Glee Appreciation Thread- Page 15
Glee Appreciation Thread
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#350Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 7:24am
"I disagree. Finn has been there from the beginning and to honor him this way, IMO is touching. Even some past cast members who weren't scheduled to be in the episode called and asked if they could be in it to pay tribute to Cory. They wanted to do this because they felt like this was the best way to pay respects. "
Unfortunately, this tribute looks like a ratings ploy to me and others. The cast has had plenty of time to pay their respects to his family and to mourn among themselves when they started filming this season. IMO - a simple and tasteful way of handling the death of Mr. Monteith would have been better without the whole episode being about "Finn's" death. I understand the cast agreed to it but I think the producers should have done it differently.
#351Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 8:30am
Most shows will just put up a brief, "In loving memory of so-and-so." at the start of the first episode aired after a cast member death, because you kind of have to acknowledge it.
I don't ever recall seeing a tribute episode like this. Can anyone think of another instance of this being done?
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yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#352Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 8:39am
I think they did a tribute show for John Ritter when he died before 2nd season of "8 Simple Rules". I am not positive but believe it was more a retrospective look at the previous season with clips of him in different episodes and the cast talking about him.
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thebeautyis3
Stand-by Joined: 10/18/12
#353Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 8:45am
When John Spencer died, they had Martin Sheen film a little segment out of character that they aired just before his Goodbye episode of The West Wing where he talked about John and how much they'd miss him. Then the episode featured Kristin Chenoweth's character finding Leo's body, many of the characters finding out he had passed away (I remember Brad Whitford's scene), and then showed Leo's funeral.
There was also 8 Simple Rules, which was mentioned before, and wasn't something special done when Phil Hartman died? (I can't remember what show he was on at the time.)
So there have been tribute episodes before, and I understand the cast needed to say goodbye and they needed to explain why a main character wouldn't be back... But the way they are advertising it (billboards, promos, etc) feels like they are milking his death for ratings. Surely they could be more subtle in the way they are advertising it.
Updated On: 10/6/13 at 08:45 AM
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#354Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 10:23amartscallion - I loved the hit show "Cheers" many years ago. I remember when the character "Coach" died in real life. The show just mentioned briefly "Coach" had died in the first episode the next year. The episode then introduced Woody Harrelson as the new bartender in Cheers.
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#355Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 10:27amthebeautyis3 - The "cynic" in me bets a lot of money that the show "Glee" will submit this show for Emmy award nomination consideration.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#356Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 10:43am
"Cory was an original cast member of the show and had been with the show since day one, and despite what his poor life choices cost him, he was a human being. Whether you were a fan of his or the show or not, respecting his life and the way in which the people grieve him is something you should do in the long run."
I would strongly argue that the show itself, along with its creatives/producers/etc., never respected his life. They enabled his drug use and they're now using his death for gain. Do not give me all of this self-righteous "respect his life" bull when you're just as guilty by watching the show that enabled him.
Updated On: 10/6/13 at 10:43 AM
#357Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 10:54amYes, 8 Simple Rules did an episode for John Ritter. But, Cory Monteith is not even a comparison to John Ritter. John Ritter was already very popular and a tv legend to an extent when he died. The whole show was basically written around his character. I think that was also why they made a bigger deal than other shows may have done. They had to restructure that entire show after the first 3 episodes of season 2.
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Platypus
Featured Actor Joined: 11/13/07
#358Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 1:22pm
"You hit the nail on that head with that post, and that's exactly how people should be."
I usually keep out of the arguments here, but WOW. Who are you to tell people "how they should be"? Just because someone died doesn't mean people should pretend to like a tv show that they don't like. Yes, we should be respectful that a young man died way too young. But that doesn't change the fact that many people disliked the show (and his performance) before he died, and so they continue to dislike it after he has died. Again, I mean no disrespect, but people are entitled to their opinions about the show and have a right to criticize the fact that his death is obviously being used to bring attention back to a show that for many has been long forgotten. If you want your opinions to be respected, you shouldn't be telling others how they "should be."
TheatreKid3
Broadway Star Joined: 3/25/12
#359Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 3:48pmI'm curious as to how many people realized Bree's long winded rant to Kitty in the last episode was a direct reference to the Delta Gamma sorority letter? That was classic Glee humor. Hilarious.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#360Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 5:04pmAn outdated and overdone reference.
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#361Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 5:51pm
wasn't something special done when Phil Hartman died? (I can't remember what show he was on at the time.)
Phil Hartman played Bill on NewsRadio. Bill was written off the show via a heart attack.
Also, Suddenly Susan had something happen to Todd after David Strickland's suicide. IIRC they never actually said what happened to Todd. No one had heard from him and they were all getting worried. The whole episode was about the rest of the cast being worried and talking about the good times. Then the episode ended with a phone call.
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TheatreKid3
Broadway Star Joined: 3/25/12
#362Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 9:05pmThat's the first time I've ever heard that referenced on a scripted tv show.
#363Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/6/13 at 9:12pmThe SUDDENLY SUSAN episode was fantastic and really beautiful.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#364Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 12:15amMy first brush with a TV actor's death was when Timmy died on Passions the day the actor died.
#365Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 4:01am
Liza - I honestly don't believe the show enabled his drug use, but considering I know next to nothing about the goings on around the Glee set, I choose to believe they really did want to help him. I know they did let him go seek treatment, and the entire cast was under the impression he was getting better, so I would say that's not exactly enabling, but again this is just how I would hope things were not how they actually were. I do remember reading that Ryan Murphy was the one who staged the intervention that got him to go to the rehab in the beginning, so again - I don't know, but I like to believe it wasn't such a situation.
Platypus - I honestly didn't mean it to come off like that, and I'm sorry you took it as such. I just think people should be respectful, but obviously people are entitled to their own opinions. You can hate Glee and hate Cory, but I think paying respect to someone's memory is just a kind thing to do. Again, I never meant to make that kind of statement, and I apologize if I offended anyone in the process.
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#366Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 7:13amLea will not be seen until the final scene. Michele's appearance has been confirmed as brief, yet powerful.
So Lauren Bacall me, anything goes! *wink*
#367Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 7:32amShe will no doubt be singing "My Man" to further try to get producers to cast her in a real FUNNY GIRL revival. I...I mean, to honor the dearly departed. Of course.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#368Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 9:14am
"You can hate Glee and hate Cory, but I think paying respect to someone's memory is just a kind thing to do."
It's not paying respect if it's to only profit and gain from it.
#370Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 10:30amI hate some of you guys are saying that the episode is for profit. How will they pay tribute to Cory and what are they going to do with Finn if they don't do this then? Of course, they're going to do this. Like somebody here (Clumsy, think?) said, Cory was here from Day 1. They just couldn't leave this alone!
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#372Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 10:43am
"They just couldn't leave this alone!"
Oh, cry me a river. There are tactful ways to pay respect without making an entire Tribute episode around it wherein they are *exploiting* the foolishness and addiction of a sick man. You GLEE people need a reality check. Wake up. Get a grip.
Updated On: 10/7/13 at 10:43 AM
#373Glee Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/7/13 at 10:55amNo, they couldn't leave it alone. But they didn't have to make it the Cory Monteith's Death Special Episode Spectacular.
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