I have not written about any of the new television shows this year for two reasons. 1) As always, time. Some days I have precious little of it and sleep just seems more fun. 2) There has not been much to write about. I have only really added three new shows to my weekly television schedule (“Flash forward,” “V,” and “Glee”) and only one of those is worth writing about. “Flash forward” and “V” are more along the lines of “Lost” and they have their audience. Not many people are going to venture into the world of sci-fi, no matter how good I think it is. “Glee,” on the other hand, is one of those shows that can appeal to just about everyone, as long as you can deal with musical numbers.
Set at William McKinley High School. “Glee” follows the school’s very ridiculed and downtrodden glee club. Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), a former member and current Spanish teacher takes on the role as faculty advisor for the club in hopes of returning it to its former glory.
The glee club is full of the school’s misfits like Rachel (Lea Michele) the overachiever who is very talented, but not humble. To achieve his goal, Will recruits quarterback Finn (Cory Monteith) to give the club a more popular image.
Cheerleader coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) wants to see glee club destroyed and has three of her cheerleaders join the club as her moles. Will knows of her hatred of him and glee club and the two spend lots of time airing their feelings to Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) who has to try to keep the peace in his school.
I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is a feel good show. No matter how bad a day you are having, this show just makes you feel better. 90 percent of the time it is a happy-go-lucky easy to watch, fun hour of television. There are plenty of musical numbers combined with very funny moments. It is really hard to be in a bad mood and watch this show.The other 10 percent of the time the show can get pretty serious. Head cheerleader, Quinn (Dianna Agron) discovers that she is pregnant and that her boyfriend, Finn, is not the father. The father is, of all people, Finn’s best friend Puck (Mark Salling). The whole story is too complicated to explain here, but, long story short, Finn thinks he is the father. Quinn’s story is where we see the drama behind the music and comedy. She starts out as a spy for Sue and does everything she can to bring down the club. When Sue finds out about Quinn’s pregnancy, she kicks her off the squad and she is forced to find another place to fit in and, not surprisingly, that turns out to be in glee club.
Now to the real reason to watch this show: the music. I could sit here and tell you how great the cast is, but hearing is believing, which is a god place to start. In the pilot episode, the final scene is the group singing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."
To sum it all it, the show is just fun and worth investing some time in. It will not be back until April, so you have plenty of time to catch up. Fox is sure to rerun episodes which means they will also be on Hulu.
Glee airs on Fox, Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
