New Directions

Oxygen had a "Glee" marathon all day Saturday and, with the exception of a lunch break, I watched every episode. I wasn't always a fan of "Glee", though. When I first heard about the show I was sort of interested, but I missed the first episode, so I just never got into it.

Being in choir, I was constantly surrounded by talk of this "amazing" show, so I began to dislike "Glee" out of spite; everyone else was obsessed, so I decided that I didn't like it.

I was just being stubborn and difficult (typical me).

Then one day, I walked into my choir director's office and a group of kids were crowded around his computer watching the previous night's episode. It was the episode where Kurt and the rest of the football team danced to "Single Ladies". After that I started watching the show, but it was just for the music and the discussions I could then participate in with other "gleeks". I have kind of gotten into the show now, but I really only watch it for the following reasons:

1. The music. Even though I don't like their interpretation sometimes, and even when I do I still prefer the original, I appreciate what the show is doing by exposing younger generations to music they otherwise wouldn't have experienced. Being a major Broadway fanatic, I love that "Glee" is getting kids to like some of the amazing songs musical theatre has to offer.

2. Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester). She is the funniest character on the show; no doubt about it.

3. Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce). The second funniest character of the show. Her one-liners are hilarious.

4. Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester). I absolutely adore Matthew Morrison. He can dance, sing and act- a triple threat. I love that he comes from a Broadway background as well because it means that he can actually sing and doesn't rely on auto-tune like some of his cast mates.

5. Lastly, DARREN CRISS! (Blaine). I have been obsessed with Darren Criss since I first watched A Very Potter Musical last year. He impressed me with his talent from the moment I heard him sing, and he continued to amaze me as I went on to watch A Very Potter Sequel and as I watch "Glee". In fact, Darren Criss is pretty much the reason I have stuck with the show for this long. He has yet to disappoint me with his talent, and I sincerely doubt that he will anytime soon.

Frankly, I could write a whole series of blog posts about Darren Criss, and I might dedicate one to him, but too many could lead to some stalker/overly-obsessed fangirl accusations, so I won't.

Some Very Potter Musicals

A few days ago, I was at Barnes and Nobles, perusing the teen section, when I came across Nightlight. It's a parody of Twilight! The cover is a pale hand holding up an apple core- it's fabulous. I've already finished it and I think everyone should go out and buy it right now... well finish reading my blog and then go buy it.

Okay, I'm done talking about Twilight related things now.

So, I am currently at my friend's house on her laptop and I'm supposed to be working on this project we have, but I got bored/sidetracked and started blogging. (My wonderful ADD has come into play once again.)

Anyway, I was looking up stuff for this project and I got distracted (shocker) by some pictures from A Very Potter Musical. If you don't know what that is then go throw yourself off a cliff.

Just kidding!

Well, it's this play that some kids at a college in Michigan wrote and performed on campus not last year, but maybe the year before that... I can't really remember. The sequel, which is actually called A Very Potter Sequel, was released on YouTube July 22nd. I have watched both of the musicals and I fell in love with the songs, script, and the cast. They are a surprisingly talented group of kids! The guy who plays Harry Potter, Darren Criss, wrote the songs with the help of another guy. He also plays the guitar, I think he can play the piano, and he has a phenomenal voice. I'm not exaggerating either, this guy has some seriously amazing vocal skills. Don't just take my word for it though- you should watch the musicals yourself!

I have all the songs from the first AVPM on my iTouch and I plan on getting the songs from AVPS very, very soon; possibly as soon as I get home...
Every song from the AVPM is incredibly catchy, but I especially like "Back to Hogwarts" and "Hey, Dragon". Awww, who am I kidding? I love them all!!!

Now the sequel isn't as good as the AVPM, but sequels never are. Except for the second Godfather, or at least my mother says so. I wouldn't know; I've never seen any of the Godfather movies. Anyway, there are still some really good songs in the sequel all the actors came back to do the show so you don't have to worry about another Dumbledore fiasco. (In case you're clueless, that was a reference to Michael Gambon becoming Dumbledore after Richard Harris passed away... I don't like Michael Gambon.) The opening song, which I believe is called "It's Not Over yet", and the one directly after, "You're Harry Freaking Potter", are fantastic and there are some other good ones throughout the show. My favorite is "You're Harry Freaking Potter", I literally started crying with joy the first time I heard it. (Go ahead and call me a freak, I'm used to it.)

So, yeah I think you all need to go and watch both AVPM and AVPS right away, but you might want to spread them out over a few days because each one has about thirteen scenes in the first act and thirteen scenes in the second act, and trust me they are far from short. Nonetheless, they are amazing and should be viewed ASAP.

I hope you enjoy the musicals and even if you don't it's still good that you at least watched them!

Well, that's all folks! (At least for now.)




Here's Act 1 Scene 1 of AVPM!




Oh and did I forget to mention that Darren Criss also happens to be really good looking? Well he is! According to my good friend he is my future husband number one, since he's the oldest of the three. Now you know a little more than you wanted to know about me... YAY! Alright this blog post is now over. I promise.

THE END.