Liveblogging Glee...Kinda

I'm trying something dif for my weekly Glee post (my Gleekly post? Too much?). I'm going to watch it on Hulu and write my thoughts as I go along! That's awesome, isn't it? Yeah. I thought so. I highly apologize for being overly cynical. I hope it's not too boring...but...enjoy peoples! ;)

• 00:30 - Thirty seconds in, and Mercedes says that she thinks they have a shot at regionals. WELL DUH! YOU PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT A PIECE OF MUSIC FOR TWO SECONDS AND KNOW A FULL SONG AND DANCE ROUTINE FOR IT!
  
  
• 00:31 - Now that I think of it, I kind of forgot this show was about that. Go figure.
  
  
• 1:12 - Riiiiight, like the rival school would really come in full costume to show off. Okay, I really need to suspend my disbelief a bit more with this show.
  
  
• 3:00 - This reminds me of when my room got TPed at music camp once. It was like, the most exciting thing ever. HAHA
  
  
• 3:30 - JANE LYNCH! I've missed you so...so much.
  
  
• 5:40 - Terri! I've missed Jessalyn Gilsig as well. She's really, really good at making her horrendous character so sympathetic. (6:11) and she was just PHENOMENAL in that scene. I hope this doesn't mean the end of her character.
  
  
• 9:30 - Will is buying drugs? Seriously? The writers were that much out of ideas? Though it's believable.
  
  
• 10:52 - Will's funk monologue was horrendous. *shudder*
  
  
• 11:25 - Nice! Quinn is apparently going to get something juicy to do. Woohoooo
  
  
• Ca. 15:23 - I'm not even going to ask what just happened. O_o
  
  
• 17:43 - How come Puck gets a guitar and Fin only gets a broom?
  
  
• 18:48 - Yea Terri.
  
  
• 23:37 - All that spinning can NOT be good for those unborn babies. I feel about as weird about this as the kids in the glee club, but Dianna Agron is handling her spotlight very well.
  
  
• 25:54 - "Your date's not coming. You got stood up." Who is that actress and why is she so awesome?
  
  
• 26:16 - Your relationship with Emma? How is that going? Because I haven't seen Emma in about three episodes. :'(
  
  
• 29:50 - Drinking game idea: take a shot every time someone says "funk". (for those of you who are of age, of course! teehee)
  
  
• 31:00 - This is the cutest thing ever! Mercedes and Quinn moving in togetherrr!
  
  
• 34:47 - Duuuude this is wrong on soooo many levelllssss. How could they throw eggs at Rachel? She was so happy! And she was great in that scene, by the way. Oh, and also, the eggs don't have fetuses in them! Vegans don't eat eggs because of how poorly the egg-laying chickens are treated!!! Sorry, rant. :P
  
  
• 35:40 - Aghhh Lea Michele is just determined to make me regret dissing her acting. She just was amazing in that egg scene. And, I feel sorry for her vegan nightmares. :(
  
  
• 36:50 - I would love to see Chris Colfer do a 14 minute Celine Dion tribute in French. :)
  

Wow, I really liked the "We Got the Funk". Anyway, the episode as a whole was pretty fine. Again, it didn't do a whole lot for me, as the show hasn't been recently - though I liked how it brought Jane Lynch back, and remembered some of the previous storylines. I'm glad it did that. Really glad.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed my comments, leave your own below! :)

Obligatory Glee Post!

Not that I feel obliged to YOU guys to make a Glee post, but that I feel obliged to satisfy my own selfish need to talk about Glee.

ANYWAY! So, yeah, I'm finally caught up with the other night's episode, and I have to say...

I didn't really hate it?! Or rather, there was nothing in it that I hated. There's usually something in every episode that either disgusts me, annoys me, or just makes me want to jump out a window. This time, I was actually pleasantly surprised.

And there were some wonderful moments! Lea Michele gained a few points in my mind, she was really good this week. She nailed the comedic bits with her lost voice and her subtle turns with the paralyzed dude were REALLY sincere and, dare I say, perfect. Good job Lea! Keep it up!

Maybe I was wrong about you, Lea...

I also thought that the writers sort of ACTUALLY managed to deal with all of their subplots with equal importance and success. On that note though, the entire episode was based on new material. Where was EMMA? What's up with Sue these days? Are regionals even happening? One kind of shocking thing was that Will was just there as a catalyst to the other subplots - and isn't he the main character of the show?! (I'm not complaining though...the less of him the better ;)

Grrr Emma should have been in this episode! She should be in every episode!

