Glee: After Britney/Brittany

Throwing Britney into the Glee mix seems to have been a good marketing tactic for the show. The Britney/Brittany episode attracted 13.51 million U.S. viewers which was up from the 12.45 million viewers from the season opener. The Britney episode came close to the number one most watched episode but it fell short of the 13.66 million viewers record held by “Hell-O” (season 1, episode 14).

Who's your favorite, Britney or Brittany?

What comes as a bit of a surprise is the Britney/Brittany episode easily beat out the Lady Gaga episode (aka Theatricality, season 1 episode 20) and the Madonna episode (The Power of Madonna, season 1 episode 15). Madonna came close with a 12.98 viewership but the Lady Gaga episode only brought in 11.49 million. Possibly the mistake there was not explicitly naming the episode after the mega star Gaga. Maybe Britney herself helped as she was hyped about the episode and even Tweeting about it.

The major drawback to this being the second most viewed is that in reality it wasn’t that good of a show. A large amount of viewers ended up watching one of the weaker Glee episodes to date. If this episode had been even half as strong as Preggers (season 1, episode 4) then many of those viewers may been hooked. As it stands I’m not sure if it will have a good long term positive impact on the series. The same goes for whether it will help Britney’s career at all.

Beyond that the upside was more of a focus on Brittany who is played by Heather Elizabeth Morris. Heather does an amazing job of the character Brittany who has some of the best one liners in the show. We were also lucky enough to see Heather’s amazing dancing skills that quite honestly put Britney’s dancing to shame. I’d say having more hot Brittany dancing in future episodes would be a good thing for Glee.

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Britney / Brittany (2.02)

Glee: Britney / Brittany (2.02) Synopsis

 
Title: Britney / Brittany
Episode: Season 2, Episode 02 (2.02)
Air Date: September 28, 2010
Written by: Ryan Murphy
Directed by: Ryan Murphy
U.S. Viewers: 13.51 million

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The kids in New Directions are looking for something contemporary and relevant and Britney is it. It takes Dr. Carl Howell, Emma’s new beau, to help bring Brittany and the Glee Club to light. When Mr. Schue begins to see the benefits of Britney Coach Sylvester provides her opinions. Rachel and Finn continue to question their relationship.

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Glee Season 1 Awards

The huge success of Glee in season 1 was highlighted when it received a whopping 86 award nominations with a total of 40 wins and a couple still pending. Following is a list of these awards and their results.

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The Glee Journey

We may be into season 2 of Glee but that doesn’t mean we can’t still look back and appreciate some great moments of season 1. One of those moments is the season finale performance of New Directions at Regionals. One of the greatest Glee clubs ever pays tribute to one of the greatest bands of all time, Journey. Check out this video that has over 6 minutes of the gushingly great gleeful Journey medley.

Did I mention Journey is one of the greatest bands of all time? I did? OK, well, let me take this opportunity to thank the people behind Glee for their great taste in music. I look forward to more classic awesomeness in season 2.

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Audition (2.01)

Glee: Audition (2.01) Synopsis

 
Title: Audition
Episode: Season 2, Episode 01 (2.01)
Air Date: September 21, 2010
Written by: Ian Brennan
Directed by: Brad Falchuk
U.S. Viewers: 12.45 million

Summary / Synopsis:

It’s a new year at McKinley High and it’s time to welcome new people at the school. The school’s clubs are offering try outs and New Directions is expecting some serious interest in their Auditions. The new year brings changes as everyone tries to settle back into school and into their new roles.

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Season 1 Relationships Video Recap

With season 2 set to take the stage it may be a good time to recap some important aspects of last season, relationships!  If you haven’t seen season 1 yet then run out and do so before you watch this video.  Or, if you like the cheat sheets or need a refresher here it is.  A quick video summary of last season’s love, romances, relationships and couplings… or triplings.

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Journey (1.22)

Glee: Journey (1.22) Synopsis

 
Title: Journey
Episode: Season 1, Episode 22 (1.22)
Air Date: June 8, 2010
Written by: Brad Falchuk
Directed by: Brad Falchuk

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Regionals are here and it’s do or die for the glee club. Judges at the event include Olivia Newton-John, Josh Groban and a couple local celebrities. Amidst the turmoil of the upcoming event Emma has some news to share with Will. Will this be the end of New Directions journey?

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Funk (1.21)

Glee: Funk (1.21) Synopsis

 
Title: Funk
Episode: Season 1, Episode 21 (1.21)
Air Date: June 1, 2010
Written by: Ian Brennan
Directed by: Elodie Keene

Summary / Synopsis:

With Vocal Adrenaline getting stronger every day the Glee crew are wondering where they will place. Lead by Mercedes the kids experiment with their funky sides. Will tries a new direction in the endless battle against Sue. Terri Schuester returns and Jesse St. James has some unfinished business with Rachel.

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Theatricality (1.20)

Glee: Theatricality (1.20) Synopsis

 
Title: Theatricality
Episode: Season 1, Episode 20 (1.20)
Air Date: May 25, 2010
Written by: Ryan Murphy
Directed by: Ryan Murphy

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Theatricality and Gaga galore as the Glee club tries to re-invent itself. Rachel continues the hunt for her mother. Finn and Kurt’s home life problems come to a head.

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Dream On (1.19)

Glee: Dream On (1.19) Synopsis

 
Title: Dream On
Episode: Season 1, Episode 19 (1.19)
Air Date: May 18, 2010
Written by: Brad Falchuk
Directed by: Joss Whedon

Summary / Synopsis:

The Glee kids and Mr. Shuester dare to dream but will special guest star Neil Patrick Harris (Bryan Ryan) destroy those dreams? Rachel speculates on which Broadway star could be her mother.

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