Glee - Season 1, Volume 1 - Road to Sectionals [DVD]

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Product Description Features the first 13 Episodes from Season 1:Episode 1: PilotOptimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing McKinley High’s Glee Club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential. Going up against McKinley’s cruel high school caste system and facing harsh criticism from everyone around him, Will is determined to prove them all wrong.Episode 2: ShowmanceThe Glee Club performs in front of the school for the first time and pushes their performance to the limits. When Quinn realizes Rachel’s realizes her feelings for Finn, she goes to great lengths to keep her man. Meanwhile, Mr. Schuester’s wife reveals some surprising news, forcing Will to figure out a new way to make ends meet.Episode 3: AcafellasWill forms the Acafellas, an all-male acapella vocal group, and spends more time building his own confidence than he does with the glee club. In Will’s absence, the glee club decides to hire a well-known choreographer to help coach them to Nationals. Meanwhile, Mercedes is bitten by the love bug, but her feelings aren’t reciprocated. When the Acafellas perform for the P.T.A., they get a surprise visit backstage from Josh Groban.Episode 4: PreggersKurt takes center stage when he tries out for the football team in order to impress his dad. Sandy and Sue join forces to carry out their plans for destroying the Glee Club. Meanwhile, Quinn and Finn’s relationship is tested when they receive some life-changing news.Episode 5: The Rhodes Not TakenWill thinks the glee club desperately needs more of an edge, so he brings in his former classmate, April Rhodes, to spice things up. Will’s plan seems to be going smoothly until he realizes he may be losing a key member of the club.Episode 6: Vitamin DWill challenges the kids to a healthy dose of competition with boys against girls in a mashup showdown. Meanwhile, Terri takes a job as the school nurse, despite having no medical experience, to keep an eye on Will.Episode 7: ThrowdownTo cause dissention among the Glee Club members, Sue forces the students to compete against each other, but the real showdown happens when she and Will get called into the principal’s office. Meanwhile, the Glee kids rally to support Quinn after some shocking news is revealed.Episode 8: Mash-UpInspired the by the students, Will composes a mash-up for a very special occasion. Meanwhile, in a shocking reversal of roles, McKinley High’s cool kids are dethroned in an “icy” fashion, and Sue shows off her softer side.Episode 9: WheelsWhen Artie’s chances of traveling with the group to Regionals are in question, Will challenges the kids to step out of their comfort zones and experience life from a different point of view. Meanwhile, the Glee Club hosts its first “diva-off” between Kurt and Rachel, and Sue reveals a softer side.Episode 10: BalladMr. Schuester splits the Glee Club into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he’s forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation. Meanwhile, Finn and Quinn have to face the music when dinner with her parents goes awry.Episode 11: HairographyConcerned that Sue is up to no good, Will pays a visit to an instructor of a competing Glee Club to see what information Sue may be leaking, which leads to the club getting a look at their hair-rising competition. Meanwhile, Kurt gives Rachel a makeover to impress Finn, but he may have ulterior motives.Episode 12: MattressWhen the Glee Club is left out of the yearbook because of budget cuts, everyone seems to be relieved that they won’t have to suffer the ridicule of years past. Everyone except Rachel, that is, who wants her legacy cemented in print. Meanwhile, Quinn makes it her mission to be in the Cheerios yearbook photo, and Will and Terri’s relationship is shaken to its core.Episode 13: SectionalsSectionals is finally here for the Glee Club, but when Quinn’s secret unravels, the club may not be able to recover in time to compete. Meanwhile, Sue’s scheming hits an all-time high, and with Emma and Ken’s marriage looming, Will makes a decision that could change his life forever.Stills from Glee (Click for larger image) SynopsisGive a cheer for Glee--television’s freshest, funniest, most talked-about new series. William McKinley High School once had a champion glee club, but now they’re floundering. That’s when an idealistic Spanish teacher (Matthew Morrison) takes up their cause, vowing to transform the rag-tag group of singers and dancers into champions. Filled with beloved characters and dynamite musical numbers, Glee: Road to Sectionals is an electrifying, pitch-perfect winner.Special FeaturesWelcome to Mckinley!Glee Music Video Full Length Audition: Rachel "On My Own"Full Length Audition: Mercedes "Respect"Fox Movie Chanel Presents Casting Session Deconstructing Glee with Ryan MurphyDance Boot CampJane Lynch A to GleeMeet Jane Lynch 5 Things You Didn't Know About Jayma7 Things You Didn't