-this-story]

I know no one watches this show, and that's really unfortunate, but I have so many thoughts about Smash that I want to share, so you all get to either hear them or ignore this post entirely. I don't really care which.

First of all, Megan Hilty is an absolute queen!! I wish her name was more well known on Broadway because wow. Her voice is so powerful and I cry every time I hear her sing don't forget me. And I actually love ivy as a character with all my heart. She's beautiful and strong and so interesting. Yeah, she's flaws and human, but she tries so hard. I was so happy when she started getting the recognition she deserved in season 2. She makes mistakes, but then she gets back up every time. I also think she had incredible potential for directing and would have like to see that explored. She just deserved better in general.

I also don't like Karen at all. Not only is she kinda boring as a character, but she's not nearly as talented as everyone seems to think. Yeah, she's pretty and has a gorgeous voice, but she's really just a so-so actress and dancer. Her songs rarely make me feel anything like Ivy's do. At the end of season 1, I only cried during her version of don't forget me because I felt Ivy's frustration so deeply. Also, Karen is kinda rude and arrogant. Like, she has no clue how theater works but acts like everyone else is constantly out to get her just because they're asking her to do something differently. She can't remember her blocking and then complains that people don't like her. And she's so sensitive. No one can tease her or even comment anything that isn't 100% positive about her without her getting upset. Furthermore, Ivy's an interesting character who makes us really care about her because of how hard she tries and fails only to get back up again. Then, they throw in her past and emotional trauma and struggles with addiction. It's really hard not to care about and root for her. Why should I care about Karen? I liked hit list only because of Jimmy, Kyle, and even Anna. Karen didn't matter at all to me because she didn't really have to struggle or fight for anything. She was kinda just along for the ride.

Third thing, Derek sucks and is super problematic, but it was nice to see him stay to grow and improve. I would've liked to see where season 3 might've taken him. I do really like his relationship with Ivy because she calls him out on stuff, and he actually listens to her. It was dumb that he never saw how truly incredible an actress she was. They would have made a great team after she really became more sure of herself and he realized how awful he was. His obsession with Karen was really weird, but I like to imagine he probably got over it by the end of season 2.

Tom and Julia were interesting, but I was actually happy to see them split at the end of everything. She always kind of took advantage of him and it bothered me. He also deserved a real relationship story, but I'm not surprised he didn't get one since he was a gay character in 2012. His relationship with Kyle was kinda creepy and Kyle should've dated either Sam or that dancer we saw him flirting with earlier in the season. Either one of those would've been less uncomfortable. Him and Sam were also never really a good match. Plus, he did Sam kinda dirty in season 2. But yeah, he should've gotten a good relationship.

I do think Sam should've gotten the lead in hit list. He deserved it, Jimmy didn't. Jimmy did a good job, obviously, but he wasn't reliable and was really uncooperative. He could've just given feedback as a writer instead of being the lead actor. I get why they did it the way they did for the TV show, but realistically, it just didn't make sense.

Kyle's death was awful. I wish we saw more of him. I think his relationship and history with Jimmy was interesting, I think it should've been explorers more instead of Jimmy and Karen, who's relationship was kinda predictable and overused. It would've been nice to see him and Jimmy sing together sometime. I wish he sang a few more songs in general because he has a really cool sound.

Jimmy and Derek also could've had a really interesting relationship if it hadn't centered around Karen as much as it did. I think they could've really helped each other. Jimmy didn't take any bullshit and Derek didn't put up with any bullshit, so they could've kept each other in line. Derek also saw something in Jimmy that few people did and I think it would've been neat to see him become a bit of a mentor.

Finally, Derek and Tom had so much potential that was never explored. Their history and their future are so unclear, but I have so many questions.

So yeah, I really did enjoy the show. It's not the most incredible show ever made, but it was fun and interesting. It's a shame it only got two seasons. I kinda blame the marketing team since so few people know it ever existed.

[beautyinsteadofashes]

drew girlies who couldn't survive the 24hrs of drew no eyebrows starkey would never have survived the months of jeremy no sideburns jordan

[tofangirlonly]

They really let him

That.

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?!?!?!

[mthguy]

The anthem for every theatre kid (like me.)

Jeremy Jordan performs “Broadway, Here I Come!” on SMASH 

"Broadway, Here I Come!" is an original song introduced in the first episode of the second season of the musical TV series Smash, entitled "On Broadway". It was written by Joe Iconis. Within the show's universe, it was written by the songwriting team Jimmy Collins (Jeremy Jordan) and Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus) for their Hit List musical.

