Glee Set For Michael Jackson Tribute Episode in January

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According to TV Guide, the big artist tribute that Ryan Murphy has been teasing for Glee since the summer is for none other than…Michael Jackson.

The January 24th episode will feature 10-12 (!!!) songs from the Jackson’s library. (OK, I’m guessing the episode will be super-sized in some way).

The episode is “being fast tracked in the writer’s room now” and is expected to begin shooting this Friday. According to TV Guide, half the episode will be shot before the cast takes a holiday break, with the rest of the episode to be completed in January.

Apparently, it took “some convincing to assure the Jackson family that their late son/brother/father would be honored appropriately. Now, they have given their enthusiastic support.”

Ryan  says the cast had so much fun performing MJ songs for tonight’s sectionals episode (New Directions will sing ABC/Control/Man in the Mirror) as well as “Thriller” in last year’s Super Bowl episode, that he made an extra effort to “seal the deal” before the end of 2011.

So, get ready for that jam-packed plot-free Glee episode scheduled for January 24th!  I hope the songs are good.

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