{"id":"1792707643530-culture-segment","slug":"glee-dance-returns","title":"Glee Dance Returns","summary":"Dianna Agron did join Myha'la and Ben Platt in a TikTok recreating the viral \"I Say a Little Prayer\" dance trend from Glee, days after the reboot was announced.\n\nEmmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt, known for Picket Fences, Alien, Top Gun, and MASH, died Wednesday in Seattle of natural causes at age 93, his family announced. This is a sports engagement prompt asking fans to pick a star player; it makes no factual claim. NAMES: Caleb Williams = Chicago Bears quarterback; Drake Maye = New England Patriots quarterback; Colston Loveland = Michigan tight end / 2026 NFL draft prospect. POST 2113391930218320302: NOCLAIM This is a joke/hypothetical mashup of pop culture figures and attributes; it makes no factual claim requiring a check. NAMES: Clairo = indie pop singer; Tate McRae = pop singer-songwriter. POST 2113391912644141465: NOCLAIM This is a fan parlay/prop-bet style list of yardage predictions; it makes no checkable factual claim. NAMES: Rome Odunze =\n\nSame as the first post: Dianna Agron appeared with Myha'la and Ben Platt to recreate the viral Glee \"I Say a Little Prayer\" dance. This is a personal reflection about outgrowing friends' opinions; no factual claim. POST 2113394193813168192: NOCLAIM This is a movie opinion about The Blob (1988 remake); taste claims aren't fact-checkable. The factual underlayer (that a 1988 remake exists) is true but the post is an opinion. NAMES: Kevin Dillon = actor in the 1988 remake of The Blob. POST 2113394183214158325: NOCLAIM This is a question/joke, not a factual claim. 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POST 2113391930218320302: NOCLAIM This is a joke/hypothetical mashup of pop culture figures and attributes; it makes no factual claim requiring a check. NAMES: Clairo = indie pop singer; Tate McRae = pop singer-songwriter. POST 2113391912644141465: NOCLAIM This is a fan parlay/prop-bet style list of yardage predictions; it makes no checkable factual claim. NAMES: Rome Odunze =\nSource: apnews.com POST 2113391932927881542: NOCLAIM (https://x.com/IGN/status/2113393968536793562)\n\nTRUE: Same as the first post: Dianna Agron appeared with Myha'la and Ben Platt to recreate the viral Glee \"I Say a Little Prayer\" dance. This is a personal reflection about outgrowing friends' opinions; no factual claim. POST 2113394193813168192: NOCLAIM This is a movie opinion about The Blob (1988 remake); taste claims aren't fact-checkable. The factual underlayer (that a 1988 remake exists) is true but the post is an opinion. NAMES: Kevin Dillon = actor in the 1988 remake of The Blob. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Claudette","text":"Dianna Agron just pulled on that red Cheerios uniform again."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Wait, the Cheerios? As in Glee?"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"She's recreating the 'I Say a Little Prayer' cover with Myha'la and Ben Platt."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Ben Platt and Myha'la doing a Glee dance? That's... a cast list."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Look, after the reboot announcement, this is smart. The fans are already in a nostalgia spiral."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Nostalgia for a show that only ended... wait, the reboot's happening?"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Disney+ and Hulu, Ryan Murphy. And Dianna's out here warming up the old choreo."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The cheerleader dance was never the strong suit of that show, C. That's why it went viral — we were all cringing and watching at the same time."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's the charm. Ben Platt brings the Broadway voice, Myha'la brings the Gen Z energy, Dianna brings the legacy."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Wait, Myha'la? From Industry? She's a sniper. Wall Street and a cheerleader dance? What is this crossover?"},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's TikTok. Everyone is in a bathroom doing synchronized moves now. Even serious actors."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I mean, the original clip of Dianna and the girls doing 'I Say a Little Prayer' — the harmonized walking, the hair — actually holds up."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"You were just mocking it."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I can do both. It's a chaotic train of people singing Aretha in a hallway. It's absurd AND iconic."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The new cast has none of that absurdity yet. This is them trying to borrow some."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Smart, because the reboot needs the old fans to not revolt."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The old fans are already in the group chat analyzing every chord."},{"host":"Laura","text":"As they should. Glee was a cultural moment, not just a TV show."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And now it's a dance trend months before it even airs. Marketing win."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Or a warning sign. Hollywood leaning on old IP to do the work for them."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Now you sound like the snobby critic."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I'm a pop culture obsessive. Snob is my middle name."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Dianna's timing is the real story. Reboot announcement lands, and she's already in the dance studio with two co-stars."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's not a coincidence. That's a pre-planned nostalgia bomb."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And it worked. The clip is everywhere."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I still say the original version with Naya Rivera's energy is untouchable. Sorry, Ben."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"No one's touching Naya. They're just vibing in her shadow."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And I'm fine with that. Inspiration, not replacement."}]}