tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1699480197874083243..comments2024-03-19T02:43:58.373-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Glee: Britney/BrittanyBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79714389990745983202012-03-06T02:29:54.781-05:002012-03-06T02:29:54.781-05:00OK boys and girls -- it's now official. I'...OK boys and girls -- it's now official. I'm old. I owned albums (you know, those twelve inch round things made of vinyl) by the Carpenters and was in college when Christopher Cross won his Oscar. Sigh...<br /><br />I've never been a huge Britney fan (must be another sign of my encroaching decrepitude). Her music sounds too much alike to me, but I do love to watch her dance. <br /><br />Which is why I liked this episode. I thought our Brittany did one hell of a job. And I could watch Artie do just about anything. Loved him in the football gear. <br /><br />So far, this season hasn't grabbed me like last one did. Will is getting in my nerves. I agree that his being part of the ensemble piece was a bit off and the whole triangle thing is going to get old fast. <br /><br />Lea is far too thin. One of things I liked so much last year was that they showcased a young woman who actually had some curves. It's a shame she fell under the Hollywood glamour standard. <br /><br />Finally, there hasn't been a song yet that I want to listen to again. Sophomore slump already?ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454170781697615407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54651735529934727432010-10-11T23:11:10.896-04:002010-10-11T23:11:10.896-04:00Sadly, Sunshine was a one-off. I thought she was g...Sadly, Sunshine was a one-off. I thought she was great in the first episode and felt deceived when they took her away at the end. Yes, she'll probably show up in a later episode when New Directions faces off against Vocal Adrenaline, but I thought she would have been a great addition to the regular cast. Give Rachael a reason to up her game and maybe, just maybe, get off of the auto-tune.<br /><br />Great site, btw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74849005491985106252010-10-03T04:54:47.238-04:002010-10-03T04:54:47.238-04:00I'm sorry, Paul, but I just can't agree wi...I'm sorry, Paul, but I just can't agree with you here. Heather Morris' voice is easily the weakest of the bunch. I wouldn't say that Diana Agron is super strong, but even still, its more impressive than Heather's.<br /><br />I just downloaded the songs from Britney/Brittany, and you really can't tell the difference between the original Britney and Glee's Brittany. They are both so heavily synthesized that it's nearly impossible to hear through. That's a sign of weakness to me - Glee usually showcases the talent above the song, hence so many acapella versions or mashups - I don't think they would have gone that heavy with the autotune if they didn't have to.<br /><br />She's still a killer dancer with a killer bod, though ;-)Serena + Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676817343327371251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44453853381628063132010-10-02T00:01:17.993-04:002010-10-02T00:01:17.993-04:00I was thinking Kurt was wearing a Utili-kilt, whic...I was thinking Kurt was wearing a Utili-kilt, which is accepted by the straight male community, but I've never seen a gay man (or in Kurt's case, boy) wear one. With the pleats and the stiffness of the material, I thought it might be one. If it was a full-on skirt: yuck!! No cross-dressing, please!! But Kurt does do some girly clothes with the sweaters down to his knees and the 80's off-the-shoulder look. I love Kurt to death, so I guess it doesn't matter too much, but I would love for him to still be a guy.<br /><br />Also, I'd love to hear Brittany sing without synthesizers - it was hard to hear her real voice.shirlWEBgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331616348996196418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-34437499966255830682010-10-01T22:13:00.487-04:002010-10-01T22:13:00.487-04:00So good to read what everyone thought of this epis...So good to read what everyone thought of this episode as I'm really not sure how I feel after watching!<br /><br />A few little observations -<br /><br />"Leave Britney Alone" was mentioned by Santana and is of course the name of the infamous video by Chris Crocker that to date I still don't know was tongue-in-cheek or not.<br /><br />When Kurt was getting sent to the principal's office - was he wearing a miniskirt?! Crikey, and I thought I dressed gay. There's a difference between fashion and drag, you'd think the costume designers would get that.<br /><br />Heather Morris did do Britney's songs very well (and Wow was she fabulous with that python) but you really don't need to be able to sing to master Slave 4 U - it's mostly breathy gasps and hoarse whispers! Stronger was definitely the strongest song :)Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245717671321835284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32473612423141298522010-10-01T21:04:02.183-04:002010-10-01T21:04:02.183-04:00Serena: Love your reviews of Glee!!! I was catchi...Serena: Love your reviews of Glee!!! I was catching up on some of the older episodes and you talked about how you didn't like some of them because the plot was lame, but a few episodes later you would refer back to those ones you didn't like because you recognized something about them that wasn't apparent at first. So I think that what Ryan Murphy may have been doing was having the characters (mainly Rachel and Will) be extraordinarily out there - almost a caricature of themselves. And then their opposites were even more stand-out in their steadiness and maturity. Rachel's opposite was Finn, who had a few good moments with telling Rachel the truth (he's usually clueless), and Will's opposites were Emma and Dr. C (who were constantly giving him mature and calm advice as opposed to his weird freakiness - which usually isn't him at all). Brittany and the rest of the nitris crowd showed caricatures of themselves in the Britney scenes, although in a little different way. As did Kurt in his never-ending harassment of Will over singing Britney songs. So here's me being more analytical than I usually am, but I'm trying to figure out what made the episode so "off". Like I said, maybe it was on purpose!