I was so happy when I found this show on-demand! I'd heard good things for a long time about it (especially with the success of Sutton Foster's show Younger). Well - I wanted to REALLY REALLY like this show. Unfortunately, it's just an "I like" - without the "reallys." Why? I watched Gilmore Girls - start to finish - on Netflix. I even watched the Netflix movie. This seems to be trying to be another Gilmore Girls BUT with dancers. Even down to the females humming in the background music. For some reason, the writers wanted to turn Sutton Foster into Lauren Graham. Fail! Sutton Foster is an amazing performer - should have allowed her to make the role hers. The teenage friendships between the girls is realistic and reminds me of my daughter and her friends. The girls' affection toward "Michelle" (Sutton Foster's character) is believable. It's also nice to see a softer Kelly Bishop in this series. I found the quirky actors from Gilmore Girls to be very distracting. AND there are a lot of them. Yes - they were playing different characters - but watchers if Gilmore Girls recognize them. Quirky small towns - with quirky people - give it a rest. This story didn't need it. There was enough going on with the story without the craziness thrown in. Sorry it lasted only one season - but it was trying to be too much Gilmore Girls and NOT enough Bunheads. The story wasn't allowed to develop. I am still giving it a 7 - because the relationship stories were entertaining. The dancing beautiful.
