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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