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Glee creator Ryan Murphy talks Britney Spears

What do you think of Glee moving to Thursdays after The X Factor?

I think it’s a really great night of television. I love Britney. I think Britney’s going to bring a lot of eyes to that screen and the flow of a musical show into a musical show is great. It’s always what I wanted. I’d been begging for that for two years. I wanted to be on after American Idol or X Factor just because when I’m watching Idol, and I’m having a fun, young pop-culture experience, I don’t want to watch a hard drama after. Thursday is going to be a night of pop-culture celebration for Fox. There’s gonna be a lot of tie-ins that we’re gonna do. I also love that we’re gonna be at nine, which we were before, because I think we can go back to a little bit more [mature] writing. We’re doing that.

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What did you think of Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly saying next season would be a “creative renaissance” for the show at the network’s upfront?

I don’t think that Kevin was particularly a fan of what I was trying to do with the beginning of this season. We did an episode of all show tunes, we did several of them. There was the West Side Story thing that I loved, but I don’t think the audience did. Kevin wants a Glee that’s about Top 40, pop culture, big stars. So I know that he loved the end of this season, and I went and pitched him the next season and I think he loves it because it’s very pop-culture-based. We’re doing a great tribute right off the bat, another Britney Spears episode. Many of the characters will be starting over as underdogs, which is a good thing for the show. I really made an effort, talking to all the regulars about it.

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[Tudor]

I hope it's better than the last one. That was a little messy

[Doc]

I don’t think that Kevin was particularly a fan of what I was trying to do with the beginning of this season. We did an episode of all show tunes, we did several of them. There was the West Side Story thing that I loved, but I don’t think the audience did. Kevin wants a Glee that’s about Top 40, pop culture, big stars. So I know that he loved the end of this season, and I went and pitched him the next season and I think he loves it because it’s very pop-culture-based. We’re doing a great tribute right off the bat, another Britney Spears episode. Many of the characters will be starting over as underdogs, which is a good thing for the show. I really made an effort, talking to all the regulars about it.

Season 4 is gonna be trash.
Season 2 all over again.

[Arris1314]

Originally posted by Doc

Season 4 is gonna be trash.

Fixed.

[Travis Bickle]

Originally posted by Tudor

I hope it's better than the last one. That was a little messy

It was horrible. The worst!

[CaptainMusic]

The first tribute wasn't that bad.

I liked their versions of her songs except maybe BOMT.

[DAP]

People still watch this? It was fun until the third season.

[Reza]

I'm excited! I love glee and Britney!!

[Mr Telephone Man]

Fox is going to own Fall

[Mister Martian]

They are gonna need the ratings boost.

[MusicTalker]

Originally posted by Doc

Season 4 is gonna be trash.
Season 2 all over again.

Isn't every episode Top 40-heavy anyway?

[Loghen]

Originally posted by CaptainMusic

The first tribute wasn't that bad.

I liked their versions of her songs except maybe BOMT.

I liked their covers too but the way the way they tried to put them in the storyline was just wrong. And the ending "enough of her, let's sing Paramore!!" when they could've sung "Everytime" and get their point across. I'm still mad about that.

[brandnewdrew]

Glee is garbage, I'd actually rather them not do this again (the last one was really messy).

[britneyspears98]

Originally posted by Tudor

I hope it's better than the last one. That was a little messy

i loved the first one. especially Brittany S. Pierce

[P!nk]

I also love that we’re gonna be at nine, which we were before, because I think we can go back to a little bit more [mature] writing. We’re doing that.

I'm here for this.

[M Z N A]

This better have a proper tribute to "Gimme More."

[Mr Telephone Man]

They better do Circus, let's get it to 3X platinum

[EdgeOfAddiction]

Finally. They need to stick to Top40s. It's where they thrived and had the best songs.

I'm here for HIAM and TTWE. I want FF to get that 1M in sales.

[Doc]

Originally posted by MusicTalker

Isn't every episode Top 40-heavy anyway?

Season 1/The First 13 wasn't at all, and that was when Glee was universally considered to be at its BEST. The Back 9 is when Glee started deteriorating slowly and they started doing more current, Top 40 music and tributes. Then by the time Season 2 hit, Glee was full on Top 40 and tributes, hence Season 2 being considered the worst season. Season 3 started off promisingly with the promise of less Top 40 and tributes, but they eventually fell back into Top 40/tributes, although not as bad as Season 2.

[chris1991]

Excited! The first Britney episode was fun!
"Its a Britney Spears sex Riot!"