Glee = joy
10.15.09 (3:18 am) [edit]
Glee is my newest TV-must. It's just the right combination of corny and catchy. Plus, the female lead - Lea Michele - can sing. I think that woman could belt out a commercial jingle and make it sound like a Broadway hit. She's amazing. I'm a bit apprehensive though, since Ryan Murphy (of Nip/Tuck infamy) is one of the driving forces of the show and the man has this way of coming of the gate blazing and then dying in a raging, hellish fireball. This show is too good to be dragged down by plotlines from Bizarro universe. It's not a perfect show yet, by any means - everyone's still finding their footing, but at present, it's a wonderful forty-plus minutes of high school cliches, fab Billboard covers, and all-around good fun. Next week is the first time I officially present my dissertation proposal and I definitely need some silly no-brain stuff to occupy me. I'm nervous and I've been put in the very last slot of the very last day. I hate that. I like going first because you get to set the bar as high (or as low) as you want. People always go easier on the first to present. Last one at four-thirty on a rainy Tuesday? First-time comedians have it better.
Final thought: Too bad I can't open with a joke.
Final thought: Too bad I can't open with a joke.
posted by: LadyG (reply)
post date: 10.14.09 (10:28 am)
I have not seen glee yet will check it out.
good luck on the presentation.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 10.15.09 (10:03 am)
Reply to: LadyG
Thank you!
Glee is definitely a suspend-your-disbelief kinda show, fun for killing an hour of your day.
posted by: inkspector (reply)
post date: 10.15.09 (12:38 pm)
I have been watching this. The gym teacher is just too much. In reality, she should be fired.
I think it is way too funny calling the cheerleaders the Cheerios.
I don't get the lying the wife is doing about the baby? That just seems to cruel. Is she planning on taking the teens baby as her own?
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 10.16.09 (9:41 am)
Reply to: inkspector
Lol, Jane Lynch is hilarious, but true, that would never fly in real life.
Cheerios = adorable.
The fake baby plot is very annoying and I hope it goes away soon. The musical numbers make up for it, but not completely.
posted by: inkspector (reply)
post date: 10.16.09 (11:49 am)
Yes, the singing and dancing is great. Lots of 80's tunes so far.
I do not know of a highschool that has that sort of budget to put on productions like that! They even get their own musicians!
The prim and proper guidance councilor is cute but the compulsive disorder can drive you nuts.
The other day the Fox News reported that the cast may take their show on the road. Maybe they have to raise funds just for the production of the TV show.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 10.18.09 (7:24 am)
Reply to: inkspector
I heard about the tour on the guy who plays Finn's twitter. Sounds rocking - a good way to fundraise for the show. :)