by Jennifer Lund Well kids, we’re back for another season of ‘Glee’, bigger and better than ever – but tinged with sorrow from the beginning. The most glaringly obvious feature of the 2-episode Beatles tribute is the fact that not a single character so much as mentions Finn. No one remarks on his absence from the pivotal…

by Jennifer Lund Since Cory Monteith’s sudden and tragic passing in July, I’ve been bingeing on the music of ‘Glee’ to make myself feel better. And because I’m a compulsive list-maker, I’ve also been putting together an iTunes playlist comprised of just Finn’s songs. In the course of making that playlist, I decided to pick out my…

by Jennifer Lund I know my readers haven’t heard much from me in the past month, and that’s been mostly because I’ve been concentrating on a new job and being sort of lazy in the meantime. But I’ve been avoiding this particular column now for a few days because I just didn’t want to write it. I…

by Jennifer Lund We’re jumping into the old Wayback Machine this summer to see where it all started for the little musical-comedy-juggernaut-that-could. Glee’s pilot aired on May 19, 2009 – right after the final performance of that season’s American Idol run, and months before it officially started its 13-episode run in the fall. I’ve been Glee fan…

by Jennifer Lund Happy Memorial Day, kids, and welcome to my summer replacement Glee-wind column! There’s no new episode until season 5 debuts on August 29, so I’m climbing into the Wayback Machine to see where it all began. Every Monday and Friday, I’ll be posting new recaps for your reading pleasure. So all aboard the crazy…

by Jennifer Lund The final episode of ‘Glee’s’ fourth season was entitled “All or Nothing”, and that seems to be what we, as viewers, were left with. There were, of course, answers to many of the questions that had been raised over the course of the season. That said, there were several cliffhangers and a fairly radical…

by Jennifer Lund The latest installment of ‘Glee’, entitled “Wonder-ful”, was another “theme” episode, in the sense that all the music was from one musician’s catalog; in this case, the multi-talented genius that is Stevie Wonder. That said, none of the songs seemed to be particularly tailored to moving the story along. In fact, the only reason we’re…

Press Release for Skyrider Films and the Coffee Talk Webisode Gays in sports: Would you flirt with your teammates? Skyrider Films Chicago presents “Football,” the second episode of Coffee Talk, a comedic web series about gay men discussing guy things. Gay college football player Cage would tell someone he’s gay, if somebody asked. His flamboyant roommate Larry…

by Jennifer Lund I’ve struggled with what to say about the most recent episode of ‘Glee’, entitled “Lights Out” for days now. I enjoyed all of the songs, and even thought that Ryder’s rendition of “Everybody Hurts” was on par with the R.E.M. original. That said, there just didn’t seem to be a whole lot of “there”…

by Jennifer Lund One of the golden threads that runs consistently through ‘Glee’ is that one should follow one’s dreams, wherever they may lead. This idea has given us the dizzying highs of Kurt’s refusal to compromise who he is and Rachel’s refusal to take “no” for an answer from NYADA. It’s also given us crashing lows…