Review of "Glee"

The challenge has already started, but I am little behind. Hopefully, I will catch up on the few shows that have aired this coming weekend. The first show I am going to be reviewing is “Glee”.

“Glee” first aired on May 9, 2009 after the American Idol season finale. It acted as a preview for the upcoming fall season. I remember seeing all the commercials for “Glee” leading up to the American Idol and thinking “That looks really good”. I did not watch the first episode until two weeks ago and I am glad I did. It was a breath of fresh air and much different from most of the other shows that have been developed. The music is also awesome. The music is one of the many reasons I got hooked on that first episode. The wonderfully talented “Glee” cast took on covers of “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse, “On My Own” from Les Miserables, and of course, “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey. The first episode introduced an interesting group of characters ranging from the vocally-gifted star quarterback of the football team to a guidance counselor who is a germaphobe. The premise of the episode was a teacher, Will Schuester, a former glee club member, wanted to create the glee club at the school once again. He tries to recruit people from the football team with no luck, until he hears the star quarterback, Finn, singing a rendition of REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling” in the locker room. Mr. Schuester also recruits a wannabe star named Rachel, a paraplegic electric guitar player named Artie, a gothic girl with a speech impediment named Tina, a diva named Mercedes, and a singer who is bullied named Kurt.

These kids come together and at first they have their differences and their performance is a little off. Mr. Schuester, after being put down by both the principal, the head cheerleading coach, Sue Sylvester, and finding out his wife is pregnant, quits coaching the glee club. It is one of those moments where you know that is not what he really wants and thinks he is a jerk for abandoning this talented group of kids. The best part of the episode is when all the kids come together and keep the glee club running. It was so refreshing to see people from different backgrounds and cliques come together because they all share the same talent and vision of how far the club could go. The students came up with a brilliant rendition of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” that leaves you with chills. The hard work of the students really paid off and you could see hints of a possible romance between Finn and Rachel. I guess we will see how that story ends up. Overall, I thought the first episode of “Glee” was really good and think the show is promising. It is a little different that I expected. Don’t watch it expecting an innocent, cute show. The story involves a lot of sex jokes and even an abstinence meeting that involves balloons.

I would really suggest watching “Glee”. The second episode was just as good as the pilot and it introduces new characters and rivalries that will unfold as the season goes on. If you missed the first couple episodes, I would suggest heading over to Fox.com or Hulu.com to watch them.