Any of that sound familiar?
Life is crazy so on and so forth.
With life being the "rollercoaster" it is, holding on to the fictitious lives of your favorite TV or storybook character is normal and happens all the time.
It's almost necessary to stay sane. Escaping to another person's reality for a little bit.
It's almost necessary to stay sane. Escaping to another person's reality for a little bit.
However, plenty of novels end and TV shows unfortunately have their finales. The escape never lasts forever.
Here are a few of my retired "escape" shows
Here are a few of my retired "escape" shows
- 7th Heaven (11 seasons)
- One Tree Hill (9 seasons)
- Friends (10 seasons)
- Gossip Girl (6 seasons)
And now
Glee (6 seasons) insert crying emoji
Ughhh I hate when this happens.
It feels like your best friend of many years is moving away.
I say moving because saying they've died seems a smidgen over the top.
My best friends are moving away and the thought of letting them go hurts man. They're going off without me and I'll just be left here... with what...?
Ok maybe I'm still ODing it
It's just that Glee has truly been the most perfectly placed constant in my life. I followed these characters as they went through high school with me, graduated with me, then went on to "college" at the same exact time I did.
These were my high school classmates, the ones I wouldn't mind coming back and seeing at a reunion. No offense to the people I graduated with.
I attended two separated high schools. One for two years and another for the remaining two years.
I had friends at both and high school wasn't completely horrible (save for a few incidents) but Glee was so much better.
The series even connected with (and was essentially centered around) my love of singing. Constantly walking around with my own internal soundtrack in my head and being a member of the vocal ensemble, an extracurricular, adv choir group.
I sang at BOTH high schools and even had a teacher obsessed with the Beatles just as bad as Mr. Schue's obsession with Journey.
It was so deep we sang "With a Little Help from My Friends" for one graduation ceremony. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and In My Life also have a very special place in my heart now because of him.
When they sang Bohemian Rhapsody and Seasons of Love on the show it would remind me of learning the parts and rehearsing them over and over for our performances. They sang a handful of songs I was in love with.
And even though they faced a share of criticism and plain hatred I'm proud to say I've kept up with the show from 2009 to where we stand tonight; the series finale.
I can't thank the production/writing team enough for creating something I related with so well...
Thank you for the concept
Thank you for the storylines
Thank you for the characters
Thank you for Mr. Shue
Thank you for Rachel Berry
Thank you for Finn Hudson (and ultimately Cory Monteith rip)
Thank you for Kurt Hummel
Thank you for Blaine Anderson
Thank you for Mercedes Jones
Thank you for Sam Evans
Thank you for Santana Lopez
Thank you for Brittany S Pierce
Thank you for Artie Abrams
Thank you for Quinn Fabray
Thank you for Noah Puckerman
Thank you for Tina Cohen-Chang
Thank you for Mike Chang
Thank you for Becky Jackson
Thank you for Sue Sylvester
Thank you for every other character. I do not think I can gather them all there's just so many (Unique, Kitty, Ryder, Marley, Brad the piano man, the Warblers, Jessie St James, Vocal Adrenaline, Emma, etc... so many)
Now I have to find another show perfectly aligned with where I am in life.
Do any of you readers know of a series about someone getting through college, applying for grad school while juggling figuring out where the heck they fit in the world outside of academics?
I mean I guess just living life is also an option... I guess.
I will miss you immensely Glee!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish the best to all the actors and actresses as they venture on to their own individual life goals.
Am I the only this attached to the show? I feel abnormal.
Let me know.
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