Two weeks ago, Sara wrote about the open casting call that Fox's "Glee" was holding on MySpace. She raised some good points about the potential reactions by both fans and professional actors alike.
And while her article ended on a note of uncertainty about the contest, the one thing that can't be argued is the success the online auditions have had since then.
The numbers don't lie, with over 85 million votes cast for the nearly 28,000 entries that were submitted throughout the month-long contest.
In fact, the online auditions were so popular that MySpace and "Glee" re-opened the auditions (which ended on Tuesday) for an additional 24 hours on Wednesday.
So even though fans of the show and professional performers will likely continue their debate about the validity of online open casting calls like this, the overwhelming reality is that more shows will probably try to emulate the huge success "Glee" was able to have.
