Gleeky Giveaway

September 20 - A name has been drawn from the entries and will be announced shortly. Comments to this post have now been closed.

I have a confession to make: I'm totally addicted to Fox's hit TV series, Glee.

So is my daughter.

We love the comedy, the music, the dancing, the evil machinations of Sue Sylvester, the head-scratching non sequiturs of the dim cheerleader, Brittany (example: "Did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks?")... Glee is one of those shows that always leaves us wanting more.

And this weekend, we got what we wanted. The folks at 20th Century Fox Home video sent us a copy of their "Gleek Edition" 7-disc first season DVD collection, which includes every episode PLUS a couple of hours of extras... and we were in Gleek heaven.

If you are like us, you already know all 22 episodes (and want to see them again and again). The really compelling stuff for us can be found on the Extras: Behind the scenes footage showing Lea (Rachel) Michele's audition, Cory (Finn) Monteith's goofy video that caught the casting director's eye, interviews with series creators Ryan Murphy, Brian Falchuk and Ian Brennan...

The later discs include a "jukebox" feature, where you can play just the musical numbers (which is perfect for my husband, who doesn't really get the show, but LOVES the way the talented cast performs the songs). You can even play this feature on "shuffle," so the music shows up at random. This might be fun for a Gleek-themed party, as would the karaoke feature on some of the disks (How would YOU compare with Rachel and Finn? As we're all kind of pathetic singers, we're probably not going to touch that one.)

My favorite extra is a dance lesson from the show's choreographers, who take you through the paces of Vocal Adrenaline's performance of the Amy Winehouse hit, "Rehab." I'm not touching that one, either -- but it IS amazing to see the dance broken down this way, and reminds you of how much work it takes to produce each one-hour episode of this series.

Glee: The Complete First Season will be in stores beginning tomorrow and I've seen it advertised for less than its suggested retail price of $59.95. But why buy if you can get it for free? 20th Century Fox Home Video is giving a copy to one lucky reader of SoCal Mom.

You know the routine: Leave a comment here (whether you are reading this on the blog or on my Facebook page), telling me your favorite Glee moment. If you've never seen the show, tell me why you want to catch up now. Make sure I have an email address or Twitter id so I can reach you.

I will draw a name at random one week from today.

Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: I was not paid to write this post. I did receive a copy of the DVD collection for review purposes. I have no business affiliation with 20th Century Fox Home Video. The link to Amazon's order page contains my own affiliate code so if you use it, I do stand to earn a small commission.

Comments

[Busy Mom]

Me!!!!

Will (to Sue): Oh, by the way, how's the Florence Henderson look working for you? Oh, maybe you should try a new setting on your FLOwbee!

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Oh, I am SUCH a Gleek! My favorite episode was probably the finale (gave me chills!) but, anything featuring "Journey" is a-okay by me and YES...I was Gleek...before being a Gleek was cool ;)

[Donna]

Hey, Elizabeth & Liz! You're the first entries! Gotta love Sue's comments about Will's hair... AND Journey, too! (And Liz - even though this wasn't actually in Glee, how 'bout that Grammys version of Born to Run? Real Jersey, right?)

[April]

My favorite Glee moment that made me cry was when Kurt's father told Finn off for using the "f" word - no, not the 4-letter one! The one used as a slur against homosexuals.
My favorite funny Glee moment was when Sue told Will she couldn't focus on what he was saying because she was waiting for racist animated characters to come out of his hair singing about livin' on the Bayou. Classic Sue Sylvester moment!
I love, love, love Glee and am totally jealous that you got this to giveaway :)

[Tanya]

I have only seen parts of the show so I don't really have a fave moment I would like to catch up with the series though because all of my friends are talking about it Thanks for the giveaway

[Maddy]

My favorite Glee moment was when all the boys busted out dancing to Single Ladies on the football field. So funny!

[Megan]

My favorite glee moment was when the when the men formed the Acafellas. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[Romy]

I am obsessed with Glee too! I am a huge TV person and a theater buff and watching Glee is like getting the best of Broadway and theater rolled into one. Hands down the most fun and inspired show on TV. Fav moment hmmmm...Gold Digger, Madonna/Sue's Vogue, Rachel's Boy Drama Movie, anything with Kristen Chenowith and the list goes on and on. ..

[Cynthia]

I love the scene in the mall when Artie led them in safety dance. It reminded me of the videos you see where people just break into a song. Great stuff.

[chris]

Sue Sylvester is my hero!!!