This doesnt sound promising!NO guest stars!FEWER songs!WTFudge!!!

there HAS to be a spinoff! As one of the most popular TV shows, It can't just end after 3 seasons!

@MikeS - have you watched the UK Skins series? (forget the god-awful US version). For the third and then the fifth seasons, they totally replaced the entire main cast, and it worked. Although it did take a while to get accustomed to the new faces each time.

I really don't know how they'd ever replace Lea Michele on Glee, she's the heart and soul of the show (and the best singer by far).

I'm glad he's getting a writing staff to help out with the load, but I'm also glad that he said he doesn't care what the TV critics say. Good thing, too, because they were being overly negative this year. The media loves to hype things and then tear them down.

I bought the hype, being late to the party, and missed Season 1. So Season 2 is my only real reference and I liked it. We have never had a producer with enough guts to change the cast of a popular show so who knows how this will play out. I did think the Sue Sylvester physically manhandling people was over the top but told myself it was just in her mind and never really happened. I am amazed these 30-somethings can pull off high school roles. I like that the other Glee Club members voice what we all think about one singer always getting the lead. Maybe that led to the decision to do less songs. Tuning in just to hear Rachel sing does get repetitive. In the main, I agree the show will go away soon. He has done all he can with this cast and this storyline. If no one buys the new kids, then it is over. I woill be intrigued to see who among them moves on to either other televised shows or even movies. Most of them are telegenic and now have experience.

Here is why the ratings are so awful on the Glee Project: We hated seeing people like Ellis kicked off so early in the series. What a huge mistake! The Glee Project completely contradicts what's great about Glee thematically. A much better format would be a "Battle of the Bands," thing. Choose great talent, assign them to two teams, throw them together to develop teamwork, bonding, leadership and all the other things Glee is about. Let us watch them grow week to week as they work with the mentors and guest mentors and with each other. . We'll all get off on the songs and watching how it's done. The competition should be all between the teams, and leadership within the team. This will show some great real-live human stories, for the writers to be inspired by. Towards the end, begin to narrow it down, winnow out people a few at a time, finally the judges and the audience can vote on the "MVP's" to appear on the show based on what they have observed, & we all will be much more invested in the show.

Sucks the life of the show will only be 3 seasons long..Then what a new class I doubt it will work. At least we were gleeked out for 3yrs.

Boo. The musical numbers are the best part of the show. They should do away with the talking altogether and just give us an hour of music. OK, maybe that's a bit exterme, but really, the show IS the songs.