'Glee': No Spin-Off, But Rachel and Kurt Aren't Going Anywhere Either

Ryan Murphy and his "Glee" writers had painted themselves into a bit of a corner: they set a TV series in a high school and gave it a discernible timeline, with each season corresponding to a year in school. That meant that in a few years, their fictional seniors would be graduating from their fictional high school.

That's exactly where "Glee" is this year, as most of the major players--including Rachel (Lea Michele) and Kurt (Chris Colfer)--are set to graduate at the end of the season. That lead to a lot of speculation, of course, including rumors that there may be a Rachel/Kurt spin-off.

But today at the Television Critics' Association presentation for Fox, exec Kevin Reilly put those rumors to rest. "There will not be a 'Glee' spin-off," said Reilly, according to Vulture.

Well. That settles that. But what will happen, then, to all of those seniors? Will they all flunk out because they're spending too much time singing and dancing and have to repeat senior year? Probably not (although that might not be a huge stretch), but Reilly is remaining tight-lipped about how the major players will fit in as the story goes on.

All Reilly was willing to say is that there is a "cool idea" being worked on that will keep at least some of the regular cast members on board. Contractual issues will determine who stays and who goes, but Reilly noted that he would "like to have all of them back."

Considering what Murphy did with "American Horror Story," setting it up as an anthology series, we might see a really creative solution to the senior problem. Rather than just split the focus between McKinley High and NYADA (where Rachel and Kurt will likely be attending college), we might see whole episodes devoted to one spot or another.

So, breathe a sigh of relief, Gleeks. Your favorites aren't going anywhere (except New York, probably). Trust in the idea machine that is Ryan Murphy's brain.