"Make It or Break It" (2009) TV series

Creator:

Holly Sorensen

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Follows a group of teen Olympic hopefuls as they train and prepare for their day in the spotlight.

Plot Keywords:

Triumph | Handicap | Gymnast | Gymnasium | Handicapped Boy

Cast

Zachary Abel	...	Carter Anderson (10 episodes, 2009)
Chelsea Hobbs	...	Emily Kmetko (10 episodes, 2009)
Ayla Kell	...	Payson Keeler (10 episodes, 2009)
Josie Loren	...	Kaylie Cruz (10 episodes, 2009)
Cassie Scerbo	...	Lauren Tanner (10 episodes, 2009)
Susan Ward	...	Chloe Kmetko (10 episodes, 2009)
Candace Cameron Bure	...	Summer / ... (10 episodes, 2009)
Peri Gilpin	...	Kim Keeler (10 episodes, 2009)
Neil Jackson	...	Sasha Beloff (8 episodes, 2009)
Anthony Starke	...	Steve Tanner (8 episodes, 2009)
Wyatt Smith	...	Brian Kmetko (8 episodes, 2009)
Johnny Pacar	...	Damon Young (7 episodes, 2009)
Rosa Blasi	...	Ronnie Cruz (7 episodes, 2009)
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	Alex Cruz (6 episodes, 2009)
Mia Rose Frampton	...	Becca Keeler (6 episodes, 2009)
Brett Cullen	...	Mark Keeler (5 episodes, 2009)
Kristina Plisko	...	Gymnast (5 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

Perfect 10 (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

ABC Family

Trivia:

Candace Cameron Bure and Susan Ward were born only 9 days apart from each other in April 1976.

Soundtrack:

Boom Snap Clap

Has A Lot of Potential

Maybe it's just because it's summer, and I'm feeling seriously deprived of network TV, but I'm kind of digging this show.

Make It or Break It is about a bunch of Olympic-level gymnasts and the drama that goes on behind the scenes on their way to Nationals. Yeah, it's on ABC family. And yeah, it's full of clichés. But it is well done and promises a lot of addictive teen soap action.

Biggest Weakness: The characters in this show are really one note: Lauren (Cassie Scerbo), the villain of the piece, is an ambitious and manipulative brat who will (and does) betray her friends to get ahead in the competition. Emily Kmetko (Chelsea Hobbs) is a plucky scholarship student who is torn between her dream and wanting a normal life. Payson (Ayla Kell) is completely focused. And Kaylie (Josie Loren) is clueless.

That said, all the lead actresses play their parts well. The performances from the cast of parents and paramours are solid also.

It's hard to get really excited about this show- nothing truly awesome or awful about it. The show is fun and has some pretty great moments (The gas station scene at the end of Episode 2 had me laughing out loud.), but it doesn't take enough chances to separate it from the rest of the tween-dramedy pack. B+