Epic Superbowl Trantrum!! *Spoiler*

From Heidi Suke at www.wetpaint.com/glee:

Sure, we have [a few] ideas on how to pass the time until the new episode of Glee FINALLY airs, but it’s always nice to get an extra dose of gossip in these terrible Glee-barren months. Are you ready for more Super Bowl scoop, Gleeks? Well, you’re in luck!

Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester) recently caught up with Associated Press and dished on her role in the Super Bowl extravaganza: “It's got so much firepower. There is so much going on in the show that is crazy and funny and wild. I have a hissy fit the likes of which no one has seen before, where I try to destroy the locker room and principal's office. I try to shoot one of my cheerleaders from a cannon."

Shooting a Cheerio from a cannon? Rumor has it that Brittany is going to be the one Sue lures into, and shoots out of, said cannon. Okay. This is going to be good!

Source: ETOnline

Superbowl Spoilers!!!

From Christopher Rosen at www.wetpaint.com/glee:

OMGlee. After months of speculation, we finally have confirmation on the songs Glee will perform during the Super Bowl episode, which airs February 6, 2011. As a bonus, we've included several delectable deets on the episode itself. Spoilerphobes, avoid the rest of this post at all costs!






SPOTTED: The cast of Glee filming scenes on a football field on Thursday, December 9. But wait — is that Lea Michele in uniform? While Chris Colfer and Darren Criss cheered on the team from the stands, Chord Overstreet and Cory Monteith were joined on the field by the pint-sized star herself. After Finn's rejection of her on "A Very Glee Christmas," could this be Rachel's attempt to finally get him back for good?

For spoiler-lovers, here you go!

Katy Perry - "California Gurls," performed by Brittany, Santana, Quinn, and the Cheerios
Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now," performed by Puck and Rachel
Michael Jackson/Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Thriller"/"Heads Will Roll" (mashup), performed by New Directions (minus Quinn, Birttany, and Santana, who are away at a Cheerios competition) during halftime in a McKinley High football game
Destiny's Child - "Bills, Bills, Bills," performed by Blaine, Kurt, and the Dalton Academy Warblers
Another song that might make it into the eppy is "Meet Me Halfway" by The Black Eyed Peas

As if that wasn't enough, here's a roundup of more episode-related teasers:

- The episode will feature two new football player characters, Scott Cooper and Strando (played by Kody Batchelor), as well as a cameo by Katie Couric, who interviews Sue Sylvester for the "Biggest Loser of the Year" award. (Sue assumes she's received "Most Fascinating Person of the Year" honors, but that accolade goes to Barbara Walters instead.)
- Sue will attempt to lure Brittany into a cannon.
- Finn and Rachel do not reunite... at least not in this episode.
- McKinley High comes down with a serious case of Super Bowl fever due to the Cheerleading Regionals.
- Kurt and Karofsky will have another showdown.
- Coach Beiste recruits Rachel, Tina, and Mercedes for the football team, and she also forces the team to join glee.

GLEE SAGs

From Heidi Suke at www.wetpaint.com/glee

Hot off the heels of their five Golden Globe nominations, Glee has done it again by receiving three nominations for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Glee was nominated for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series” alongside 30 Rock, Hot in Cleveland, Modern Family, and The Office.

Chris Colfer (Kurt) is up against some serious acting vets in the category of “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.” His competition includes Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock; Ty Burrell, Modern Family; Steve Carell, The Office; and Ed O’Neill, Modern Family.

Finally, Jane Lynch received a nomination for her role as Sue in the category of “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.” She’s up against four other serious leading ladies: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie; Tina Fey, 30 Rock; Sofia Vergara, Modern Family; and Betty White, Hot in Cleveland.

Congrats to Glee!

Source: SagAwards.com

Could be Wedding Bells for Sue...

From Christopher Rosen @ www.wetpaint.com/glee:

Wow, Gleeks. Put on your spoiler glasses and check out this massive bit of scoop.

We already know that comedy icon Carol Burnett will be heading to Glee to play Sue Sylvester's Nazi-hunting mother in a November sweeps episode, but now we know the circumstances for her arrival: It could be for Sue's wedding!

Apparently during the episode Kurt is planning his dad and Finn's mom's wedding (!) and Sue gets jealous and announces that she's getting married too. Apparently to someone she views as an equal. Interesting.

