Glee is an fresh, new show on Fox, Tuesdays at 9pm starting THIS FALL! (You've got a little time to get excited about it.) Here is Glee's official website.
OK. So, KINGS fizzled out after the premiere. But I have to insist, WE WILL NOT FIND A PILOT EPISODE IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS THAT WILL COMPARE to THE MAJESTIC CINEMATOGRAPHY, COMPELLING CHARACTERS AND RICH SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE FOUND IN KINGS.
For an idea of what the show is like, think "High School Musical" meets "Freaks and Geeks" meets "American Idol". It's got a star-studded, multicultural cast of misfits [including but not limited to "Ned Ryerson" from Groundhog's Day] and involves themes that both teenager and adults associate with.
It feels like Glee was written for a Utah audience; it's jam-packed with elements that mid-westerners can especially related to: Songs everybody loves to sing along to, suffering HS arts programs, a lack of physical intimacy before marriage, crafty housewives, the pursuit of excellence as well as happiness, the constant struggle with self-image, comedicly dysfunctional family relationships, and heart-warming choreography that will bring a smile to your face.
Fox picked up the pilot just 15 hours after receiving the script, Ryan Murphy [the director] said. The scribe-producer said he felt the need to create a lighter show given "these dark and trying times."
"There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around," he said. "This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why 'Idol' worked. It's pure escapism."
p.s. When they started singing "Don't Stop Believing" at minute 40, I almost cried -- mostly tears of regret that I didn't have a Glee club at my high school. I REALLY, REALLY hope Fox doesn't mess this one up!
(If you can't already tell, I'm really excited about this new series. I hope you be too. I would really like to have someone to talk with about it.)
You can watch Glee's pilot episode on the FOX website.
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Listening to: Daft Punk - robot rock _oh yeah
OK. So, KINGS fizzled out after the premiere. But I have to insist, WE WILL NOT FIND A PILOT EPISODE IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS THAT WILL COMPARE to THE MAJESTIC CINEMATOGRAPHY, COMPELLING CHARACTERS AND RICH SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE FOUND IN KINGS.
For an idea of what the show is like, think "High School Musical" meets "Freaks and Geeks" meets "American Idol". It's got a star-studded, multicultural cast of misfits [including but not limited to "Ned Ryerson" from Groundhog's Day] and involves themes that both teenager and adults associate with.It feels like Glee was written for a Utah audience; it's jam-packed with elements that mid-westerners can especially related to: Songs everybody loves to sing along to, suffering HS arts programs, a lack of physical intimacy before marriage, crafty housewives, the pursuit of excellence as well as happiness, the constant struggle with self-image, comedicly dysfunctional family relationships, and heart-warming choreography that will bring a smile to your face.
Fox picked up the pilot just 15 hours after receiving the script, Ryan Murphy [the director] said. The scribe-producer said he felt the need to create a lighter show given "these dark and trying times."
"There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around," he said. "This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why 'Idol' worked. It's pure escapism."
p.s. When they started singing "Don't Stop Believing" at minute 40, I almost cried -- mostly tears of regret that I didn't have a Glee club at my high school. I REALLY, REALLY hope Fox doesn't mess this one up!
(If you can't already tell, I'm really excited about this new series. I hope you be too. I would really like to have someone to talk with about it.)
You can watch Glee's pilot episode on the FOX website.
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Listening to: Daft Punk - robot rock _oh yeah
Glee looks fun- I really couldn't get into Kings (along with the rest of the country) And though he didn't turn me on, I do think Adam had the better voice, delivery, etc...but I guess Kris was just a better package for America's "idol"- girls could picture themselves more next to him and non-rockers were charmed?
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