At their Television Critics Association panel today in Los Angeles, Fox confirmed that Glee season 5′s Cory Monteith tribute episode will focus on drug abuse.
While he did not confirm whether or not the Finn character will die due to a drug-related incident, Fox president Kevin Reilly told reporters that Glee season 5 will “deal directly with the drug abuse.”
Glee fans had speculated this would be the case for two reasons. For one, the show has never taken on the subject of drugs like they have gay marriage, school shootings, and other hot button topics. Two, Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol
Following Monteith’s death, Fox pushed the season 5 premiere of Glee back one week to Thursday, September 26. The first two episodes will be Beatles-centric tributes. Episode 3 will be the Finn/Monteith tribute.
"Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support. Cory will forever be in my heart"
“Lea is deeply grateful for all the love and support she’s received from family, friends, and fans. Since Cory’s passing, Lea has been grieving alongside his family and making appropriate arrangements with them,” the 26-year-old Glee actress’ rep told People.
The rep added, “They are supporting each other as they endure this profound loss together. We continue to ask the media to respect the privacy of Lea and Cory’s family.”
It was recently announced that Cory died from a lethal mixture of heroin and alcohol over the weekend.
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Ryan Murphy told MTV about it, but since MTV hates Canada, I can't watch this:
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Over in Hall H it is an action packed day with Glee, Supernatural and Dr. Who. It starts a couple of minutes late due to the time it takes to fill the giant 6500 capacity hall and kicks off with a clip from the upcoming Glee 3D movie (which I just got a poster for from my local movie cinema yesterday)
Cinema Blend describes the clip:
Footage from the 3D concert movie was great. We saw Heather Morris perform "Slave for You" on stage. She's an amazing dancer. Meanwhile, Darren Criss performed "Teenage Dream" with the Warblers. The footage also included a Gleek with aspergers who talked about her love of the show and how it's changed her life. There was also an adorable toddler fan dressed as a warbler lip-syncing to Teenage Dream. Die-hard Glee fans are likely to enjoy the 3D movie when it hits theaters in August.
The other exciting news, for me, was that Darren Criss may hit broadway in the new year. Rumours have been surfacing lately that he may take over for Daniel Radcliffe in January 2012 in How to Succeed in Business... which I saw in NY a few months ago. Amazing!
9.42am: As usual, all times in this blog are PT, which is eight hours behind the UK and three hours behind the East Coast. If you want to react or interact as we go along, use the Facebook comments feature at the bottom.
9.44am: The Glee panel kicks off at 10am. There will be no Micheles, Monteiths or Colfers at this event: instead we're getting Harry Shum Jr. (Mike), Darren Criss (Blaine), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina) and the glorious Dot Marie Jones (Coach Beiste), henceforth to be known simply as DMJ.
9.49am: On entering Hall H, we were given some Glee-themed guitar picks and a pair of 3D glasses for the preview of the 3D concert movie that will play out during the panel.
9.52am: The last time I was in this room, if I recall correctly, was for the final ever Lost panel two years ago. I was so overwhelmed that I started to cry. Will Doctor Who provoke a similar reaction today? Rest assured I'll be keeping you updated with my emotional state in the coming hours.
9.58am: Just a few minutes to go now. People are still streaming in through the back.
9.59am: MOOD UPDATE: Excitable trembly legs.
10.00am: The moderator for this panel will be Michael Ausiello, formerly of EW and TV Guide, now head of the excellent TV Line site.
10.01am: Apologies in advance if there are moments today when the blog doesn't update quickly - the free internet in here is pretty on-and-off; apologies also for any unforced spelling errors: I keep being elbowed by the rather rotund gentleman to my left.
10.04am: MOOD UPDATE: Bruised bicep irritation.
10.05am: DMJ has just tweeted: "HERE WE COME COMICON!!!!!" Yes love, get a move on. I don't think I can stall with inane observations for much longer.
10.06am: Ooh look, there's a woman queueing for the restroom.
10.09am: MOOD UPDATE: Restless Warrior.
10.12am: FINALLY. Here we go!
10.14am: Out comes Ausiello.and introduces an extended preview of the 3D movie, which features performances from Britney and Blaine.
10.25am: Ausiello brings out the cast: Criss, Shum Jr., DMJ (big cheers!), Ushkowitz, as well as movie director Kevin Tanchearoen, choreographer Zack Woodlee, exec producer Dante di Loreto, co-creator Ian Brennan and co-creator Brad Falchuk.
