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Get your slushies ready, because this month’s Examining video is all about Glee. The hit Fox series was a behemoth in TV, but its impact on music was just as strong. Let’s take a retrospective walk through the full series, its music, and how these geeks managed to rise to (and fall from) the top…

Let me know your favorite Glee episode/song/character/Will rap in the comments!

NOTE 1: Drake surpassed Glee's record in March of this year, not February.

NOTE 2: At two points in this video, I use terms regarding people who use wheelchairs. Some of you have told me that these phrases are at best cringy, and at worst offensive. I apologize for using those terms, and will be more mindful of my language going forward.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Intro 00:00
Backstory 01:01
The Pilot 01:43
Season 1 03:30
The Music of Glee 06:57
Season 2 11:05
The Business of Glee 14:40
Season 3 17:44
Season 4 26:25
The Quarterback 36:55
Season 5 39:40
Season 6 44:46
Aftermath/Impact 49:37



SOURCE LIST

Show Footage
Brennan, Ian, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, creators. Glee. Brad Falchuk TeleyVision, Ryan Murphy Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television, 2009 2015.

Articles Cited in Video
Ganz, Jacob. “Hits That Aren't: 'Glee' Songs Zoom Up And Down The Charts.” NPR, NPR, 19 Nov. 2010.
“How Glee Cast Became the Act With the Most Hot 100 Entries in Billboard History.” Billboard, 17 May 2019.
Jensen, Jeff. “Why a Humbled 'Glee' Is a 'Glee' Worth Watching.” Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2015.
Turner, Kyle. “Glee Captured All of Its Wasted Promise in One Character.” AV Club, 9 May 2019.
VanDerWerff, Emily. “I Can Pinpoint the Exact Moment Glee Got Bad.” Vox, Vox, 20 Mar. 2015.

Articles Shown in Video
https://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...
https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03....
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...
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https://www.jonathancoulton.com/2013/...

Other Articles That Inspired the Video
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https://www.vulture.com/2015/03/glee...
https://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/11/15...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dontfo...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzma...
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/gleeno...
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8...
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https://www.playbill.com/article/how...
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...
https://ew.com/article/2010/08/19/kin...

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Kitty/Marley Clip from Oh Hello! On Broadway (Netflix)

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