(Pop) Cultural Well-roundedness!

SO, the other day, I watched the first (well, technically second, if you count the premiere from May) episode of Glee, and I LOVED it!!! The show almost makes me wish I had a glee club at my high school! The songs were adorable (even though I feel like they should've stuck with "Gold Digger" for the assembly.) For the most part, they fit in pretty nicely with each scene, and I actually like them even better than some of the originals, like Lea Michele's emotional performance of "Take a Bow". 


And the characters are great-they make you either love them or hate them immediately, and the show has the cliques down almost perfectly, from the cheerleaders and football players that rule the school, to the musical theatre kids who strive for the attention they deserve.


I'm a HUGE fan of High School Musical, so it's weird seeing basically the same theme in the form of a series, and with raunchier subplots. But I still can't help but feel like the characters are going to burst out into "Stick to the Status Quo" at any given moment. Not that I'm complaining. I can't wait to see what's going to happen next, and what songs they'll sing for the rest of the season. (Ok, I'll admit I checked out some spoilers, but who knows how reliable those are anyway.)


I also caught up on the season two premiere of 90210, after re-watching the season one finale,and I could not believe how much drama they were able to squeeze into just the first episode! All I can say is this: poor Annie! I actually feel sorry for her-everyone else either doesn't seem to trust her or just lives to make her life miserable. And she just keeps making it worse for herself with one bad decision after another, all of which seem to be witnessed or discovered by the wrong people, which means that there's definitely going to be some more Annie-Wilson-life-ruining coming up.Which totally stinks, and I really hope karma comes back and kicks these peoples' butts!


OH! Also this weekend, I was culturally educated by my awesome boyfriend, who introduced me to Empire Records, which I loved, and Blues Brothers, which I really wish I could've seen the ending to, because I liked where it was going. So now I'm proud to say that I'm more culturally knowledgeable, or at least exposed to things that aren't just chick flicks and Disney movies.


AND, I got to sit in on a radio show hosted by my awesome boyfriend and his housemates about upcoming movies and tv shows, where I provided a silent commentary, making faces every time they dissed the shows I've been excited for, because I could never actually talk on the radio without rambling too fast or stuttering or something.


ANYWAY, I'm really looking forward to the season two premiere of Gossip Girl tomorrow!


~Alex