10.27am: What was it like seeing themselves in 3D? Ushkowitz: "Kind of awesome." Shum Jr. says Criss "looks like a little kid" on there.
10.28am: Truth on Ryan Murphy's comments that Monteith, Michele and Colfer have been axed? Falchuk: "I don't know where that report came from. Cory, Lea, Chris are seniors, but they're graduating. Just because they're graduating, it doesn't mean they're leaving the show. If you have Lea Michele under contract, you're not just going to let her go. Come the first episode back, you see who the seniors and juniors are. Some of our seniors will not graduate. I can guarantee here that they are not done with the show after this season."
10.29am: Falchuk reveals that Ushkowitz is a junior. He adds: "The opening sequence is everybody saying what they want to do when they grow up, so you see everyone's anxieties."
10.30am: Falchuk says the first nine episodes will focus on the run-up to Sectionals.
10.31am: Tribute episode? Falchuk: "We talked about it. If it's going to happen, it will happen in the second half of the season. We really do want to spend some real time with the characters in the first nine, ten episodes."
10.32am: The Chord Overstreet drama. "For reasons he's aware of, we decided not to make him a regular but we did ask him to come back for a portion of the season. He declined the offer, which we were very disappointed by because we were writing stories for him. We had some cool ideas with him and Mercedes, but Chord decided he had opportunities elsewhere. I will say, just because he's gone, Mercedes will have a new boyfriend she met up with this summer. He's like 'you deserve more, Mercedes', lifting her up. He's this big bubba kind of guy."
10.33am: More Beiste this season? "We have some great stuff for her."
10.34am: How do fans react? DMJ: "It's been overwhelming. Fans for The Beiste are awesome."
10.35am: When will Tina and Artie get back together? Falchuk: "Nothing's ever done, but Tina and Mike are fine for this season.
10.36am: Falchuk: "We're going to meet Mike's parents. His parents will have opinions on what he should do with his life."
10.37am: Criss: "This year has been incredibly wonderful and bizarre. I feel so weird to be on this panel. I've been blessed with an amazing character. It's been eerily wonderful."
10.38am: Criss says Blaine and Kurt have "reached the honeymoon phase. I'm a big fan of Klaine so I hope it lasts a while." Falchuk: "They're not breaking up. They're solid. They have problems - you have two stars dating each other, there's going to be some competition there."
10.39am: New character - nemesis to Sue? Falchuk: "Not really at all."
10.40am: Criss going to Broadway? "I can't confirm that. It's very cool that it's even out there. Glee has a very hectic schedule. I'm not opposed to the idea."
10.40am: Audience questions. Timeline on Criss solo album? "I don't know. Between Glee and hypothetically Broadway, I'll be quite busy. I would love to if I can manage to stay alive and get some rest at some point."
10.41am: Reaction to deaf cast members in the deaf school episode? Was it uncomfortable? Loreto: "We had no idea what to expect. We learned a great deal. We learned that there are different accents in signing. It was incredibly moving on the day; everyone was so articulate and accomplished so much in a few hours."
10.42am: Do songs inspire the story or vice versa? Falchuk: "It's always the story first. Otherwise it would be like making a movie based around the action sequences. The song fuels the story."
10.43am: More of the characters' families in season three? Kurt's lesbian aunts, Rachel's dads? Brennan: "It's tricky with parents. In the second episode ever, we actually wrote a scene with her dads and we cut it. We've talked about it forever, but I think when you're in high school, your parents stop being the major influence in your life. You're sort of on your own. I think soon we'll reveal more and more."
10.44am: Bartie or Brittana? Ushkowitz: "I do like Britanna. I think it's very interesting."
10.45am: Surprised by feedback to Britanna? Falchuk: "We got into that storyline almost as a goof at first. But then we realized this show is so inclusive, and then there were people we weren't representative of. This whole lesbian-bisexual female community. We're fortunate the network wasn't resistant of it and let us try it out, then it became something much deeper." Brennan: "We had two incredible talents on our hands that we didn't realize."
10.47am: Thoughts to spinoff with Rachel, Kurt and Finn? Falchuk: "Yes. We explored that as a possibility. It was weird when Chris Colfer was saying he heard on Twitter about him not coming back, because we hadn't talked to him about it since March. We're leaning against a spinoff right now. I think we're going to pass."
10.48am: Falchuk: "If you watched the finale last season, Broadway was something we were planting as a possibility because we were exploring it."
