Anyone else starting to dislike Glee?

Dman001

Since Glee came back from the Hiatus Ive felt its really gone downhill. It isn't as funny as it used to be, it is very predictable and repetitive and the characters are starting to get very annoying.

They are really going in circles, something threatens the future of the Glee club, Sue does something crazy, there's a bit of a panic but by the end of the episode it is resolved and the Glee Club is safe for another day.

Even the songs aren't as good, as many of them are old, lesser know songs.

I'll stick with it till the end of the season. but I dont know how they will get another season out of it.

Pigwidgeon

I kind of agree with you, although I think the last two episodes have been slightly better.

Dman001 wrote: »

They are really going in circles, something threatens the future of the Glee club, Sue does something crazy, there's a bit of a panic but by the end of the episode it is resolved and the Glee Club is safe for another day.

Completely agree with this part, it's pretty irritating, just move on with the plot already!

Dman001

kateos2 wrote: »

I kind of agree with you, although I think the last two episodes have been slightly better.!

Yes I actually agree that the last two haven't been bad at all, but still not as good as other episodes last year. I was really disappointed by Neil Patrick Harris' character. I love NPH but felt his character in Glee lacked the same charisma and zen that he has in HIMYM.

Basq

I agree completely!

The witty writing seems to have gone by the wayside.. and has been replaced by a cringey message shoved down your throat in each episode.

e.g

- It's OK to be overweight
- You can still live up to your full potential being disabled
- etc.

The last 2 episodes have been OK.. but not close to some of it at it's peak last year.

fisgon

It was that paralysed kid in the last ep. that finally did it for me, exactly as basquille said, message as subtle as a sledgehammer, sentimentalised, cliched, trite storylines. And that duet of 'One' with Rachel,.....ugh! It's lost most of its hard edge, and all of its subversiveness. It's playing safe, and suffers because of it.

phasers

What I want to know is when are they actually going to practise for regionals?

I'm sick of all the little 'assignments'

Closed ac

Odd, I feel it's improved.. the story's more enjoyable and I'm finding it funnier too.

Chinafoot

Dman001 wrote: »

Even the songs aren't as good, as many of them are old, lesser know songs.

While I agree it hasn't been as good of late, the above point drives me nuts. I've heard it said by a fair few people at this stage..."oh I only knew one song last night, thats shít!"

Glee is about a show choir and therefore there are going to be songs from musicals that you might not know if your knowledge of the area doesn't extend beyond your school's production of Grease. I personally would hate to see every episode filled with the latest chart toppers or the 21st birthday party/wedding reception "classics". They have a good balance of songs as far as I can see and I really hope they keep up with the songs from musicals. Writing off a song because you don't know it is pretty silly. Open your ears and you might even enjoy it.

Dman001

Chinafoot wrote: »

While I agree it hasn't been as good of late, the above point drives me nuts. I've heard it said by a fair few people at this stage..."oh I only knew one song last night, thats shít!"

Glee is about a show choir and therefore there are going to be songs from musicals that you might not know if your knowledge of the area doesn't extend beyond your school's production of Grease. I personally would hate to see every episode filled with the latest chart toppers or the 21st birthday party/wedding reception "classics". They have a good balance of songs as far as I can see and I really hope they keep up with the songs from musicals. Writing off a song because you don't know it is pretty silly. Open your ears and you might even enjoy it.

Well that's true but a matter of opinion and taste I suppose.

i.need.a.job

yer wans voice the lead singer wan is soooooo annoyin... makes me mad

Chinafoot

Dman001 wrote: »

Well that's true but a matter of opinion and taste I suppose.

Of course, but its a tv show about a show choir so there are going to be songs from musicals. If anything, they could be accused of not doing enough.

Also, just because you think a song is "lesser known" doesn't mean other people do.

unamused

OMG so glad ppl are starting to see sense

Glee is terrible I had to go to school with people like Rachel (thanks Fiscon hadnt a clue of her name) and everyday wanted to rip my ears off so i didnt have to listen to her singing away in the class room and then at lunch in the common room everyone had the misfortune of her and her mates thinking everyone wanted to watch them put on a show grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
and no was not jealous am quite happy being loved my my friends and family and dont need the world to look at me and love me too

anotherlostie

unamused wrote: »

OMG so glad ppl are starting to see sense

Glee is terrible I had to go to school with people like Rachel (thanks Fiscon hadnt a clue of her name) and everyday wanted to rip my ears off so i didnt have to listen to her singing away in the class room and then at lunch in the common room everyone had the misfortune of her and her mates thinking everyone wanted to watch them put on a show grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
and no was not jealous am quite happy being loved my my friends and family and dont need the world to look at me and love me too

The fact that you've come on a website to talk about her AFTER you've left school suggests otherwise!!! If you don't like people singing, it's a safe bet that Glee's not the show for you.

