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Thought I was Watching Glee
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Sat down to and turned on Glee and found myself watching Ugly Betty: The High School Years
Similarities anyone?
- High key lighting
- Bright colors everywhere
- Sparse sets with a bit of an industrial feel
- Similar camera style with awkward headshots looking dead into the camera
- Soundtracks are both unnatural, obtrusive and poignant (I think. Haven’t seen Ugly Betty for a few years)
- Lead male character in charge, good looking, but “shockingly” insecure and geeky.
- America Ferrera look-alike.
- Over the top female Cruella De Vil evil character
- Overly melodramatic (can that even be a phrase?) soap opera story lines
All that said Ugly Betty is a great show. Glee adds a musical element to the style adding to what has come before it. Unless you hate musicals, then you should probably stick to Ugly Betty. The rest are invited to Wednesday night sing alongs.
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