FOX to Showcase it's Musical Talent (and we're not just talking Glee)

From April 29th to May 5th many of FOX's top shows including; Bones, House, and Fringe will be revamping their style to take on a musical format!


To celebrate this week of musical madness TV Squad has compiled a top ten list of best musical moments in television. It's worth noting that this list features actors who are slated to appear on Glee. Kristen Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) will be appearing on Glee tonight. Neil Patrick Harris finds himself on the list twice for How I Met Your Mother and Batman: The Brave and Bold. He will be guesting in a few weeks along side guest director and #1 on this list Joss Whedon!

Check out the list below, tell me your favourite musical moments on TV in the comments!

10. 'That '70s Show': 'That 70s Musical.' Even curmudgeon Red catches the fever on the show's 100th episode in season four, when Fez dreams up song-and-dance numbers while prepping for a high school concert. This love letter to the 1970s features characters belting out famous 70s tunes.



9. 'Pushing Daisies': 'Dummy.' Any time Kristin Chenoweth gets to flex the golden pipes, I'm a happy camper. 'Pushing Daisies' often featured musical numbers, and here's one of my favorites, 'Hopelessly Devoted to You,' from the second episode in season one.



8. 'Northern Exposure': 'Old Tree.' Pregnant Shelly wakes up one day to discover she's in her own little musical. She can't stop singing, and she's worried she'll never be able to stop. The best part of this tune is when her beloved Holling joins in with a sweet duet in this episode from season four.



7. 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold': 'Mayhem of the Music Meister.' The talented Neil Patrick Harris gets to show off his chops in this episode from season one, where the Music Meister uses his singing voice to hypnotize everyone within hearing range into obeying him.



6. 'Mad Men': 'My Old Kentucky Home.' I'm stretching it here, because this isn't a musical episode from start to finish. 'Mad Men' is way too cool for that. But this episode from season three featured the characters engaging in music in a believable way for that era. We got Joan playing an accordion while crooning 'C'est Magnifique,' Roger (in black face!) singing to his fiance, and Pete and his wife dancing a lively Charleston.



5. 'South Park': 'Chef Aid.' When Cartman comes to school singing the new hit song, 'Stinky Britches,' Chef realizes that the song he wrote 20 years earlier has been stolen. An expensive lawsuit, attorney Johnny Cochrane, a charity concert, and a bunch of famous singers all come together in a musical montage from season two.



4. 'The Simpsons': 'A Fish Called Selma.' Can anything be turned into a Broadway musical? Yes, and Troy McClure proves it in this musical episode from season 7, where 'Planet of the Apes' takes to the stage.





3. 'Scrubs': 'My Musical.' When a patient with a brain disorder hallucinates everyone in the hospital singing, it gave us the classic 'Guy Love,' in which Turk and J.D. sing about their, uh, friendship in season 6. Nothing gay about it.



2. 'How I Met Your Mother': 'Girls vs. Suits.' The show's 100th episode in season five creates a tough choice for our beloved Barney -- menswear or a sexy bartender? He gets some help from backup singers and dancers -- in suits, of course.



1. 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer': 'Once More, With Feeling.' Joss Whedon's essential episode from season six finds our Sunnydale friends bursting into song for no apparent reason, revealing their innermost secrets in the process. Could it be demons? Witches? Ghosts? Anya has another idea -- bunnies.

TV News Round Up

Excited for tonight's new episode of Chuck? Get ready by reading an interview with Co-Creater Chris Fedek about season 3.2!

FOX did something smart? There's a first time for everything. The network decided to nix the order on an American adaptation of the British Doctor Who spin off Torchwood! Yes, this is a good thing, even if it turned out alright, the chances of it staying on the air more than a couple episodes were close to nil.


NPH will be appearing on Celebrity Jeopardy May 5, playing for charity, Food on Foot a Los Angeles non-profit "dedicated to providing the poor and homeless of Los Angeles with nutritious meals, clothing, and assistance in the transition to employment and life off the streets."

Also, NPH talks about his role on Glee:

First look of Neil Patrick Harris on 'Glee'

Producers have remained tight lipped about the upcoming episode entitled "Dream On" which will feature guest star, Neil Patrick Harris, but have recently divulged a choice details (and two photos!!!) for the rabid NPH fan and the Gleeks who well, just can't get enough.

Producer, Brian Falchuk, explained that the part of Bryan Adam, a former Glee Club rival of Will Schuester, and a member of anti-arts-funding board at McKinley High, was written with him in mind. He added that Neil Patrick Harris was everything they could have wanted and more. The producers are keeping their options open to have the character appear again later on in the series.

Co-producer Ian Brennan added, "I'm really excited to see the cut of that episode, because I think it's gonna be really, really good and really funny."


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Oh wait, could it get any better? This guest appearance by Neil Patrick Harris just happens to coincide with Joss Whedon taking the director's chair. Yeah I know, this is old news but every time I hear it, it feels like the first time.

It's pretty clear that Glee's strength is its musical performances (and not so much the storylines), which is why it's a perfect show for celebrity guest appearances. What are your thoughts on NPH's guest stint? Who do you think should appear next in this long line of fantastic guest stars?

Back in October 2009 when Glee was in it's early infancy I wished to see my absolute favourite (and musically inclined) actor appear on the show. I made a few guesses as to how he could appear. My wish has been granted that NPH will appear on Glee, see my earlier post to see how far off my suggestions were for his guest role.

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The latest love interest for Beckett will be none other than Michael Trucco, the sexy Battlestar Galactica alum fresh off of a guest appearance on V. He will be kicking off a multi-episode arc on Monday's episode "Den of Thieves"as Detective Tom Demming.