Few shows have felt more like a fever dream than Glee . Co-created by Ryan Murphy in 2009, the TV series followed a group of misfit teens who join a failing show choir to sing their troubles away. It ran for six mind-boggling yet immensely popular seasons, exploring everything from gay rights to teenage pregnancy in the most unhinged way possible.
Now, they’re picking up where they left off – or are they? A reboot of the insane musical comedy-drama has been greenlit by Disney. Lea Michele is reportedly reprising her role as the unbearably fame-hungry Rachel Berry. Not much is known beyond that, but one thing is certain: it will be divisive.
Glee was deranged, unhinged, kooky and sentimental – it was also a global phenomenon.
Reporters Nell Geraets and Bronte Gossling have strong opinions on the matter – and they couldn’t agree less.
Nell Geraets: Glee is coming back … May the earth swallow me whole. My abhorrence of this reboot has nothing to do with how I felt about the show back in its heyday.…