Tuesday, June 8, 2010 11:22pm
I realize that this post is coming rather late in the day, but I wanted to wait.
Today, I was wowed yet again by a show that I didn't even want to like. Tonight the Glee's first season came to a close on a beautiful and bittersweet note. The cast and crew managed to tell an underdog story that we all know in a way that doesn't cease to entertain--plus, it's got a good beat and I can dance to it.
Glee was originally going to be a feature film, but I suppose Ryan Murphy (creator of Nip/Tuck) decided to stick with what he knows. Mr. Murphy has really struck gold with Glee, which has already struck a deal for a third season before even filming the second one. As a film student, who wants to create things that do social work, Ryan Murphy serves as a positive role model for me--he is a proud, outspoken, principled, gay man. He has created two hit shows and helped a young Chris Colfer start his career as an out actor--while managing to support other out actors and allies (Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Johnathan Groff).
Beyond all of that, Glee is the story about the marginalized, the misfits, and the insecure coming together to make something bigger than themselves. It's the classic American underdog story combined with the musical tradition on which Hollywood was built. Glee is for all of us. In a way, it's about all of us.
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Labels: Gabby, Glee, June 8, Murphy, National Pride Month
I realize that this post is coming rather late in the day, but I wanted to wait.
Today, I was wowed yet again by a show that I didn't even want to like. Tonight the Glee's first season came to a close on a beautiful and bittersweet note. The cast and crew managed to tell an underdog story that we all know in a way that doesn't cease to entertain--plus, it's got a good beat and I can dance to it.
Glee was originally going to be a feature film, but I suppose Ryan Murphy (creator of Nip/Tuck) decided to stick with what he knows. Mr. Murphy has really struck gold with Glee, which has already struck a deal for a third season before even filming the second one. As a film student, who wants to create things that do social work, Ryan Murphy serves as a positive role model for me--he is a proud, outspoken, principled, gay man. He has created two hit shows and helped a young Chris Colfer start his career as an out actor--while managing to support other out actors and allies (Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Johnathan Groff).
Beyond all of that, Glee is the story about the marginalized, the misfits, and the insecure coming together to make something bigger than themselves. It's the classic American underdog story combined with the musical tradition on which Hollywood was built. Glee is for all of us. In a way, it's about all of us.
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Labels: Gabby, Glee, June 8, Murphy, National Pride Month
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