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Meat Loaf and Barry Bostwick will appear on GLEE's October 26 Rocky Horror tribute episode. The pair will play station managers who have an "interesting proposal" for Jane Lynch's Sue Sylvester. This news comes on the heels of the announcement that Susan Sarandon had an interest in appearing on the episode. Fox has yet to confirm any casting for the Rocky Horror tribute show.

They have however now revealed the songs that'll appear on the episode:

1. Science Fiction Double Feature
2. Damn It, Janet
3. Whatever Happened To Saturday Night?
4. Sweet Transvestite
5. Touch-A Touch-A Touch-A Touch Me
6. There's A Light (Over At The Frankenstein Place)

Glee Spoilers/Info

Kristen Dos Santos has some more Glee scoop--plus the truth (apparently) about what really happened with Dijon and Patrick.

So you still like the Glee, do you? Twelve million fans tuned in for the season-two premiere last night, but by the looks of our mailbag, the episode left some of you with questions about the comings and goings at New Directions. So, who's who, and what's to come? We've got your answers right here!

What happened to Matt, aka Shaft, aka "copresident of the background dancers union"?
As Mr. Shue mentioned in passing, Matt (Dijon Talton) has transferred schools, dropping the glee club's membership down to just 11. Of course, what actually happened is a little something we like to call "writers' room Darwinism." After Glee blew up into a global phenomenon, all of the onetime background characters (Santana, Brittany, Mike Chang) that could be evolved into frontline characters got promoted. Poor Matt was deemed unfit by the evolutionary forces of "story," so he was eliminated. Here's hoping that Dijon Talton goes on to many other great things in the future and the story of how he was let go from Glee becomes just a hilarious anecdote about his rise to fame and personal fulfillment. Good luck, Dijon!

What happened to Coach Ken Tanaka?
Tanaka (Patrick Gallagher) had a nervous breakdown and quit—no doubt because Emma (Jayma Mays) broke his heart. Producers never explained publicly why they switched out their football coaches, but presumably Tanaka was no longer needed as a romantic rival for Mr. Shue. And heck, how could the writers resist giving Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) a Beiste-ly new female football coach to mock? Want to know more about the new boss lady in McKinley High's athletic department? Our friend Marc Malkin runs down the five things you need to know about Dot Jones.

Who the heck is Charice anyway?
What? You're not hip to Filipina pop stars?! Jeez. OK then, Charice Pempengco is an 18-year-old YouTube sensation who has released two hit albums and appeared on Oprah'sWorld's Most Talented Kids show. You can watch the video for her single "Pyramid" here, and follow her on Twitter @OfficialCharice.

Will Wicked costars Idina Menzel or Kristin Chenoweth be back?
Menzel's character, Shelby Corcoran, resigned as coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline to spend more time with adopted daughter Beth (Puck and Quinn's biological child), but luckily Cheyenne Jackson (who was hilarious last year as Canadian import Danny Baker on 30 Rock) is stepping into her shoes. FYI, you can follow Cheyenne on Twitter at @cheyguynyc, should you so desire. Meanwhile, Kristin Chenoweth is shooting another installment of Glee in just two short weeks!
Hello, Chord Overstreet! You're too pretty not to be dating someone. So who will it be?
@ChordOverstreet himself has played coy on this question for months; Jane Lynch suggested that he'd be hooking up with Chris Colfer's Kurt Hummel; but there's also talk that he could be getting with Quinn, and Dianna Agron told us at the premiere party, "What do we know other than the cheerleader and the footballer?" Huh. Well, we can only hope that Sam is bisexual and that he'll be dating both Quinn and Kurt (at different times, presumably). Meanwhile, let's just crowdsource this question, and ask the audience, Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?-style. Vote in the poll below, because we know you'll collectively know the truth:

What's to come on Glee?
It's "Brittany/Britney," bitch. Click the full-screen button before watching this promo for next Tuesday's episode, because it's just that good.

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Glee, which has its second season premiere at 8 p.m. tonight on Fox, could have had an even gayer cast had producers decided to go another way with the casting of Will Schuester.

Of course Matthew Morrison got the part of Glee club advisor but in an interview with The Daily Beast, out actor Cheyenne Jackson says he was considered for the role. He would have joined Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer as openly gay members of the cast in season one.

Cheyenne has made the cut for season two, however, and can be seen in tonight’s premiere as Dustin Goolsby, the new coach of rival singing group Vocal Adrenaline. (The position became available after the old coach, played by Idina Menzel, quit her job at the end of Season 1 to become a full-time mom).

