FOX'S "GLEE" DOWN 23%

[gregg75]

I guess you can only do so many shows about singing in High School, and then you have to
break out the warewolfs, vampires and runaway school buses.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-glee-20111213,0,2540999.story

 

[Braves2005]

It's just that they have ran out of songs for them to sing and Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" seems to be the Jump The Shark moment that Glee was going to pull when they ran out of songs to sing. In general, the new wore off very quickly.

Glee needs to shift its focus from singing kids in high school to a normal high school drama. Plain and simple as that. And I don't think that Glee will be a huge hit when it comes time for it to go into syndication either on account that I don't see a show like this going over to well 5 days a week and because of probable song right issues with the original singers, songwriters, etc.

 

[justpassingthough]

My best guess, is that for many viewers, the novelty simply wore off. I dismissed it and never watched it the first season because it seemed lame to me. I started watching in the middle of season 2 because I saw a marathon on another channel, and coupled with the popularity of the songs on the iTunes charts, I figured it was worth a sample. I went back and caught up on episodes and I was hooked. By the second episode of the third season, I stopped recording it and have only seen a few moments here and there (mostly while waiting for "New Girl" to come on)

Personally, the storylines and slightly uneven writing never bothered me. Those are a trademark of all Ryan Murphy projects- and "Glee" at its best moments, just like "Nip/Tuck"- was worth sitting through the crap.

I think what brings down the show is the singing. There are many talented musicians in the cast, but I don't want to hear showtunes. I know it may be unrealistic to exclude them from the show, but I think "Glee" will continue to decline in popularity as long as showtunes are a mainstay. I'd rather hear a million covers of "Red Solo Cup" because it means the show is staying young and current- a beacon of what's in in pop culture. Plus, every song seems to be performed by Kurt or Rachel, characters that I like when they're just acting, but who I immediately reach for the remote when they start to sing.

 

[LKellerIII]

My daughter is 16, and coincidentally attends a performing arts high school for chorus. So
Glee was her show until recently. She told me she doesn't care about the show anymore, that it's gotten old for her and her cohorts.

So I guess the novelty has worn off. Also, for her, the show is probably nothing like the reality of singing in a chorus - just as most cops think TV crime shows are absurd.

 

[onairb]

The only episode of 'Glee' I've ever seen was the pilot. The singing was excellent, but the rest of the episode played like one of those cringeworth Molly Shannon sketches on 'SNL' a few years ago. And Jane Lynch..OK, MAYBE she's actually a good actress, but I really burned out on 'hip and cool and snarky Sue Sylvester' when Lynch started carrying that persona over to commercials. :
And the whole 'all gay men thpeak with a lithp and rising inflection?' thing is tired, too.

 

[Markxxx]

So I guess the novelty has worn off. Also, for her, the show is probably nothing like the reality of singing in a chorus - just as most cops think TV crime shows are absurd.

I have to laugh at that. It's so true. I used to watch "Room 222" and I thought when I got to high school, it would be just like that ;D

 

[nomadcowatbk]

So I guess the novelty has worn off. Also, for her, the show is probably nothing like the reality of singing in a chorus - just as most cops think TV crime shows are absurd.

I have to laugh at that. It's so true. I used to watch "Room 222" and I thought when I got to high school, it would be just like that ;D

Did anyone think high school would be like "Saved by the Bell" when they watched that show in elementary school?

 

[ajc_trw]

One name: Joss Whedon

IMHO Joss taking over will save the show.

All IMHO so YMMV

 

[Robnoxious]

I have to laugh at that. It's so true. I used to watch "Room 222" and I thought when I got to high school, it would be just like that ;D

I couldn't find Karen Valentine at my high school either

 

[flytrap]

I think the problem is that it is beginning to Jump the Shark, if it hasn't already. I think the reason it was a hit in the beginning is that people tuned in because they just enjoyed a little light entertainment with some good music. But when a show begins to take itself too serious and "make a statement" or "raise awareness" because of some current current social problem etc, people are just turned off. Remember how some of the sitcoms of the 70's and 80's were? Each week it was some sort of drama about child abuse, eating disorders, saving the whales or "very special episode" People eventually tire of being preached too and simply quit watching. I think Glee may be getting into that territory with all the gay subplots and various drama. Most people just want to see the kids singing and dancing an could care less about all the other filler.

 

[kilamanjero]

If some parents or viewers have a problem with that then they lets one know they don't understand the lives of adolescents these days. The show's writing is just piss poor otherwise the message is a good thing for adolescents whom might be struggling with themselves or identity.

 

[Radio3787]

Someone was posting that the material is getting too adult for some viewers but I think the problem is the opposite. The material is getting to immature and narrowing their audience in the process. The adult characters are almost non-existence now.

I agree the writing has gotten really poor.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I still enjoy it. I don't like all of the music but they sometimes do what I like.

As long as Rachel and Quinn both look hot and the cheerleaders wear those outfits I'm fine with it.

I can't stand Sue Sylvester.