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'Glee' Castmate's Dream Guest Star? Reba McEntire!

11 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Glee" star Chris Colfer tells "Extra" he's enjoyed covering Top 40 artists like Beyoncé as a member of the high school choir on the hit Fox show, but you shouldn't expect to hear any Garth Brooks or Carrie Underwood tunes performed on the show.

"I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists," says Colfer, who plays Kurt.

See our "Glee" cast photo gallery

"My parents dressed me up with a »

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'Glee' Shines at the World Series

1 November 2009 2:36 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

The cast of "Glee" opened Game 3 of the World Series last night singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Amber Riley, who plays Mercedes on "Glee," sang a beautiful rendition of the song with other cast members.

The game ended with the NY Yankees beating the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5.

See photos of the cast of "Glee"

The cast was offered the opportunity to sing at the World Series after an invitation to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade was rescinded by NBC. »

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Eastwick's Sara Rue On Her Own Facebook Movie, Acting Politics and Being Harassed by Andy Dick

21 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

Although she is best known for her work in Less Than Perfect and Popular, Sara Rue has built a comprehensive resume dating back to her starring role in NBC's Grand and a Roseanne cameo as a younger version of the star, blockbuster parts (Pearl Harbor, The Ring) and the occasional reality appearances (Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, E! Hollywood Hold'em). These days, Rue plays Eastwick's most suspicious resident -- the younger, spunkier Gladys Kravitz of ABC if you will -- while developing her own feature film and scouting her next sitcom gig. Movieline spoke to Rue two weeks ago about all of this and Andy Dick as her dogs barked in the background. »

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Matthew Morrison: 'Glee' is 'Theatre Boot Camp'

21 October 2009 10:57 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Broadway vet Matthew Morrison shines as "Glee" club head Will Schuester -- but admits to "Extra" that the musical show is more work than he bargained for!

"I've done some other TV work where you spend a lot of time in your trailer -- that's not the case on this show," Morrison reveals to "Extra" during a photo shoot for Orange Coast magazine. "It's like theatre boot camp -- we're shooting an episode while we're in dance rehearsals, »

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'Glee' Star: I'm Not Getting Used to Fame

20 October 2009 2:04 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Dianna Agron is the center of attention as Quinn Fabray on the hit series "Glee," the actress tells "Extra" that in real life, the new attention she's receiving "blows her away."

"I'm not getting used to it," Dianna admitted at Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood Tribute. "I mean, we hoped... but this is beyond our wildest dreams. It still blows me away."

The sing-song show has been a huge success for Fox in both ratings and brand marketing. »

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'Glee' Cast to Croon at World Series!

19 October 2009 4:31 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Forget the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade -- the cast of "Glee" is ready to play ball! Fox has confirmed to the L.A. Times that the sing-song cast of the hit series "Glee" will sing the National Anthem during Game 3 of the World Series, scheduled for October 31. The game will be in Los Angeles or Philadelphia, depending on which team ends up in the series against the Yankees or Angels. »

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'Glee' Creator Responds to Turkey Day Snub

13 October 2009 11:15 AM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Ryan Murphy, the creator of "Glee," says he "understands" NBC's decision to pull the musical cast from their broadcast of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

"I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Leno float," Murphy cracked to EW about the "Glee" diss. Yesterday, it was reported that NBC requested that parade organizers rescind an invitation to the actors from the Fox show to appear at the holiday event, for fear that »

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'Glee' to the Stage in 2010?!

12 October 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Calling all Gleeks! "Glee" became an instant fan favorite after premiering on Fox this year -- and rumor has it, a music tour is in the works!

According to Entertainment Weekly, "Glee" is in talks to transfer from TV to a live stage for a music tour. Fox broadcasting President Kevin Reilly dishes, "We've had a tremendous amount of enthusiasm from our music partners. Certainly if these kids become stars in their own right, who knows? »

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Everything You Wanted to Know about 'Glee'!

8 October 2009 3:21 PM, PDT | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Extra" has gathered little-known facts about "Glee" -- the cast, the characters, and every little tidbit you've ever wanted to know about the hit musical series!

Everything About 'Glee'Popular Pilot

The pilot of "Glee" premiered after the finale of "American Idol" in 2009, and averaged 9.619 million viewers. The pilot generated a lot of buzz before returning four months later.

Down Time

The show picked up four months after the pilot aired, on September »

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Diablo Cody signs on to pen "Sweet Valley High" movie

24 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

When I was too old cool for Ramona Quimby’s antics, I moved on to the twin hotties from Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield. Yes, I did just call two fictional literary characters hot, let’s not make a big deal of this alright? It’s obvious the girls were supposed to be the fairest in all the land because when the books were turned into a TV show, they got Brittany and Cynthia Daniel to play the twins.

