Thursday, December 10, 2009

Glee!


It's been a while since I've been truly hooked on a show. I watch The Office and 30 Rock most weeks and The Daily Show helped me through the Bush years, but the last time I watched a show where I didn't want to miss a single episode was about seven years ago when I watched Ally McBeal face her problems with theme songs and fantasize about a dancing baby.

And then this year Fox introduced Glee. Maybe it's something about the music. After all, my favorite movie is Moulin Rouge. They sang Imagine and True Colors in one Glee episode and, yes, I'll admit, I cried both times. But the show is also funny, sweet and offers enough drama to keep you guessing until the next episode.

I'm not alone in my obsession. On Facebook last Thursday morning, the first four status updates in my newsfeed were written by women swooning over the previous night's episode. Not to mention that 8.6 viewers tune in every week. A friend of Toby's recently attended a Kennedy Center event chock-full of Hollywood superstars and Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester in the show) drew the biggest crowd of fans.

If you haven't seen Glee yet, now might be a good time to order it on Netflix (or watch full episodes online at http://www.fox.com/glee). Unfortunately, Fox didn't realize that Glee would be such a hit, so the next new episode won't air until April. Until then, you can still embrace your inner Gleekiness and sing and dance along to the two CDs.

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