Also: zombies.

So basically, we should be worried that a Meyers wannabe will write a book about making it with a zombie.

And here I thought some things were incorruptible.

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@CB: There are a couple series in the giant field of modern paranormal/urban fantasy/supernatural romance sub-genre that I think involve some kind of sexy “zombie”. I’ve avoided them though so I don’t know how they work…

Though the lead in Vertigo’s iZombie is a fairly cute walking dead girl and has several romantic sub-plots…

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So am I the only one who’s just completely sick of zombies?

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Forgive me . . . how is the Rangers/Giants World Series an allegory to the American political scene?

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Oh man. I… I’m so sorry about Rob Ford. I just… I am. And I’m not even Canadian.

Hugs?

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Having a car is AWESOME. Everyone should try it.

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…and, because I have some affection still for Rocky Horror, I actually watched more of a Glee episode that I have for some time.
Fucking terrible.

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Haters gonna hate.

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Yes, I’m sure that was entirely their choice and not affected by the network at all.

(P.S.- There have been female Franks before.)

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I don’t say that’s the only reason, but I do say it’s the reason they’re treating it as OH MY GOD THE WORST THING EVER. (And hey, stalking via comments, that’s nice.) The excess heat the show gets there seems to be based on a desire for more tonal unity and structural integrity, which are good qualities but are not the only important things. Sometimes a scene or bit that works in itself is its own justification.

In this case, Amber Riley is a good singer and she kills it. A good portion of the show is seeing fun song-and-dance numbers, so as long as those are there I’m willing to forgive some messy storylines.

You seem angry.

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Not stalking; I commented here first (the AVClub thread was above three pages, so there wasn’t much point chiming in), then you replied to my complaint, and I was then reminded of the crappy argument you had made over there, which happened to be totally irrelevant to my dislike of the episode. I just happen to frequent both sites regularly, and didn’t follow you to dog your comments, but I had to bring it up.
I will admit that I really enjoyed the Jane Lynch/Bostwick/Meat Loaf bit, but then I’ve been realizing that I only had a positive impression of this show because Lynch was on it, and the scenes with her character in clips or when I happened to be paying attention (I’m a big TV-as-background-while-reading-or-online, so I’m approaching it as bits & scenes anyway).
Musically, well, I was initially fine with it when it was just “ha-ha, a goofy musical theatre version of this shitty old Journey song” or theme shows giving the treatment to stuff I didn’t care about, but when they started on stuff I like, their versions of the songs really started to turn me off the whole thing. I was sitting at the computer, having left Glee to play in the background, thinking I didn’t mind the show, when overhearing that version of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” really brought me to a turning point, and I realized “as covers, these Glee versions suck, and people have no taste.”
The singers are mostly technically “good” sure, but in that “every musical-theatre-vocal-coach suddenly locked onto the same style one day” way that has made so much Broadway music unbearable for approximately the last forty years.
(“Godspell,” and “A Chorus Line” have a lot to answer for in terms of unfortunate influence on singing styles in musicals, and anything involving Weber is just flat-out beyond the pale.)

You seem inordinately offended by other’s dislike for this episode.

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Back off Jesus Christ Superstar there, Ed.

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Well, only a brazillion of my comments are ever about wanting more kitten-related content, and I still get shat on about it.

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