Who WASN'T in the Emmy's opening number?

The opening number of last night's Primetime Emmy Awards was pretty awesome and pretty much all anyone is talking about this morning. Host Jimmy Fallon brought together an all-star, if not somewhat random, group of celebrities to perform in a Glee inspired skit and performance of "Born to Run". Jimmy helps four of the actual Glee clubbers form a group to peform in a competition in order to win $1205, the amount they need to pay for their tickets to the Emmy's (plus $5). Amazing cameos by Tina Fey, Tim Gunn (wish he would have sang), and especially hotness Joel McHale! Kate Gosselin randomly appears too and I almost didn't recognize her in the 20 pounds of makeup and glitter she was wearing, but then lol-ed when I finally did. Sad to say I'm pretty much over this whole Betty White obsession, but if homegirl would have actually gotten on stage and performed I probably would have excused this. Age is no excuse, look at Liza. But who the eff was that other random brunette chick who looks like a cheap version of Lea Michelle? I spent most of the night thinking it was Emmanuelle Chriqui from Entourage, and then this morning researched and researched and researched until finally someone confirmed that it was Nina Dobrev from The Vampire Diaries. Seriously, Jimmy? You couldn't even get the sister from Twilight or something? I guess I can excuse one total Z-lister though because this performance rocked my life.

Team Pissed

I'm a nerd and had an amazon.com alert set to tell me when the DVD for "Glee: Season 1, Volume 2" became available for pre-order. Being that season 1, volume 1 was released at the very end of 2009 just shortly after the first part of the season wrapped, I figured that the second half of the season would be released in June or early July. Which is soon, which made me Team Excited!

However, I became Team Pissed when I got an alert from Amazon about my much-anticipated volume 2, went to the website to place my pre-order, and realized that the selection came up as "Glee: The Complete First Season" at the "discounted" price of $41.99. And after another search on Amazon and the internets in general, there was no volume 2 DVD to be found. Wtf, Glee? You really think I'm going to spend almost double what I paid on my first DVD and re-buy 13 episodes just to get the new ones? (which in my opinion dropped in quality and became too gimmicky)

Glee and Fox Entertainment are seriously pissing me off and insulting my intelligence as a consumer. Us Glee fans love the opportunity to purchase the music and footage of our favorite show, but I am not such a Gleek that I have to own every piece of merchandise you thrust on me when it means having double copies and throwing my money at an already filthy rich corporation. I watch and love Glee because of the way it makes me feel, but that feeling comes from the content NOT the satisfaction of the pretty packaging of a full boxed set. You've found a way to also milk 5+ CD releases out of this season, which have been huge best sellers! How dumb do you think we are, Fox? Not all Glee fans are high schoolers with a disposable income from their parents. Glee has a huge and passionate fan base of twenty-something former glee or theatre kids, myself included. We graduated from college, got hit hard by the recession, and are struggling to find jobs or working entry level with no advancement. We're not buying your marketing crap, literally.

It would be a huge mistake for Fox not to release a DVD edition containing only the second half of the season (March-June 2010). The e-alerts for the DVD have been out for less than 12 hours and backlash has already started. Without these buyers, where are a few extra dollars from tweens buying the full season really getting you, Fox?

Do, Dump, or Marry: The Glee boys

The rules: You have three choices of men of debatable equal caliber. Pick one to "do", one to "dump" and one to "marry". Must pick one and only one for each category, no cop-outs.

The hottie pool: The incredibly hot cast of Glee. (l-r) Cory Monteith as Finn, Matthew Morrison as Mr. Schuester, and Mark Salling as Puck. They're all sexy, they can all sing, it's a tough battle which may possibly only be able to be settled with a dance-off.


Do: Mark Salling. This picture does not do the abs justice. They are rock hard and there is at least a 6-pack going on. Plus he totally has the bad boy thing going on, and his character likes to bed cougars. Homeboy is probably dynamite in the sack.

Dump: Cory Monteith, though it kills me to have to "dump" any of the Glee boys. Sure Finn is hot and all, but if we're being honest with ourselves he's a little boring and doesn't do "I have so many emotions and can't decide between sports and singing" quite as well as Zac Efron. Plus, a 27-year-old playing a 17-year-old is not so sexy.

Marry: Matthew Morrison. Handsome, great smile, sexy body, and wholesome family man all rolled into one. He's the guy you can take home to mom, yet still can't wait to rip his clothes off. I'm also a total sucker for curly hair. Matthew definitely has the best singing voice and let's be honest, that's what really matters in a husband, right?


Leave your choices in the comments!

Jazz hands!

Though they can't seem to hold it together as a network to produce a single episode of American Idol that runs on time, Fox is getting both myself and critics a little excited with Glee, a new show for summer/fall that will be premiering during May sweeps. Glee will be previewing on May 19th and tells the story of a young teacher who takes over as the director of a rag-tag, seemingly talentless high school glee club. And of course there will be major dramz and love stories wrapped in with riveting musical numbers featuring some of Broadway's biggest stars. The musical theatre dork in me is bursting at the seams and pirouetting around my television set. Glee is being created and produced by Ryan Murphy who previously worked his magic with Nip/Tuck, but don't expect the smut and general absurdity to carry over, this is kind of a family show.

However, myself and girls everywhere are probably going to be getting their panties in a bunch over Matthew Morrison who plays said teacher turned glee club aficionado. Matthew has done a ton of Broadway which would be a turn-off for most girls, but it makes me really horny seeing sexy men spontaneously burst into song. Upping the hotness factor even more, he was briefly in the boyband LMNT (formed from several O-Town rejects and friends, best known for the musical masterpiece "Juliet"), but he's smart so he quit that shiz before most people even knew it existed.

Hotties, jazz hands, and melodramatic high school plot lines? Yah, I'm on board.