Big Time Rush
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| Big Time Rush | |
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| Genre | Mockumentary / Musical / Rockumentary |
| Created by | Scott Fellows |
| Starring | James Maslow Kendall Schmidt Logan Henderson Carlos Pena Jr. Stephen Kramer Glickman Tanya Chisolm |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20[citation needed] (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Marjorie Cohn, Scott Fellows |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | November 28, 2009 (as a special preview) January 18, 2010 (as the regular series) |
Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series, partnered with Sony Music Entertainment,[1] that will premiere on January 18, 2010. It will be about friendship and brotherhood that chronicles the finding, making and breaking-of a potential chart topping boy band. Original music will be incorporated with the series, due to its partnership with Sony Music.
Plot
16-year-old Kendall is inadvertently discovered by eccentric record producer Gustavo Rocque during a nationwide casting call and must choose between staying home in Minnesota with his friends and pursuing a singing career in Hollywood. Not seeing himself as a solo act, Kendall strikes a deal with the Hollywood image-maker and agrees to undergo "pop group boot camp" training in exchange for giving his best friends - James,Carlos,and Logan - the opportunity to be in a music group with him. The boys travel with Kendall's mom and younger sister from the snowy Midwest to sunny Los Angeles, where they move into the Palm Woods, a swanky temporary housing development where entertainment companies house their budding new talent. But the boys soon learn that life in Hollywood is not all about hanging at the pool and attending late-night parties: they quickly realize they have a very short window to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice.
Episodes
Preview
On November 28, 2009, a made-for-TV mini movie aired to serve as a pilot of sorts for Big Time Rush. The first act of the movie is driven by James' desire to become discovered. He's the only one of the four friends who has exhibited any degree of singing ability. He loves to sing and his character is portrayed as undiscovered "talent in the rough". The movie clearly parodies itself on many occurrences. Prat falls and physical comedy resound throughout.
The group of friends find out that a big time record producer is currently holding auditions and the deadline for tryouts expires within the hour. Desperate to get their friend James to the tryouts, they make a phone call to their respective mothers, looking for a ride. They finally strike a deal with the neighbor lady for a ride to the tryouts with a trade for shoveling snow for her for the rest of the winter. When they arrive, the boys soon discover that the producer that is judging for the talent search is cliche mean and sends out hopeful after hopeful, often in tears. Some, kicking and screaming. When James performs, regardless of his singing ability, the producer dismisses him, stating he "has no fire". James' friends become enraged and Kendall decides to vent his frustrations by jumping up on the judging table and singing a mockingly harsh tune about the many ways the producer resembles a "turd". This event eventually leads the producer to decide he wants to sign Kendall as his next big artist because he "sees the fire". Kendall refuses to go unless they are all four taken as a group.
The third act of the movie is driven by the efforts of the production company to mold the four friends into the next big boy band. One of the more amusing sight gags occurs here as the four friends are met by the "Jennifers" in their "slow walk" intro. Their hair blowing cliche style is caused by the large fan that is pointed at them by a child actor who does commercials. He then gets paid by the Jennifers for this service.
The movie ends when the four friends finally realize that they only really like to sing when they all sing together. They get serious about their efforts, come together and finally impress the record executives that have given the producer the deadline to find talent. The executives give them a three month extension to record and truly show themselves as the next big boy band. This of course will be the lead in for the ongoing series.
Cast
- Kendall Knight- Kendall Schmidt
- James Diamond- James Maslow
- Logan Mitchell- Logan Henderson
- Carlos Garcia- Carlos Pena Jr.
- Gustavo Rocque- Stephen Kramer Glickman
- Kelly- Tanya Chisolm
- Kendall's mom- Challen Cates
- Katie Knight- Ciara Bravo
- N/A- Manvitha Reddy
- N/A- Christopher Vega
- N/A- Taranee Smith
- N/A- Josh Hutcherson