So, it seems that Glee cast members are doing more than singing on set…(wow! co-stars hooking up! I am shocked!)(That was sarcasm in case you didn’t pick up on it)…and it seems that show creator Ryan Murphy went as far as banning sex in cast trailers.
WHAT? Is this a joke?
Apparently, it’s not. From The Telegraph:
Ryan Murphy, one of the creators and producers of the smash hit American musical comedy show, was forced to issue the special guidelines for the series’ young actors after the breach of the on-set rules.
He said he banned sex in cast trailers, in an attempt to stamp out romances between the young actors spiralling out of control and to maintain discipline.
He admitted he often felt like “the dad” on set and despite the long production days and the physical demands he insisted they keep professional and not act on their urges on set.
He declined to name the actors who had breached the rules.
“I’ve certainly dated people I’ve worked with and, you know, when you work on a set for 18 hours a day I think it’s natural,” he told Heat Magazine.
“But I have a rule: don’t do it in your trailer. They’ve broken that rule on many occasions. I’m like, ‘I know you guys are young and hormonal, but don’t do it in your trailer’. I’m the dad, that’s what I say’.”
This seems a little, um, extreme, don’t you think? I mean, it’s like like the actors playing high school students are actually high school students. The youngest cast member is 20. I can only assume this has come up because of the swirling rumors that Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale, who, by the by, are 24 and 22, and play Tina and Artie on the show are dating in real life. And by the swirling rumors that Naya Rivera and Mark Salling, who are 23 and 24, and play Santana and Puck on the show, may also be together, even though they are sort of, kind of, maybe denying it a little bit.
Where do they draw the line, because, you guys, Cory Monteith, who plays teen Finn on the show, was born in 1982, which makes him, what? 28? (my math is a little sketchy these days, but that seems about right) 28? Is Mr. Schuester not allowed to have any hanky panky either? What about Sue Sylvester?