So I finally found some time to watch the Glee premiere and I have to admit, I kind of loved it. The show is not overly funny but it is at times humorous and extremely sincere. There are times when you cannot help but smile while watching. Here is the basis of the show including a recap of the action of the first episode.
High school Spanish teacher Will Schuester wants to take charge of the school's glee club after the previous coach was fired. Will says all the kids need is to find joy again. It is clear that the people in charge at the school favor cheerleading and other such successful sports, leaving glee club behind and underfunded, but Will sees promise in the club.
During the try outs we see the members of the glee club perform and they are each very talented. We also get to know a few of the students a bit better. Rachel, who is obviously the most talented of the five on the club, is so intense. She almost tries to hard and after their first practice, when it is pretty clear that the club isn't too great, Rachel gives a speech to Will about how she is made fun of and wants being a part of glee club to make her cool by association since being great at something helps you be seen as great.
After seeing a competing school perform, Will goes looking for new talent because he hears from a friend that if the popular kids join, then others will follow. After no one new shows interest, Will blackmails the star football player into joining after hearing him sing and the student begins lying to his friends about what he is doing. This is where the show turns a little High School Musical. The football player is conflicted about whether or not he should be a part of the glee club. He worries about his reputation but in the end decides to do both. He even encourages the other club members to work together and use their strengths to make the group better through areas like costumes, recruitment and choreography.
Will, throughout the episode, even after seeing glimpses of his less than perfect marriage to his high school sweetheart, is continuously devoted to making the club the best it can be. But after he finds out his wife is pregnant, he quits his teaching job to become an accountant because he thinks he will make more money in this new profession. But, right as the episode is about to end, Will reclaims his devotion to the club and foreshadows a trip to nationals.
For those who missed it, embedded is the hulu copy of the premiere episode. I suggest watching it. If not today, remember you do have until September since the rest of the season does not beginning airing until Fox's normal fall schedule starts. For those who did watch, did you enjoy it? Did this premiere episode leave you wanting more? Will you continue watching once fall rolls around? Let me know your thoughts.
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