Story is set around the time of Season 1, Episode 3. It won't follow the episode structure exactly but to make it clear Quinn/Finn are together and the glee club have performed Push It at the assembly. The idea is that a documentary crew decide to turn the Glee club into a new reality TV Program, making them instant celebrities and exposed to the media. I'm hoping this isn't too confusing. Mainly Finchel, but other characters will feature.
The Glee club sat in a circle as they attempted to absorb the news. They. The William Mickinley High Glee Club. The self confessed losers of the school were to become genuine TV stars, celebrities even.
And nobody messed with celebrities.
It felt like something of Rachel Berry's dreams, but it was a reality. Here they were, standing in front of two TV execs, a team a cameramen and a producer. In other words, the crew behind the soon to be hit reality TV Documentary: Glee Club: The real-life Show Choir.
The idea was the simple. People were fed up of teen movies featuring glossy cheerleaders and perma-tanned Jocks. America wanted something real. A story of characters who had brains behind beauty, a heart underneath their shiny exteriors. They wanted the underdog.
And who was a bigger underdog than a show choir who hadn't won Nationals since 1983?
"Why us?" Artie asked, interrupting the silence.
"Lots of reasons" replied Bob, the TV exec in charge of the operation. 'We thought about approaching the theatre schools but we wanted something more…. ordinary. We'd heard great things about your school choir. Apparently you caused quite a stir at you recent performance at the school assembly.'
He didn't mention that the part where he had approached 60 schools in the state but Principle Figgins was the only one to allow him and his team to rig the entire school with hidden camera, for a generous donation to the school fund, of course.
"Listen, guys" he added "we're not hear to follow you're every move, or to create drama. We're going to feature the songs you perform every week, to give your voices a wider platform. Sure, we'll film a little of your day to day life, it's important the audience have characters we relate to. Now, most of the time, you won't see the camera crew. There are cameras in, er, a few of the classrooms, but the important thing is to go along your day as normal. The only time you'll work with the crew is when we record your weekly performance in the auditorium. We want to make it as current as possible so we'll be working at a one week turnaround. In other words, what ever we film this week, we'll be aired the followed Tuesday. This does mean the first time you'll see it is along with the rest of America."
Bob paused. Ok, so maybe he was, stretching the truth somewhat. But he needed these kids to act natural, it had to be a realistic!
The truth was he craved explosive drama. He wanted The Hills, 2.0, minus the Hollywood backdrop. Hell, he wanted an Emmy nomination! And he was sure that this club was going to give it to him.
Or more specifically Finn Hudson was going to give it to him. America would fall in love with him, he was sure of it. The all round popular guy who was a quarterback and the male lead? Plus he was going out with the founder of the celibacy club and she was a Christian! America was going to lap this up. They'd be the biggest teenage couple since Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake!
The only thing that unsettled him a little was that his starring man had spent the last ten minutes staring at the girl in the weird owl sweater. What was her name? Rachel something. She was going to be a star apparently. Personally, he couldn't see it. She talked. Alot. And she was kind of short.
He shrugged it off, perhaps he was just trying to work out her weird dress sense? Finn and Quinn we're his star couple, he was sure of it.
I am not sure if this works as a story, so I'd really be interested in reviews! I just had it in my heads so thought I'd give it a try!
P.S. I have no idea when WMHS won Nationals but 1983 sounded like a good guess.