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Senior Citizens Surprise Target Store With Glee Flash Mob

Natalia Buia — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:52:51 +0000

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If you think flash mobs are only for young people, you’re totally wrong.

Senior citizens of Lawrence, Kansas danced around to Glee’s cover of “Last Christmas” at their local department store. Wearing festive sweaters, they performed using their strollers and cut-out hearts to charm their fellow shoppers.

At the end of the video you can even see reactions from those in the store. One woman called it “special.” It’s a heart-warming video to watch, especially if you’re away from your grandparents this Christmas season.

Westboro Baptist Church Protestor Caught Wearing Glee Shirt

@jordans_life — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:03:24 +0000

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Arguably the most hated church in America, best known for protesting gay funerals, appears to have mastered the art of hypocrisy.

During a recent protest, one of the picketers from The Westboro Baptist Church was captured wearing a Glee t-shirt. When asked about her outfit, the ~~idiot~~ ’protestor’ claimed that she had no idea what Glee was and the shirt belonged to her sister.

Since it started Glee has been a prominent supporter of gay rights and features many plot lines about homosexuality. Let’s hope the ~~morons~~ good people over at WBC follow suit and continue to encourage this type of progressive behaviour.

It’s safe to say the Westboro Baptist Church was sufficiently #pwned today. The only thing that could have improved this photo is if Chris Colfer had of showed up and gave the thumbs up himself.

Thus, let it be known, The Westboro Baptist Church are Glee fans. No matter how many homophobic signs they paint, deep down they’re huge supporters of the show.

Scoreboard: Pop-culture 1, Westboro Baptist Church 0.

New song from Chord Overstreet, ‘Beautiful Girl’

Natalia Buia — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:28:28 +0000

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The hunka-hunka burning love that is Chord Overstreet from that popular show “Glee” has released his first single.

As posted on Just Jarred, the song is called “Beautiful Girl” and it was obviously written about me (just kidding!). The 22-year-old actor/singer just finished this song in the studio this weekend.

In 2012 he says he’ll be focusing more on his music. I’ll be focusing more on his inpeccable abs. But, Chord isn’t the only member of the Overstreet family that’s dabbling in music. His older brother Nash plays in Hot Chelle Rae and his father Paul is a country singer.

Have a listen to “Beautiful Girl” below.

Star Wars’ Chewbacca Makes a Cameo on Glee

Natalia Buia — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:16:41 +0000

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Nerds rejoice! Star Wars is joining forces with “Glee” this coming season.

US Magazine writes the special holiday episode of the hit show “Glee” will air next Tuesday.

Matthew Morrison recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and said George Lucas gave permission to fly Chewbacca in for a taping of the show.

“It’s a throwback and a tribute to the Star Wars holiday special and the Judy Garland Christmas special,” Matthew explains the upcoming episode.

The Glee stars didn’t let an opportunity for a photo-op with Chewie pass by. Chris Colfer who plays Kurt is posing with the furry wookie in the photo above.

Ashton Kutcher on the Red Carpet with Lea Michele

Natalia Buia — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:47:29 +0000

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Hot off his split from wife Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher steps out on the red carpet with a nice suit, a smile and a hot, younger co-star.

While many rumour are swirling of Demi allegedly already moving on with another man, Ashton’s not afraid to be seem flirting with “New Year’s Eve” costar Lea Michele.

The “Glee” actress was rocking a very low cut metallic dress and a whole lot of double sided tape. Is it just me or does she look like Demi Moore but only 30 years younger? I’m just thankful that Ashton finally got rid of that half-assed beard.

Do the two stars, who played each others love interests in the film, look like they’re more than friends at the premiere? Are they pulling a Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson and only pretending to go out so they can promote the movie? Check out all the photos from the saucy red carpet at Oh No They Didn’t.

Glee’s Charice Mourns Loss of Father

Natalia Buia — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:10:05 +0000

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The estranged father of 19-year-old singer and actress Charice Pempengco was stabbed to death in his hometown in the Philippines. The teen star, who was dubbed “The Most Talented Girl in the World” by none other than Oprah, had to pull out of a concert in Singapore when she got the horrible news.

She tweeted: “I have to go back to the Philippines as soon as possible to be with my family. I hope you all understand. I love you all and I will see you next year.”

From what The Associated Press is reporting, Charice hasn’t seen her father, construction worker Ricky Pempengo, for many years. According to local police, Ricky was stabbed with an ice pick after getting in a fight with a drunk man on the street.

We can’t imagine what Charice is going through right now. We send our condolences to her and her family. Watch the last interview we did with Charice here.

