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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Jonathan Groff talks 'Glee' on ITV October 21
Jonathan Groff talks about Glee, Deathtrap, and living in London.
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Mark Salling: GQ 'Glee' Photos Are Not A Big Deal
'There's more important things to worry about in the world,' 'Glee' co-star says.
When "Glee" stars Lea Michele, Corey Monteith and Dianna Agron appeared on the cover of GQ, it immediately caused a frenzy — at least with the Parents Television Council, which said the racy photo spread "borders on pedophilia."
While the three stars play high school students on the hit show, in real life, they are all in their 20s, and "Glee" co-star Mark Salling is coming to their defense, noting that he doesn't see the controversy in the Terry Richardson-shot pics.
"Personally, I think it's not a big deal," Salling said in an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM's JoJo Wright. "Lea is 23 years old and has every right to do that. I mean, come on! We're obviously not in high school. It's tongue-in-cheek that we're in high school. People are starving, [Dallas] Cowboys are losing — there's more important things to worry about in the world."
While Michele and Monteith have both been silent on the matter, Agron blogged about the controversy and apologized to anyone who may have been offended by the shoot. "In the land of Madonna, Britney, Miley, 'Gossip Girl,' other public figures and shows that have pushed the envelope and challenged the levels of comfort in their viewers and fans ... we are not the first," she wrote. "Now, in perpetuating the type of images that evoke these kind of emotions, I am sorry. If you are hurt or these photos make you uncomfortable, it was never our intention."
Source: MTV
When "Glee" stars Lea Michele, Corey Monteith and Dianna Agron appeared on the cover of GQ, it immediately caused a frenzy — at least with the Parents Television Council, which said the racy photo spread "borders on pedophilia."
While the three stars play high school students on the hit show, in real life, they are all in their 20s, and "Glee" co-star Mark Salling is coming to their defense, noting that he doesn't see the controversy in the Terry Richardson-shot pics.
"Personally, I think it's not a big deal," Salling said in an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM's JoJo Wright. "Lea is 23 years old and has every right to do that. I mean, come on! We're obviously not in high school. It's tongue-in-cheek that we're in high school. People are starving, [Dallas] Cowboys are losing — there's more important things to worry about in the world."
While Michele and Monteith have both been silent on the matter, Agron blogged about the controversy and apologized to anyone who may have been offended by the shoot. "In the land of Madonna, Britney, Miley, 'Gossip Girl,' other public figures and shows that have pushed the envelope and challenged the levels of comfort in their viewers and fans ... we are not the first," she wrote. "Now, in perpetuating the type of images that evoke these kind of emotions, I am sorry. If you are hurt or these photos make you uncomfortable, it was never our intention."
Source: MTV
Katie Couric Blasts 'Glee' GQ Photo Shoot
Katie Couric has joined the chorus of people coming out against GQ's racy photo shoot with the cast members of "Glee."
"As Seth Meyers might say on Weekend Update, Really?!" Couric, who watches the show with her daughters, said of the photos. "These very adult photos of young women who perform in a family show just seem so un-'Glee'-like. The program is already edgy in the right ways, these images don't really -- in my humble opinion -- fit the 'Glee' gestalt.
"I know there are a lot of bigger problems in the world right now, but still, as Mr. Schuester might say to the club, I'm really disappointed," Couric said in her "Notebook."
"As Seth Meyers might say on Weekend Update, Really?!" Couric, who watches the show with her daughters, said of the photos. "These very adult photos of young women who perform in a family show just seem so un-'Glee'-like. The program is already edgy in the right ways, these images don't really -- in my humble opinion -- fit the 'Glee' gestalt.
"I know there are a lot of bigger problems in the world right now, but still, as Mr. Schuester might say to the club, I'm really disappointed," Couric said in her "Notebook."
Bryan Adams doesn't know what 'Glee' is
Bryan Adams says that contrary to what the cast and creative team behind "Glee" have said, he didn't prevent the popular show from using one of his songs — in fact, he doesn't even know what "Glee" is.
The show's creator Ryan Murphy and Canadian star Cory Monteith have both said in interviews that Adams was among a select few artists to reject the smash hit show from using one of his songs.
Adams dismissed that notion emphatically in an interview Thursday.
"People kept saying things like: 'You turned them down,'" Adams said on the line from Switzerland.
"I never even heard from them! I don't even know what 'Glee' is! Glee is when I wake up in the morning, OK? That's glee, all right?"
So, the Canadian rocker would be amenable to the Fox show covering one of his classic tunes?
"Thrilled," he said. "Yeah, do it."
It was during the Paleyfest media conference that Murphy told a panel that Adams and Coldplay were two prominent acts to turn down the show, which became a sensation during its first season for exuberant setpieces based around popular hit tunes sung by the show's cast.
The makers of "Glee" reportedly hoped Adams would license his 1991 hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You."
Adams, who will be in Toronto this weekend to record a live appearance for Bravo's "Bryan Adams at the Concert Hall" special, said he never heard anything about it.
