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SeeingI
09/18/09

In reply to Glee: Never Trust a Big Butt and a Smile
This show was funnier when it was "Popular."
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Mo MoDo
09/18/09

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I'm Glee-vangelical. There are jokes about high school, jokes about pop music and jokes so inside that maybe ten people get them.

For example, last week's picnic in the auditorium scene was a dead-on re-enactment of the rape/seduction scene in Spring Awakening which starred Lea Michele as Wendla.
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gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy
09/17/09

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Thanks to Gawker, I watched this show for the first time last night. While I enjoyed it, I was totally distracted by the obvious, badly done lip-syncing.

Like the guys doing their number - was that a lip-sync contest or were they supposed to be actually singing? (I got there late. Sorry.) Are these high school guys wanting to sex me up? (If so, I feel ashamed and dirty at thinking "Why yes, you hot young thing, you may sex me up.) Why do the cheerleaders have matching bathing suit tops for their skirts? Do they also cheer for the swim team? So, so many questions.
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RonMwangaguhunga
09/17/09

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This show is fucking genius.
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Spirit Fingers
09/17/09

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Their use of 90's R&B hits is either hilarious or ridiculous. I haven't determined which yet. Usually what happens is I'm caught between a, "Oh, no they ditn't! They suck so bad! Did he just say a ho should be cut like an afro...having no af or ro to speak of? Heh. Cheesetastic! or not."

And then I feel bad for Color Me Bad. Because you just know they're at home not sure if they were just mocked or paid homage to. That's got to be a hard conflict.

I'm predicting Rico Suave next week.
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eXo
09/17/09

@Spirit Fingers: actually, one dude from color me bad is slinging tires at a mechanics garage according to the show where they tried to remake a boy band. somehow I dont think he cares anymore.
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Spirit Fingers
09/17/09

@eXo: Or he cares very deeply and he's now singing I Adore Mi Amor, softly, into his bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Thanks, Glee!
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sugaplum
09/17/09

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This is my new favorite show! I watch every number twice. That I Wanna Sex You Up number had me speechless. Between the Sandy shout-outs, the choreography and PUCK ....drool..... I still can't figure out what that was. But i LOVE it.

I am not ashamed to say that I was one of the haters when it debuted over the summer but the writing has gotten hugely better, and now matches the fabulous musical numbers.
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ima221
09/17/09

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I thought it was lame that the newspaper review panned Howard Bamboo, and then had Howard leave the group. I thought dude was pretty solid.
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DahlELama
09/17/09

@ima221: I'm with you; I had a total WTF reaction to that. If you're going to put that in the story, then make him suck, or at least stand out as being worse than the rest.
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dandles
09/17/09

@ima221: You are so right. He was awesome!
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Occula
09/17/09

@dandles: AND he represents Sheets N' Things. Dude never takes off his nametag.

The musical numbers are heavily produced but that's so the audience won't get bored hearing a quintet sing; there's just not enough body in a group that small. Everybody on this show has a good set of pipes (and, obviously, some have great). I think they're doing a nice job with the music. It's supposed to crack you up while also being legit.

I work at a middle school. Those cheerleader outfits are JC Penney compared to what young people wear to school nowadays.
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secretagentman
09/17/09

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Could not love this show more. Hot boys (Puck & Will), singing, extremely funny women (Jane Lynch and redhead), dancing, and smut. Bring it!
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DahlELama
09/17/09

@secretagentman: Redhead is Jayma Mays. It makes me sad when actors don't have names.
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ArmCandy
09/17/09

@DahlELama: Does anyone know if she can sing? Would love to see a number from her... and after watching all the Acafellas bust out last night, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole cast auditioned with music.
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DahlELama
09/17/09

@ArmCandy: Supposedly everyone on the show had to sing as part of their auditions (unless they were actually "discovered" on Broadway) so I assume she can, although I don't know whether or not we'll get to see it.
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secretagentman
09/17/09

@ArmCandy: She graduated from a 'triple threat' college, so I think yes.
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MessiahsHandle
09/17/09

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The writers of the show are brilliant, I haven't laughed out loud by myself in a very long time. The haters should give it one more chance because who hasn't felt like a Rachel or a Kurt at some point in their life...Plus I can't wait to see Rachel belt out Taking Chances by Celion Dion...it looks like it will be camp perfection!!!!
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Brian Moylan
09/17/09

@MessiahsHandle: I think you hit on it. Glee isn't meant to be ironic, like when a hipster wears a Bel Biv Devoe shirt to Union Pool, it's campy and corny as hell. They're not trying to saying, "We're gonna sing 'Poison' cause it will be so bad it's good." They're saying, "We love this song, and we're going to make it good."

