Wrapping Up 'Glee' Season Two | How to Make a Sequel | Sun Ra Arkestra

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Wrapping Up 'Glee' Season Two | How to Make a Sequel | Sun Ra Arkestra

5/25/11


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			Happy Endings’ Adam Pally on the Show’s Underdog Status, Improvising on Set, and Being Chubby-Skinny "There's been a running joke through the year where I'm trying to say the N-word. That's been improvised every time. I'm hoping on season two to actually say it."



			The Sequelitis Study of American Pie, Part 2: Let the Straight-to-Videos Begin Our two writers, now trapped with 'American Wedding' and 'Band Camp,' see what happens to the original concept when it gets really cheap and dirty.



			Do Modern Family’s Cam and Mitchell Even Like Each Other? All they do is cut each other down.



			Guy Fieri Inspired Melissa McCarthy’s Bridesmaids Character "I tried for a long time to convince them to let me wear short, white, spiky hair."


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			How to Make a Sequel, From Hollywood Insiders Who’ve Been There We spoke to Chris McQuarrie, Richard Donner, Brett Ratner, and more.



			American Idol Recap: Paul F. Tompkins Makes It to the Final Round Alive! "I am excited that it is the last two nights, but not about watching the last two nights. It’s like if you referred to the night before you had kidney stones removed as 'Kidney Stone Eve.'”



			Diablo Cody on United States of Tara’s Cancellation: ‘If I Do TV Again, I Would Do It Differently’ "I don’t think I ever got the hang of the writers’ room."



			Glee Recap: A Helluva Town It's the finale, nationals, and more original songs.



			Taylor Swift’s Other John Mayer Song Gets a Video See "The Story of Us" video.



			The Ten Best (and Five Worst) Performances From Season Two of Glee Never sing to sick children again, 'Glee.'



			James Franco Says He Isn’t As Busy As You Think He also chats about that Brad Renfro carving/tattoo.



			Meet the Weeknd, the Latest Object of Obession for the Nation’s Music Bloggers Hear some early stuff from the Internet's new favorite person.



			Anna Kournikova Replaces Jillian Michaels on The Biggest Loser "When she really gets intense, she starts speaking Russian," promises the show's producer.



			The Boy Band Face-off: Vulture Picks Your New Favorite Member of NKOTBSB What's the point of following a boy band if you don't pick a favorite?

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