Remembering Cory

arina wrote:I agree, I really admire Lea's strength as well.

sheny wrote: There's something that's bothering me in this one but I'll keep my mouth shut (my fingers away from the keyboard) for now.

Jellyrolls wrote:

sheny wrote: There's something that's bothering me in this one but I'll keep my mouth shut (my fingers away from the keyboard) for now.

Was it the part where he said that he would have shut down the show if Lea said she didn't want to do it anymore because "she is sort of the show"?  That part kind of bugged me because, though I have always thought that Lea is the main focal point of the show, we know that if Ryan had his way, she would have been off the show after season three.  If he really thinks Lea is "sort of the show" he wouldn't have left her out of three episodes last season.  

sheny wrote:

Jellyrolls wrote:

sheny wrote: There's something that's bothering me in this one but I'll keep my mouth shut (my fingers away from the keyboard) for now.

Was it the part where he said that he would have shut down the show if Lea said she didn't want to do it anymore because "she is sort of the show"?  That part kind of bugged me because, though I have always thought that Lea is the main focal point of the show, we know that if Ryan had his way, she would have been off the show after season three.  If he really thinks Lea is "sort of the show" he wouldn't have left her out of three episodes last season.  

Yes, exactly that part. If Lea is really so important for him and the show why did he try replace her with Melissa, left her out of three episodes and gave her less than 5 minutes of screen time in many others.

MoviesAreLife wrote:That was beautiful. Short but sweet. Smile

In the wake of Cory Monteith's tragic passing, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy has struggled with how to move forward.

Describing Monteith as an “older son,” he acknowledges that he and his fellow producers, along with Lea Michele, Monteith’s co-star and real-life girlfriend, have had to discuss all of their options.

“When you’re faced with something so sad and so shocking, what do you do? Do we cancel the show? Do we start shooting in January? What do we do?” he says in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “Ultimately, we decided the best thing for everyone is to get back to work and be around people who knew him and loved him so that everyone can grieve together.”


As Fox announced Friday, Glee's fifth-season premiere date has been pushed back a week. The season will now bow Sept. 26, with production set to begin in August rather than late July.

Murphy praises Michele’s strength throughout the past week, noting that he and his fellow producers will continue to take their cues from her. Shortly after hearing the news, Murphy told Michele that it would be absolutely fine if she decided that the show or her role in it should not continue. But Murphy says that Michele "bravely" suggested that that wasn't an option.

What has not been decided yet is how Monteith’s absence on the show will be addressed. But the current plan is to pay tribute during the show’s third episode, assuming Murphy and his team “can get it perfect.” The first two episodes of season five, a long-planned Beatles tribute, has already been written and will need to be tweaked slightly; after that, Murphy intends to take a long hiatus and try to figure out what to do with the show and how to come back.

At this stage, the only thing that is clear is that they will not recast Monteith's Finn Hudson role, as some other shows have done in such a situation. "The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is to have that character pass. When we do the tribute episode to that character, we'll have to do it in a way where the castmembers will not have to re-create feelings of grief that they’ve had this week -- but do it in an upbeat way," he says. "If we can do this responsibly and help young people through these feelings, that’s the best that we can hope for." Murphy says that they don't intend to tackle the tribute episode until after the memorial, as so much of the cast and crew are still making sense of their emotions.

“It’s always sad and shocking when somebody so young dies, but one of the things that made it even more upsetting is that so many of us who knew and loved him were actively involved in trying to get him better,” Murphy continues, reflecting on the emergency intervention that they had with Monteith in Murphy’s office on the Paramount lot in March.

Monteith had resisted the idea of seeking treatment initially, noting at the time that he wanted to finish out the remaining two episodes of the show’s fourth season. He was told that his life was “more important than two episodes of some stupid f---ing TV show,” says Murphy, and that there would be a job waiting for him when he got back. Ultimately, the 31-year-old star agreed, suggesting that he wanted to get better. He left for rehab with doctors, which had been arranged by the show. Producers subsequently wrote his character out of the two remaining season-four episodes.


Murphy describes the months since as “rocky,” noting that Monteith had come to visit him on the New York set of his HBO telepic The Normal Heart. At that time, Monteith claimed that he was clean and ready to get back to work. On July 13, the actor was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room. An initial autopsy report by the British Columbia Coroner's Service stated that he died of "mixed-drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol."

The memorial is set for later this week, and there will be grief counselors on the set of Glee for a couple of weeks once production resumes. As many have said in the days since the Canadian actor's passing, Murphy reiterates what a “beloved” member of the Glee cast Monteith had been. "Once you met Cory, you just sort of instantly fell in love with him because he was both an angel and a devil," adds Murphy. "He was someone that you just instinctively wanted to protect because you felt like he was a fatherless child, and after a very hard childhood he had always felt adrift in the world."

