Eve Joins Glee, Plus Our Guest-Star Wish List
Things just keep getting better and better for our Glee club. EW's Michael Ausiello reveals that R&B star Eve will be featured in two episodes of Glee next season as a rival school's choral director. We can't wait to see her throw down with the folks at McKinley High. What tickled our fancy even more was the news that Eve stepped into the part after Whitney Houston turned it down. Whitney, what were you thinking?
But it did start us thinking -- about who else we'd love to see on the show. Our wish list includes:
- Jasika Nicole. We love her as seinsible, unflappable (and underused!) Astrid on Fringe, but we also happen to know she's a proud show choir veteran with unbeatable jazz hands. We can just picture Jasika as a glee club diva who brings down the house.
- Along those same lines, we'd love to see Lance Reddick show off his smooth jazz pipes.
- Steve Perry. Come on, you can't keep using Journey songs without bringing the band's golden voice to TV!
- Wilford Brimley -- to show off his rapping skills.
- Mandy Moore (the actress/singer, not the So You Think You Can Dance judge... although that also has possibilities...) -- We're torn on whether we'd prefer her to riff on her role in Saved or go in an entirely new direction.
- Seth McFarlane -- The Family Guy mastermind already has a twisted sense of humor and a seemingly encyclopedic memory of every musical ever made.
- Any of the High School Musical kids -- but only if we could see them get beat up by the evil jocks.
- Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean -- Not only are they Jane Lynch's pals, but they're musical geniuses! Can you imagine the Glee kids covering a Spinal Tap masterpiece like Big Bottom or Stonehenge?
Comments
Let me start by saying that I am not a fan of the over commercialized television shows that find a way into every aspect of my TV viewing experience (i.e. a constant ticker or banner for when the next season or episode of “Heroes” is going to air…great show but give me a break). I’m a network security auditor that is against piracy but an advocate of freedom of the arts; I believe that if a movie, song, poem or book, isn’t available in my language or in the format I wish to enjoy it in isn’t available, i have the right to attain it in a matter of my choosing for the sake of demonstration and protestation.
With all that out of the way I find myself watching this television show called “Glee”. It has a simple premise…A group of outcasts finding themselves utterly drawn to the age old traditions of song and dance. I was in my church choir, middle school choir, high school choir, and I sucked at it. I was a baritone singing with tenors and I have nightmares about my senior year solo performance; but why did I do it? I loved to express myself through song. High school social dynamics made sure I knew I was doing the WRONG thing so I also participated in sports for the sole purpose of being accepted. The premise, humor, sarcasm, and social contradictions of “Glee” are exactly what I have been waiting for in a TV show. Fox has done an amazing job of delivering this show to its viewers. Ladies and gentleman I actually watched the series premiere WITH COMMERCIALS. I couldn’t wait for the FF> version from my dvr.
I am sure to be criticized for this post but I am going to post it on every forum I am a member of for the sole purpose of emphasizing one point…the fine arts are dying and this show may be the adrenaline that brings it back to life. Bravo for using the actors actual voices!
Please watch this show, record this show, share this show with your friends. Keep the musical arts alive.
Posted by: Parriah | September 9, 2009 11:58 PM