A time travel story with no time travel, Sound of My Voice is intimate science fiction with only one concern: constructing a smart, incredibly acted puzzle for viewers to lose themselves in.
Sacha Baron Cohen tries to recapture the glory of his prior foreigner-in-America culture comedy, but a lack of heart and diminishing returns on the successful gimmick turns this into a movie of decent jokes a decade too late.
When sushi becomes art as much as it is food, the art of presenting it on film becomes transformative not only to the cuisine, but the people who make it.
There were 70 songs used in the first 13 episodes alone
Singing is done by the cast members in a studio, and is added to the episode in post.
Sue has only called Emma by her proper name in one episode; the pilot. In all other episodes she has "mistakenly" called her names like Alma, Irma, Arlene, Ellen, You, or the Redhead.
Lea Michele is 8 years old than the character she plays
They have had to stop filming several times because Kevin has been tapping his feet to the music; he plays a character that is paralysed from the waist down.
On the day of her audition Lea Michele was in a car accident, she was still picking pieces of glass out of her hair when she arrived.
They did not cast the role of Quinn until the night before filming started
The only episode where Sue actually calls Emma by her proper name is the pilot, for the rest of the time she "mistakeingly" makes up names such as Alma, Irma etc.
The role of Kurt Hummel was written after Chris Colfer's audition because it was never part of the original script.
Cory Monteith's audition tape was him drumming on Tupperware containers and glasses with no actual singing.
The role of Rachel Berry was already written with Lea Michele in mind.