The Price of Glee

I decided to watch this BECAUSE of the 1 star reviews, not in spite of them. The complaints from other reviewers confirmed that I might actually enjoy it. Other reviewers didn't like that they didn't interview the main cast, only interviewing people on the 'periphery'. To me this was a huge positive.

What I DIDN'T want to watch was people saying what they thought they were supposed to say. It was refreshing to get the perspectives of people who didn't have to worry about how what they said may have an influence on future job prospects.

What made this documentary so interesting to me was exploring the effects of fame, particularly in the case of Cory Monteith who had never experienced fame prior to Glee and wasn't prepared for it. The most valuable perspective on Cory's mental state was that given by his former housemate.

Also interesting was a look at the behind-the-scenes dynamics. Once again, if it had been the main cast who had been interviewed, we would have gotten niceties and politeness. However those who were interviewed just laid things out as they saw them. Very refreshing and unexpected documentary.

This review is from a person with a casual interest in the show. I'd watch Glee if it happened to be on TV at the time and there was nothing better on.

This was absolutely horrendous for a multitude of ways- it's awful for all of obvious reasons: the people in this series feel so icky and gross. Especially someone like Justin, who becomes an apparent leech almost immediately. And what a shocker, there's a headshot and an IMDb profile for the guy. Or the hairdresser who says 'oh I feel like I shouldn't even say this!' Okay then DO NOT SAY IT.

There's the issue of Co.ry's OD- and what is glaringly apparent yet not a single person will say, IT LIES COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY IN HIS HANDS. Period. I don't care who told him it was okay, or who pushed him to work hard, or the myriad excuses poured out- it is absolutely on him to take his sobriety seriously, and he didn't.

Then the crux of the discussion- Ryan Murphy. I don't know if he's the new and improved Harvey of Hollywood, bot you won't hear anyone on camera saying what an absolute monster he is. You'll hear it whispered, credited to anonymous sources, and people constantly dropping over that are associated with his productions, but he's constantly elevated to deity status when it can be sussed out. Behind the scenes? There's constant turmoil where he's concerned. Even in this salacious nonsense, there's barely any negativity around this absolute narcissist, and is the worst kept secret sans Harvey.

This is horrifically bad, just skip it.

This series is frustrating from start to finish - and I couldn't not even finish it. The storyline is hopelessly incoherent, jumping erratically from one topic to another without any clear direction or purpose.

The editing only exacerbates the problem. Transitions are jarring and poorly timed, adding to the sense of confusion. It feels like entire chunks of the story are missing, leaving viewers with more questions than answers. To make matters worse, none of the Glee cast members make an appearance.

In the end, the series tells very little and offers even less in terms of entertainment. Save your time and skip this one.

There's no substance here, it's basically just hours of vamping as people who had minimal interaction with the cast members reflect on their limited experience. No new information, the same video clips and photos with different special effects and dramatic music to change the tone... it's all speculation and ultimately draws no meaningful conclusions or lessons for viewers.

Some of the participants flat out admit that their only source for the things they say is social media. If close friends and loved ones aren't participating in the documentary, if the law enforcement handling these cases didn't get involved in the story telling, those are immediate red flags.

Repetitive to the point of nauseating.

You'd think with three episodes, it'd be close to an episode per death for example but what you get is just exploitative behaviour green-lit by discovery to trick people into thinking their service is even remotely interesting.

This show is tragic, it's people who worked on the show and other desperados on the outside of their lives who try and make themselves look even remotely close to the three, cannot believe the girls dad did this show. Awful.

The information this gives has been on tv/YouTube for ages and this show tells you nothing! No footage or anything remotely new. Yeah backstage people worked on the show cast an opinion but it's just like death is sad, it's yhst vague.

I'd love them to go deeper on how horrible Lea is.

The only reason I give this one is Corey's roommate who had surgery and how has an awkward permanent smile. Hilarious.