In the episode, the setting has Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee), having previously become acquainted with Jimmy and Kyle in a bar they work in, finds out from Kyle they are a songwriting team working on a musical. Karen overhears Jimmy singing the song on a piano and then moves closer to watch him perform it. During the song, she dials Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) to have him listen and tells him this may be the next thing they are looking for as the Bombshell musical they were working on has temporarily shut down.

Karen reprises the song in the ninth episode of the second season, entitled "The Parents", at a rehearsal for a benefit (though she is interrupted by Derek before finishing) and then at the benefit, where she is heard singing the last few bars. Ana Vargas (Krysta Rodriguez) reprises part of the song in the eleventh episode of Season 2, entitled "The Dress Rehearsal", as part of rehearsing for a new opening for Hit List. The song is reprised twice in the thirteenth episode of Season 2 "The Producers", with Ana singing part of it at the beginning of a performance of Hit List while she fires a gun at an unknown person, while Karen sings it a little later in the show as part of the sequence where the Diva shoots Amanda (Karen). The song is lastly reprised in the seventeenth episode of Season 2 "The Tonys", where the Hit List cast (composed of Karen, Jimmy, Ana, Sam (Leslie Odom, Jr.)) and the Hit List ensemble perform an a cappella version of the song at the Tony Awards.

The song is available as a single with Jeremy Jordan's vocals only and on the digital album Smash: The Complete Season 2 with vocals from McPhee, Jordan, Rodriguez and Odom as seen in the seventeenth episode of Season 2.

[sapphic-soup-enjoyer]

AHHHHHHH WHY DOESNT SMASH HAVE A FANDOM ANYWHERE

I’m conflicted cause on one hand no one to scream abt it with (and barely any fics)

But on the other hand this means I am capable of being the biggest Kyle/jimmy shipper if I try hard enough which would be a big accomplishment for me

[yepthisiskay]

If I had a nickel for everytime Jeremy Jordan smacked a guy on the back that his character was shipped with I would have two nickels which isn’t a lot it’s just weird it happened twice.

[ksanchez98]

My unpopular opinions (Smash edition)

- Smash was actually good and it would have been better if NBC kept it.

- Smash would have been even better if they hired a group of writers that could get along for season 2 (I don't know if this is actually unpopular, but that's my take).

- Darek and Karen are a good couple because they're both terrible human beings (this one's a doozy, so I'll be saving my reasons why for another day.)

- Jimmy actually isn't a terrible person or character and I wish there was a season 3 so people could get to know him better. His backstory deserves to be told (I could also yap about this another day).

- In his friendship with Kyle Jimmy had his faults, but people need to hold Kyle accountable for his shortcomings in their friendship too. There have been times where he wasn't a great friend to Jimmy.

- I love Ivy, but I do not understand why she got back together with Derek after everything he did. She deserves someone who isn't a control freak and doesn't chase around other women.

- Jimmy doesn't deserve Karen. He needs someone who is supportive and doesn't treat him like he's something broken that needs to be fixed. (Seriously, both Jimmy and Ivy need to learn how to love themselves. They're both amazing and it's sad they don't see that.)

- Ivy and Jimmy aren't jerks to people just to be jerks. They have their reasons that are very valid. They're both young and have been through a lot of trauma, of course they're going to be emotional and immature. They deserve grace.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

[that-bi-fan]

ok I started watching SMASH on NBC. I know that JerJor comes in later, but in the background in one scene, there's a banner for Bonnie & Clyde on Broadway.

how would that work? does Jeremy exist in the SMASH universe? is Clyde being played by Jimmy? are Jeremy and Jimmy running around wearing the same face????

I need answers.

[hopefulshipper]

[chungledown-bimothy]

If there's one thing about Alastor it's that he's gonna beef with a star of NBC's Smash.

[slozhnos]

fellas does this look heterosexual

[the-last-five-newsies]

I’ve been so lucky to have seen Newsies in London 3 times so far. Never thought I’d see a Newsies production live, but here we are. The cast is so talented, the immersive experience is literally unbelievable and the set is SO AMAZING.

[jmmycollins]

Jimmy Collins - Hiatus (Official Music Video)

https://fanlink.to/HIATUS