Fox’s entertainment
chairman Kevin Reilly
today confirmed that the
planned Cory Monteith
tribute will air in the third
episode of Glee this
coming season, which is
slated to air Oct. 10. “That
is the episode where Cory’s character will be
written off and will deal directly with drug
addiction and with the circumstances surrounding
Cory’s death,” he said. That does not mean
Cory’s character Finn Hudson necessarily dies of
a drug overdose, Reilly cautioned. But series co-
creator Ryan Murphy will shoot PSAs with the
cast that will air during the episode. They will
speak to the incident and drug addiction, Reilly
said. Additionally, the proceeds from the music in
the episode will be used to set up a fund for
Monteith. “It is a celebration and really sad of
this really vibrant kid,” Reilly said. The Cory
Monteith tribute will follow the two-part Beatles-
themed Glee season opener, which had already
been in the works. After Episode 3, Glee goes on
hiatus for baseball “as a natural break to reset,”
Reilly said.
Source: deadline
Source: deadline
Oh god, I can't imagine what it feels like to film a tribute episode. I stopped watching in the beginning of season 4 but I will for sure watch the tribute episode. Finn was my favorite character on the show so I will be bawling the whole time I'm watching it.
ReplyDeleteIn true Glee style this will even be their best episode or really awful, its going to be tough on the cast and crew though.
ReplyDeleteThis must be a really hard thing to film mostly for lea he was the love of her life and loosing in that way and tapping something to remember him will be really really ahrd for her and for everybody, i liked finn and im pretty sure i`ll eb crying a lot on that episode!
ReplyDeleteOne thing I'm not getting, the Beatles tribute will be aired on the same day or in two weeks?
ReplyDeleteI think they meant that the first two episodes will be the Beatles tribute
ReplyDeleteSure, but are they airing back-to-back or not? It seems weird to do the same thing for two weeks.
ReplyDeleteWith the greatest respect and as PC as possible - how can Lea put herself through this? I would have run for the hills. I can't even imagine how hard this will be for her.
ReplyDeleteThis is from an article from last week:
ReplyDeleteThe “Glee” boss also revealed there was talk of ending the series completely, but said Lea made the call to continue with the show (which will have therapists on hand to help the group cope with Cory’s loss as they return to the set without their friend and co-star).
“[Lea] felt that the best thing for the cast and crew was to be together and to get back to work and be together every day and talk about our memories of him,” he explained. “So we decided to do that with Lea’s blessing and we’re going to go back to work and have grief counselors on the set for two weeks because people are really hurting.”
i hope they can manage to get all the original glee kids back for this episode. dianna and mark in particular.
ReplyDeleteThis will be so hard to watch. Think I'll buy a box of Kleenex right before the season starts. I wonder whar songs they'll sing?? (And that's rhetorical, I don't want to know til it airs).
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