I promise to keep this brief because omg can I ever talk about the problems Glee has. No one expected the show to be a success. The original order was for thirteen episodes and when the show took off, it's understandable that they were scrambling to write and produce the rest of season one. But after season one, it became painfully obvious that there was no plan for the characters they did have. The writers/showrunners just took the show week by week. An example: a character was introduced in season two and we were told he was dyslexic. This has never been mentioned again. A new character was introduced in season four...and he is dyslexic. He got an episode devoted to it (which was decently done) but you'd think these two characters would have something to talk about. Nope. It's never been mentioned. And there are so many moments like this. Not to mention the general offensiveness (e.g., the coming out of a lesbian character became all about the straight white boy's feelings; having a gay character attempt suicide and then is never heard from again, even though another gay character says he's going to help him through this tough time, and many more).
I watch a lot of tv and what's really obvious about Glee is how little respect the showrunners and writers have for the cast and characters. You can tell when showrunners care about a show and the story they're telling and that isn't the case with Glee. In addition, the cast are underpaid for what they do and the network had them working non-stop for two years. And the writers incorporate things into the script that the actors don't like, e.g., commentary on their appearance.
It's really a shame because it is a fun show with a talented cast and some really beautiful moments. The characters mean a lot to people, as do the cast: Chris in particular as he is an out gay man who has become successful in his own right. So I'd say watch the show but don't get emotionally involved. And if you don't like it by the fourth episode, then you won't like it at all. If that happens, then you've saved yourself a lot of heartbreak.
All my icons are Glee icons :) I love Chris Colfer so much. And the rest of the cast are also amazing (barring one vile exception). I need more icons though...
(And believe it or not, this was a brief comment about Glee, lol)
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Date: 2013-02-15 08:11 pm (UTC)I promise to keep this brief because omg can I ever talk about the problems Glee has. No one expected the show to be a success. The original order was for thirteen episodes and when the show took off, it's understandable that they were scrambling to write and produce the rest of season one. But after season one, it became painfully obvious that there was no plan for the characters they did have. The writers/showrunners just took the show week by week. An example: a character was introduced in season two and we were told he was dyslexic. This has never been mentioned again. A new character was introduced in season four...and he is dyslexic. He got an episode devoted to it (which was decently done) but you'd think these two characters would have something to talk about. Nope. It's never been mentioned. And there are so many moments like this. Not to mention the general offensiveness (e.g., the coming out of a lesbian character became all about the straight white boy's feelings; having a gay character attempt suicide and then is never heard from again, even though another gay character says he's going to help him through this tough time, and many more).
I watch a lot of tv and what's really obvious about Glee is how little respect the showrunners and writers have for the cast and characters. You can tell when showrunners care about a show and the story they're telling and that isn't the case with Glee. In addition, the cast are underpaid for what they do and the network had them working non-stop for two years. And the writers incorporate things into the script that the actors don't like, e.g., commentary on their appearance.
It's really a shame because it is a fun show with a talented cast and some really beautiful moments. The characters mean a lot to people, as do the cast: Chris in particular as he is an out gay man who has become successful in his own right. So I'd say watch the show but don't get emotionally involved. And if you don't like it by the fourth episode, then you won't like it at all. If that happens, then you've saved yourself a lot of heartbreak.
All my icons are Glee icons :) I love Chris Colfer so much. And the rest of the cast are also amazing (barring one vile exception). I need more icons though...
(And believe it or not, this was a brief comment about Glee, lol)