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I caught this because I didn't change the channel after "10 Things I Hate About You." I didn't find it that funny. I thought Ruby's introduction into her new found family was rushed and forced, the blond guy having a crush on her - his cousin - disturbing, Alexa Vega looking washed out as a blonde and David Cassidy looking like he's had one plastic surgery procedure too many. Next week I'll be changing the channel instead.

I forgot this new show was on last night. Shaun Cassidy, David's half-brother is the producer of this show.

And Patrick Cassidy, another Cassidy brother, plays Ruby's uncle.

I didn't think it was that bad. Of course, I am an old die hard Partridge Family fan. It is totally a kids show, tho.

It was not horrible, but I got to say David Cassidy looks scary with all the plastic surgery. Man, just grow old gracefully!!!!

Exactly. Patrick actually looks much better. David doesn't look young - just fake.

"Fathers dance with their daughters? Well that's creepy."

That line was actually funny but if I didn't have Cassidy love from way back I never would have watched this again.

I'm finding this pretty cute so far. It's definitely got an old-school TGiF-style feel to it, with a little "Arrested Development" twist in the Jordan-crushing-on-Ruby bit (and I can't help but wonder if it came about mainly because Alexa Vega and Austin Butler have sort of a squint-real-hard-and-you-can-kinda-see-it, superficial resemblance to Alia Shawkat and Michael Cera). Anyway, I'm calling it right now: sooner or later, Ruby and Jordan are totally starting a band. Hopefully, one that doesn't "water [their] fans" from a helicopter.

Interestingly enough, I rewatched the pilot, which I thought was horrifically bland in a 70's laugh-track sort of way. The 2nd time around I didn't really pay attention to the storyline OR the dialog, just the actors.

David may look rough, but was channeling a credible Jack Cassidy in his interactions with Alexa Vega, and I kind of got a kick out of that, because I'm wondering if it's a conscious acting choice on his part or not. I'm not feeling the Mom/actress at all. I think she was miscast. The brothers (not the actual Cassidy brothers but the ones who play Patrick's sons) had a quirky kind of sibling chemistry and it was fun to watch the ACTUAL (Cassidy) brothers play off each other. David and Patrick do have a very natural, as they should, chemistry going.

It's weird to see Shaun's name attached to something so bland, er, normal and sitcom-y. I wonder how many episodes until Shirley Jones shows up, as either Grandma Gallagher or perhaps cast against type as their hard ass/hard drinking former manager. (if we can't have Dave Madden, of course)

Alexa Vega has a nice voice, so I hope they get hopping with the 'band' storyline that you just KNOW is coming!

eta: Patrick reminded me of a young (from when he played Al Kahn in "Home Front") John Slattery, which is weird to say since both were born in 1962.

One of my first thoughts when watching the pilot was that David's become almost a dead ringer for his old man.

I'm given to understand that it will be the former, and I'm guessing it'll be sometime within the next 8 episodes, since the show's got a 10-episode order. Apparently, they're also hoping to fit in a guest shot from David's daughter Katie, the real-life inspiration for Ruby, in the last episode or two (they're close to wrapping the season), if they can work it around her gig on the new Melrose Place.

I know! Just give him a dinner jacket, a drink & ciggie in each hand and bleach his hair platinum and you have Jack!

equinoxx, not surprising news about Shirley at all, even though she'd be more fun as their former manager. I think it would be interesting to see Katie as well.

equinoxx, i totally agree, it really reminds me of like Step by Step or Boy Meets World or something... Its very light and wholesome which is refreshing sometimes. I originally started watching to check out David Cassidy but its pretty cute, ill stick with it. Did yall watch the second one on tuesday?

Yup. I even quoted it a couple of posts back. I particularly got a chuckle out of the end of the episode, and the callback to Patrick and Audie's warning about David's "freestyling": not only does Ruby give a little shriek and run for her life, but in the background, clear on the other side of the room, Pat and Audie turn away to cover up.

