Tuning in with Turner: Confessions of a Gleek...
Anne Marie Turner
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Opinion
What do you get when you add biting humor, politically incorrect comments, and musical gems from every genre?
The answer is Glee, the freshman comedy that could on Fox.
For everyone living under a rock here, Glee is about cool kids and losers singing together in Glee club while dealing with the horrors of high school.
The show seems like the usual teen "dramedy" on principle, but Glee gives you all the good "ha-ha" moments and then quickly follows with a satisfying "aww" points.
The greatest thing about Glee is that the show doesn't dumb down the serious topics for young adult audiences, but they also don't shy away potty humor either.
From dealing with a teenage pregnancy triangle to the steps taken when coming out of the closet to your single dad after he finds you singing Single Ladies, Glee embodies everything that people love about television. This group of high school students lives in a glass case of emotions while dealing with acceptances, ambition, and looming adulthood to name some of the easier few.
Strong charismatic characters like Finn, the jock with the voice of an angel, and Rachel, a talent singer who is also a social pariah, draw in audiences, but the overall theme of hope keeps us coming back ever Wednesday at nine.
Last episode aptly titled "Wheels" centered on Artie, a paralyzed member of the Glee club, whose non-PC nickname is also Wheels.
He strives for acceptance and understanding while singing a beautiful acoustic version of the rock anthem "Dancing with Myself" by the one and only rebel Billy Idol.
His struggles inspire Mr. Shuster, the teacher in charge, to have the Glee club roll around in wheel chairs for three hours a day Also they will perform their next showcase while in the wheelchairs.
He wants the club to realize that Artie's physical handicaps are a daily reminder that he is different, but it's not by choice nor is it his fault. Glee club is supposed to be a safe place for him to come and not have to worry about being judged.
The answer is Glee, the freshman comedy that could on Fox.
For everyone living under a rock here, Glee is about cool kids and losers singing together in Glee club while dealing with the horrors of high school.
The show seems like the usual teen "dramedy" on principle, but Glee gives you all the good "ha-ha" moments and then quickly follows with a satisfying "aww" points.
The greatest thing about Glee is that the show doesn't dumb down the serious topics for young adult audiences, but they also don't shy away potty humor either.
From dealing with a teenage pregnancy triangle to the steps taken when coming out of the closet to your single dad after he finds you singing Single Ladies, Glee embodies everything that people love about television. This group of high school students lives in a glass case of emotions while dealing with acceptances, ambition, and looming adulthood to name some of the easier few.
Strong charismatic characters like Finn, the jock with the voice of an angel, and Rachel, a talent singer who is also a social pariah, draw in audiences, but the overall theme of hope keeps us coming back ever Wednesday at nine.
Last episode aptly titled "Wheels" centered on Artie, a paralyzed member of the Glee club, whose non-PC nickname is also Wheels.
He strives for acceptance and understanding while singing a beautiful acoustic version of the rock anthem "Dancing with Myself" by the one and only rebel Billy Idol.
His struggles inspire Mr. Shuster, the teacher in charge, to have the Glee club roll around in wheel chairs for three hours a day Also they will perform their next showcase while in the wheelchairs.
He wants the club to realize that Artie's physical handicaps are a daily reminder that he is different, but it's not by choice nor is it his fault. Glee club is supposed to be a safe place for him to come and not have to worry about being judged.
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