"If that's the truth, they certainly never spoke to me," he said.
Source: winnipegfreepress
The show's creator Ryan Murphy and Canadian star Cory Monteith have both said in interviews that Adams was among a select few artists to reject the smash hit show from using one of his songs.
Adams dismissed that notion emphatically in an interview Thursday.
"People kept saying things like: 'You turned them down,'" Adams said on the line from Switzerland.
"I never even heard from them! I don't even know what 'Glee' is! Glee is when I wake up in the morning, OK? That's glee, all right?"
So, the Canadian rocker would be amenable to the Fox show covering one of his classic tunes?
"Thrilled," he said. "Yeah, do it."
It was during the Paleyfest media conference that Murphy told a panel that Adams and Coldplay were two prominent acts to turn down the show, which became a sensation during its first season for exuberant setpieces based around popular hit tunes sung by the show's cast.
The makers of "Glee" reportedly hoped Adams would license his 1991 hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You."
Adams, who will be in Toronto this weekend to record a live appearance for Bravo's "Bryan Adams at the Concert Hall" special, said he never heard anything about it.
"If that's the truth, they certainly never spoke to me," he said.
Source: winnipegfreepress
As role model for gay community, Chris Colfer finds spotlight daunting
Back on May 18, 2009, Chris Colfer was a regular kid, a talented, singing-and-dancing, Californian teen who had appeared in some community-theatre productions, acted in a short film and recently completed the pilot for a Fox show called Glee, an oddball sort of show whose appeal, if any, was hard to predict.
The next day, thanks in large part to an assist from the juggernaut American Idol, Glee exploded into the American zeitgeist. Colfer's life hasn't been the same since.
Glee was launched as a regular series several months later, and quickly emerged as a ratings hit in its own right, setting in motion a cottage industry of CDs, tie-in products, iTunes releases and concert dates. It also transformed Colfer, who plays the sweet-voiced, high-note-hitting, openly gay fashionista student Kurt in William McKinley High School's New Directions glee club, into an instant star and role model.
"It's been absolutely crazy," the now-20-year-old Colfer says. "For us it has to feel similar to what the American Idol kids feel like when they go from absolute nothing to a huge, huge, huge world. It's been incredible. I could write a book about it.
"The best part is knowing that the role I play and the material I'm given affect so many kids out there," he continues. "Getting the letters from them that make you bawl your eyes out, I think that's the best part of it. Some of these kids need something like my character just to cope with everyday life. People are excited that there's someone like him on television, that is his own character, who isn't the sidekick or punching bag in every scene, and who has his own storyline and is his own person.
"The worst part is the whole fame aspect," Colfer adds, "because I personally never wanted to be a celebrity or wanted to be famous. But that comes with the territory."
During Season 1, Kurt quickly won the affection of viewers, and executive producer/co-creator Ryan Murphy wasted little time before increasing Colfer's workload. Audiences watched Kurt pine for fellow glee-club member Finn (Cory Monteith), kick for the football team and connect with his father, Burt (Mike O'Malley), a widower whose love for his son supersedes his discomfort with his son's homosexuality.
Season 2 of Glee debuted in September (airing Tuesday nights), and so far -- among other developments -- Kurt has pleaded with Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to let New Directions perform Britney Spears songs and struggled with his religious beliefs after Burt suffered a heart attack.
Speaking by telephone from his Los Angeles home on a recent Saturday morning, Colfer previews things to come in the next few weeks.
"There's a lot of amazing stuff and a lot of controversial stuff too," the young actor says. "I think the controversial stuff will get people's attention very, very quickly. And there will be more of Kurt finding himself, which is exciting."
OK, but what Kurt fans everywhere really want to know is the truth behind two hot rumours of the moment: Will Kurt finally have a boyfriend? And does Colfer play Riff-Raff in the upcoming Rocky Horror Picture Showthemed episode?
"I can't wait for everyone to see the Rocky Horror episode," Colfer says excitedly. "Oh, God, I don't know what I can say. Damn, I really, really want to tell you what I'm playing in that."
As to that other rumour ... "I'm kind of torn on the whole boyfriend thing," Colfer says, "because my only request was that he be less attractive than me, because I really didn't want to be the weak link in the couple. I wanted it to be kind of mutual, looks-wise. Then they hired (Chord Overstreet, who plays McKinley newcomer Sam), and I'm not sure if he's going to be the boyfriend now, which I think was the popular belief. I know that I thought it, but now it may or may not happen with him, so people will have to tune in to see."
For all that, however, it's the father-son moments that resonate most with Gleeks and with Colfer himself. Plenty more such moments are on the way, the actor promises, as Kurt helps Burt recover from his heart attack.
"Without trying to give credit to myself or Mike -- and even Ryan Murphy said this -- (the Kurt-Burt relationship) is kind of like the show's emotional backbone. Kurt and his father are from two different worlds, but they're bonded. It's that whole acceptance thing of, 'I know you're different, but I love you anyway because you're who you are.' It's 'You're my kid' and 'You're my dad.' That's something that needs to be seen by people, and it's fortunate that it's being seen on television."
