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Although ''Glee'' has been compared to film series ''[[High School Musical]]'', Murphy commented that he has never seen a ''High School Musical'' film, and that his interest lay in creating a "postmodern musical," rather than "doing a show where people burst into song," drawing more heavily on the format of ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''.<ref name="HSM"/> Murphy intended the show to be a form of escapism, explaining: "There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around. This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why ''Idol'' worked. It's pure escapism."<ref name="Variety"/> With regard to ''Glee''{{'s}} audience, Murphy intended for it to be a family show which would appeal to adults as well as children, with adult characters starring equally alongside the teenage leads.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989408.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=Fox greenlights 'Glee' pilot |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=23 July, 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=May 31, 2009}}</ref> Murphy has mapped out plans for the series covering a potential for three years of broadcast.<ref name="BB"/>
Although ''Glee'' has been compared to film series ''[[High School Musical]]'', Murphy commented that he has never seen a ''High School Musical'' film, and that his interest lay in creating a "postmodern musical," rather than "doing a show where people burst into song," drawing more heavily on the format of ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''.<ref name="HSM"/> Murphy intended the show to be a form of escapism, explaining: "There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around. This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why ''Idol'' worked. It's pure escapism."<ref name="Variety"/> With regard to ''Glee''{{'s}} audience, Murphy intended for it to be a family show which would appeal to adults as well as children, with adult characters starring equally alongside the teenage leads.<ref name="Variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989408.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=Fox greenlights 'Glee' pilot |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=23 July, 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=May 31, 2009}}</ref> Murphy has mapped out plans for the series covering a potential for three years of broadcast.<ref name="BB"/>


===Music and choreography===
===Music and choreography is gay===
{{Main|Music of Glee|List of songs in Glee}}
{{Main|Music of Glee|List of songs in Glee}}
The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based.<ref name="DN">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_glee_puts_edgy_spin_on_top_40_tunes.html|title='Glee' puts edgy spin on Top 40 tunes|last=Kinon|first=Cristina|date=May 18, 2009|work=[[Daily News (New York)|The Daily News]]|accessdate=May 31, 2009}}</ref> Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important&nbsp;— the balancing of that."<ref name="LAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-glee26-2009apr26,0,7366573.story|title=Will TV audiences watch with 'Glee'?|last=Fernandez|first=Maria Elena|date=April 26, 2009|work=[[LA Times]]|accessdate=June 1, 2009}}</ref> Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12glee.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=glee%20high%20school%20musical&st=cse|title=From ‘Cabaret’ to Kanye, Songs of ‘Glee’ Are a Hit|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|date=October 11, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2009-10-27}}</ref>
The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based.<ref name="DN">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_glee_puts_edgy_spin_on_top_40_tunes.html|title='Glee' puts edgy spin on Top 40 tunes|last=Kinon|first=Cristina|date=May 18, 2009|work=[[Daily News (New York)|The Daily News]]|accessdate=May 31, 2009}}</ref> Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important&nbsp;— the balancing of that."<ref name="LAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-glee26-2009apr26,0,7366573.story|title=Will TV audiences watch with 'Glee'?|last=Fernandez|first=Maria Elena|date=April 26, 2009|work=[[LA Times]]|accessdate=June 1, 2009}}</ref> Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12glee.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=glee%20high%20school%20musical&st=cse|title=From ‘Cabaret’ to Kanye, Songs of ‘Glee’ Are a Hit|last=Wyatt|first=Edward|date=October 11, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2009-10-27}}</ref>

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Glee
GenreMusical
Teen comedy-drama
Created byRyan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Ian Brennan
StarringDianna Agron
Chris Colfer
Jessalyn Gilsig
Jane Lynch
Jayma Mays
Kevin McHale
Lea Michele
Cory Monteith
Matthew Morrison
Amber Riley
Mark Salling
Jenna Ushkowitz
ComposerJames S. Levine
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRyan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Dante Di Loreto
CinematographyChristopher Baffa
Running time42-45 minutes
Production companies20th Century Fox Television
Ryan Murphy Television
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseMay 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) –
present

