Unless you have been living in another solar system, you might have heard about the latest popular TV series sweeping the world by storm. Already the show has won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Musical or Comedy, People’s Choice Award for New TV Comedy in 2010 and I am guessing an Emmy won’t be too far behind.
I coined the show as a dram-usic-edy.(musical comedy drama) So here is a brief sum up gist of what the show is all about -Basically it’s about the ragtag students in high school glee club (something like the school choir) and their teacher journey to participate in the regional singing contest. Through their journey, we see them deal with typical issues of being alienated, crushes, bills, deception, teen pregnancy, friendship, gayhood, love, rejection etc.. basically all things life and growing up ….and they do it busting into song covers ever so randomly.
So it’s a comedy and a musical serial which by my definition is a genre of TV show so wrong on many counts that it shouldn’t even remotely perk my interest radar at all. Think High School Musical topped with an overdose of American Idol which equate to me reaching for the barf bag faster than you can clear your throat…. that was my initial sentiments of Glee. Boy was I ever far wrong! I watched the first 2 episode during inflight on my way from Shanghai and since then I just can’t get enough of the show.
There’s a lot of things good about Glee, but from the inside looking out, it’s hard to explain the magical appeal that has everyone spellbound to the show. I sure it might have to do with the formula of Glee’s broad appeal - 1/4 comedy bit, 1/4 music & dance, 1/4 everyday drama and lastly 1/4 life lessons. By creative sheer genius, the creators of the show managed to combine all the above bits and made the sum of all parts work brilliantly as a TV show unlike no other. Sure the show isn’t prefect but it’s fresh, it’s original, inspirational that is quite like nothing you have ever seen on TV, making Glee so utterly ‘sheer fun’ to watch.
Glee can sometimes be describe as 100% cheese, but it’s still pure escapism at it’s best! And I am unbashfully proud to admit that I am a BIG fan of the series and utterly hook onto it. For those in Singapore who haven’t jump onto the Glee bandwagon yet, Channel 5 has started showing the series on Wed night at 10pm. I say give the show a chance – the series will blast past any skeptical defenses you might initially have and utterly Glee-win you over.
For me, I can’t wait for the next season to start! Meanwhile I am seriously considering taking up music and singing lessons so that I can at least prep myself for that moment I’ll break into song duet in the elevator with that hot leggy babe from the 5th floor when we lock eyes with each other.
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In the not too distant future, when machine AIs have taken over the world and whatever left of humanity is fighting a losing battle. Human scientist will created a time machine as a last pitch attempt to by going back in time to undo their mistake. Experts of that era will pinpoint the exact moment in the time-stream whereby the beginning of the end begins, and I am pretty sure they will come to the same to the same conclusion as I have – the end of humanity begins with the IPHONE!
If you people have been following tech news, you will no doubt heard about the lastest Apple tech byte – The Apple iPhone has overtook it’s bigger desktop brothers in term of units sold and accounts for a big chunk of the company profit pie. Now with the launch of the latest 4G version, the world will once again be plunged into a frenzy never seen before. Already pre-orders sales numbers has been sky-rocketing everywhere over the world. The way I see it, the iPhone is on it’s way to godhood all thanks to us. Don’t believe me? Just take the MRT any fine day and you will see half the people in the MRT cabin will have their face buried iPhones. Or any typical get together with friends, I betcha everyone will be snooping and sharing latest iPhone apps gossip.
In fact I have friends who swear by their iphone, citing that they can’t do without their iPhone in their life. One gal I even suspect that in a robbery suitation, she would give up her boyfriend to the robbers rather than her precious iPhone. Tsk Tsk…
Ohhh fineeee… I will admit that I am a big Apple fan too. Then again, what’s not to like about iPhone or in fact any of the Apple’s product and services? Back then before the world went Apple gaga. A brotherhood of people has long already been loyal true believers to the Apple’s powers to be. That is us, the creative people. Somehow we can resonate with the epitome of Apple’s vision. Form, function, beauty and exclusivity… a hallmark of all things we creative people abide to. Over the years, thanks to Steve Job’s direction and the people of Apple, this is one fruit that got sweeter and sweeter.
I guessed I feeling abit sad and happy at the same time. With the iPod/iTune and iPhone/iStore, Apple has gone supernova, no longer we creative folks can lay claim that we have exclusive rights to the brand itself. Kinda like discovering your childhood friend just had an extreme makeover and turns out looking like a sex goddess, now everyone wants to have a piece of her.
Well, it will all even out somehow or rather, I give it another century max – I say the iPhone will gain self awareness and find out that it will no longer desire just to be under humanity finger swipes anymore. Slowly the iPhone will start building it’s own robot army while slowly taking over all the nation’s weapons and equipments….well after that, I guessed you people pretty much know how the world will turn out after that.
Till then, I will still be a trusted fan for anything Apple, so expect me in the queue for the new 4G iPhone yah!
