Big Time Movie/Rags (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

August 10, 2012 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment

Fans of the Nickelodeon boy band TV series “Big Time Rush” will enjoy their first movie “Big Time Movie” shot in London. But also included in this DVD double feature is the inclusion of the Nickelodeon original movie “Rags”. Two fun, musically driven films on DVD for the price of one!

DVD TITLE: Big Time Movie/Rags

MOVIE RELEASE DATE: 2012

DURATION: Big Time Movie (1:08:05)/Rags (1:27:49)

DVD INFORMATION: Full Screen Format, Dolby Digital (English Stereo), Closed Caption

COMPANY: Nickelodeon/Paramount

RATED: NOT RATED

RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2012

Big Time Movie

Directed by Savage Steve Holland

Written by Scott Fellows

Executive Producer: Marjorie Cohn, Scott Fellows, Lauren Levine

Co-Executive Producer: Scott McAboy

Executive in Charge of Production: Michael Sammaciccia

Executive in Charge of Development: Ian Sheppard

Supervisting Producer: Amy Sydorick

Music by Guy Moon

Edited by Stewart Schill

Casting by Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by Michael Diner

Art Direction by Laurel Bergman

Set Decoration by Ide Foyle

Costume Design by Angus Strathie

Rags

Directed by Billie Woodruff

Written by Jason Fuchs, Hilary Galanoy, Elizabeth Hackett

Executive Producer: Nick Cannon, Lauren Levine, Jessica Rhoades

Co-Executive Producer: Scott McAboy

Producer: Marjorie Cohn, Laura Levine, Keke Palmer

Supervising Producer: Amy Sydorick

Music by Rodney Jerkins

Cinematography by Glen Winter

Casting by Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by Michael Diner

Art Direction by Shannon Grover

Set Decoration by Ide Foyle

Costume Design by Angus Strathie

Big Time Movie

Kendall Schmidt as Kendall Knight

James Maslow as James Diamond

Carlos Pena as Carlos Garcia

Logan Henderson as Logan Mitchell

Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight

Stephen Kramer Glickman as Gustavo Rocque

Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright

Challen Cates as Mrs. Jennifer Knight

Trevor Devall as Sir Atticus Moon

Christopher Shyer as Agent Lane

Tahmoth Penikett as Anget A

Emma Lahana as Penny Lane

Gerard Plunkett as Duke of Bath

Scars

Drake Bell as Shawn

Keke Palmer as Kadee Worth

Avan Jogia as Finn

Max Schneider as Charlie

Burkely Duffield as Lloyd

Isaiah Mustafah as Reginal Worth

Luisa D’Oliveira as MTV VJ

Keenan Tracey as Andrew

Devon Weigel as Irma

Zak Santiago as Diego

Big Time Movie – Join Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan as they dodge villains and screaming fans on the streets of London. Along with the sassy teen spy Penny Lane, they attempt to save the world and their world tour! Featuring a soundtrack of classic Beatles songs, this fast-paced TV movie adventure will have you singing (and laughing) along!

Rags – Charlie dreams of music stardom rather than his life of sweeping floors. When he meets pop star Kadee Worth, dreams come true as these two teens from different worlds from a budding friendship in the TV movie filled with music, magic, and a fairy tale ending.

Two films for the price of one! “Big Time Movie” featuring the boy band Big Time Rush and a Cinderella style of film “Rags” will both be available on DVD in August 2012.

In “Big Time Movie”, Big Time Rush stars in their first telefilm as the group featuring Kendall Knight (as portrayed by Kendall Schmidt), James Diamond (as portrayed by James Maslow), Carlos Garcia (as portrayed by Carlos Pena) and Logan mitchell (as portrayed by Logan Henderson) go to perform live in concert in London. So far, the biggest step of their career!

While en route to their first performance for their “All Over the World Tour”, Carlos has dreams of being a spy and the group rescues a princess. While at the airport, a group of thugs are after Agent M16, who quietly switches his backpack with an identical backpack that Kendall is using.

