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Glee is a biting musical comedy, which has taken over the pop-culture by storm! Glee has transformed musical comedy and become the number one entertainment amongst teenagers. Even adults in the range of 18-49 have rated Glee in their Top 3 shows, and the 18-34 age group boasts critical acclaim of the show. The loyal fan base of the Glee TV series go by the name of GLEEks. Glee is now in its second season and another season has already been set out.
Glee, which airs on the Fox Network in America, focuses on a glee club in high school competing on the choir competition circuit. Simultaneously, glee members deal with a range of issues including social issues, relationships and sexuality. The initial cast of Glee included Matthew Morrison - club director, Jane Lynch – cheerleading coach, Jessalyn Gilsig – Matthew’s on-screen wife and Jayma Mays – guidance counselor. The Glee club compromised of eight members including Lea Michele, Dianna Agron, Chirs Folfer, Amber Riley, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz and Mark Salling. Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk created the series and write all the episodes of the show.
Glee features musical numbers specially selected by Murphy, which aim to balance between chart hits and show tunes. The songs covered by Glee are released through iTunes the following week and Columbia Records has already released several Glee albums. Glee music has been a success commercially, with nearly 21 million single sales and 9 million album sales. Glee has also been nominated for 19 Emmy Awards, 4 Golden Globe Awards and 6 Satellite Awards. Wins include Best Television Series in 2010 at the Golden Globe Awards as well as in 2011. Chris Colfer and Jane Lynch won Best Supporting Actor and Actress respectively. Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison also received nominations at the Golden Globes for Best Actress and Actor.
Glee was conceived by Ian Brennan, based on his personal experience as a member of the show choir at Prospect High School in Illinois. His initial vision was a film, rather than a television series. However, after completing the first draft in 2005, he could not generate enthusiasm for the project. A friend of Brennan, Mike Novik passed on the script to Ryan Murphy who had himself taken part in a show choir and could relate to Brennan’s story. Murphy and Brad Falchuk felt that Glee would do better as a television musical comedy, which Fox picked up within 15 hours of it being entirely rewritten.
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