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Exciting Hiatus News! Molly Shannon Coming to Glee

midwesterner74 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:24:52 +0000

I know something that can shake Gleeks out of their hiatus doldrums faster than you can say, “Superstarrrrrr!”

Molly Shannon, of SNL fame (think Mary Catherine Gallagher) is coming to Glee. Yup, and she’ll be putting Sue Sylvester to the test, according to Entertainment Weekly:

In yet another triumph for the casting gurus over at Glee, sources confirm to me exclusively that SNL vet Molly Shannon is joining the ensemble as a nemesis to Jane Lynch’s Sue.

Wait, it gets better.

Her character, Brenda Castle, is described as the busty 45-year-old new astronomy teacher and badminton coach at McKinley High School who is both an alcoholic and a pill-popper.

Jimmy Fallon: Cure for the Glee Doldrums

midwesterner74 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:09:07 +0000

I suppose it was inevitable. Uber-cute late night host Jimmy Fallon spoofed Glee on his show last night.

I tried to post the video here, but because I can’t add a Flash video plugin to this version of WordPress (geeks of the blogosphere, correct me if I’m wrong here), it doesn’t work. Dang! So let me send you over to Huffington Post to check it out.

As a reformed Bon Jovi groupie (I’m talkin’ back in my Mall Hair days), I have to salute the song choice. And Fred Armisen as Principal Figgins was another nice touch.

Well done, Jimmy! I predict this goes viral faster than you can say Hulu.

Konnichiwa! Glee Goes Global

midwesterner74 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:43:34 +0000

Hey, Japan … as Sally Fields might say: You like Glee, you really like Glee!

How else to explain these MOST EXCELLENT promos flooding the airwaves in the island nation?

According to EOnline’s Watch with Kristin, “Fox’s international rep tells us the spots have been a huge hit because Akebono Taro, the sumo wrestler who appears in both commercials, is a huge star overseas—no pun intended, of course.”