So it is an especially happy relief to discover that the engaging little musical whose cheery voice could be heard only intermittently in the big, bad Broadway spectacle that was "Seussical" has been liberated at last.
I used to tell people that I was, like John Hegley (see his poem 'glasses good, contact lenses bad'), a militant spectacle-wearer.
Both movies delight in the charm of eccentric artists and the spectacle of bad filmmaking which, oddly enough, make for two pretty great movies.
But Donald Trump's press conference at the United Nations Wednesday afternoon was a sloppy mess an unhinged spectacle of bad faith and malice that felt like a new low, even for him.
In the larger picture, this play is a potent spectacle of just how bad bad leadership can be.
There is a worn debate that often greets a female-driven comedy of this type: Do spectacles of bad women acting badly regress or advance the feminist cause?
More so than in most years, there's been broad consensus about the best comedy shows on the fringe, and sure enough – aside from the not-unexpected exclusion of Richard Gadd's late-night, bad-taste, stunt-comedy spectacle – this nominees list reflects that.
Quite a bit was clearly spent on the assaultive, bombastic, and occasionally funny spectacle that is "Bad Boys II".
"Quite a bit was clearly spent on the assaultive, bombastic and occasionally funny spectacle that is 'Bad Boys II,'" A. O. Scott wrote in The Times.
Tracey Jensen, lecturer in media and cultural studies at Newcastle University, says Supernanny reverses Winnicott, offering up the spectacle of the "bad enough mother", usually working-class, who is shamed before she is transformed.
More broadly, many Puerto Ricans complain that the parade has become an embarrassing spectacle that encourages bad behavior, gives their culture a black eye and is as much a marketing opportunity for big corporations as it is a celebration of what they have achieved.
