Glee

In 2009, a show that would change the teenage tv show genre aired its pilot. Glee the first of its genre and the first of many other shows to come. Teenagers in the twenty-first century took a huge liking to shows that were either dramatic or comedic. Musical movies were making a boom in Hollywood. With this in mind, Ryan Murphy created a teenage musical dramedy (drama, comedy) that succeeded more than what colleagues had expected of the show. Glee took these three genres and combined them, however, even with these comedies in mind there was a twist. Many of the episodes had actual lessons that pertained to teenagers that were in middle school and high school. Unlike most teenage shows, this show actual pertained to adolescents and over the…

force. Bullying can lead to depression, low self-esteem, and self-harm. In recent television history, they have tried to input bullying in television shows to encourage teens and adults alike to come forth with these issues on being bullied and tell someone. Glee is a good example of individuals trying to come together and overcome bullying as a group with the help of their teacher Will. Bullying affects a lot of people and not just the victim, but the victim’s family and the bully as well. In…

Ryan Murphy is one of the most creative and talented television writers of the 21st Century. He has penned three hits with the FOX Network, and these shows illustrates his complexity as a writer. Glee, American Horror Story, and Scream Queens show the different levels of Ryan Murphy. He shows the viewers that he can either separate these levels or add these levels together. Either way, whatever he creates becomes a hit. The show Glee first premiered on the FOX Network on May 19, 2009. The…

colleagues had expected. Glee, it quickly became known as “first of its kind.”Glee took three genres and combined them. Unlike most teenage shows, this show actually pertained to adolescents and over the years young adults. Ryan Murphy portrayed teen melodrama with common ups and downs of an adolescent's life like relationships, friendships while heavily relying on the emotional and relational development of tangible characters.…

For many years, the famous television show Glee had been known for their diverse cultures and roles. There were roles ranging from Becky Jackson, a girl with Down’s Syndrome experiencing high school, to Tina Cohen-Chang, an Asian Goth who faked a stutter. But the utmost diverse role of all went to Artie Abrams, a paralyzed boy stuck in a wheelchair. Throughout the series, Glee showed the viewers the struggles Artie went through while in high school and how he overcame nearly all of them. In…

Homosociality in Glee experiences a dramatic change due to the forming relationship between Kurt and Finn. The season one finale saw Kurt, a theatrical, uniquely dressed gay teen from glee club, moving in with Finn, the straight quarterback of the football team who also sings in the club, after their parents begin dating. While decorating the room, Finn calls Kurt’s decorations “faggy,” to which Kurt’s manly father Burt responds with kicking Finn out of the house (“Theatricality”). The…

Sue Sylvester, head coach of the fictional William McKinley High cheer squad on this hit Fox television series, “Glee” once said, “There’s not much of a difference between a stadium full of cheering fans and an angry crowd screaming abuse at you. They’re both just making a lot of noise. How you take it is up to you. Convince yourself they’re cheering for you. You do that and some day they will”. Although at first glance, “Glee” might appear as simply a sparkling, upbeat, yet shallow…

The way people with disabilities are portrayed on television and in film has a significant impact on how society views them. The television series ‘Glee’ is a popular show with a wide audience of viewers and numerous characters who have disabilities. Given Glee’s viewership, this show can shape how many young people view the disabled community. Therefore, I chose to explore Glee’s character Artie Abrams, a high school student who is bound to a wheelchair due an injury he sustained in a car…

The popularity of this show almost prevented me for being able to see the performance, but luckily I was able to get a seat in the third floor balcony. The show really was a variety, from song to dance to theater, the young men in the glee club were able to show their many diverse talents. The glee club was even able to show their diversity through song alone. Starting with many classic Christmas songs the group was able to capture the heart of the season and without a doubt show their hard work…

language This section contains quantitative analysis of language features of homosexual characters in Glee season 3. This analysis is based on Fiscus’s method, which is to count some features of language that stereotypically belongs to women language and men language. The features include hedges, intensifiers, oh my god/like, taboo words, gonna, and guys/man. Lexical hedges and intensifiers are suggested by Lakoff as women linguistic features (Holmes, 2001, p. 286), and phrases oh my god/like…