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"Glee" Pilot (2009)


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"Glee" (2009): Season 1: Episode 1 -- What is he doing talking to her?

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Overview

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Director:

Ryan Murphy

Writers:

Ryan Murphy (creator) &
Brad Falchuk (creator) ...
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Contact:

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TV Series:

"Glee" (2009)

Original Air Date:

19 May 2009 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical more

Plot:

Optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing McKinley... more | full synopsis

User Comments:

A worthy effort to give "New Directions" to High School depiction (21st century) more (3 total)


Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Rachel (Lea Michele) sings "On My Own" from "the seminal Broadway classic 'Les Misérables'" for her glee club audition. While still a small child, Michele made her Broadway debut as an alternate for the roles of young Cosette and young Éponine in "Les Misérables", and later was offered the role of adult Éponine (the character who sings "On My Own" in the show). Michele turned down the chance to play adult Éponine so that she could stay with the "Spring Awakening" production (which she had been with since its first workshop days) when it moved to Broadway. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the pilot, Emma shows Will the video of the 1993 team he was a part of that won Nationals. In the video you clearly hear the song "That's the Way I Like It" from KC and the Sunshine Band. In Showmance, Will is trying to get the Glee Club to sing "Freak Out" saying that "we won Nationals with it in '93." more

Quotes:

Puck: What the hell, dude? I can't believe you're helping out this loser!
Finn Hudson: Don't you get it, man? We're all losers! Everyone in this school! Hell, everyone in this town! Out of all the kids who graduate, maybe half will go to college, and two will leave the state to do it! I'm not afraid to be called a loser because I can accept that's what I am.
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Movie Connections:

References "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) more

Soundtrack:

Shining Star more


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A worthy effort to give "New Directions" to High School depiction (21st century), 20 May 2009
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Author: Tim Shaw (teejayniles2345) from USA

This is a cleverly written and well-cast show that seems to exist in a kind of "private school"/money-is-no-object kind of universe. The High Schoolers and the Faculty / Administration live in Midwestern USA but have a kind of search for meaning that takes a long, long time to realize. The high school seems to be underpopulated with hall monitors and deans/assistant principals who will enforce rules and nab the offenders who are hazing other students mercilessly. The pilot gave a kind of funny behind-the-scenes look into how teachers in the late 2000s remain under-paid and co-opted as far as how they do work to make the teens people who are seeking to succeed in "the real world". I really enjoyed the off-beat choices as far as the Glee Club / Swing Choir rock and R/B covered music. Kudos to writers and director!

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