10.49am: Will Blaine be developed more this season? Brennan: "Yes."
10.50am: What would their dream Broadway roles be? Ushkowitz: "I wanna be Kim in Miss Saigon." Shum Jr.: "Singing in the Rain." Criss: "The MC, Cabaret." DMJ: "Ursula."
10.51am: More Azimio? Brennan: "We switched off on him. We don't even know if he's coming back next year."
10.52am: Criss says he'd like to sing a song from Aladdin on the show.
10.53am: What part of themselves do they see in their characters? Shum Jr.: "Well, I look like Mike Chang. He's a stand-up guy, he stood up for Kurt. I hope we get to explore more of that. Outside that, the love for dance obviously." DMJ: "In some ways I'm like Besite. I'm a big gush, but as far as the mean side, I can be, but not so much. As far as some of the stuff she's been through in her life, I can relate to."
10.55am: Has the original creativity been lost by the popularity of the show? Falchuk: "No." Loreto: "The stories that are coming out are going to knock your socks off. It's going to be the most extraordinary season." Brennan: "The onus changes. We didn't set out to write a phenomenon and something that's going to change the zeitgeist for a generation."
10.56am: Will Beiste have a relationship? Falchuk: "We've thought about it, we haven't come up with anything yet. We get what people love about Beiste, which is her vulnerability. Dot is literally the mushiest people I've ever met. We're really interested in exploring those parts of her as a performer."
10.58am: Sue this season? Brennan: "Sue's running for congress. Ken died of a heart attack." Flachuk: "She's taken destroying Will and the Glee club on a local level, now she's taken it to a national level. Sue's running on a 'no arts' platform."
10.59am: Final question: where does the inspiration for Britney's lines come from? Brennan: "You wander through your life and think, 'what would Britney think if she were here?'"
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Here's an early Halloween treat for you! No, it's not candy — it's something better: scoop on Glee's Rocky Horror Picture Show episode!
We don't know too much about this episode yet — the details are a closely guarded secret — but we do know that it will be airing sometime around Halloween. How perfect is that? We also know that John Stamos's dentist character will be featured.
2.Green Day with the cast of American Idiot - "21 Guns"
Great voices, great passion.
3.Beyoncé - "If I Were a Boy"/"You Oughta Know"
Amazing performance. Expected Alanis Morrisette to pop out on stage. Some crotch grabbing and show tricks along the way.
4.Pink - "Glitter in the Air"
I loved that she looked very angelic, not typical of bad-ass rocker Pink. Then her "barely-there" outfit a mere few sparkles and straps covering the parts legally required to be covered. What I really loved was her in the air spinning then wet dripping water at the celebs, undoubtedly annoyed, below. Very beautiful show.
5.Black Eyed Peas - "Imma Be"/"I Gotta Feeling"
Typical high energy, odd costumes, fun performance from BEP's
6.Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
Good other than the stage screen landingon her head briefly, she recovered well.
7.Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, Slash & Doug E. Fresh - "Blame It"
This was fun, though i can't be sure if Foxx dissed Jay Z at the end or not?!?! Slash was awesome.
8.Zac Brown Band & Leon Russell - "America the Beautiful"/"Dixie Lullaby"/"Chicken Fried"
I am Canadian, so the singing of the "America the Beautiful" first seemed a bit too patriotic to me, though I know many will disagree, I am not trying to offend, I just don't think anthems at awards shows are neccessary personally... Canadian, American, or otherwise... plus I am going to hear a lot of them all very soon as the 2010 Olympics come to town. Love Chicken Fried... catchy fun song.
9.Taylor Swift & Stevie Nicks - "Today Was a Fairytale"/"Rhiannon"/"You Belong with Me"
Eek - this didn't go over well. Their voices seemed to repel each other, clash, like a bad karaoke. I love TSwift, and SNicks, but.. this just wasn't good... Stevie is too old to sing about short shorts and captain of the football team...plus the banjo... no...
10.Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood & Usher - "Earth Song" (Michael Jackson tribute)
I didn't get my 3D glasses so this was more of a headache to watch, but the singing was beautiful. Love Usher!!! I am not generally a Celine fan, despite being Canadian, I know... take away my citizenship
11.Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles - "We Weren't Born to Follow"/"Who Says You Can't Go Home"/"Livin' on a Prayer"
Loves seeing Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles on stage though she seemed to be trying a bit "too hard" and it came across almost ditzy/awkward non?
