'Glee' Season 4: Darren Criss on Blaine, Who He'd Like to Return, His Music

Glee will be back on Fox this fall for its fourth season with a bit of a different look. Some of the series will be taking place in New York with Rachel at NYADA, while the rest of it will follow those still at McKinley. One of the students who hasn't graduated yet is Darren Criss' Blaine, and he was on hand in the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con press room Gather.com attended.

In the video below, Criss, sporting a beard (which will, of course, not be part of his character) previews a bit about season 4, including what he wants to see, who he wants to see back, and how he feels about perhaps having his music on the show.

Though Criss doesn't know much about what's coming up, he does point out, "Blaine's now a senior and his boyfriend is now long-distance or away, [Kurt] graduated, so that's always an interesting story element, for better or for worse. I don't know if it's going to go in a positive or a negative way, but it's different, so that's a good thing to have to kind of the old married couple." The season 3 finale did see them discuss a long-distance relationship when they assumed Kurt would be heading for NYADA in the fall, and even though that's not the case, Kurt is still going to be in New York in season 4. They were preparing themselves for it, but how will that all play out?

Criss goes on to say, "I know that glee club always has to have 12 members, and now we're short quite a few people." That means they'll be bringing in new characters, and that could include someone from The Glee Project. Since they did lose those who graduated, it should also give some of the other cast a chance to shine in solos this season, so that should be an interesting dynamic to see play out. Will there be a future Rachel who shows up wanting to keep all the solos, or will one of the now-seniors, such as Tina, get the chance to stand out?

Darren Criss does want to see Matt Bomer return, and since he was so good when he first appeared as Blaine's brother, even though Cooper's acting class was a joke, and he could obviously sing, there's no reason to not want to see more of him. With Blaine set to graduate this season, it is possible they could bring him back at some point, even if it just to see him get his diploma. He could also show up as Blaine is making his own decisions about his future.

If the subject of his music on the show came up—he wouldn't ask, but if they asked him—Criss says, "I'd probably write a song for Glee," but not for his own character. He'd rather see one of the other characters, old or new, sing his work.

‘Glee’ Star Darren Criss Takes on Michael Jackson With ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

It’s only a few more days until ‘Glee‘ premieres their Michael Jackson episode, and in order to get Gleeks pumped for the upcoming tribute to the King of Pop, Fox has unleashed a sneak peek to the Internet. In the clip, Gleeks can witness Darren Criss (AKA Blaine) and his fellow WMHS songbirds take on Michael Jackson’s hit ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin.’


As he exhibited in episode after episode, Criss is a born entertainer, and his exuberance and stage presence really shine through as he does his best MJ impression. Starting off in the hallways dressed in a white varsity jacket, Blaine — with some assistance from Britney, Santana, Kurt and Mercedes — busts out some classic MJ moves like the gravity-defying ‘Smooth Criminal’ lean as well as Jackson’s classic stage strut.

As the song continues, Criss (as Blaine) really shows off his singing abilities as he belts out the cover while taking on MJ’s vocal ferocity and attitude. After they take their performance into the library, the members of the New Directions head over to the auditorium for the rest of the performance. In front of a massive backdrop of flashing light bulbs, the ‘Glee’ kids get their MJ on with more dance moves and some classic costumes — Blaine dons the iconic silver glove in an ode to Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean,’ while Mike replicates Jackson’s outfit from the ‘Beat It’ video.

Watch Blaine and the rest of the New Directions perform ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ below, and be sure to tune in to Fox on Jan. 31 at 8PM EST to catch the entire episode.

Katy Perry debuts newest music video

The music video for Katy Perry’s newest hit “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” has just been released.

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The music video was originally supposed to be released on June 14, but Perry told everyone on her Facebook page that she would release it early if everyone could get #kathybethterry to trend on Twitter.
And she stayed true to her word.

The music video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” was released on the Funny Or Die website and it lives up to its name.

The video follows Kathy Beth Terry, Perry’s alter ego, who gets pulled into attending a wild party at her neighbor’s house.

It features guest appearances from Glee’s Darren Criss and Kevin McHale, “Friday” singer Rebecca Black, the brothers of the band Hanson, Corey Feldman, Debbie Gibson, and Kenny G.

What’s so great about the music video is that it doesn’t hold back on anything. The ‘80s theme goes above and beyond and the fact that the nerdy Kathy Beth Terry does body shots off of the hunky football player makes it all the more fun.

Watch the music video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” below and tell us what you think about it.