Disney Channel Fans

Remember the Feb highlights post? It looks like Disney’s gonna start giving us monthly highlights.

March is gonna be a big month for DC Fans, starting with a special Suite Life on Deck.

“Once Upon a Suite Life” – During Ms. Tutweiler’s history lesson, Zack, Cody and London fall asleep and dream of themselves in classic fairy tales. London dreams that she is the evil witch trying to poison Snow White (Bailey), so she can be the fairest in the land; Cody imagines he and Zack are Hansel and Gretel as they get lost in the forest and find a candy cottage and Ms. Tutweiler, a witch; and Zack dreams of Jack and the Beanstalk, in which he trades the family cow for magic beans, in a new episode of “The Suite Life on Deck,” premiering FRIDAY, MARCH 5 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

Then March 14th is a huge day, with the previously announced Hannah Montana S3 finale, and the Premiere of Sonny with a Chance Season two

“Walk A Mile In My Pants” – Sonny rallies everyone together for a “Walk-A-Thon For Books” and gets Tawni to donate her “Tawni Hart’s Extreme Skinny Jeans” for all of the participants to wear. Eventually everyone starts dropping out as a result of SPS – Skinny Pants Syndrome, in a new episode of “Sonny With A Chance,” SUNDAY, MARCH 14 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

It will be followed by a new JONAS, which is surprising. I thought they already used up all the S1 episodes. And there’s no way they could be done with a S2 episode already.

“Exam Jam” – As the JONAS World Concert Tour draws closer, Joe and Stella come to terms with being apart from one another over the summer. Meanwhile Kevin and Joe devise a plan to help Nick ace his geometry test after their dad threatens not to send the brothers on tour unless they pass all their school exams, in “JONAS,” premiering SUNDAY, MARCH 14 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

After that epic weekend, we get a new Wizards of Waverly Place.

“Detention Election” – Justin’s chances at becoming Student Body President are put in jeopardy after someone wallpapers Principal Laritate’s office with posters from Justin’s campaign and he is accused of masterminding the prank. Meanwhile, Alex befriends Stevie, a rebellious new girl in school, and Jerry, Max and Harper get stuck on a Ferris wheel during their trip to Coney Island in “Wizards of Waverly Place,” premiering FRIDAY, MARCH 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

And a new On Deck. This series must be nearing the end of the season, although I haven’t checked exactly how many more remain.

“Marriage 101″ – Ms. Tutweiler assigns her students a project where they must act like married couples and manage a household. Cody and Bailey are the quintessential perfect couple, and Zack and London make a surprisingly good couple too. When Woody and Addison have a child – Marcus – they learn how difficult adult life can be, in a new episode of “The Suite Life on Deck,” premiering FRIDAY, MARCH 19 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

And then we’ll wrap up the month with two more new Sonny with a Chance episodes.

“Sonny Get Your Goat” – When Sonny and Tawni learn the “Check It Out Girls” sketch is popular in Glendovia, Marshall arranges for an exchange program, not realizing that the Glendovians think the girls are real check-out girls and want them to be cashiers for a store’s grand opening. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady wear mustaches to fit in with their Glendovian exchange student, in a new episode of “Sonny With A Chance,” SUNDAY, MARCH 21 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

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“Gassie Passes” – When the cast of “So Random!” finds out they are starring in a new movie based on their “Gassie” sketches, Demi showers the pup with affection by giving him too many dog treats. When Gassie passes out, the cast fears the worst, only to discover that Sonny’s treats caused Gassie to fall ill. Meanwhile, Nico and Grady receive money from a secret investor, who turns out to be Dakota Condor, to mass produce the Gassie lunch boxes that Zora invented, in a new episode of “Sonny With A Chance,” SUNDAY, MARCH 28 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

Of course, Jennifer Stone’s new movie “Harriet the Spy: The Blog Wars” also premieres this month on the 26th. But no one cares about that.

Vanessa Hudgens was featured on the cover of a special Fall 2009 issue of InStyle Magazine.

Which was nice, but I’ve just come across several HQ shots from that photoshoot.

And, um, WOW. She certainly can be sexy when she wants to be.

Click any pic to see more from the Magazine.

I’ve just added some pictures of Selena Gomez performing at the Gramercy Theatre in New York earlier this month.

As usual, she looks amazing.

And if you haven’t gotten her album yet, you can get it right now from Amazon for only $3!

I also wanted to briefly touch on something recently reported by TMz.

According to her minor’s contract — filed last month in Los Angeles Superior Court — Gomez made $10,000 a show for the first season of “Wizards of Waverly Place,” the same amount Seaside Heights’ finest will pull in next season.

The show is now in its third year and her pay has only been bumped up to $11,025.

I wonder if (her Disney contract is up this year) she’s asking for a substantial raise to do Wizards season four. I wouldn’t blame her if she was, after all, she has a lot of options available to her.

(I really like her “Selena” Necklace.)

