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Ryan Murphy (creator) &
Brad Falchuk (creator) ...
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Original Air Date:
19 May 2009 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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Optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing McKinley... more | full synopsis
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A worthy effort to give "New Directions" to High School depiction (21st century) more (3 total)
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Stephen Tobolowsky plays a character named Sandy Ryerson, the same last name as his character in Groundhog Day (1993), Ned Ryerson. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Will says Terri can't eat peanuts due to a nut allergy, but peanuts are not part of the nut allergy group since they are legumes. A tree nut allergy is something different. more
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Sue Sylvester: Your resentment is delicious. more
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On My Own more
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This is a cleverly written and well-cast show that seems to exist in a kind of "private school"/money-is-no-object kind of universe. The High Schoolers and the Faculty / Administration live in Midwestern USA but have a kind of search for meaning that takes a long, long time to realize. The high school seems to be underpopulated with hall monitors and deans/assistant principals who will enforce rules and nab the offenders who are hazing other students mercilessly. The pilot gave a kind of funny behind-the-scenes look into how teachers in the late 2000s remain under-paid and co-opted as far as how they do work to make the teens people who are seeking to succeed in "the real world". I really enjoyed the off-beat choices as far as the Glee Club / Swing Choir rock and R/B covered music. Kudos to writers and director!