Why do I watch Glee?

Yes, I am a self-proclaimed Gleek. Each week, I love catching up on my McKinley High gossip and news; I am getting excited and impatient over the impending graduation.
But, why?

I know Glee is not that good of a show. It is good, indeed, but nowhere near the excellence of, let's say, Game of Thrones. The audience is pretty split as well, those who really love the show, those pretty 'meh' towards the whole thing, and those who just do not like this television programme. For me, it is a getaway, a sort of escape from reality, and God knows, everyone needs a little escapism in this climate.

But, really digging down, why does America the world like glee so much? Every week, a bunch of new songs come on accompanied by some high school gossip, new relationship, or dramatic experience. Some songs are brilliant, some are just ok. I think it really boils down to the 'goofy' aspect in the show.

I mean, the show is pretty goofy, you have to admit. It is like every high school stereotype and caricature put into one place... in the middle of Ohio, of all places. But, it is the return to fantastical, musical shows of the '50s and '60s which have really not resurfaced properly in decades. Musical films, like "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in Paris" really combined the sort of escapism and goofiness that Glee is offering, and it does it notably for the first time in decades. I mean, of course, there have been musical films and programmes since then, but the 1950s have become so romanticised in American's heads that a return to it via prime time television is natural.

So, the reason why I like Glee? It is America's way to return to a quote-on-quote "simpler" time. It is a return to the fantastical and the musical, and it combines it in a way where viewers really do not need to think, they can just watch, or "veg out" as my dad would always say.