Jellyrolls wrote:

In the wake of Cory Monteith's tragic passing, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy has struggled with how to move forward.

Describing Monteith as an “older son,” he acknowledges that he and his fellow producers, along with Lea Michele, Monteith’s co-star and real-life girlfriend, have had to discuss all of their options.

“When you’re faced with something so sad and so shocking, what do you do? Do we cancel the show? Do we start shooting in January? What do we do?” he says in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “Ultimately, we decided the best thing for everyone is to get back to work and be around people who knew him and loved him so that everyone can grieve together.”


As Fox announced Friday, Glee's fifth-season premiere date has been pushed back a week. The season will now bow Sept. 26, with production set to begin in August rather than late July.

Murphy praises Michele’s strength throughout the past week, noting that he and his fellow producers will continue to take their cues from her. Shortly after hearing the news, Murphy told Michele that it would be absolutely fine if she decided that the show or her role in it should not continue. But Murphy says that Michele "bravely" suggested that that wasn't an option.

What has not been decided yet is how Monteith’s absence on the show will be addressed. But the current plan is to pay tribute during the show’s third episode, assuming Murphy and his team “can get it perfect.” The first two episodes of season five, a long-planned Beatles tribute, has already been written and will need to be tweaked slightly; after that, Murphy intends to take a long hiatus and try to figure out what to do with the show and how to come back.

At this stage, the only thing that is clear is that they will not recast Monteith's Finn Hudson role, as some other shows have done in such a situation. "The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is to have that character pass. When we do the tribute episode to that character, we'll have to do it in a way where the castmembers will not have to re-create feelings of grief that they’ve had this week -- but do it in an upbeat way," he says. "If we can do this responsibly and help young people through these feelings, that’s the best that we can hope for." Murphy says that they don't intend to tackle the tribute episode until after the memorial, as so much of the cast and crew are still making sense of their emotions.

“It’s always sad and shocking when somebody so young dies, but one of the things that made it even more upsetting is that so many of us who knew and loved him were actively involved in trying to get him better,” Murphy continues, reflecting on the emergency intervention that they had with Monteith in Murphy’s office on the Paramount lot in March.

Monteith had resisted the idea of seeking treatment initially, noting at the time that he wanted to finish out the remaining two episodes of the show’s fourth season. He was told that his life was “more important than two episodes of some stupid f---ing TV show,” says Murphy, and that there would be a job waiting for him when he got back. Ultimately, the 31-year-old star agreed, suggesting that he wanted to get better. He left for rehab with doctors, which had been arranged by the show. Producers subsequently wrote his character out of the two remaining season-four episodes.


Murphy describes the months since as “rocky,” noting that Monteith had come to visit him on the New York set of his HBO telepic The Normal Heart. At that time, Monteith claimed that he was clean and ready to get back to work. On July 13, the actor was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room. An initial autopsy report by the British Columbia Coroner's Service stated that he died of "mixed-drug toxicity, involving heroin and alcohol."

The memorial is set for later this week, and there will be grief counselors on the set of Glee for a couple of weeks once production resumes. As many have said in the days since the Canadian actor's passing, Murphy reiterates what a “beloved” member of the Glee cast Monteith had been. "Once you met Cory, you just sort of instantly fell in love with him because he was both an angel and a devil," adds Murphy. "He was someone that you just instinctively wanted to protect because you felt like he was a fatherless child, and after a very hard childhood he had always felt adrift in the world."

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ETA:  Forgot to mention why I bolded part of it.  I do tend to agree that the only way to move forward would be to kill off Finn.  I know some have said that they would like him to go off somewhere far away and mentioned from time to time, but I think that would be hard for Lea and Chris to have Finn keep popping up (i.e. as in, "Finn called last night.  He's doing great in wherever he is. He's happy."  Plus, I think that if they kept Finn alive but out of sight, there would always be that underlying "finchel" thing going on even though we know the actor who portrayed Finn is gone.

And I do hope that they can do it in a way that will not make it too tough on the actors.  Hopefully they can do it in a way that makes it a celebration of Finn (and Cory's life).

MoviesAreLife wrote: Lea is so strong. I know Lea haters will claim she's a heartless bitch who doesn't care about Cory/only cares about the show, but I disagree. She is looking past her own pain and realizing the show must go on for everyone involved. So many jobs are riding on her decision. Good for her. Lea and Chris seem like the types who throw themselves into work in order to deal with a hardship. I knew Lea would be professional about this. I feel bad for her...I can't believe she's going to take no time off at all! The death of Finn will be like losing Cory all over again, but it needs to be done. They cannot cop out. ..

The very short delay did shock me. I expected Cory would get a true moment of silence out of respect...but this really is the best option for everyone, if they can emotionally handle it.

