Lennacs Reviews

Glee (2009–2015)

Meh...entertaining but not up to the hype

[6/10 · 30 June 2010]

I watched glee mostly because my friends did, and I'll admit, it was often entertaining. On the other hand, I tended to turn down the volume on my TV whenever they started singing...I'd rather hear the originals than hear them ruin them. There are a few good singers on the show, but for me, most of the male cast is weak in the vocal department.

Character-wise, the best thing about this show has to be Sue. She's always hilarious to watch (and if you're not a fan of her on Facebook, you should be just for the status updates). Brittany is a great sidekick. It would never work to give her a bigger role but her infrequent airheaded quips make me laugh.

The other characters are just okay to me. Will Schuester bothers the crap out of me, though. He's so wishy washy -- and all the kids keep saying he's such a great teacher, but he's the one who almost cheated on his (granted, bitchy) wife, quit the glee club temporarily to do his own acapella group, etc. All he seems to do is give out weekly assignments and then the real talent comes from the kids. In fact, every time he choreographs something, the kids all hate it and change it at the last minute...and surprise! It's a winning performance. Will is definitely a weak link in a very big role, unfortunately.

So, in all, it's not the best show in the world, but it kinda fills the void in my life on Tuesdays from 9-10 when Lost used to be...

Hell's Kitchen (2005– )

Good show for what it's intended to be.

[8/10 · 17 January 2009]

This is not a creative cooking contest. It's not supposed to be. If you want a show where the chefs get to display their culinary ingenuity, hit up Top Chef or Iron Chef, etc. That being said, this is a great show if you take it as is: it's about people getting yelled at by Chef Ramsay for not working and cooking his way. The chefs are not there show that they have their own style of doing things, but to prove they can survive the stress of working in one of Ramsay's kitchens.

I'm a fan of both Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen. When I want to see innovative new dishes and salivate over the deliciousness on the TV screen, I watch Top Chef. When I want to watch people get yelled at (and live vicariously through Chef Ramsay because who wouldn't want to get paid to yell at people for doing dumb things? C'mon, admit it, there are people you work with who you'd love to yell at...), I watch Hell's Kitchen.

Enjoy it for what it is. Don't bash it for not being something else.