Glee Does Rocky Horror
Halloween spoof plays it too safe
Posted by Natalie Hope McDonald on 10/27/2010 at 10:07AM
http://blogs.phillymag.com/gphilly/2010/10/27/glee-does-rocky-horror/There isn't much about hit Fox TV show "Glee" that isn't pretty gay (it's about theatre and chorus geeks after all). But in last night's special Halloween episode, the creators did more slashing than Jason Voorhees. Trouble is they went a bit too far in an attempt to sanitize the much beloved camp classic Rocky Horror Picture Show.
One of the biggest no-nos was casting a chorus girl (Amber Riley) as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the famous transsexual from Transylvania – expertly played in the 1975 film by Tim Curry. Lame? Very. What was even more perplexing is how this new squeaky clean act could possibly come on the heels of the recent uproar over sexy photos of the cast in GQ. Is that like saying sexy straight photos are okay but gaying it up on stage is, well, a little dangerous for television audiences?
