The much heralded new Disney Channel television series Sonny With A Chance arrived and no one is going to confuse this one with classic TV comedy like MASH or All In The Family.
I will say this for it though. The premise is completely up to date and that premise is a young teen played by the Magic Kingdom's newest manufactured star Demi Lovato has her own YouTube like show on the internet where she's come to the attention of the producers of a Saturday Night Live Show for the teens. When one of the regulars quits, Lovato is asked to go on the show.
The method of obtaining attention is new, but it's really the old girl from the sticks gets a big break in Hollywood. It's certainly as old as A Star Is Born. Lovato is perky and spunky and she fits right in with the cast with the glaring exception of teen queen Tiffany Thornton.
Thornton is the Sharpay Evans of the show, the egotistical star who wants it all. There's also another series shooting on the same lot, a teen drama with a cast headed by Sterling Knight. For some reason I can't figure out, his crowd looks down on the other bunch. They're shooting a 90210 type drama and the way they act you'd think it was Citizen Kane. Still the rivalry promises to be grist for any number of plots should the show last.
And it will last, Disney shows always do. They run approximately three years and then go off the air. No reason to suspect Sonny With A Chance will be anything different.
I will say this for it though. The premise is completely up to date and that premise is a young teen played by the Magic Kingdom's newest manufactured star Demi Lovato has her own YouTube like show on the internet where she's come to the attention of the producers of a Saturday Night Live Show for the teens. When one of the regulars quits, Lovato is asked to go on the show.
The method of obtaining attention is new, but it's really the old girl from the sticks gets a big break in Hollywood. It's certainly as old as A Star Is Born. Lovato is perky and spunky and she fits right in with the cast with the glaring exception of teen queen Tiffany Thornton.
Thornton is the Sharpay Evans of the show, the egotistical star who wants it all. There's also another series shooting on the same lot, a teen drama with a cast headed by Sterling Knight. For some reason I can't figure out, his crowd looks down on the other bunch. They're shooting a 90210 type drama and the way they act you'd think it was Citizen Kane. Still the rivalry promises to be grist for any number of plots should the show last.
And it will last, Disney shows always do. They run approximately three years and then go off the air. No reason to suspect Sonny With A Chance will be anything different.