Now Agent Penny Lane (as portrayed by Emma Lahana) must get the backpack from Big Time Rush, while men working for the evil Sir Atticus Moon (as portrayed by Trevor Davall) are after the boy band because of the mysterious gravitational device.

So, now that the guys are wanted, they flee from their hotel. But the problem is that they are expected to perform in concert in the next few hours and if they don’t make it, the worlds largest concert promoter will want nothing to do with them.

Meanwhile, as their manager Gustavo Rocque (as portrayed by Stephen Kramer Glickman) and Kelly Wainwright (as portrayed by Tanya Chisholm) worry about the guys, Kendall’s sister Katie want to be part of royalty and tries to get her mother, Jennifer involved.

Will Big Time Rush make it to the concert in time? Before they are chased down by Sir Atticus Moon’s men?

What is Big Time Rush?

In 2009, “Big Time Rush”, a Nickelodeon TV series about four friends: Kendall Knight (played by Kendall Schmidt), James Diamon (played by James Maslow), Carlos Garcia (played by Carlos Pena Jr.) and Logan Mitchell (played by Logan Henderson) who become the popular boy band Big Time Rush.

The guys love to have fun but before they can become music stars, they need to be trained courtesy of their manager Gustavo Rocque (played by Stephen Kramer Glickman) of Rocque Records and Kelly Wainright (played by Tanya Chisholm).

Meanwhile, to make sure that they don’t get into too much trouble, Kendall’s mother Jennifer and his younger and very bright sister Katie try to watch over the band, while they stay in the Palmwitz (a living area for other music and acting talents trying to make it big in Hollywood), even if the hotel manager, Reginald Bitters (played by David Anthony Higgins) can’t stand them.

“Big Time Rush” was created by Scott Fellows (creator and executive producer of “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”) who was inspired by the ’60s show “The Monkees”. In order to make the music portion work with this TV series, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group and became the third series to incorporate music into the series like “iCarly” and “Victorious”.

Nationwide casting for the series began in 2007 and of the 1,500 teens and young adults that auditioned, four were selected to be part of the boy band. The show had their one-hour special preview in Nov. 2009 and drew an audience of 3.6 million viewers. The series began in Jan. 18, 2010 and received a total of 7.1 million total viewers (average around 3 million viewers) and became Nickelodeon’s highest rated live-action series debut and remains a popular series for the cable network.

As the series is on its second season, Nickelodeon has released the second volume of the first season (six episodes plus their TV movie) of “Big Time Rush” on DVD.

What is “Rags”?

In May 2012, Nickelodeon debuted their latest Nickelodeon Original Movie titled “Rags”. Not exactly your typical “Cinderella” type of storyline, “Rags” revolves around a teenager named Charlie Prince (as portrayed by Max Schneider).

Charlie is a talented singer and musician but life at home is not the greatest as Charlie’s stepfather Arthur (as portrayed by Robert Maloney) is greedy and doesn’t care for him. Also, his step-brothers Andrew (as portrayed by Keenan Tracey) and Lloyd (as portrayed by Burkely Duffield) are spoiled and mean to him and think they are a wonderful musical duo known as Androyd, which their father is desperately trying to get them signed by a record label.

But aside from performing in the street, Charlie works at his father’s karaoke restaurant, and wants to make money, so he can make enough money to put money down for a piano, that once belonged to his mother and is now at a pawn shop (thanks to his step-father pawning it for money to be used to buy a karaoke machine).

One day while performing on the street, he is discovered by Majesty Records sound engineer, Shawn (as portrayed by Drake Bell). Shawn tells him that he has potential and one day will be as big as Kadee Worth. At the time, Charlie is unaware that Shawn works at Majesty.

Meanwhile, we are introduced to a pop star named Kadee (as portrayed by Keke Palmer), daughter of Majesty Records music mogul, Reginald Worth (as portrayed by Isaiah Mustafa). The problem is that Kadee is secretly frustrated by the music her father’s “people” have her making for her and all she wants is to show is her true talent. But her father is adamant that he has people in place to protect her and make her a star!