Hubba and hubba.

Now, much like all good things from my childhood, Sweet Valley High is being made into a movie. What makes this special news fit for someone way too old cool to pay attention to the Wakefield sisters in this day and age? Diablo Cody will be the one to write and produce the flick.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Cody's formative years were informed by the books, »

- Stubbs

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"Glee" recap 1.2: "Showmance"

10 September 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Warning, spoilers ahead! Read no further if you don't want to know what happened on last night's episode of Glee.

I'll admit, I'm one of the people who finished watching the Glee pilot feeling a bit wary. The characters were overly broad for my tastes -- including tired, cliched characterizations like the witty, fashion-conscious gay guy, the butch, authoritative female coach and the sassy, overweight African-American. Still, I had hopes there would be more to Glee if given the chance. Ryan Murphy's previous high school series, Popular took a little while to fully find its voice and Glee showed potential with Rachel comments about the necessity of finding online fame.

But with the second episode, "Showmance", I'm feeling hopeful Glee will find its voice quickly. "Showmance" offered some hilarious barbs at conservative pressures in schools thanks to screen time devoted to queen bee cheerleader Quinn, who just might be »

- LyleMasaki

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Peggy Lipton Joins Second Season of Crash

9 September 2009 10:24 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Peggy Lipton has signed up for a guest-starring role on The Starz Channel original drama Crash. Her recurring character will play an important role this year, with the series set to return on Friday, September 18th. Here is the press release:

Emmy-nominated actress Peggy Lipton has been set to guest star in a key story arc featured in the second season of Crash. The Starz original drama series returns Friday, September 18 at 10:00 p.m. (et/pt).

Lipton will play former hippie flower child knockout Suzy Fields, the estranged ex-wife of former record producer Ben Cendars (Dennis Hopper). Suzy is now married to Ben's close friend from years ago, Owen Fields (Keith Carradine), a legendary '60s author. Ben tracks down Suzy and Owen at their country home, where they still maintain their back-to-the-land '60s lifestyle.

Having risen to fame on the long-running series The Mod Squad, Lipton won »

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Trailer - Leslie Bibb is 'Miss Nobody'

7 June 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

I guess the first major victory for Leslie Bibb was appearing on the show Popular, which led a couple years later to playing Mrs. Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights, and from there she had the great morning after scene in Iron Man, wearing Tony Stark's shirt.

But Bibb is getting a big, juicy leading role in the small dark comedy, Miss Nobody. I don't want to reveal anything about the plot; I'll let the trailer do that for you. But for a shoestring budget project, Miss Nobody has a pretty good cast, including Kathy Baker, Adam Goldberg, Brandon Routh, Vivica A. Fox, Barry Bostwick, Missi Pyle, and Eddie Jemison.

For the most part, I like what I see out of the trailer; it could be tremendously quirky in just the right way: »

- Colin Boyd

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The 10 Most Promising Upcoming TV Shows

3 June 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news »

1. V (ABC)

Usually we are not that much into remakes of popular movies or tv franchises, simply because it’s usually a sign of creative desperation. Just look at The CW’s overwhelmingly desperate attempts to gain glory by remaking Fox’s signature teen shows from the early 90s. In the case of ABC’s “V”-remake however, we feel surprisingly optimistic. It’s easier to re-imagine a sci-fi-concept for a new decade, because that particular genre offers more opportunities than most other genres. As Ronald D. Moore’s “Battlestar Galactica” proved successfully, you can take a dated franchise and create an entirely new world out of it, while at the same time making it contemporary by adding themes that play a huge part in our society now. The first footage we have seen of “V” makes us confident that the show will do just that and if that is »

- Sascha Antschak

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Glee Episode Recap: "Pilot"

19 May 2009 8:49 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

It's finally here, folks — Glee! Fox gave Ryan Murphy's dark comedy a plum, post-American Idol spot to show off its hot new property, hoping to generate some summertime excitement in advance of its fall debut. I've been pretty high on Glee's charms since I first viewed the pilot episode in January. Though it has been tweaked slightly since then, its inherent fun and goodness have remained intact. I'm very curious to see how all you respond to the story of one man's somewhat self-serving quest to revive a high-school glee club. I think Murphy has succeeded in his quest to create a show with heart, but not without sacrificing the subversive, um, glee, with which he usually operates (see: Nip/Tuck, Popular). So let's meet the Glee gang, shall we?

