A few staffers here at Time Out Kids are already addicted to the new Fox program Glee (Wednesdays at 9pm). The show follows the misfit students who come together in a high-school glee club, as well as their socially awkward teachers. Though it clearly takes some cues from megahit High School Musical, the series differs in a huge way, in that this musical is actually watchable, with real laugh-out-loud moments. It’s also musically eclectic: Featured songs include Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” and Rihanna’s “Take a Bow.” Among the talented cast are Lea Michele, from Broadway’s Spring Awakening, and Matthew Morrison, who played Link Larkin in Hairspray’s first national tour. And the emotionally authentic plotlines have so far tackled teen sex and pregnancy, and coming out as gay to friends and parents.
Which got us wondering…are any parents out there allowing their musical-obsessed tweens to watch this show? Tell us!
If your kiddos are definitely too young to tune in, check out our round-up of best bets in children’s television for the fall. Or, learn how your youngster who wants to be onstage like the ballad-belting kids in Glee can try out for a children’s chorus in NYC.









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