I am enjoying Glee still - there were a few duff episodes, but the last few have been good. I do agree that they seem to have abandoned the arc of preparing for regionals. It's hardly been mentioned, and they didn't even have any prep this week. And I am missing Terri (as I say ad nauseum). In relation to Basquille's comment about it being OK to be overweight, well Sue Sylvester's monologue to NPH countered that quite effectively, I thought.

This is the second thread like this in a few weeks - maybe that 'Whine about Glee' sticky, like the Lost one, would be the answer to let people vent?

Dman001

Chinafoot wrote: »

Of course, but its a tv show about a show choir so there are going to be songs from musicals. If anything, they could be accused of not doing enough.

Also, just because you think a song is "lesser known" doesn't mean other people do.

I suppose I'm more surprised they included these songs from musicals and the less popular songs. They used every cliche and sell-out tricks in the book, I'm surprised they didn't do all current pop songs in the show.

unreggd

I agree some of the songs have been "x factor fails"

(As in, being able to pick the same lame songs from the rediculous amount of songs out there)


It's annoyin me that they keep goin back to the same storylines


I think the show was good for the first volume, as they made their own show

the episodes since it's been back, I think they made with research of viewers, tryin too hard to make it more widely liked = fail!

shoelaceface

i never could get into it to be honest! however i do like the songs, some have popped up on the radio stations! didnt find it funny though, gave up after the first two episodes.

Conor108

Have to agree, although last 2 have been good.

Its becoming a hell of a lot less story-arc driven and now just picking a 'theme-of-the-week' (Maddonna, Body-image, now Lady Gaga etc.)

Practice for f-ing regionals!!!

Chuchoter

Yeah I don't like it as much as I did however some of the character development on some of the smaller people (ie Kurt, Artie) has been really good. I do value glee on a different level as Kurt's character has actually been a really good representation of gay people as something more than the catty sidekick to a female lead with no life, whereas with Kurt we see his difficulty coming out, coming to terms with being gay, losing his dad, which we really don't see anywhere else. Same with Artie, as I actually can't think of any other show with a disabled character.

But yeah, the songs haven't been nearly as good and what on earth is going on with Quinn? One minute she's pregnant then she's not. And yeah, is regionals just out of the picture?

Hrududu

Chinafoot wrote: »

Of course, but its a tv show about a show choir so there are going to be songs from musicals. If anything, they could be accused of not doing enough.

Also, just because you think a song is "lesser known" doesn't mean other people do.

To be honest the vast majority of songs have not been songs from musicals. In fact if they added more musical songs i'd be happier. It is show choir after all. If you look at last week. That Dream On number that Will and Bryan Ryan performed, I had never heard of it. I'd never heard of Artie's dance number Safety Dance. This week I had never heard of the Kiss songs. Going back a couple of weeks I had never heard of Run Joey Run (although that one gets a pass because of the ridiculously over the top video)

Now obviously i'm not going to know every song, and its good that people that do like that stuff are hearing it on a mainstream show. But in the past few episodes the number of good songs have been far outweighed by these weird choices.

Dman001

Last nights episode wasn't as bad as other episodes but still only average at best. The whole Lady GaGa theme was a bit pointless, and even the Glee club Members where questioning why exactly they were doing it.

But there was funny lines by Britney and Puck (wanting to call the baby Jack Daniels ) in the episode.

hacked

Dman001 wrote: »

Last nights episode wasn't as bad as other episodes but still only average at best. The whole Lady GaGa theme was a bit pointless, and even the Glee club Members where questioning why exactly they were doing it.

But there was funny lines by Britney and Puck (wanting to call the baby Jack Daniels ) in the episode.

Oh god tell me about it! They were questioning it in the show themselves, and I found the whole everyone sticking up for Kurt in the bathrooms and then Mr. Shu showing up, clapping and telling them they discovered the reason/lesson themselves absoloutely nauseating.

Stick them in dresses and suspenders and we have a bad 50s sitcom!

johnnyjb

Dman001 wrote: »

Since Glee came back from the Hiatus Ive felt its really gone downhill. It isn't as funny as it used to be, it is very predictable and repetitive and the characters are starting to get very annoying.

They are really going in circles, something threatens the future of the Glee club, Sue does something crazy, there's a bit of a panic but by the end of the episode it is resolved and the Glee Club is safe for another day.

Even the songs aren't as good, as many of them are old, lesser know songs.

I'll stick with it till the end of the season. but I dont know how they will get another season out of it.

I saw a show and a former actor said that good writers will be hired for first series to get a big viewing audience and the tv bosses will bring in cheaper writers after a series or two to save money and things usually go sour

Bulktohulk

I've always hated it. All it is is a bunch of whiny teenagers and stereotypes butchering once great songs.

FHTHEVOB

By far the best show on televsion wouldn't even consider disliking it.