Which kids are graduating on glee

Since "Glee" premiered in the spring of , its loyal fans have come to love the show and its quirky characters, from type-A Rachel to ditzy Brittany.

But they might not want to get too attached. What will that mean for the hit show? Finn's a goner: Cory Monteith, the actor who plays the dopey hunk, is 28 years old and already has trouble blending in with the cast of "teenagers," says Julie Miller in Movieline. He's No. It's good quality control : Sure, it's a "bit harsh" to "put actors out to pasture when they grow too old," says Tina Molly Lang at Yahoo.

But, "aging characters out keeps 'Glee' at least somewhat realistic," and prevents it from "jumping the shark" like "Beverly Hills: ," "Dawson's Creek," and "Saved By the Bell: The College Years" did by sending the cast to college together.

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Not only that, they should also start sending around copies of their headshots and resumes, because there characters wouldn't just be graduating, they'd be written off the show completely.

But now, Brad Falchuk, who co-created Glee with Murphy, is backtracking, saying that yes, the trio's characters would be graduating, but that doesn't mean the actors would be leaving the show. TV has a long history of shows about teenagers struggling with ways to keep the series running after their characters have grown up.

How did those shows deal with "the graduation problem," and how did they fare after the characters threw their caps in the air? Here's a look:.