What’s So Great About Glee?
Being a fan of the TV show Glee may make you a Glee Geek, known as a “Gleek”.
Set in the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, Glee features the show choir (modern glee club) “New Directions”. It was originally conceived as a film.
Each episode includes great cover versions of tunes that range from Broadway to Oldies to Current Chart Toppers. The songs are released on iTunes in the week of broadcast and so far have racked up well over 7 million digital sales!
The characters on the show sing the songs, but here is just a small sample of the tunes featured in Season 1, listed with the name of the original artists:
“Respect” – Aretha Franklin
“I Kissed a Girl“ – Katy Perry
“That’s the Way I Like It“ – KC and the Sunshine Band
“Viva la Vida“ – Coldplay
“Gold Digger“ – Kanye West
“Take a Bow“ – Rihanna
“Poison“ – Bell Biv Devoe
“Taking Chances“ – Celine Dion
“Don’t Stop Believin’“ – Journey
“Somebody to Love“ – Queen
“Sweet Caroline“ – Neil Diamond
“I’ll Stand By You“ – The Pretenders
“Imagine“ – John Lennon
“Jump“ – Van Halen
“One Less Bell to Answer“ – Barbra Streisand
“Run Joey Run“ – David Geddes
“Bad Romance“ – Lady Gaga
“Give Up the Funk“ – Parliament
“Gives You Hell“ – All American Rejects
And a whole episode was dedicated to the music of Madonna!
Plus Show Tunes from:
Chicago
A Chorus Line
Funny Girl
Hair
My Fair Lady
Cabaret
West Side Story
Guys and Dolls
Les Miserables
And many more!
The choreographer is Zach Woodlee, and each episode features 5 to 8 production numbers. That’s why it takes about 10 days to film each episode, but the pre-production begins almost 6 weeks before filming! How much does a production like this cost? Oh, just about $3 million. PER EPISODE!
AWARDS
2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy
Plus, three additional nominations:
Best Actress (Lea Michele)
Best Actor (Matthew Morrison)
Best Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch)
2010 People's Choice Award for Favourite New TV Comedy
2010 Peabody Award
2010 Comedy Writing Award at Just for Laughs Montreal
Nominated for 19 2010 Emmy Awards, including:
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Actress – Lea Michele
Outstanding Actor – Matthew Morrison
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Jane Lynch
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Chris Colfer
Outstanding Guest Actress – Kristin Chenoweth
Outstanding Guest Actor – Mike O'Malley & Neil Patrick Harris
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