Song of the Day #786: ‘Dream On’ – Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris

Top Ten ‘Glee’ Performances
#6 – ‘Dream On’ – Mr. Shu and Bryan Ryan

Writer/director/geek God Joss Whedon, who proved he knew his way around musicals in a classic episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, helmed a great episode of Glee titled ‘Dream On.’ It’s a testament to Whedon that his episode contains three of my top ten Glee clips (Artie’s performance of ‘Safety Dance’ was the first).

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Song of the Day #782: ‘Gold Digger’ – Matthew Morrison and Glee Cast

Top Ten ‘Glee’ Performances
#8 – ‘Gold Digger’ – Mr. Shu and Cast

I have a powerful crush on Lea Michele. I find her far more alluring than any of the more traditionally hot cheerleaders on Glee. But my feelings pale in comparison to my wife’s drool-fest over Matthew Morrison.

I notice that many of the shows we’ve enjoyed together have had a similar his-and-her appeal. From David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in The X-Files to Michael Vartan and Jennifer Garner in Alias. Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton in Friday Night Lights are another great example.

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Song of the Day #780: ‘Endless Love’ – Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele

Top Ten ‘Glee’ Performances
#10 – ‘Endless Love’ – Rachel & Mr. Schuester

And here’s the moment when all the Gleeks in the audience say “Hell yeah!”

As we approach the debut of Season Two of Glee (September 21), I am counting down my ten favorite musical moments of Season One. I’ll skip the weekends as usual and finish the countdown the day of the first new episode.

Unfortunately, Fox is pretty vigilant about pulling down clips from the show, so I’ve had to do some digging to find these scenes. I hope the assortment of Japanese and indie sites I’m linking to stay in business long enough for everybody to watch.

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