BIG TIME RUSH
(Nickelodeon, 2009-present; ages 13-18)

Big Time Rush is about four hockey players from Minnesota who are recruited to form a boy band called Big Time Rush, led by Kendall. After dragging their family to California, the boys are involved in many antics while living at the Palm Woods Hotel and attending the Palm Woods School. Their producer and his assistant cause the boys all kinds of grief as they travel their road to fame. Their arch nemesis, the manager of the Palm Woods Hotel, who covets their apartment, looks for a reason to evict them every episode. Kendall’s little sister Katie is the smartest character on the show and often gets her brother and his friends out of trouble by giving them smart ideas. Most of the shows end with a music performance by the band.

While most of the episodes have plot lines that are slightly unbelievable, there is a quality to the characters that I liked. They are slightly selfish and more than just a little conceited, which I find refreshing in the days of characters that are being written as modest. The actors have settled into their characters well and seem to have a lot of good chemistry, which I find very important. While this show is for a slightly older group, I didn’t find any reason that younger children couldn’t watch and enjoy this show. —Amanda Neighbors

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