Artie, the handicapped one in a wheelchair, is the focus of a charity in which his fellow glee mates are assigned to figuratively be in his shoes as they all mostly do without walking while also having a. I read the synopsis and i call total bullcrap on the critics. Based on that episode, i have to think that murphy has a morbid curiosity with these kinds of shooting, and you cant look at this glee episode on its own. Her parents must be insanely strict or have a large gun collection to warrant this much trouble. Glee s latest episode, which centers on a shooting at the shows fictional william mckinley high school, had many. Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of the american musical television series glee, and the eightyfourth episode overall. Glee jump full performance hd season 1, episode 12 mattress. This leads to a student who has no other options in their eyes than to get a gun and settle this their own way. The glee school shooting episode was somehow worse than.
The fox musical dramedy depicted a school shooting in thursdays episode titled shooting star. Lauren potter, who plays becky, opens up about shocking moment. Glee s04 ep18 shooting star hd watch dailymotion video. Glee 20 in the episode titled shooting star, the new directions are forced to hide in the choir room. Halfway through the episode, will schuester, the glee club coach played by matthew morrison, gathered his students in the choir room to begin. Further down the hallway, will is asking principle figgins for school funds to get a. Just four months after the school shooting in newtown connecticut they hit tv series go lead depicted a similar attack on last nights episode called shooting star disclaimer about the.
Less than four months after the tragic sandy hook elementary school shooting, the television show glee depicted a school shooting on thursday nights episode, causing major backlash on social media. Artie begins to sing around the school and its shown that he appears to have. Wheels sees the glee club hold a bake sale to raise money for a handicap accessible bus, so that club member artie kevin mchale can travel with them to sectionals and will matthew. Strong reaction is swirling about thursdays glee episode, shooting star, which included a character bringing a gun to school. Artie having to wheel himself into a pool for a musical number. Glee is the gayest program on television, combining, as all the best entertainments do, high school, hunky athletes, locker rooms, assertive girls. Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of glees fourth season and the.
Newtown victim group issued a warning about the episode. Glee fans rewatching in horror as they realise musical was. Glee club director will schuester is informed that the school budget will not cover a handicapaccessible bus to transport. When artie may not be able to travel with the group to sectionals. Written by series cocreator ryan murphy and directed by paris barclay, the episode premiered on the fox network on november 11, 2009. Glees craziest moments as show starring lea michele, cory. In a fit of panic about whether shell be prepared for real life after. Glee is coming under fire for airing a school shooting episode, eerily similar to the sandy hook elementary school massacre that occurred on dec. Glee s04 ep18 shooting star hd stream watch glee s04 ep18 shooting star online watch glee s04 ep18 shooting star online stream. These classic tv episodes about school shootings are more relevant than ever. It premiered on april 11, 20 after returning from a 3 week hiatus. Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of glees fourth season and the eightyfourth episode overall. What then unfolds is an actually quite serious episode about religion, with the.
Glee s latest episode, which centers on a shooting at the shows fictional william mckinley high school, had many viewers wondering, how soon is too soon. Eleven seasons after airing its first school shooting themed episode in 2004, degrassi went there again in the shows latest incarnation on netflix. If you too got wind of its content, you could probably predict our immediate reaction to the news glee did a school shooting episode. Even before the april 11th installment of glee aired, there was controversy. School shooting episode of glee is way scarier now that i. Thursday nights glee, which involved a school shooting, has drawn a warning to watch with caution by an antiviolence organization formed following the sandy hook tragedy in.
Glee tackles gun control with school shooting episode. Glee school shooting one shot down, three more to go. A school shooting episode certainly shouldnt be offlimits for a 21stcentury high school show, and i actually believe that this electric boogaloo could pull it off, could find some smart, creative way to dramatize an emergency. The episode is already being talked about as glee s school shooting episode, which is a tiny overstatement.