One day, as Charlie is leaving to drop off a demo CD of his step-brothers aka Androyd to Majesty Records, he accidentally runs into Kadee and the paparazzi starts taking photos of the two together. As Charlie goes to bring the demo CD to the record label, he is mistaken as a person who is looking for a janitorial job.

Seeing it as a chance to make some money, Charlie applies for the job and is met by Shawn. Shawn makes sure that Charlie gets the job.

While working, Charlie walks into the recording studio and starts singing, unaware that Shawn is nearby. Hearing Charlie sing, Shawn records him and decides that Charlie is too talented and wants to produce an album for him.

Meanwhile, Charlie and Kadee become good friends and she respects him because he lets her be herself. Something that she has always wanted people to hear…the real Kadee.

And because of their friendship, Charlie is invited to the Majesty Records Masquerade. But his stepfather takes the invitation away from him and is determined to get his son’s music group, Androyd, to perform at the masquerade. Meanwhile, Charlie’s friends Diego and Martha (who work for Charlie’s stepfather) help Charlie by making him an outfit for the masquerade. And while at the masquerade, he dances with Kadee (who doesn’t know that the disguised guy is Charlie) and sings the song “Not So Different At All”.

Both Charlie and Kadee share a kiss and before he leaves her, he tells Kadee to “Be You” and accidentally drops his demo (which was labeled as “RAGS”) that Shawn recorded of him and Kadee finds it.

Now, Kadee tries to get her father to help look for this performer known as RAGS.

VIDEO, AUDIO & SUBTITLES:

“Big Time Movie” and “Rags” are presented in full screen and presented in Dolby Digital (English Stereo). The series is shot via Digital and the picture quality is very good on DVD. I didn’t notice any major artifacting or digital noise. But for the most part, fans should be pleased with the video and audio.

There are no subtitles but closed captions are included.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

“Big Time Movie/Rags” does not come with any special features.

The DVD double-feature “Big Time Movie/Rags” is a wonderful DVD that showcases two films for the price of one. And for Nickelodeon, it was good planning to feature both films together.

It’s a given that fans of Big Time Rush, are more likely going to purchase this DVD for “Big Time Movie”. The film is hilarious and fun as it features the guys in an action-related film as they are drawn into a conspiracy of espionage and underground dealers of a mysterious levitation device that can be used as a weapon if put in the wrong hands.

For Big Time Rush, there goal is to achieve their goal of performing in London and as this would be a big step for group , due to a mistake of identical backpacks, the guys of Big Time Rush end up having possession of the mysterious gravitational device.

Featuring the boy band singing covers of popular Beatles songs, for anyone familiar with the “Big Time Rush” TV series will understand the hijinks and craziness that will ensue in a televised movie. The writers also manage to incorporate storylines for Katie Knight and her mother Jennifer which involve young Katie wanting to be part of royalty, while Big Time Rush manager Gustavo Rocque and assistant Kelly Wainwright, going crazy and trying to maintain decorum with the major concert promoter.

For the most part, the film did well during its airing back in March 2012 earning over 4.2 million viewers, but the film gave a chance for the guys to go further in their acting and take part in action sequences. And possibly also introducing music created by the Beatles to a new generation. Songs featured in the film include “Elevate”, “Revolution”, “Help”, “We Can Work It Out”, “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and “Can’t Buy My Love”.

While “Big Time Movie” was entertaining, “Rags” which premiered on Nickelodeon back in May 2012 is a longer and entertaining music-driven film.

A Cinderella-type of storyline about a young man, who can sing and play instruments but since his mother had passed away, must live with his mean stepfather and his bratty and spoiled twin brothers. His stepfather is trying to get his sons, a.k.a. Androyd, a recording contract at Majesty Records, a place where Charlie eventually gets a job as a janitor.

