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Post by wal on Feb 26, 2014 11:54:44 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5915763/glee-recap-focus-on-frenemies-hints-at-a-maturing-series'Glee' Recap: Focus on 'Frenemies' Hints At a Maturing Series By Rae Votta | February 26, 2014 1:47 AM EST (Adam part) Over in New York we get a double-dose of Frenemies. First, the lite version in the form of Kurt and Elliott. Kurt is convinced Elliot is out to steal his spotlight based on some overly paranoid worries based on innocuous statements. He takes Blaine’s advice to keep his enemies closer by scheduling some bonding time with Elliot where he feeds him cucumber sandwiches and over-compliments his talents. After Kurt practically begs Elliot to teach him guitar, a freaked-out Elliot suggests Kurt buys his own, leading him to a guitar store for the sole purpose of a rocking duet to The Darkness’ “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” during which Kurt and Elliot have chemistry with everything in the store -- people, instruments and structural elements. Glee has a hard time with rock, and this is no exception, but it’s easy to ignore any flaws when Kurt Hummel is pole dancing. Finally Elliot confronts Kurt about his see-through attempts to cosy up over his band-related worries. He promises Kurt he’s not out to lead Pamela Lansbury, and is just happy to have a cool and talented gay friend who isn’t trying to hook up with him. They eat cinnamon rolls and pose for cutesy selfies and all is right in the world -- even Blaine looks nonplussed when Becky confronts him with Facebook evidence of their extra-close status. Sometimes Frenemies are just actual friends waiting to happen. .. Sure, the Frenemies drama is heightened across the board, but it’s refreshing to see “Glee” tackling these issues. There’s a big elephant in the Rachel and Santana drama that “Glee” might never head-on address (Santana took Finn’s virginity, and that was a big deal and part of why the rift between them is so strong, and why they perhaps came together more as characters this season) but it’s there and simmering and real. The conflict of ambition and friendship we see across the three stories, but more acutely in New York, is the “Glee” fans are hoping for as the shift to New York comes. If this was a test case, “Glee” passed with flying colors. Bring on the future of “Glee.” (performance videos)
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Post by wal on Feb 26, 2014 12:01:40 GMT -5
www.thebacklot.com/hump-day-with-adam-lambert-blaine-who/02/2014/?utm=share_twitter Hump Day With Adam Lambert: Blaine Who? by snicks | February 26, 2014 On this week’s Hump Day with Adam Lambert, Adam returns as Starchild on Glee and is the guest judge on the season premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Adam appeared as guest judge on the Season Six premiere of Drag Race this week. Let Pandora Boxx fill you in ..   Adam did double duty in primetime this week, as he returned as Elliot on Glee. He and Kurt (Chris Colfer) rocked the house with “I Believe In A Thing Called Love,” and Adam, as usual, made sure not to vocally overshadow his duet partner. They had some intriguing moments on the episode, as Kurt’s initial hostility led to mutual admiration. It culminated in a friendly peck on the cheek.  But could this selfie lead to complications later? The Twitterverse was abuzz with wild and baseless speculation … more..
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Post by Jablea on Feb 26, 2014 12:01:56 GMT -5
I love how Adam can be so natural, like when he laughs and says "it's awful" about the first picture they take. And I love it even more when he gives me something new, that I didn't know he had in him. Like when I first saw the scene where Kurt says "you could easily be the front man of OUR band, if you wanted to be. Do you?", I was really alarmed by the way Adam said "Yes". It isn't only the script that surprised me, but the way Adam delivered it, the expression on his face and how stuck with this expression, you know? aha...I know what you mean. To me his "yes" was very serious and delivered in a "non Glee" way, i.e. not superficial enough...like he showed a REAL emotion while everything in "Glee acting" is on some caricature level where real feelings are not allowed but rather "lets act an emotion" is THE style.... am I making sense? You can hear how the soundmixers change the reverb or something on those times where Kurt is hearing Elliot say something that Elliott is not really saying. Like a day dream within the conversation. It's like did Elliott really just say that and then ohh, Kurt's thinking he's saying that because he's paranoid at this point. Kurt points it out the time he says "oh you were saying something" and Elliott has to start over with his 5th grade story. |
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Post by melliemom on Feb 26, 2014 12:16:31 GMT -5
Mellie  I love your positive attitude and know nothing about ratings and numbers.....but aren't these ratings still "abysmal"? Isn't Fox considered as one of the major networks? Looks like Fox needs a major infusion of something....what, I don't know. Wonder if this is a cycle thing or just bad programming. The ratings aren't good.. but IMHO Glee has been awful until Adam..It seems to be revitalized.. The competition may be too much for Glee ,nevertheless ,I think their audience will increase & Maybe some will go from the Voice to Glee and back..The time slot is a tough one for any show going up against The Voice. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2014 12:16:50 GMT -5
aha...I know what you mean. To me his "yes" was very serious and delivered in a "non Glee" way, i.e. not superficial enough...like he showed a REAL emotion while everything in "Glee acting" is on some caricature level where real feelings are not allowed but rather "lets act an emotion" is THE style.... am I making sense? You can hear how the soundmixers change the reverb or something on those times where Kurt is hearing Elliot say something that Elliott is not really saying. Like a day dream within the conversation. It's like did Elliott really just say that and then ohh, Kurt's thinking he's saying that because he's paranoid at this point. Kurt points it out the time he says "oh you were saying something" and Elliott has to start over with his 5th grade story. Thanks for that, didn't hear the reverb through my laptop speakers but I can hear it with headphones. I was super confused. |
