Full of GLEE

Did you watch the premiere episode of Glee last week? If not, head on over to fox.com and watch, because it is AWESOME.

There's so much to love here. Jane Lynch is fabulous as the maniacal cheerleading coach. Cory Monteith is adorable as Finn, the football player turned singer; I recognized Monteith from Kyle XY and loved his character's shout out to Sour Patch Kids. Lea Michele plays Rachel, the type A girl with an amazing voice. She tries so hard to be special, but can't find acceptance in high school (a very familiar sad story).

I'm officially kind of obsessed with this show. I've watched the pilot like five times, downloaded the show's soaring version of "Don't Stop Believing," and watched videos on youtube of behind the scenes footage. I saw Lea Michele demonstrate how to "smile with your eyes," ala Tyra Banks, and now I definitely have a girl-crush on her. Similiarly, Cory Monteith's explanation of how Glee is not a musical made me fall in love a little bit with him, too.

The only thing that sucks is having to wait until September for new episodes. I really wish Fox would push the premiere date up; right now, there's a ton of good buzz about the show, which I'm afraid will be lost by September. I'm also afraid Fox will fuck everything up with this show and drive it into the ground and/or cancel it. I suppose I'll have to wait and see. You know what I'm most looking forward to? Seeing the cast perform "Golddigger." The tiny taste of that in the promo has me longing for more, because it is made of win.