Is Everyone "Glee" Crazy?

It sure feels like it! Fox is running incessant promos. The critics are falling all over themselves giving it stars, thumbs, feet, the kitchen sink and whatever else they can heap on the praise pile. The fans are writhing on the floor in agony from the "Glee" withdrawals.

I'm sitting here in my own "Twilight Zone," because I don't really get all the fuss. I've watched the pilot twice and, while I find it entertaining, I wouldn't "hands down" call it the best show out there.

In fact, when I watched it the first time, I thought it was uneven and mediocre, at best. After watching it a second time, I felt a lot more love, but far from the rabid gushing of the rest of the television-viewing population.

It does have a lot going for it: Jane Lynch is always fantastic, the premise is original, the story brings the "feel goods" and the geeky, glee kids are quite adorable.

I think my biggest problem, with the show, is the painfully, obvious channeling of characters from the movie "Election." Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) and Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) is Paul Metzler (Chris Klein)--I can't be the only one that's bothered by this.

I will definitely continue to watch the show. I just hope and pray that those two characters can find voices of their own instead of stealing another's identity. Tracy and Paul need to get themselves signed up for Lifelock. Identity theft is no laughing matter.

Oh, and a quick plea to the powers that be...please keep a limit on the creepy scenes. You know like where a grown man (with a mullet, no less) and a young boy are singing Journey's "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" while gyrating with large, precariously positioned hoses. That scene looked like it was lifted straight out of a pedophile, training video.

Anyway, here's to those wanting to love "Glee" as much as everyone else. The above promo is a good place to start.