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Post by wal on Feb 26, 2014 12:23:48 GMT -5
Michael Slezak @michaelslezaktv Ratings: Glee Ticks Up in Tuesday Homecoming, The Voice Lowers, CBS Dramas Drop tvline.com/2014/02/26/ratings-glee-returns-to-tuesday/ … via @mattmitovich Fox’s Glee reclaimed its Tuesday home with 2.9 mil and a 1.2, down in audience but up a tenth in the demo from its winter finale. New Girl (2.8 mil/1.4) and B99 (2.6 mil/1.3) both ticked up a tenth while down a handful of viewers. |
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Post by wal on Feb 26, 2014 12:27:30 GMT -5
Last night was the first 100% good episode in a long time! I was even laughing at the High School lines! I have only seen Adam's episodes in full so it's hard for me to compare but this episode was hilarious and the singing was at times impressive! I also realized that Glee is taking place in some parallel and totally fun universe - the one where in the whole of NYC only two kids from Ohio can sing, the school principal is doing nothing but insulting everyone around her, struggling students live in a huge loft, and on and on and on... I was laughing the whole time! BB was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Especially his acting! I did the FF to his acting parts too! Especially the "selfie" scene - precious! Also, the promo for the next episode looks very promising! (dancing smiley here) I was laughing the whole time too, valedictorian speech-off? I have never heard of that. LOL |
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Post by wal on Feb 26, 2014 12:32:20 GMT -5
www.vulture.com/2014/02/glee-recap-season-5-rachel-new-york-magazine.htmlToday at 10:03 AM Glee Recap: Kelly Clarkson Solves Everything By Lauren Hoffman Meanwhile, Kurt has a frenemy of his own to cope with — Starchild has given an interview to the Village Voice in which he refers to Pamela Lansbury as “my band.” They work out their differences through song (obviously), spinning on stripper poles and testing out guitars to “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.” It continues to be refreshing to see Kurt have things to do that are actually fun and playful and not at all in the vein of “I will now stand still and solemnly sing a musical theater song.” But Adam Lambert shines here, too. Demi Lovato’s Dani is conspicuously absent — just as she has been ever since her cover of “Let It Go” got big. I can’t imagine the folks at Fox were too pleased about that. Please refute this conspiracy theory or leave your own in comments. After Kurt and Starchild make peace, Becky shows Blaine a picture of Starchild pecking Kurt on the cheek and he tries to downplay his annoyance. This seems to foreshadow an upcoming “Blaine is jealous of Starchild!!” story line. I am, in all sincerity, no longer sure whether the Glee writers know that it is possible for relationships to have issues that have absolutely nothing to do with real or perceived infidelity. Here is a free list of obstacles Kurt and Blaine could face that have nothing to do with that: the stress of planning a wedding, the adjustment period after moving in together, the financial crunch of trying to get by in the city, a neighborhood garbage truck that’s too loud, a Fire Island summer share that’s only available mid-week, an apartment that does not allow spontaneous musical numbers after 10 p.m., a fire that destroys all of Blaine’s bow ties but none of Kurt’s scarves, a Sharknado. Help yourselves, writers.
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Post by cassie on Feb 26, 2014 12:36:53 GMT -5
Mellie I love your positive attitude and know nothing about ratings and numbers.....but aren't these ratings still "abysmal"? Isn't Fox considered as one of the major networks? Looks like Fox needs a major infusion of something....what, I don't know. Wonder if this is a cycle thing or just bad programming. The ratings aren't good.. but IMHO Glee has been awful until Adam..It seems to be revitalized.. The competition may be too much for Glee ,nevertheless ,I think their audience will increase & Maybe some will go from the Voice to Glee and back..The time slot is a tough one for any show going up against The Voice. I watched the first season. Liked it initially but thought it devolved into a soap opera quickly. Not interested. Coming back to watch this season for Adam, it seems like a ridiculous show. And that's coming from me, who saw my first musical at the age of six, and can suspend my disbelief with the best of them. Perhaps because it is television, not a stage production, I expect a bit more realism? Or perhaps it is because Glee is not sure which way it wants to play things: campy, OTT and absurd; or sincere and relevant. My problem is that, while I watch, I keep being dumped out of the scene with protesting thoughts of "Give me a break! That would NEVER happen." Not the launching into a production number in music stores and high school halls. I expect that with musicals. It's that some of the characters and plot lines are totally unbelieveable. My other problem is that they have created so many characters and so many plot lines that none get developed to any degree. Watching a scene, it feels like they are showing highlights or a recap or a quick summary, rather than the fleshed out story line. Combining this lack of character/plot development with the unbelieveable characters and plots and I cannot see how it ever got so popular in the first place. Well, I guess I can, considering the unreality and banality of some of the "reality shows" on TV. In any case, Adam was stellar, and was able to show lots of potential if any producers and directors were watching. Hope the offers come pouring in, regardless of the viewing numbers. |
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Post by nannygoat on Feb 26, 2014 12:47:09 GMT -5
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