“I’m the anti-Will Schuester and I’m causing some drama,” said Jackson, who made his name in the Broadway musical Xanadu. He has since had a recurring role on NBC’s acclaimed comedy 30 Rock.
Cheyenne may not have been cast as Will but he was cast for a guest shot in season one as a crazy choreographer. But he got sick just before filming and the role was recast. Then in April, Glee

producers called again, this time with an even sweeter offer: a recurring role that would drive much of the new season’s plot line.

“It was all I could do to stop from jumping off my chair,” Jackson said. “I wanted to give them all hugs but I didn’t know if that would be too weird. I think I may have hugged Ryan Murphy.”

He has no idea exactly how many episodes he’ll be on (“more than one, less than 22″), but he’s already booked for a second episode in the beginning of October. Whether or not his character is queer, “remains to be seen.”

Major Spoilers for Episode 6

- Kurt goes undercover to spy on a rival show choir, pretending to be a transfer student called Billy. This show choir isn't Vocal Adrenaline. They could be the opposition for this years Sectionals.

- The new school is very anti-bullying, very gay friendly and Glee club is considered cool.

- Kurt thinks that Blair and his friends are going to beat him up for being a spy. Blair thinks Kurt might have a different reason for coming to the school besides their show choir rivalry.

- Kurt admits he is the only out gay kid at his school. He talks a bit about the jocks who bully him and how the teachers just ignore it.

- Blair gives a bit of an after-school special speech about how he left his old school because of bullying, but he thinks he should have stayed and not let them make him the victim. He mentions that the fees for his current school are higher, but if Kurt's family can afford it, moving schools is an option.

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Friend of E! John Stamos begins his run on Glee next Tuesday, and he just revealed to Ryan Seacrest that his gig launches with some pretty sexy stuff: He's getting a lap dance from one of the regular castmembers! Who did the dirty deed? Plus, who's not going to play the part of Dr. Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror episode?

According to Stamos, "My first day [on the show] was interesting, because they were shooting in the middle of one of the fantasies, and [I was shooting with] Heather Morris, who plays Brittany on the show. I play a dentist on the show, the gag was that I was in the dentist chair, and she was literally doing a lap dance on me in a mesh thing with diamonds. And that was my first day."

Stamos says that there are six Britney Spears songs in the "Brittany/Britney" episode. Meanwhile, he shares of the pop star's visit to the Glee set: "I heard [Britney] was very funny. She has a good sense of humor. I heard she was kind of nervous and had a lot of people around, but they're very good at making people feel comfortable."

As for that other big Glee stunt episode, the Rocky Horror installment, which is set to air around Halloween, "I was initially going to do the Dr. Frank N. Furter role, the Tim Curry role, but I think the network freaked out and said we don't want to see Stamos in fishnets…again. So I play another role."

Apparently the last-minute switcheroo led to quite a bit of procrastination on Stamos' part. Stamos admitted to Seacrest (while saying he hoped his Glee bosses weren't listening): "So like a day before, they said you have to sing this other [Rocky Horror] song, so I say I'm sick, and then I go to the singing coach for like a week and work on it and work on it, and then they have this big dance and that day I pretended I was sick. Then I rented out my own dance studio and I rehearsed. I can get to 'Z,' but it takes me a long time to get there." As they say, practice makes progress!

Stamos shot his scenes for the Rocky Horror installment yesterday, and apparently we'll see him do some dancing as well as singing: "I was dancing all day yesterday on Glee—when you're a dancer it takes 10 [takes]—and my knees are so [messed up]. I had to slide, so I was on my knees the whole time." He added, joking: "And that's how I got the job too."

Excited for Stamos to join the cast of Glee? Who do you think will be playing Dr. Frank N Furter?

It's just days until "Glee" unveils its tribute to Britney Spears and performs some of her most iconic songs. Now ET has a sneak peek at the "Britney/Brittany" episode in which the pop princess makes a cameo appearance.

"Working on 'Glee' was an amazing experience. The cast is so talented, and I really had an incredible time working with [creator/executive producer] Ryan Murphy," Britney says.

In the "Britney/Brittany" episode, Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) insists that New Directions perform adult contemporary music at the school assembly, but the glee club has its own idea: They want to perform Britney Spears' greatest hits. And funnily enough, their own Brittany (Heather Morris) turns out to have a connection to her.