Meanwhile, popstar Kadee Worth is tired of the manufacturing of her music by her father, a music mogul for the Majesty Records music label. She wants to show her father her true talent but her father is more interested in her following the rules set by him and his team.

While the film does have similarities to a film like “Step Up” meets “Cinderella”, instead of following the banal Cinderella storyline, we have a young man who gets the opportunity of a lifetime and that is to show off his true talent, while he inspires Kadee to be herself.

Part of the efficacy of “Rags” is that both Max Schneider (who plays Charlie Prince) and Keke Palmer (who plays Kadee Worth) can sing!

It also helps to have people like producer Nick Cannon playing himself in the film but you also have Nickelodeon alum Drake Bell (of “Drake & Josh” and “The Amanda Show”) playing Shawn, “Victorious” star Avan Jogia playing Kadee’s pop star boyfriend in the film and “House of Anubis” star Burkely Duffield as Charlie’s good brother, Lloyd.

So, both “Big Time Movie” and “Rags” can easily be enjoyed by tweens and teens.

As for the DVD, overall picture quality is good, as one can expect on DVD. But I do wish there was special features included. In fact, it would have been great if the DVD also had a special release that came with the original soundtracks. But overall, you do get two films and you don’t really see these type of DVD releases coming from Nickelodeon, so I was a bit surprised to see two films but glad that both films were released together on a single DVD.

Overall, fans of the Nickelodeon boy band TV series “Big Time Rush” will enjoy their first movie “Big Time Movie” shot in London. But also included in this DVD double feature is the inclusion of the Nickelodeon original movie “Rags”. Two fun, musically driven films on DVD for the price of one!

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Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume Two (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

June 10, 2011 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment

Fans of the Nickelodeon boy band TV series “Big Time Rush” will enjoy this fun and enjoyable series featuring the last six episodes and TV movie of the first season. Also, includes the pilot episode of “House of Anubis”. If you enjoy “Big Time Rush”, this series is definitely worth checking out!

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DVD TITLE: Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume Two

DURATION: 6 episodes/1 movie (Duration: 192 Minutes)

DVD INFORMATION: Full Screen Format, Dolby Digital (English Stereo), Closed Caption

COMPANY: Nickelodeon/Paramount

RATED: G

RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2011

Directed by Savage Steve Holland, Jonathan A. Rosenbaum, Jonathan Judge, David Kendall, Paul Lazarus, Joe Menendez, Stewart Schill

Written by Scott Fellows, Jed Spingarn, Ron Holsey, Mark Fellows, Lazar Saric, Dave Schiff, Keith Wagner

Produced by Debra Spidell, Joanne Toll, Lazar Saric

Executive Producer: Scott Fellows, Marjorie Cohn

Associate Producer: Audra Rodgers

Co-Producer: Jed Spingarn

Music by Dusty Moon, Guy Moon

Cinematography by Carlos Gonzalez, Mike Mickens

Edited by Jeff Wright

Casting by Geralyn Flood

Production Design by Deborah Raymond, Tom Lenz

Art Direction by Dorian Vernacchio, Amy Gavin

Set Decoration by Diane Yates

Costume Design by Elaine Montalvo

Starring:

Kendall Schmidt as Kendall Knight

James Maslow as James Diamond

Carlos Pena as Carlos Garcia

Logan Henderson as Logan Mitchell

Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight

Stephen Kramer Glickman as Gustavo Rocque

Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright

Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight

Erin Sanders as Camille

David Anthony Higgins as Reginald Bitters

Matt Riedy as Arthur Griffin

Katelyn Targer as Jo Taylor

Special Guest Stars: Favio, Jordin Sparks

Being in a pop group definitely has its big time highs and lows. Follow the guys of BTR on their sometimes bumpy (yet entertaining!) road to success, as they prep for their album release, meet and greet with bloggers and celebrities, plan the biggest dance party The Palm Woods has ever witnessed, and even catch a little Hollywood fever along the way!

