Glee (2009– )

A high-school Spanish teacher becomes the director of the school's Glee club, hoping to restore it to its former glory.

Creators:

Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy

Stars:

Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 43 wins & 115 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Chris Colfer	...	Kurt Hummel (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jane Lynch	...	Sue Sylvester (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Kevin McHale	...	Artie Abrams (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Lea Michele	...	Rachel Berry (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Cory Monteith	...	Finn Hudson (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Matthew Morrison	...	Will Schuester (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Amber Riley	...	Mercedes Jones (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Mark Salling	...	Noah 'Puck' Puckerman (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Naya Rivera	...	Santana Lopez (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jenna Ushkowitz	...	Tina Cohen-Chang (88 episodes, 2009-2013)
Heather Morris	...	Brittany Pierce (87 episodes, 2009-2013)
Harry Shum Jr.	...	Mike Chang (85 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jayma Mays	...	Emma Pillsbury (76 episodes, 2009-2013)
Dianna Agron	...	Quinn Fabray (69 episodes, 2009-2013)
Chord Overstreet	...	Sam Evans (58 episodes, 2010-2013)
Darren Criss	...	Blaine Anderson (57 episodes, 2010-2013)
Iqbal Theba	...	Principal Figgins (49 episodes, 2009-2013)
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Terri Schuester (45 episodes, 2009-2012)
Mike O'Malley	...	Burt Hummel (40 episodes, 2009-2013)
Lauren Potter	...	Becky Jackson (39 episodes, 2009-2013)

Storyline

When a High School Spanish teacher, Will Schuester, becomes the director of the school's failing Glee club, New Directions, he hopes to be able to rejuvenate it. The club competes in the choir competition circuit. It's been called "a High School Musical for adults", the series follows the club and its mixture of oddball members as they try and restore it to its former glory. It is a musical comedy in which the eager and ambitious students not only compete to win the Nationals, but also have to deal with the tough and cruel realities of their school, McKinley High. At the same time, Will is trying to rejuvenate his failing love life whilst preventing the school's cheer leading coach Sue Sylvester from sabotaging the choir.

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Plot Keywords:

school | high school | teacher | coach | competition | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes the Big Apple bites.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Glee: Road to Sectionals

Filming Locations:

Alex Theatre - 216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Quinn Fabray was not cast until the night before filming began.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Sue Sylvester: Hey buddy.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.165 (2012)

User Reviews

Re: Ryan Murphy's comment about Kings Of Leon

First off, I'm not a fan of either Glee or Kings Of Leon. I assume since Glee doesn't need the promo kick that Ryan said what he said to defend the show and appear tough-unlike the show itself. He went a bit over-board by doing this and it makes him look classless and frankly, ignorant.

Not every band out there feels that Glee should be tied into their music (and image). Let's see Glee try to get Kate Bush to offer up one of her songs-good luck Ryan. She will tell you to F0-* yourself I guarantee. See what happens with Patti Smith or Joni Mitchell if you approach them. Glee is uber-commercial which is fine cause some like that. Caleb (Leon's singer) might love Glee but think it's not for their band. Is it COOL for a band's song to be licensed to Glee? Think about that for a minute- how cool is it? Many artists wouldn't lend their music to corps for commercials, how does Glee differ from that scenario. Sure, go ask PEte Townshend for any Who song and they got it if they pay up. Ask Prince for one his songs and his response will be "Well, if I was a fan of the show, maybe, but I'm not". Katy Parry is perfect for Glee.

Ryan should not try to come across like a bully thinking this will help other bands decide to say yes and avoid bad publicity. Although this may not have been Ryan's decision to say this statement, the entire show comes across as being unprofessional.

Glee offers entertainment, however, it's very commercialized and top 40 oriented. For example, is Ryan going to ask Tom Waits to license his song "Downtown Train" on their show? Waits was around long before Glee and he has done quite well without "promo" work like that. Ryan just cut the show off from many opportunities. Most successful bands that have indeed created classic music just don't need Glee. So, Glee can really only go after up and comers, new acts etc.. Why Queen or some of the others offered up their music to Glee is beyond me. The Sopranos made that awful Journey song popular again and since then it's now Glee's signature song. Glee only wants to license happy music. So here's a list of happy tunes for you to consider.

By the way, I liked Jane Lynch more when she was in films like Judd Apatow's 40 Year Old Virgin. She's funny and frankly that side of her talent is sadly not utilized on Glee. The producers really don't know how to write for her.

Lou Reeds- Berlin (The Kids) Any Pink Floyd song that Rogers Waters wrote about his dad dieing in the war. Depeche Mode-Black Celebration Blood Sweat & Tears- And When I die