Glee’s Cory Monteith Named Grey Cup Grand Marshal

Natalia Buia — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:35:34 +0000

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Since landing the role of Finn on the hit show Glee, everyone wants a piece of Cory Monteith, even football players.

CTV explains the Chairman of the Safeway Grey Cup Festival Parade has appointed Cory as the Grand Marshall taking place around the end of November in his home province of British Columbia.

What exactly is a Grand Marshall, you ask? Well, we don’t really know! We do know it’s the highest honorary postion at a parade. Maybe Cory will be donning a football uniform while holding a baton?

Cory released a statement saying: “I love any excuse to come home and this is a thrilling one.”

Jonah Hill Fighting Glee’s Matthew Morrison?

andPOP Staff — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:00:09 +0000

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Jonah Hill told Jimmy Fallon that he and Glee’s Matthew Morrison were at a FOX meeting promoting their shows, and Morrison was picking on Jonah.

“I’ve got it in my head that I don’t like this guy. I am sure he is a good human being, but you don’t throw a dude under the bus,” Hill said. “He’s a big timer at Fox and I’m the new kid.”

Morrison responded last night through a video on Jimmy Fallon. ”Oh hey, Jimmy, what’s up?” Morrison says to the camera after telling the joke. “I heard that Jonah said I should bring my sh– next time. Well, guess what? This is next time. You think I can’t sing my way out of this?”

Morrison begins dancing around the “Glee” set, with this message for Hill: “I can sing my way out of it and I can dance my way out of it. Pick a date and I will meet you on ‘Late Night’ and we will settle this like men.”

Anne Hathaway Wants ‘Glee’

andPOP Staff — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:52 +0000

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Anne Hathaway still wants to be on Glee. She spoke about it to PopSugar.

“I’m planning on it,” Hathaway said about her guest role as Kurt’s aunt on ‘Glee.’ “I don’t know if they’re planning on it.”

Hathaway saw Ryan Murphy at the Golden Globes, where they had a small conversation about having her on the show.

“Ryan Murphy goes, ‘Anne Hathaway! Come on ‘Glee.’ And I said, ‘Yes!’ and he said ‘Fab, I’ll call you,’” Hathaway said.

After the Globes, Hathaway said Murphy was telling reporters it was a done deal.

“He went back to the press room and said, ‘Anne Hathaway is going to be on the show,’ and that became like a news event,” she said.

“She created her own character, and we ran into her, and I said ‘Really?’ and she said ‘Yes!’ so we’re going to do that,” Murphy told E! Online. “We love her.”

This happened in January. So what’s taking so long?

“And I never heard from him again [laughs]. Ryan Murphy, I’m calling you out: I want to be on ‘Glee.’ I’ve got my songs picked out,” Hathaway said.

Why do you think Ryan Murphy is stalling?

‘Glee’ Movie is a Box Office Bomb

andPOP Staff — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:57:28 +0000

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Glee: The 3D Concert Movie didn’t get the numbers everyone was hoping for at the box office. It only took in $5.7 Million during its opening weekend, which may indicate the Glee franchise is fading.

The movie cost roughly $9 Million to produce, according to Rolling Stone. The movie is a documentary of the TV show’s cast going on their summer arena tour.

It’s not a mystery why this film flopped.

No Jane Lynch for ‘Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie’

andPOP Staff — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:17:57 +0000

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Sorry Gleeks – Jane Lynch will not be in the Glee movie, although she is front and centre for the ads.

USA Today explains that Ryan Murphy has confirmed Jane’s scenes were left on the cutting room floor. However ,Murphy explained “We’re doing another version in a couple of weeks on DVD. Jane will be on that. We’ll do it that way.”

Ah well. At least Gleek fans will get to see Sue Sylvester in the DVD version.

Ryan Murphy Puts Brakes on ‘Glee’ Spinoff

andPOP Staff — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:17:42 +0000

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Glee has been a huge hit for FOX, so it’s rational that they would want to keep capitalizing on the show. However, how do you keep the characters relevant to the show after they are too old for highschool? You make a spinoff.

Show creator Ryan Murphy has expressed interest in following the characters after they graduate. Ryan had a concept which would involve Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith, but all the actors claim that they aren’t leaving the show after season three.

“In March, [executive producer] Brad Falchuk and I started talking to all three of those actors about it because you can’t make people do spinoffs,” Ryan explained. “At the time, all three of them expressed interest,” he told DeadlineHollywood.

Then on July 13 it was announced that the three cast members would be graduating. Ryan went on the defense.

“For any of those actors to say, ‘I found out that I was fired off the show from Twitter,’ is absolutely 100% not true,” Ryan told Deadline. “We were going to do a spin-off where the three of them were going to go on. They all knew what was happening, they all had approved it, they all said they wanted to do it.”

