#HistoryofGlee

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On this day in 2011:

Glee’s Darren Criss and Chris Colfer were featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly Magazine.

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Chris Colfer/ Kurt Hummel. The changing has begun!

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On this day in 2012:

following a successful fan campaign, Ryan Murphy posted a deleted scene dubbed “The Klaine Box Scene” on his YouTube channel.

The scene featured Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel and Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson, and was cut from Glee season 3, episode 9 “Extraordinary Merry Christmas”.

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On this day in 2010:

Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) and Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) met for the first time in Glee episode 2x06, “Never Been Kissed”.

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On this day in 2009:

Glee season 1, episode 1 “Pilot” aired.

Written by Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk and directed by Ryan Murphy, the episode was originally watched by 9.62m viewers in the United States.

1x01 featured 9 new cover songs- Respect, Mr Cellophane, I Kissed a Girl, On My Own, Sit Down, You’re Rockin the Boat, Can’t Fight This Feeling, Rehab, Leaving on a Jet Plane, and Don’t Stop Believin’.

The episode aired directly after the American Idol season 8 semifinal on FOX.

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On this day in 2013:

Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) proposed to Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) in Glee episode 5x01, “Love, Love, Love”.

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On this day in 2012:

Ryan Murphy posted a deleted scene containing a performance of “I Want You Back” to his YouTube channel.

The scene featured members of the New Directions (Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel, Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson, Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez, and Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams), Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe, and the Dalton Academy Warblers, and was cut from Glee season 3, episode 11 “Michael”.

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On this day in 2013:

Cory Allan Michael Monteith, best known for his role as Finn Hudson on Glee, passed away in Vancouver, Canada.

His beautiful spirit, generous heart, witty humour, pure determination, and extraordinary talent are missed deeply by all who loved him. 💙🥁

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On this day in 2013:

Glee cast members Darren Criss, Naya Rivera and Amber Riley attended and performed at the Kids’ Inaugural: Our Children, Our Future Concert, hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden.

The event was held at the Washington Convention Centre in Washington DC, and featured 3 songs performed by Darren, Naya and Amber:

- Valerie (The Zutons) sung by Naya and accompanied by Darren on guitar

-Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) by Amber

- and the original song Not Alone by Darren, accompanied by the Soul Children of Chicago.

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On this day:

Brad Ellis was born in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Brad portrayed New Directions pianist Brad in all six seasons of Glee.

Happy birthday Brad!

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On this day in 2009:

the very first episode of Glee aired.

The show would go on to become an international phenomenon: spanning 121 episodes across 6 seasons, featuring over 700 musical performances, releasing 28 soundtrack CDs and 26 digital EPs, producing a 41-show concert tour and an accompanying 3D Concert Movie, and receiving over 190 award nominations with 78 wins.

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On this day in 2011:

Glee season 2, episode 11 “The Sue Sylvester Shuffle” (also known as “The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle”) aired.

Written by Ian Brennan and directed by Brad Falchuk, the episode was Glee’s highest viewed ever, and was originally watched by 28.32m viewers in the United States.

2x11 followed a ~9 week hiatus and featured 4 new cover songs- Need You Now, She’s Not There, Bills, Bills, Bills, and Thriller/Heads Will Roll.

The episode also guest starred Katie Couric as herself, and premiered directly after the XLV Super Bowl.

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On this day in 2015:

Glee season 6, episode 5 “The Hurt Locker (Part Two)” aired.

Written by Ian Brennan and directed by Barbara Brown, the episode was originally watched by 1.85m viewers in the United States.

6x05 featured 5 new cover songs- My Sharona, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), It Must Have Been Love, Father Figure, and All Out of Love.

The episode also featured the final appearance of Michael Hitchcock as Dalton Rumba.

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On this day in 2011:

the cast of Glee appeared in a two-part commercial for Chevrolet during the XLV Super Bowl, singing Dinah Shore’s “See the USA in Your Chevrolet”.

The cast members who appeared in the commercial were Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, Chord Overstreet, Jane Lynch, and Lauren Potter.

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On this day in 2012:

Chris Colfer and Darren Criss filmed scenes for Glee season 4, episode 10 “Glee, Actually”.

The shoot took place on location at Bryant Park in New York City.

During this shoot, Chris and Darren filmed White Christmas, continuing the tradition of their characters, Kurt and Blaine, singing a duet together in each Christmas episode.

This would be their final Christmas duet of the series.