Review of The Sound of Music Live!

I watched this with my mom last night with the stereo on and I believe we both enjoyed it with Mom making some bemused comments on the differences between the film version and this one. I felt the acting was more natural in the film version but then I knew this was a TV version performed live with commercial spots so obviously, they had to rush some lines and scenes to fit the time slot. I knew some of those differences-like "My Favorite Things" being a duet between Maria and Mother Abbess, Rolf NOT betraying the Von Trapp family, Max and the Baroness singing a couple of numbers-were coming. I didn't know about Brigitta being the one revealing to Maria the Captain's feelings about her (instead of the Baroness) or about Maria actually calling him by his real name after they were married (I don't remember Julie Andrews doing the same in the movie). Overall, though, we both really enjoyed this and Carrie Underwood did well enough in the leading role. So, yeah, me and Mom did enjoy "The Sound of Music Live".