Glee

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Have loved this series from the start, but last night's Madonna special was exceptional.

Just perfect TV entertainment.

[pearly queen]

My son and I love Glee, it's the only thing we really watch together. I just love Sue Sylvester - she should be Prime Minister

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I just love Sue Sylvester - she should be Prime Minister

I agree...in a love/hate sort of way!

But wasn't it interesting to see she has a vulnerable side when we found out she has a sister with Down's Syndrome?

[pearly queen]

Yes, she's a brilliant character. I just love her crushing one liners and put downs, but you can sense she cares about something deep deep down, it must be the sister.

[pearly queen]

Last week at Camden Market I saw a t shirt for sale with the legend 'I am a Gleek', which apparently means a Glee fan!

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Another great episode - has there been a bad one yet?

Particularly enjoyed Will and Bryan Ryan's duet to Aerosmith's 'Dream On' while auditioning for 'Les Miz', and Artie's dream sequence of the dance routine to 'Safety Dance' in the shopping mall.

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Brilliant season finale - had everything in it - drama, humour, great tunes (as usual), some surprises, and a few 'something in my eye' moments.

Probably the best all round entertainment show on TV at the moment, by some margin.

10/10 (and missing it already)

[pearly queen]

I'm missing it too.
Some of the show's stars are in the UK doing the chat show circuit - Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr etc. but so far I haven't seen my two favourites Puck and Sue.

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(From Waveguide)

'Glee Moves To Sky

Glee is to be screened on Sky from this autumn, it has been announced.

The first two series of the US musical drama were shown on digital channel E4, but parent company Channel 4 walked away from negotiations on the rights to broadcast the show last month. A source said at the time that they did not want to pay “over the odds” for the high school comedy drama.

It first aired in the UK in 2009 and became E4’s biggest hit with more than 2 million viewers, winning four Emmy awards.

Today’s announcement means all future series of the Fox show will be shown on Sky 1 HD.

Stuart Murphy, director of programmes for Sky 1 HD, Sky 1, 2 and Pick TV said: “Glee has been nothing short of a phenomenon and we’re thrilled to secure the future of the show for our customers with this life-of-series deal.

“It’s the perfect fit for Sky 1 and we’re thrilled to be able to build on the success it has already achieved, and we hope our customers will be as chuffed and excited as we all are.”

Celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Britney Spears and Olivia Newton-John have all appeared as guest stars on the show. Its cast have hit the Top 40 with their versions of pop hits and are to embark on a sell-out tour of the UK and Ireland later this month.'

I am really, really, really, really p*ssed off about this. Channel 4 wimping out yet again.

[sootycat]

It makes you very wary about getting involved in a series.

The same thing happened with Lost and Prison Break....and I think House.

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It makes you very wary about getting involved in a series

I know what you mean Sooty...especially if it's shown first on CH4!

[pearly queen]

How annoying.
We've got Sky +, but not Sky HD. Would I need to upgrade to sky HD to watch it then? I certainly won't be going to a load of extra expense, just for 1 show - we hardly ever watch Sky 1 or 2 as it is, it's usually just Gold, Dave or comedy channels.

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Not sure Pearly (don't know how all the various options with Sky work), but my guess is probably yes!

[CG Wendy]

Looks like the bloom could be off the rose for Glee fans
www.torontosun.com/2011/10/04/glee-shine-starting-to-fade

[pearly queen]

The current series of Glee is being shown on Sky One, which is part of my package; we don't have any HD stuff, so i thought we wouldn't be able to see this, but we've been watching.
It's not great - it's definitely lost some of its ooomph.
The music was always great - but for me it was the banter between archvillianess Sue Sylvester and Mr Shue that cracked me up. That and the odd smile from Puck.
So far nothing much doing. It's been a bit boring, and it's now really obvious that the actors are grown ups and not high school kids.