Glee: Comedy musical. 9 p.m. Wednesdays on Fox Created by Ryan Murphy, the series is an irreverent, upbeat, non-cynical take on the cliché-ridden troupe of high school life, as seen through the eyes of cheerleaders, jocks, quirky and underpaid teachers. Will (Matthew Morrison) is an idealistic teacher at McKinley High School gets the chance to take over the oppressed Glee Club. What he’s got going against him is that everyone thinks Glee Club is weak. And worse, McKinley High dotes on its “Cheerios” - the world-beating cheerleading squad coached by Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), the fearful, sweat-suit-wearing teacher. Will’s job will be to make Glee Club cool again. It’s not going to be easy, because he’s got a ragtag group: Artie (Kevin McHale ), ’s in a wheelchair; Mercedes (Amber Riley), the plus-size diva; Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), the rebellious stutterer; and Kurt (Chris Colfer), the boy diva. Will also has got one standout star, Rachel (Lea Michele ), the egotistical girl with the note-perfect voice, and one diamond in the rough, Finn (Cory Monteith), the quarterback with good looks and a real passion for show choir.

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GLOSSARY

Up-beat – alegre

Cliché-ridden troupe – grupo de cantores cheios de esteriótipo

Jocks – “marombeiros” (jovens que gostam de malhar)

Quirky – estranho no comportamento

To dote on – amar

Squad – esquadrão

Ragtag – grupo de pessoas não muito respeitado

Stutterer – gago

Standout star – estrela exibicionista

Egotistical – pessoa metida

Quarterback – uma posição específica de um jogador de futebol americano