Sorry, Ryan, but resurrecting ‘Glee’ is a terrible idea.

‘Glee’ may not have the prestige of other Ryan Murphy fictions such as ‘American Crime Story’ or ‘Feud’, although it did win the Golden Globe with its first season, but there is no doubt that it is on the podium of its most successful brands (his music alone generated 100 million dollars for his record company). But She wasn’t just a money machine: For Murphy, she was always his pretty girl.. Here the stories of adolescents converged, which have always interested him (he was the creator of ‘Popular’), the pop backfire, a portrait of marginalized people who find their way to triumph and, in addition, he had the possibility of creating his own star system with Lea Michele as the goddess of her Olympus. ‘Glee’ was, in short, a very fun little toy with which Ryan Murphy, in addition, was making gold while playing.

That is why it is not surprising that although the series ended relatively recently (next March it will be eight years since the end), Murphy has in mind to somehow reopen ‘Glee’. He expressed it this way this week when being interviewed in ‘And That’s What You REALLY Missed‘, a podcast hosted by series actors Kevin McHale (Artie) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina). “Now I’m in a phase with the show where it’s like, ‘well, it’s been enough time.’ Maybe we should re-examine it as a brand. You know, should we do a reboot somehow? Should we do a Broadway musical in any way? It’s an interesting legacy that I’m interested in doing in a positive way after having stopped for a while. But I don’t know. I love what he says and what he did. And there will never be another in my life.” Glee’ or anything similar in terms of feeling so close to him”, commented the screenwriter and producer.

And in a time of television buzz in which the platforms are fighting to rescue great franchises (whether with remakes, reboots or with new series inspired by famous universes), and in which less and less time passes between an end and a return ( ‘Criminal Minds’ ended in 2020 and its return, ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’, is released this month), it would make perfect sense for ‘Glee’ to have a new stage. After all, its premise is easily resettable: new school (or the same one), a former actor who returns as a teacher and a new cast of young talents who are part of a new choir. ‘Glee’, again, new but different. And to make cash again. It would sound great if it weren’t for a couple of details against it…

The first reason ‘Glee’ shouldn’t get a reboot is because He already spent that bullet and not exactly well. Instead of accepting that its logical end came with the end of the school stage of the original casting, the series opted to lengthen, dividing the characters into plots and locations and gradually introducing new ones that never quite materialized. In fact, on the podcast, Ryan Murphy acknowledges that he doesn’t look back too fondly on that decision. It didn’t work and with a reboot you never know, it might work or, conversely, dirty the legacy (see: ‘Rebel’).

But, above all, ‘Glee’ is better as it is, in the past, for all that has happened behind the scenes during and after the series. We cannot ignore that three of the original stars of ‘Glee’ have passed away and from very shady causes (Cory Monteith due to an overdose of heroin and alcohol, Mark Salling committing suicide after a pedophilia scandal and Naya Rivera drowning in a tragic accident). And although the new stage does not focus on the return of the original characters, these events constitute a black legend that accompanies ‘Glee’ as much, or more, than the memory of musical numbers like ‘Don’t stop belie1vin’ or ‘Teenage Dream’ (so much so that Disney+ is preparing a documentary on the subject). Ryan Murphy has also acknowledged that continuing the series after Cory’s death was a mistake: he says they should have stopped to recuperate and think and maybe not come back.

However, it is not only the deaths: the path of ‘Glee’ was, even during its broadcast, a minefield, of fights and strong crossed statements. The most famous war was the one between Naya Rivera and Lea Michele (with the former’s book included), but it was not the only one that put the Rachel Berry interpreter in the pillory accusing her of bullies and diva attitude on set (most recently, Chris Colfer has said he wouldn’t dream of seeing her in ‘Funny Girl’); others also charged against Ryan Murphy himself or the series. ‘Glee’ managed to shine on the screen but behind it was a pit of suffering, youthful stress, depression, addictions and disagreements. Many things were done wrong and, in a way, you can never get rid of your curse. Without being superstitious, I would hate to get into the new ‘Glee’, honestly. Ryan, look, you better leave ‘Glee’ alone, do us a favor.