This collection of television specials featuring legendary crooner Bing Crosby is a mixed bag. His debut show from 1954 is interesting, but not very entertaining as the stiffness in Crosby’s performance (and his slightly off lip-synching) during the taping are distracting. The middle shows, shot loose and live with costars like Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope, are a lot of fun. On the other hand, the 1970 show with Dean Martin and Flip Wilson, featuring some really bad special effects, is awful.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials, Volume 1
This collection of television specials featuring legendary crooner Bing Crosby is a mixed bag. His debut show from 1954 is interesting, but not very entertaining as the stiffness in Crosby’s performance (and his slightly off lip-synching) during the taping are distracting. The middle shows, shot loose and live with costars like Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope, are a lot of fun. On the other hand, the 1970 show with Dean Martin and Flip Wilson, featuring some really bad special effects, is awful.
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