Glee , an unapologetic send-up of Dawson's Creek if they burst into song, is a conondrum. It is frustrating in its conventions. It has catchy music and good-looking cast, but suffers from an overpacked ensemble, thin storylines, and ignorance of reality. But they sure do sound and look good.

Polished within an inch of its life, the music actually spans a wide assortment: the obvious Broadway, the Top 40 hits of now and last year, the classic oldies, and the less-than classic oldies that no one in high school has ever heard of: the Glee kids are excited to hear one of their own sing Neil Diamond. Seriously. And in anoth...
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Fabulous comedienne Bea Arthur (center, standing) died on April 25th at the age of 86. Bea contributed to the television world, providing literate and deadpan readings on three series, and was also an acclaimed theatrical actress.

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Likely her greatest legacy, Bea played Dorthy Zbornak, a divorced substitute school teacher who lived in Miami with two roommates (one lusty, one naive) and her mother. She had a dry wit that was all Bea Arthur; Bea was always the first to credit the writers of the show, but it was trademark delivery that made the dialogue classic. ...
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Estelle Getty (center, sitting), who will forever be remembered as the sharp wit Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls died today at age 84 of natural causes. She suffered with dementia for the last several years of her life.

Before The Golden Girls (for which she won an Emmy), she appeared alongside Harvey Fierstein on stage in Torch Song Trilogy. Following The Golden Girls she continued the role in 4 further series The Golden Palace (starring), Empty Nest (recurring), and Sisters and Blossom (guest appearances).

In 1988, she published an auto...
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