Hellcats is an American cheerleading drama television series originally aired on The CW in the United States from September 8, 2010, to May 17, 2011. Based on the book Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders by journalist Kate Torgovnick, this series focuses on the life of college cheerleaders, especially Marti Perkins (Aly Michalka), a pre-law student who must join the cheerleader team, Hellcats, to get the athletic scholarship it needs. The main cast also includes Ashley Tisdale, Robbie Jones, Heather Hemmens, Matt Barr, Gail O'Grady, and Sharon Leal.
In May 2010, Hellcats was selected by The CW for fall 2010-11. Initially with a 13-episode sequence, The CW aired the series after Next Top Model America on Wednesday night. The premiere episode aired on September 8, 2010, and became the first premiere ever to be matched or built on America's leading Top i Model since the CW began in 2006. CW then gives full season ordering for the series, with executives saying they "are glad that it pays off for us". On May 17, 2011, CW announced that Hellcats will not be renewed for the fall 2011 schedule.
Hellcats has been described as " Selection met Bring It On " by critics. It received mixed reviews during the first season, earning Metacritic's weighted average score of 51 percent, based on an impression of 22 critics. The series also received a nomination at the People's Choice Awards 2011.
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Series overview
Hellcats follows Marti Perkins, a pre-law student at Lancer University, who has lost a scholarship and has no choice but to join the campus Hellcats on campus to get a new one. There he meets his roommate and new team captain, Savannah Monroe, the wounded Alice Verdura flyer, his new colleague Lewis Flynn and Hellcats coach Vanessa Lodge hoping to win the citizens, otherwise the cheering flagship program will be cut. Meanwhile, Marti also has to deal with her financially unstable and sometimes irresponsible mother, Wanda Perkins, who often has to save her from a difficult situation, and her best friend Dan Patch.
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Transmission and character
- Marti Perkins (Aly Michalka) is the protagonist of the serial and townie of Memphis, Tennessee. Described as "wicked smart", he is a pre-law student at Lancer University. His mother, Wanda Perkins (Gail O'Grady), works at a university pub and is a party girl who never grows up. Her mother's behavior, for the most part, was embarrassing for Marti. When the Lancer administration department cut scholarships for employees and Lancer families, Marti learned she could get a new one by choosing one of the Lancer programs. He then auditioned for a position on the cheerleading team, Hellcats. Savannah Monroe (Ashley Tisdale), captain of the Hellcats, is described as "spirit and tiny" with "ferocious intensity". He initially clashed with Marti, but realized he was a godsend that the Hellcats had to win the championship. He chose Marti when the team had an audition for a new leaflet. Savannah comes from a very religious, middle-class southern family. After a fight with his family, he left the university he attended, Memphis Christian, and was transferred to a secular Lancer. Her sister Charlotte, the repetitive role played by Emma Lahana, is the captain of the Cyclones, the cheerleading team at Savannah's old school and rival Hellcats.
- Alice (Heather Hemmens) is very narcissistic and after she injures her wrist, she does not like Marti's idea of ​​replacing her in the squad, or the attention Marti received from Alice's former boyfriend, Lewis Flynn.
- Lewis (Robbie Jones) is one of the Hellcats bases and is a relaxed man who has a love for action. He once starred in the Lancer football team but quit when he found a scandal of players paid by college. He tries for the Hellcats team when his lover, Alice, encourages him to do it for a scholarship after the football scandal, and instantly becomes addicted. He has an instant attraction to Marti. They then start dating.
- And Patch (Matt Barr) is a townie who is a friend of Marti. He has a crush on him but is now dating Savannah, a new friend of Marti on the team. He is of Irish descent with at least six siblings.
- Vanessa Lodge (Sharon Leal) is a former Hellcat cheerleader who is now a team coach. His work is threatened if Hellcats is not placed in the national competition.
- Supporters include Red Raymond (Jeff Hephner), Lancer football coach who shares a romantic past with Vanessa, and Derrick Altman (DB Woodside), a doctor who works at Lancer University and now Vanessa Boyfriend. Bill Marsh (Aaron Douglas) is a college athletic director who is still involved in a "pay to play" scandal with players who can get a suspended school program (including Hellcats) Morgan Pepper (Craig Anderson) is a pre-law student and a classmate of Marti. He then befriends Marti and joins him to solve legal cases introduced by their teacher Julian (Gale Harold).Other Hellcats members include Darwin (Jeremy Wong), and Frankie (Alana Randall). Kathy (Magda Apanowicz) is a member of the Cyclones, usually called "Nasty Kathy".
