Written by matthew hodgson and directed by bradley buecker, it aired on fox in the united states on april 11, 20. The school is named after william mckinley, the 25th president of the united states, who was born in niles, ohio. Apr 12, 20 thursday nights glee, which involved a school shooting, has drawn a warning to watch with caution by an antiviolence organization formed following the sandy hook tragedy in newtown, conn. Foxs glee tackled its heaviest subject matter in its fourseason run on thursday with an hour primarily. Newtown victim group issued a warning about the episode. The school is supposed to be located in the city of lima, ohio, however no. This will include finn sorry, he was my favorite character, even though cory montieth died, he will still be in it and some of the old cast and new cast will be in it. Eleven seasons after airing its first school shooting themed episode in 2004, degrassi went there again in the shows latest incarnation on netflix. Glee recap school shooting during a new directions rehearsal, focused on last chances to share ones feelings, two shots ring out in the halls of mckinley high.
In season four, sam starts dating brittany, which leads to severe tension between him and brittanys exgirlfriend santana. A young, optimistic teacher attempts to inspire a group of ragtag performers in the schools glee club to reach beyond their own individual obstacles and come. He wakes up in a different life where he is popular, has money, new sisters, and a sweet boyfriend who loves to sing to him and just make him smile by doing a whole bunch of silly things and he falls in love with him. Purchase give a gift manage subscription download ios app. This screencap from the april 11, 20 episode of glee shows students hugging after gun shots were fired in their school. Glee is coming under fire for airing a school shooting episode, eerily similar to the sandy hook elementary school massacre that occurred on dec. Gets away from melodrama and silly storylines to real high school reality in the modern age in a very powerful way. Less than four months after 20 children and six adults. Glee s04 ep18 shooting star hd stream watch glee s04 ep18 shooting star online watch glee s04 ep18 shooting star online stream. Newtown is not okay with tonights school shooting episode of glee. This week on glee season 4, episode 18 a tragic event rocks mckinley high. Apr 12, 20 the episode, titled shooting star, began with a disclaimer reading, this episode of glee addresses the topic of school violence. Glee 20 in the episode titled shooting star, the new directions are forced to hide in the choir room. Apr 12, 20 yeah, not satisfied with having just a school shooting episode, they had to go in and add a catfishing story on top of it.
Glee tackles gun control with school shooting episode the. Glee tackles gun control with school shooting episode. Thursday nights glee, which involved a school shooting, has drawn a warning to watch with caution by an antiviolence organization formed following the sandy hook tragedy in. And if the images of a potential school shooting werent enough, a scene toward the end of the episode shows a gun control debate, as cheerleading coach sue sylvester claims the gun was hers. Tv show glee depicts school shooting east idaho news. Apr 11, 20 all 3 songs featured in glee season 4 episode 18. The controversial episode features the glee gang hanging out in the choir room when a shot is. As members of the fictional mckinely high school s glee club begin rehearsal in the school s choir room, gun shots ring out. Find out more in the kidzworld recap of shooting star which aired april 11th, 20. The glee school shooting episode was somehow worse than we. Glee school shooting episode upsets newtown parents. When the possibility that the unthinkable event on glee might be a school shooting was. Glee school shooting episode sandy hook parents say.
Apr 12, 20 glee is coming under fire for airing a school shooting episode, eerily similar to the sandy hook elementary school massacre that occurred on dec. Glee is an american musical comedydrama television series that aired on fox. It premiered on april 11, 20 after returning from a 3 week hiatus. I read the synopsis and i call total bullcrap on the critics. But if it werent glee, it would be another high school drama. It was created by ryan murphy, brad falchuk, and ian brennan. After 420, phils out of weed, and nothing makes him feel his sobriety more than when a teen musical soap opera decides to remind everyone of the worst tragedies in recent memory. The episode, shooting star, comes nearly five months after last years december school shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut left 28 dead. This is how i think the episode of the glee school shooting went. An earlier version of this article stated that degrassi aired its school shooting episode 15 seasons ago, when in fact, it aired 11 seasons ago. And then beiste confessed her love for will, and chord overstreet gave.
Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of the american musical television series glee, and the eightyfourth episode overall. A school shooting or the appearance of one is not for entertainment value. Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of glee s fourth season and the eightyfourth episode overall. Apr 12, 20 glee tackled school shootings in the latest episode that has some asking if its just too soon following the shooting in newtown, connecticut. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Newtown is not okay with tonights school shooting episode. William mckinley high school glee tv show wiki fandom. Do we really need a school shooting on dumb, gummy glee, just. He makes his first appearance as a new sophomore in audition, the first episode of season two, and soon joins the new directions. Apr 12, 20 glee addressed school gun violence and it was intense. In last nights episode, it was all about last chances.
Glee brittany demands all the solos and breaks up with sam through text 4x22 duration. Deals with the aftermath of a school shooting in realistic ways. Anivillechar school shooting a gunman enters the school whilst the glee club are rehearsing but where are kurt and tina. Glee s04 ep18 shooting star hd watch dailymotion video. Seven school shootings occurred in canada from the time degrassi first tackled the issue in 2004 until its most recent episode on jan. The performance of more than words, directed at brittanys cat lord tubbington, is silly but a nice moment of levity in an otherwise dark hour. Schuesters former high school nemesis, bryan ryan, causes trouble for glee club. May 05, 2020 the latest episode of glee has many viewers wondering, how soon is too soon.
