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When high school Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) 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 while preventing the school's cheer leading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) from sabotaging the choir.
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Taglines:
Big Year. Big Dreams. Big Apple.
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Chris Colfer said he learned from Twitter that he would soon be leaving Glee: and also the show would soon be cancelled. Ryan Murphy, the show Creator and Executive Producer then angrily told the media that both Colfer, Lea Michelle and Cory Monteith were all aware that he was planning to end the show soon; and their characters would be continuing in a spinoff show about the young characters as young adults in New York (a la Friends. The show even sends itself up and has the Glee cast in NYC; doing the opening number from Friends; with the title card CHUMS later; going along with this theme.) Murphy said Colfer was well aware that this was in the works at the time; and to suggest otherwise is "completely untrue", Murphy says. Reportedly; Murphy got so angry about this he scrapped the idea for a spinoff on the spot at this point.
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Quotes
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repeated line]
Sue Sylvester:
Hey buddy.
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Soundtracks
Don't Fail Me
(uncredited)
Performed by Calvin Goldspink
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'Glee' may not be everyone's cup of tea, but in my opinion, it's a great feel-good teen comedy. The casting is without a doubt great, and each member brings something individual to the show - Lea Michele does an especially great job in her role as Rachel. I also think that the musical numbers add another dimension to the show - they are often fun and done well, and I think they are a good way of introducing many aspects of music to the younger generation... I like the way that this show deals with a wide range of different issues, such as bullying, loss, homosexuality and the various kinds of pressure that many teens face today. I would say that the only thing that lets down the show in places is an occasionally over-cheesy script - I think that some of the more emotional scenes have been slightly tainted by over-doing it a little on the dialogue front.
Overall, though, I have really enjoyed watching this show and at times I have found myself getting quite involved with the characters and their journeys - however I wouldn't recommend it for the cynical amongst us - you might find it quite tiresome...