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With all that has been said about this Disney Sitcom, I'm surprised anything else can be added. First there's Demi Lovato. I knew her from that lame, unfunny interstitial sitcom "As the Bell Rings," who wore way too much lipstick. Later on, of course after seeing the music video for "Get Back" I realized that the Disney Channel was probably trying to plug her as their own version of Pat Benetar, and she wasn't half bad. When I first heard about this show, my memories raced back to that episode of "That's So Raven" where Cory Baxter won a spot on a sitcom, and Brookwell-McNamara Productions tried to spin the star of that fictional sitcom off onto a show of her own. Later, I found out this would involve sketch comedy. I still decided to give it a chance anyhow and much to my surprise, it actually worked, and Demi was actually funny.

Lovato played as Sonny Munroe, a girl who evidently had a funny web-show, and won a contest to be a new cast-member on the kids sketch comedy show "So Random!," an obvious clone of Nickelodeon's once fierce competitor with Saturday Night Live known as "All That!" What she finds is more or less what a lot of people find out about Hollywood.

Tiffany Thornton plays Tawni Hart, the stuck-up princess of the show, who is insanely jealous of Sonny at first, but eventually learns to accept her as the series progresses.

Zora Lancaster, played by Allisyn Ashely Arm is not as sweet and adorable as she acts on the show. She's supposed to have a genius IQ, but her odd-ball personality is what stands out more behind the scenes. A lot of people found her annoying. I found her hilarious.

Former iCarly wrestling team member Doug Brochu and Brandon Mychal Smith play Grady Mitchell and Nico Harris respectively. Both of them tend to dominate "B-stories" during many episodes.

Sterling Knight is Chad Dylan Cooper, the teen heartthrob plays as the star of the show next door, "MacKenzie Falls." While every other girl in America, or anywhere else the series is shown falls head over heels for him, the cast of So Random knows he and his cast-members are stuck-up arrogant SOBs who think their type of show is superior to sketch comedy. So naturally both shows hate each other, and Munroe learns to hate them to, but the rivalry creates some budding sexual tension between Munroe and Cooper, although Cooper has a lot more in common with Miss Hart.

Like "Less Than Perfect," and later "Victorious," the fourth episode of this series gave me the best impression of how good it really is, when they rehearsed a hysterical spoof of the "reality TV" show, "So You Think You Can Dance," which if you haven't seen by now... well, let's just say you could end up doing what the other "dancers" try to avoid doing.

Since "So Random" was inspired by All That, it often leaves one wondering if the sitcom is in reality a semi-autobiographical story of the cast and crew of the series, and also makes you wonder if the cast of "All That" ever had a real-life rivalry with,... oh perhaps the cast of Dawson's Creek. Unfortunately, the series ended up with some real drama after Miss Lovato's widely publicized nervous breakdown near the end of the second season. The former supporting cast, which now play the same characters on the formerly fictional sketch comedy series may be good, but the ones inherited from this series aren't the same without Miss Lovato. Which is too bad, because I would've like to see more on-stage and behind the scenes antics between Demi Lovato and the rest of the cast.

i think that this show is one of the best I've seen on Disney in a long time. tiffany or tawni is an amazing character; i love how her and sonny pretend to be enemies but in reality they have become the best of friends, its also thrilling and suspenseful to see what they say next shes a very complicated character but its fun to try and catch up to her. demi is very radiant and exciting in this show, some people say that she could do much much better but i say that she makes her character become herself and not a lot of actors and actresses her age can do that; its a pretty awesome gift to have if you ask me. nicos kind of the kid who gets all the girls in his dreams haha but in reality he tries to get as many as he can but many times does not succeed. gradys kind of refreshing he lightens up the scenes with his personality hes one of those chubby kids that always seems to put a smile on your face. sterling knight aka chad Dylan cooper is my personal favorite and i bet a lot of young teens could relate to him. he's a pretty sensitive guy but since he doesn't want anyone to know the soft side of him he acts like a jerk. he tries to deny that he has feelings for sonny but everyone who watches the show can tell he does. its amazing and a ton of fun to watch this show and watch these young people grow. the only thing that this show could use more of is new episodes maybe a new character or co-star and they need to get chad and sonny together all ready. who ever says this show needs more than it already has obviously has no idea what a good show is about. this is the perfect series for any age. the stiffness of the acting just adds to the excitement. everyone from sonny with a chance, keep on rocking that stage don't let any review tear your show apart; i for one have faith in you they're just bitter :)

I do not want to see this show die on the Disney Channel. I think it's one of the few shows in a good while which could have a good influence on young people... also, it's pretty darn funny!

