In the course of paying tribute to dearly departed Glee cast member Cory Monteith, series creator Ryan Murphy has for the first time detailed how Fox’s musical dramedy originally was to lower the curtain, had Rachel (played by Monteith’s real-life love, Lea Michele) not lost Finn. And the moment may seem familiar to Glee fans. READ MORE
Glee cocreator Ryan Murphy has made it official: The show won’t go on beyond next season.
At a Paley Center event honoring FX Networks Wednesday night, Murphy confirmed that Season 6 will be Glee‘s last. He also revealed that Cory Monteith’s death has forced him to devise a completely different endgame. READ MORE
Glee‘s tribute to Finn/the late Cory Monteith was watched by 7.4 million total viewers and netted a 2.8 rating on Thursday.
That marks week-to-week gains of 68 and 75 percent, tying Grey’s Anatomy during the 9 pm hour and marking the Fox series’ best demo number since …READ MORE
One of Glee‘s greatest gifts over the past five seasons has been its ability to convey deep emotions and advance its storylines through its musical numbers. READ MORE & GRADE THE EPISODE
The show had to go on.
On the eve of Glee‘s tribute episode to Finn Hudson (Thursday at 9/8c on Fox), Lea Michele reveals in her first interview following the death of boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith why returning to work after the tragedy was the only feasible option. READ MORE
On Thursday, Fox released the first footage from next week’s Glee tribute to Finn Hudson, and it’s easy to see why executive producer described shooting the episode as incredibly difficult.” READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO
The soundtrack for Glee‘s farewell to central character Finn Hudson — and tribute to its late star Cory Monteith — has been reportedly finalized, and it looks as though the actor’s real-life girlfriend Lea Michele will be closing the hour with a Bob Dylan cover. READ MORE
Fox is touting Glee‘s Oct. 10 Finn tribute episode with seven simple words: “The hardest word to say is ‘goodbye.'” READ MORE & VIEW IMAGE
Make sure you’ve got a full box of Kleenex for Sunday’s 2013 Emmy Awards: The telecast will feature expanded “In Memoriam” tributes to five industry powerhouses — James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith, …READ MORE
Just a few days into production on Glee‘s Finn Hudson tribute, co-star Kevin McHale describes an “extremely emotional” shoot that, at times, has been “hard to get through.”
Acknowledging that there’s essentially “no ‘right’ way to do it,” the McKinley vet says he was blown away when he first read the script …READ MORE