Apr 12, 20 just four months after 20 children and six educators were gunned down at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, conn. William mckinley high school for the arts is a fictional school and one of the main settings in the show. With chris colfer, darren criss, jane lynch, kevin mchale. Glee shooting star tv episode 20 glee shooting star. Shooting for the episode, which is set in lima, ohio, began on august 23, 20, in parallel with the previous episode the second of two beatles tribute episodes which had started shooting earlier in the month and continued into the following week with scenes featuring new recurring cast member demi lovato. School shooting glee season 4 episode 18 gunshots at mckinley terrify the school and you wont believe who brought the gun by erin strecker. Its shooting star, the school shooting episode of glee. The fox musical dramedy depicted a school shooting in thursdays episode titled shooting star.
Unlike most glee episodes this one started with a warning on the screen about the school depicting school. Newtown is not okay with tonights school shooting episode of. The glee school shooting episode was somehow worse than. Halfway through the episode, will schuester, the glee club coach played by matthew morrison, gathered his students in the choir room to begin. Glee season 4 episode 18 shooting star s4e18 part 1. Karaoke revolution glee volume 3 e3 2011 shooting star trailer. Sweet dreams is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the american musical television series glee, and the eightyfifth episode overall. The episode, airing four months after the sandy hook elementary school shooting in newtown. Shooting star is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of the american musical. So much so, in fact, that a newtown, connecticut victims advocacy group is suggesting fans avoid it altogether. This episode is one of the 121 episodes glee has produced. Many are reporting that the episode features a school shooting and fans have been warned that its an emotional roller coaster.
Fox initially ordered thirteen episodes of glee, picking the show up for a full season on september 21, 2009, ordering nine more episodes. Apr 12, 20 glee is getting a lot of flack for having a school shooting episode. In an episode directed by emmy award winner joss whedon, mr. Strong reaction is swirling about thursdays glee episode, shooting star, which included a character bringing a gun to school. Great acting on tonights episode, series star matthew morrison will schuester tweeted april 11. High school teacher will agrees to take over his schools glee club, whose misfit members are eager to reverse the.
As the members of new directions prepare for regionals, an unthinkable event occurs and puts matters into perspective. School shooting glee season 4 episode 18 this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. As the members of new directions prepare for regionals. Fox or ryan murphys camp called anyone involved with newtown politics or the school system. Although it seems unlikely, will creates an assignment,last chances, so that the new. The glee club preps for regionals but instead face a grim reality in the most emotional episode ever. Lauren potter, who plays becky, opens up about shocking moment. A season of change chapter 1, a glee fanfic fanfiction. Thanks for checking out clevvermusics glee cap, a recap of the episode shooting star.
In the press, ryan murphy called this weeks glee the most powerful, emotional glee. Apr 12, 20 parents in newtown, connecticut have joined the chorus of disapproval about the latest episode of glee, insisting tv bosses should have warned them about the school shooting plotline. Shooting in mckinley chapter 1, a glee fanfic fanfiction. Glee depicts school shooting in controversial shooting. Glee will asks finn to come back from college to help the glee club 4x19 duration. Potter who has been with glee since season 1, but really started stepping into the spotlight in season 3 and the current fourth season and her mother robin sinkhorn took the time to speak with the huffington post via phone just before glee s school shooting episode debuted. These classic tv episodes about school shootings are more. Glee is an easy target, and there will be plenty of think pieces about what shooting star did wrong. Fox screencap glee caused a stir thursday night with an episode that depicted a school shooting, something that hit much too close to home for some families in newtown, conn. Glee school shooting one shot down, three more to go. Glee school shooting episode upsets parents in newtown. More than words glee cast version download on itunes more than words glee cast version play on spotify more than words glee cast version play on youtube more than words glee. Strong reaction is swirling about thursdays glee episode, shooting star, which. I think that glee handled that issue in a horrible way.
New directions are heading to regionals, but before they can rehearse, brittany announces that an asteroid is headed for lima, ohio. Written by ross maxwell and directed by elodie keene, it aired on fox in the united states on april 18, 20. Glee depicts school shooting in controversial shooting star. Glee all the songs of shooting star full version episode 4x18 download link.
Glee school shooting episode panned as unreal, insensitive. Main focus is klaine and blaines rescue mission, but hints at tina and mike, rachel and finn and santana and brittany. Carina adly mckenzie of zap2it suspected the show had chosen a school shooting for storyline to boost its dwindling ratings and that instead of making a real statement about guns in school, or about gun control in general, glee shied away from the issue. Glee tackled school shootings in the latest episode that has some asking if its just too soon following the shooting in newtown, connecticut. This story contains spoilers from thursdays shooting star episode of glee. These classic tv episodes about school shootings are more relevant than ever. Ryan murphy and the rest of the glee writers are seemingly determined to make at least one very special episode for every current issue affecting americas teens. Parents in newtown, connecticut have joined the chorus of disapproval about the latest episode of glee, insisting tv bosses should have warned them about the school shooting. Thursday nights episode titled shooting star centers around a school shooting. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast on may 19, 2009, and the rest of the season began on september 9, 2009. Apr 14, 20 a school shooting or the appearance of one is not for entertainment value. Glee, sue sylvester take on school shootings hollywood. The glee students try to cope with what happened that day as blaine and burt try.
He wishes on a shooting star and his life changes over night. While this episode may spark controversy for tackling the gun issue, there is no denying that it left a lasting impact. Newtown parents blast glee for school shooting episode. Just four months after 20 children and six educators were gunned down at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, conn. Thursday nights episode of the fox series glee hit too close to home. Cnn reported the school s superintendent sent out a letter warning parents of the episode s content.
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