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Glee Season 1, Ep. 1 "Pilot - Director's Cut"

Join the club for the Glee Pilot - Director's Cut.

Runtime: 48 minutes
Original air date: May 19, 2009
Network: FOX

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Episode 1, "Pilot - Director's Cut"

Synopsis: Join the club for the Glee Pilot - Director's Cut.

Original air date: May 19, 2009

Runtime: 48 minutes

Captions and Subtitles: English

ASIN: B002962RKE

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,852 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Glee Season 1

Synopsis: GLEE is an uplifting musical comedy series with biting humor that features a soundtrack of hit music from past to present! The show follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee class.

Starring: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer

Supporting actors: Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Eve, Jennifer Aspen, Michael Hitchcock, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Harry Shum Jr., Dijon Talton, Michael Loeffelholz

Season year: 2010

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance

Executive producer: Ian Brennan

Network: FOX

ASIN: B00296A4F4

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Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

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400 of 419 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The low reviews on here have nothing to do with the show...be aware July 2, 2010

By Johnnycakes

Format:Blu-ray

First, all of these low reviews are based on the fact that people bought Season 1, Volume 1 DVD's of the show - and are now mad that they are releasing a full season on DVD. Here are a couple of points that you should acknowledge before putting up a low rating:

1. They started selling Volume 1 before the entire season was complete. If you think about that for a minute - how were they going to sell a "whole" season DVD if the shows had not even aired yet? How can you be surprised that you would then be faced with a choice at the end of the season between buying the full season in one set or having to buy Volume 2? Other shows have done the same thing, like Battlestar Galatica. Sure, they do it to make money - to hit the market while the shows are hot - but the fault is really the consumer. If we all stopped buying these 1/2 season DVD's, they would stop selling them. You KNOW they are gonna release a full season DVD at the end of the season. Heck, even if a show is cancelled, they still release it on DVD to make extra money. Be patient.

2. Volume 2 is listed here on Amazon for pre-order and they are giving a discount to anyone who bought Volume 1, if they buy the whole season 1. Don't make it sound like you are being forced to buy the whole season now. You have the option of getting Volume 2, or getting the full season at a discount.

As for the show, I love it. The writing and dialoge is well crafted and the characters, though somewhat stylized, are believable. I will admit, that the last couple shows seemed to lose a step and allowed the music to become more important that the storyline - so, hopefully now that the urgent competition is over, the story lines would be allowed to grow.... Read more ›

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103 of 109 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This show's a true gem! June 10, 2010

By C.S.

Format:DVD

In addition to exploring highly pertinent issues that most teen shows have failed to do so sensitively, Glee has created a completely new genre of television. The musical numbers are inspiring, the dialogue is wittier than in most sitcoms, and the touching moments are captured beautifully. Glee is a truly original creation and deserves all the accolades it has been receiving. Television hasn't seen a group of gifted young actors of this calibre in years, and it is exciting to watch them become rising stars.
This is a perfect collection for ANY lover of musicals!

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Agree with the other poster, not really worth the extra money December 2, 2010

By Helen A

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Mine arrived today, and while the journal is nice, the only pictures of the cast are those on the cover (i.e. the little square box photos). The 7 disk DVD set is the same as the standalone set. If you can get the Gift set at a really good price, I'd say go ahead and buy it. However I don't know that it is worth the extra $13 that I paid for it. Could have been worse - I may have purchased it at full price!

~ Edit 6 Jan 2011 ~ a little more detailed information about the product:

Only difference that I can find between this product and the full Season 1 standalone set, is that the giftset comes with a journal. The 7 disk box set is the same as the non giftset version. When I compare the extras listed on the Disk contents list inside the box, they are the same extras as those on the non giftset version. The back of the Disk box reports that the contents are 974 minutes long - unlike what is reported on the Amazon listing for the giftset.

The journal is approx 8 1/2 inches tall and 6 1/4 inches wide. It has a hard cover. On the front and back of the cover are little square pictures of the cast, each of them making an "L" sign with their fingers, for the "L" in the word GLEE. The inside of the journal consists of (approx 100) indentical blank lined pages, with the word GLEE printed in the bottom corner of each page. The letter "L" of the word GLEE is made up using a generic hand. There is also a black ribbon attached to the journal, to assist with marking your place. The journal could be used as a diary/journal or just as a notebook for writing in. It is nice, but you wouldn't want to spend too much money on it.

Hope this helps
Helen

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56 of 61 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth cost November 26, 2010

By Piper H

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This set is not worth the additional cost of the Season 1 set. All you really get in addition is a journal. No extra features.

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178 of 208 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Do not be deceived by other reviews June 16, 2010

By Nathan Christ

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Shame on those who reviewed before FOX released the plans for "Glee: Season 1, Volume 2 - The Road to Regionals." Do not be deceived by the numerous 1 star reviews. Most are just ill-founded opinions about feeling forced into buying the first half of Season 1 again when, in actuality, they can order Volume 2 instead of "Glee: The Complete First Season."

So, in short, if you want to buy the complete Season 1, do it! Glee is an amazing show. If you only want the back 9 episodes, order "Glee: Season 1, Volume 2 - The Road to Regionals." And finally, do not make critical reviews until all information is released. It negatively affects te sales of good products.

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41 of 47 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Show, Unsatisfying Blu-Ray Release September 22, 2010

By I. Martinez-Ybor VINE™ VOICE

Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase

That Glee is one of the best TV shows ever and will become a classic goes without saying. Anything that has to do with the show I give five stars and then some. All the more reason for Fox to have exercised significantly greater care in issuing the blu-ray/dvd product. It is very irritating to come across so poorly designed and executed product. Here are some points I find irritating:

1/ There is no printed episode guide. Furthermore, episode names or numbers are not listed on the disc covers. A well designed product would have included a printed episode guide, ideally with the name of the "guest" star, if any, included.
To find out what is included in say, disc 3, one has to play the disc. BAD BAD BAD.

2/ Fox has been stingy and the blu-ray image has suffered. They should have spread the season over FIVE discs to avoid the necessity of super-compression. As a result, colors are not as vibrant nor detail as fine as one would have expected from a prime show such as this.

3/ The sound would have been fine for any other show..... for Glee one expected something spectacular like blu-ray can deliver. I have a splendid home theatre system. The box says sound is "5.1dts HD Master Audio" .... well, my system would really like to know for it all seems to come from the front...not even a bird tweeting from the sides.

So praises to writers, cast, musicians, everyone who has anything to do with the SHOW. Damnation to all those who produced this sub-par blu-ray. What will they do about it..... issue some new edition and expect us to dish out more cash for it?
Shameful.

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