GLEE over matters

**SPOILER ALERT!** don't read if you haven't watched Glee.

Yippie-Yay, be gleeful and Gay!

"For the Loser in everyone of us" tag doesn't seem exaggerating when it comes to this sensational, heartening, not-so-high-school-musical drama comedy. I mean, hey, somebody finally made the satire about the off-the-record (high school) life we all familiar about, even only for a while for some people - being a loser! In some ways, I love how the characters are created as 'stereotypical' in a rather offensive way, but tartly funny and brilliant! To tell you the truth, it seems the Glee producers attempt to create a TV series about STEREOTYPE, and bring them all together on one stage: Glee - the ultimate money maker TV series! Please, I mean it in the kindest way.. I love Glee!

Each of the leading character, if not all, seems to be the portrait of the way Hollywood/Americans see one race or society.

Mr. Schuester, with his Justin Timberlake lady-killer dance style, is a typical central role that unites all the losers (read: Glee members). Being a too-good-to-be-true character, this optimistic, inspirative teacher is working his booty extra hard on low salary to meet the fat-budget of his super demanding, conceited wife. The gay member of Glee, Kurt is aloof and brand craving, and has an excessive effort to keep his face clean and all: typical gay. Finn, the football star is in a relationship with Quinn the head cheerleader (soo typical). Rachel is another typical woman leading role: so ambitious and full of energy, initially being the school prank, but is abundant with singing talents. Typical school bully: Puck (so popular at school but is destined to be a life-loser, or not?). Britanny, the typical the dumb-ass blonde; Tina, the Asian, and 'Other Asian' guy who share the same surname - Chang (Oh please, are the Chinese so unimportant that they are given the same surname? Or, is it the way to say: so many Chinese so few surnames?).

Other characters are as important as the Glee club members, and they actually are the X factors of this film. What a brilliant idea it is to have an Indian as the school principal (who's always consulting his calculator when discussing school budget), to give curry to this already tasteful comedy. Never had I heard the word mysophobia before, and I thank Glee for adding my vocabulary. Well, what guidance councilor is with mysophobia?

I never liked musicals (apart from the Sound of Music) but the film is top-notch. It comes in a complete package: biting comedy, great songs, good looks, and above all, the stereotypes.

Up to this point, 'Friends' and 'Will and Grace' are the sitcoms I can't ever grow tired of watching, and there's a big possibility Glee is on the list now, and I hope for a quite long time...

[Hmm, now come to think of it, the high school life I experienced was way more friendly (and al lot more boring) than the one I watched on Glee. Well, yeah, we do have that bullying thing at Tarakanita, but c'mon, it's not that bad! Nobody would have slushee on their face at the end of the day, apart from there wasn't any slushee at school back then. **When will Indonesian school have the privilege of having stuff like slushee? - anyone?**]