Matt Morrison and Lea Michele to star in new FOX show GLEE- Page 2

[jboy1]

Posted: 9/8/08 at 2:00pm

My friend is in LA today to audition for producers. He was given the script by the casting person at the SPRING AWAKENING auditions this weekend in SF. He also was told that he had a really strong audition for SA.

He said the script that he has for GLEE is really good. He's exciting to meet the producers.

[Elke]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 3:37am

Digging up this thread, since Fox just released the first promotional picture for GLEE:


Looks like a fun show...
Bigger version of the picture

[nexttoelectric]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 7:40am

this whole project seems like a heinous idea.

[Shapusen]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 8:18am

It's also produced by Ryan Murphy (creator of Nip/Tuck and previously Popular).

Now that man can take something CAMPY and outrageous and make it work.

I for one, am looking forward to this.

[VonTussleGirl]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 4:17pm

Is that Jayma Mays?

I now have an actual reason to watch this show.

[Kelly2]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 4:23pm

If the material and quality of this show doesn't kill it, Lea Michele and her horrible, HORRIBLE acting will.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 4:32pm

Who's the cute guy with the faux-hawk?
Updated On: 1/6/09 at 04:32 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 4:56pm

My friend Brandon works at a FOX affiliate and watched a screener of the pilot and said it was as bad as FOX's short run DO NOT DISTURB. He says it has that 'we think we're being funny and clever' tone to it like every single FOX TV comedy that's ever aired on that network and failed miserably. He said it was painful to watch.

Hey, at least they got paid for the episodes that were indeed filmed, even those that won't see the light of day.

[Weez]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:02pm

Matt Morrison and Jayma Mays! They're certainly off to a cracking start.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:16pm

What was the last successful FOX sitcom?

[jennafan]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:22pm

Is this shooting in LA or NY? I love Matt, but can't stand Lea Michele. I find her hard to look at.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:26pm

I was the only one who liked Stacked

[1937]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:44pm

The token chubby girl and the token black girl are rolled into one on this show!

[pli1018]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:49pm

NO WAY! I think the token black girl is the same girl who played Oprah/Pam in the 30 Rock Season 3 premiere last October!

[skander2]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 5:53pm

jennafan, it's shooting in LA

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/6/09 at 7:47pm

emo_geek: I watched Stacked. It did have Christopher Lloyd, at least.

And, yeah, this doesn't look like the best show ever.

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 12:46am

As much as this sounds like a blast to me, I just don't think musical shows have much of an audience, as evidenced by...well...everything. While you can't really blame the genre itself for Viva Laughlin's failure (that crap of a remake was doomed from the start), there aren't really any shining examples of successes for TV Musicals. Which is odd considering some of the good TV shows that have musical episodes (Buffy, Scrubs), but which kind of makes sense when you consider Cop Rock. Sadly it seems anything with even a touch of musicality to it is fodder for cancellation, as evidenced by Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 1:01am

I dunno, Boston Public had a ton of singing and it lasted a while. I think it's how you set it up, personally.

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 1:09am

I know I'll watch it, but I can't imagine most people wanting to tune in to this.

Also, I saw the script posted on IMDb, I have no idea if it's legit:

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3236352/Script_Glee_1x01

Updated On: 1/7/09 at 01:09 AM

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 2:11am

If that's the real script, it sounds like a darker version of High School Musical.

And I was a total choir nerd, but I don't even think I would have taken choir that seriously.

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 3:31pm

I agree that it sounds like a dark High School Musical. It seems very campy, which could work. It's also very ambitious and risky, I hope they find an audience for it.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 5:56pm

I dunno, it sounds not dramatic enough to be a drama and not funny enough to be a comedy (that script is pretty depressing).

Again, this is assuming that's the real script.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 7:57pm

The token chubby girl and the token black girl are rolled into one on this show!

She will be the "sassy" large, black woman who will no doubt sing a lot of gospel songs in this glee club

[Plum]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 8:46pm

How can you talk TV musicals and not mention the excellent Flight of the Conchords? I'm a bit worried about how the second season's going to be, since they're going to have to write new songs instead of using their time-tested material on it, but the first season was hilarious.

Anyway, I imagine that the numbers in this will be in a performance context, which strips away one layer of disbelief for those oh-so-sensitive audiences who apparently can't handle singing onscreen.

But that script...erm, wow. I'm an absolute sucker for uplifting stories about great teaching, so I hope that's a fake, because if it isn't, the performers are going to have to be amazing to make those plodding lines work. And there were about 3 funnyish bits in the whole thing. This is still being marketed as a comedy?

(Also, if I were making a TV show about insane student musical subcultures, I'd totally go for college a capella instead.) Updated On: 1/7/09 at 08:46 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 1/7/09 at 8:55pm

NO WAY! I think the token black girl is the same girl who played Oprah/Pam in the 30 Rock Season 3 premiere last October!

I got all excited because that little girl rocked my world, but I'm about 99% sure that that's not her.

This just looks TERRIBLE! Just from the picture!