1) It's subversive. The show comments on everything that's wrong with high school while at the same time, creates this utopian school and makes you wish you'd gone there.
2) It breaks stereotypes. Jocks can be in the glee club, glee club members can be on the football team. The gay kid comes out to his tough, football loving dad, and the dad's perfectly ok with it! Awesome!
3) The adults are just as interesting as the teenagers. When does that ever happen?
4) It's just a little bit absurdist. Terri is absolutely ridiculous, and yet I'm riveted to see how her schemes turn out.
5) Two words: Jane Lynch. Awesome to see her in a major role.
6) It's inclusive. Black, white, brown, gay, straight, fat, thin. People with disabilities and people who struggle with mental issues. Everyone's represented and everyone gets a voice.
7) Kristin Chenoweth is on next week's show. Yeah!
8) The cast is stacked with Broadway talent. What's not to love?
9) They took a risk in the way that they introduced the show and it totally paid off. They aired a 'sneak peak' in the spring, and then let the hype build all summer before the season premiere. Brilliant. (Of course, in order for that to pay off, the product had to be good, which thankfully it is.)
10) The writing. Those snappy one-liners (Often delivered by Ms. Jane Lynch) are very quotable. Lady justice wept today!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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It would be interesting to know how much of Lynch's work on the show is of the ad-libbed, improvised variety. She is one of the best at it.
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