BLOGS

Tuesday, July 21, 2009: Ruby & the Rockits

by Shayna Makaron July 21, 2009 12:30 PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2009: Ruby & the Rockits

To be completely honest, I think I'd be a hell of a lot more excited for Ruby & The Rockits if I were either 10 years younger or 30 years older. Alas, I have been burdened with a painful addiction to ABC Family, so there is a distinct possibility that I will tune in for tonight's series premiere.

The show is a precious little family sitcom that centers on David Gallagher, (David Cassidy), his daughter Ruby (Alexa Vega), and David's brother Patrick (Patrick Cassidy). Patrick has traded in his pop star days to become a family man, but David isn't quite ready to make the same sacrifice. So when he finds out he has a teenage daughter, David brings Ruby to his estranged brother's house and Patrick agrees to take her in while David goes on tour. Eventually they realize that Ruby can sing, and it's time to reunite the family band!

There are plenty of reasons why this show might suck -- mainly that it will be terribly lame -- but there's also the possibility that it might be a refreshingly wholesome change from our current TV era of Gossip Girl scandals and pregnant teens. Alexa Vega a.k.a. "that girl from Spy Kids" is 20 years old and has yet to show her boobs on the internet, and from the previews it looks like she might actually be able to sing. David Cassidy is adorable in that has-been sort of way, and Patrick Cassidy is kind of a DILF (I get that MILF is out, but I'm not sure what the male counterpart for "cougar" is). Plus, the show has a laugh track, and if that doesn't scream "wholesome family sitcom," I don't know what does.

If you're jonesin' for a remix edition of The Partridge Family, check out the premiere of Ruby and the Rockits tonight at 8:30 PM on ABC Family

1 Comments

July 21, 2009 2:00 PM
Allison
Reply

I won't be watching this show, BUT wanted to say that Alexa Vega really does have an excellent voice. Check it out in REPO:The Genetic Opera. They don't test her range too much, but the voice is strong.

Warning, REPO is a very gory movie, and would not make the ABC Family cut, but it is worth seeing if you have a strong stomach. And GILES (from Buffy) is in it too!

Loading...

Add a comment

TWoP Toolbar

BLOG ARCHIVES

Going Through Channels

April 2012

4 Entries

March 2012

26 Entries

February 2012

25 Entries

January 2012

27 Entries

December 2011

27 Entries

November 2011

26 Entries

October 2011

21 Entries

September 2011

21 Entries

August 2011

23 Entries

July 2011

17 Entries

June 2011

23 Entries

May 2011

19 Entries

April 2011

25 Entries

March 2011

26 Entries

February 2011

23 Entries

January 2011

27 Entries

December 2010

24 Entries

November 2010

26 Entries

October 2010

24 Entries

September 2010

26 Entries

August 2010

25 Entries

July 2010

26 Entries

June 2010

26 Entries

May 2010

25 Entries

April 2010

27 Entries

March 2010

28 Entries

February 2010

27 Entries

January 2010

22 Entries

December 2009

17 Entries

November 2009

26 Entries

October 2009

29 Entries

September 2009

29 Entries

August 2009

26 Entries

July 2009

28 Entries

June 2009

27 Entries

May 2009

29 Entries

April 2009

29 Entries

March 2009

32 Entries

February 2009

28 Entries

January 2009

26 Entries

December 2008

27 Entries

November 2008

25 Entries

October 2008

27 Entries

September 2008

26 Entries

August 2008

26 Entries

July 2008

27 Entries

June 2008

25 Entries

May 2008

26 Entries

April 2008

7 Entries