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'Glee' gets back to high school greatness
Fresh dramedy/musical-inspired sitcom sets up for eventful fall run
Erin Jankoski
Issue date: 5/22/09 Section: Diversions
By Erin Jankoski
The Daily Barometer
Glee is defined as great merriment and malicious satisfaction. It is also the name of a new Fox TV series.
The show premiered Tuesday at 9 p.m. This new comedy-drama-musical follows a confident teacher who takes on the role of coaching the Glee Club at McKinley High School.
A former Glee kid himself, Matthew Morrison is enthusiastic about mentoring the unpopular Glee crew.
Morrison plans to restore the club to its former glory days and make it to nationals. The club is composed of the handsome jock, zealous perfectionist, nerdy actor, quiet outcast, bossy diva and unpopular guitarist.
The show follows the Glee Club's transformation from social outcast and unpopular geek to national qualifier.
Glee Club Coach Will Schuester - played by Morrison - also tackles tough drama at home. When not at school, Schuester must deal with his selfish, controlling wife. He uses the Glee Club revamp as a way to escape from his problematic personal life.
From the creators of "Nip/Tuck," and with a cast including Jane Lynch ("40 Year Old Virgin", "Talledega Nights"), I was excited to see what the show had to offer.
Promoting everyone to believe in themselves and reach for the stars, I would recommend this series to anyone who is in need of a good laugh or simply enjoys musicals.
The show creates interesting twists and pokes fun at high school drama while creating balance with classic humor and bright characters.
The featured songs were fun and ranged from great oldies to current pop hits. The cast, as well as the acting, was good. The show examined all the different personalities of the Glee Club (for example, the football jock found a greater sense of belonging with the Glee Club compared to his football teammates.) The show blends all the perks and drama associated with being a typical high school student.
The hour-long show will not air again until this fall. However, the premier gave a nice preview of what's to come and set up for an eventful run of this new colorful sitcom.
Erin Jankoski, Diversions writer
Managing@dailybarometer.com
The Daily Barometer
Glee is defined as great merriment and malicious satisfaction. It is also the name of a new Fox TV series.
The show premiered Tuesday at 9 p.m. This new comedy-drama-musical follows a confident teacher who takes on the role of coaching the Glee Club at McKinley High School.
A former Glee kid himself, Matthew Morrison is enthusiastic about mentoring the unpopular Glee crew.
Morrison plans to restore the club to its former glory days and make it to nationals. The club is composed of the handsome jock, zealous perfectionist, nerdy actor, quiet outcast, bossy diva and unpopular guitarist.
The show follows the Glee Club's transformation from social outcast and unpopular geek to national qualifier.
Glee Club Coach Will Schuester - played by Morrison - also tackles tough drama at home. When not at school, Schuester must deal with his selfish, controlling wife. He uses the Glee Club revamp as a way to escape from his problematic personal life.
From the creators of "Nip/Tuck," and with a cast including Jane Lynch ("40 Year Old Virgin", "Talledega Nights"), I was excited to see what the show had to offer.
Promoting everyone to believe in themselves and reach for the stars, I would recommend this series to anyone who is in need of a good laugh or simply enjoys musicals.
The show creates interesting twists and pokes fun at high school drama while creating balance with classic humor and bright characters.
The featured songs were fun and ranged from great oldies to current pop hits. The cast, as well as the acting, was good. The show examined all the different personalities of the Glee Club (for example, the football jock found a greater sense of belonging with the Glee Club compared to his football teammates.) The show blends all the perks and drama associated with being a typical high school student.
The hour-long show will not air again until this fall. However, the premier gave a nice preview of what's to come and set up for an eventful run of this new colorful sitcom.
Erin Jankoski, Diversions writer
Managing@dailybarometer.com
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