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- Mickey O'Connor

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Watch previews of Fox's new 2009-2010 series

19 May 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »

At the upfronts yesterday, Fox announced the renewals and cancellations of current shows — Dollhouse, Fringe and Bones are getting another season, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is not (damnit!) — and presented their new ones.

You'll be shocked — shocked! — to learn that, except for the black family comedy Brothers, there's not much racial diversity among the leading roles on Fox's new series. Or many prominent roles for women: the only new Fox show with a female lead is the midseason drama Past Life. I miss Sarah Connor already.

Fox will be bringing us the new Saturday-night talk show from Wanda Sykes in November, though, which features "Sykes's outspoken comedic perspective on current events along with topical, high-energy roundtable discussions."

Here's a preview of the new Fox shows, with summaries and trailers provided by Fox (courtesy of the excellent TV news site TheFutonCritic.com). I've also added my take on each series, »

- sarahwarn

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Ryan Murphy on Glee: People Don't Just Break Out Into Song; "There Are Rules"

19 May 2009 7:59 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

Has Ryan Murphy gone soft on us? The writer-director, best known for quirky, dark dramas like the teen satire Popular and the plastic-surgery freakfest Nip/Tuck, wanted to do something different, something with heart. The result is Glee, a genre-busting, one-hour comedy about a Spanish teacher (Matthew Morrison) and his quest to rebuild a suburban high school glee club. The show stars a mix of Broadway vets (Spring Awakening's Lea Michele; Kristin Chenoweth and Victor Garber will recur), some familiar TV faces (Jayma Mays, Stephen Tobolosky), and Jane Lynch, who steals scenes as a ball-busting cheerleading coach. Fox is previewing the pilot episode in a plum, post-American Idol slot Tuesday (9 pm/Et) before it debuts in the fall. Murphy told TVGuide.com what inspired the edgy songfest, what "rules" give the show structure, and, finally, what we can expect from Nip/Tuck's final season.

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- Mickey O'Connor

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TV Review: Ryan Murphy’s Excellent ‘Glee’ is Unlike Anything on TV

15 May 2009 8:39 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Much closer to Alexander Payne’s “Election” than Disney’s “High School Musical,” the pilot for Ryan Murphy’s “Glee” is one of the best of the last several years, a clever blend of satire, pop tunes, laugh-out-loud comedy, and rich, interesting characters. The one thing I kept thinking during the pilot of “Glee”? This is too good for network TV. It will never last.

Television Rating: 5.0/5.0 “Glee” is about a high school Spanish teacher named Will (Matthew Morrison) who takes over a glee club of misfits including the overzealous Rachel (Lea Michele) and a football star (Cory Monteith) who refuses to be the bully he’s supposed to be.

Will wants to break down a few of the clique walls at his high school and bring joy back to the halls. Music will clearly be a major part of the show, as popular tunes like Amy Winehouse’s »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Interview: Ryan Murphy Dances His Way to ‘Glee’ on Fox

12 May 2009 6:11 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Ryan Murphy is not a TV writer who believes in following the rules. He reached nearly iconic status from the loyal followers of FX’s “Nip/Tuck” and is trying to create water-cooler TV yet again with Fox’s very unique “Glee,” a show that we’ll review later this week (but you can check out a great clip here if you’re impatient).

“Glee” debuts on Fox…in the Fall? In an unusual move, the network is using the juggernaut of “American Idol” to introduce audiences to their new show next Tuesday, May 19th, 2009, but it won’t air again until the beginning of the 2009-10 season. Get your taste now and have the full meal in the fall. It’s an interesting idea.

Murphy took time out of his busy schedule for a conference about the new show and we have the highlights. Don’t miss our »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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"Glee" - New clips added! See new vids from the Fox series by Ryan Murphy.

28 April 2009 | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

See an extended trailer as well as the clips listed below from Fox's "Glee" series. The series is created by Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck," "Running with Scissors," "Popular").   These videos are set to expire on May 20th so catch them while you can! Also, don't miss a special preview of "Glee" on Tuesday, May 19th at 9/8c after the airing of "American Idol" on Fox.   "Glee" is a one-hour musical comedy that follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to transform the Glee Club and inspire a group of ragtag performers to make it to the biggest competition of all: Nationals. Will Schuester, a young optimistic teacher, has offered to take on the Herculean task of restoring McKinley's Glee Club to its former glory. Everyone around him thinks he's nuts. He's out to prove them all wrong. See all the clips in the same player below:   »

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