It doesn't matter if Glee is bad or good, or accurate or true. It's about school. Therefore, wider audience. Smash is about something no one really cares about - creatives creating a musical. They've tried it onstage (A Broadway Musical) and it didn't work, and Smash is clearly not getting the audience it needs, despite NBC shoving this show down everyone's throats in a way I can never recall being done - I also believe that extreme hype and promotion backfired.