The gymnastics feel oddly detached from everything else, almost as if two different shows were being fused together. The problem is that "Make It or Break It" has trouble making anything its own.
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Some of the most respected films and television series of all time have utilized classic plot elements and premises. It isn't even so much an issue of using tried and true formulas. The character arcs for the four leads each feel very familiar, bringing back to mind anything from Sixteen Candles and The Little Mermaid to a dozen underdog sports stories. The gymnastics scenario helps to serve as a distraction, but eventually even that can't mask how clichéd this is. Unfortunately, that's about as much praise as can be given to the series. That apparently won't be true of future episodes, but at least here at the start, the constant change in scenery helps keep it from feeling claustrophobic. Also in the show's favor is how it deals with high school students without ever stepping foot inside a school. While it's obvious that doubles are used for the actual stunts, one can't help but be drawn into impressive feats on display here. That gives "Make It or Break It" a bit of fresh air as it's presenting something a little out of the ordinary. While gymnastics have been depicted elsewhere, it hasn't been done to death. One thing in the show's favor is its subject.
Finally, there's Payson Keeler (Ayla Kell), whose entire life revolves around the sport, so much so that she's willing to take drugs for her increasing back pain without parental consent. Should their relationship be exposed, both could be booted off the team. Kaylie Cruz (Josie Loren) has a secret to hide in the form of boyfriend/teammate Carter Anderson (Zachary Abel). However, she grows increasingly more distracted as her father (Anthony Starke) forms a relationship with his personal assistant (Candace Cameron Bure).
Lauren Tanner (Cassie Scerbo) is grimly determined to be the best gymnast around. Not that the other girls have everything under control in their lives. There, she soon discovers that she has much to prove to the seasoned scoffers whose ranks she joins. She's forced to be the responsible one at home, caring for both a flighty young mother (Susan Ward) and a wheelchair-bound younger brother (Wyatt Smith).Įmily's dream is to be an Olympic gymnast, and when the opportunity arrives for her to train at Boulder, Colorado's prestigious The Rock, she takes it. While this series is essentially an ensemble, it focuses slightly more on Emily Kmetko (Chelsea Hobbs). ABC Family found one of them in the rarely-tapped world of gymnastics for "Make It or Break It". There are only so many ways to set a teenage drama apart from television's vast sea of other teenage dramas, especially on the same network, no less.
Suggested Retail Price: $29.99 Two single-sided, dual-layered discs (DVD-9s)Ĭlear standard-width keepcase in embossed, cardboard slipcover Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Closed Captioned Extras Subtitled and CaptionedĭVD Release Date: JanuSeason 1 Airdates: June 22 - August 24, 2009 Running Time: 430 Minutes (10 episodes) / Rating: TV-14-DLġ.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen / Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) Recurring Characters: Neil Jackson (Sasha Beloff), Johnny Pacar (Damon Young), Anthony Starke (Steve Tanner), Rosa Blasi (Ronnie Cruz), Jason Manuel Olazabal (Alex Cruz), Marcus Coloma (Leo Cruz), Mia Rose Frampton (Becca Keeler), Wyatt Smith (Brian Kmetko), Erik Palladino (Marty Walsh), Marsha Thomason (MJ), Brett Cullen (Mark Keeler), Nico Tortorella (Razor), Nicole Gale Anderson (Kelly Parker) Regular Cast: Zachary Abel (Carter Anderson), Chelsea Hobbs (Emily Kmetko), Ayla Kell (Payson Keeler), Josie Loren (Kaylie Cruz), Cassie Scerbo (Lauren Tanner), Susan Ward (Chloe Kmetko), Candace Cameron Bure (Summer Van Horne), Peri Gilpin (Kim Keeler)
Sakmar, Michael Gans, Joanna Johnson, Richard Registerĭirectors: Steve Miner, Norman Buckley, Chris Grismer Creator: Holly Sorensen / Writers: Holly Sorensen, Kerry Lenhart, John J.
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