Thursday, April 26, 2012

Television Reviews: Glee and American Horror Story

Glee is a television show that focuses on a group of high school kids in Lima, Ohio who are a part of their high school's glee club. The show revolves around the lives of these students and all of the problems that they face; bullying, coming to terms with their sexuality, relationship issues, and dealing with the ridicule that their fellow peers put them through just because they are part of the glee club. And, aside from focusing on their problems, the characters in this show provide catchy musical numbers to entertain the viewers.

After two successful seasons, Glee continues on with its third season and provides the viewers with story lines and characters that they can relate to.

American Horror Story, believe it or not, was also written by the writers and producers of Glee; Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. However, don't let the fact that these two shows share the same writers fool you, they are completely different. 

American Horror Story is about a therapist who moves from Boston to Los Angeles with his family, after being caught having an affair by his wife. The family moves into a refurbished mansion and try to live a normal life. But, they soon find out that the former owners of the house were murdered there and that their home was called "The Murder House" buy residents of their neighborhood. The house is inhabited by the ghosts of every single one of its former owner.

This show, unlike Glee, is very dark. If you watch this show, you are bound to see acts of violence (ie. the therapist's former mistress being murdered), nudity, and you will hear several swear words. When you watch Glee, however, you will not see any nudity or violence, and the only swear words you will hear are the occasional 'damn' or 'hell'. These two shows have completely different story lines and genres.
Tune in to FOX on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm for Glee and FX on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm for American Horror Story.

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