Part of the lack of irony is that Glee kids really do love their club and want to make it work. If the haters are watching thinking this is making ironic fun of show choir, then they're missing the point.
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chickachicka
09/17/09

@Brian Moylan: Yes yes yes! I was a glee kid in middle and high school and it brings me back to the days when we truly thought we could make show choir cool.

Thanks to Taylor Swift singing about sitting in the bleachers and hotty mchottersons Finn & Puck singing and loving it, I am hoping this is start of high school kids dropping the "I'm too cool" act and getting over themselves.

But that's just me.
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The_Lovely_Miss_Bronx
09/17/09

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I love, love, love this show. And I can't believe they got me to enjoy "Golddigger!" And if I had my way, I'd only let Matt Morrison out of my bed long enough to sing me a song (and get us some herbal tea and cookies).
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sarrible
09/17/09

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I need to rewatch this episode immediately. I love babygay Kurt and mohawked Puck (thanks for the name) so much, but in totally different ways.
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Lucky
09/17/09

@sarrible: Same here! Also, I loved the way they handled Kurt's coming out to Mercedes. Done with sensitivity. Cheers.
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sarrible
09/17/09

@Lucky: That was beautiful. And I have seen next week's episode. It's even better.
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Lucky
09/17/09

@sarrible: Oh god. I can't wait!
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pureblarney
09/18/09

@sarrible: What what?! How? Reveal your secrets!
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afraidofauntieem
09/17/09

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I'm having a hard time with the high-school-girls-dancing-like-strippers thing. And high school boys wanting to sex you up. But it's been a long time since high school here.

And I have a long-standing gripe about cheerleaders wearing their uniforms 24/7
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Mo MoDo
09/18/09

@afraidofauntieem: I'm having a hard time with the high-school-girls-dancing-like-strippers

You haven't seen many middle school talent shows lately, have you?
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afraidofauntieem
09/19/09

@Mo MoDo: Indeed, not
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misslinda
09/17/09

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This show is fantastic! Does anyone else get a sort of Summer Heights High meets Eastbound and Down vibe from it?
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pollyannacowgirl
09/17/09

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I want to like this show so badly, but I don't. Anyone else?
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tunamelt
09/17/09

@pollyannacowgirl: My boyfriend made me watch this show yesterday.

It's just so self-aware and wink-wink-nod-nod I can't stand it. But we had beer, so, yeah.
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badasscat
09/17/09

@pollyannacowgirl: I was about to write this EXACT SAME THING. I keep DVR'ing it because everybody keeps talking about how great it is, and how ironic, and great parody, and all that... I just am not seeing it. And I love ironic entertainment, but to me it feels like it's being played completely straight, in all earnestness. When I see these kids doing their best to sing the hell out of a popular 1990's rap song, it doesn't feel funny to me, it just feels kind of weird. And I don't see much interesting going on with the plots either.
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DahlELama
09/17/09

@badasscat: That's so funny, because I really like the show (fun musical numbers + laugh out loud lines=good enough for me), but it never occurred to me it was anything but straight and earnest. I never got the impression they were going for parody or irony, but I guess I'm just not that intellectual a TV watcher.
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chickachicka
09/17/09

@DahlELama: Anyone who reads your comments on a daily basis (me, if that weird or stalker-y) knows you are an intelligent TV watcher.

I completely agree. We have all gotten too into shows being ironically funny, that we no longer appreciate the straight fun of "Glee." I love this show.
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DahlELama
09/17/09

@chickachicka: Aw, that's not stalkery or weird at all! You're my very first fan! And you're right--perhaps we're both missing the point(?) but it's fun to watch a show that's just, well, fun!
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/17/09

@pollyannacowgirl: You are not alone. I loved the pilot but have grown increasingly cold to the new episodes. My main problem is the level of talent among these high school kids, plus the fact that they all look like college kids, at a minimum. Also, all the voices sound overly processed and divorced from the person singing them. All this might be less of a problem if they show was meant to be ironic, but I buy the argument above that it isn't. Oh well, there's always next week.
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ArmCandy
09/17/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: Agree on the over-processing of the songs, but I still love the show. This week seemed to have better sound than last week. As for "they all look like college kids, at a minimum," have you ever seen any TV show about high school? Some of those Gossip Girl and OC kids are close to 30.
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/17/09

@ArmCandy: Yeah, I realize. But I also don't watch those shows, while I would really like to like this one.
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tigolbitties
09/17/09

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i seriously heart this damn show. and clips 1 & 4 are my go-to karaoke songs!
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Brian Moylan
09/17/09

@tigolbitties: Mine is The Carpenter's "Superstar." I would pay serious money to see Rachel take that on....
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