Fun and enjoyable! The boy band Big Time Rush is back and their second DVD (featuring the second half episodes of season one) focuses on Big Time Rush continuing their music career, learning the ropes of how to behave with media and also finding out how the business works. But all may be lost when the guys lose their recording contract!

As the series is on its second season, Nickelodeon has released the second volume of the first season (six episodes plus their TV movie) of “Big Time Rush” on DVD.

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume Two” features the following episodes (spoilerless summaries):

DISC 1:

EPISODE 13: Big Time Blogger – The guys are trained to behave when they are interviewed by a well-known music blogger.
EPISODE 14: Big Time Terror – The guys think that the hotel they are staying out may be haunted.
EPISODE 15: Big Time Dance – The big dance is coming up and the guys need to find dates.
EPISODE 16: Big Time Sparks - The guys wish that they can meet a celebrity in Hollywood and their dream comes true when they meet Jordin Sparks.

DISC 2:

EPISODE 17: Big Time Fever – When members of the group have “Hollywood Fever”, Gustavo tries to find a way to revert them back to their normal lives.
EPISODE 18: Big Time Video – When some of the young actresses are unable to book parts, their career in Hollywood may be over until they book an audition. Feeling sad for them, the guys feel they can hire them for a part in their first music video.
EPISODE 19-20: Big Time Concert - In this TV movie, Big Time Rush and crew prepare for their first concert but once they are about to get ready for it, the music label cancels their music contract. Now the guys must go back to Minnesota and return back to their original lives. Meanwhile, Gustavo and Kelly tries to find a way to save the guys careers.

VIDEO, AUDIO & SUBTITLES:

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume Two” is presented in full screen, Dolby Digital (English Stereo). The series is shot via Digital and the picture quality is very good on DVD. Because these are 25-minute episodes, and each disc holds about 5-6 episodes, I didn’t notice any major artifacting or digital noise. But for the most part, fans should be pleased with the video and audio.

There are no subtitles but closed captions are included.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume Two” comes with the following special features:

“House of Anubis” Pilot Episode - (11:51) The pilot episode for Nickelodeon’s new teen show “House of Anubis”.
Throwing Cam - (:51) Behind-the-scenes footage with the guys throwing a film camera.
Ride to Mansion – (1:11) Behind-the-scenes footage with the guys at the mansion.
Stairs – (1:18) Behind-the-scenes footage with the guys showcasing their mime skills.
Lorenzo Lamas – (1:05) Behind-the-scenes footage with the guys of Big Time Rush and Lorenzo Lamas.

The first time I heard of “Big Time Rush”, it was my little six-year-old nephew just watching videos on the Nickelodeon website and he knew the lyrics of each of the Big Time Rush songs completely. My son who is a big “iCarly” and “Victorious” fan would get into debates with his cousin of which show was better.

But I did catch the pilot as it was included on a “iCarly” DVD I reviewed and I could see where Scott Fellows meant that he wanted to created a series like “The Monkees”, back when I was younger, we had shows like “Kids, Inc.”, including an all-boy band Saturday morning series known as “The Guys Next Door” and “Menudo”.

Since I’ve gotten older, I have watched similar shows in the US as well as a variety of different countries and for the most part, these shows have a pretty significant following. I will admit that the production value of “Big Time Rush” is a lot better than the teen music shows I grew up with back then and the music is pretty catchy and cool as well. And I have to admit, if there was a series that was more true to the style of the original “The Monkees” series, “Big Time Rush” captures that look and feel. Of course, the stories are more teen driven in “Big Time Rush” compared to “The Monkees”. Also, it’s cool that the episodes have a few cameos from celebrities as well.

Now, if I was to catch these shows today, of course, I would view these older shows as teenage comedy as fun, campy and the same can be said about “Big Time Rush”.

But these shows are created for the younger demographic and as I have seen my little nephew memorize the lyrics to their songs and just watch him sitting down and jamming to Big Time Rush, it’s indicative of other youngsters or teens as part of those three million viewers who love the show.