"We were all just standing there, and she just walks in and she was gorgeous and she was super sweet," Heather says of the moment the cast first laid eyes on her.

Britney was only on the set for a limited time, but on the second day, Heather finally got a scene with the woman who had been her idol.

"…I was just starting at her. Not in a weird way," she says. "We had a scene where we were speaking to each other. I was spitting out lines, but I was thinking while I was spitting out my lines, 'I am like an inch away from Britney Spears, who I used to watch on television and learned dance moves to and like sang out loud in my bedroom everyday.'"

Tune in to "Glee" on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. for the Britney Spears tribute, which will include several songs she took to the top of the charts, including "Toxic," "…Baby One More Time" and "Me Against The Music." For an advance listen, check out the "Glee" music site.

BIG REVEAL ABOUT UPCOMING EPISODE!

The second season of 'Glee' just kicked off in exciting fashion, with the addition of Filipina singing sensation Charice as the regular recurring character of Sunny Corazon. Now all eyes are waiting to find out when the vaunted, and much-maligned Britney Spears will take center screen on the Fox hit television show.

Much like in the first season of 'Glee' when they dedicated an entire episode to Madonna, season two will have not one, but two episodes dedicated to Britney Spears. The first Britney Spears tribute -- entitled 'Britney/Brittany' -- will air as the second episode of season two on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 8PM ET. Also like season one, season two will take a break over the holidays and resume airing new episodes in early 2011. 'Glee' will then return right after Super Bowl XLV with the second Britney Spears episode. Spears herself has been confirmed to make a cameo in an anesthesia-induced dream sequence at the dentist's office for the first episode. While there is no confirmation yet about the second episode, considering it is set to air in such a high-profile slot after the Super Bowl, our guess is Britney will play a much larger role in the second.

Speculations on Kurt’s Future Boyfriend: The Sam vs. Blair Controversy

One of the extremely hot topics among Gleeks right now is the debate over who will be Kurt Hummel’s future boyfriend. I think we can all agree that after all he’s been through, he deserves to find love. The real question is who will it be with. In this post I’m going to both summarize and theorize on who I think it will be, and I hope that you will do the same in the comments section below, because that’s what it’s there for. We want to know what you guys think, too!

First of all, the idea of Kurt getting a boyfriend originated way back in January when the online casting call concept was still green-lit. Ryan Murphy was quoted by Ausiello as saying, “We’re going to make them a power couple. We’re not going to do the whole hiding in the shadows thing. We’re going to make them popular, and out and proud and glamorous. Like prom king and king. We’re doing the opposite of what’s been done.” Later that month, Ausiello cryptically revealed that the character would also be on the football team. The most convincing bit of evidence that Sam was, at least at one point, planned to be Kurt’s boyfriend is this: long before Chord Overstreet had been cast, Chris Colfer revealed to a fan that the name of Kurt’s boyfriend would be Sam. (Sorry you got in trouble, Chris!)

Chord OverstreetThe turning point where the cast became so tight-lipped about the subject (with a little coaching, I’m sure) was when the character Sam was officially announced through a press release from Fox stating that he would be played by Chord Overstreet. When briefly describing him, it said nothing of him potentially being a love interest for anyone, which we should have taken as the first sign. Almost instantly, the cast began to pull those famous “I don’t know!/They don’t tell us anything!/We don’t know until we get the scripts!” lines. You may have noticed that when Chris was asked about the boyfriend character having been casted yet at Glee‘s Academy Event, he stumbled thorough his response: “I don’t know if the person– I don’t know how to answer this question safely.” He then looked to the producers and instantly switched to a “No… I don’t know anything” response. It’s obvious that he was under the impression that Chord would be the boyfriend, but wasn’t exactly sure what he was allowed to say. (Poor Chris!) Could that much have really changed since July? This wouldn’t be the first time that Ryan Murphy has tried to keep us on our toes [read: lied to us] so that a future plotline wouldn’t be prematurely revealed.

The most recent bean-spilling was done by Jane Lynch, who obviously missed the ‘mum’s the word’ briefings. When E!’s Mark Malkin asked about the character, she replied “”They’ve cast him already… He becomes the new star quarterback and he’s going to be Kurt’s boyfriend.” Jane went on to describe him as “a good-looking kid… He’s tall, boyish, with straight blond hair and big fat, pouty lips.” Big fat, pouty lips? Yeah, she was definitely referring to Sam “Big Mouth” Evans, no doubt about it. In a TV Guide interview with Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer at the Emmys, Jane admits she later was told, “Don’t spill the beans on that!” to which she added, “Also, there may be no beans to spill.” However it could very well be possible that she just wasn’t up to date. The evidence is overwhelming that Sam was originally meant to be Kurt’s boyfriend, but now even I’m beginning to think it’s possible that they’ve changed the plan.