Right now the show spinoff is up in the air, but Ryan suggested the concept would follow these characters to New York City as they attend Julliard.

Do you think a spinoff would work? Or should we just let them graduate and forget about them?

Emmy Nominations Released

andPOP Staff — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:45:25 +0000

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The 63rd Emmy nomations were released this morning. Below are the most promiment nomiations:

Outstanding Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Dexter Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones Good Wife Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series
Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock

Outstanding Actress in a Drama
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Harigtay, Law and Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Outstanding Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
John Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andrew Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laurie Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Charice No Longer in FOX’s ‘Glee’

andPOP Staff — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:20:56 +0000

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Filipino singing sensation Charice has been cut from the next season of FOX’s Glee. This was confirmed by the show creator Ryan Murphy.

Apparently Glee will no longer feature celebrity guests, and there will be less singing moving forward (but isn’t that the appeal of the show?)

In an interview with Celebuzz, Charice said:

“It was a great experience. Especially when we did the season finale, because it was my birthday when we shot the finale episode. It was a great experience working with them – all the cast, the crew, everybody. I just miss them because they’re like family now,” Charice said.

Good luck to Charice. We think fondly of her, and we were extremely impressed when we spoke to her last year.

Glee Spin-off Singing Competition Bombs In Ratings

Christian Allaire — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:56:32 +0000

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The ‘Glee’ spin-off singing competition, ‘The Glee Project,’ has bombed in the ratings, reports Canoe Jam.

The premiere of the Oxygen talent competition reportedly only received 455,000 viewers Sunday. Ouch.

To give the show some slack, it was up against the final NBA championship game as well as the Tony Awards, so no wonder it didn’t do fantastic.

Still, executives are disappointed. Considering the success of ‘Glee,’ they were anticipating the show to open big. I mean, since there’s ‘Glee’ pencils, backpacks, candy, concerts – everything – you’d think the show would be semi-successful.

Jason Klarman, president of Oxygen Media, still believes in the show’s future though.

“We couldn’t be more proud of this critically acclaimed, first of its kind series that I — and this company — believe in 200 percent,” said Klarman in a statement.

I think one ‘Glee’ related show is enough for me, and I think the rest of the world agrees. I see why the network thought it was a good idea, though, but apparently it wasn’t so.

Review: Glee Live! In Concert!

Elisheva Baer — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:55:26 +0000

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As the first note of “Don’t Stop Believing” echoed throughout the Air Canada Centre at 9:00 p.m. on June 12, 2011, in Toronto, Ont., the crowd of Gleeks, young and old alike let themselves get lost in the music, letting out a unanimous shriek of delight. Red foam loser finger at the ready, everyone began dancing as Corey Monteith and Lea Michele kicked of what would be one hour and twenty five minutes of Glee heaven, full of songbirds, ballads, and duets…I mean, duvets – according to Britney S. Pierce, anyway.

Throughout every song, the vocals of each cast member were flawless – it is next to impossible to single out any of them as the greatest performer of the night. What was most impressive was how many songs they fit into such a short amount of time! They covered most of the favourites – although I would have liked a song or two from Wicked, but you can’t be too picky! – paying homage to all the little details from the show that the fans hold so dear to their hearts, from the costumes, the classroom, and the dance moves, right down to good ol’ “Trouty Mouth”.

Although Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch were not there in person, their lack of attendance was made up by a series of videos the two filmed beforehand, where they are talking to the audience or the cast themselves, giving advice or just being plain ol’ Sue Sylvester and getting the Cheerios to hand out barf bags to the audience before the concert started.

It was especially nice to see the cast being so interactive with the audience. There was a little stage set up at the other end of the floor section, and the cast switched back and forth regularly from there to the main stage so everyone had a good view. As well, they would walk through the audience to get from one stage to another, singing into peoples cameras and shaking hands as they went along.

The Warblers got their time to shine as well, with a three-song set in the middle of the show. Heather Morris, a.k.a. Britney, even hit on “Blaine Warbler”, asking him to make out with her in front of the whole audience, and was answered by a charming and sassy Chris Colfer with a, “Britney, are you flirting with my man in Toronto?!” Chris, a-la Kurt Hummel, then went on to make a “deep proposal” to Blaine in honour of Lake Ontario being the deepest of the Great Lakes, asking him to join the Glee club – which Darren Criss then did, for all the encore songs that New Directions sang.

