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Glee starring Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele & Colin Colfer

Posted on December 18, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Glee starring Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele & Colin Colfer
Glee starring Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele & Colin Colfer

Characters & Plot

Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is a 30-something Spanish teacher at a small town high school. Former popular kid and former Glee Club star, he is a little far away from his glory days. He is married to his high school girlfriend/former cheerleader Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), who is self-absorbed & materialistic. They want a baby and she is damned if she will make any sacrifices.

Will wants something more out of his life and he wants his students to have more soul. So he decides to take over the Glee Club, despite the stingy headmaster (Iqbal Theba)’s budget cuts. Unfortunately the club attracts all the social “losers” and not any of the popular students.

The First Glee Members

Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is an ambitious girl intent on becoming a star. Unfortunately, she is considered scum at her school’s social ladder, often mocked by the cheerleader and the football team. Her singing gets her in, although she is still hated by a lot of people.

Mercedes (Amber Riley) seems to have the voice and the figure to become the next Queen Latifah, only she is not happy sharing the spotlight with Rachel.

Kurt (Chris Colfer) is thrown into the garbage bin everyday at school since he is well too much into fashion, beauty and is gay in every stereotypical way.

Artie (Kevin McHale) is subject to ridicule because he is in a wheelchair. But he can sing and play the guitar, so he does belong to the glee.

Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) is also a misfit, concerned with girl power and all that.

The Anti- Glee, Coach Sue Sylvester and Popular Kids

Cheerleaders and football players are the popular kids and they despise the glee club. This serves Sue (Jane Lynch)’s purpose since she is used to being the star teacher-coach of the school. Her office is full of trophies, her requests demand the school budget and she is more than ego-centric and narcissistic.

Will realizes that the Glee club won’t stand a chance if he can’t get at least one popular kid in, so he tricks the quarterback Finn (Cory Monteith) into joining the club. This annoys his cheerleader girlfriend Quinn (Dianna Agron), especially when Finn starts enjoying the club and Rachel’s company a lot more than he expected. So when the glee members find a way to lure other kids in, Sue decides to use her cheerleaders as spies, to destroy Glee from the inside.

The OCD –freak Emma, Other Teachers & Adventures

Emma (Jayma Mays) is the young guidance counselor with the hugest crush on Will. Will also seems to be developing feelings for her, much to the discontent of the football coach Ken Tanaka (Patrick Gallagher), who wants Emma to himself. Then there is the recently fired Sandy (Stephen Tobolowsky) who got fired for being a little too friendly towards his male students…

Episodes, Genres, Awards

Glee is a weird and refreshing mixture of comedy, drama and musical. It is not entirely a musical but we get a lot of singing and dancing during performances, rehearsals and occasional reactions where the characters need to express themselves as if they are already a star shooting their videos…

The cast is pretty cool and most of them can sing and dance. Jane Lynch’s perfectly annoying Sue earned her an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2010. The show won 2 more Emmys in 2010.

The show also won Golden Globe for Best Comedy/Musical Series in 2010. Matthew Morrison was nominated for Best Actor in 2010 and he is nominated again this year. Lea Michele (for her character Rachel) and Chris Colfer (for Kurt) are also nominated for the 2011 Golden Globes.

Verdict

Glee is rated 8.5 on IMDB. I started watching due to the Glee addiction of one of my close friends. I think it that it is a bit overrated. I’ll hand it to the creators- it is original and fun, sometimes realistic and often bordering on satire. The soundtrack entertains me more when more rock is involved as opposed to the current popular stuff.

But I do have a limit when it comes to musical and satirical comedies. I mean I love Grease and Hairspray as movies, but I didn’t watch Grease 2 and I really wouldn’t be interested in watching Hairspray 2, 3 and whatever, had there been series.

And I am more into rock operas, so my favorite musical tends to be Rent. And Glee’s storyline takes its originality from its format and not necessarily the characters or events.  And when Matthew Morrison acts like Justin Timberlake, it does get on my nerves.

So yes, Glee is fun. But I recommend slow doses and a tolerance for today’s music as well as developing a soft spot for musicals. I am not Glee’s biggest fan but so far I watched 6 episodes. I will let you know if the show grows on me more. But if I am not a major fan by the end of season 1, I am quitting. And it would help if the episodes were a little shorter…

Call me spoiled, but I just got too much used to getting mixed genres from my shows and a good mixture of comedy/drama doesn’t really cut it for me anymore. After all, my crime shows give me thriller, mystery, crime, good jokes, a great soundtrack, drama and romance all in one. Watch out for my next review on Bones- which tends to be one of those addictive and highly entertaining crime shows.

