Dear Glee:

gentleman:

indieandyy:

Please, please, pleeeease stop the overproduction of every. single. thing. that is sung.

It’s maybe your biggest flaw.

Completely agreed. I really like the great writing possibilities in the show (such as last week’s Ryan Murphy-written “Wheels” episode), but the over-sweetened, studio produced musical numbers are way too much. The production numbers would have a much greater authenticity were they recorded live on stage, rather than meticulously crafted in a recording studio. Secondly, I’d also appreciate NOT having the episode’s “message” shoved down my throat - I get it, I get it, this is an episode about equality/friendship/bonding/whatever, I get it. If someone could pass along my professional notes to the powers that be, that’d be great. Also, call me if they need someone to provide notes like these in a staff position. Thanks.

I’ll address these issues:

1) It’s not that they’re over-produced, it’s that since they aren’t recorded live they sound too big for the space and not like they’re being sung right there in the classroom/auditorium/bedroom that they’re supposed to be.  It’s something we’re aware of and working on.

2) We’re not just a musical, we’re a satirization of typical teen movies/tv shows, notably the after school special.  Each episode has a theme or a “message”, as Rob puts it, and we’ve been using that format from day one. If you have a problem with it, well, tough, ‘cause it’s not going anywhere.  Also, if you were to compare our work to an actual after school special, well, I think you might find that we handle our “message” a little more artfully.

And that’s all she wrote.

Source: indieandyy