subject: A Review of Glee: Finally A TV Show Without Cops, Attorneys, and Crime [print this page] A Review of Glee: Finally A TV Show Without Cops, Attorneys, and Crime
Glee, the hit musical / comedy series on FOX, is currently in its 2nd season (with a third already all lined up) and has found an untapped (or at least unfilled) niche in the TV market. With TV show top 10 lists for the last decade littered with the likes of The Wire, Sopranos, AMC's Mad Men, The West Wing, etc, Glee has filled a fun loving escapism niche in night time entertainment.
Most of the award winning television series during the last decade have revolved around police officers, attorneys, politics, big business, crime, violence, affairs, and... well, are you starting to see the pattern? A lot of it produces great television, but occasionally you need to escape. You need a show that's light, cheerful, and fun... and true to name, Glee delivers. Let's take a look at what works and what doesn't work with Glee.
The Good: Inspired by the great success of the reality television escapist giant, American Idol, Glee asks viewers to kick their shoes off, sit back, and just be entertained. No heavy thinking necessary. The show is humorous (especially Sue) and packs a high-energy, fun tone.
The Bad: While Glee's character base is filled with bold characters, they're often organized in an almost hyperbolic way so that every character is essentially a characateur of a stereotype (or an inverted stereotype) that you could find at your local high school. At times this comes off as a bit over the top and too much on the surface - as shown by Beiste, who's last name is pronounced precisely as her character has been cast - a "Beast".
The Competition: Maybe the only other non-reality TV show to enter this niche during the past decade was The Office with Steve Carell, which is currently in its 7th season and quite obviously having a lot of success. And while Glee is nowhere as cheap as The Office to produce (think of all those costumes!) it's currently getting more viewers than any season of The Office ever did (running at a little more than 9.7 million viewers per episode in the first season).
So, if you're ok with characters that are exactly who they appear to be (no secret unveilings here...) and if you're looking for a bright and humorous boost to the primetime line-up that is otherwise filled with twenty-four hour news and reality TV that isn't afraid to get trashier and trashier (how is 16 & Pregnant in a second season?), Glee may be just what you need.
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