Ostrow: "Smash" taps the drama inside a Broadway show
"Smash" is not exactly "Glee" for adults. It's much better than that."Smash," debuting Monday at 9 p.m. on Channel 9, is the most exciting TV pilot in years. More dramatically grounded than the self-indulgent high-school fantasy of "Glee," the narrative of "Smash" is both more credible and more mature, while the musical elements play to a similar "let's put on a show!" impulse.