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Gail Zimmerman 1 Gift Guide Editor

W

hat's a "Gleek," you ask?
A fervid fan of Glee, the
musical-comedy television
series about New Directions, a fic-
tional high-school show choir in Lima,
Ohio, now in its second season on FOX
and probably the most openly Jewish
show on television.
New Directions is populated by
outsiders, including at least two
Jewish members: The club's shin-
ing star, Rachel Berry, adopted and
being raised by two dads, is totally
driven to make a career for herself on
Broadway. Noah "Puck" Puckerman —
a Mohawk-wearing,
football-playing "bad
boy" who at one
point dated Rachel at
his mother's urging
to be with a Jewish
girl (when they break
up, Puck claims he
feels like "a bad Jew")
— has recalled his
annual screening of
Schindler's List, while
ironically eating
sweet and sour pork
from a Chinese take-
out restaurant.
Then there's the massively curly-
headed (and somewhat creepy) Jacob
Ben Israel, the Jewish editor of the
school newspaper, who has a huge
crush on Rachel, claiming she has a
lust for "Jew-fros" (his affections are
not returned).
We don't yet know the ethnic
background of Artie Abrams, the
somewhat "nerdy" wheelchair-bound
paraplegic with the great voice, or that
of Tina Cohen-Chang, an Asian girl
with a possible Jewish mother.
In real life, Jewish actors populate
the show as well.
Lea Michele (Rachel) grew up with
a Sephardic Jewish father and an
Italian-Catholic mother, celebrating
both their holidays. Dianna Agron,
who was a bat mitzvah, plays cheer-
leading captain Quinn Fabray and has
commented on the irony of her play-
ing a devout Christian and rival to the
Jewish Rachel.
In recurring roles, Jessalyn Gilsig
plays the ex-wife of New Directions

coach Will Schuester, and Victor
Garber plays Will's father. Stephen
Tobolowsky plays the former head
of the New Directions, while Idina
Menzel plays the coach of a rival glee
club; she was revealed to be Rachel's
biological mother. (Speaking of
mothers, legendary performer Carol
Burnett is slated to play cheerlead-
ing coach/glee club arch-nemesis
Sue Sylvester's "famous Nazi hunter"
mother later this season.)
Now the good news: If you have a
Nintendo Wii videogame console at
home (or are looking for a good rea-
son to purchase one),
Wii. here comes Karaoke
Revolution: Glee, a
newly released video-
game from Konami,
in partnership with
Twentieth Century
Fox. Exclusive to Wii
and with a suggested
retail price of $59.95, it
comes bundled with a
microphone and offers
fans a way to interact
with and relive the
story arcs and songs of
the first season of the
show.
The game features 30 original
chart-topping musical numbers and
performances, including "Don't Stop
Believin',""Somebody to Love"Gold
Digger,""No Air;' "Proud Mary" and
more.
In story mode, players can perform
alongside their favorite Glee char-
acters appearing on the screen. Or
perform as a soloist in single player
mode and in harmonies or as a duet
in multiplayer singing games. Special
voice recognition technology, which
accurately recognizes and scores vocal
pitch and rhythm, will help gamers
reach hard-hitting notes and perfect
their harmonies.
Additionally, unlockable content
will be available in a special game-
play mode allowing players to access
memorable show moments from sea-
son one. As an added bonus, Karaoke
Revolution: Glee offers exclusive songs
and footage that have never been seen
on television.

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