Now comes the real game changer: Blair. Who is that, you may be asking…? As revealed by TV Guide’s William Keck, the producers are now looking to cast a new character for the show’s 6th episode. Time wise, that means they would need to have started (if not completed) the casting hunt by now. The character, Blair, is described as “a gay high school junior” who is “masculine, sexy, charismatic and handsome…” He will become a recurring character who gets the opportunity to sing in multiple episodes, and here’s the kicker, is in a rival glee club. Very recently, an audition video surfaced online that is supposedly for the character Blair. [Edit: It has been announced that the name of the 6th episode is "Never Been Kissed," which is titled after a film sharing a very similar plot line to the 6th episode. This further confirms that this audition footage is legitimate.] The video features a relatively unknown actor by the name of Brian Hissong reading for the role of Blair. Remember that just because he’s reading it in the audition video does not mean that he has been cast. If they want to get the casting just right, the producers and casting agents would go through numerous audition videos before making a decision, and this may or may not have been the person they went/are going with.

NOTE: Do NOT watch this video if you do not want to be spoiled. It features very plot intensive lines that may or may not appear in the final script of the 6th episode.

The video was originally on YouTube before being “removed by the user,” however, it has been reuploaded on Chinese YouTube equivalent, YouKu. I went ahead and embedded it, but here’s no telling how long it will be before this one gets pulled as well.

From the video, we can deduce that Kurt goes undercover as “Billy” and infiltrates the opposing school’s glee club. Incognito, Kurt befriends Blair and his friends before eventually being discovered. But when Kurt believes that they are actually going to beat him up for spying, they reveal that they figured it out a while ago and found how bad a spy he was to be kind of “endearing.” It is then revealed that at Blair’s school, they do not bully people for being gay — a stark contrast to Kurt’s experiences in the halls of McKinley. When Blair explains that he is gay, Kurt talks about how hard it is being the only openly gay kid back at his own school. Then the whole thing gets a little too “after school special” for my taste with a serious little speech from Blair.

There’s a part of me that is praying that “Blair” is an extremely clever ploy to throw people off. People have been theorizing that Blair will be a couple episode character arc, while something with Sam could develop much later on. Back at Comic-Con 2010, Chris told Ausiello that he “heard they might be leaning towards another storyline more, which would delay that.” He then added that the new delay might be “provocative.” Could this speed bump along the way to love be a short-lived story arc with Blair? I’m hoping so. [Edit: It has been said that Quinn will somehow play a part in Kurt's future relationship, and the best theory is that Sam will be with her before an eventual relationship with Kurt.] For these reasons, Sam/Kurt fans shouldn’t lose hope just yet.

As of now, it appears that neither character fully describes the original plan for Kurt’s boyfriend. While Sam is on the football team, an early spoiler that may have since been trashed, he certainly doesn’t fit Ryan Murphy’s “out and proud” description. Murphy may have decided that Sam wasn’t the right character to be Kurt’s boyfriend, thus creating Blair. It wouldn’t be the first time that the producers have changed their minds about a character. (Did anyone else notice that the New Directions “family” took Matt Rutherford’s transfer surprisingly well?) At this point, it looks like Sam as originally described doesn’t exist. I think Chord Overstreet is doing a great job with Sam right now, so I’m still praying that he turns out to be the one. (It looks like I’m not alone on that. Yay, Kistin!)

In “Audition,” they addressed how as the new guy, Sam isn’t comfortable with being too different just yet, therefore deciding against joining New Directions (for now). Maybe this insecurity about being different goes a lot deeper than we see in the Season 2 premiere; or maybe not. It’s anyone’s guess at this point, so what’s yours?
Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

Scoop: Darren Criss joins 'Glee' as...Kurt's new BF?
by Michael Ausiello

The plot surrounding who’ll be playing Kurt’s first boyfriend on Glee is thickening: Actor-singer-songwriter Darren Criss—best known to TV audiences as Matt Dallas’ bro on Eastwick—has landed the much-talked-about new gay role on the Fox phenom.
But will he have eyes for Kurt? Maybe. Maybe not. Allow me to explain…

Per a Glee source, Criss’ character, Blaine—a cute and charismatic gay student from a rival Glee club named the Dalton Academy Warblers—will maintain a strictly platonic friendship with McKinley High’s most out and proud pupil. But could that change as the season progresses? Yes, it could.

