I did not love THE SOUND OF MUSIC, but I, also, did not hate it. The thing that I liked was that it was something different than the usual TV fare. The miniseries has basically disappeared, the made-for-TV-movie is gone except for the Lifetime Channel, the Hallmark Channel, and a few other specialty channels. Half of the prime time TV schedule is made up of reality shows and musical competitions. It has indeed become a vast wasteland.
So for any of the big networks (if you can still call them that) to produce a live production of a Broadway musical it is worth cheering about. And, in addition, instead of producing XANADU or LEGALLY BLONDE; they pick one of the classic musicals by one of the great Broadway musical teams of all time. I understand BK's dislike of the diector's work, but for me I am just thrilled that they did it; and next year they will do another live musical. And who knows where we may go from there.