And back on the subject of Shirley's eventual involvement, the show is just such a family affair for the Cassidys, I read a bit in an interview where one of the guys, either Shaun or Patrick IIRC, mentioned that she shows up for every taping. I guess they figured since she's gonna be there anyway, why not get her in on the act.

As a whole, it's not great, but the parts are interesting. Alexa Vega is cute, the kid brothers are cute, the house is gorgeous (I love color!) I like seeing the resemblances between the Cassidy brothers, and also -- YES, I do feel David is channeling his father, and I also wondered if that was a conscious choice. It's kind of weird, really.

I LOVE it that Shirley is at every taping. She's really kept her boys (and David) close through what sounds like a pretty tumultuous life.

Does anyone else think that Ruby will end up not being his daughter? I mean, he didn't do a paternity test when he found out.. I can see them finding out later down the road that shes not and then there being a lot of drama but she will end up still being a part of the family cause they've all grown to love her.. Then she and the cousin could perhaps have a romance...

Yes, I'd kind of be shocked if this doesn't happen. The only way I can see it not happening is if the PTB decide that Ruby and her cousin have no chemistry.

Yeah i think its definitely a probability... I think they'll have chemistry, they seem like they'd make a cute little teenaged couple...

I'll be checking out the new one tonight, hopefully it will be as cute as the first two..

I didn't realize how much I miss shows having opening credits and theme songs until I saw the first episode. It's just so rare these days. Alexa Vega has a sweet voice, but please don't let her come out with an album anytime ever. Thank goodness this isn't on Disney.

It seems, by the way, that David Cassidy wrote the theme song (apparently titled "You Are Where I Live").

You'll be disappointed to hear, then, that she's signed with Hollywood Records, and her debut album is in the works. "Lost in Your Own Life" may or may not be the lead single.

Well, technically...

ABC and its cable nets (ABC Family, ESPN, etc.) are units of Disney. As is ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television), the studio that produces the show. And Hollywood Records, Alexa Vega's label.

Ha, good observation popcorn! Now that you mention it, i do like how Ruby has an opening theme song and credits.. It feels old school in a good way.

Last nights episode was cute, probably my favorite so far.

I'm usually not a fan of characters who are totally clueless, whether through mere idiocy or, as in this case, absolute self-absorption... but David just makes me chuckle.

And his apology to Patrick, which had clearly been practiced hundreds of times before -- mostly on angry women -- totally had me in stitches. Also loved Audie's secret excitement about the monster truck rally ("they're gonna blow up a TANK!").

The one thing that bugs me (and it's fairly minor, really) is a network thing, rather than a show thing: while the rest of the show airs in HD, for some reason, coming back from the final break, the tag is in standard-def. A little annoying, that.

(Does it count as a double post if it's been two weeks?)

I know I called it after the second episode, but anyone who didn't see Ruby and Jordan starting a band, raise your hand.

(sound of crickets)

Yeah... that's what I thought.

I think David has really found a groove with his character. It's like, 75% his dad (or at least, Jack's public persona) and 25% Keith Partridge... on crank. As I've said before, he's the type of character I normally hate, but DC manages to be just charming enough that I can hardly wait to see what he'll do next. He's clueless, but not stupid. He screws people over, but not out of malice: it's just that he's so absolutely self-absorbed that the needs and feelings of others rarely, if ever, penetrate... although Ruby seems to be getting pretty adept at navigating her way through his "me" field.

Last week, there was no sign of Jordan's crush on Ruby, when he was trying to score with Chanel, the femme fatale at David's party. This week it's back a bit, though it could also be mixed somewhat with feelings of insecurity at apparently losing control of the band he started. I twigged to Nills the bass player being gay about 20 seconds before the actual reveal... for a while there, I thought the twist would be that he actually had the hots for Audie.

And speaking of Audie, I loved her interactions with David this week. The scene of him teaching her the choreography to his act was hilarious. Also, when Patrick calls her "Princess Dances with Pole," her assertion that there would be no pole involved, followed immediately by a need to call David to make sure there wasn't one involved... HA! But mostly, there was the tag:

Oh... and the tag was in HD this week!