Sounds to me like series creator Ryan Murphy is keeping his options open.

Ever since Murphy announced that Kurt would be getting a love interest in season 2, speculation about the identity of his suitor has run rampant. The casting of pretty boy Chord Overstreet led some to speculate that his quarterback character Sam would play that role, a theory Chris Colfer all but shot down when he informed us that there’s no sign of romantic tension between Sam and Kurt in the first four episodes. “Maybe it is too obvious,” he theorized. “Our writers have a way of avoiding the obvious and throwing curveballs.”

Image Credit: Chris DzombakIn addition to his TV work, Criss has built quite a Web following as a member of the University of Michigan theater company Team StarKid. The group’s spoof, A Very Potter Musical, went viral and turned Criss (who plays the title role) into a bit of an Internet star.

Thoughts? Do you think Criss, Overstreet, or a third yet-to-be-cast actor will turn out to be Kurt’s BF? Speculate away in the comments section. But first, check out the following video Criss submitted to Glee during the show’s open casting call this summer.

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THE KIDS WORK TOGETHER IN SWEET HARMONY ON AN ALL-NEW “GLEE” TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, ON FOX

The glee club works on a duet assignment, and Finn and Rachel plan to throw the competition so that Sam can have a shot at winning. Meanwhile, a love triangle between Mike, Tina and Artie develops in the all-new “Duets” episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Oct. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GLE-204) (TV-14 D, L, S)

Cast: Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester; Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester; Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester; Lea Michele as Rachel Berry; Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson; Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury; Dianna Agron as Quinn; Chris Colfer as Kurt; Kevin McHale as Artie; Amber Riley as Mercedes; Mark Salling as Puck; Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina; Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez; Heather Morris as Brittany; Mike O’Malley as Burt Hummel

Guest Cast: Harry Shum as Mike Chang; Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins; Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel; Dot Marie Jones as Coach Shannon Beiste; Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans; Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson

Glees Heather Morris on Becoming Britney Spears: I Was “So Nervous” To Sing!

The lone Glee clubber who hasn’t belted one out will finally be heard in the show’s tribute to Britney Spears.

It’s only too appropriate that it will be Brittany doing Britney.

“At first, I was so stoked to sing. I was the only one who hadn’t,” says Heather Morris, who plays the delightfully ditzy cheerleader. “Then I went in the recording booth and I got so nervous. It was like, ‘Freak! What if I sound bad?’”

In the episode (premiering Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox), Brittany will envision herself as the sexpot pop singer during the slithering come-on “I’m A Slave for You” and the dance-floor duet “Me Against the Music,” which she’ll imagine alongside Santana (Naya Rivera). (There’s also a performance of “Toxic” with the entire New Directions team.)

It’s all rather serendipitous, says the 23-year-old dancer-turned-actress; Spears is someone Morris “genuinely wanted to be” growing up. Working opposite one of her idols was “really, really cool” if entirely too meta to process.

“I just sat there and stared at her,” Morris says of filming with Spears. “Like, ‘Wow, I’m just hanging out with Britney Spears as Brittany the character. We’re doing a scene. I’m singing her songs. It was weird.”

Despite the nerves, her vocals “turned out awesome,” she says. “Afterward, I slept for like three days. I have no idea what happened to me in that booth.”

Morris joined Glee as a dancer at the request of friend and choreographer Zach Woodlee. He needed someone to teach Chris Colfer and the rest of the Glee clubbers how to do the dance to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” The writers made her one of Coach Sue’s scheming but mostly silent Cheerios.

“When I got the job, I was just the third cheerleader,” Morris says. It occurred to her that the trio of Cheerios was not unlike the popular-but-evil threesome in Mean Girls. “I thought it would be funny to play her like Karen (played originally by Amanda Seyfried).”

Why Karen? For Morris, there is a big difference between Karen’s earnest cluelessness and other dumb girls. “If you watch a sitcom and see a dumb girl, the actress is usually overplaying her dumbness. With Karen, she legitimately doesn’t understand. She’s like a little kid who says, ‘I don’t get it.’ It’s funnier to me to play Brittany as not super stupid, but really innocent.”

