can someone explain what the fuss is about Glee?

[pellucid]

Some weeks ago, I caught about five minutes of the Glee premiere before turning it off when the choir director's wife (I don't know anyone's names) made me want to attack her with a sharp, pointy object. Ah well, I figured, I didn't need another show anyway. But then all manner of my acquaintances, fannish and otherwise, have exploded with love for

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[pellucid]

I imagine for for the people it does work for, they'll probably add their own depth to the characters and stories just by being more invested than I could. I know I do this for other shows

Oh, absolutely. After all, I've got CSI: NY on my to-watch list for later this evening, and if ever there were a show thin on characterization, it's that one!

As for Glee, I admit that 1) I haven't watched very much, and 2) I'm generally predisposed to be uninterested in high school stories. I didn't like high school, I've never quite understood the cultural fascination with high school, and it takes an exceptional take on the high school trope (for example, Friday Night Lights) to win me over. So I think I'd have to put in a lot more effort for the show to win me over, and even then I'm not at all sure it would work. So I will likely not bother.

It makes me a bit sad that I'm so uninterested in The Plan. It ought to be something I'd enjoy, and from what I've read, there's nothing in it that would be likely to push any of the buttons that made me so upset about 4.5. I just...don't care at all. Alas. Someday I hope I'll be in the mood to rewatch the miniseries and at least the first two seasons, but I think it's going to be a while. And mostly this just makes me sad, because it's never good to lose something you've loved.