Ep 15: The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle

On this fifteenth episode of Oral Intensity, a podcast about FOX's hit TV show Glee, Dan and Dylan are joined by guest host, Nare to discuss the 11th episode of season two, entitled The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle. In this episode we start by talking about the future of the podcast and then get into the episode. This is the first summer podcast. From now on episodes will come out every week as we go over the rest of season 2. At the end of the episode we give our predictions on the season finale (which hadn't yet aired when we recorded the episode). Please send your comments to oralintensitypodcast@gmail.com. The music for this week's podcast includes Looking Back by Kerry Muzzey and the Thriller mashup from the episode. Please subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes.

To listen to the podcast please click here: Ep15_SuperBowl.m4a

"A Night of Neglect" First Impressions

Hey everyone, Dan here! So we had our first episode of Glee last night since Regionals (man that was the loooonnngggeessttt break) and I thought it was an overall fun comedic episode. As we discussed on the last podcast we plan to continue making podcasts this summer (probably starting in late May) but I figured that until then I'll post some blog entries to hopefully remind you guys of our existence. So from now on I'm going to post an entry after each of the remaining episodes with my initial reactions! I figure these entries will also come in useful when we look back at the episodes in the summer because they can  serve as a basic outline for the podcasts. Let me know what you guys think and please leave comments with your thoughts on the episode.

Basic Thoughts on A Night of Neglect:

• Overall a very wacky episode with lots of over-the-top plot-lines and silliness (luckily most of the wackiness worked well)
• First off I really enjoyed the League of Doom! Sure it was completely ridiculous and the codenames that Sue comes up with quite silly but as a comic book fan I really dug it. I also think this was probably the funniest storyline they've come up with for Sue in a while. She may still be acting insanely but at least she isn't punching anyone. 
• Dustin, the new Vocal Adrenaline coach, is an awesome addition to the cast! I thought he was wonderfully asinine and quirky. Sandy was also quite funny in this episode and I even liked Terry's line about how there should be bagels at the meeting. 
• On the negative side of things I'm really starting to feel like there are WAY too many characters being juggled on this show. I mean we have the glee kids (now including Lauren) all of whom have their own stories, Will, Emma, Bieste, Holly, the League of Doom, the Warblers, Karofsky, Sunshine... and this isn't even including all the side characters like Jacob and Burt. I guess Carl and Holly are out of the picture now which might help things (though I wish Carl had been used more) but it really seems to slow down the storylines and make things feel disjointed. 
• I also wasn't a huge fan of the whole Mercedes storyline but I guess it wasn't awful. 
• I enjoyed the Kurt, Blaine, and Santana scene but it is a great example of how having too many things going on at once hurts the storytelling. First, as great as Santana was in that scene, it made no sense to me why she wouldn't have just flipped out right after she'd been slushied. Second it felt weird to me that we didn't even get one scene where Kurt talks to his friends Rachel and Mercedes (who were there for him when Blaine didn't like him) about finally being with Blaine. I'm sure we'll get that scene next episode but that seems like something that is strange to put off. 
• We also go way too little Rachel, Finn, and Quinn in this episode... just sayin
• Oh, I liked the whole rekindling of Wemma (Will and Emma)! I didn't think they could make me give a crap about that relationship after Will had been such an idiot around her all season but I guess I'm easily manipulated 
• As for the music... well I'll get into it more on the podcast in like June lol but I didn't think it was the greatest. All By Myself was good and I liked Mike's dance number. I'm quite pissed that we didn't get to hear Rachel sing My Hear Will Go On though. 
• That's pretty much it. Hope you enjoyed the post!       

Ep 14: Special Education and XMAS!

On this fourteenth episode of Oral Intensity, a podcast about FOX's hit TV show Glee, Dan and Clara discuss the 9th and 10th episodes of season two, entitled Special Education and A Very Glee Christmas. In this episode we converse about the future of the podcast (which will likely be that it's a summer show) and we go over some reader email. In addition to commenting on the episodes we also have some interesting Glee related news/ spoilers! Please send your comments to oralintensitypodcast@gmail.com. The music for this week's podcast includes Hey, Soul Sister by Train and the glee version of Last Christmas. Please subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes.

To listen to the podcast please click here: Ep14_Special_Xmas.m4a

Podcast Schedule

I just wanted to let you know that Clara and I have spring break next week and already have plans to record a new podcast on Monday. After that I hope to record a few more episodes with my friends at college but to be honest it doesn't seem likely that we will catch up with the show before the season finale. I don't think this is the worst thing however since it means that Clara, Dylan and I will be able to cover a bunch of the episodes together during the summer just like last year. In addition it means that we'll be able to throw in some news about the upcoming season three as well as talk about how the episodes fit into the season as a whole. You guys can expect weekly podcasts during the summer because even once we catch up with the show I have some other ideas. Let me know what you all think about us being a mostly summer show. If you guys are bummed about it I'll redouble my efforts to podcast at college. Sorry for the lack of episodes and I hope you'll keep listening!

Oral Intensity Ep 13: Furt

On this thirteenth episode of Oral Intensity, a podcast about FOX's hit TV show Glee, I (Dan) am joined by two new guest hosts, Trevor and Jacob. We discuss the 8th episode of season two, entitled Furt. A lot is different in this episode. Along with the guest hosts I'm also using a new recording device (so let me know if the quality isn't up to snuff) and it's a shorter episode because we are only discussing Furt. Please send us your comments to oralintensitypodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to get emails with your thoughts on the next few episodes or even just letting me know how you like Trevor and Jacob. The music for this week's podcast includes Sway by Michael Buble and Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen. Please subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes.

To listen to the podcast please click here: Episode_13_Furt.m4a

Ep 12: Never Been Kissed and The Sub

On this twelveth episode of Oral Intensity, a podcast about FOX's hit TV show Glee, Dan and Dylan discuss the 6th and 7th episodes of season two, entitled Never Been Kissed and The Substitute. We start by recapping the episodes and then provide our thoughts on them. Please send us your comments to oralintensitypodcast@gmail.com. The music for this week's podcast includes the Start Me Up/ Livin' on a Prayer and the Umbrella/ Singin' in the Rain mash-ups from these episodes. Please subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes.

To listen to this podcast click here: Ep12_NeverKissedAndTheSub.m4a

Ep 11: Duets and Rocky Horror

On this eleventh episode of Oral Intensity, a podcast about FOX's hit TV show Glee, Dan, Dylan, and Clara discuss the 4th and 5th episodes of season two, entitled Duets and the Rocky Horror Glee Show. We know we've been gone for a while and so we start this episode off with an apology for our absence. We then recap and give our thoughts on the episodes. Please send us your comments to oralintensitypodcast@gmail.com. The music for this week's podcast includes Touch a Touch a Touch Me and Time Warp both from Rocky Horror. Please subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes.

To listen to this podcast click here: Ep11_duetsAndRockyHorror.m4a