johannes2000-1 I really loved this series. I bought the box with the first season on impulse and enjoyed it very much, so immediately after that I got myself the second one, which was equally entertaining. I was sorry that they didn't go on with yet another season, but they did provide the last episode with a satisfying ending, so it didn't feel like something cut-off.It's about this little town next to a great lake, which during the summer turns into some sort of pleasure paradise for tourists, water-sports fans and beach-loving young people. We follow a bunch of local residents who all have their own problems and issues and who's lives get connected and intertwined. The good thing about this series is, that the problems that pop up and have to be dealt with in every episode are not as cliché nor as far-fetched as in other comparable series, but quite original and at the same time realistic. It's all done in a pretty fast pace (helped by the many shots of wake-boarding, an important feature in this series) and a very nowadays fashion, but never too much, like in other "young" series where you're forever trying to keep up with the chaotic editing. The casting for the main parts is fine. The hero of the series Jason is played by Steve Byers, who may not be the world's greatest actor but he's perfect as the boy-next-door stud with the awesome body and the soft core. The star of the show as far as I'm concerned is Jennyfer Kidd as Paige Bradshaw, the intelligent and arrogant daughter of one of the important and rich (but morally detestable) inhabitants of the town, who gradually grows into the community and becomes independent of her father. Kidd is a very gifted actress,and absolutely beautiful to boot. Her brother Lane was played by Morgan Kelly, and he's equally good. I also liked Ephraim Ellis as Danny, although his part was a bit smaller than the others and the script unfortunately turned him in the second season into a rather irritatingly self-righteous environment activist. I read some negative comments on this site on Devon Weigel as Tanya, the coke-addicted ex-model who comes back to her birthplace broke and with the tail between the legs, to start some havoc among the hormone-driven guys in the neighborhood. I don't agree, I thought she did an absolute great job! Of course she was obnoxious at times, but that's what she was supposed to be, and Weigel was equally capable of letting Tanya's vulnerability shine through and of showing her softer sides. Were there no draw-backs? Well, some of the acting was really below par, I hated every scene where Melissa Elias was in, she played so uptight and unrealistic and totally spoiled the difficult scenes with Ephraim Ellis concerning their unwanted pregnancy and later on the miscarriage. And I wasn't a particular fan of Peter Mooney, who played handsome doctor Adrian rather wooden. And the murderous and vicious Mook was played a bit too much over the top for my taste. But for the rest: great show, fun and thrilling and entertaining!!

Broadwaykam I must admit, when I first saw a preview for this show, I thought it was going to be stupid. I thought ABC Family was trying to make a new Wildfire and well, quite frankly, I was angry. Wildfire is my favorite show.Then one night after I finished studying for a final, I went into the den to watch the 2 hour premiere. And boy, was I amazed with what I saw! There was such on screen chemistry between the actors. They worked so well together. The wake boarding can get a little annoying though; I think the director focuses too much on it. I also do enjoy the big drug reference. It certainly seems, to me, that they are trying to show how bad drugs are for anyone.Now I have to admit, Falcon Beach is my favorite show. There is so much more going on than in other ABC Family shows and I love everything that happens. It is an excellent summer show, considering there is nothing on the television in summer. But I would not recommend it for families with young children. It is a much better show for teens and young adults.

sullivanm I had seen many commercials for this new show on ABC Family. I was very skeptical about it. Eventually one Sunday night I saw that the 2 hour pilot was on followed by the first episode of the season. It was a Sunday night and I thought I should give the show a chance. Before I knew it I was entrapped by the show. This is not anything like the O.C as one might think, plus it takes place in Canada.The show is set is the small community of Falcon Beach where everyone waits on the Summer, even the local economy which depends heavily on summer tourists. The show follows the lives of a couple twenty something year olds trying to figure out where they are going in life.Jason is the main character of the show. He is a local boy whose father died when he was younger. His mother and him run a boat rental where business is struggling. He is torn between two girls that enter and re-enter his life at the start of this summer, Paige and Tayna. Paige is an out of towner who is there for the summer with her mother while her father tries to save the business he is CEO of in Toronto. Tayne is a local who had been gone for a couple for years modeling in Europe and has returned with many problems in her life. Helping him get through all of his troubles is Jason's good friend Danny, who I might add is having his own girl troubles.The acting in the show is done quite well. Steve Byers does a very good job of portraying the 20 something Jason and really shows Jason's up and down emotions. I think that Jennifer Kydd as Paige may be the best actress on the show portraying Paige the snobby rich girl who is disgusted of Falcon Beach at first but slowly breaks out of her shell and becomes a part of the lives of the locals. The only bad acting comes out in Devon Weigel who plays the role of Tayna, the model who has come back to Falcon Beach. She has a tough time with emotional scenes and always ends up over acting.Overall the show is very entertaining and as I said earlier, the story lines are entrapping and the most the characters are easily liked. It is a show where you become attached to the people in it and as you watch you wish you could tell them what to do. I recommend it to everyone.

brookedavis23 Fun, fresh and jam packed with sunshine, Falcon Beach is a lakeside town where people meet and mingle in the summer months as the out-of-towners join the townies and their worlds collide. There's plenty of love, lust, drinks, drugs, sand, surf, laughter and tears. Spanning over thirteen one-hour episodes that pick up where 2005's 2 hour pilot left off, we follow the rich Bradshaw family in from the city, the Ellis and Tanner families who are local, and plenty of others who come and go as summer heats up (including the adorable lifeguard and the hot doctor in residence). Canadian made and adapted for American audiences, Falcon Beach is a perfect summer kick-off.