Backstage

I ended up giving this show a chance. Most likely because I went to an arts school. At first I found the show underwhelming, It wasn't bad, but also not very meaty. Over time it started to develop and once it started firing on all cylinders (quite a ways into the first series) I became very impressed. It's not just a kids show, though it's formatted like one and leaves out a lot of real world themes that high school teens wrestle with. It is on the Canadian family channel.

Besides being loaded with incredible music and dance performance that get better and better as the show moves on. Despite toning down on content to landing somewhere between G and a soft PG, it's a fantastic, real, and extremely engaging binge worthy show that deserves to run a very long time.

I hope the slow start of the show, and the initial lack of depth and complexity doesn't hold it back from becoming the phenomenon it turns into and deserves large and long term traction for. It initially does feel like only a tween show but evolves into something genuinely fantastic.

Disney has made some good sitcoms, and some bad ones. But never have I seen a sitcom like this before. Backstage is about these teens who have talent, dealing with the pressure that's put on them in school by teacher's and students. But Degrassi has a almost similar plot. They always have problems at school, home, drugs, sexuality Etc. I never really heard of the show ( probably because of the viewer ratings? ) but trying to compete with there version of drama, and nickelodeons version wouldn't be easy. Disney always want's to make there TV shows "Family friendly" but end up making annoying ones that kids at the age of 6-14 won't bother watching. I'm not saying the show is bad, but the drama doesn't grab viewers attention when the director was attending to. Maybe the writers just forgot what drama was like for them when they where teens. Just watching a clip from YouTube made me incurious from watching another one. They mostly just have really boring arguments that again doesn't appeal to anyone. If your looking for a decent drama that's more for teens, skip this show. If your looking for a family friendly drama you've found the right show.

This is not a good show. Even by Disney TV/kids show standards this is boring and very poorly written. Acting is not great, but they are kids, so who knows how good they might actually be?

When I first started to watch it, I was skeptical but before i knew it time was passing by and I was already on episode 5! I really hope they make a season 3. Not often I find a series that I enjoy so much and want more.

I didn't realize season 3 isn't out yet so I actually had to stop binge watching it so I don't go through the rest of season 1 and 2 so fast! Hopefully by the time I am done watching the first two seasons the third one will be right around the corner. I watch this show on Netflix.

Backstage is an excellent show! It may seem stupid at first, but somehow they really hook you in. I binge watched the first 15 episodes in two days! Seeing how the characters really feel when they are in interviews is an interesting take, and I have enjoyed it. The actors are actually talented as musicians, artists, and dancers. Most shows do not have talent like that. The only problem I have with the show is that they have too many characters, and I think they are planning on having more. Scarlett and Julie could have been combined into one character, and some are useless altogether. Even then, I can easily overlook that. I would recommend Backstage to my friends!