Miami 7

The Monkees were a good show in their day, but this show is better. Unlike The Monkees and The Partridge Family, S Club 7 don't pretend to play instruments, they just sing and dance. It would be easy to dismiss them as a musical group because they were formed for the show, but when you hear them perform on the show you find out how good their music is. They usually perform one number every episode, mainly from songs that are on their cd. They're also very energetic in their comedic performances and it makes for an entertaining half hour. It is a kids show and it doesn't require deep thinking, but I think people will be suprised at how talented the group is.

A show full of very good music and seven very talented people; need to say more? Jo; Hannah; Tina; Bradley; Rachel; Jon and Paul All seven gorgeous en very talented!

I recall watching this in the afternoons after school growing up. Haven't seen it in years but recall this being a charming show with a pop group obviously generated by music moguls. Groups like this were really popular at the time. Cute humor and I was always a fan of their music. The kind of show you shouldn't watch if you are looking for award winning entertainment. Just watch it for fun.

Airhead Hannah (Hannah Spearritt), Bradley (Bradley McIntosh), sex kitten Rachel (Rachel Stevens), Paul (Paul Cattermole), Tina (Tina Barrett), Jon (Jon Lee), and tough Jo (Jo O'Meara) are a British singing group struggling to get any good gigs. They are overjoyed when their manager sign them up as performers in a high class Miami resort. Instead, they find a rundown hotel run by cheapskate brothers Howard and Marvin Borlotti. By the end of the season, the kids decide to drive to L.A. instead of going home to England.

This is a manufactured bubblegum pop group. They are all photogenic. The girls are sexy cute and the guys are unthreatening pretty. The characters are essentially siblings in their relationships. There is no romancing between them. They find romancing outside the group. The show is utterly unoffensive or edgy. It is kinda cute with maybe a few actual laughs in the entire season. There are several catchy pop songs. The kids are generally pretty good performers and they seem to like each other. That's enough to make this work although the show is nothing to write home about.

It's not fair to criticize this programme for being what it sets out to be. It's a Monkees-style romp through scrapes in America with a charming and attractive bunch of singers, who (unlike The Monkees) at least don't pretend to play instruments! The music is good too. If you don't like it, you're too old! Dave Farmbrough (Age 34!)