Which Glee episode is on tonight:
the Madonna episode, the Michael Jackson episode or the Rocky Horror episode? God
forbid the show actually develops some actual STORYLINES and doesn't just bank
on gimmick guest stars and popular songs.
NOTE - I do watch the show. Not
every week, however, because it's pretty bad, and when I say pretty bad, I mean
really bad.
I like the promos I've seen
recently that have been promoting original
songs. Welp, it only took about 50 episodes to do anything that resembles
originality.
Is it just the songs that make
the show trendy? Some are good. I enjoyed the cover of Wham's "Last Christmas"
during the Christmas episode.
I especially liked last week's
debacle that is making a big deal of the lesbian relationship between the
bitchy girl and the other girl who has the IQ of a cinder block. The writers do
know that gay relationships aren't a hot button issue anymore, right? Does the
show even have writers?
What bothers me so much about the
popularity of this show is that so many other good shows have been prematurely
thrown by the wayside while this piece of crap is, well, so damn popular. There
are plenty of cancelled shows to choose from that deserved the limelight more
than Glee. I've narrowed it down to a few that I really enjoyed. Feel free to
suggest any shows you find to be underrated.
Also, feel free to comment if you
want to smash my face into a jelly for saying anything bad about Glee.
Sports Night
Only lasted two seasons. This was
a show about a sports show, and it was great. Created by Aaron Sorkin (yep, the
Social Network's Aaron Sorkin), the show had a killer cast with Felicity
Huffman, Josh Charles and every now and then, Bill Macy. The show wasn't all
sports, either. It was a very well written comedy. I mean, Sorkin, hello?
Freaks and Geeks
Only got one stinkin' season, but
what a season it was. Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jason Segal, Linda Cardellini
and the "jackass guy" from Happy Gilmore all in one show? Yeppers. Another show
that was ahead of its time. It's pathetic NBC didn't give this show a chance
while garbage like Two and a Half Men play for nearly a decade. It was also
produced by Judd Apatow, which is nice.
Boston Public
This was given four seasons,
which wasn't nearly enough. It was easily one of David E. Kelley's best shows
with easily his best cast. Chi McBride's Principal Harper was an excellent
focal point for Winslow High, with a surrounding cast of the underrated Nicky
Katt, Loretta Devine, Jeri Ryan and Michael Rappaport, among others. The
strongest character in the show might have been Anthony Heald's Vice Principal
Scott Guber, who gave award worthy performances each season. Oh, and Fvyush
Finkel's Harvey Lipshultz was classic. The point is, there are almost no good
shows about high school out there, and this one was fantastic. Unlike Glee, it
actually touched on timely issues within the walls of the school, such as teenage
pregnancy, drugs, sex and Harry Senate firing a gun in his classroom. Harry
Senate, FTW.
The Critic
Only given two seasons. This was
one of the best written shows on TV. Why? It borrowed a lot of the same talent
that The Simpsons had, which was during the time when The Simpsons (during the
early years) was the best show on television. I'm serious. Jay Sherman was the
man.
Arrested Development
This was the ultimate sin. Only
given three seasons, Arrested Development might be the best written comedy of
all time. This series didn't have a bad episode. Not one. The storylines were
great. It had the best cast on television, lead by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett
and the "back when his schtick was funny" Michael Cera. I've never been able to
pop in an Arrested Development DVD and not watch less than four or five
episodes.
Glee sucks.