With this second volume, I actually enjoyed the episodes this time around. Felt the guys gel’d quite well and are more comfortable with each other onscreen. Also, what I enjoyed about the series is the series “family” driven storylines. Family as a group, family as those who are part of the band, the crew, the direct family, their friends, etc. The series featured a lot of that, especially with these episodes and leads to the TV movie “Big Time Concert” in which the guys lose out of their record deal and as a family, together, everyone works together in order to bring everyone back to where they belong.

Bare in mind, the series is rated PG and despite it being a Nickelodeon show, it’s a series targeted more to the older children and young teens. Because these guys are teenagers, a lot of their time is spent having fun and wanting a girlfriend. While you do have a strict parent trying to make sure these guys don’t get into trouble.

As for the DVD, unlike the first volume which came with 12 episodes, you get six and a TV movie. Although I do feel it’s much better to have complete series releases, I suppose that it’s much more economical to split the season up and offer two volumes that are cheaper for parents and teens to purchase. PQ and AQ is good and there are a few special features included on this DVD.

One of those special features includes the pilot episode of “House of Anubis”, a teen mystery drama co-produced by American/British/Belgium production groups and is an adaptation of the Dutch/German show “Heit Heit Anubis” and is the first series from Nickelodeon made overseas and Nickelodeon’s first original drama since “Caitlin’s Way”.

Overall, Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume Two” is a pretty enjoyable teen series and fans of the guys or the show will definitely enjoy this latest volume!

Filed Under: Children's DVD/Blu-ray, DVD Reviews

Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

March 17, 2011 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment

The popular Nickelodeon boy band TV series “Big Time Rush” receives its first season DVD release with the first 12-episodes of the series plus a digital copy of the movie “Big Time Beach Party”. If you are a big fan of the series or the guys, this DVD is for you!

DVD TITLE: Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One

DURATION: 288 minutes (11 Episodes)

DVD INFORMATION: Full Screen Format, Dolby Digital (English Stereo), Closed Caption

COMPANY: Nickelodeon/Paramount

RATED: G

RELEASE DATE: March 29, 2011

Directed by Savage Steve Holland, Jonathan A. Rosenbaum, Jonathan Judge, David Kendall, Paul Lazarus, Joe Menendez, Stewart Schill

Written by Scott Fellows, Jed Spingarn, Ron Holsey, Mark Fellows, Lazar Saric, Dave Schiff, Keith Wagner

Produced by Debra Spidell, Joanne Toll, Lazar Saric

Executive Producer: Scott Fellows, Marjorie Cohn

Associate Producer: Audra Rodgers

Co-Producer: Jed Spingarn

Music by Dusty Moon, Guy Moon

Cinematography by Carlos Gonzalez, Mike Mickens

Edited by Jeff Wright

Casting by Geralyn Flood

Production Design by Deborah Raymond, Tom Lenz

Art Direction by Dorian Vernacchio, Amy Gavin

Set Decoration by Diane Yates

Costume Design by Elaine Montalvo

Starring:

Kendall Schmidt as Kendall Knight

James Maslow as James Diamond

Carlos Pena as Carlos Garcia

Logan Henderson as Logan Mitchell

Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight

Stephen Kramer Glickman as Gustavo Rocque

Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright

Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight

Erin Sanders as CAmille

David Anthony Higgins as Reginald Bitters

Matt Riedy as Arthur Griffin

Katelyn Targer as Jo Taylor

From hockey to Hollywood, join Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan as they begin their journey to stardom! Hangin’ poolside at their apartment complex, “The Palm Woods,” chilling with the ladies (or at least trying to get their attention!), and working hard day in and day out, singing, dancing, making music videos, and more, these guys are learnin’ about the dedication, determination, and friendships they need to make it big time!

The show was created by Scott Fellows (creator and executive producer of “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”) who was inspired by the ’60s show “The Monkees”.

In order to make the music portion work with this TV series, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group and became the third series to incorporate music into the series like “iCarly” and “Victorious”.

