Forget the Thanksgiving Day Parade; Glee gets a World Series game
Take that, NBC! When the word leaked yesterday that the performers from Glee had been uninvited to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade because the folks at NBC didn't want to give the Fox show a national platform to strut their stuff, plenty of people thought it was a low blow. Well, something else has come along that's just as big a national stage. On October 31, the Glee cast will sing the National Anthem at the World Series. That's game three, and it'll be a chance for the singers to put their own unique spin on "The Star Spangled Banner."
Of course there was no conflict with the World Series because Fox -- which produces Glee -- is broadcasting the games. In years past, Fox has used the games to promote their stars and television shows, putting them in box seats and flashing their faces in between innings or balls and strikes. Believe me, the TV stars got almost as much air time as the ball players.
I'm expecting a dynamic version of the National Anthem from the Glee singers. With choreography! Although you don't want to do too much moving around to a song like that because there's not much of a beat unless you have a marching band. However, if there's anything the Glee people have proven in the episodes this season, they are very creative. It's going to be good.
As for NBC, they have egg on their proverbial faces. They look bad for dissing Fox and Glee, especially since the network has let Fox faces in the parade in the past. If NBC thought they were doing themselves a favor by acting petty and small, well... they were wrong.
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