Production
Development
Hellcats is based on the Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders book by journalist Kate Torgovnick and the series has been described as " Election Meet Bring It's On ". Actor Tom Welling teamed up with Kevin Murphy to produce an executive series, which was originally called Cheer . The first episode was written by Murphy and directed by Allan Arkush. On May 18, 2010, The Hollywood Reporter Variety and Entertainment Weekly reported that The CW has taken the series for the 2010-2011 television season and confirmed that Paul Becker will be the chief choreographer for the series. The Tisdale character was originally called Sierra Sloan but was renamed Savannah Monroe in a press release.
While presenting the 2010-11 season schedule on May 21, 2010, The CW officially confirmed the pick-up from the series and announced its intention to air the Hellcats after America's Next Top Model on Wednesday night. TV Guide reports that Ashley Tisdale is the best of the players, earning $ 30,000 per episode during the first season of the series.
During 2010 press tour of TV Critics in Los Angeles on July 29, 2010, producer Murphy said the series "was inspired by aspirational sports movies of the 1980s such as Breaking Away , Vision Quest , and Pittsburgh-set Flashdance ", and also added that" Hellcats is a good show for optimists or for people interested in learning to trade ". Producer Welling said he was interested in the series mainly because of the script, and he also feels the cheerleader world has not been broadcast on television. When asked why he took Hellcats, CW responded that the series was "one of the favorites" and he liked the big production figures.
Filming of the pilot episode takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada between April 13-21, 2010. The filming of the next episode of the first season begins on July 14 in Vancouver. The players have two weeks of practice for the pilot episode but after the series' series takes, they will only have a week to train the dance numbers for each episode. Former actress and choreographer Fame Debbie Allen directs episode "Pledging My Love".
The CW Network attempted to break the Guinness World Records record for "Biggest Cheerleading Dance" in one place by inviting cheerleading squads to participate in five minute choreographers' Hellcats dance in September 2010. The sign was undamaged because there was no enough cheerleader is present.
Casting
On March 8, 2010, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Aly Michalka and Gail O'Grady were the first actress to cast in the series. Michalka will play the lead role of Marti Perkins, a college girl who decides to join Hellcats, and O'Grady will play Wanda Perkins, Marti's mother. The site then announces that actress Ashley Tisdale plays the role of Savannah Monroe (later known as Sierra Sloane), a very intense Hellcats captain.
Matt Barr is cast as Dan Patch, a seducer who secretly misses Marti. On April 5, 2010, it was reported that actors Robbie Jones and Heather Hemmens were cast. Jones will portray the male lead, the cheerleaders' base "who is in love with Marti, and Hemmens to play the cheerleader with a wrist injury. On April 8, 2010, it was reported that actress Sharon Leal plays Vanessa Lodge, a former Hellcat star who now serves as a squad coach. Elena Esovolva plays Patty "The Wedge" Wedgerman, a lesbian cheerleader and base for the squad.
On April 14, 2010, it was announced that Ben Browder was cast as Red Raymond, the football coach of Lancer University. On May 21, 2010, it was announced that the role was being rearranged and possibly retooled as well, although Browder had already shot the scene for the pilot episode. Raymond's role was then given to Jeff Hephner. On July 13, one day before the start of the film, D. B. Woodside plays Derrick Altman, a "handsome young doctor who handles Hellcats cheerleaders".
Producer Kevin Murphy insists that Gale Harold will be a guest star in the series as one of Marti's law professors. Michalka added that Harold will appear in the third episode of the first season and has many episodes. In late November 2010, AJ Michalka was cast in a recurring role as a girl working at a record store near Lancer University and befriending Marti. Camille Sullivan added to the supporting cast in February 2011 to portray his former Red Reymond wife.
On January 18, 2011, it was announced that Esovolova would not return to the show. Michalka says it is difficult for writers to incorporate the storyline with others.
Music
During 2010 press Forum Critics tour was held in Los Angeles on July 29, 2010, the main actress Michalka and Tisdale were asked about the idea of ​​singing on the show. They claimed that they planned to keep their music career separate from the series, although Michalka suggested that she would sing in the fourth episode. In addition, the band 78violet from Michalka recorded "Belong Here", which serves as the theme song for Hellcats. It was then released to a digital store.
Executive producer Kevin Murphy confirmed in an interview that the soundtrack will be released for the series, which will include the theme song and other songs recorded for the series. He then added "So we're building the material library.When we have enough, we'll put it on iTunes and definitely do the soundtrack album." The songs discussed for this series include "The Letter" originally by The Box Tops, Sting's "Brand New Day", Squeeze's "Tempted" and The Go-Go's hit "We Got the Beat". Canadian singer Fefe Dobson recorded "Rockstar", an exclusive track for the series played during the episode "A World Full of Strangers". "Rockstar" was finally released on iTunes Deluxe Edition from Dobson's album Joy. As Murphy promised earlier, a digital EP featuring five songs recorded for the series was released on November 30, 2010, via Warner Bros.. Records.
