Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee

by Amy Rickman

A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee

GET CHOIRED UP!
 
Calling all Gleeks! Go back to school and behind the music with the hot new stars of Glee, one of the most watched, beloved, and sung-about shows on television. The unofficial guide to all things McKinley High, Gleeful takes fans backstage for peek at everything from the show’s creation to Fox’s groundbreaking marketing campaign, from the secrets behind the show-stopping musical numbers to detailed biographies and up-close insights on the noteworthy cast. Find out about Lea Michele’s early start on Broadway and Cory Monteith’s unusual audition tape, and learn what Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison were really like in high school. Plus, brush up on little-known trivia and get in tune with the rumors surrounding the much anticipated Season Two! Complete with full-color cast photos and hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes, Gleeful! hits all the right notes on America’s favorite TV show without ever missing a beat.
 
Caution: This book is unauthorized! It has not been prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by Fox or any other person or entity involved in the creation or production of the TV program Glee.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Genres: Nonfiction, Tv

241 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Amy Rickman, 24, is a writer and editor living in London, UK. She has commissioned and edited many bestselling non-fiction titles, with a special focus on books for teens and young adults. She loves pop-culture and music, and especially shows that combine them both.

Reviews

[Tara Ravi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I lost a lot of faith in the accuracy of this information because half the actors' names were misspelt :/ I feel like this was written in a hurry with little care for proofreading.

[Jessi · Rating 1 out of 5]

My library categorizes this as "teen non-fiction", and it reads like it was written by a teenager. A giddy one. There are grammatical errors, plenty of gushing, and there's too much speculation about future plot lines. The cover states that this is a "totally unofficial guide to the hit tv series", but it's NOT a guide to the show. This is a book that provides background info on the show, and mini-biographies of most of the cast members, in chapter form with an annoyingly immature narrative style. I was expecting something along the lines of a full-color episode guide- perhaps something that started with character and cast bios, proceeded into episode guides with track listings and peppered with trivia tidbits. The book is divided into chapters. There is very little trivia or behind-the-scenes info. There are only two thin inserts of color photos, and most of the pictures shown there are from press parties and similar situations. I can't remember a single picture from any poignant or pivotal point in the show. There is a track listing for season one's episodes in the back of the book, but some of the songs are missing and some of the songs are incorrectly credited. On the whole I found this book to be very disappointing. Surely someone out there could produce a better guide to this show- it's popular enough. I am kind of disappointed that I had to wait for months to get this from the library.

[Jolo Manansala · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book. Really. It was informative. I picked up a ton of facts about the actors, the show, everything Glee.

What I didn't like was the fact that it mostly had nothing to say but good stuff about the show. Yes, it is a Glee book supposed to bring the show some publicity and whatnot. But, people, Glee isn't just about the good stuff. There was a lot of controversy about the show in Season 1 alone.

I'm going to make this review short. I liked it. I just wish it had something more, and that something, I don't know.

[Diana Lorena SRP · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un recorrido nostálgico por lo que fue el inicio de la gleek-manía y la primera temporada de Glee, acompañado de un acercamiento a la vida de sus creadores y elenco.
La guía de los primeros 13 episodios sobraba, en mi opinión, pero es un lectura ligera y entretenida para pasar el rato, si eres fan.

[FernLovesBooks · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was very disappointed with this book. It took me 2 months to read and the amount of mistakes in the book . very sad.

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is another attempt to capitalize on the public's need for all things Glee that ultimately doesn't satisfy. There's a little bit of information about the start of the show, what happens on set, and information about the different cast members. There's really nothing there that's not already been said about Glee, and there are absolutely no citations for any of the quotations. A better title by far is Don't Stop Believin': The Unofficial Guide to Glee

[Stephanie A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

First Glee book I've read, and best described as "silly-cute." It was not terribly deep, and actually read so much like the book version of an E! True Hollywood Story that I kept hearing the lines read in that voice. It's so bad at times it's almost good. I kept wanting to pencil in reactions to things in the margins. But I did learn a few interesting things, like Dianna Agron's Tumblr URL and Heather Morris' background on So You Think You Can Dance.

[Alisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was bored at lunchtime at the bookstore and saw it sitting on the shelf.. almost calling my name. It was fun to look at the pics and read a little bit about Glee.. It's like watching a Musical every Tuesday night at *... its great!!

[Sherri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot...it showed a lot of background of the characters bios that I havn't heard before. It was a very indept novel of one of my favorite shows!

[Lynda · Rating 3 out of 5]

luv the tv show

[lori rowe cottingham · Rating 5 out of 5]

i enjoyed hearing about how the series came to be. I am a total Gleek!!!

[Fiona · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are better Glee books out there for gleeks who actually want the right info and facts. The re-booted version of this is slightly better however.

[Noel · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyable must dig out my dvd

[Roselyn Chacin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not so well. I'm a gleek, and there was a lot of things that I already knew.

[ShanLandis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, though not earth shattering...

[Renae · Rating 4 out of 5]

haha it was cute :) but I think I gave it 4 stars mostly because I love Glee

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good background info on the cast. Yay for Glee! :-)