Glee- Too Much Too Soon?

Hello, my name is Anna Beth, and I'm a Glee-aholic. Unabashedly, I can admit that I love this TV show. As a band, choir and theatre nerd throughout high school, I find this satire oddly familiar and comforting; I feel at home with this show. Thanks to movie musicals and a love of Broadway, that "let's-put-on-a-show-and-make-everything-better" mentality has been ingrained in me. I love nothing more than, if things are at their worst, we can make it better by singing and dancing it out.

I've been with this show from the very beginning. I feel like I share a small part in its success. I've bought the music, I've watched every episode, and I've written about ad nauseam on Facebook (likely to the chagrin of friends who aren't fans). Baby drama, Beyonce, and blue slushies are the ingredients in this show's magic formula, and I've waited with bated breath since December for the show to come back.

However, with my beloved show about to return, I can't help but hope that it can live up to my (and America's) expectations. Since the show went on hiatus, there has not been a week where a spoiler, promo or juicy tidbit hasn't been released. I think it's a good technique to make sure no one forgets about Glee, but I just hope that it won't disappoint. Yet, can it let us down? I mean, Idina Menzel and Neil Patrick Harris are going to guest star? And there's going to be a Madonna episode (with Rachel singing "Like A Prayer"... amazing!)? AND, Mr. Schue and Emma are going to be together? I, for one, can't wait.

I just hope that this won't be like a Christmas where you asked Santa for a pony and you got socks instead. Dear Glee, be the pony, please!

She's Out of My League: Not That Bad

I thought I'd continue the bad movie roll I've been on and go see She's Out of My League, expecting nothing short of horrible. However, I have to say, it wasn't that bad. Now, Casablanca it ain't, but it was not the worst movie I've ever seen.

The movie, which you can basically get the gist of from the trailer, is about an unmotivated schmo named Kirk (played by Jay Baruchel), who is told by his friends that he's a 5 on the hotness scale. Personally, I think it's what's on the inside that counts, and humor and kindness are more attractive than washboard abs or buff biceps. Then again, I probably wasn't this movie's target audience. However, I think we can all agree that Kirk is not a bad looking guy. I thought he was kind of charming when he wasn't moping and feeling sorry for himself. He comes in contact with Molly (Alice Eve), who everyone describes as "a hard 10," and, for reasons no one is sure about, they begin to date.

Now, genital jokes and gross-out moments asides, parts of this movie were actually genuinely sweet. Molly and Kirk's frank discussion of self-esteem and self-perception was pretty honest for what on the surface seems like a dumb date night movie. Also, a Great Expectations reference was made, and I was sold from there. And, most importantly, I felt like the two really did like each other (something that I didn't get from the opus that is Dear John).

I had a good time watching this movie. Any time that I felt annoyed I think was a combination of tonal shift (sweet to snarky...I guess the screenwriters were trying to appeal to both the men and the women in the theater) and the crying baby at the particular show I saw. This is definitely a good matinee movie; I didn't think I would, but I can honestly say I had fun.