I am full of stupid and fail tonight.
My stupid family made me watch stupid American Idol while I was in Reno. Which is also stupid. And now I'm stupidly fond of it. Argh. I didn't watch last week, but I caved this time. I'm definitely an Adam fan. If he doesn't take it, there's no justice in this world... and I totally want the coat he was wearing during Mad World. Badass.
I stuck around to watch the preview of Glee afterwards, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. Conceptually, the idea is great, and I do love my entertainment to have a dose of musical wonder, but there are some issues that really grated on me. It was just so tropey! I mean, I know that's the idea they're playing off of, but they didn't DO anything with it - it was just tropes played straight! The glee geeks are the only characters who didn't come off as completely evil without any semblance of morals. I was a theater geek for a long time - I know very well the weird way people treat you. Their level of black and white, good vs. evil is so far off base it's embarrassing. People aren't bad just because they play sports or cheerlead or whatever. The romance subplots bugged me, too. Of course the conventionally pretty white girl is the leading lady. Of course the jock boy is the main man. Of course they're going to fall for each other. God forbid he like the chubby black girl or she foster a crush on the wheelchair-bound boy. And of course, of course, OF COURSE the guy teacher's wife doesn't care about his love for glee like the quirky-but-cute lady teacher does. I wanted to like it a lot more than I did, and really, the preview of the rest of the season just made my gut sink even more. As much as it pains me to say it, I don't think I've found a new show to love here. I wish I had, but no. Just... no.
On a completely unrelated note, I finally get my painful wisdom teeth removed, and now I think my weak molars have finally given up and developed cavities. Owwwww.
I stuck around to watch the preview of Glee afterwards, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. Conceptually, the idea is great, and I do love my entertainment to have a dose of musical wonder, but there are some issues that really grated on me. It was just so tropey! I mean, I know that's the idea they're playing off of, but they didn't DO anything with it - it was just tropes played straight! The glee geeks are the only characters who didn't come off as completely evil without any semblance of morals. I was a theater geek for a long time - I know very well the weird way people treat you. Their level of black and white, good vs. evil is so far off base it's embarrassing. People aren't bad just because they play sports or cheerlead or whatever. The romance subplots bugged me, too. Of course the conventionally pretty white girl is the leading lady. Of course the jock boy is the main man. Of course they're going to fall for each other. God forbid he like the chubby black girl or she foster a crush on the wheelchair-bound boy. And of course, of course, OF COURSE the guy teacher's wife doesn't care about his love for glee like the quirky-but-cute lady teacher does. I wanted to like it a lot more than I did, and really, the preview of the rest of the season just made my gut sink even more. As much as it pains me to say it, I don't think I've found a new show to love here. I wish I had, but no. Just... no.
On a completely unrelated note, I finally get my painful wisdom teeth removed, and now I think my weak molars have finally given up and developed cavities. Owwwww.