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On 16.12.12 21:07, fabzorba wrote:
> Just saw the televised version of the 2012 NSW Schools Spectacular,
> with about 3000 kids singing and dancing. It's had high moments, but
> has been going downhill since the late 80s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools_Spectacular
>
> Frankly, watching it tonight I couldn't help thinking ''Where is Adam
> Lanza when you need him?''
>

I thought is was pretty poor this year too, but this was apparently a 
shortened version of a 2.5 hour show on New Year's Eve (ABC2). Perhaps 
they left the good stuff out of the short version :)

On 17 Dec, 19:49, annily <ann...@annily.invalid> wrote:
> On 16.12.12 21:07, fabzorba wrote:
>
> > Just saw the televised version of the 2012 NSW Schools Spectacular,
> > with about 3000 kids singing and dancing. It's had high moments, but
> > has been going downhill since the late 80s.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools_Spectacular
>
> > Frankly, watching it tonight I couldn't help thinking ''Where is Adam
> > Lanza when you need him?''
>
> I thought is was pretty poor this year too, but this was apparently a
> shortened version of a 2.5 hour show on New Year's Eve (ABC2). Perhaps
> they left the good stuff out of the short version :)

I think that since the truly wonderful shows of a decade ago, many of
most musically gifted students are now attending selective schools,
which are not included in the Spectacular.

When I wrote OP, I had only seen half the show (I tape it), and I must
confess that having seen now seen the second half, I regret my
insullt. It's still pretty good.

I am surprised that over the decades, the Sydney Morning Herald has
not ONCE reviewed these shows, regarding them as beneath their
dignity, or something.

Likewise, the ABC never advertises them, and this year, the full 2.5
hour show is only being shown on their digital ABC2.

It's odd. I know a number of old people who think the Spectacular
showcases youth and teaching staff talent in a way that is so rarely
seen. After seeing one of these show, you never still think that young
people just wanna rage and get drunk. The work of these kids, and
their teachers, are far better than anything we kids did in the 1950s
and 1960s (at school that is).