Glee


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Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on a high school show choir called "New Directions", at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, and although largely realistic, also employs fantasy elements. The pilot episode of the show was broadcast after American Idol on May 19, 2009, and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, Fox officially gave the series a full-season pick-up. Glee aired its mid-season finale on December 9, 2009 and returned from a four-month hiatus on April 13, 2010, picking up the remaining nine episodes of the season. The spring premiere had an estimated 13.7 million viewers, nearly doubling in followers on its return. It was renewed for a second season which will feature three new cast members. On May 23, 2010, it was announced that Glee was already picked up for a third season.

The show's creators, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, first conceived Glee as a film. Murphy selects the series' music, aiming to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released on iTunes during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums has been initiated by Columbia Records, beginning with Glee: The Music, Volume 1, which was released on November 2, 2009. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over seven million digital sales.

The show has received generally positive reviews from critics. The series won the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy and received three additional nominations for Best Actress (Lea Michele), Best Actor (Matthew Morrison), and Best Supporting Actress (Jane Lynch). The show won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy in 2010. Its first season also earned a Peabody Award.

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Debbie Allen

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Debbie Allen on the direct link between the shows Fame and Glee
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Patty Duke

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Patty Duke on appearing on Glee
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Patty Duke on her guest appearance on Glee
02:11

Elodie Keene

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Elodie Keene on directing Cory Monteith's final episode of Glee
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Elodie Keene on the challenges of directing Ryan Murphy's Glee
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Elodie Keene on directing for Ryan Murphy on the series Popular, Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story before being "banished"
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Eryn Krueger Mekash

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Eryn Krueger Mekash on how the makeup on Glee changed from pilot to series
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Eryn Krueger Mekash on working on Glee, and on the different types of makeup she did for the show
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Eryn Krueger Mekash on the challenges the choreography, slushies, and maintaining continuity posed for the makeup on Glee
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Eryn Krueger Mekash on the makeup for the "Theatricality" episode of Glee
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Eryn Krueger Mekash on recreating looks from "Thriller" for the Super Bowl episode of Glee
05:03

Lauren Zalaznick

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Lauren Zalaznick on the Oxygen series Snapped and The Glee Project
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