As for Burnett, it's revealed that her name is Doris and that she sings with Sue! "She and I sing a duet, ‘Why, Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Leave Ohio’ from [the Broadway musical] Wonderful Town,” reveals Jane Lynch. "I guess all the Nazis have been caught, so Mother comes back — but there’s still a lot of resentment. We’re going to see another level of Sue’s vulnerability. This has a lot to do with why Sue is so mean."

Source: Gleehab

Yet Another Guest Appearance...

From Daily Mail Reporter at www.dailymail.co.uk:

It's one of the most popular shows on TV, winning countless awards and a steadily growing fanbase.

And now it looks as if Gwyneth Paltrow is in talks to guest star in season two of the hit show.

The 37-year-old year old is in discussions to play a love interest for Matthew Morrison's character Will Schuester.
Dot Jones and Jane Lynch

According to sources involved with the show, Gwyneth will star in two episodes airing in November.

When Will gets sick, Gwyneth's substitute teacher will take over the glee club

Complications arise when the Will starts to fall for the popular new teacher, causing tension in his relationship with Emma, played by Jayma Mays.

E! Online reports that the role was written especially for Gwyneth, by her friend and Glee creator Ryan Murphy.

The actress will sing and dance in her episodes, which will begin shooting in two weeks if she agrees to take part.

And she should have no problems at all with singing, after all the practise she got in new movie Country Strong, which opens in December.
Gwyneth Paltrow

New promo pictures released by Fox show Jane Lynch's character Sue Sylvester with new nemesis Coach Beiste, played by Dot Jones.

And it looks like Couch Beist will be more than a match for tough-talking Sue Sylvester.

Lynch appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night to talk about the new season.

She said: 'I love this character. The pathos is just amazing. She wears red lipstick, and then every once in a while, you see tears going down her cheeks.

'Her feelings get hurt very easily, and so of course, Sue Sylvester goes after her.'

Hosting Yet Something Else...That's How Sue C's It

From Carina Adly MacKenzie at zap2it.com:

Good news, "Saturday Night Live" fans! The series' upcoming 36th season is almost guaranteed to get off to a very funny start when Emmy-nominated "Glee" villain Jane Lynch brings her talents to NYC.

Lynch will be hosting one of the first episodes of "SNL's" fall season on October 9th, according to Movieline. Though Lynch brings her sarcastic humor to every character she plays, we can't help but think that she should play Sue Sylvester in every sketch. We'd love to see Sue interact with our favorite "SNL" characters - everyone from the Target Lady to Obama could use her words of wisdom.

Plus, we've got our fingers crossed for a "That's How Sue C's It" segment live from the Weekend Update desk.

Quinn is Back! Could it Mean Trouble?

Hey GLEEks...

Think about how this drama might unfold through Season 2:

Quinn wants her Cheerios uniform & ponytail back, right? And it could cause some friction between her & Mercedes, right?

Well, Santana & Brittany are supposed to be the head of the Cheerios now, sorta. Sue keeps dangling that carrot in front of them...so they are co-head cheerleaders, they just don't know it! Well, they may realize their position when Quinny wants to come back! Hmmmm...

Plus, Becky Jackson has the filled spot on Cheerios! And we know that Sue has that serious soft-spot in her heart for Becky!

Oh wait! What if "Audition" is also about trying out for the Cheerios & not just the Glee Club?

Whoa! The plot really thickens...!

We May "C" Sue's Mom...

...and was I right & am I getting my wish? Looks like it! *BIG SCREAM*

From Michael Ausiello at EW.com:

This is so utterly perfect, I’m shocked we didn’t think of it first: Comedy legend Carol Burnett has been tapped to play Sue Sylvester’s Nazi-hunting mother on Glee, sources confirm to me exclusively.

I’ll give you a moment to process the sheer brilliance of that casting before continuing…

Sue referenced her adventurous parents in an episode of the Fox phenom last season. Details of Mama Sylvester’s arrival are being kept under wraps, but I’m told Sue’s father will not be accompanying her.

The six-time Emmy-winning Burnett has only made a handful of TV appearances in recent years, most notably playing Bree’s evil stepmother on Desperate Housewives in 2006 and a Rockette-turned-strip club owner on Law & Order: SVU (for which she was nominated for an Emmy) in 2009.

Burnett’s episode is slated to air in October or November.