Morris’ clueless take on Brittany’s super silly lines quickly took off. She was promoted to a full-time regular by the end of the first season. Morris remembers how emphatically Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy lobbied to lock her down her full time.

“I was with my agent one day at some event, and Ryan came up and told us, ‘We’re gonna get her to become a series regular.’ He just kept saying, ‘We have to have you.’ A week later, the deal was done.”

“Ryan is my angel. Him and Zach. They’re unreal.”

Busting out Brittany’s one-liners has been a career highlight, Morris says. Her favorite? Brittany’s question to Santana: “Did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?” The actress has big aspirations for it, too. “I really hope that I’m a Trivial Pursuit question. ‘What character said this infamous line?’” (Of course, Morris also credits the man who wrote it for her, Glee co-creator Ian Brennan, who she says is “the smartest human being ever created.”)

Soon, her character will do a lot more than just spout one-liners.

“We’re going to get to know her,” Morris says. In Episode 4, viewers will get to see the inside Brittany’s bedroom, where she’ll see plenty of action. She’ll also attempt a real relationship in her own dim way very soon. “I’m excited because recently I’ve been getting to do real things. It’s interesting to see how Brittany has emotions,” Morris says.

Will she continue to sing? “I don’t know. Maybe. I did pretty good with Britney Spears — but they also have Auto-Tune,” she says, laughing. “No, I did good. But I don’t know if they’ll have my character do any more singing. We’ll see.”

Let’s assume Chord Overstreet’s Sam is not a love interest for Glee’s Kurt, and Darren Criss is. Well, who will Sam be paired with?
Jeff Ausiello: I’m hearing single mom Quinn. But if you’ve got a better idea, the comments section below has your name written all over it, Jeff.

Is Mike Chang going to get a solo on Glee? I’m swooning over his dancing (and now his abs!), but a solo would just be the icing on the cake.
Kraig Ausiello: He’ll get the next best thing to a solo in episode 4: a duet with Tina!

With the Britney tribute episode and talk of possible Michael Jackson or Bruce Springsteen episodes, when the hell are the folks at Glee going to do a second Madonna episode? I want my Madge!
Dan Ausiello: Not this season, apparently. Word on the street is that the Super Bowl episode will be the last tribute we’ll see this season. Of course, given the record ratings the show got with last night’s Britneypalooza, the word on the street could change, and fast.

Any truth to the rumor that Glee‘s post-Super Bowl tribute episode will be a sequel to Britney/Brittany?
Taylor Ausiello: If by “any truth” you mean “no truth whatsoever,” yes. Otherwise, not so much. BREAKING GLEE NEWS: Sources confirm to me exclusively that Charice will reappear in episode 7!

Season two of Glee has already begun, and boy has it been fun. Dot Jones is playing the school’s new football coach who has it out for Sue and Will’s budget! And of course you have heard, Brittany is coming. Well, CBS reports, Darren Criss is coming, too!

Criss is a young actor, singer, and songwriter who you may know as “Matt Dallas’ bro on Eastwick.” His character, Blaine, is described as “a cute and charismatic gay student from a rival Glee club named the Dalton Academy Warblers.” This sounds like a long-term, recurring role, but don’t expect Kurt and “Blaine” to get romantic just because they are both gay. Kurt is getting a love interest this season, the show’s creator confirmed, but Ryan Murphy also said Blaine and Kurt would be “too obvious.” He added, “our writers have a way of avoiding the obvious and throwing curveballs.”

The 7th episode is called "The Substitute". And it is quite likely that the episode count on the appearance of Gwyneth Paltrow in the series. Because she will interprets the Mr Schuester's substitute, when he gets sick.

Аккорд Оверстрит определенно не станет парнем Курта!

Эта роль скорее для Даррена Крисса, а не Аккорда Оверстрита.

"Это определенно не Аккорд" - говорит создатель Glee Райан Мерфи. "Новый характер [Darren], конечно, более подходящий вариант".

Крисс будет играть Блейна, харизматичного гея - студента из клуба соперников Glee.

"Он станет вроде наставника Курта, а затем, может быть, будет любовь," намекает Райан. "Он будет вынужден покинуть свою школу из-за издевательств... а Курт действительно восхищается и уважает его."

