So I did the unthinkable… actually watched some American Idol (cough, Adam)… so I could catch the preview episode of Glee, a new and very smart FOX show that will hopefully succeed and not fall into the Andy Richter Controls the Universe abyss of gone-too-soon-shows. Glee is fresh. It’s funny. It’s quirky. The cast does a remarkable job. They can SANG! And let’s not forget it has the amazing Jane Lynch and Google Girl from Heroes.
I’ve been seeing a lot of reviews, Tweets and status updates from people saying how great it is. And I totally agree with them. What I DON’T agree with are the people who loved this premiere, but have an extreme hatred of High School Musical, or to a lesser extent, Spectacular. I’m sorry, people, they are cut from the same cloth! Deal with it!
Let me break down for you…
Yes, Glee is for the mature audience. FOX even added “Viewer Discretion Advised” to remind you that it’s for the mature audience (cause I know kids TOTALLY follow the TV rules). We got talks of adult humor, pregnancies, possible infidelity, man/boy touching, drug dealing, and a kid in a wheelchair. All in quirky, comical ways, of course!
But Glee features singing show choir kids. So does Spectacular. And High School Musical don’t just do show choir, THEY PUT ON A SHOOOOOOOW! Don’t Stop Believin’! How about Breakin’ Free? Or You Give Me Something to Believe In! Take it away, Nikko!
Lots of other elements in the premiere sent me to East High in my mind. Take Jane Lynch’s speech about the school caste system and that everyone stays with their clique with no overlapping. Does this mean the new Glee Club teacher is trying to tell kids DON’T STICK TO THE STATUS QUO. Or the (awfully cute and hopefully legal) lead girl who thinks she’s the best singer… or shall we say, the most FABULOUS who WANTS IT ALL, THE FAME AND THE FORTUNE AND MORE!
And don’t get me started on the fact that both the Glee club and the High School Musical clique contain a never-called-gay-but-totally-gay kid and a sassy black chick. I would have added Spectacular to this list, but the Spectacular black chick was more clumsy, not as sassy.
Oh, wait, that’s one difference, Glee has an Asian chick. High School Musical features no Asians whatsoever. I guess We’re All In This Together as long as We’re not from China, Japan, or Korea. Where’s Brenda Song when you need her?
Now I’ve already been told, there’s NO WAY Glee and High School Musical are the same (what’s that, CrixLee?). And I guess you’re right. Like say, for example, Glee features the star of the football team who decides he’s going to play football as well as sing. That IS different. Unless you change “football” to “basketball” then change “sing” to “sing.” That straight up Troy Bolton, yo!
This is no way to diss Glee because I highly enjoyed it. This is to give more street cred to Zac Efron, Gabriella and the gang. Yes, it’s Disney, and if you hate THAT aspect of High School Musical, then fine by me. We agree to disagree. But if you go “I HATE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL BECAUSE ALL OF THAT SINGING AND DANCING!” but then go “I LOVE GLEE BECAUSE OF ALL THAT SINGING AND DANCING!” then I think someone is not listening to their inner Sharpay Evans.
I guess we’ll have to wait for future episodes to see if the case of Glee works at a summer resort or makes it to the big screen. And by wait, I mean WAIT. Yeah, FOX, good idea trying to sell a show by showing the 1st episode in May and the next in OCTOBER. Let’s see if that works well for the YouTube gimme-now audience. Oh that reminds me, GIMME-NOW!
And for those of you that STILL think they aren’t cut from the same cloth… we’ll see what you say when High School Musical 4 puts Corbin Bleu in a wheelchair.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to watch the online series I created, Soul and Son, which is nothing like Undercover Brother, or to a lesser extent, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, or to an even lesser extent, Sanford and Son.
See, I make fun of myself to show no heart feelings. That being said, if you like Glee, don’t hate on the HSM.
But you can still hate Camp Rock. I’ll allow it.
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13 Responses to “(Tween @ ♥) Glee School Musical Spectacular”
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May 20th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Andre, you have my full support on this. And I would like to point out that Spectacular *did* have an Asian chick, which puts it one up on HSM. Add in “That is the weirdest trash talk I have ever heard,” “We have to pick a song from the 80s, because that’s the last time any of the judges bought an album” and, of course, JAZZ HANDS, and we have a clear winner.
May 21st, 2009 at 1:19 am
Noodles! I was going to mention Spectacular’s Asian chick in my post and my edited it out. Thanks for bringing it back to the forefront. That Spectacular was something, wasn’t it? Why don’t you break my hear-art! It sounds good to me-e-e-e…
?May 22nd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
I’m just glad someone out there is talking about the *real* issues. Blah blah blah economy, blah blah blah health care…what I want to know is, what actually happened to Nico’s parents? Did they die? Move to another country? What? And how do Gabriella’s and Courtney’s mothers afford those huge houses on one income? Did they kill the girls’ dad for the insurance money? Because that would be pretty smart, actually. Not that I would ever do it.
Thank you Andre, for giving me something to believe in. Sniff.
June 10th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Eh!
?June 11th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I watched the spectacular movie on YTV and I acutally didn’t mind it. Those guys can really dance and sing there good. They are coming out with lots of those they have king of the camp or something like that too and something to do with a mall i forget what it’s made, musicals mainly teen musicals are coming back.
?July 13th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Your a hater! You you freakin’ son of a b*tch! High School Musical is way better than Spectacular so is Camp Rock! Even Cheetah Girls is better! Do you really think Nick would have made Spectacular if Disney didn’t make High School Musical! High School Musical brought back musicals! Plus, Nick would do anything to be in Disney’s spotlight! Disney is better than Nick! Probably if Disney made a movie about gay skateboarders, nick would make a movie about gay skateboarders but just try to make it better! Your a jerk! F**k your @$$ to hell!
July 18th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Wow, Ricky, such hostility. I think you read this blog completely wrong. If anything, I was saying great things about High School Musical. It stemmed from people I know who said they loved Glee, but hate High School Musical. I happen to love both, as well as Spectacular, and was just pointing out the subtle similarities between the shows.
I love all the Disney stuff. If you check out the rest of my blog, you would easily see that. I even made a video singing Hannah Montana for goodness sake! But I appreciate your… passion… for High School Musical. Just want you to understand that we are on the same team.
?September 5th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
i love this show and i especially love Lea Michelle. she is an amahzing singer.
?December 10th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Decided to post another comment since Glee is now on break for a few months for the fall season. It was awesome they came up with a term for Glee fans there called Gleeks i’m such a Gleek I love that show and I am very happy it got picked up for another season
?February 28th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
I really love this show.. I have watched all episodes and I can’t wait for the next one…!
March 12th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
I have not seen the lastest episode yet, but I can’t wait for the up comming ones to air.
March 21st, 2010 at 5:31 pm
I hate the cheesy @$$ songs HSM sings.
I love the covers Glee sings.
One very important point that you forgot to mention is what the songs they are singing. Maybe that is why people hate on HSM but love Glee.
March 31st, 2010 at 1:22 am
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