Know About Cory 6 Things You Didn't Know About Amber7 Things You Didn't Know About ChrisVideo Diaries (Play All)Jane's Video Diary Lea's Video Diary Matt's Video Diary Cory Video Diary Kevin's Video Diary Amber Riley Video Diary Chris Colfer Video Diary Diana's Video Diary desertcart.co.uk Review Few shows bottle pure delight like Glee, a TV series about the ups and downs of a high school glee club, or show choir. The show lures you in with its musical numbers, a mix of classic rock and Broadway show tunes performed by a cast of marvellous singers and dancers--but what keeps you watching are the wonderful characters, ranging from Rachel (Lea Michelle), whose self-obsession is as uninhibited as it is annoying; to Emma (Jayma Mays), a germ-phobic guidance counsellor hopelessly in love with a married teacher; to Kurt (Chris Colfer), a cherubic young gay man who discovers he's got a fantastic football kick. The centre of the show is Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), the earnest Spanish teacher of McKinley High School, who's determined to guide the glee club to victory at a national competition. He sees this collection of overemotional misfits as heroic, but they're looked down on as losers by the rest of the school--especially Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Best In Show), the ruthless cheerleading coach who will stop at nothing to destroy the glee club before they can take even a fraction of her extravagant budget. Glee fuses adolescent soap opera, the comic pettiness of academic politics, and exuberant song and dance. (While it would be better if the songs weren't so glossily produced, it's impossible to deny the pep and talent of these young performers.) Somehow, the characters manage to be cartoonish yet multidimensional; even the nicest characters are capable of being jerks and the most manipulative have moments of sympathy or grace. For example, Will's wife, Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), fakes a pregnancy because she's afraid Will is about to leave her for Emma--but as absurd as this scenario is, it's carefully grounded in enough moments of desperate yearning that it becomes completely compelling… particularly when Terri seizes on the unwanted pregnancy of lead cheerleader Quinn (Dianna Agron) as the solution to her problem. Throw in vividly coloured costume designs and blisteringly funny rants from Sue, and it's easy to see why Glee became an unexpected hit. Volume One: The Road to Sectionals collects the first 13 episodes, along with a smattering of extras that range from charming (the principal leads the audience on a tour through the school) to inane (bland factoids about the actors' favourite colours). --Bret Fetzer Review: Gleetastic! - If you ever need a bit of cheering up then this will do the trick! I first heard about Glee from the E Entertainment channel where they talked about it constantly. So when it finally appeared on E4, I couldn't resist a look. I was sucked in straight away. It has everything you could possibly want from a light entertainment/drama series and yet it's different from anything you will have seen before. The script is clever, witty and sometimes moving. The young cast are great and have some good singing talent. Lea Michelle in particular (Rachel) has an amazing voice and could easily perform in the West End or on Broadway. The story centres around Mr.Schuester, who agrees to take on the Glee (musical theatre) club and try and win a contest. The Glee club is full of misfits and unpopular kids but for various reasons they are soon joined by cheerleaders and football stars. They are contending with crazy Sue's jealousy and scheming (coach of the award winning cheer squad) tumultuous personal lives (teen pregnancy, disability, coming out, problematic marriages, falling in love with the unattainable.) While all this is going on, they perform fantastic covers and mash ups of a variety of songs ranging from modern (Kanye West, Rhianna, Carrie Underwood) to older classics (Neil Sedaka, Journey). It's fair to say they some of these performances stand out way above the others and make you want to immediately download them. Rachel's version of "Take a Bow" by Rhianna, the ensemble performance of "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey are two of my favourites but they are all good to be honest. It's an ensemble cast and although the main characters of Will, Rachel, Sue and Finn dominate, every cast member gets their moment. Watch out for some great guest stars as well (Kristin Chenoweth was very good and ironically a few weeks later the Glee club covered "Defying Gravity" from Wicked as well.) I can imagine wanting to watch this more than once- it's quality feel-good tv. Bear in mind that this only the first half of the season. There will be a follow up DVD and probably a full box set at a later date. Review: Awful - I have still not yet recieved this item as i was informed by the post office i would have to pay £9 to recieve! disgraceful