glee and other musings

if you're the type of person who likes musicals, meaning one who is into the julie andrews kind of crap, then glee, the television series is for you. i'm too old for the high school musical franchise. but glee varies in temperament, it actually has an adult storyline. although the older characters are years younger than me, considering they were still in high school in '93, the profusion of bouncy production numbers and the cornucopia of talents in the cast makes glee a definite feel good show. unto one of the main adult plots, no, it's not prim and proper to have a crush on married men. it totally helped that the writers created one of the most unlikeable wife on tv, that the audience sympathy lies on the would-be other woman.

as for the kids, they're in high school, still figuring out their basic instincts by forming groups such as the celibacy club. high school is a caste system, very cliquey, in america, the jocks and the cheerleaders are on the top of the heap. in the philippines and this is based on experience, the student politicians, the CAT officers (evolved into CMT for later generations) of the senior year, the honor students (at least for me) are the cream of the crop. the fledgling romantic entanglements did not survive the college years. glee is miles ahead of the current (even the past) 90210 and deems me to block out the tearfest in this season's ugly betty, of matt going to africa. goodness, hopefully the writers would see the light of the day, that betty and daniel are not destined to be a couple.