It's no secret that Colfer himself is gay. He's out and happy, and he tries to be a solid role model for those in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. But it's not always easy, he concedes, to live with all eyes seemingly on him at all times.
"Unfortunately, in the world we live in, if I ever were to do anything stupid or say anything stupid, all the credibility of the character would be taken away. I want to be able to have fun, so it's a huge pressure and I do think about it every day. I probably think about it too much.
"If somebody had to be a role model, I think I'm a good candidate, in the sense that I really don't do anything obviously stupid or wrong, and I'm pretty smart with my judgments."
He chuckles. "But I'm a very, very strange, awkward person," Colfer says. "So I don't know why anybody would want to be me."
Source: edmontonjournal
The next day, thanks in large part to an assist from the juggernaut American Idol, Glee exploded into the American zeitgeist. Colfer's life hasn't been the same since.
Glee was launched as a regular series several months later, and quickly emerged as a ratings hit in its own right, setting in motion a cottage industry of CDs, tie-in products, iTunes releases and concert dates. It also transformed Colfer, who plays the sweet-voiced, high-note-hitting, openly gay fashionista student Kurt in William McKinley High School's New Directions glee club, into an instant star and role model.
"It's been absolutely crazy," the now-20-year-old Colfer says. "For us it has to feel similar to what the American Idol kids feel like when they go from absolute nothing to a huge, huge, huge world. It's been incredible. I could write a book about it.
"The best part is knowing that the role I play and the material I'm given affect so many kids out there," he continues. "Getting the letters from them that make you bawl your eyes out, I think that's the best part of it. Some of these kids need something like my character just to cope with everyday life. People are excited that there's someone like him on television, that is his own character, who isn't the sidekick or punching bag in every scene, and who has his own storyline and is his own person.
"The worst part is the whole fame aspect," Colfer adds, "because I personally never wanted to be a celebrity or wanted to be famous. But that comes with the territory."
During Season 1, Kurt quickly won the affection of viewers, and executive producer/co-creator Ryan Murphy wasted little time before increasing Colfer's workload. Audiences watched Kurt pine for fellow glee-club member Finn (Cory Monteith), kick for the football team and connect with his father, Burt (Mike O'Malley), a widower whose love for his son supersedes his discomfort with his son's homosexuality.
Season 2 of Glee debuted in September (airing Tuesday nights), and so far -- among other developments -- Kurt has pleaded with Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to let New Directions perform Britney Spears songs and struggled with his religious beliefs after Burt suffered a heart attack.
Speaking by telephone from his Los Angeles home on a recent Saturday morning, Colfer previews things to come in the next few weeks.
"There's a lot of amazing stuff and a lot of controversial stuff too," the young actor says. "I think the controversial stuff will get people's attention very, very quickly. And there will be more of Kurt finding himself, which is exciting."
OK, but what Kurt fans everywhere really want to know is the truth behind two hot rumours of the moment: Will Kurt finally have a boyfriend? And does Colfer play Riff-Raff in the upcoming Rocky Horror Picture Showthemed episode?
"I can't wait for everyone to see the Rocky Horror episode," Colfer says excitedly. "Oh, God, I don't know what I can say. Damn, I really, really want to tell you what I'm playing in that."
As to that other rumour ... "I'm kind of torn on the whole boyfriend thing," Colfer says, "because my only request was that he be less attractive than me, because I really didn't want to be the weak link in the couple. I wanted it to be kind of mutual, looks-wise. Then they hired (Chord Overstreet, who plays McKinley newcomer Sam), and I'm not sure if he's going to be the boyfriend now, which I think was the popular belief. I know that I thought it, but now it may or may not happen with him, so people will have to tune in to see."
For all that, however, it's the father-son moments that resonate most with Gleeks and with Colfer himself. Plenty more such moments are on the way, the actor promises, as Kurt helps Burt recover from his heart attack.
"Without trying to give credit to myself or Mike -- and even Ryan Murphy said this -- (the Kurt-Burt relationship) is kind of like the show's emotional backbone. Kurt and his father are from two different worlds, but they're bonded. It's that whole acceptance thing of, 'I know you're different, but I love you anyway because you're who you are.' It's 'You're my kid' and 'You're my dad.' That's something that needs to be seen by people, and it's fortunate that it's being seen on television."
It's no secret that Colfer himself is gay. He's out and happy, and he tries to be a solid role model for those in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. But it's not always easy, he concedes, to live with all eyes seemingly on him at all times.
"Unfortunately, in the world we live in, if I ever were to do anything stupid or say anything stupid, all the credibility of the character would be taken away. I want to be able to have fun, so it's a huge pressure and I do think about it every day. I probably think about it too much.
"If somebody had to be a role model, I think I'm a good candidate, in the sense that I really don't do anything obviously stupid or wrong, and I'm pretty smart with my judgments."
He chuckles. "But I'm a very, very strange, awkward person," Colfer says. "So I don't know why anybody would want to be me."
Source: edmontonjournal
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