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TV on DVD: Glee Season 1 Volume 1 - Road to Sectionals

Posted Feb 7, 2010 by John Allman

Updated Feb 7, 2010 at 03:07 PM

Glee, Season 1 Volume 1: Road to Sectionals
Genre: TV on DVD/comedy
Created by: Ryan Murphy
Run time: 580 minutes
Rating: Unrated
Format: DVD

The Lowdown: You know how some songs when they come on, no matter where you are, in line at the store or driving to work or even walking through the mall, make you immediately start humming, singing, even shuffling your feet?

That’s the infectious joy of “Glee,” Fox’s surprise hit show, whose first half of its first season, “Road to Sectionals,” is now on DVD.

“Glee” breaks out the inner-rock star, the inner-Broadway belter, the inner-Celine or Mariah and shows that talented, quirky, awkward people are beautiful too.

For every musical number, and there are plenty, from Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” to Young MC’s “Bust A Move,” there is enough witty, biting, often caustically funny, dialogue to keep even the most tone-deaf brute giggling and guffawing.

The acid-tongued cut-downs and razor sharp barbs come courtesy of Ryan Murphy, the creator/shepherd of “Nip/Tuck,” another deliciously skewed, unlikely hit.

“Glee” would be a smash without the songs, and the credit goes both to Murphy and his cadre of brilliant writers and the masterful cast they assembled to imbue these characters with genuine, often raw, emotions.

Even if subversive black humor and rousing sing-a-longs aren’t your thing, Murphy & Co. throw in a healthy dollop of “Dynasty”-style catfights, told from a high school perspective, family bickering and betrayals and social climbing by teachers and coaches, grunt workers and housewives.

The Stuff You Care About:
Hot chicks – Yes.
Nudity – No.
Gore – No.
Drug use – No.
Bad Guys/Killers – Sue Sylvester.
Buy/Rent – Buy it.
Release Date – Dec. 29, 2009