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox. It focuses on a high school show choir (also known as a glee club), called "New Directions!", set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.[1] The pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009,[2] and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009.[3] On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up.[4] Glee aired its mid-season finale on December 9, 2009 and is currently on a 4-month hiatus before returning on April 13, 2010 with the remaining 9 episodes of the season.[5] On January 11, 2010, Fox President, Kevin Reilly announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that Glee has been renewed for a second season.[6][7]

The show's creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan first conceived of Glee as a film. Murphy selects the series' music, maintaining a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released on iTunes during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums will be released through Columbia Records, beginning with Glee: The Music, Volume 1, which was released on November 3, 2009. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over two million digital sales.

The show has received mixed to positive reviews. Although Alessandra Stanley in The New York Times highlighted the pilot episode's unoriginality and stereotyped characters, she praised the showmanship and talent of the cast.[8] David Hinckley in The Daily News opined that the show was imperfect and implausible but "potentially heartwarming",[9] while Robert Bianco in USA Today noted casting and tone problems, but commented positively on the show's humor and musical performances.[10] Mary McNamara for the Los Angeles Times wrote that the show had a wide audience appeal, calling it "the first show in a long time that's just plain full-throttle, no-guilty-pleasure-rationalizations-necessary fun."[11] The series won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Series and received three additional nominations for Best Actress (Lea Michele), Best Actor (Matthew Morrison), and Best Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch).[12]

Production

Conception

Glee was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan - who has also written episodes. Murphy drew inspiration from his childhood experience as a lead actor in all of his high school's musicals. Brennan and producer Mike Novick were also highly involved in their own schools' glee clubs.[13] Brennan originally wrote a script for a Glee movie based on his own experiences at Prospect High School in suburban Chicago,[14] but Murphy believed the concept would work better as a TV series.[15] Fox picked up the series pilot within 15 hours of receiving the script, which Murphy attributes in part to the success of the network's American Idol, commenting: "It made sense for the network with the biggest hit in TV, which is a musical, to do something in that vein".[13] Glee is set in Lima, Ohio. Murphy chose a Midwest setting as he himself grew up in Indiana, and recalls childhood visits to Ohio to the Kings Island theme park.[16] Although set in Lima, the show is filmed at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.[17]

Although Glee has been compared to film series High School Musical, Murphy commented that he has never seen a High School Musical film, and that his interest lay in creating a "postmodern musical," rather than "doing a show where people burst into song," drawing more heavily on the format of Chicago.[18] Murphy intended the show to be a form of escapism, explaining: "There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around. This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why Idol worked. It's pure escapism."[13] With regard to Glee's audience, Murphy intended for it to be a family show which would appeal to adults as well as children, with adult characters starring equally alongside the teenage leads.[13] Murphy has mapped out plans for the series covering a potential for three years of broadcast.[19]

Music and choreography is gay

Main articles: Music of Glee and List of songs in Glee

The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based.[20] Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important — the balancing of that."[15] Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."[21]

Murphy was surprised at the ease with which use of songs was approved by the record labels approached, and explained: "I think the key to it is they loved the tone of it. They loved that this show was about optimism and young kids, for the most part, reinterpreting their classics for a new audience." Columbia Records produces the soundtrack for Glee and owns the rights to many of the songs used. Music by Beyonce Knowles has received the most airtime thus far, including three songs of her own and one from her time with R&B group Destiny's Child. Glee has featured two songs apiece from the musicals Cabaret and Grease. Composer and musician Billy Joel offered many of his songs for use on the show,[22] singer Rihanna offered her single "Take a Bow" for use at a reduced licensing rate, and other artists have offered use of their songs for free.[23] Madonna granted the show rights to her entire catalogue, and a 2010 episode will feature Madonna performances exclusively.[24]

