Glee

My friend Corey has been bugging me since this spring to catch the new Fox TV series Glee. The show follows a high school teacher trying to lead a group of outcasts to singing stardom in the school's glee club. I'm not going to tell you much more than that because you really need to check it out for yourself. As Corey aptly predicted, I LOVE this show. I have finally found a website that will let me watch it in Scotland and find myself wishing I were back in high school (and who would really want that) so I could join/form a glee club of my own.

The cast is amazing! Jane Lynch (from Best in Show and 40 Year Old Virgin) plays the evil cheerleading head coach who wants her full funding back (she now has a split budget with Glee Club) and is hell-bent on destroying the misfit singers. She is pitch perfect (note the pun) and always finds creative ways to put the singing group at odds with one another. The idealistic leader of the Glee Club is played by Broadway's original Link Larkin, Matthew Morrison (name that musical). Not only can he really sing (as all the members of the Glee Club can - their numbers are fantastic!) but has that 'aw shucks' demeanor down in way that is lovable, not annoying.

If you love Broadway or show choir or comedy, you need to give Glee a shot. I was 5 minutes into beginning of episode 4 last night when I had to pause it to call Corey and let him know how right he was. 1/2 of me was singing along and the other 1/2 of me was laughing so hard I had to back up the scene to figure out what I was missing. For me, that is a perfect combination.