However, earlier this week I was laid up on the couch icing my hurt hamstring, and I was flipping through the channels. Glee was on, and nothing else was, so I watched the last half of the show.
I don't know if any of you are still keeping up with it, but the plot is pretty terrible. Rachel is still obnoxious. But the songs are still pretty good. This particular episode featured an appearance from Matt Bomer, who is in White Collar (a show I do watch, about how he is a former criminal- forger/thief - and since he got caught, is working with an FBI agent in the white collar crime division to catch other criminals.):
And who is quite delectable.
He plays Darren Chris' older brother. And they have a song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cay2dnuhcs
Yeah. I pretty much came when I saw it. (Matt Bomer sings?! How can he get any better??)
But other than this anomaly of outstanding song selection and fabulous guest appearance, I have kind of given up on Glee.
But is there another show to fill the musical void? Why yes, there is. It's called Smash. It's about a group of people trying to produce (and write and direct and act) a Broadway musical. It's kinda like the grown-up version of Glee; it's everything Glee wants to be when it grows up, but is still kind of hopelessly stuck in Ohio.
Smash is pretty fabulous. It's well-written, it has compelling characters, it has fabulous musical numbers. Really it's everything I wanted from Glee, and more because these people are actually doing it as a career and it feels like a backstage pass to how musicals get made. (And being in love with musical theater- this is a huge plus!)
Yeah. I pretty much came when I saw it. (Matt Bomer sings?! How can he get any better??)
But other than this anomaly of outstanding song selection and fabulous guest appearance, I have kind of given up on Glee.
But is there another show to fill the musical void? Why yes, there is. It's called Smash. It's about a group of people trying to produce (and write and direct and act) a Broadway musical. It's kinda like the grown-up version of Glee; it's everything Glee wants to be when it grows up, but is still kind of hopelessly stuck in Ohio.
Smash is pretty fabulous. It's well-written, it has compelling characters, it has fabulous musical numbers. Really it's everything I wanted from Glee, and more because these people are actually doing it as a career and it feels like a backstage pass to how musicals get made. (And being in love with musical theater- this is a huge plus!)
Also, I want to mention, how they show the writing of a musical. (Which should be of particular interest to Cerasi and Ada, you playwrights.) The writer and composer/lyricist are a team that have worked together writing musicals for years, and they decide to begin working on a musical they have thought of doing before: one all about Marilyn Monroe. (Which should pique Cylon's interest)
Overall, it's a well-made show that has successfully replaced Glee for me. Oddly enough, it was my Dad who got me into watching this show. And now we tune in Mondays at 9pm central to enjoy the musical romp together. Here's a link to Hulu if you want to start from the beginning: http://www.hulu.com/smash
So, if any of you do watch it, you'll have to tell me, is it better to be have Glee or be a Smash?
Overall, it's a well-made show that has successfully replaced Glee for me. Oddly enough, it was my Dad who got me into watching this show. And now we tune in Mondays at 9pm central to enjoy the musical romp together. Here's a link to Hulu if you want to start from the beginning: http://www.hulu.com/smash
So, if any of you do watch it, you'll have to tell me, is it better to be have Glee or be a Smash?