Murphy has planned an episode utilizing original music, to air in spring 2010. He explained: "I've had a lot of calls from songwriters, to the point where it's kind of embarrassing and ridiculous. So we're writing an episode called "Original Song" where the teacher asks the kids to write their own piece of music. Diane Warren is going to do two big ballads, and if it works, we'll see what happens ... but we won't do it all the time."[19]

There will be a series of Glee albums released through Columbia Records. The first, Glee: The Music, Volume 1, was released on November 3, 2009.[25] Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.[19] The score of the show features a cappella covers of instrumental songs, provided in the pilot episode by The Swingle Singers.[26]

Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee, and features five to eight production numbers per episode.[27] Once Murphy selects a song, rights are cleared with its publishers by music supervisor P.J. Bloom, and music producer Adam Anders rearranges it for the Glee cast.[19] Numbers are pre-recorded by the cast, while Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed.[15] Studio recordings of tracks are then made. The process begins six to eight weeks before each episode is filmed, and can end as late as the day before filming begins.[19] Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce,[15] and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.[18]

Promotion

Prior to the premiere of the second episode, the cast of Glee went on tour at several Hot Topic stores across the nation. The cast sang the national anthem at the third game of the 2009 World Series. Originally, the cast were invited by Macy's to perform at the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but host broadcaster NBC rejected the plan due to Glee airing on a rival network.[28][29] Co-creator Ryan Murphy commented on the cast's exclusion: "I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Leno float.".[30] Due to the success of the show, the cast will go on a concert tour following first season wrap up. "We're going to do what American Idol has done and put the kids on the road," Murphy told the New York Post.[31] In addition, the cast recorded an exclusive cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas" that will not be featured in the show.[19] Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer will reprise their roles as Will, Rachel, Finn and Kurt respectively for a cameo appearance in an upcoming episode of The Cleveland Show.[32]

DVD releases

Glee - Pilot Episode: Director's Cut was released on Region 1 DVD in the US on September 1, 2009, exclusively to Walmart.[33] It was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia on November 25, 2009.[34] The DVD included an advanced preview of the episode "Showmance", plus a deconstruction of the series by creator Ryan Murphy.[33] It is scheduled to be released on Region 2 DVD in the UK on January 25, 2010. [35]

Glee - Volume 1: Road to Sectionals contains the first thirteen episodes of Glee season one. It was released as a four-disc box set on Region 1 DVD in the US on December 29, 2009.[36] Special features include full length audition pieces from the pilot episode by Lea Michele as Rachel Berry and Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, plus casting and choreography featurettes.[37]

Cast and characters

Main article: Characters of Glee

Glee features 12 major roles with star billing. Matthew Morrison plays Will Schuester, McKinley High's Spanish teacher who becomes director of the Glee Club, hoping to restore it to its former glory.[27] Jane Lynch is Sue Sylvester, head coach of the cheerleading squad or "Cheerios", and the Glee Club's arch-nemesis.[38] Jayma Mays appears as Emma Pillsbury, the school's mysophobic guidance counselor who has feelings for Will,[39] and Jessalyn Gilsig plays Terri Schuester, Will's demanding and amoral wife of five years.[40]

Cory Monteith plays Finn, a character forced to balance his dreams and expectations.

Lea Michele plays Rachel Berry, talented star of the Glee Club who is often bullied by the Cheerios and football players.[40] Cory Monteith plays Finn Hudson, star quarterback of the school's football team who risks alienation by his friends to join the Glee Club.[40] Also in the club are Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones, a fashion-conscious diva who resents having to sing back-up; Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel--a role that was written-in to the show's cast after Colfer's audition--a gay male soprano[41] who is bullied by the football team, and struggles in early episodes with his identity; Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams, an electric guitar player and paraplegic; and Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang, an Asian American goth student with a fake speech impediment. Mark Salling plays Noah "Puck" Puckerman, a friend of Finn's on the football team who at first disapproves of Finn joining the Glee Club, but later joins the Glee Club himself. Dianna Agron plays Quinn Fabray, Finn's girlfriend, who also joins the club to keep an eye on Finn. Quinn was also the head of the Cheerios and celibacy club, until she is cut, when Coach Sue Sylvester discovers she is pregnant. In order to maintain her relationship with Finn, Quinn claims the baby is Finn's, even though they never had sex; however, Puck is the real father, though Finn and most of the cast remain unaware until the mid-season finale of season one.