As the series is on its second season, Nickelodeon has released the first volume of the first season (the first 12 episodes) of “Big Time Rush” on DVD.

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One” included the following episodes (spoilerless summaries):

DISC 1:

EPISODE 1-2: Big Time Audition – Four hockey players from Minnesota go an audition and become a singing group known as Big Time Rush. SPECIAL GUEST: Pussycat Dolls vocalist Nicole Scherzinger
EPISODE 4: Big Time Crib – The guys are not thrilled about their new apartment at Palm Woods and want to improve it.
EPISODE 3: Big Time School of Rocque – Although a music group, Kelly tells the guys that they still need to attend 4 hours of school every day. SPECIAL GUEST: WWE’s Chris Masters
EPISODE 5: Big Time Bad Boy - The CEO of the record company wants to add a fifth member o Big Time Rush.
EPISODE 6: Big Time Love Song – All four guys fall for a girl named Jo and tempers rise. SPECIAL GUEST: Lorenzo Lamas

DISC 2:

EPISODE 7: Big Time Mansion – Gustavo has to go on a business trip in North Carolina and wants the guys to house-sit his mansion.
EPISODE 8: Big Time Photo Shoot – The guys talk about their experience of their first photo shoot.
EPISODE 9: Big Time Break- The guys get to spend some time apart and go on break. SPECIAL GUESTS: CHiPs star Erik Estrada
EPISODE 10: Big Time Demos - The guys need to work on their demos and if they don’t finish, they will be forced to go back to Minnesota from L.A.
EPISODE 11: Big Time Party – The guys find out that they are not invited to their own party at Rocque Records.
EPISODE 12: Big Time Jobs - The guys get into some trouble and need to pay for damages and thus take on jobs to raise money to pay for the damage.

VIDEO, AUDIO & SUBTITLES:

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One” is presented in full screen, Dolby Digital (English Stereo). The series is shot via Digital and the picture quality is very good on DVD. Because these are 25-minute episodes, and each disc holds about 5-6 episodes, I didn’t notice any major artifacting or digital noise. But for the most part, fans should be pleased with the video and audio.

There are no subtitles but closed captions are included.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One” comes with the following special features:

“Big Time Break” with Trivia Option - While watching episode 9 of “Big Time Rush”, you can watch with a trivia option.
Photo Flipbook - With your remote, you can view various photos of the guys of “Big Time Rush”.

EXTRAS:

“Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One” comes with a digital copy of the Big Time Rush movie, “Big Time Beach Party” (for PC). Note: This Digital Copy works with PlayForSure-compatible portable media player with a minimum of 2GB free storage. Not compatible with the iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Sony PSP or Microsoft Zune.

Now, if I was to catch these shows today, of course, I would view these older shows as campy and the same can be said about “Big Time Rush”. But these shows are created for the younger demographic and as I have seen my little nephew memorize the lyrics to their songs and just watch him sitting down and jamming to Big Time Rush, it’s indicative of other youngsters or teens as part of those three million viewers who love the show. Bare in mind, the series is rated PG and despite it being a Nickelodeon show, it’s a series targeted more to the older children and young teens. Because these guys are teenagers, a lot of their time is spent having fun and wanting a girlfriend. While you do have a strict parent trying to make sure these guys don’t get into trouble.

As for the DVD, you get 12 episodes and although I do feel it’s much better to have complete series releases, I suppose that it’s much more economical to split the season up and offer two volumes that are cheaper for parents and teens to purchase. PQ and AQ is good and you also get a free digital copy of the Big Time Rush movie – “Big Time Beach Party”. Which is a pretty cool deal!

Overall, Big Time Rush: Season One, Volume One” is for those who love the series or love the guys. This DVD is for you!

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Photo Gallery: 2010 Teen Choice Awards

August 9, 2010 by J!-ENT · Leave a Comment

The 2010 Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre on August 8, 2010 in Universal City, California has come and gone but here are photos from the blue carpet!