<br /><br />And for the record: I think Santana's voice is amazing - it's so unique and I love it (especially her bit in "Bad Romance").shirlWEBgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331616348996196418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3621546752095002482010-09-29T21:04:17.872-04:002010-09-29T21:04:17.872-04:00I was soooo looking forward to this episode and wa...I was soooo looking forward to this episode and walked away only mildly entertained. I watched the Madonna episode at least four times in a row immediately after it aired. I don't know if I'll rewatch this. Maybe what felt wrong was the fact that the cast can actually sing well and Britney's voice is usually heavily synthesized.<br /><br />I also absolutely hated Will's character in this episode. Normally, I can appreciate the character flaws in the lead character but this was just dumb. <br /><br />And I missed Sunshine. I loved her voice and her character. I hope she comes back more often than Terri does. I didn't really care that Mike was gone.<br /><br />As much as this episode lacked, I did like getting to see Brittany sing and I always love Santana's solos. Also Santana I think had the best line, "Well, Rachel. Congratulations. Normally you dress like the fantasy of a perverted Japanese businessman with a very dark, specific fetish, but I actually dig this look." Love her!topher darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975242320282969525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78600817816148123762010-09-29T15:32:41.727-04:002010-09-29T15:32:41.727-04:00Glee season two hasn't aired over here in the ...Glee season two hasn't aired over here in the UK yet, but (because I couldn't help myself), I had a look on youtube earlier, and was pleasantly surprised by Heather's vocals. I thought she sounded amazingly like Britney. Of course, Britney's no great singer herself, so you can only do as well as the material allows... but I'd rate Morris above Agron, Colfer, Ushkowitz and Monteith.(And no, I'm not being biased because she's so hot... honest!)Paul Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979646022056755322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91047206398785857752010-09-29T13:30:04.922-04:002010-09-29T13:30:04.922-04:00Serena, you'd definitely recognize "Saili...Serena, you'd definitely recognize "Sailing" if you heard it all the way through.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31343237291797889602010-09-29T12:40:53.486-04:002010-09-29T12:40:53.486-04:00OK, so I'm not old, just very, very un-cool. ...OK, so I'm not old, just very, very un-cool. Very. Darn my mother and her love of The Carpenters!<br /><br />Christopher Cross is well known for "easy listening" pop wonders. They played a little bit of 'Sailing' in Will's car scene with Emma, and the "you can get caught between the moon and New York City" is another of his gems. He has a nice, smooth voice, but his stuff is exceedingly treacly (or blase). <br /><br />I suppose you should give yourself cool points for not knowing who he is. :)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78732782893703548972010-09-29T12:28:47.010-04:002010-09-29T12:28:47.010-04:00Stephen - that would have been such an AWESOME ide...Stephen - that would have been such an AWESOME idea!<br /><br />Jess - I'm in my 30's, and I genuinely do not know who Christopher Cross is. Should I?Serena + Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676817343327371251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48917689360741971802010-09-29T10:36:14.113-04:002010-09-29T10:36:14.113-04:00I really wanted to see Sue play the Madonna part i...I really wanted to see Sue play the Madonna part in "Me Against te Music"! such a missed opportunityStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614363266515109397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20745053194597334532010-09-29T10:02:27.259-04:002010-09-29T10:02:27.259-04:00Hi Serena, I was with you on this one until you in...Hi Serena, I was with you on this one until you insulted everyone who actually knows who Christopher Cross is. You've made me feel very, very old, and I'm not actually all that old. Perhaps I shall blame my parents' soft rock preferences, and give you Minus 20 for age-ism. :)<br /><br />That said, my knowledge of Christopher Cross made that opening with Will all the more painful. I rolled my eyes and groaned out loud when I saw that name on the board and Will started going on about 'Sailing.' Ack! So NOT what this club should be performing.<br /><br />And I do agree that Brittany has some killer dances moves and that the Rachel/Finn and Will/Emma storylines were horrifically lame. I did really like the dancing though.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com