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I make no secret of the fact that I'm a total Gleek but I've been far from happy with Season 4 of Glee .  You can find me over at The High Tea Cast today talking about the rise and fall of Glee .  Let me know if you agree or disagree with my musings. Find all my articles on The High Tea Cast here 

I'm a Gleek, through and through and have used it as a great example of musical re/discovery in the past and bemoaned " The End " when Season 2 finished and I make no secret of my lust for Noah Puckerman now and then but I'm feeling disappointed with Season 4.  There's something not quite right; there's something missing and I can't quite put my finger on it.   Recently, Sky have been showing repeats of the earlier series', starting right back at the beginning.  It wasn't a slow starter, I still loved the characters just as much and the storylines were just as relevant now as they were four years ago.   Aside:  Is it really four years ago?   Yes, it almost is !! So where did it all go wrong?  Has it gone wrong?  Can a show outgrow itself?  The setting of a high school determines that there will always be new students ready to incorporate into the Glee club, therefore, in theory, there will be story lines a-plenty but now the...

Regular readers may have noticed that I haven't been over-enthusiastic about an TV watching recently.  This is mainly because I've written a few pieces for the Popsiculture blog but also because I am ever so slightly underwhelmed by the much-hyped new season of television during early-2011.

* * SPOILER ALERT * * If you haven't yet seen the final episode of Season 1 and want no hint of what happens then STOP READING NOW!! You're still here?  Oh, OK then.  Let's groove! If you follow me on Twitter you will have noticed that I may have made the odd remark  commented rather a lot about Glee.  I was a bit nervous about the final episode, "Journey", as I'd got a little tired of seeing Rachel sing with her eyes shut with emotion and the story lines over the past few weeks had seemed to lack...  I don't know... something Gleeful?  There have been some fabulously genius moments like Artie's flashmob in the shopping mall... ... but, I digress. My favourite bits: Sue Sylvester mentioning her autobiography - "I'm A Winner And You're Fat" ( rated: 4 tears of laughter ) Finn telling Rachel that he loves her and pursing his lips into a tiny air kiss before they went on stage ( rated: 1 tear ). The way in which Quin...

It was during the trailers that I knew " Glee " was going to be my type of programme.  However, I didn't think that it would constantly re-introduce me to music long forgotten but always loved - I had not felt "chills" when listening to a song for ages.  It started with  Don't Stop Believin' by Journey  wafting out of my speakers and me remembering this: I just want to be one of the "ba-ba-ba" people - that would be enough. I'm just listening to Radio 2 and hear the song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (Police version) .  Immediately I think of this version from last week's episode of Glee: I hear Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond  but cannot help but think of this... and drool ever so slightly: ... sorry... where was I?  Oh yes... Who else now believes that Beyonce's Single Ladies dance is now actually possible? and because of this next song I now NEED to go and see Wicked as soon as possible!! Glee has capt...