'Glee' is switching up its main cast

Fox's musical dramedy, Glee, is switching up its main cast for its upcoming fifth season. Amber Riley (Mercedes), Mark Salling ("Puck"), Heather Morris (Brittany) and Harry Shum Jr. (Mike) will not be returning as main cast members. Not so surprising, considering most of them made only minor appearances last season. In addition, Dianna Agron (Quinn), who was taken out of the main cast for the fourth season, will not be returning either. That's disappointing, considering Agron is a great actress and Quinn is such a great, multi-faceted character. It's good to here everybody else will be returning though (hopefully).

But that's not all Glee is changing. Previous recurring cast members Melissa Benoist (Marley), Jacob Artist (Jake), Becca Tobin (Kitty), Blake Jenner (Ryder) and Alex Newell (Unique) have all been promoted to series regulars. It seems as though the series' "new class" is overtaking Glee. While it's good on one level that the writers are keeping things real with these new characters, I don't see why they just could've kept all the original Glee club members. Perhaps they would've gotten criticized for having a series featuring characters that never leave high school, but it still would've been entertaining. I miss the early days of Glee with all the original characters all together. Not only that, the new characters (particularly Kitty) are just annoying at times. Look for season 5 of Glee to premiere Thursday, September 19. 

Kelly Sullivan exiting 'General Hospital'

Kelly Sullivan, who portrays Kate Howard (a.k.a. Connie Falconeri) on ABC's General Hospital, has been let go from the soap. Sullivan, who took over the role from Megan Ward in 2011, was actually talented and not that bad of an actress, but head writer of the series, Ron Carlivati, clearly doesn't see that. His ridiculous outlandish plot writing has completely ruined General Hospital. The amount of new characters he has introduced and killed off in the past year isn't even entertaining anymore. Now I know soap operas are supposed to have ridiculous plots from time to time, but reality has to kick in sometime in these storylines.

In a post on her Facebook page, Sullivan thanked her fans for there support. She wrote: "Thank you all so much for your support and loyalty. You are my life long family and I cannot express how much I appreciate each of you. You have really made my experience here on GH a wonderful adventure. I wanted to fill you all in on the details and try to answer some of your questions. I am not returning to GH after August. This is not a contract issue, I have been written off the show. I do not have any information on potential Daytime opportunities. Lastly, I have no ill feelings towards any of the staff or crew connected to the show or the network. I will miss everyone dearly. Love, Kelly". All I can say is that Sullivan and her character won't have to endure terrible writing anymore.

Lifetime's 'Devious Maids': Possibly the next best television drama

Devious Maids, which premiered Sunday, June 23 on Lifetime, follows the lives of house maids working for the rich and fabulous in Beverly Hills. Not only that, they harbor their own secrets and dreams that are kept hidden underneath. Sound familiar? That's because Devious Maids was created by Marc Cherry, who also served as the creator and showrunner of ABC's Desperate Housewives. The series was initially in development to air on ABC, but it wasn't picked up by the network last spring. No surprise there, considering that Desperate Housewives was about to finish an 8-year run and ABC clearly did want to launch another series just like it. Regardless of their common premises, Devious Maids debuted with a strong pilot that seems to have many promises. If you were a fan of Desperate Housewives, Devious Maids is definitely for you. It's mix of drama and secrets known only by the people who hold them is sure to create potential. Look for it on Sundays on Lifetime.