Archive for the ‘Summer Television’ Category

19

Aug

2009

Teen.com TV: Private

Posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Teen.com TV introduces the newest web series from Alloy Entertainment, Private. Based on the best-selling books of the same name, the web series takes us to the thrilling and spine-tingling adventures of the students of Easton Academy. Meet the students who attend Easton Academy: Reed Brennan (played by Kelsey Sanders) Reed got into Easton Academy on a scholarship and into Billings House, the most exclusive house in the Academy, without effort. She thought she was there to get an education from school but soon realizes being a Billings girl is not as easy as she expected. Noelle Lange (played by Samantha Cope) Noelle is the...

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8

Jul

2009

Summer Season: A Commentary

Posted by Jaclyn Abergas
picThe new summer season has started and with it comes new shows. 1. Make It Or Break It Make It Or Break It is the story of four teenagers trying to survive the competitive world of gymnastics and balancing a normal personal life. There's nothing new about it, but I love the fact that the characters have very extreme personalities. Emily is a gymnast scholar at the Rock and will do anything to ensure her family lives a good life. Payson Keeler, the top gymnast, works hard and sacrifices her teenage life to make it to the top. Kaylie Cruz breaks the...

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7

Apr

2009

Rockstar Supernova: Who’s Next?

Posted by Jaclyn Abergas
picThey rocked. And they rolled. But where are the Rockstar Supernova finalists now? 10. Patrice Pike has gone back to her roots and to the thing she loved to do: write and perform music. Since the show, she has been awarded Musician of the Year and was even the youngest musician to be inducted in the Texas Music Hall Of Fame. She also co-founded The Grace Foundation of Texas. The foundation seeks to help re-train victims of child homelessness in the areas of health, education and wellness. 11. Zayra Alvarez is a unique individual that the band, the host, the other finalists...

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3

Mar

2009

Rockstar INXS: Where Are They Now? The Last Chapter

Posted by Jaclyn Abergas
INXSWe are down to the last six finalists. Few people remember the first ones to leave a reality show contest. Mainly because they weren't there long enough to create an impression. 11. Tara Slone, from Nova Scotia, Canada, first wanted to become an opera singer and started training in classical music when she was 12. At 18, she attended university, and that's when she turned to rock music. Since the show, she has recorded two albums, with her latest one, Just Look Pretty And Sing, released March 2007. She is currently under contract at Orange Record Label and hosts the show,...

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12

Aug

2008

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Posted by Jaclyn Abergas
During the writer’s strike last year, Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) occupied himself by creating a story that he later developed as a musical webisode. News of this story first came out around the start of the summer season. Joss Whedon and his team sought the help of the networking abilities of blogs to spread the word about a musical fiction he and his team produced: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Filion and Felicia Day, Dr. Horrible is the story of a guy in love with a girl and will do anything to get her...

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