Time to fall for FOX's freshest show: 'Glee'
New Fox show has audiences hooked on the music, comedy, drama that is 'Glee'
Peter Banuelos
Issue date: 10/9/09 Section: Diversions
By Peter Banuelos
Diversions
It's that time of year again.
The leaves on the trees have transformed from their lively greens to the sunset colors of oranges, yellows and reds. Yes, it is autumn. School has started and our pockets are now empty from our book buying.
Fall also brings television networks' new show line-ups of old favorites and new possible hits or flops. One show that has become an instant favorite is "Glee", a show about crazy and hopeful teachers, strong-willed coaches and the underdogs of McKinley High - the Glee Club.
Who leads this sensational rag-tag group of singing, dancing gleeks? Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison, "Music and Lyrics"), the high school's Spanish teacher, is trying his hardest to keep the Glee Club from being disbanded and have all his funding handed over to the cheerleading squad, "Cheerios," led by the conniving and very direct Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch, "Role Models"), who wants nothing more than to see the Glee Club destroyed.
That is not all of Will's problems. Mr. Schuester has to deal with prima donna Rachel Berry (Lea Michele, Broadway) who always wants the lead and is in love with fellow gleek and the football quarterback Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith, "The Invisible"). Finn wants very badly to get a scholarship to escape from McKinley High and that means his football team has to win games or Glee Club has to win competitions, and he will do anything to make this happen.
However, that might not work out as his girlfriend and captain of the cheerleading squad, Quinn (Diana Agron, "Heroes"), is pregnant. But Finn is not the father.
So as you can see, "Glee," Fox's surprise smash hit, isn't just about singing and dancing (in high school). It is as dramatic as it is comical. The music isn't just catchy, it helps the story along as well as showing us how talented these young people really are.
It interprets their teen angst and shows us that although those in the Glee Club are on the lowest rung of the social ladder, and they all get picked on, they are amazing people with times of great triumph and even greater turmoil.
It is also a funny show that has interestingly quirky characters and is one of the most original shows on television (forget "High School Musical"). Fox's "Glee" is funny and fresh and is by far one of my most favorite shows this fall.
Peter Banuelos
diversions@dailybarometer.com
Diversions
It's that time of year again.
The leaves on the trees have transformed from their lively greens to the sunset colors of oranges, yellows and reds. Yes, it is autumn. School has started and our pockets are now empty from our book buying.
Fall also brings television networks' new show line-ups of old favorites and new possible hits or flops. One show that has become an instant favorite is "Glee", a show about crazy and hopeful teachers, strong-willed coaches and the underdogs of McKinley High - the Glee Club.
Who leads this sensational rag-tag group of singing, dancing gleeks? Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison, "Music and Lyrics"), the high school's Spanish teacher, is trying his hardest to keep the Glee Club from being disbanded and have all his funding handed over to the cheerleading squad, "Cheerios," led by the conniving and very direct Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch, "Role Models"), who wants nothing more than to see the Glee Club destroyed.
That is not all of Will's problems. Mr. Schuester has to deal with prima donna Rachel Berry (Lea Michele, Broadway) who always wants the lead and is in love with fellow gleek and the football quarterback Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith, "The Invisible"). Finn wants very badly to get a scholarship to escape from McKinley High and that means his football team has to win games or Glee Club has to win competitions, and he will do anything to make this happen.
However, that might not work out as his girlfriend and captain of the cheerleading squad, Quinn (Diana Agron, "Heroes"), is pregnant. But Finn is not the father.
So as you can see, "Glee," Fox's surprise smash hit, isn't just about singing and dancing (in high school). It is as dramatic as it is comical. The music isn't just catchy, it helps the story along as well as showing us how talented these young people really are.
It interprets their teen angst and shows us that although those in the Glee Club are on the lowest rung of the social ladder, and they all get picked on, they are amazing people with times of great triumph and even greater turmoil.
It is also a funny show that has interestingly quirky characters and is one of the most original shows on television (forget "High School Musical"). Fox's "Glee" is funny and fresh and is by far one of my most favorite shows this fall.
Peter Banuelos
diversions@dailybarometer.com
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