The 2011-2012 television season has been over for almost a couple of weeks now, which means a sufficient amount of time has passed and we are primed to reflect. Over the next handful of days, I will be producing some pieces and lists looking back on the season that was. I missed out on a … Continue reading 2011-2012 season wrap: Ranking the episodes of Glee’s third season
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Review: Glee, “Heart”
By now, you know that my schedule/workload/life changes keep me from writing as much as I would like here at TV Surveillance. Of all series I miss writing about, Glee someone still tops the list (well, since Community is still trapped out there in the ether). I don’t even understand how that’s really true, but … Continue reading Review: Glee, “Heart”
Review: Glee, “I Kissed A Girl”
Despite all its issues, Glee has had a lot of success with exploring the challenges of being gay. I have some issues with how and why Kurt jumped to Dalton last year, but the only good part of season two was his season-long journey to coming out and self-acceptance. The series took Kurt’s challenges and … Continue reading Review: Glee, “I Kissed A Girl”
Review: Glee, “Mash Off”
Glee has never been a consistent series. Even in the now-halcyon days of the first 13 episodes, the series stumbled on a fairly consistent basis, it just happened to get the raw, emotionally wrenching moments right more often. One of the biggest problems with season two was its wild inconsistency, not across episodes, but within … Continue reading Review: Glee, “Mash Off”
Review: Glee, “Pot O’Gold”
Well, I guess there was no way that could last. It’s been a while, but when the first three episodes of Glee’s third season aired nine months ago, it was somewhat staggering that all of them were pretty solid, with the last aired episode “Asian F” being one of my favorites in a very long … Continue reading Review: Glee, “Pot O’Gold”
TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 9 — Will Schuester is a horrible person
In the latest edition of the TV Surveillance Podcast, I'm joined by my buddy Austin Morris for a discussion of all things Glee. Remember, you can subscribe to the TVS Podcast on iTunes, if you like.
Review: Glee, “I Am Unicorn”
If Will Schuester runs for public office against Sue Sylvester I will burn down Fox Television Studios, never watch television again and quit Twitter. Glee has had some terrible ideas in its first two-plus years on the air, but the political campaign portion of season three is already at the top of the list. Having … Continue reading Review: Glee, “I Am Unicorn”
Glee, “Prom Queen”
I don't really hate spoilers. In today's internet- and social media-powered landscape, spoilers are bound to happen. During the early seasons of Lost, I used to read spoilers on a regular basis until I realized that I was completely ruining my viewing experience. But Lost is a series that preyed so much on our lack of understanding … Continue reading Glee, “Prom Queen”
Glee, “Born This Way”
When it was announced a month or so ago, I just assumed a 90-minute episode of Glee would be one of the worst things ever. Some of the episodes from this season have felt extremely long within the 42 minute structure, so I couldn't even really imagine having to deal with another 20 minutes. Ultimately, … Continue reading Glee, “Born This Way”
Glee, “Original Song”
If there's one thing that Glee has consistently done well is the competition episodes. "Sectionals" is one of the top five episodes in the series' short run on the air, "Journey" worked wonders in spite of itself and I actually found season two's Sectionals episode "Special Education" to be pretty damn good as well. Of … Continue reading Glee, “Original Song”
Glee, “Sexy”
At this point, I have resigned myself to the fact that Glee is only going to produce episodes like "Duets" on rare occasions and the rest of the time, the series is going to be horribly messy, swinging from one extreme to another. As a viewer and "critic," watching Glee has become something of an … Continue reading Glee, “Sexy”
Glee, “Blame It on the Alcohol”
I've already gone back and forth on "Blame It on the Alcohol" a few times since it finished airing here almost four hours ago. While I was watching it, I kind of liked it. Then afterwards, I kind of hated it. Then I went back and forth a few more times before just decided to … Continue reading Glee, “Blame It on the Alcohol”
Glee, “Furt”
Marrying the conclusion of Glee's "bullying trilogy" with an extremely fun celebration of a wedding is one of the weirder mash-ups the series has done over its run, but despite a number of issues -- doesn't every episode of Glee have a number of issues? -- "Furt" pulls things together in such a way that … Continue reading Glee, “Furt”
Glee, “Duets”
Character consistency is an important concept to any television series, particularly dramas. We want the people on-screen to be themselves each week, even if that includes slight variations and ultimately development, along the way. But for most of its run, Glee hasn't been concerned with such concepts. The series has traded in character consistency and … Continue reading Glee, “Duets”
Glee, “Grilled Cheesus”
With a sensitive subject that deserves subtly, "Grilled Cheesus" could have been much, much worse. Glee and religion seems like such an awful pairing considering the series' desire to tell stories without an ounce of subtly or nuance, but this episode is surprisingly solid, with a clear direction and message without getting too bogged down … Continue reading Glee, “Grilled Cheesus”
