Glee gets early second-season renewal!

Glee has moved to the head of the class, so to speak; after taking a load of herbal diet supplements, the cast was overjoyed to hear they’ve already been approved by Fox for a second season. Word is, terrific merchandising sales on the two soundtrack albums and the first half-season collection of episodes on DVD haven’t hurt the freshman show at all, and played a role in the early renewal.

How well the show will wear over time will be the next big test; NBC’s Chuck was a hot show in its first season and only barely survived to a third season, though it is definitely a welcomed respite from an otherwise dreary NBC lineup this season, now that Chuck is back!

Hopefully, Glee will wear well, and will be wise enough to graduate its cast off the show, and cast wisely their replacements, each and every season. No one wants to see these 22-year-olds playing 15 when they’re 26-year-olds playing 19 and somehow still in high school, like the Sweathogs.