Official Britney Spears Glee Tribute Thread (RECORD RATINGS)
It's almost time for the Britney Spears GLEE episode.
Are you ready?
Comments from the cast
- Ryan Murphy: "She is arguably the most important female [musician] other than Lady Gaga in the last 10 years, so we're sort of doing an episode not only of her music but also her public image. All the kids on the show, many of them went into singing and dancing because of her. At the heart of it, it's a show designed to show off the skills of Heather Morris, who plays Brittany. It was [Britney's] idea. I think she loves what the show's about, paying tribute to pop culture in a very loving, respectful, kind way. She responded to that. We're paying tribute to her in a sort of fun and unexpected way."
- Lea Michele: "I just read the script last night. It was awesome. It's gonna be a big episode. I called Ryan [series creator] this morning and said, 'How are we gonna do this?' There's like 15 music videos within this episode, like the Madonna episode. I'm super-excited and I've always loved Britney Spears, and I get to do something really cool. What I loved about the episode is there's old songs, there's new songs, and Ryan also does what was really cool in the Madonna episode, how he took a song and had the boys sing it. He does the same thing with Britney and I can't wait to hear it because the idea sounds so cool".
- Matthew Morrison: "I like Britney. I got in trouble earlier for comments I made saying I'm anti-Britney, but I'm not. I think in this episode, they're going to mirror those comments and I'm going to be very anti-Britney in the episode because I don't like what she represents. ... It's gonna be a lot of fun and some crazy stuff is gonna happen."
- Harry Shum, Jr.: “I think there’s going to be some homage to costumes of Britney music videos. I’m excited to see that — those costumes are epic!”
John Stamos: "I've seen the script, and it's really well-written. If you are a 'Glee' fan, this episode is one of the best I've seen. Everybody was buzzing about Britney yesterday and how nice she was and how she gets the comedy of that show and what they wrote for her,"
Plot
- Written by Ryan Murphy.
- New Directions' pleas for Britney tunes fall on deaf ears with Mr. Schuester, so when they pay respective visits to the dentist (John Stamos), anesthesia-induced fantasies bring out the musical numbers and the all-but-official Britney cameo.
- No head shaving, also confirmed by Murphy. "[This episode] is so reverential, so kind and about her music. We're handling Britney with kids gloves."
- Britney is confirmed to be in the episode by Murphy. According to him, her idea is to do a "Where's Waldo"-type segment.
- She is doing Madge's role in MATM's video.
- She is also set to play a receptionist, according to insiders. GLEE LIVE STREAM!!!!!!! (for those who can't watch the show on TV outside of USA) http://www.tvpc.com/Channel.php?ChannelID=1730
I can't wait to see Artie's Stronger performance. Since it's probably a dream sequence, he has to use his wheelchair as Britney's chair from the video.