Fun Notes:

If you want to watch Stephen Tobolowsky in a totally different- I mean straight and serious- role, you can watch him as a crooked FBI agent in 1990’s Bird on a Wire. Granted, Bird on a Wire is a romantic/comedy/adventure starring Mel Gibson & Goldi Hawn but Tobolowsky’s role is serious.

Alias’s incredibly poker-faced, double-agent Jack Bristow , a.k.a Victor Garber, makes an appearance in the episode Acafellas, 3rd episode of Season 1. He plays Will’s father.I only wish he guest-starred more often.

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Filed Under: TV shows Tagged With: amber riley, colin colfer, comedy, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, drama, glee, glee awards, glee cast, glee characters, glee tv series, glee tv show, jane lynch, Jayma Mays, Jessalyn Gilsig, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, music, musical, Patrick Gallagher, Stephen Tobolowsky, TV shows, Victor Garber

Gotthard Singer Steve Lee Died!

Posted on October 7, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Steve Lee, singer of Gotthard
Steve Lee, singer of Swedish rock band Gotthard. Gotthard was born in 1963. Image via wikipedia.

I am definitely not having a great year when it comes to celebrity/musician/actor deaths this year. Well, 2009  wasn’t really a walk in the park wither since we lost actresses Natasha Richardson, Brittany Murphy and Farah Fawcett, actor Patrick Swayze, pop legend Michael Jackson and more. 2010 wasn’t too bright either as actors Dennis Hopper and Tony Curtis (father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis) died this year. In the music world, Poison singer Bret Michaels was having a the most terrible year with his health, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler was falling on the stage, maybe signaling that he has in fact gotten too old for his wild and hyperactive stage theatrics. Oh, and DIO singer Ronnie James Dio died!

I might be two days late, but just found out  rock/heavy metal band Gotthard’s singer Steve Lee died. Lee died in a motorcycle accident, at the age of 47. And if you ask me, 47 is a pretty young age to die, even by rock n roll standards.

Rest in Peace, Steve Lee. The song video is of the song The Call, from the band’s 2007 album Domino Effect.

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2fsveBGIdw[/pro-player]

For a list of Rock Articles:

You Can’t Stop Rock N’ Roll: 34 Articles on Rock Music

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Filed Under: Rock n' Roll (and Music in general) Tagged With: brett michaels, celebrity deaths 2009, celebrity deaths 2010, domino effect, gotthard, gotthard the band, gotthard the call, music, rock music, Rock n' Roll (and Music in general), Ronnie James Dio, steve lee, Steven Tyler

Actor Musicians and Musician Actors Part 4: Hugh Laurie, James Denton and Greg Grunberg a.k.a. The Band From TV

Posted on August 15, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Band from TV featuring James Denton, Greg Grunberg and Hugh Laurie
Band from TV featuring James Denton (on the left), Greg Grunberg (right) and Hugh Laurie (lying).Image from 22dakika.org

When you are talented and have the time and money to pursue your hobby, it would be a shame not to just give it a shot. Well, it is very common for musicians to step into acting, and for actors to play in bands. Some even get successful enough to overshadow their acting careers and some just have a blast. Previously I covered Kevin Bacon, Keanu Reeves and Jon Bon Jovi, John Travolta, Bruce Willis; David Bowie and Shane West. Here are 3 more rockin’ actors
James Denton, Hugh Laurie and Greg Grunberg appeared in movies alright but they didn’t shoot to fame and stardom until they got leading or co-starring roles on hit TV shows. They formed the band to help raise money for charities, but they are also having a blast. The band also features other celebrities, but I’ll be talking about these 3 men a lot of us know and like.

James Denton has been playing Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives since the show first aired in 2004. He has been the love interest of Susan (Teri Hatcher).Mike and Susan had their ups and downs but they are currently happily married. James is not one of the housewives- obviously- but the show just wouldn’t be the same without this ruggedly handsome plumber named Mike. His character also joins some jamming sessions with the husbands/boyfriends of the other housewives on several episodes. Old D

You might also catch a younger James in the movie That Old Feeling starring Bette Middler and Dennis Farina.

Greg Grunberg might have increased his popularity with his character Matt in the TV series Heroes but I first saw and liked him as the adorable CIA agent Eric Weiss, best friend and partner of Michael Vaughn in Alias.

