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My name is Lisa, and I am a Gleek
Posted by Lisa
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8:58 AM
Yes it is true, I am addicted to Glee!
If you've been living under a rock for the past few months and don't know what Glee is, please allow me to enlighten you. Glee is a new show on Fox (yeah I know, Fox, but don't let that scare you off) that has absolutely blown me (and quite a few other people too) away. It's about a high school Spanish teacher (Will Schuester) living a fairly mundane life who decides to try and recapture some of the joy from his youth by starting up a Glee club. Belonging to Glee was the high point of his life, and I guess nobody ever bothered to tell him that Glee clubs are for geeks and losers, so he's a little surprised when he holds auditions and only geeks and losers sign up. With a little creative thinking he manages to convince Finn, the star quarterback with a secret talent for song, to join and not long after some of his popular friends follow along. His mane rival is Sue Sylvester, coach of the "Cheerios", who is hellbent on his destruction. The first 12 episodes of the series document the teams road to Sectionals, their first competition, and each episode is full of humour, drama, and song and dance numbers performed by the cast. Although some moments are lacking in realism, the emotions of the characters are sincere, and that's what hooks you.
There's really so much more to it, but I'm not here to write a half season summary for you - go out and buy the dvds.
The things is I'm in Glee withdrawl. And the next episode of Glee doesn't air until April! How am I going to survive until then?
So the most common question I get asked when I tell people about my addition is "Why?" Such a simple question, with no simple answer. I guess the best way I can describe it is that for one hour a week, I can sit and feel completely content. I've experienced addictions to shows before (Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Veronica Mars to name four) but the difference is that I don't just enjoy Glee, it actually makes me feel happy. Even when it's over and I am sad that it's done, I am left with a smile on my face (which sounds a little creepier than it is).
I have always found January and February to be the toughest months emotionally for me. There's something about the snow, slush and what feels like perpetual darkness that's more than a little depressing. It's little things like a weekly TV show that I rely on to get me through these dark times. And I have to say, Simon Cowell's mockery of the American Losers who try to out-weird each other on idol just doesn't bring me the joy it once did.
Sigh.
I miss Glee.
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If you've been living under a rock for the past few months and don't know what Glee is, please allow me to enlighten you. Glee is a new show on Fox (yeah I know, Fox, but don't let that scare you off) that has absolutely blown me (and quite a few other people too) away. It's about a high school Spanish teacher (Will Schuester) living a fairly mundane life who decides to try and recapture some of the joy from his youth by starting up a Glee club. Belonging to Glee was the high point of his life, and I guess nobody ever bothered to tell him that Glee clubs are for geeks and losers, so he's a little surprised when he holds auditions and only geeks and losers sign up. With a little creative thinking he manages to convince Finn, the star quarterback with a secret talent for song, to join and not long after some of his popular friends follow along. His mane rival is Sue Sylvester, coach of the "Cheerios", who is hellbent on his destruction. The first 12 episodes of the series document the teams road to Sectionals, their first competition, and each episode is full of humour, drama, and song and dance numbers performed by the cast. Although some moments are lacking in realism, the emotions of the characters are sincere, and that's what hooks you.
There's really so much more to it, but I'm not here to write a half season summary for you - go out and buy the dvds.
The things is I'm in Glee withdrawl. And the next episode of Glee doesn't air until April! How am I going to survive until then?
So the most common question I get asked when I tell people about my addition is "Why?" Such a simple question, with no simple answer. I guess the best way I can describe it is that for one hour a week, I can sit and feel completely content. I've experienced addictions to shows before (Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Veronica Mars to name four) but the difference is that I don't just enjoy Glee, it actually makes me feel happy. Even when it's over and I am sad that it's done, I am left with a smile on my face (which sounds a little creepier than it is).
I have always found January and February to be the toughest months emotionally for me. There's something about the snow, slush and what feels like perpetual darkness that's more than a little depressing. It's little things like a weekly TV show that I rely on to get me through these dark times. And I have to say, Simon Cowell's mockery of the American Losers who try to out-weird each other on idol just doesn't bring me the joy it once did.
Sigh.
I miss Glee.
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