The Price of Glee

I watched this show because I was a fan of Glee and I guess I was expecting each of the 3 episodes to focus on one of the actors that died (I.e. One episode just on Cory, one on Naya, ect), instead over the course of 3 hours, 85% was all just about Cory, 10% was about Naya and the last cast member was barely even mentioned and for the life of me I cannot remember his name! That's how little this show cared about him. What a shame. If you're a huge fan of Corey, you'll enjoy it , but if not, don't waste your time. I wish that they spent more time memorializing all the cast members and their experiences, but they didn't.

It's a pretty big red flag when no one in the cast is involved, which becomes a black mark as things progress.

As The Price of Glee opens, it's not bad - everything's cheery, Glee's future is bright - but then FOX has a hit on its hands, and they put their actors through the grind. The show had a famously grueling work schedule; but boy oh boy, if you didn't already think the industry was a slaughterhouse for young talent, this "documentary" will helpfully remind you at every turn. It's like an E! True Hollywood Story without a conscience, exploiting the tragedies that plagued a network TV show. The way they zeroed in on Naya's grief-stricken dad just made me feel gross. There's real pain behind the scenes of Glee, but don't bother with this.

It's pure trash.

This was absolutely horrendous for a multitude of ways- it's awful for all of obvious reasons: the people in this series feel so icky and gross. Especially someone like Justin, who becomes an apparent leech almost immediately. And what a shocker, there's a headshot and an IMDb profile for the guy. Or the hairdresser who says 'oh I feel like I shouldn't even say this!' Okay then DO NOT SAY IT.

There's the issue of Co.ry's OD- and what is glaringly apparent yet not a single person will say, IT LIES COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY IN HIS HANDS. Period. I don't care who told him it was okay, or who pushed him to work hard, or the myriad excuses poured out- it is absolutely on him to take his sobriety seriously, and he didn't.

Then the crux of the discussion- Ryan Murphy. I don't know if he's the new and improved Harvey of Hollywood, bot you won't hear anyone on camera saying what an absolute monster he is. You'll hear it whispered, credited to anonymous sources, and people constantly dropping over that are associated with his productions, but he's constantly elevated to deity status when it can be sussed out. Behind the scenes? There's constant turmoil where he's concerned. Even in this salacious nonsense, there's barely any negativity around this absolute narcissist, and is the worst kept secret sans Harvey.

This is horrifically bad, just skip it.

What an exploitative cash grab. Do not watch this!!!

This "documentary" is a collection of half-truths, hearsay and lies, presented by a bunch of oppotunists. Non of the cast-members of the actual show were involved in this, a lot of them have spoken out against it.

The producers of this should be ashamed of themselves, especially since they had the chance to create an actually interesting documentary.

Focusing on the unrelated deaths of several cast members was absolutely disgusting. The poster alone is terrible: putting Cory and Naya next to Mark and the claiming that their deaths was a result of the show ("the price of glee") is unacceptable.

Again: DO NOT WATCH THIS.

You'd think with three episodes, it'd be close to an episode per death for example but what you get is just exploitative behaviour green-lit by discovery to trick people into thinking their service is even remotely interesting.

This show is tragic, it's people who worked on the show and other desperados on the outside of their lives who try and make themselves look even remotely close to the three, cannot believe the girls dad did this show. Awful.

The information this gives has been on tv/YouTube for ages and this show tells you nothing! No footage or anything remotely new. Yeah backstage people worked on the show cast an opinion but it's just like death is sad, it's yhst vague.

I'd love them to go deeper on how horrible Lea is.

The only reason I give this one is Corey's roommate who had surgery and how has an awkward permanent smile. Hilarious.