7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Glee (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Glee's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by consistently championing diversity, LGBTQ+ rights, anti-bullying, and social justice through its character arcs and narrative resolutions, making it a clear example of a left-leaning production.
Glee demonstrates significant DEI through its intentionally diverse ensemble cast, which includes prominent characters from various racial, LGBTQ+, and disability backgrounds. The narrative consistently centers on and explores these DEI themes, often critiquing societal prejudices and traditional norms through the experiences of its diverse characters.
Secondary
Glee provided groundbreaking and largely affirming representation for LGBTQ+ characters on network television. Through central characters, it explored themes of coming out, love, acceptance, and overcoming prejudice with dignity and empathy. While not without minor flaws, the show's overall message strongly validated queer identities and relationships, making a significant positive impact.
Glee features multiple transgender characters whose journeys are depicted with empathy and support. Unique Adams's arc explores self-acceptance and overcoming prejudice, while Coach Beiste's transition is handled sensitively, emphasizing the importance of living authentically and receiving support from the community. The show's overall portrayal is affirming.
The show explores Christian faith with nuance, depicting characters' struggles and diverse interpretations. While critiquing hypocrisy or judgmentalism from some adherents, the narrative ultimately affirms the positive aspects of faith, such as hope, community, and comfort, aligning with core virtues.
Rachel Berry's Jewish identity is consistently portrayed with respect and is integrated as a positive and integral part of her character and family life. The show depicts her heritage and traditions without negative stereotypes.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Glee features an original cast of characters created specifically for the show. There are no instances of characters being adapted or reimagined from prior source material or history with a different gender.
Glee is an original television series, not an adaptation or reboot. All characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to compare against for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.0
7.5
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