I think Patrick is totally hott and I don't care who knows it.

This is such a cute show and I'm really enjoying it.

I thought the whole David teaching Audie his dance routine was beyond hilarious. I haven't laughed that hard at a sitcom since Arrested Development (not that I'm comparing the two mind you). The 'moose ears' gesture is what really got me. I liked finding out that there was actually gonna be someone in a moose costume out there. lol

I didn't realize David Cassidy was so short. But then, I've only ever seen him in old Partridge Family reruns.

I only recently discovered this show and I think it's pretty cute. Nothing earth-shattering, but still enjoyable.

I'm strangely not at all creeped out by Jordan's crush on Ruby, partly because she may not even be David's daughter and partly because it's played so innocently even though it should be cause for great mental turmoil for Jordan. I'm guessing that there will be a paternity test done, proving that Ruby's not David's daughter because I can't really see this show actually comitting to an incestuous relationship between two teenagers (though I think it would be interesting if they did). This show seems too fluffy for that. Though, not too long ago, it was socially acceptable for people to marry their first cousins and in some countries, they still do.

Oh and I think the woman who plays Audie is one of the weak parts of the show. Something about the character bores me.

I really enjoyed this last episode. The whole reveal at dinner was a hoot:

"I like men." "I do too - we have so much in common!"

"I thought you were a homopobe." "Actually I love you more than I have ever loved any other man." (The way he said that, with the completely happy look on his face was adorable.)

Everything with David and Audie was a hoot and they weren't holding anything back with the dance - they were committed to the crazy. And I liked that even after she corrected him about her middle name he continued to use wrong names - just different ones.

"You're giving us permission to let you back in your own band?"

Everything about the spider monkeys.

Hmm ... if that happens, maybe her father could be played by Danny Bonaduce.

As for David's height, he was 5'8" in his Partridge Family days.

Ruby going on about "He's the only guy I'll ever love" (or something like that)--would she actually say that? I got a chuckle out of her not knowing Nills's last name and thinking it began with "K".

Alexa Vega's going to turn 21 before the month is over. She's the same age David Cassidy was in the first season of The Partridge Family.

Looks like, according to the blurb for next week's episode ("Jordan seeks DNA samples to confirm David and Ruby's genetic connection").

The thing is, if Ruby isn't David's daughter, there's really no logical reason for her to stick around, and the show's over. Unless, say, Patrick and Audie adopt her, in which case she goes from being Jordan's cousin to being his sister.

Meantime, we're seeing increasing signs that Jordan's horndoggery is generic and widespread (such as his dream date threesome with the Spanish teacher and the hot babysitter), rather than Ruby-specific. Also, Ruby's never shown the slightest romantic interest in Jordan; her attitude towards him has only ever been sibling-esque at best. And though anything's possible (especially given Shaun Cassidy's track record with the twisted), I don't see a reciprocal crush on Ruby's part happening, short of a total personality transplant.

I think the situation with Jordan is more one of, just as he's into his raging hormones phase, an unfamiliar, attractive, age-appropriate female suddenly takes up residence under his roof... the key word here being unfamiliar. If they'd grown up around each other, if he were used to having her around, the temptation level might be much lower, or nonexistent. But right now, with his libido in overdrive, it's a little overwhelming... especially when you add the "forbidden fruit" factor on top of everything else. But again, from everything we've seen, the attraction here is entirely one-sided. There have even been a couple of hints that Ruby's not entirely blind to Jordan's crush, and rather than feeling the same, she's seemed a little squicked out by it, to me.

Anyway, on to the funny...

Ironically enough, I think my top moments this week came from Jordan's aforementioned horndoggery (actually, his and David's). The dream date overshare (with David, naturally, wanting to hear more) was outshone only by his reaction to the pictures his friend was sending from the restaurant.

Also, the tag, with the payoff of the b-plot was a hoot.