Recurring roles include Patrick Gallagher as Ken Tanaka, head coach of the football team who is in love with Emma, Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins, the high school's unenthusiastic principal, and Stephen Tobolowsky as Sandy Ryerson, Will's Glee Club directing predecessor, who was fired for inappropriate behavior towards male students. Naya Rivera plays Santana Lopez, a competitive member of the Cheerios,[42] and Brittany, played by Heather Morris, completes the featured triumvirate of Cheerios. Harry Shum, Jr. and Dijon Talton appear as Mike Chang and Matt Rutherford, football players who join the Glee Club in the fourth episode. A regular 'background' performer is an ever silent teacher/piano accompanist played by Brad Ellis (Rachel calls him Brad in the episode "Ballad"), who in reality is a member of the show's music production team.

The show features Broadway stars in recurring or minor roles, including John Lloyd Young as "a retired wood shop teacher with an excellent singing voice",[43] Victor Garber as Will's father,[44] and Debra Monk as Will's mother.[44] Kristin Chenoweth plays April Rhodes, a former member of the Glee Club who never finished high school and ended up hitting rock bottom,[45] and Josh Groban appears as himself.[39] Other guest stars include Mike O'Malley as Kurt's father, whom Kurt comes out to in the episode "Preggers";[46] Sarah Drew as Suzy Pepper, a senior with a crush on her teacher;[47] Michael Hitchcock as the Haverbrook School for the Deaf choir director Dalton Rumba,[48] and Eve, who was cast after Whitney Houston declined to appear.[49] In the second half of the first season, Jonathan Groff will play the male lead of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline.[50] Olivia Newton-John will appear, singing a duet of "Physical" with Lynch.[51] Idina Menzel has recently begun filming her role as the director of Vocal Adrenaline. [52] Fans lobbied for her to be cast as Rachel's biological mother due to the strong resemblance between Menzel and Michele.

Casting

Morrison was cast after Murphy spent three months observing actors on Broadway.

In casting Glee, Murphy sought out actors who could identify with the rush of starring in theatrical roles. Instead of using traditional network casting calls, he spent three months on Broadway, where he found Morrison (Will Schuester), who had previously starred on stage in Hairspray, The Light in the Piazza, and the Broadway revival of South Pacific; Michele (Rachel Berry), who starred in Spring Awakening; and Ushkowitz, who had been in the Broadway revival of The King and I, and in Spring Awakening, with Michele.[53] Colfer had no previous professional experience, but so impressed the casting director that even though he did not fit any of the roles then being cast, the casting director asked Murphy to see Colfer with an eye to possibly fitting him into the show in the future. Murphy was so taken with Colfer that he created the role of Kurt Hummel for him.[53]

Auditioning actors with no theatrical experience were required to prove they could sing and dance as well as act. Mays (Emma Pillsbury) auditioned with the song "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" from The Rocky Horror Show, while Monteith (Finn Hudson) initially submitted a tape of himself acting and playing "drums" with a set of tupperware and glasses. He was requested to submit a second, musical tape, in which he sang "a cheesy, '80s music-video-style version" of REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling"."[53] McHale (Artie Abrams) came from a boy-band background, having previously been part of the group Not Like Them. He explained that the diversity of the cast's backgrounds reflects the range of different musical styles within the show itself: "It's a mix of everything: classic rock, current stuff, R&B. Even the musical theatre stuff is switched up. You won't always recognize it."[53]

Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester) was originally supposed to have a recurring role in the show,[54] but became a series regular when a Damon Wayans pilot she was working on for ABC fell through.[38]

On January 11, 2010, it was announced that the show's producers would be holding auditions for three new roles to be introduced in the second season. Auditions, which begin in February 2010, are open to amateurs and professionals aged 16 to 26, and will be the subject of a multi-part television special, set to air in the lead-in to the second season premiere in fall 2010, with the new cast members revealed in the first episode.[7] Murphy commented: "Anybody and everybody now has a chance to be on a show about talented underdogs. We want to be the first interactive musical comedy on television."[55]

It was confirmed that the three new roles will be a 'Male Mercedes', a boyfriend for Kurt and a rival for Rachel.

Episodes

Main article: List of Glee episodes

The first season of Glee will consist of 22 episodes.[5] The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19, 2009.[2] The series returned on September 9, 2009, airing on Wednesdays in the 9:00 P.M. timeslot until December 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, more episodes were ordered for the first season by Fox,[4] which will air from April 13, 2010, with the show moving to Tuesday evenings.[56] On January 11, 2010, it was announced that Fox had commissioned a second season of the show.[7]

Reception

Critical reception

Glee has received generally favorable reviews, with a Metacritic score of 77 out of 100, based on 18 critic reviews.[57] Reviewing the pilot episode, Alessandra Stanley for The New York Times called the show "blissfully unoriginal in a witty, imaginative way", saying the characters are "high school archetypes" but noting "a strong satiric pulse that doesn’t diminish the characters' identities or dim the showmanship of a talented cast".[8] The Daily News' David Hinckley wrote that the show "isn't close to perfect" but "has likable characters, a good sense of humor and a reasonably deft touch with music."[9] USA Today's Robert Bianco assessed: "There's a lot to like here: the exuberance of the musical numbers, the bite to the comedy and the joy of seeing something different. It has casting and tone problems, but it has all summer to fix them."[10] Mary McNamara for the Los Angeles Times called Glee: "the first show in a long time that's just plain full-throttle, no-guilty-pleasure-rationalizations-necessary fun."[11] She opined that over all: "The music, though by no means edgy, is energetic with a wide audience appeal, like the show itself.[11]

Variety's Brian Lowry said that Mays as Emma offered "modest redemption" to an adult cast of "over-the-top buffoons".

Variety's Brian Lowry was critical of the show's early episodes, highlighting acting and characterization issues and deeming the adult cast "over-the-top buffoons", with the exception of Mays' Emma, who he felt offered "modest redemption".[13] Though he praised Colfer and Michele's performances, Lowry wrote that the show's talent was squandered by its "jokey, cartoonish, wildly uneven tone",[58] deeming the series a "one-hit wonder", and concluding: "Given its merits and unique attributes, there’s a strong desire to root for Glee in spite of its failings. But the bottom line is that to survive, given its high costs and the nagging doubts about whether network audiences will buy into a musical -- a genre with a shaky TV track record -- the show’s going to have to croon a tune a helluva lot better than this."[58] Following the show's mid-season finale, Lowry wrote that while Glee "remains a frustrating mess at times", its "vibrant musical numbers and talented cast have consistently kept it on [his] TiVo must list" conceding that "even with its flaws, TV would be poorer without Glee."[59]

After the episode "Showmance", the Parents Television Council named Glee the 'Worst Show of the Week', calling it "an edgy, sexually-charged adult series that is inappropriate for teenagers".[60] Nancy Gibbs of Time magazine wrote that she had heard the series described as "anti-Christian" by a youth minister, and commented:

It is easy to see his point, if you look at the specifics. In his view, Glee portrays Christians as phonies and hypocrites. He observed that the only self-identified Christian is the shiny blond Quinn, cheerleading president of the celibacy club, who is pregnant by one classmate but pretending the father is another. [...] Meanwhile, the glee-club director, Mr. Schuester, is unhappily married to a perky little spider, which makes the adultery subplot involving him look positively charitable. The students lie, they cheat, they steal, they lust, they lace the bake-sale cupcakes with pot in order to give the student body a severe case of the munchies. Nearly all the Ten Commandments get violated at one point or another, while the audience is invited to laugh at people's pain and folly and humiliation.

