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The fourth season of Glee was full of ups and downs, but one consistent bright spot was Lea Michele's Rachel Berry, who stretched her wings…
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Now that Glee is on hiatus, might we sustain ourselves with its real-life counterpart? NBC’s hoping so, with its Nick Lachey-hosted a capella contest Sing-Off debuting tonight.

Deja vu? You’re remembering Clash of the Choirs from 2007. At least I am, because I totally watched that. Because, sigh, I’m obsessed with choral shows. Welcome to my shame journal, PopWatchers!

For example, I was slavishly devoted to TLC’s short-lived Trial By Choir:

Anyone? Anyone else moved by the uplifting powers of song and the transcendent spirit of community? Just me?

I’m hoping Sing-Off is popular so some enterprising network executive will bring British hit show The Choir to America. In it, choral director Gareth Malone assembles unlikely groups into vocal powerhouses — like in The Choir: Boys Don’t Sing, where he managed to wrangle 1,250 reluctant schoolboys into this:

In The Choir: Unsung Town, he turned an entire village into a chorus:

Are you expecting Sing-Off to hit your Gleek-y joy receptors, PopWatchers? And do you share even a shred of my dedication to choral pleasures?

Read more: EW exclusive: ‘The Sing Off’ premiere set list

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The fourth season of Glee was full of ups and downs, but one consistent bright spot was Lea Michele's Rachel Berry, who stretched her wings…
Glee

Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, and high school anxiety star in Fox's campy musical.

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