** I cannot even express how excited I am about this!! I dreamed of this pairing! http://allgleek2me.blogspot.com/2010/06/gleeful-family-connections-i-would-love.html **

@GLEEonFox - Shame on You

I have a bone to pick with GLEE on Fox. If you follow me on Twitter & want to unfollow after this post, then please read my previous post.

GLEEonFox has decided to attack the GLEEmunity & act as their very own Sue Sylvester. In starting this exciting little competition of "GLEEk of the Week", it is actually creating a horrific political scene amoungst the GLEEmunity. It makes me wonder if Sue...uh...I mean...er...GLEE on Fox really has it out for the GLEEmunity in it's own greatness.

Even a "glist" of sorts went out at one point. I feel honored to have made that list, but it was a ballot of voting against each other or for yourselves. I did not vote. ALL GLEEks should be worthy of that kind of honor & the reward should be acceptance into the GLEEmunity...in which you all ARE!

So, I think it's really sad seeing my fellow GLEEks competing with each other, when we are really all on the same ground. It hurts my GLEEful heart.

I know the natural competitive spirit will keep this up...and I always give shoutouts for whoever needs it...but...I cannot take sides from my GLEEks going "door-to-door" on Twitter trying to gain a vote that may not even count. I refuse to pick between any of you. Sue...I mean...GLEE on Fox has it's own initial vote. Period.

I live for GLEE & for building the GLEEmunity. I refuse to stack you all up against each other in this nasty game. I feel like Rachael calling you all out!

But...I guess that's how GLEEonFox "c's" it.

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Figgins: And we are not pitting these kids against each other.
Sue: I wanna pit these kids against each other, am I clear?

** Sound like @GLEEonFox with #GLEEkoftheWeek? **

Sue Sylvester Unveiled as a Fake!

From ETonline.com:

"Glee"'s Jane Lynch is getting ready to be immortalized in wax as her character Sue Sylvester at Madame Tussauds and ET came along as she was measured.

"You think this is hard? I'm passing a gallstone as I speak - that's hard!" Jane joked to the camera as she held still for the measurement. "Posing for a wax figurine is exhausting!"

In all seriousness, Jane waxed poetic about her character: "I hope we capture the inner Sue, but you know what, the inner Sue is the inner Jane Lynch as well. I mean, there's a little mean girl in me, it's a part of me that I use for Sue Sylvester, so I probably couldn't act it if I didn't have it in me."

She also commented on the strange notion of a replica of herself that could outlive her, saying, "It's almost freaky and the great thing about it is that when I die, my nieces and nephews can come see me, and re-visit me."

Jane's wax figure will be unveiled on August 4 and "Glee: The Complete First Season DVD Collection" hits stores on September 14.

The GLEE Episode I Want to See!

Picture this, GLEEks:

It is rumored that Britney Spears wants a recurrung role on GLEE, while Ryan Murphy is salavating over having a Britney Spears homage epidsode. I know how Britney will come on & I will tell you what her departure might be...

It has been thrown out there that Britney should be Sue Sylvester's over-eager assistant, so let's go with that...and stay with me! Here goes!

Tiffany (Britney Spears) comes on as an assistant/apprentice to Sue Sylvester since she has witnessed the Cheerios winning 6 national titles. And we all know how much Sue loves helping the "under priveledged"! Perfect!

Tiffany's over-zealous demeanor is grating on Sue's nerves (DUH...I know - stick with me).

A few (maybe 3-4) episodes of this leads to Tiffany wanting her shot at giving the Cheerios an assignment & has heard about their Madonna routine. She thinks the Cheerios need to do Britney Spears (of course)! Sue actually goes with this idea. All is fine & dandy until Tiffany convinces the glee club to perform WITH the Cheerios doing a Britney mash-up (and Britney sings with them, too) because she has also heard about the New Directions' notable performances in competitions & thinks it would be a perfect match! D'oh! Sue no likey lil Tiffy anymore! And then that would be Tiffany's exit, my GLEEks.

We get Britney on the show for a few episodes AND a Britney homage episode! Sweet, huh? But, wait...there's more!

This is also the episode where Will's lil bro (Justin Timberlake) is at McKinley substituting & helping Will with Glee club for the week. (this scenario & guest star has been pretty much confirmed)! As it turns out Will's bro & Tiffany know each other...they dated back in college!! HA HA HA!!

This would be one of the best. episodes. EVER!