Oh and I quickly want to mention a few notable moments of acting. Kurt's singing "Rose's Turn" was GREAT, though the scene it was in was kind of...poorly put together I thought? Though it wasn't bad. I just didn't think it did justice to his performance. I also must say that Santana and Brittany are really, really spot-on whenever they're onscreen. I really like them, their characters just aren't very important.

Anyway, so...positive points for Lea, Chris Colfer, the writers managing to do something sort of right right for once, and no Will! Negative points for neglecting Emma, the previous subplots of the show, and...(sigh) no Will, because he IS the main character.

What were your thoughts on glee? I love hearing everyone's opinions on this show.

Are You KIDDING Me?!

WARNING: Rants ahead.

So, I recently came upon Parade Magazine's "What People Earn" issue when I saw this shocking piece of information.

No, not that Ken Federico lives in Alaska, but that Taylor Swift, 21 year old TAYLOR SWIFT, makes 17.2 MILLION dollars. I don't know if that's yearly or what, but 17.2 million?! That's more than some, nay MOST people make in their entire lifetimes!

You're telling me that this girl...

...makes 17.2 million dollars? Give me a break. I mean, even Meryl Streep only earned 5 million for her brilliant work in the Devil Wears Prada. Sure that's not counting whatever else Meryl gets paid for, but seriously people!

Okay, Taylor seems like a sweet girl. I loved her on SNL and "You Belong With Me" is oft-stuck in my head. But does this girl, whose level of talent is debatable, deserve 17.2 million dollars? Really, does anyone deserve to make that much?

Celebrity salaries are quite ridiculous. With advertising sponsorships and movie salaries and record deals, it begins to get out of hand. Many of them do good with their money, but...I don't know. It's just out of control.

So yeah. Sorry Taylor, but I just had to rant. I loves ya, and you seem nice, but...for goodness sake! 17.2 million dollars? Ai Jesus. She's fine, but she sounds like a little girl. I'm sorry! So sorry!!!

I'm not gonna lie though...I love this...

Okay so pardon my rants. What are your thoughts on Taylor Swift, or the general state of celebrity salaries? Respond in the comments!

The Glee Cast...From Best to Worst

In case you guys didn't already know, I have a sort of love-hate relationship with Glee. Even though its first season had an absolutely ridiculous and utterly annoying storyline, at least it had a storyline. Now, it feels like it's becoming a forced mess! Olivia Newton John was great, but what was the point? Thus, in order to fulfill my need to both rave and complain about glee, here's my hierarchy of the Glee cast, complete with commentary...

1. Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester (Duh. She's just amazing)

2. Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury (Her "you're a slut" monologue in the other night's episode was just brilliant, she gets better every week)

Love!!!

3. Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester (her character is horribly written but she actually was able to make me feel sorry for her. I wish she had more in this new season)

4. Heather Morris as Brittany (her lines aren't some of the funniest in the show for no reason!)

5. Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones (I like the sass, and she gives it heart)

6. Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel (He was great in the coming out episodes and he's still entertaining, though his character gets less and less to do as time goes on)

7. Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez (Her sort of snarky attitude is quite enjoyable)

8. Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray (She's inconsistent but that's the writer's fault. When she's good she's really good)

Yea for potential!

9. Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman (He's funny sometimes, but I don't really care about his character at all)

10. Lea Michele as Rachel Berry (Again, inconsistent. And, her character is so annoying. Am I supposed to like her, or what? But she definitely has some moments)

11. Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang (I loved her when she sang "I Kissed A Girl", and her angry tirade against Artie, but she's n-n-n-n-not amazing and her character barely gets anything to do)

12. Kevin McHale as Arty Abrams (I give him credit for dancing in a wheelchair but...whatever)

13. Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester (Mehhh. I dunno. His romantic scenes are cringe-worthy, his character is blah, and "Ice Ice Baby" the other night made me want to barf)

Ugh...

and finally...

14. Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson (He has two modes, whiny and angry. Maybe it's just the character, and he seems like a nice enough guy, but...for the "main" teenage character, he's just not charismatic enough!)

So there you go. That's just my opinion! I want to hear yours in the comments. Any time I watch Glee I just feel like I need to rant. But I also need to make it clear that I feel that Jane Lynch and Jayma Mays are both absolutely brilliant. Emmy noms, PLEASE!