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Glee
What’s the most talked-about TV show in China recently? Yeah, “I’m a Singer” and “The Voice”, for the reason that we all love music. And as well, we’re all fond of watching American TV series, like “the Big Bang Theory”, “Prison Break”, or“Lie to me”.
So what can we do if we wanna combine these two things together? I think it’s the exact time for you to consider about the most attractive music American TV series, GLEE. It is widely welcomed for its songs and the performers who are equipped
with beautiful voice, outstanding singing skills, and especially, positive attitudes towards difficulties and their limits.
As a huge fan, I’ve been watching GLEE for 4 years, since 2009, when I was only a high school girl. And today, I’d really like to share some interesting points about the music and the performers’ attitude in GLEE.
Let’s enjoy the music firstly.
If you go into GLEE, you’d certainly be welcomed by a giant feast of music.
Firstly, most of the actors and actresses who are selected carefully have strong background in their music major. Many lead actors are singers and some of them even have been performing in Broadway for years. Also, there are many famous singers guest on the show like Britney Spears , Olivia Newton John and Neil Patrick Harris and so on, leaving their beautiful songs here.
Secondly, you can enjoy both the latest hit songs and appreciate many pieces of classic operas. In the latest season, you’ll listen to the hottest song, “Call me maybe”, and even “Gangnam Style”. Meanwhile, some wonderful pieces of famous dramas are adapted and rejuvenated in GLEE. “Defying Gravity”, for instance, is from “Wicked”, and “On my own” is from “Les Misérables”and so on.
What’s more? The songs are related to the stories and they’ll make you understand the stories better. Take my favorite character, Kurt for example. When faced with his last chance to NYADA, his dream school, he felt out of nervous but finally conquered himself and sang the song “Being Alive” to show his renascence, his rising from ashes like a phoenix. And it did impress me and move me most.
Music is excellent, but it's only the body of GLEE. While the soul of GLEE, what makes the TV series thought-provoking, is the performers’ positive attitudes.
The main spirits showed in GLEE are the belief to win, to overcome difficulties and, more important, the courage to accept who we are and the limits we have.
For one thing, everyone in GLEE has a desire to show that he or she is the best and is always seeking to win. When they have little money to attend the regional competition, they would do anything, like selling homemade cakes, to raise money. When they have no competitions, they’d compete with other members in club. And most of songs in it, like “We are Young”, “I won’t give up” and “Don’t stop believing” consists of their conviction that they’ll finally win their life by working hard.
For another, each of the characters in GLEE has his or her problems. But all of them have the courage to accept their limits and be themselves, to show themselves bravely. And this kind of spirit inspires enormous audience. Kurt, again for example, is a gay, and he never fail to face who he is, keeping smiling to the people who are trying to humiliate him. And in episode18 season2, “born in this way”, all the members dressed up in T-shirts that have words describe their disadvantages on them like “LESBIAN”, “CAN’T SING”,or “NO WAVES”, which may be my choice if I can have one. Many fans said that GLEE had had changed their lives by providing them with courage to accept limits and hold on to what they want. And I, for instance, once listened to the song, “Being Alive” over and over again to go through the most difficult time before my final exams.
Although you may not be as familiar with GLEE as “The Big Bang Theory” or “Prison Break”, but it is a hit in American and welcomed for its outstanding music and its positive attitudes. I hope you’d enjoy it, and if you are also a fan of GLEE, I’d be very glad to be your TV-mate.