Show Info

Genre(s): Drama, Musical

Created By: Ryan Murphy

First Air Date: September 9, 2009

Summary

Starring Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Jayma May, and Jessalyn Gilsig

The pilot was previewed early in May but the season begins in earnest as Will Schuester aims to help his school's glee club reach the nationals.

Also On Metacritic

TV: Glee [Pilot]

Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com

Also On The Web: Official Show Site

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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this show is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 72 User Votes

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[anonymous] gave it a10:
I love Glee! It's sooo not Cliche! I mean it's much more realistic than any other show I've ever seen! The way Rachel & Puck make out and then no one ever talks about it as if it was such a big deal, is so real! Or how they sold Marihuana muffins and got away with it? So not cliche! Everything's so unexpected all the time! I love it. Plus the song are catchy and cool! And it doesn't usually have that High School Musical thing that they will burst into song and no one will notice, that sometimes annoys people. 90% of the songs are justified.

Calli gave it a4:
I gave it a chance, but it's just not my thing. Firstly, nothing ever happens. All thirteen episodes have been predicatble, and just, over-the-top. Glee is overrated, butchering some great songs. The comedy is a relief, but sometimes forced on the audience, like we're expected to laugh. The worst for me was the pregnancy storline, showing a stereotypical neurotic wife, and a religious, now pregnant, cheerleader. None of the characters are redeemable, and they all have lame lives.

gleegirl gave it a9:
I love Glee. The point of it is not that it is a good show with an awesome script and even better plots. The point is that it is fun, happy, dramatic, and one of the cheezyest shows i have ever seen. They keep it real, but still fun and silly- that is what i like about it the most. It is also one of the few good shows that are left that don't take place in a hospital or are about normal people trying to save the world and blah blah blah. Glee is new, refreshing, and an overall joy to watch. I look forward to Wednesday evenings.

Kate gave it a1:
Pathetic, weak and bland. Has anyone else noticed that most of the characters can't say anything optimistic, even though that's what the show brags about.? Whiney and predictable. Rachel is horrible. Will is even worse. The only good character is Puck, coz he takes action, instead of just telling everyone how unfair people are to him. I would guess that the most common adjective on this show is 'fair'- "I didn't get the lead part, it's not fair", "You cut Glee clubs budget, it's not fair". And the stuttering girl? Yeah right.

Audio M gave it a6:
Nice show, got pulled into the emotional elements - but the 'audio engineer' part of me really was disapointed by the production values - overdubbing is a fact of life but it would be nice if the post engineers would at least 'try' to use some reverb and effects which plausibly matched the sound of the stage they are supposedly singing on - it is rather jarring to the ear/eye connection.....

Fayt H gave it a9:
It's easy for anyone to pass this off as a typical high school cliche-ish tv show, but one will possibly change their initial response once the music starts blaring in. The tracks are not over-produced and all of the choreography are effortlessly captivating (except for the baby part that includes Finn, Quinn ... and her parents, awkward!). Though the plot were barely passable at best, as long as they have music as their main support before tipping off the iceberg, they can still work on the storyline and hopefully for the better ... hopefully.

Bill P gave it a10:
Awesome. Finally, a show that's not about women with plastic surgery, men who make a zillion dollars a year, whiney, spoiled rotten kids or borderline pornography. Way to go.

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