— Nancy Gibbs, Time[61]

However, Gibbs continues to mention: "It insults kids to suggest that simply watching Characters Behaving Badly onscreen means they'll take that as permission to do the same themselves. [...] And it's set in high school, meaning it's about a journey not just to college and career but to identity and conviction, the price of popularity, the compromises we must make between what we want and what we need."[61]

The show's musical performances have been a commercial success, with over two million copies of Glee cast single releases purchased on iTunes.[62] In 2009, the Glee cast had 25 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most by any artist since the Beatles had 31 songs in the chart in 1964.[63] The cast performance of "Don't Stop Believin' was certified gold in November 2009, achieving over 500,000 digital sales.[62] The series' cover versions have also had a positive effect on the original recording artists, with sales of Rihanna's "Take a Bow" increasing by 189 per cent after the song was covered in the Glee episode "Showmance".[62] However, there has also been critical condemnation of the cast performances, with Jon Dolan for Rolling Stone commenting that Matthew Morrison "couldn't rap his way out of a 98° rehearsal",[64] and Allmusic's Andrew Leahey opining that Cory Monteith and Dianna Agron "can't sing nearly as well as their co-stars".[65] E! Online's Joal Ryan criticized the show for its "overproduced soundtrack", in particular, complaining that many songs rely too heavily on the pitch correcting software auto-tune, noting: "For every too-brief moment of Lea Michele sounding raw—and lovely—on a "What a Girl Wants," or Monteith singing a perfectly credible REO Speedwagon in the shower, there's Michele and Monteith sounding like 1990s-era Cher on "No Air," or Monteith sounding like the Monteith XRZ-200 on the out-of-the-shower version of "Can't Fight This Feeling".[66]

Glee was praised by critics in several round-up reviews of 2009 in television. James Poniewozik of Time ranked it the eighth best television show of the year, commenting: "when Glee works — which is often — it is transcendent, tear-jerking and thrilling like nothing else on TV. [...] It can be a mess, but it's what great TV should be: reckless, ambitious, heart-on-its-sleeve and, thanks especially to Jane Lynch as drill-sergeant cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, gaspingly funny. When it hits its high notes, nothing else matters."[67] Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker ranked it ninth, calling it "Hands down the year’s most novel show [and] also its least likely success",[68] and Lisa Respers France of CNN wrote that while ordinarily Glee's premise would have been "a recipe for disaster", the show has "such quirky charm and bravado that it is impossible not to get swept up".[69]

Fandom

Fans of Glee are commonly referred to as "gleeks",[70] a portmanteau of "glee" and "geek". Fox ran a "Biggest GLEEK" competition, measuring fans' Glee-related activity on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace, and found that the growth of the fanbase outpaced the network's science-fiction shows.[71] The cast's Hot Topic tour was titled "The Gleek Tour".[72] Glee is one of the most Twittered about TV shows.[73] Fans have recreated many of its musical numbers in tribute to the show, sharing them on YouTube. Based on this trend, show producers included instrumental versions of some songs on the show's soundtracks.[73]

