Glee's 2nd season has flaws
May. 8th, 2010 01:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
animeartistjoI loved Glee when it came out, but due to school and other rl issues, I haven't been able to watch the most recent season. It appears I'll be disappointed, if this article posted by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
apocalypsos is even an iota true.
To summarize: One of the things we loved in the first season was how relevant money issues were, since it's an issue so close to our practical hearts yet rarely mentioned in most television series. The new season doesn't really have any issues, what with the numerous costume changes and other things that have happened.
And is Glee falling into the trap of a the cliche, choir v.s. cheer battle?
A lot of the more interesting characters, the ones teen television series rarely include or devote much attention to, seem to have also fallen into cliche (Mercedes, with her awesome personality becoming the stereotypical "soul" contributor and a way to convey body image lessons) or completely sidelined (Puck, the "Lothario" of the group, whose voice just absolutely wowed me the vol 1 soundtrack).
Continuity, too, seems to have been lost as the writers and directors try to cram as many story lines into every episode as they can, leaving us with only more questions.
All of the above is what I gleaned from the Atlantic article, but I have listed to the new season's soundtrack and it doesn't measure up to volumes 1 and 2.
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Also fromapocalypsos, an article about ten television stars who might have the chops to become movie stars, and JENSEN ACKLES is on it!
\o/
Also John Barrowman, but the tales of what he does kind of intimidates me.
cracked.com: the 5 most unintentionally offensive comic book characters
apocalypsos is even an iota true. To summarize: One of the things we loved in the first season was how relevant money issues were, since it's an issue so close to our practical hearts yet rarely mentioned in most television series. The new season doesn't really have any issues, what with the numerous costume changes and other things that have happened.
And is Glee falling into the trap of a the cliche, choir v.s. cheer battle?
A lot of the more interesting characters, the ones teen television series rarely include or devote much attention to, seem to have also fallen into cliche (Mercedes, with her awesome personality becoming the stereotypical "soul" contributor and a way to convey body image lessons) or completely sidelined (Puck, the "Lothario" of the group, whose voice just absolutely wowed me the vol 1 soundtrack).
Continuity, too, seems to have been lost as the writers and directors try to cram as many story lines into every episode as they can, leaving us with only more questions.
All of the above is what I gleaned from the Atlantic article, but I have listed to the new season's soundtrack and it doesn't measure up to volumes 1 and 2.
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Also from
apocalypsos, an article about ten television stars who might have the chops to become movie stars, and JENSEN ACKLES is on it! \o/
Also John Barrowman, but the tales of what he does kind of intimidates me.
cracked.com: the 5 most unintentionally offensive comic book characters