Image Credit: Cliff Lipson/CBS/Landov, Courtesy of The Food NetworkRecently, all my money has been going to Ticketmaster, thanks to the announcements that Glee and Conan O’Brien will be going on tour. And I’m lucky that I logged on early enough to snag tickets to both — The tours have seen tickets sell out within minutes, forcing both to add more dates. Glee executive producer Ryan Murphy said at a PaleyFest panel for the show that they may add even more dates to meet demand! Wowza!
Though the popularity of the tours is overwhelming, Glee and Coco are hardly the first shows to take their acts on the road. In recent years, Family Guy and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have staged live readings. One Tree Hill went on a concert tour with Bethany Joy Galeotti, who also sings on the show. And, of course, reality shows like Dancing With the Stars and American Idol also tour between seasons. But what other shows should join them? Here are a few I think should pack up their bags and hit the road:
How I Met Your Mother – How awesome would it be to see the show live in concert? Jason Segel could sing “You Just Got Slapped” and “Best Night Ever,” followed by Josh Radnor’s little superdate ditty from last week’s episode. But the main event, of course, would Robin Sparkles’ greatest hits. For the encore, Neil Patrick Harris and the gang could do “Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit.” And if you got there very early, you could hear The Foreskins play “Murder Train” to open the event. Also featuring: “Garbage Bag,” “Ted Mosby Is a Jerk” and “Hey Beautiful,” the show’s theme song.
Chuck – Once the How I Met Your Mother Live in Concert tour has finished taking the world by storm, Chuck‘s hilarious duo Jeffster needs to go on tour to help promote the show. They already proved at Comic-Con that they’re more than able to perform in front of large crowds and get fans excited.
Modern Family – This show definitely needs to take a cue from Family Guy and stage a live reading because nothing is better than seeing Eric Stonestreet go from guy’s guy to the excitable Cam.
Iron Chef America – Because I am dying to sit in the audience. It’s the next best thing to being a judge and getting to taste that delicious-looking food.
PopWatchers, would you buy tickets to these shows? What other TV program do you think should go on tour?
I would only buy for Coco because I am not into the whole tv show on tour thing.
It’s Always Sunny in Phiadelphia, so I can actually see it this time.
Mythbusters: Live On Tour!!
Front row seats get ponchos for the Diet Coke and Mentos demonstration
You forgot Marshall’s collection of songs from his video montage phase!
“Cat sitting for Lily’s mom”
“Cat funeral”
“It Was the Best Night Ever”
etc…
I luckily managed to get tickets to both Conan and Glee, but I would trade them both for a chance to see Once More With Feeling as a stage show with the entire Buffy cast!
Hmm…let’s see, AI on Tour, DWTS on Tour, so you think on tour….have we left anyone out?
Two and a Half Men would make for a great show on Broadway, provided all cast members are game for it.
I’d pay money to see Jeffster in concert!
Lost – they’d hit your cranium with a baseball bat for two hours, then reveal you were adopted.
Awesome.
A Lost farewell tour!
Burn Notice. “The Most Explosive Show of the Summer, coming to a venue near you!” Bahahahaha.
How about Project Runway? Why should you have to Bryant Park in New York City to see the final collections of the finalists?
The Trailer Park Boys Tour was hilarious!
The music of Lost should go on tour symphony style. I’d pay to see that for sure. They have some unbelievably great original music, some of it stunning.
I would so go see Jeffster Live!!