Joss Whedon is going to Bust a Move over to Glee for one episode as a director!!! The brilliant man behind Buffy told Whedonesque:
Hey kids and parents of kids and super-old, like ancestor-old-but-not-dead-yet-type people, just poking my oversized head in to say that the rumors are true… unless something very odd happens in the next few months, I will have the privilege of shooting an episode of GLEE. Why GLEE? Because I love cops, serial killers and gritty urban drama (I haven’t seen the show yet). Why me? Because they’re struggling and can’t afford real directors. And to head off a few queries:
No, this doesn’t mean Dollhouse definitely won’t get a back nine. Our numbers mean that! But I kid. Okay, we’re not exactly saving all the good stuff for 14-22, but nobody’s closed the door. If D’House suddenly busts wide, huzzah, we’ll still bring it, and I’ll still go and direct an episode of Glee, because of my love of cops. These realities can co-exist. And possibly cross over, at least in fiction that I have wri – read. About.
What can we expect from a ‘Joss Whedon’ epsiode of Glee? An episode of Glee. God willin’ and the crik don’t rise, a good one. A television director’s job is, on some level, to be anonymous; to find the most compelling way to present a story without calling attention to himself. I had a wonderful time doing just that on The Office, and hope to again. A guest director can bring a huge amount to the party (we’ve had CRAZY talent on Dollhouse), but the party isn’t his. I just want to work with good people on a show that I like enough to have watched every episode several times. (I lied: I HAVE watched the show. And seriously, when do the cops show up?)
Whom will I kill? When will that go away? Is death really the only thing I’m known for? I’d hope not. You know how many people in the world actually die? ALL OF THEM. You know how many I’ve killed? Statistically, somewhat fewer. Can’t we focus on another element of my work? Having said that, probably Principal Figgins. (No! I kid! God.)
Anyway, I hope that clears things up. I’m going to do my best, and more importantly, I’m going to do my best not to gush like a fanboy for eight straight days on set. Don’t worry. I practiced with Bamber. I’m a pro.
Happy Monday. Especially for me. -j.
This is so a wet dream for all the Buffy and Glee fans like me and I can’t wait to see what he does. Since the fate of Dollhouse pretty much sounds decided, maybe Joss will pitch doing a show that is also a musical one. What he did with Once More With Feeling is one of the best hours ever on television if not the best!!!
Kevin McHale who plays Artie Abrams on Glee recently talked to me about the show and what his favorite song so far on the hit series at the Fox Eco party.
Kevin’s energy and passion for the show are infectious as he is as you will see in the above interview. And he has every reason to be that way. The success of Glee has been monumental and it is great to see that the cast is enjoying it and are still humble about it all!
So what is coming up for Kevin’s character? He shared with me that he will be doing some more rapping! But first tonight on the show his vocal favorite so far will air and that song is Queen”s Somebody to Love! So will he get a girlfriend anytime soon? He told me, “There might be a little love action, possibly, but you know, it’s Glee and everything happens very crazy. And you don’t know how it’s going to turn out. Just remember that.” Hmmmm, that has me so wondering what that means, but you know it will be interesting and fun.
So what can we expect from the rest of the season, he said “It only gets more interesting and crazier.” I can’t wait to watch it do both every Wednesday on Fox at 9p!
via MJ’s Blog
Coming up on Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s Glee the cast will sing Somebody to Love and all I have to say is wow!!! I think they found Somebody to Love them, a bunch of Somebodies!!!
Both Cory Monteith and Kevin McHale told me that this is their favorite number so far and after seeing that preview, I can totally see why! Check out my interview with Cory Monteith to find out why this song was so powerful for him! And make sure to watch Glee on Fox this Wednesday at 9p to see the whole performance!!!
The absolutely awwwwdorable and charming Cory Monteith aka Finn Hudson aka Frankenteen talked to me at the Fox Eco Party about the show that is making him a household name! When you talk to him he is so truly humble and totally enjoying working on the show that is as refreshing as the show itself.
Cory plays Finn the quarterback who is tricked into joining Glee and on tonight’s episode he will get tricked into something else, but you will have to watch Glee on Fox at 9p to find out exactly what that is! Now he can’t exactly tell me more about that, but I will say it has something to do with those hysterical scenes where he tries not to…you know…well…release. And OMG because those scenes were so hysterical and well done, I just had to find out what his inspiration was to capture those moments so perfectly and he told me it was Office Space.
Now as we know Glee has lots of musical numbers, so I had to find out which one was his favorite so far and he told me that it is one of the songs featured on next week’s episode. That song is Queen’s Somebody to Love and you have to listen to the interview above to find out why because reading the explanation will not give it justice. You can listen to the song below, and I think it actually blows Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing out of the water and the Glee version was bloody brilliant. I can’t wait to see the performance that goes with the music next Wednesdays at 9p on Fox!
So with all the singing and dancing he does on the show, I wondered if he danced before the show and believe it or not he hasn’t. So I had to ask what it is like to learn the choreography and he told me it is, “It’s crappy. It scares me. I don’t know what I’m doing. I seriously think every day they are going to be like ‘Whoa, we got the wrong guy. We’re gonna fire that dude because why did we hire him.” Why did they hire you, Cory because you are f*cking awesome as Finn. You sincerely are a triple threat! You can sing, dance and act and had you not told me, neither I nor the millions of viewers that are falling in love with you more and more each week would ever had known that you didn’t sing nor dance before Glee!!! Seriously would you have known had he not told me?
Cory, who believe it or not is 27 years old, is having so much fun on the show that he wouldn’t being 37 (10 years form now) and still be in high school for the show and I don’t think he is alone with that desire. So make sure to check him out tonight and every Wednesday at 9p for the most refreshing and enjoyable show in a really long time.
BTW on side note, the camera hates him. As good as he looks on TV he so much better looking in person, so if Glee comes to your hometown with the tour make sure to go see him and the cast just to see how good looking he is in person…and to support the show!!!
So what is the first fall show to get a a full season pick up? File this under no duh, it was the first one to premiere back in May and that show is Glee!!! Start singing Fox’s praises because they didn’t Stop Believing in the most anticipated show of the fall season. I can’t wait to see what storylines and songs they come up with for the bottom nine because if they are as good as the first 13 it is going to be one awesome season to cheer about!!!
