On this day, I make FrozNlite proud.

Do I think that Glee is good television, if good television is defined as containing a riveting, original plot? Hell no. But that doesn't mean the series can't exist, and be enjoyed, for its entertainment value. Plus, the whole aspect of a major national television show performing covers of not only popular songs in contemporary culture but musical songs as well as brand new. That's one of the reasons I enjoy it, along with many of my thespian friends: for the first time in nearly half a century, the musical is making a comeback in pop culture, thanks to the hype it gets on the show. You can't say it's a bad thing that an enormous amount of people who discovered Defying Gravity and Idina Menzel for the first time from this show, if such people become interested in that genre of music, considering musicals, regardless of what you may think of them, contain actual music. My point is, there are some good points to the show that are original.

The problem isn't that Glee lacks original content. The problem is that the story behind Glee is driven by bad plot devices that are used in cheesy afternoon t.v. romance dramas.

1. Tanya wants Rick to marry her, but knows that she has no shot at making it happen because she is not as charming as Lisa. Angry and frustrated at the fact that she will never have a shot at the man of her dreams, she begins to conspire a plot. At a dinner party, Tanya slips a little drug into Rick's drink and then begins to seduce him. They have sex and Tanya claims that she is pregnant. Rick takes responsibility for his actions and agrees to marry Tanya. He breaks up relationships with Lisa and falls into depression. Right before they marry, Lisa finds out that Tanya isn't really pregnant. She has been using a pregnancy pouch the entire time and was planning to adopt a child. Lisa bursts in while they are doing vows and Rick breaks off the wedding. He takes Lisa in his big strong arms and they go off in a white stretch limousine where the ending screen credits roll behind a warm rising sun in the horizon.

2. High School Musical is a story about two high school juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens), a beautiful and shy transfer student who excels in math and science. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical, and as a result, divide the school. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way not to "stick to the status quo".

The reason why people like the show is because it's bad. It's supposed to be a guilty pleasure. It's almost as amoral as sticking kittens into a microwave oven and watching them die. Except the kitten would be doing something cute or maybe dancing to a sing-along, before its fur begins to catch on fire and nothing remains but ash at the end of the performance. I've watched several Broadway plays: Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof, and Mamma Mia! are some of the ones that I remember watching off the top of my head. If musicals become obsolete, then that is an issue that musicals have to deal with. Music alone does not make a good stage production. It is dependent on the quality of the screen writing, the actors who are on stage, and the sincerity of the message. Glee is a plot riddled with amnesia, stereotypes, and non-character based performances. Glee is bad and that is why people like it.

May I ask as well what you'd like to see with character progression? It sounds to me like you believe the show is too predictable, which honestly, I agree with. But then again so are a lot of popular television shows, once you've watched enough episodes (ex. Law and Order SVU. Each episode tells a fantastic story with great acting, etc., but they all follow the same basic plot flow). Does that make bad television? Those who decide what's good TV by doling out Emmys don't seem to think so, as L&O SVU is coming back for a 12th season next year, with multiple Emmy wins in its time on the air. So then, what do you want in character progression? When you list what you find wrong with the show ("But at the end of the day..."), all you're really doing is listing who people are. I agree some people could change a bit more (like Santana and Brittany), but a lot of characters DID do a lot of growing this season, especially during the second half, and again, you're listing "gay" as something that should be changed. He's getting a boyfriend next season, so no worries - character development.

I'm sorry. It's the end of the first season. It took House five seasons before he started to show a huge shift in behavior. I just dislike the cliched characters and the over dramatized High School environment. I also don't hate the fact that Kurt is a gay character. I hate the fact that Chris Colfer is the walking, talking epitome of a gay stereotype. Certain critiques believe that Sue alludes to an underlying premise of the show. The fact that the whole entire show is a parody off of High School, social cliques, and ideological groups. If this is true, then Kurt is nothing more than an embodiment of a misunderstanding for mainstream America: having gays as individuals who get angry over not getting the "female role" to "Defying Gravity" or his portrayal as an amorous individual who has Finn on the mind.

Oh, and about that as well: if you're going to list the inadequate rehashings a show does with plot themes, I'd like to see you equally list the innovative and truly original aspects. Let me help get you started: this is the first time on national television a gay teen has been open in a high school setting, with potential on-screen romance next season also adding a layer of unprecedented mold-breaking to the list.

Gay people should have higher standards for themselves. While gay people are celebrating over getting a supporting actor in an over-dramatized television show, black people are rejoicing at having an inept black president running America. Funny how we denounce discrimination, yet endorse it when it potentially benefits selective favortism in a fucked up society.