Gleefully, blissfully, clueless…
I'm a fan of Glee, though I arrived late to the party. When the show premiered, the pilot was free on iTunes for a while, and I downloaded it…and it sat and sat and sat in my stack of shows I haven't gotten around to watching. (Still in there, Castle and Torchwood — both of which I hear are great.)
Anyway, I figured I'd like it; love musicals, love musical theater, love showtunes, etc. But I never got around to it.
Then my oldest daughter got her ears pierced for her 9th birthday, and we went to Claire's (which is, in my opinion, a majorly "tweenish" store, though in retrospect, maybe it's more teen than tween).
In any event, it's overflowing with Glee stuff. Yeah, that place is Glee-ful. And as I think I've mentioned here, my girls like musicals. They sing along with Evita. They've seen Wicked a scary number of times (again to San Antonio in February!), they love Singing In the Rain, etc. etc.
I figure we could start watching the show together.
So one night when their daddy's not home, I start it up—and pretty much immediately realized that was A Big Mistake. Despite burning up the racks at Claire's, this ain't a show for the kidlets. Not the 9 year old, and definitely not the 7 year old. And, yeah, that's fine. But why is it out there looking like it's a kid thing?
I don't get it. I just don't get it.
Same with Happy Meal Toys for PG-13 movies. Honestly, are 13 year olds really eating Happy Meals (maybe, but I hope not). And should my 7 year old really go see Iron Man (okay, I don't actually remember if there was an Iron Man Happy Meal toy, but I know there have been ones that didn't match the movie rating. But I'm making a point here…)
I still love Glee. I think it's a hoot, and I can't wait for it to return from hiatus. I'm not even bummed that I can't watch it with the kids yet. But the marketing still bugs me. It feels almost like a bait and switch.
Anything out there that seemed like one thing when you first became aware of it, then turned out to be different? Anything you can think of where the marketing just isn't quite right? Now's the time to air your grievances!