After the glee club is denied a special, handicapable bus for artie to go to sectionals, will challenges the kids to experience life from a different point of view. Less than four months since 20 children and six educators were gunned down at sandy hook elementary school, the television show glee depicted a school shooting in thursday nights episode. When will finds out that the school cant afford the special bus that will help bring artie to sectionals, he insists the glee club hold a bake sale to raise the money to do so. New directions are heading to regionals, but before they can rehearse, brittany announces that an asteroid is headed for lima, ohio. Basically this week was an after school special, and was written as such. These classic tv episodes about school shootings are more. Deals with the aftermath of a school shooting in realistic ways. This is how i think the episode of the glee school shooting went. School shooting episode of glee is way scarier now that im a teacher. Glee, sue sylvester take on school shootings hollywood. Glee addresses gun violence with school shooting video. Always one to keep its finger on what the kids are into, whether it be lady gaga or gwyneth paltrow or watching a tv show out of pure hatred, glee has latched on to the hot trend of school shootings thats seen such a comeback of late. The tv show glee aired an episode about a school shooting this week, prompting a reaction from newtown families. The tv show glee aired an episode about a school shooting.
Glee rachel fires dakota stanley after he is mean to the glee club 1x03 duration. Glee s latest episode, which centers on a shooting at the shows fictional william mckinley high school. Hit television show glee has come under fire for airing an episode depicting a school shooting eerily similar to the sandy hook massacre which shocked the world five months ago. A scene from thursday nights episode of glee, which has come under fire for its depiction of aschool shooting, which critics are saying is reminiscent of the sandy hook elementary school shooting in newtown.
Cnn this post contains spoilers for the april 11 episode of glee. And if the images of a potential school shooting werent enough, a scene toward the end of the episode shows a gun control debate, as cheerleading coach sue sylvester claims the gun was hers. School shooting glee season 4 episode 18 gunshots at mckinley terrify the school and you wont believe who brought the gun. Foxs glee tackled its heaviest subject matter in its fourseason run on thursday with an hour primarily focused.
Do not read on if you have not yet seen season 4, episode 18 of foxs glee, shooting star. Her parents must be insanely strict or have a large gun collection to. Fox screencap glee caused a stir thursday night with an episode that depicted a school shooting, something that hit much too close to home for some families in newtown, conn. The series i always wanted but never had growing up, it covers everything from school bullying to sexuality, and its a glee school shooting episode. Glee school shooting episode should have been holstered. Jenna ushkowitz talks exclusive interview spoiler alert do not continue reading unless youve watched this weeks episode tonights glee was definitely one of the. Glee depicts school shooting in controversial shooting. Wheels is the ninth episode of glees first season and the ninth.
Glee school shooting episode sandy hook parents say. Glee school shooting episode strikes a chord in newtown. It premiered on november 11, 2009, following a threeweek hiatus. High school teacher will agrees to take over his schools glee club, whose misfit members. Gets away from melodrama and silly storylines to real high school reality in the modern age in a very powerful way. Glee is getting a lot of flack for having a school shooting episode. Written by matthew hodgson and directed by bradley buecker, it aired on fox in the united states on april 11, 20.
A scene from thursday nights episode of glee, which has come under fire for its depiction of aschool shooting, which critics are saying is reminiscent of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. Why schoolshooting episodes need to stop glee is being criticized for its school shooting episode, but shooting star is only the latest in an. Im not pc at all, but i thought it was in very bad taste. Last year, glee handled this with a whimsical episode in which. In what ryan murphy deems the most powerful, emotional glee evereven more powerfully emotional than the one where that thing happened and lea michele. Ever since i became a teacher 3 years ago ive had to address several times over what would i do if a school shooting broke out in my building and what is my legal responsibility to the kids. Wheels is the ninth episode of the american television series glee. As the title might suggest, wheels is the big, artiecentric episode weve all been waiting for. This will include finn sorry, he was my favorite character, even though cory montieth died, he will still be in it and some of the old cast and new cast will be in it. The jocks rule the school and will gang up on the weaker kids. On one of those episodes, jessica langes son carries out a columbinetype school shooting, killing many of his classmates. Glee brittany buys becky a cupcake at the bake sale 1x09. The episode, titled shooting star, features students of the fictional mckinley high school hiding in the choir room after hearing gunshots.
Wheels is the ninth episode of glees first season and the ninth episode overall. I hate to start that argument but more and more schools are drifting from accademics to athletics. Glee school shooting episode should have been holstered in wake of newtown school massacre. Cnns carol costello talks with a newtown parent about glee s controversial episode regarding a school shooting. Glee s school shooting episode last night struck a chord with residents of newton, connecticut, the site of the december 14th shooting at sandy hook elementary school that.
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