Бритни Спирс была в эпизоде в течение 30 секунд и еще около 20 минут Глики говорили о певице. Скоро в сериале мы увидим Гвинет Пэлтроу! Это будет более масштабно, ее роль не мала - Гвинет заменит мистера Шустера, пока тот будет болен. А Уилл в свою очередь почувствует к ней что-то большее, чем "уважение к коллеге". Скажем больше: Гвинет. Поёт! Четыре песни!!! Ла-ла-ла-ла.

I'm so sick of all the bad news for Will and Emma. Could we please get a tiny sliver of good news? No matter how tiny?
Do not blink because you will see some hand-holding you don't want to miss tomorrow night! (Brief but sweet.) Also, I asked this exact question from Ryan Murphy (requesting good "Wemma" news) and he answered: "Gwyneth Paltrow is coming on the show, and even though Emma is with John Stamos' character, when she sees those two it makes him feel jealous. And that sort of launches another big, wrenching love triangle. Gwyneth will come between them, so it's a quadrangle."

Glee keeps getting better and better. What's next after Britney?
Tuesday night's "Grilled Cheesus" is a total 180 in terms of tone and style, as Glee leaves Britney Spears videos behind and moves on to a deeply thoughtful examination of various shades of spirituality. A family crisis for Chris Colfer's Kurt Hummel is at the center of the action, and if the TV Academy knows what's what they'll be sure to remember him when it comes time for the 2011 Emmy Awards. Also, look for some hilarity from Corey Monteith when he accepts Grilled Cheesus as his lord and savior, plus some beautiful (and overdue) Amber Riley solo work.

While "Glee" can always put a smile on our faces, our favorite episodes are the ones that tug on our heartstrings and make us laugh.

The Oct. 5 religion-themed episode, "Grilled Cheesus" does just that. When Finn (Cory Monteith) sees the face of God on his sandwich thanks to a George Foreman grill mishap, hilarity ensues... and when Kurt's (Chris Colfer) dad, Burt (Mike O'Malley) falls victim to a heart attack, we shed more than a few tears.

Don't miss this one, Gleeks. You'll be treated to some heartwrenching performances, a ton of laughs, and some new insight into Kurt.

We asked our Twitter followers and Facebook friends to send us questions about the episode. Here's all the scoop!

Does Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) join the glee club? -Dan
Sam isn't in New Directions yet, but you will see him in "Grilled Cheesus." He's not having a very good day, though... and we're guessing that what happens to Sam in this episode is going to ultimately lead him to join glee.

Any Finnchel? -Evie
Yep. Finn and Rachel will have a very serious discussion about their future children. Surprisingly, Rachel's plans for baby Finnchels don't scare Finn off at all... and he's rewarded for his maturity.

Will the next episode be better than the Britney one? -Quintus
All due respect to the legendary Britney Spears... yes. "Grilled Cheesus" is one of our all-time favorites. It's particularly great because the music is informed by the plot, instead of the plot being worked around the song choices.

Does Rachel have ANOTHER solo? -Cameron
Lea Michele sounds beautiful singing Barbra Streisand's "Papa Can You Hear Me." Our only nitpick is that it's the third week in a row that she's cried during her solo. It's time for her to sing a happier tune.

Does the non-believer in the episode have a main storyline? -Quinn
Kurt is the resident atheist in the Glee club, and yes, most of the episode revolves around his relationship with his father. In some of the most emotional scenes, we even get to see young Kurt, played by Adam Kolkin. Kolkin and Colfer look so much alike that we're a little creeped out. Nobody is cloning humans yet, right? Speaking of non-believers, Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) falls into that category, as well - and even as she lobbies to keep New Directions from singing about God, she may find that her older sister inspires a change of heart.

Will we get any insight into Puck/Quinn? -Amanda
We were a little surprised that we didn't see more of Quinn (Dianna Agron) in this episode, since she has been on a religious journey since Season 1. You will, however, get to hear Puck (Mark Salling) absolutely rock out on "Only the Good Die Young." It's even more awesome than his "Sweet Caroline" performance.>

From Mr. Ausiello:

Methinks Glee is about to answer the centuries-old question, “What does a 5-year-old boy look like with a Mohawk?” Sources confirm that the Fox phenom is looking for kindergarten-aged actors and actresses to play young versions of Puck, Santana, Rachel, Brittany, and Mercedes in this season’s seventh episode. Why? Beats me. Got a theory? Hit the comments!

Okay, seriously, kiddie versions of the cast is something I've been dying to see. Especially if we get to see the first meeting between l'il Santana and l'il Brittany.