What do ya think?

Top 10 Sue-isms of Season 1's Back 9

From Gleetastic.com:

Is it really possible to narrow down the best Sue Sylvester quotes to only 10? No, it’s not. But below you’ll find our picks for the funniest, most biting, and just plain craziest Sue-isms from the back nine episodes of Season 1. Without further ado, here’s Sue.

10. Cheerleader gone rogue (From “Hell-O”)
Brittany and Santana are dumber than Sarah Palin? Wow, that's saying a lot...

Sue (to Santana and Brittany): "You two are the dumbest students I have ever met, and I once taught a cheerleading seminar to a young Sarah Palin.

9. Great for hair... or popcorn (From “The Power of Madonna”)

Sue (to Will): I want you to listen very closely. You can have Barbras, your Chers, and your Christinas, and... wow, I just lost my train of thought. You have so much margarine in your hair.

8. More hair jokes at Will's expense (From “Journey”)

Sue: I have to be honest, Will. I'm having a really difficult time hearing anything you have to say today because your hair looks like a briar patch. I keep expecting racist animated Disney characters to pop up and start singing songs about living on the bayou.

7. Sue gets drunk with power again (From “Home”)

Sue: Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to put in a call to the Ohio Secretary of State, notifying them I will no longer be carrying photo ID. You know why? People should know who I am.

6. We were thisclose to a Schue-Sue hook-up! (From “Funk”)

Sue (to Will): You know what? I'm not gonna do this. Even your breath stinks of mediocrity. It's making me sick.

5. If only Will could get rid of Sue! (From “Funk”)

Sue: You know, for me, trophies are like herpes. You can try to get rid of 'em, but they just keep coming. You know why? Sue Sylvester has hourly flare-ups of burning, itchy, highly contagious talent.

4. Sue gives too much information... but what else is new? (From “Journey”)

Sue: It's as barren as me in here, Will.

3. Meet the next Tim Gunn and Tyra! (From “Home”)

Sue (to Kurt and Mercedes): How do you two not have a show on Bravo?

2. Schue's face is as smooth as a... well, you get the idea. (From “Bad Reputation”)

Sue: Will, I may buy a small diaper for your chin because it looks like a baby's [behind].

1. Letterman would be so proud! (From “Dream On”)

Bryan: Sue, you're an impressive woman. I can't tell you how much you turn me on right now. You ever heard of the term, "anger sex"?
Sue: It's the only kind I know, Bryan.
Bryan: I should tell you I'm married.
Sue: Not a problem for me.
Bryan: And I'm still cutting half your budget.
Sue: Eh, you win some, you lose some.
Bryan: Should I lock the door?
Sue: No. Got a secret room upstairs — like Letterman.

GLEEful Family Connections I would LOVE

OK, GLEEks...stick with me on some of these. Some of these guests have already happened, been confirmed, are trying to get on, or would just be fun to see!

* Idina Menzel as Rachael's mother (check!)
* Justin Timberlake as Will Shuester's little bro (*cross fingers*)
* Jennifer Lopez as Santana's mother
* Carol Burrnette as Sue Sylvester's mother (oh...can you see it?)
* Betty White as Brittany's great-grandmother, named Kitty or Cathrine & goes by "Cat" (and, yes, she's been reading the diary - HA!)
* Greyson Chance as Jessie St. James little bro

Who else have you got that you would love to see in a family connection on GLEE? Like maybe Rachael's dads? Hmmmmm...

Top 5 Reasons...

Source: The Wrap (www.thewrap.com), by Dominic Patten

5 Reasons 'Glee' Beat the Musicals Curse
Perfect timing, perfect pitch ... and Sue Sylvester ... lead to a season of shouldn't-have-happened success

It's been quite a first year for Fox's shouldn't-have-happened musical hit.

Bringing down the curtain Tuesday night on its first season, "Glee" -- which launched on May 19, 2009 -- has had great ratings, a slew of Top 10 hits, Golden Globe nominations, SAG and Peabody wins, guest stars lining up like sophomores for try-outs, a Hot Topic tour, sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall and appearances at the Super Bowl, the White House Easter Egg hunt and “Oprah.”

Not bad for a show about a bunch of singing high-school misfits that stars some Broadway staples, the guy who played Attila the Hun in the “Night at the Museum” feature films and a journeywoman actress best known for playing the strict Granny in “Talladega Nights.”

