Overrated and overdone.
6.0
Okay, when the show first started, I thought eh, looks a little cheesy and girly for my taste but I'll give it a shot. Like every new Disney Channel original series, I prefer to give it the benifet of the dought. The show is about a smalltown girl named Miley Stewart, who came to California to pursue her dream to become a famous popstar, but since celebraty life can be tough, she escapes it by living a double life! She often struggles with both worlds as a normal school girl and a world famous singer, while also trying to protect her secret identity. But she still has her rockin' hillbilly daddy, Robbie Ray, her odd big brother, Jackson, and her two best friends, Lily and Oliver to back her up. Now the concept is interesting, but that's not my concern. Sure, when season 2 started, I really started to got into the series, with all the touching family essence, the heartfelt drama, and the crazy slapstick comedy. But something else happened, the franchise started coming in! I'm aware that big companies need to make money in order to continue their work, and sparkley items that can attract little girls like moffs to a lightbulb are big time money-makers. But this is Disney we're talking about; big company or not, the Walt Disney Company has always made their way through life based on the "magic" they put into what they do (that's when a special mouse was born). Now, it's like all they care about is making money, rather than keeping the magic alive. And I don't think it counts that Hannah Montana's songs send a good message to kids. Anyway, as season two progressed, I started to notice a change in the Miley character, and that has led up to the poorly written trainwreck known as Season 3 (and I feel like the only one who saw it coming). Miley used to be portrayed a typical teenage girl: sweat, outgoing, down-to-earth, independant, and a little insecure around her peers and naive to her decisions. Soon, it became one selfish desire, bad choice, and idiotic costume after another. Now, the popstar life has clearly taken over Miley's "normal" little head, as she went from an average good girl to a bratty diva! (hince, the movie). I hate this teenage girl sterotype; I've seen 6 year olds that with more maturity than this girl. Plus, the sibling rivalry between Miley and Jackson is just annoying. I already deal with this bratty little sister thing enough at home, I don't need to see it on the television. And the truth is, I think Jackson is way more entertaining. Another big change is all the romance; Lily and Oliver have started dating. Now, how the heck did that happen?! I saw the episode, but where was the development before that? (this lack of chemistry has really floundered Emily Osment's perfromance). Also, it's like Miley goes from boy to boy through every episode and we never see how the relationship ends or begins; where is Jake Ryan in all of this?! Lately, the writers have been really slacking on accuracy for the show. The comedy no longer makes sense because it is so over-the-top and unfunny, and the drama is fake and confusing, and the life-lessons are so redundant and ineffective (Miley just never learns). Oh, and did I mention the acting got worse? The actors are now about as dedicated as the writers have been. All in all, this was a pretty good show from the start, but isn't as special anymore. Disney Channel got a little cocky. It would have made it better if they would've treated this like a regulair show, instead the new face of Disney that has been overshadowing Mickey Mouse and everything else that Walt Disney stood for. Give my regards to Miley Cyrus, because now it looks like she's going to have to rely on her singing career, 'cause this show is going down. Conclusion: Great Show, But not that great ;)moreless