The first season of Hellcats also included live performances by guest musicians, including Hey Monday, Faber Drive, Fefe Dobson, 3OH! 3 featuring Ashley Tisdale, Elise Estrada and Ciara.
Episode
The first and only season Hellcats consists of 22 episodes. The premiere episode aired on September 8, 2010. The initial sequence for this series is thirteen episodes. On September 23, 2010, due to its successful ranking, The CW ordered six more scripts for the first season, even though the order of production was still at thirteen. On October 22, 2010, Variety announced that The CW has given full season orders for this series. The network said they took the risk this year but they were "glad that they had paid for us".
Hellcats aired Wednesday from 9-10 pm to 1 December 2010, when the eleventh episode aired. Starting January 25, 2011, CW moved Hellcats to Tuesday night at 9-10 pm, following One Tree Hill .
Reception
Critical reception
The event has received mixed reviews, with Metacritic scoring 51 percent, based on reviews from 22 critics. It was praised and criticized by critics in some of the 2010 round-up reviews on television. Los Angeles Times had a good first impression of the pilot episode, saying Hellcats had a predictable story but, on the other hand, Michalka and Tisdale looked perfect for their roles. The newspaper also writes the world of cheerleaders depicted in this series is "a fun and deep world to explore". The journal then gives a full review of the series, comparing it to the 1983 Flashdance film aimed at an audience too young for Gossip Girl but too old for Hannah Montana .
Verne Gay of Newsday praised Michalka's performance in the series, while The Hollywood Reporter praised the series itself and said it had "a multilayer character who opposed expectations". Mara Reinstein from Us Weekly gave an initial review of the first episode of the series, saying Hellcats had "many winning elements" but added that the series lacked passion. He also praised Marti's appearance and relationship with his mother. ABC News listed Hellcats as one of the ten best new events of fall 2010 and described the series as "almost laughable" and added it "works like a charm". Brian Lowry of Variety hailed the series promise, saying the series had Glee -like the elements in the script, while also criticizing Michalka and praising O'Grady's performance. Lowry also added Hellcats 's premiere "not enough not enough to actually qualify as a guilty pleasures".
Curt Wagner of ChicagoNow says the series is predictable and has an unrealistic situation, and criticizes the lack of fun in jokes. The journal also praised Tisdale's appearance, claiming that he was the one who made him laugh the most. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times criticized Michalka's performance and called the series "soft porn sex videos for teens". Washington Post Hank Stuever is very critical of pilot episodes, describing it as "cruel, very stupid and bad acting". He also wrote Hellcats is the opposite of Fox Glee .
Ratings
The "A World Full of Strangers" pilot episode averaged a total of 3.0 million viewers and ranked 2.0 in the 18-34 women network target audience, which marked the first premiere to ever fit or build on the America's Next Model Top at the beginning since The CW begins. Hellcats also provides the largest non- Top Model performance in the 9-10 pm The CW Wednesday period within 3 years of the Gossip Girl first series. On September 10, the network showed a repeat of a pilot episode that averaged a total of 2.42 million viewers and won the hour with adults 18-49.
Hellcats delivered The CW's most watched Tuesday of the season with 2.2 million viewers watching "Papa, Oh Papa", the 12th episode and the first at 9-10pm Tuesday. The ratings dropped quickly as the series continued, with the nineteenth episode, "Before I Was Caught", reaching a low series, with less than a million viewers watching it on April 27, 2011. This final was watched by 1.16 million viewers.
This series averaged 2.11 million viewers with 7 day live DVR views.
Awards and nominations
Broadcast
While presenting the 2010-11 season schedule on May 21, 2010, The CW announced its intention to broadcast Hellcats in the United States after Next Top Model America on Wednesday night from September 8, 2010, at 9 pm. The series moves to Tuesday night in the 9-10 pm timeslot, starting with the twelfth episode. Hellcats has been syndicated for broadcast in several countries around the world, including Australia, Canada, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Britain, Brazil, Spain, the Arab World, Latin America, New Zealand and Denmark.
Hellcats can now be viewed on CW Seed, CW's online digital programming.
Cancellation and possible reboot
According to the producer, Tom Welling, he stated that the reason for the cancellation was due to the change of CW entertainment president from Dawn Ostroff to Mark Pedowitz. He also said that there is a possibility of rebooting of the series with new players and the brilliant acting of previous players if enough fans continue to watch the original series on CW Seed.
References
External links
- Official website
- Hellcats on IMDb
- Hellcats on TV.com
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