"Glee" enters the gun-control debate - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-12-2013, 12:47 AM

http://variety.com/2013/tv/columns/g...te-1200339018/

Will Thursday's "very special episode" generate controversy?

Vahan · 04-12-2013, 08:47 AM

People pushing for gun control don't seem to be aware, that criminals get their guns from the black market, which is infinitely stronger than the mainstream one. If gun control prevails in America, the black market will get even stronger, and the criminals and mentally insane will win.

Some people may think gun control will work in America just because it works in Japan. Japan has a different culture from America. There lies the difference.

And that's all I will say on this subject in this thread.

RoryGilmore · 04-12-2013, 04:08 PM

Thought it was handled well

TMC · 04-12-2013, 08:28 PM

http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/04/gle...han-we-feared/

Quote:

Ryan Murphy, you’ve got a giant target on your face this morning — and shots have been fired. Last night was Glee‘s let’s-sing-about-guns-and-the-problem-will-go-away-don’t-stop-believing episode, “Shooting Star,” and amazingly, it was even more awful than any of us could have predicted. Ryan Murphy, you outdid yourself.

So, here’s what happened: blonde cheerleader Brittany says that an asteroid is going to crash into Lima, Ohio, where the show takes place, but instead of giving her the help she so clearly needs, Mr. Schue assigns the Glee club to sing “Last Chance” songs. Horribly contrived plot device? YOU BET. It gets worse.

After hearing everyone sing “More Than Words,” Becky Jackson, Sue Sylvester’s student minion with Down Syndrome, goes up to Brittany and tells her that she’s her hero, they should be friends, other things that Glee never mentioned before, blah blah blah, and also that she’s afraid of graduating high school and going to college. It’s an emotional SHOT to the heart (Glee gave TV a bad name), unlike the actual gunshots that go off shortly thereafter.

The Glee club huddles together, reveals secrets, forgives prior indiscretions, and things are quiet awhile (imagine “Hush,” but don’t, because that’s a great episode; “Shooting Star” is uglier than the Gentlemen), until the SWAT team arrives. Everyone’s safe. So, what the hell happened? Well, Sue Sylvester keeps a firearm in her office, because she’s scared of “gun yahoos,” and it accidentally went off. OR DID IT? It did not. The real culprit: Becky.

Read more: http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/04/gle...#ixzz2QIZvRvMT

TMC · 04-12-2013, 08:52 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...5f35_blog.html

Fox hasn't renewed the 4th-season series, so was Ryan Murphy trying to grab headlines by tapping into a very sensitive issue?

TMC · 04-30-2013, 01:18 AM

http://www.agonybooth.com/video901_G...g_Episode.aspx

Quote:

After 4/20, Phil's out of weed, and nothing makes him feel his sobriety more than when a teen musical soap opera decides to remind everyone of the worst tragedies in recent memory. It's "Shooting Star", the school shooting episode of Glee!

TMC · 05-20-2013, 02:56 AM

http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzma...s-need-to-stop

Glee is being criticized for its school-shooting episode, but “Shooting Star” is only the latest in an increasingly misguided genre.

04-12-2013, 12:47 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,393	"Glee" enters the gun-control debate http://variety.com/2013/tv/columns/g...te-1200339018/ Will Thursday's "very special episode" generate controversy?

04-12-2013, 04:08 PM	#3
RoryGilmore Always and Forever Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2004 Location: Wherever he is, that's where I'll be Posts: 6,529	Thought it was handled well
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04-12-2013, 08:52 PM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,393	"Glee's" school shooting: A ratings ploy? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...5f35_blog.html Fox hasn't renewed the 4th-season series, so was Ryan Murphy trying to grab headlines by tapping into a very sensitive issue?

05-20-2013, 02:56 AM	#7
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,393	Why School-Shooting Episodes Need To Stop http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzma...s-need-to-stop Glee is being criticized for its school-shooting episode, but “Shooting Star” is only the latest in an increasingly misguided genre.

04-12-2013, 08:47 AM	#2
Vahan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2008 Posts: 2,712	People pushing for gun control don't seem to be aware, that criminals get their guns from the black market, which is infinitely stronger than the mainstream one. If gun control prevails in America, the black market will get even stronger, and the criminals and mentally insane will win. Some people may think gun control will work in America just because it works in Japan. Japan has a different culture from America. There lies the difference. And that's all I will say on this subject in this thread.