So why does “Glee” work? Perhaps it's because of a secure Midwestern sense of self and a catalog that ranges from Bacharach to Beyoncé and beyond. Perhaps because it never tries to be better than the sum of its parts – instead, it embraces them.

Perhaps because of this:

1. THE TIMING
Sure, the “Once More, With Feeling” musical episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” was a commercial and critical success back in November 2001. But that was just one episode. The landscape is littered with musical series that barely made it through one season, from Steven Bochco's terribly titled "Cop Rock" to the more recent resuscitation of "Fame."

It helps that "Glee" was planted in extremely fertile soil -- soil tilled by “American Idol,” now “Glee’s” lead-in on Fox on Tuesday nights, and “High School Musical.” It doesn't hurt that "Idol's" group sings feel grossly amateurish by comparison.

But most important, the nation has dramatically shifted in its diversity in the last few years -- and “Glee” successfully reflects the country back to itself. To quote Barack Obama’s career-making speech before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, “We coach little league in the blue states and, yes, we've got some gay friends in the red states,” and "Glee" mixes stereotypes galore.

It might be a bit too saccharine for some, but when 12.4 million viewers watch every week, they see and hear themselves.

2. THE HOMAGES

From Madonna -- who had a whole show dedicated to her on May 25 -- to Lady Gaga to Kiss, "Glee" seems to have never met a makeup-slathered icon it didn't want to emulate. In fact, it has rarely encountered a winning formula from which it didn't beg, borrow or steal.

Jane Lynch’s shot-by-shot replication of the Material Girl’s “Vogue” video was a hilarious and loving homage. The in-the-round rendition of Kiss’ “Beth” reeked of a ripoff of Extreme’s early '90s video of “More Than Words,” and Matthew Morrison’s Will Schuester is nothing if not a veiled version of Justin Timberlake’s older and slightly geekier brother.

Call it plagiarism if you want, but reaching back time and time again to what's worked so well before, the producers prove week after week that “good artists borrow, great artists steal.” Even nostalgia icon John Stamos has been cast in a recurring role next season as a love interest for Emma (Jayma Mays).

3. THE CHARACTERS

To succeed in America, you need to reach the Great Undecideds.

Corporations spend millions trying to capture the attention and loyalty of the mallrats, the jocks, the Goths, the cheerleaders, the gender benders and everybody who doesn’t feel like they fit in. Meld together that demographic with the mainstream and you are almost assured a winner.

From paraplegic Artie, flamboyant Kurt, wide-eyed Rachel, nice jock Finn, nasty jock Puck, pregnant celibacy club President and star Cheerio Quinn and soulful Mercedes, not to mention all the grown-ups on the show and an arch villain in cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, “Glee” checks off all those boxes with wit.

4. THE MUSIC

As any viewer of “American Idol” this season and any record company licensing manager knows, success in 2010 is not just in the singer but the songs. Which, from the all-Madonna episode, showtunes, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin” -- brought back for the Regionals Finale on June 8 -- and Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” is “Glee’s” genius. It cuts the musical Gordian knot by injecting audiences with something that sounds both familiar and fresh at the same time.

“Glee” deftly resurrects many of the guilty pleasures of the 1970s and 1980s, and mixed them with songs by the likes of Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera that sound like they could have come out back then.

It’s not the most original of ideas -- the Journey tune famously closed out “The Sopranos” finale -- but with millions of downloads and albums sold, and the just-released “Journey to Regionals” E.P. likely to add to that goldmine, it is a bestselling one.

5. SUE SYLVESTER

What happens when you mix a tyrannically ambitious interpretation of John Wooden's Pyramid of Success, a half-read copy of the management tome "Good to Great," Lance Armstrong and Karl Rove with too many protein shakes and a unhealthy obsession with Madonna?

You get Sue Sylvester, the champion cheerleading coach who ruthlessly runs McKinley High and is uninhibited in her desire to quash the choir kids.

Played by Jane Lynch, who stole the screen when she was in “The 40-Year Old Virgin,” “Best in Show” and Will Farrell’s NASCAR comedy “Talladega Nights,” Sylvester has become one of the most compelling and unpredictable TV characters in decades.

America loves a villain -- just ask Alan Rickman, Jack Nicholson and Joan Collins -- but never has an Adidas tracksuit been worn so fiercely.