Jellyrolls wrote:

MoviesAreLife wrote: Lea is so strong. I know Lea haters will claim she's a heartless bitch who doesn't care about Cory/only cares about the show, but I disagree. She is looking past her own pain and realizing the show must go on for everyone involved. So many jobs are riding on her decision. Good for her. Lea and Chris seem like the types who throw themselves into work in order to deal with a hardship. I knew Lea would be professional about this. I feel bad for her...I can't believe she's going to take no time off at all! The death of Finn will be like losing Cory all over again, but it needs to be done. They cannot cop out. ..

The very short delay did shock me. I expected Cory would get a true moment of silence out of respect...but this really is the best option for everyone, if they can emotionally handle it.

Jumping right back into work is probably the best thing for Lea and the cast.  It won't be easy, but getting back into their regular routines is going to help them.  Finding a new normal without Cory is actually a big part of the grieving process.

Also, I would think that it would be better to film the Finn tribute sooner rather than later.  Yes, it's going to suck to have to do it, but it's really the only way.  And I would think it would be better to do it soon, rather than wait a couple of months to do it.  If they waited longer to do it, it would just reopen the wounds that had started to heal.  I think the cast and the fans need closure for Finn, and it's better to do it sooner rather than waiting for after the hiatis.

How "Glee" Should Do The Cory Monteith Tribute Episode

Ryan Murphy revealed that Glee is planning a tribute episode for Cory Monteith, who died earlier this month. The episode is still in the planning stages, but here are some suggestions for finding the delicate balance between honoring Monteith’s memory and exploiting it.

Louis Peitzman BuzzFeed Staff

1. Keep the focus on the music.

I’m sure there’s a temptation to do a different kind of Glee episode, perhaps one without any music at all. But Glee is at its best when it’s finding emotion through song. There’s a special poignancy to this, and perhaps catharsis: I say this as someone who teared up learning Matthew Morrison sang “What I Did for Love” in memory of Cory Monteith. A singing-heavy episode is also a tribute to Monteith, who wasn’t a singer when he auditioned for Glee but found his voice on the show, in more ways than one.

2. But honor the relationships.

Everyone will mourn the loss of Finn, but some bonds are more important than others: Rachel, Kurt, Puck, Will, Quinn. Glee would be wise to restrain itself a bit — instead of going big, spend time on the characters who had the most significant relationships with Finn. This is also a way to honor the relationships these actors had with Cory Monteith, with whom they worked so closely for four seasons. Of course, this should also be adjusted depending on their comfort level. Lea Michele can decide how much emotion she wants to bare on screen.

3. Don’t make it about drugs.

Addiction is a horrible disease, and it’s something worth addressing on a series for teenagers. At the same time, this isn’t the right time: Turning the episode into an after school special on the dangers of drug abuse takes away from Monteith’s memory. We know how he died — it’s also something his friends and family will have to live with forever. The specter of addiction will hang over the episode, but any preaching would be both unnecessary and in poor taste. On the other hand, a PSA about getting help for addiction at the end of the episode would be appropriate.

4. Find a way to incorporate Monteith’s work.

Whether through flashback or otherwise, Monteith and his voice should be present in the episode. It’s important to not only mourn his loss but to also celebrate his talent. As Murphy noted, this is also the first time many young Glee fans have really experienced death in any way — including a Monteith performance is a way for these people to say goodbye to the character of Finn and the actor behind him. One word of caution: Promoting this episode as including “Finn’s final performance” would be incredibly tacky. I doubt Fox would go down this route, but it’s not unheard of.

5. End the episode in a way that allows the show to move forward while still honoring Monteith’s memory.

The show must go on. That may sound callous, but as Murphy told Deadline, the cast and crew agreed that coming back to work was the best way to process their feelings about Monteith’s death. As such, Glee is going to have to return to normalcy, and the tribute episode — plus the long hiatus — should be that bridge toward business as usual. The key here is to offer some degree of closure for the characters (and the actors). In subsequent episodes, however, Glee shouldn’t shy away from mentioning Finn or referencing his death: Realistically, this is something his friends would carry with them forever.

6. Donate album proceeds to charity.

Glee always sells its music on iTunes, and this tribute episode doesn’t need to be any different. But let the album proceeds do some good: Donating them to a charity that specializes in the treatment of addiction, or another charity that Monteith supported like Project Limelight, is the only real way to sell the songs without being exploitative. Even non-Glee fans will be tuning in to the episode — many of them will want to hear the music again. And that’s fine, particularly if it helps other people in need.

MoviesAreLife wrote:I really like the charity idea. Pay it forward.

fantastica wrote:Jenna posted this on instagram. apparently it's from S1 judging from Rachel's clothing style and Chris' baby face/hair style.