October 16, 2009 01:54 AM by
Jiahui
I've recently added another TV show to my never-ending list of shows-to-watch...Glee! So anyway I was a little wary because some people have described it as a "mature High School Musical" and I don't even know where to BEGIN about that show - I hate it that much. It's cheesy and the songs are hazardous to my poor ears. Seriously speaking, how can anyone sing so nasally?! It's beyond me. But I happened to be at a friend's place and she's got Glee so I thought...eh, why not? I mean, I managed to sit through like 10 minutes of HSM. I figured if I don't like it, I can always turn it off.
If you're a TV addict like me, you'll already know that Glee is a musical comedy from the creator of Nip/Tuck. Basically, it tells the story of a high school teacher who tries to unearth the star potential of students from McKinley High's Glee Club. Oh, and Glee is also THE MOST POPULAR TOPIC ON TWITTER TODAY (yep, I just checked).
Anyway, much to my surprise, Glee turned out to be...fine. Sure, some characters are annoying (*cough RACHEL cough*), but I think on the whole, the show is pretty fun. Plus, the actors can REALLY sing, and not just in the typical boyband/popstar way. This is probably my fav Glee moment so far:
For those who watched this episode (last week's), didn't you find this way better than the Halo/Walkin' On Sunshine mashup? Maybe it's just that I have something against Beyonce's 'Halo'. It's a little too...PERKY for my taste.
Admittedly, Glee has some really WHAT? moments that make you think "ARE THEY REALLY THAT DUMB?" but I like it because it's fluff, and completely brainless fluff at that. The show also covers issues like homosexuality and teen pregnancy but in a light-hearted way. So it doesn't do the whole moral-of-the-story thing which is awesome because that gets boring.
What's your take on Glee?