Glee-Too Much Too Soon or Just Right?

Post Date

Mon, 04/15/2013 - 00:01

Comments

Fred Klein

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What little I know about Glee is that it is edgy.

Mitch Tobol

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They certainly got people to watch...and talk about it :)

Liz Saldana

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Personally, I didn't like the episode. Though the show has taken on tough subjects in the past, this was a bit too much.

Vincent Serro

I think society would be much better off if Hollywood stopped glamorizing violence. Having said that, I also believe in the bill of rights and freedom of speech as well as the right to bear arms. If we've learned anything from this tragedy, law abiding gun owners should be willing to give up some of their rights and submit to background checks to make sure we don't have crazy people and criminals getting access to guns. I think it's also time we started to think about bringing some "decency rules" back to the companies that want access to the public airwaves. If we don't address the bigger root causes of violence in our society, we are not going to fix anything.

Cynthia Somma

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My daughter Emily has me hooked on an ABC show called Pretty Little Liars. The premise is based on the lives of 4 high school seniors (all girls)---Em started watching before me and by the time I caught up, I was surprised thst one of the main characters (Emily) is a lesbian. Watching my daughter's inaction to what I consider a unique situation is priceless.
My point being, important issues should not be swept under the rug, like they were for us. To be raised without bigotry, fear and prejudice is a wonderful thing.

I do not watch Glee but in my heart we must be aware and vigilant, not afraid that someoone will be hurt (because of course we all hurt)--or worse yet, wait. Truly when is that right time? When will it be ok to talk about it...

Erik Scheibe

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It is not always the topic that is the determining factor, but the quality. I don't watch the show (and didn't like it much when I tried it), but it sounds like even those who did didn't like it very much. If you are going to address an important topic, I think you need to do it well. There seems to be little fear of the "cheese" factor these days, even when dealing with the most emotional subjects. I think back to how M.A.S.H. and All In The Family used to take on such challenging issues with skill, humor and intelligence. It seems like so much on TV intellectually is written for the lowest commong denominator. Imagine if they had the confidence in themselves to challenge themselves and the viewer what great things they could accomplish?

Corey Bearak

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I only watched Glee when Marisa lived at home and watched while I was in my office on the office tube. Kind of weird that I only learned of the Glee episode via Gotham's blog.