I'm still liking this show, although some episodes much more than others. It's one of those shows you can have on in the background while you're doing other stuff. That doesn't sound like much of a compliment, but it is to me. I think it's the cheesy TGIF-type laugh track that won me over.

I like Ben the most since he's always in the B plot. If he gets too much screen time I will probably get sick of him, but so far I think he's funny.

I agree with others. Jordan doesn't have a crush on Ruby because she's Ruby, he has an attraction to the hot teenage girl that he just met. Replace Ruby with any random girl and he would have the same reaction.

I think you're spot on...and add the fact Ruby has become Jordan's 'muse' musically; he just doesn't know what to do with himself.

What I think will happen is Jordan will simply snap out of it and see Ruby more as family as time goes on. They could still milk the crush aspect as Jordan becomes more comfortable with Ruby the situations would become more intimate. Even though we know he's 'over it' he filters others reactions to innocent moments through the way he used to secretly feel about her.

And honestly, why some girl at his highschool has not snatched him up already is beyond me. I mean come on - he has 'rock star hips' and everything.

It's not a laugh track. This show is shot in front of a live audience. I mean, I'm sure they do edit the laughter to either enhance it or lower it or whatever, but most of it is the real thing.

As for Ruby and Jordan, I honestly don't mind either way. They could keep his crush intact and that would be fine with me or they could gradually get rid of it which is also fine.

When David didn't know what to do on his date with the teacher and Jordan did because he had been thinking about it for a while - that whole conversation was a hoot, right down to David encouraging him to finish the description. He is always completely inappropriate and yet funny.

I'm really starting to enjoy this show far more than I should. I can't quite put my finger on it - there is just something really genuine about it. Anyone have any idea how it's doing in the ratings, and what that could potentially mean for second season hopes?

ABC Family has had a record breaking summer with ratings. It seems Make It or Break It, Ten Things I Hate About You, and Ruby & the Rockits have all clicked with viewers. Make It or Break It has already been picked up for another 10 episodes. I'm betting we'll get an announcement soon about Ten Things and Ruby getting picked up as well.

This is my 10 yo's favorite new show! I have to say that I enjoy it as well. I even went back and showed her what David looked like back in the Patridge family days. She and a friend even video'ed themselves doing the "moose dance". They loved it!

Alexa Vega has always been able to sing. She did some of the soundtrack to the spy kids movies.

I hope this show stays around. I also love Make it or Break it. ABC family is turning to what the networks once were when I was a kid.

Well, it was fun while it lasted: ABC Family adds 10 to '10 Things'; 'Ruby & the Rockits' will not be renewed.

Two episodes left. This week: Grandma Shirley in the house!

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Huh. I'm actually surprised it's been canceled. It is much better than those two shows that popped up for a second after Kyle XY was canceled.

Oh shoot, another guilty pleasure bites the dust.

/shakes fist/

Damn you ABC Family.

Another great show bites the dust indeed. AbcFamily sucks. Maybe if Jordin wasn't Patrick's son and Ruby was pregnant with Jordin's baby, they would have kept it around... I guess it wasn't racy enough.

And there we go.

According to the episode numbers my TiVo reported, they swapped the order of the last two episodes, so "50 Ways to Heave Your Mother" was apparently originally intended as the season (and as luck would have it, series) finale. Shirley, as expected, was great. And the patented Shaun Cassidy dark twist was there in the tag, with Patrick's "happy dream" about his mother being mauled in a tent by a cougar.

Which brings us to "Smells Like Teen Drama." Lucy Kate Hale is always a treat (damn, I miss Privileged). Jordan seems pretty well over his crush on Ruby, and has accepted her as a cousin, friend and pseudo-sibling. The B-plot, with David and Patrick revealing the secrets of Gallagher Fight Club to Ben, was just as much a hoot, though I saw the "Jamie's a girl" thing coming from orbit.

Ruby & the Rockits was a fun ride. Sorry its end had to come so soon.

Sorry to hear it's been cancelled. Our family liked watching this show together. Any idea who I can contact to ask them to reconsider cancelling it?