Saturday, September 12, 2009

We Should All Get Together and Watch Glee on Fox Wednesdays at 9


It rained so rather than watch the Big Ten mortify themselves yesterday, I decided to check out Glee, the clip below is from the middle of episode 2 so be sure to go back to hulu and find the first two episodes to watch them in order. It has all the elements that I look for in TV - attractive cast, set in high school, some sort of geeks vs. jocks dynamic and SINGING AND DANCING! F YEAH! Rock! I love musical episodes of TV shows...a show that is always a musical episode would rock and this show is every shade of awesome I could imagine.

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Premise - A teacher, the once Glee Club God of the school, decides to resurrect the source of his greatest triumph for a new generation of losers. His recruits include a know-it-all priss with two gay dads who is marginalized all the reason above, a sassy black girl (natch), a little gay guy, a stuttering asian goth chick and a kid in a wheel chair. Needing to step things up he cons the (shower stall proven golden voiced) QB of the football team to join in, upsetting the apple cart of high school order. He's supported in his endeavors by a cute guidance councilor with OCD and his wife who "works hard 4 hours a day 3 days a week" and blows all their money at Pottery Barn.

High Points
-The singing is great - Rachel the know it all priss was actually in Spring Awakenings on Broadway, the others also seem to be broadway alums as well
-Rachel and Finn are Ross and Rachel for a new generation. "You could kiss me if you want" is one of the most hilarious scenes I have ever seen. It also ends on a perfectly organic heartbreaking note. Woah, this is a good show
-OCD - OCD jokes always crack me up. The rest of the teacher staff is awesome, especially the football coach who wears those stupid shorts only football coaches own
- Jane Lynch as the Cheerleader coach. You just got to watch it

Low Points
I sort of hate the teacher's home life storyline. It just makes him a sadder hero.

Anyway, I'm in. Love, romance, conspiracies, SINGING!