Lillian Nguyen
Even though this television show portrays a positive message, the characters, however, are a bit flat and unoriginal. It is as though they are only 2 dimensional instead of 3. With characters as so, the actors can only go so far and ultimately, it is left dull. We lived or are living or will experience high school, but that doesn't mean that this show should remind us how the media believes of high schoolers. The stereotypes are shown too literally (a blonde who is dumber than a block of wood, a mean girl with no soul, a boy who looks more in the mirror more than Snow White's evil queen, a tomboy who is seen as as the good guy but instead teaches kids to rid of your problems the wrong way, etc.). The storyline is great, but if the characters do not find some original personalities soon, you might as well be watching the weather since it at least varies from place to place, day to day. In conclusion, add depth to the characters, bring something more to them.
better-together
I am so disappointed. I was so excited for How To Rock! I even had a little countdown calendar "twenty more days until the premiere..." But I was so disappointed in the premiere. The acting was cringe-worthy and the singing was mediocre. The plot line was dumb, the whole show is a stereo- type and ill executed. Cymphonquice is just not ready to carry her own show. She is very pretty, as is the rest of the cast however the jokes are not funny and this show is just unbelievable. I'm sorry, but this show is not good and I can't believe I was so excited for it. Nickelodean needs to learn from the success of Big Time Rush, iCarly, and Victorious and save How To Rock because it truly does have potential.
silverdollar46
I stumbled across "How to Rock" while channel surfing and I have to say that I found it pretty decent. The whole high school musicians thing is overdone, but a decent cast can make it work. It's still a bit early to judge, but I think the cast has the potential to grow.The pilot has the protagonist, a girl named Kacey Simon (Cymphonique Miller) joining a band called "Gravity 4" (renamed "Gravity 5" after Kacey joins) after being exiled from the popular clique known as the "Perfs". As far as Kacey's character goes, I do like the fact that she didn't start out nice. Once she herself was being ostracized, I think she finally saw that her attitude wasn't good and decided to make a change. Next there's Molly Garfunkel(Samantha Boscarino), the new leader of the Perfs and the main antagonist. I think Samantha pulled off the villain role quite well and Molly is a character that people will love to hate.Zander Robbins(Max Schneider) is the new guy. A guitarist who is slightly vain. I like Zander's character, but I think there's some room for him to grow.Then there's Stevie Baskara (Lulu Antariksa), the snarky tomboy of the group. Stevie knows who she is and is proud of it. I like that about her character and I look forward to seeing where she goes.Kevin Reed (Christopher O'Neal) and Nelson Baxter (Noah Crawford) are the plucky comedy duo and my personal favorites. They are entertaining and play off of one another very well, but I hope they're given their own personalities instead of being carbon copies of each other.Lastly, there's Grace King (Halston Sage). She's Molly's right-hand Perf and the stereotypical "dumb blonde". She isn't as bad as Molly and seems to just go along with whatever she does. I don't know what exactly to think of Grace at this point.Even though the show does have its flaws, it's pretty decent overall. Future episodes will determine if it stays that way.
brent-8692
Ugh, I'm sorry, but this show made me want to break my television. I'm sitting here watching it with my sister for a second and may I just say: MY GOODNESS! Even she didn't like it. Basically the show is about a girl that sings (Doesn't sound new does it?) and the plot is very unforgettable. It's more like a Disney show more than a Nick show. It has the scene where she sings in front of all her friends and they are cheering. And of course, you get that one adult that dancing like a complete moron. I find the jokes very unfunny, and not very witty. They say the show is recorded in front of a live studio audience. They need to correct that and say the show was recorded in front of recorded laughs. I do not recommend this to neither children nor adults.