Awards and nominations

In 2009, Glee was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards: "Choice TV: Breakout Series", "Choice TV: Breakout Star Male" (Cory Monteith), and "Choice TV: Breakout Star Female" (Lea Michele).[74] In November 2009, the cast received the Diversity Award for favorite new diverse ensemble cast.[75] The series won five 2009 Satellite Awards: "Best Supporting Actress" (Jane Lynch), "Best Musical or Comedy TV Series", "Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV Series" (Matthew Morrison), "Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series" (Lea Michele), and "Special Achievement for Outstanding Guest Star" for Kristin Chenoweth. Chris Colfer lost "Best Supporting Actor" to John Lithgow for Dexter.[76] Also in 2009, Glee won "Television Pilot - Comedy" at the Artios Awards,[77] "Outstanding TV Program of the Year" at the AFI Awards,[78] and "Outstanding Musical Supervision - TV" at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards.[79] The series won "Favorite New TV Comedy" at the 36th People's Choice Awards, held on January 6, 2010.[80] Glee won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy, and also received nominations for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy (Matthew Morrison), Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy (Lea Michele) and Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (Jane Lynch).[81]

In awards to be held in 2010, Glee is nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards, with screenplays nominated in the "Comedy Series" and "New Series" categories.[82] The show has won the "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" award at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.[83] Paris Barclay and Ryan Murphy have both received nominations for "Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series" at the Directors Guild of America Awards for their work on Glee.[84] Glee was also nominated "Favorite Comedy TV Show" at the NAACP Image Awards,[85] "Outstanding Comedy Series" at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards,[86] and "Single Camera Television Series" at the Art Directors Guild Awards.[87]

U.S. ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1st Wednesday 9:00 P.M. (May 19, 2009–December 9, 2009)
Tuesday 9:00 P.M. (April 13, 2010—) 		September 9, 2009[3] TBA 2009 - 2010 TBA TBA
2nd TBA TBA TBA 2010 – 2011 TBA TBA

Season 1

Order Episode Rating/share Rating/share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Timeslot) 		Rank
(Night)
1 "Pilot" 5.6/9[88] 4.3/11[89] 9.62[88] 3[90] 6[90]
2 "Showmance" 4.6/7[91] 3.4/9[91] 7.31[91] 2[91] 3[91]
3 "Acafellas" 4.2/7[92] 3.1/8[92] 6.64[92] 2[92] 3[92]
4 "Preggers" 4.1/7[93] 3.1/8[93] 6.63[93] 5[93] 11[93]
5 "The Rhodes Not Taken" 4.4/7[94] 3.3/9[94] 7.40[94] 5[94] 9[94]
6 "Vitamin D" 4.5/7[95] 3.3/9[96] 7.28[96] 5[96] 6[96]
7 "Throwdown" 4.5/7[97] 3.4/9[98] 7.65[98] 5[98] 6[98]
8 "Mash-Up" 4.4/7[99] 3.2/8[100] 7.24[100] 5[100] 7[100]
9 "Wheels" 4.4/7[101] 3.4/9[102] 7.53[102] 4[102] 7[102]
10 "Ballad" 4.3/7[103] 3.3/9[104] 7.36[104] 4[104] 8[104]
11 "Hairography" 3.7/6[105] 2.5/7[106] 6.10[105] 4[106] 7[106]
12 "Mattress" 4.8/8[107] 3.6/9[108] 8.17[108] 2[108] 4[108]
13 "Sectionals" 4.8/7[109] 3.7/9[110] 8.13[110] 3[110] 6[111]

International syndication

Glee has been syndicated for broadcast in several countries worldwide. Cast members visited Australia to promote the show prior to its September 2009 debut.

Country Broadcaster
 Canada Global [112]
 Australia Network Ten[113]
 New Zealand C4[114]
TV3[115]
Latin America Canal Fox[116]
Fox HD
 Brazil Canal Fox Brazil[117]
 Fiji Fiji One[118]
Sky Pacific
 Philippines ETC Entertainment Central[119]
Jack TV
 South Africa M-Net[120]
 United Kingdom E4[121]
E4 HD
 Republic of Ireland TV3[122]
3e[123]
 Sweden TV4[124]
 Norway TV2[125]
 Portugal Fox Life[126]
Fox Life HD
 Italy Fox[127]
Fox HD
 Spain Antena 3[128]
 Japan Fox (Japan)[129]
Southeast Asia STAR World[130]
 Israel yes stars
Next/HD.[citation needed]

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