On Tuesday night, I watched the highly anticipated premiere of Glee on FOX. Before watching on the West Coast, I saw that some of my East Coast friends on Facebook were not thrilled by the first episode. I prepared myself for the inevitable disappointment. After all, I had been really looking forward to this show - I loved the promos for it, the concept and well...the singing! I also was grateful that there would be new, scripted television to watch during the summer.
I have to say...maybe because I let down my expectations or maybe i'm a sucker who is easily manipulated, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Yes, some of the dialogue between the adults was a little cheesy, but this is the exact type of show for the celebration of cheese!
Perhaps I am a little close to the subject matter, but I really love that there is a show about the artsy kids in high school for once. I have seen so many shows about jocks and cheerleaders, or rich kids who listen to Coldplay and sleep around, or at-risk kids who walk through gang wars and metal detectors to get to school and it's refreshing to see a show that reminds me of what I loved about high school. Yes, I had a very unique high school experience, going to a performing and visual arts school that nurtured BOTH sides of my brain equally. There were no official sports teams, no cheerleaders, no prom king and queen. We didn't have homecoming or pep rallies. But there was music; the sounds of the piano emanating from the ballet studio, overhearing singers warming up while on your way to trig, and the orchestra playing the overture to the musical that ran for 2 weeks (sold out). and oh, how we danced. The school had an art gallery and a black-box theater with an entire stage crew of eager drama students fulfilling their tech requirements before they could ever walk across the stage. There were teachers that understood that a well-rounded education is more than what can be measured by a standardized test.
This is another thing I enjoyed about this show. The teachers. They have issues. Some are just punching a clock, which is sadly true way too often in public schools. And there's the one teacher who sees these oddball, drama geeks and can't seem to let them disappear, the way everyone else is happy to do. He sees something great in them and encourages them to be who they are and be heard. I get it. I eat that shit up.
Is this really the same network that gave us Moment Of Truth?
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