12.David Foster, Mary J. Blige & Andrea Bocelli - "Bridge over Troubled Water"
Beautiful voices came together for an amazing performance.
13.Dave Matthews Band - "You and Me"
LOVE DMB loved how they all rocked out hard care... fun!
14.Maxwell & Roberta Flack - "Pretty Wings"/"Where Is the Love"
Iconic really... amazing performace
15.Jeff Beck & Imelda May - "How High the Moon" (Les Paul tribute)
I loved Imelda's hait/style, I loved them grouped together.
16.Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne & Travis Barker - "Drop the World"/"Forever"
Honestly, these guys ROCKED it... I just love all of them and my crush on Eminem got a lil bigger Shhh....
Some of the presenters
Kristen Bell & Josh Duhamel - she is so tiny, they are both cute, I really want to see "When in Rome"
Justin Bieber & Kei$ha - this kid said "Beyonce" instead of "Bon Jovi" who does that? and Kei$ha is not 12-teen and looked pervy next to him... I love her tik tok song but i am not sure what i think of her yet... it's not looking optimistic.
Jonas Brothers - soft spoken, one was in goofy glasses (sorry Jonas can't pull off that look imo) and I still think Kevin swings both ways...
Stephen Colbert - He had some good jokes to start off the show.
Miley Cyrus - yawn
Robert Downey Jr. - His crooked glasses made me swoon
Wyclef Jean - I've heard rumours about him and his Haiti campaign and I am not sure if they are true or if I like him anymore.
Norah Jones & Ringo Starr - LOVE her, not sure how appropriate Ringo pointing out how many times she'd won the award was.. maybe he's still high from the 60s say fellow tweeters.
Miranda Lambert - getting fat
LL Cool J - *is* relevent ;) heh heh liked his hat, still has a baby face even tho he's old.
Jennifer Lopez - can't believe she had kids
Ricky Martin & Lea Michele - Hot
Chris O'Donnell - wondered what happened to him, still hot.
Adam Sandler - funny guy.... always fun at awards shows
Ryan Seacrest - always himself, honest, professional (mostly)
Quentin Tarantino - poka-dots excentuate his weight gain, giant shades excentuate his attempt to hide his "im really high eyes" and his gangsta talk to introduce the performance made me laugh... gotta love him.
Awards
Record of the Year
Kings of Leon beat out Beyoncé, Black eyed peas, Lady Gaga & Taylor Swift
Thrilled and unexpected... they were HAPPY DRUNK and offered shots to anyone they forgot to thank.
Album of the Year
Taylor Swift beat out Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and DMB.
Another shocker but I was so happy, I didn't think she'd take it but I am glad she did, I really like her, she is just so sincere and gracious, everytime... even though her performance was kinda crap
Song of the Year
"Single Ladies" by Beyoncé beat out "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga, "Pretty Wings" – Maxwell, "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon and "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Beyoncé beat Adele, Katy Perry, Pink and Taylor Swift.
One of Beyoncé's wins she thanked her "husband" and said "I love you" to Jay-Z who looked at her like "wtf" it was quite hilarious.... they don't do "PDA" or even Public Acknowledgment.... heh heh
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Jason Mraz beat out John Legend, Seal, Stevie Wonder and Maxwell.
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Black Eyed Peas beat out Bon Jovi, The Fray, Daryl Hall, MGMT.
Best Pop Vocal Album
Black Eyed Peas beat Colbie Caillat, Kelly Clarkson, The Fray and Pink.
Best Dance Recording
"Poker Face" by Lady Gaga won over "Boom Boom Pow" - Black Eyed Peas, "When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland, "Celebration" - Madonna and "Womanizer" - Britney Spears
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
Kings of Leon beat Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Coldplay, Green Day and u2.
Best Rock Song
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon won over "The Fixer" - Pearl Jam, "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2, "21 Guns" - Green Day and "Working On A Dream" - Bruce Springsteen
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z won over Drake, Eminem, Kid Cudi and Mos Def.
Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group
"Crack A Bottle" - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent won.
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West won.
No Kanye but Rhianna and Jay-Z brought lil guy up and they looked like one big happy family... the kid was cute.
Also awesome was Michael Jackson's kids accepting an award on his behalf, they are so brave and amazing to stand in front of a massive crowd like that.
There are tons more winners, both televised and not. Go to the Grammy's Website or Here for complete details.
Red Carpet Pics Here
