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Glee More Than Lives Up to Its Name
New York, 4:31 PM
Sun Nov 29
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I really hope this isn't all just wishful thinking, because I'm in love with this show already.
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HILARIOUS!
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Part of the O.C. (sadly, I watched the first season) success was that it launched in the summer when nothing else was on T.V.
Maybe it's because the advertising buys aren't as high in the summer? I just don't understand that formula of networks saving the good stuff for the fall!
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Will’s wife goes right for the jugular with her accusation: "It’s your way of recapturing your glory days." Material comfort and the mechanism of shame make a persuasive argument to let creative instruments gather dust in the attic. For those of us whose creative pursuits have faded into memory, this show gives at least the vicarious thrill of hope for renewal. The real-life difficulties are present in Glee, among them the problems of less pay, longer hours, and marital stress. The sweetness of song, however, may inspire us to find in ourselves what we lack: will. In that regard, there is much in the name of the protagonist, as there is much promise in the name of the show.
Music makes the final scene beyond effective. How else could a predictable ending to a conventional narrative make me feel so exhilarated, so full of hope and—I have to say it—glee? It is thanks to the fantastic arrangement of "Don’t Stop Believin’" and to Lea Michelle’s interpretation in her solo at the beginning. (Not being a musical theater buff, I did not know who she is! Sorry!) It feels so awesome at the beginning of that number, because she makes her voice soar in a melody that most of would have to strain to sing. When you hear a voice do that—make it so easy and agile and light—there is a vicarious thrill: it’s like knowing how to body-board and then watching a professional surfer flying through a massive tube.
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Can someone please make a show that makes it look like adults have fun every once in awhile? Lost is going away and I constantly fear for 30 Rock to be taken from me.
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P.S. Wait, you think the people in Lost are having fun?
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I was in love with the Simpsons about a dozen years ago, Newsradio and Arrested Development hit the ball out of the park for me. And Seinfeld is probably the funniest thing I've seen on TV.
And the people in Lost look like they're doing more interesting things than I'm doing right now.
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And agreed: I'd rather be enmeshed in any sort of island-based existential danger than be at work.
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@DahlELama: On eternal Frasier love: yes.
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@Brawndo: For some reason or antoher, I dropped off of my Philadelphia watching. Not sure why, though, that show is fantastic.
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If you're interested in British Television, I'd strongly recommend Hotel Babylon (!) and Hustle (and maybe Being Human, actually, if you like something a little less conventional).
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I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here, people!
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And on a Spring Awakening note, where is Jonathan Groff these days? Corey Monteith is adorable and looks like a jock, but could we please get Groff to do a guest spot on the show as the Star of the Lacrosse team, competing for Lea's affections?
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I really enjoyed the pilot, and the cast was great, if not a bit too expensive (Joseph Fiennes, Blythe Danner, Carrie-Anne Moss, Robert Wagner, and the adorable Christopher Egan). I guess Transvestites and Transexuals were a bit too much for FX.
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Talent and a bad attitude - now there's a cliche
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However, I guess if it had run longer, it may have ended up a hot mess like Nip/Tuck, so I guess I shouldn't complain about my 2 perfect little seasons.
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Small town high schools are still so stratified, even in the age of cable television -- and besides, it seemed (delightfully!) clear to me that the creators are not going for a naturalistic portrayal of the high school experience, so wondering why the jocks aren't being sued for locking a disabled boy in a portajohn is somewhat beside the point.
Loved it, and seeing so many musical theater people in the cast was a hoot! I hope they can keep the off-kilter and sweet tone going.
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I found it useful to explain the show to friends not as a musical (because really, there aren't kids performing in the hallways and classrooms), but simply as a drama which will feature the kids singing popular music, at times.
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