Glee

My wife and I have watched Glee together. In fact, we've seen every single episode together. However, I've been liking it less and less as time goes on. Last night I was thinking about why that is. I think I've come up with some of the reasons.

1. It's another show where they have adults playing teenagers, but they're still being dirty adults. Kids don't act that way.

2. There is not a single likable person on the show. I will elaborate.
a. Rachel-obnoxious and self centered. There have been a couple episodes where she's had a "breakthrough" of some kind and stops acting that way for the rest of the episode, but then she's the exact same way in the next episode.
b. Finn - weak-willed, wishy washy, insecure. He's also had several breakthrough episodes where he gains confidence in what he's doing, but then he's back to being the insecure pansy boy.
c. Mercedes - her whole character is the loud, proud, black woman. Hello stereotype
d. Kurt - he's manipulative, he's a jerk, and he's mister in your face. If you don't support every stupid thing he wants to be or do then you must be an ignorant, intolerant, horrible person.
e. Puck - his character doesn't make sense. Either he should quit the club or he should use his tough guy status to shut the other people up.
f. Tina - she's just kind of there.
g. Mike - I'm not even sure if that's his name because his character is insignificant. He seems like a nice guy, but who knows?
h. Arty - He's kind of a jerk too. You'd think the disabled kid would be nice.
i. Quinn - She's another stereotype of a popular girl.
j. Santana - Just a mean slut. Another stereotype.
k. Brittany - Just a dumb slut. Again, stereotype.
l. Mr. Shuster - I liked him at first, but as time goes on I like him less and less
m. Figgins - crappy principal. Easily manipulated. Selfish
n. Sue - no one has the energy to be that big of a jerk. It's too hard.
o. Every single kid in the school is a big jerk. There's not one nice person who stands up for the people being picked on. There is no one to like.

3. Whoever is writing this show was obviously never on the football team. The football team supports each other. They wouldn't have given Finn crap like that. They'd have backed him because that's what teammates do. I don't know where this stereotype of jocks came from, but even where it's true they look out for their own. Our quarterback could have dressed as a woman every day and we all would have pounded anyone who dared say anything negative about him.

4. Progress is never made. Like I said before, characters all have these emotional and psychological breakthroughs, but then they act the same. Some of the coolest kids in the school join the club, but everyone still hates the club. They've grown and performed and yet the club is still in jeapordy of being canceled. Nothing has ever changed. On the same note, I think almost everyone associated with the club has a worse life at this point in the show than when the show started. It would have been better for all of them if they'd never joined up, and that includes the teacher.

That should be enough to go on for now. I could write more if I thought about it, but I'm not feeling well today. They are phenomenal singers and I enjoy listening to the songs. That's about the only redeeming quality the show has.