Summerland was a show that I did not watch on the WB but yet on the N when it aired on the N. When I watched it I knew that it was a great show and I knew I had to watch all of the other episodes and that is what I did. The show deals with three kids who are forced to move in with their Aunt in California after there parents die. The show is really good and I reccomend it to someone who has not already seen the show. It is a must watch for you.. .

When you first tune into this show for the first time it's amazing bu after five episodes, you start to realize why it didn't last long. Summerland is a really good show that teenagers like myself enjoy but, sometimes you just have to walk away from it for a while. It gets kind of corny and overrated, and you can tell they are trying too hard to get people to like it. Is it likable? Of course, I watch it when it's on but sometimes, it seems like it lasts forever and it's never gonna go off. I like this show, I really do. but, it wasn't worth keeping on air.

Summerland is about 3 kids Bradin, Nikki, and Derrik Westerly go to live with their Aunt Ava in California after their parents die in Kansas. Ava Gregory lives with her 3 adult friends Susannah Rexford, Jay Robertson, and Johnny Durant. Ava and Susannah design fashions, Jay runs a surf shop, and Johnny works at a realty office. Things get complicated for the adults as none of them were ready to become parents or take care of children. The series is about the problems that the new family faces and how they get past them. The show is great and I highly recommend you watch it.
Good show. Watch it

~Haylee

Summerland is about how 3 kids, Bradin, Nikki, and Derrik, go to live with their Aunt Ava in California after their parents die. Ava lives with her 3 adult friends, Susannah, Jay, and Johnny. Things get complicated with the kids, trying to adjust to their new life. Things get complicated for the adults, as none of them were ready to become parents or take care of children. Ava and Susannah design fashions, Jay runs a surf shop, and Johnny works at a realty office. The series is basically about the problems that the new family faces, and how they get past them. This show is great, although it has adult content and language.

This show, Summerland, is probably the best show i have watched in a long time. I never thought to watch it when it actually aired, but i watched it for the first time recently, and already was addicted after the first episode. To think that this show only aired a little over a year is beyond me. This show allows kids of all ages relate since the kids are different ages in their life. Nikki is my age, and i really see things on a different view now. Im not the smartest person, but i have learned how to solve problems of my own by watching the characters face them. I cannot believe how short this program lasted. Two nights ago there was a martathon of at least ten shows and i watched every one of them! It has such a great lesson to it about how to deal with things, love, and every other topic teenagers would want to watch. This show needs another try. I have told all my friends about it and i know if it gets another shot it will definately have a better future. Last year i never even heard of it, but this show has to go on. PLEASEEEEE think this through, it would make so many people happy & i would be so excited of course. SUMMERLAND IS LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Airs Next: WB at Monday 9:00 PM (60 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: June 1, 2004 Last Aired: July 18, 2005 Show Category: Drama More Photos Ava (Lori Loughlin, Full House) was exactly where she wanted to be in life. In her thirties, with a close-knit circle of friends, a great house in a beautiful California beach town and a growing career as a fashion designer, the last thing on her mind was settling down and starting a family. That all changed the day Ava's sister and brother-in-law were killed in an accident, leaving Ava to raise their three children. Until the accident, the biggest challenge in Ava's life was her career and the decision to quit her glamorous job at a large design house to start her own boutique designer label. Ava was comfortable with her role as the cool aunt who would occasionally drop in on her niece and nephews at their isolated Kansas farm or invite them to visit her in California, where they were dazzled by her exciting life. Despite the tragedy they've endured and the sudden transition from rural Kansas to the beaches of Southern California, the kids are doing pretty well. Sixteen-year-old Bradin (Jesse McCartney, All My Children) has his own adolescent angst to deal with, but he does his best to help his younger siblings. Twelve-year-old Nikki (Kay Panabaker, The Brothers Garcia, Phil Of The Future) has always adored her aunt but sometimes resents Ava's attempts to fill her late sister's shoes. Eight-year-old Derrick (Nick Benson, the upcoming feature film National Treasure) has enough on his hands just trying to understand the big issues of life, death and family. It's a sense of family that Ava is determined to provide for her sister's children. Since college, Ava's main support system has been her three devoted friends – Johnny, Jay and Susanna. Now her friends are ready and willing to reach out and become the ultimate surrogate family, and Ava is about to discover that it really does take a village (or in this case, a hip beach community) to raise a child. Johnny (Shawn Christian, As the World Turns, "Shopgirl") is Ava's former boyfriend and they have remained very close. He's an ambitious real estate wheeler-dealer who has the nagging feeling he hasn't yet found his true purpose in life. At the moment, however, he's content to be there for Ava and her instant family, acting as the father figure the kids desperately need. A completely different kind of male role model, Ava's friend Jay (Ryan Kwanten, Home and Away) is an Australian surfer with an undeniable Peter Pan syndrome. Jay owns the local surf shop, but he's no businessman. In fact, he's only looking for one thing in life – the perfect wave. Ava knows that Jay is still a kid at heart, and she asks for his help with Bradin, who instantly identifies with Jay's cheerfully laid-back philosophy of life. Jay also introduces Bradin to a stunning young surfing instructor named Erica (newcomer Taylor Cole). In Bradin's eyes, Erica embodies all that is beautiful and desirable about California. Ava's best girlfriend, Susanna (Merrin Dungey, Alias) is also her partner in the new business venture. Susanna handles the business decisions, while Ava is the creative force. They've learned to rely on one another and trust each other completely. Susanna is the person Ava always turns to when she needs advice. Although Susanna has no more experience with children than Ava, she never questions her friend's decision to give the kids a real home. When it comes to parenting decisions, Susann's level-headed objectiveness is the perfect balance for Ava's more emotional viewpoint. Ava may have started down a new path in life, but she won't be traveling alone. Relying on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of her devoted friends, Ava can face the day-to-day tasks of parenting knowing that she and her friends have the collective strength and skill to raise these kids right. As they spend their first summer together, Ava will struggle to balance the needs of her new family with the demands of a career that was once the entire focus of her life. Eventually, she will come to understand that the family she thought she didn't need is the one thing she was meant to have in her life. Summerland is a great drama movie.

I was always a fan of Kay Panabaker, Zac Efron, Jesse McCartney, Lori (from full house), and some of the guest stars on this show. I love the romance bewteen cameron and kay (can't think of her character name). I didn't want the show to end. It was so good and if they didn't change when the show came on, who knows we could be watching it right now. Zac and Kay have been the busier then the rest of the people on the show. Zac is getting way more notice and every thinks he's hot, which he is and loves him and blah, blah, blah.

I only recently started watching this show, but from what I've seen I like this show. Summerland has a great cast. From the beginning I recognized Jesse McCartney, Kay Panabaker, Lori Laughlin, Zac Efron, and Sara Paxton! The shows plot (three children lose their parents in a terrible sudden accident and instead of being left with the obvious choice of a caregiver, they are left with the fun aunt) is almost an exact replica of "Raising Helan." BUT I think the cast is really what makes this series any different. My advice: give this show a chance. You just might find that you like it. Or you may just fall in love with Jesse McCartney! :)

THis show was only on for two seasons but I loved it. i started watching right when it came on but because it was in the summer I was too busy to tune in. Now I've seen like all the reruns on the N. I love it and always have. It has great actors and complicated and interesting storylines that keep you hooked. You can really connect with the characters, and you can feel for them. THis show was just the right amount of drama and will always be a favorite even though it was on for a short time, I will always remember it.