"Glee" The Next Generation: Will It Work? - Jeanine Poggi

Glee won39t have 30yearold actors walking around the halls of McKinley HighSeries creator Ryan Murphy told Ryan Seacrest last week that several Gleeks will graduate in Season 3 and some new members of New Directions will be introduced in the fall and midseasonquotI donamp8217t think of it in terms of eliminating or replacing Because I think the thing about this cast is people love them and they are incredibly talented Theyamp8217ve left sort of an indelible markamp8221 Murphy said during Seacrest39s radio show amp8220The thing that I wanted to do and the cast wanted to do we didnamp8217t want to have a show where they were in high school for 8 yearsWe really wanted it to be true to that experience We thought it would be really cool if we were true to the timelineamp8221But exactly which characters will don the cap and gown is questionable as the producers have strategically refrained from revealing the grades of most of the teens Lea Michelle39s character Rachel Berry will be heading into her senior year since in Season 1 it was briefly mentioned that she was in the 10th gradeOther possible graduates include Finn Quinn and Puck Brittany39s age is unclear but it would be very easy to keep the ditzy cheerleader around by saying she had to be left back a year Kurt could be younger than the rest of the cast but there was mention of him driving which would mean he is at least 16So who will replace the original cast Glee is finding some fresh faces through its summer reality series The Glee Project The winner of the reality competition will receive a sevenepisode gig on Season 3 which could potentially lead to a bigger role For more television news reviews and gossip visit Too Much To Tivo You can also follow TMTT on Twitter toomuchtotivo and like us on FacebookJeanine Poggi is a financial journalist by day TV addict by night She started her blog Too Much To Tivo in April 2010 as a way to dish about her favorite shows and characters The series currently recording on her TiVo include So You Think You Can Dance The Big Bang Theory Vampire Diaries True Blood and American Idol Jeanine can be reached at jpoggitoomuchtotivocomRead all Jeanine39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Too Much To TiVoCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerMediaBizBloggers is an openthought leadership blog platform for media marketing and advertising professionals companies and organizations To contribute contact Jackmediadvisorygroupcom The opinions expressed in MediaBizBloggerscom are not those of Media Advisory Group its employees or other MediaBizBloggerscom contributors Media Advisory Group accepts no responsibility for the views of MediaBizBloggers authors

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