Fox's Glee
So, being a music fan and all I was semi-excited for Fox to debut Glee after the teaser during American Idol this year. Every once in awhile networks seem to get things right (my recent memories include Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Ed, Eli Stone). Glee is one where I actually hope they do cancel it. OK, I am ALL for mixing it up and not displaying the “constantly re-told stories in a new form” type of television, and respectfully, Glee is a great attempt at doing that, but WHY oh WHY does every aspect of this show have to be based around the sexual activity of kids and adults alike? My assumption that the show would be about music was incorrect. While yes, there is some music on the show, who is editing this show? Since when does a 4 piece acapella group have 4 guys singing parts but yet the audio track has beat boxing when nobody on stage is beat boxing? That is a HUGE flaw for a show supposedly supposed to be wrapped around a glee club and MUSIC! It reminds me of Carl Weathers in Happy Gilmore during Happy’s dream. He’s playing the piano and says ‘Look Happy, I got my hands back’, while waiving with the piano continually playing in the background!
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CONTINUITY ERRORS DRIVE ME INSANE!
But wait, sex sells, right? So whoe cares if the music isn’t accurate as long as we get back to sex. Nearly 80% of this show is sexual innuendos or sexual context. Cheerleaders in bikinis doing stripper dances? Celibacy clubs where no one wants to be celibate (and no i’m not saying celibacy is the answer). Co-workers deliberately seeking affairs with married people? WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SOCIETY THAT THIS IS SO ACCEPTABLE TO US NOW? I applaud Fox for experimenting with creativity but when do we go too far? Especially during the time slot it is in and the audience it is presumably geared towards? Hey kids, we understand you think about sex, so watch Glee and make sure it’s the only thing you ever think about. My DVR has been unscheduled now.
I agree with you on the fact that last night’s episode was lame. I really liked the pilot. I thought the show had great potential. And i think its hilarious when Rachel gets slushees thrown on her. The sex doesnt bother me. Its what most high school and college kids think about. I like that it doesnt pretend to be wholesome.
But i thought the 4 teacher boy band was LAME and the chemistry they started building in the pilot just fizzled. WTH? i was excited about the show too and have been let down early. I know its lame, but I liked the glee version of Don’t Stop Believing. And Push It was hilarious. but the 3rd episode was just lame.
I loved the Dont Stop Believing bit too. A valid point of it not pretending to be wholesome and I get that it might not bother most people because in reality, yes, it’s what kids’ lives revole around, but can’t we teach our kids that it doesn’t have to be everything they think about? I do agree that it is the reality we live in though.
Boy band was DEFINITELY the lamest thing ever, although the Josh Grobin part hitting on his mom was funny. I guess for me I was hoping for some awesome music. Journey song was great, push it not so much because it was more about the dance acting that was going on and less musical performance.
It’s great to read something that’s both enjoyable and pvriodes pragmatisdc solutions.