DJariya

By djariya at 2011-07-24

Synopsis:



10 episodes ordered. This series is based on the books by Sara Shepard, who is the writer of Pretty Little Liars also on ABC Family.

Trailer:

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I'm really enjoying most of the dramas on ABC Family, so I'm checking this out.

whotony

I'll take a look. Isn't this from the producers or writers of GH? Tyler Christopher whi is on GH is also a regular on this show.

DJariya

Yes, Charles Pratt Jr...he worked on All My Children, General Hospital and the old FOX Melrose Place.

Hey at least they got a credible soap opera writer working on this.

MikahC

Elements of The Parent Trap.

MLBFan24

meh, I thought it was all right. I'll continue to watch it.

The lead looks like a mini Marissa Cooper (The OC)...haha

and I didn't realize until just now that it's just one actress playing twins

Gunde

No thanks. Too many teens

DJariya

I liked it. Obviously this adds nothing new to the genre, but I was entertained. It has alot of elements of 90210, Gossip Girl and The Parent Trap. Obviously this isn't some really deep show, it's a young adult drama with cute girls and trashy soap opera elements. The lead Alexandra Chando is cute. She reminds me of a mix of Nina Dobrev and Mischa Barton.

I curious to see how long they can sustain this identity switch storyline. It had the potential to get old fast.

The one thing I thought that was ridiculous was the beginning when Emma was on the run from her white trash foster Mom for an alleged petty theft. They made it sound like she was one of Nevada's most wanted.

Plus it was nice to see Andy Buckley from The Office and Helen Slater as the adult characters.

Right now, Pretty Little Liars and Switched at Birth are my 2 favorite ABC Family shows. This was a decent start. It's better than The Nine Lives of Chloe King and it's nonsense cat people mythology storyline. However, I think waiting to air this in mid-August was a bad idea. I just checked the ratings and they weren't anything to jump about.

Gizmo

Ouch. Just a .5? This one is a goner too. Well, maybe I'll check it out this weekend.

PhantomStranger

The concept and setup barely made sense. Here, fill in and impersonate me without knowing the first thing about my life. Except for Helen Slater, I thought the casting was atrocious. The show deserves a quick death. That pilot felt way too rushed and moved through too much plot for one episode.

DJariya

Well, Sutton did say to Emma look on my computer and you will know everything about me.

I guess the laptop being stolen poses a problem now.

Not sure what you meant with the casting being atrocious, but some of the actors are way too old to play High Schoolers. But that's nothing new with young adult dramas. Blair Redford, who plays Ethan, is 28 years old. I looked up the blonde guy who played Sutton's boyfriend and he's 30.

DJariya

Oh and I read a little about the book series and apparently:

Kevin M. Dean

Don't forget she was also wanted for assaulting her foster brother who actually stole the money and set her up.

critterdvd

The pilot was not nearly as gripping as the beginnings of "Pretty Little Liars" or "Switched at Birth" but I was entertained enough to keep watching. Although while watching the pilot all I thought about was how it felt like a very long teaser to "Ringer"