Over all, the concert was extremely entertaining and mistake free aside from the one time Chris dropped his microphone in the middle of a song. Heather did Britney Spears justice by giving a performance that made the audience second guess if they weren’t actually watching Britney Spears on stage right then and there. When Amber Riley sang “Ain’t No Way,” her flawless vocals that rang through the darkness, a single spotlight only on her, were accompanied by the constant camera flashes all around the arena as if a hundred fireflies were circling her, making the performance truly magical. And when Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes told Mark Salling (Noah “Puck” Puckerman) to “Get over here,” during “Fat Bottomed Girls,” every girl in the audience wished they were her.

While being as unbiased as possible, I have to say that this was one of the greatest concerts I have been to, vocally and entertainment-wise – the only criticism I have was that it ended way too soon after it began. I give it a four and a half stars out of five – good job Glee club!

Set List:

Don’t Stop Beleiving
Dog Days Are Over
Sing
I’m A Slave 4 U
Fat Bottomed Girls
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Ain’t No Way
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Born This Way
Firework
Teenage Dream
Silly Love Songs
Raise Your Glass
Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy
Lucky
River Deep, Mountain High
Jessie’s Girl
Valerie
Loser Like Me
Single Ladies
Safety Dance
Empire State of Mind
Somebody to Love

Glee’s Chris Colfer Gets Book Deal

Christian Allaire — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:15:51 +0000

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‘Glee’ star Chris Colfer has just penned a book deal, reports Entertainment Weekly.

The singer and actor has signed a two-book deal with ‘Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.’

Colfer will release two books, the first being an adventure novel touching on classic fairy tales, and the unrevealed second coming later. The first book, ‘The Land of Stories,’ is set to hit stores in summer 2012.

The star has previous experience as a writer, even writing the scripts for a Disney Channel pilot and the movie ‘Struck by Lightning.’

“When I was ten years old, I promised myself that if I ever had the opportunity to write this book, I would jump at the chance,” Colfer says. “This book has been at the core of my imagination for a long time and I’m excited and nervous to share it.”

I think this is a very smart career move. ‘Glee’ won’t last forever, so he needs to branch out. It is smart, though, to do children’s books, as that is his key demographic from ‘Glee.’ Smart businessman!

Naya Rivera from ‘Glee’ Grabs Record Deal

andPOP Staff — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:41:56 +0000

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Columbia Records likes Naya Rivera on ‘Glee,’ so much that the 24 year old has grabbed a record deal, according to EW.com.

It’s not surprising as Rivera has demonstrated her vocal range, covering BBA to Amy Winehouse. But there’s no word yet on the musical style she’ll aim for when she enters the studio for her debut album.

Understandably, this is a dream come true for Rivera, who said in an interview, ”I would love to release my own album someday….I can die happy when that happens.”

Tune In To ‘Glee’ Awards Tonight At 8PM ET

Christian Allaire — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:24:11 +0000

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The first-ever ‘Glee’ Awards will take place tonight, at 8PM ET.

The award show, which is hosted by celebrity blogger extraordinaire Perez Hilton, will select winners from the ‘Glee’ cast based on performances throughout the hit TV series.

Co-hosting will be Glee’s very own Josh Sussman, otherwise known as ‘Jew-Fro’ on the show. Expect categories such as ‘Best Original Song,’ ‘Best Medley,’ and ‘Album Of The Season.’

Guest-starring performers will also have the chance to be honoured in the category ‘Best Guest Performance,’ where John Stamos and Gwyneth Paltrow are both nominated. Lets hope Paltrow doesn’t walk away with any awards – we don’t want her singing ego to get any bigger.

The event can be viewed at at Perez’s site, and for more information head to gleethemusic.com.

Jane Lynch Is Top Choice For Emmy Host

Christian Allaire — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:15:27 +0000

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Fox is reportedly aiming for Glee’s Jane Lynch to host this year’s ‘Primetime Emmy Awards,’ reports Deadline.

After ‘How I Met Your Mother’ star Neil Patrick Harris received rave reviews as Emmy host last year, Fox is apparently keen on hiring a major television star to host once again.

Under the recently signed new eight-year deal between the Big 4 broadcast networks and the TV Academy, the Emmy Awards will air on Fox this September, with Mark Burnett executive producing.

With Lynch’s background as an actress, comedian and singer, she not only emerged as a top choice for the hosting gig but seems like a perfect choice. Other Fox personalities that reportedly had been considered include ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth MacFarlane, but he would probably cause the network too much stress in censoring everything he says.

Another choice Fox is considering is Ryan Seacrest, who has hosted in the past. But with ‘American Idol,’ on an all-time high, it may be Seacrest overload.

I think Lynch is the perfect choice. She’s current, she knows what she’s talking about, and she’s funny. Done deal.