Recently I found myself in a state of dissolution with the Disney Channel. Whenever I find myself flipping to the channel all I see were increasingly younger and oversexed teens (and even preteens) on shows that feel like they are written by people with the same condition. I am extraordinarily happy that I happened to turn on the television during the shows premier.

I found "Sonny with a Chance" completely refreshing.

The sketch with-in-the-show was immediately funny with ironic camp and legitimate humor--bringing back the simple and funny physical comedy "tween" shows have been lacking these days without feeling forced or dissonant.

I was not surprised to find the producer of the show was also the producer of the sketch show "All That" which aired on Nickelodeon. As has been frequently said, "the best comedy comes from the truth." Thus this show isn't filled with over dramatic prepubescent boys and girls trying to attract the opposite sex with sexist or otherwise offensive pick-up lines. It's a simple comedy that does it's job exceptionally well and doesn't take itself too seriously.

Just as "All That" was an SNL for tweens (which as I recall I found much funnier than SNL at the time), I see "Sonney with a Chance" being the "30 Rock" for the tweens of today (though doubtfully will be better than "30 Rock" at any time.)

I believe all of the actors do still need to find their groove, but that's actually true of every show I've ever seen. At the time of writing this, three episodes have been released. I'd recommend watching at least the first two and hanging on to the show from there to see it improve from what I think is already a show more than "solid."

A note, I have mentioned this as a show for "Tweens" but I, myself, am rapidly approaching my 19th year.

Here are my thoughts after seeing 'Sonny with a Chance':

Firstly, I think having a happy and sunny character is a relief after all the cliché 'emo' and 'punk rock' characters. The acting is not that bad. It could use some work, but I've seen much worse. The jokes don't seem that forced. Some of them are unfunny, but I did find my self laughing at some of the jokes in the second episode. The show in itself is a cute idea. It reminds me of the Amanda Show. The characters have potential. I thought they were cute and somewhat original. I'm not saying the show is perfect, but it isn't as bad as people say it is. I give it a 7.

"Camp Rock" and "As The Bell Rings" were the only things I had ever seen Demi Lovato act in and I anxiously awaited the premiere of "Sonny With A Chance." I didn't set any expectations, I didn't want to be disappointed.

I'm going to have to give the BEST ACTRESS award to Tiffany Thornton who plays Tawni. I think she is probably one of the better actors in this series, she has great comic timing and she is very pretty, too. I don't have many complaints about her, if any at all.

And despite a personal love for Demi Lovato's singing and her person in general, I was not particularly fond of her acting. I think she is a wonderful actress but I believe she could be much, much better. She has specific scenes when she is a top notch performer, and others when she really needs help to make it believable. Her character is funny, though, and has a lot of great lines.

As for the character of Grady, played by Doug Brochu, I believe that he is very funny. Brochu is a wonderful actor and has seemingly good timing.

Sterling Knight as Chad Dylan Cooper is also a great actor, but I believe he could do better. I think that the Chad Dylan Cooper character could be written in to be funnier, because the show is a comedy.

The actress who plays Portlyn, Jillian Murray, is very, very funny and I hope she appears in more episodes, although she doesn't play a major role, I believe she is a good addition to the show and to the shows comedy.

Brandon Smith, as Nico, is a good actor and his character is very funny. But I believe he could be better, though. His character is very much a stereotypical Disney guy, same as the guys in Hannah Montana or Cory In The House. He's a guy that kind of gets really obsessive when it comes to girls, a bit obnoxious, if I might add. However, despite that, I think Smith is a great actor and Nico is a good character.

Allisyn Ashley Arm, Zora, is somewhat an obnoxious character. I think she is somewhat unnecessary when it comes to the show in general, but she is still a decent actress. She's somewhat hyperactive which can become very annoying after a while, but her lines are very funny and her delivery is excellent.

The show in general is very funny. It has great lines, along with some decent, yet mediocre, acting. I believe the writing, as well as the acting, could be more sophisticated and it was guided towards the younger crowd, which was something I wasn't expecting considering the actual plot of the show. The rivalry between the two shows, So Random and Mackenzie Falls, is somewhat stereotypical, one that you would see in any other television show when there is a rivalry between shows, and is somewhat predictable. I think the show's writing is very simple and they need to be more complex when they are writing. But it wasn't a bad show. It wasn't the best show in the entire world, but it wasn't horrible, either. I hope that the show evolves more and becomes a bit less predictable and more directed to all audiences, instead of just the younger crowd.