GLEE Co-Creator Brad Falchuk Reveals How the Hit Keeps its Audience

In an interview out today, the forces behind GeekDad.com sat down with GLEE co-creator Brad Falchuk to talk about the hit show and how, in an environment where shows are being cancelled left and right - even good ones - GLEE has managed to keep an audience.  In an except from the Q&A Falchuk reveals:

"I think the key is not approaching it as a musical show. One of the main pitfalls of any theoretically "niche" show is that you spend too much time on the "niche" and not enough time on the "show." We make sure that our stories and characters are compelling first, then worry about the music. The music is a challenge, but what makes people interested in hearing it again and again is that it evokes the memories of the emotional experience they had with the characters when they heard the song on the show."

To read the full interview on GeekDad.com, click here.

GLEE, the genre-defying new musical comedy series, follows an optimistic teacher who - against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach - attempts to save McKinley High's Glee Club from obscurity while helping a group of aspiring underdogs realize their true star potential. StarringDianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele,Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz, GLEE is produced by Ryan Murphy Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are co-creators of the series. Murphy, Falchuk and Dante di Loreto serve as executive producers, while Ian Brennan serves as co-executive producer.

"Glee: The Music, Volume 1," which features music heard in the first season of the series, is currently available for purchase. Released on November 3, the album sold in excess of 113,000 units in its first week alone and garnered an astounding No. 4 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. And for fans who just can't get enough of GLEE's high-spirited music, "Glee: The Music, Volume 2" hits stores on Tuesday, Dec. 8.