Hugh Laurie: And, if you haven’t caught at least caught one glimpse of Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House, I would really have to ask you what rock you’d been hiding under for the past 6 years!

So as very cleverly called The Band from TV, these men rock out to their liking. Being a good singer, piano and guitar player are not only talents of actor Hugh Laurie- he is also a published author of a crime novel.

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors, TV shows Tagged With: actors, alias tv show, band from tv, desperate housewives, eric weiss, greg grenburg, Gregory House, Hugh Laurie, James Denton, mike delfino, music, rock n' roll

Top 3 Moments to Rain at a Concert: Featuring Garbage, Bon Jovi and Travis

Posted on August 8, 2010 Written by ripitup

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It is all great when your favorite bands have great stage shows with impressive stunts, or just even little theatrics that go hand in hand with the song’s lyrics. But sometimes nature helps and the whole experience becomes more surreal. Here are top 3 concert moments when it rained:

1) Travis- Why does it always rain on me?

Travis
Travis. Image via http://www.hearsay.cc


The song is from their 1999-dated The Man Who Album. The lyrics go something like this:

“I can’t sleep tonight

Everybody saying everything’s alright

Still I can’t close my eyes

I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

Sunny days

Where have you gone?

I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

Why does it always rain on me?

Even when the sun is shining

I can’t avoid the lightning

I can’t stand myself

I’m being held up by an invisible man

Still life on a shelf when

I got my mind on something else

Sunny days

Where have you gone?

I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

Why does it always rain on me?

Even when the sun is shining

I can’t avoid the lightning

Oh, where did the blue skies go?

And why is it raining so?

It’s so cold

I can’t sleep tonight

Everybody’s saying everything’s all right

Still I can’t close my eyes

I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of the lights

Sunny days

Where have you gone?

I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

Even when the sun is shining

I can’t avoid the lightning

Oh, where did the blue skies go?

And why is it raining so?

It’s so cold

Why does it always rain on me?

Why does it always rain on….”

The video:
[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg[/pro-player]

And yes, during a concert, it started raining right in the middle of this song.

2) Garbage- Only Happy When It Rains

Garbage, fronted by Shirley Manson
Garbage, fronted by Shirley Manson. Image via http://notedisport.wordpress.com

This happened at a concert in Turkey. Shirley Manson was singing Only Happy When It Rains and well, the weather must have decided to put a smile on her face. I am not an absolute Garbage fan, or a big rain fan for that matter but I love this particular combination. The song is from their 1995 debut album Garbage.

“I’m only happy when it rains
I’m only happy when it’s complicated
And though I know you can’t appreciate it
I’m only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
And why it feels so good to feel so sad
I’m only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

I’m only happy when it rains
I feel good when things are going wrong
I only listen to the sad sad songs
I’m only happy when it rains

I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn’t accidentally tell you that
I’m only happy when it rains
You’ll get the message by the time I’m through
When I complain about me and you
I’m only happy when it rains

“Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down
You can keep me company as long as you don’t care

I’m only happy when it rains
You wanna hear about my new obsession
I’m riding high upon a deep depression
I’m only happy when it rains

(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains

(Pour some misery down on me)
(Pour some misery down on me)
(Pour some misery down on me)
(Pour some misery down on me)

I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)”

Video:

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPEc2_qzYMI&feature=related[/pro-player]

3) Bon Jovi- Keep The Faith

Bon Jovi, Keep The Faith
Bon Jovi, Keep The Faith. From left: David Bryan, Tico Torres, Alec Jon Such, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. 1992-1993. Image via enciclopedia.com.pt/

Well, this song doesn’t have rain in the title, but it features this special part in the chorus: “…Keep the Faith…when you’re going through the rain…” I’m afraid I only caught this on a concert DVD, but it was still a blast. Keep The Faith is from the 1992 album of the same name and it is one of my favorite Bon Jovi songs and albums.

Lyrics:

“Mother mother tell your children
Their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
These wars can’t be won

Father father believe me
I am laying down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me, forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Gotta keep the faith
Don’t you let love turn to hate
Gotta keep the faith keep the faith

Tell me baby when I hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me all’s forgiven
And hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith, though you know its never too late
Keep the faith don’t let love turn to hate
You gotta keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith don’t let love turn to hate
Keep the faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith, though you know it’s never too late
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Mother mother tell your children
Everybody keep the faith
Father father, please believe me
Everybody needs, everybody
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith”

Video:

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQyVUTcpM4&feature=av2n[/pro-player]

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