Glee TV Series 2009

When a High School Spanish teacher Will Schuester becomes the director of the schools failing Glee club New Directions he hopes to be able to rejuvenate it. The club competes in the choir competition circuit. Its 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 schools cheer leading coach Sue Sylvester from sabotaging the choir.

Review

As someone who gets hives when a Journey song comes on the radio I was taken by surprise at how good Glee is. An exceptionally attractive and talented cast focuses a spotlightboth figuratively and literallyon the ultimate dweebs of high school glee club.

It is no surprise that this show arises from the same writer for "Popular" . . . that shortlived and underrated secondtier network series with a similar setting. What is surprising is how well they integrate the music with the story line. What keeps it from being saccharine is the selfawareness and notevenclosetosubtle wink to the camera that "yes we are manipulating your feelings from high school." It is remarkably effective. At the same time it is a parody it still connects us to that time when we all felt like the outcasts in High School. And make us feel like we could have had a voice if we only had a glee club like this one.