I don’t have to tell you to watch the show Glee, do I? You’re already watching it, right? And have been for some time?
If not, better start soon. Lots of really fine stuff has already been on, and it’s good enough that you won’t want to miss any of it. In addition to the weekly broadcast times, the first season has been on DVDs for some time (Netflix fans take note), and I’ve just watched the 7th episode of Season 2 on Hulu.
For those holdouts who have decided there can’t be anything for them in a show about a high school glee club, think again. Boring plot? No way. Boring songs? Are you kidding? Not to mention, this is the best dramedy writing, production and performances since Sports Night graced the airwaves, for me the most undeservedly under-watched and overlooked show on television. And in Glee, when rehearsing or presenting glee club numbers, the performers also sing and dance, and do both exceedingly well.
The choice of music is top-notch, too. In the pilot episode, the song Don’t Stop Believin’, written and originally recorded by Journey, became the episode’s focus song, with a rendition of it near the end of the episode that absolutely wows you.
Not only has Don’t Stop Believin’ become the #1 download on iTunes — but, hands across the sea, the Glee cast version became #6 on the top pop charts in Britain, with the Journey version at #7, as of a January 2010 BBC report after Glee began showing on British TV.
And Journey, the band, has had a resurgence in Britain with the recent repopularization of the song in Glee.
Anything still keeping you from watching? Whatever it is, get over it. In this era of TiVo and all kinds of recording devices, web sites devoted to reruns, and DVD sets of shows all available to viewers, there are fewer and fewer excuses, including the infamous “I can’t find the time.” My advice: find it. Almost nothing else on television will seem nearly as interesting, once you do.
