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The nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards were announced yesterday and the HBO miniseries “The Pacific”, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, leads the Emmy race with 24 nominations. Following closely behind is the breakout TV hit “Glee” about school outcasts and their passionate mentor, with 19 Emmy nods including nominations for Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Comedy Actor for Matthew Morrison, Best Lead Comedy Actress for Lea Michele, Best Supporting Comedy Actress for Jane Lynch and Best Supporting Comedy Actor for Chris Colfer.

“You think this is hard? I’m passing a gallstone as I speak – that’s hard!” That’s Jane Lynch in her famous Sue Sylvester tone but not in front of the Cheerios, this time, as Madame Tussauds’ next wax subject. The 49-year old Emmy nominee who plays cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester in the award winning Fox TV Series “Glee” was caught by the press while she was posing and being measured for her upcoming wax statue.

Oxygen network has been reported to acquire the syndication rights for the Fox TV series “Glee” and will start airing episodes in 2013. Meanwhile, there have been talks for months of an Oxygen reality show in the works based from the popular and award winning series. And while some may think that the “Glee” reality show may not push through, apparently Oxygen is still going for it and seems like they’re pushing for a 2011 TV premiere. Although details like the show’s format and the amount of involvement from show creator Ryan Murphy and the cast are still being worked out.

Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Glee, told Entertainment Weekly there aren’t any plans into the foreseeable future for any Glee movie. This in spite of last week’s talk where all the show’s major stars, including Mark Salling, Lea Michele, Dianna Agron and Cory Monteith, signed 20th Century Fox contracts just in case big screen plans come through.

As the hit Fox show “Glee” started becoming a big hit, bands started lining up for an opportunity of having the kids from William McKinley High perform their music. Well not everyone. Most notably Bryan Adams, power ballad master from Canada, and Coldplay, the British soft rock group, both said no.

Glee stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele returned to Broadway with their 2010 Tony Award appearances. Morrison sang “”Gypsy’s” “All I Need is the Girl” while Michele sang “Funny Girl’s” “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” She also performed that back in December on “Glee” for sectionals.

Mr. Schue move over. This fall you will be getting some competition for the affections of Emma. John Stamos, former star of ER, is joining the cast of “Glee,” the sizzling hot series from Fox. Stamos will be playing dentist Carl Howell. During the season finale, Emma told Will she was dating a dentist. Stamos, like the other “Glee” cast members is an accomplished singer.

Facing a long, hot summer will be hard on all the Gleeks, with the first season coming to an end and no new “Glee” episodes to watch. However, rabid fans of the show are in luck. Here’s an inside scoop on what we can expect to see next year.

Starting this fall, Gleeks all over the world can enjoy even more Glee, as merchandise associated with Fox’s hit show will hit the market. On Thursday, the Consumer Products division of Twentieth Century Fox unveiled their merchandise launch plans for the TV show in Las Vegas at Licensing International Expo. The unit News Corp. said their global licensing program is going to tap into the show’s key attributes- dance, music, comedy and self-expression, focusing on several categories that include books, accessories, apparel, games and video games.

On Friday night, “Glee Live!” shed its plot lines from the “Glee” television program and flaunted its karaoke repertory and gusto of its young troupers as they kicked off a stand of three nights at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, completing a tour of four cities.