One way or another, we need to pressure Disney to make sure her show is renewed. Head over to WizardsOfWaverlyPlace.org to learn more about how you can help! Check out the site and visit SDS Mail to easily email Disney.

This news broke last Friday, and just in case anyone hasn’t yet heard, it looks like Aly & AJ have broken their last official ties with Disney and have left Hollywood Records!

From the way they framed it their mass email message, it sounds like they’re happy to be out of that contract and free to pursue another record deal so they can have more creative control.

Sounds a lot like when Aly and her mom walked away from Phil of the Future for a new show with AJ that eventually never happened.

The Michalkas really really need to stop biting the hand that feeds them. Why not release the third album with Hollywood, make a good deal of money from it, and then shop for a new record deal while riding the wave of that album?

I obviously don’t know all the details, but something here just doesn’t add up.

Anyway, here’s the message from the girls, if you haven’t read it already:

Hey guys…so we know it’s been quiet in the 78violet camp but we want to first off thank you for sticking with us. We have some big news and wanted to make sure you hear it first.

Now that it’s official, we can tell you we’re no longer a part of Hollywood Records. What does that mean exactly??? Now we have the freedom to take 78violet in the direction we want. We’re writing and recording new music and are really excited on what’s next.

So…what is next? As for the album we recorded for Hollywood, honestly, we don’t foresee it ever being released. But…we are continuing to write and record new songs that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

We’re going to be taking the Aly & AJ website down in the meantime which means the current message board will be removed and the accounts you created on the site will be put on hold. Yes…major bummer. But we’ll have a new message board and a new temporary site up in a few days that will serve as our main communication with you for the time being.

As always, you can get a hold of us on Twitter or Facebook.

We love you and are excited to share the new 78violet with you. Xoxo.

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Well, we’ve known for a while that Debby’s been shooting a new DCOM called “16 Wishes” in Vancouver.

But now we finally have some details courtesy of Stitch Kingdom and twitter.

Debby Ryan of Disney Channel’s The Suite Life on Deck will co-star with Kyle XY’s Jean-Luc Bilodeau in a new Disney Channel original movie set to premiere during summer 2010.

Ryan plays Abby Jensen, who has been planning her 16th birthday for the longest time. She has a secret wish list taped to her closet door, and on her big day a box of Sweet Sixteen Birthday Candles arrives, each of which corresponds to a wish on her list. As her wishes come true, her day gets better and better until she makes a wish that changes everything.

“We are excited to be in business with the Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group and Disney Channel in the U.S. and around the world,” commented Fernando Szew, the CEO of MarVista Entertainment. “We are confident that we have jointly come up with all the key elements that constitute a successful co-production including a fantastically written, fast-paced, comedic script; a wonderful cast and crew, and a bona fide star in Debby Ryan.”

“Sixteen Wishes is a funny and aspirational movie about a young girl who realizes the true meaning of the universal theme, be careful what you wish for,” added David Levine, the VP of worldwide programming strategy, acquisitions and co-productions for Disney Channels Worldwide. “Disney Channel star Debby Ryan brings a unique charm and vulnerability to the role of Abby, one that we know our audience will embrace.”

Surprisingly, it sounds like this will be the “back to school” DCOM that airs in August of this year! I know they got did a quick turn around on Starstruck, but I’m still surprised. Especially with Camp rock 2 in post for almost a full year.

But I must say, I’m glad that Debby’s back to work on Suite Life:
“First day back at Suite Life since the fall!” – Debby via Twitter

I just hope she didn’t miss too many episodes!

OMG! We’ve just obtained photographic evidence that Chelsea Staub and Nicole Anderson of JONAS are sleeping together!

…What? They are. I didn’t say they where lesbian lovers. You pervs gotta get your heads out of the gutter.

I do think it’s pretty awesome that production has resumed on JONAS. I mean, now we get to see more of these fine young ladies together.

They even hit the beach last week!

If only we could have actually seen a little bit more…

This new promo for Bridgit Mendler and Jason Dolley’s new series Good Luck Charlie just started airing on DC.

Okay, this promo isn’t much different than the last one, but we do finally have a real logo for the series.

I’ve also replace the previous promo screencaps with new higher quality caps from this promo.

Click either screencap to see the rest of the stills.

It’s official! “Walk A Mile In My Pants” will be the first SWAC season two episode to air, as expected, on March 14th.

The promo pics are insane! But I’m sure everything will make more sense once the episode airs.

Official Disney press release:

The second season of the hit comedy series “Sonny With A Chance” – highlighted by clever new ‘So Random’ sketches that further showcase the ensemble cast’s tremendous comedic talent – will premiere SUNDAY, MARCH 14 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. Starring are Demi Lovato, Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, Brandon Mychal Smith, Doug Brochu and Allisyn Ashley Arm. Recurring cast members include Nancy McKeon, Michael Kostroff and Vicki Lewis.

The series was recently nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award in the Favorite TV series category and its title star, Demi Lovato, won a Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV Breakout Star category.

New episodes follow Sonny as she lives out her dream of starring on her favorite sketch comedy show for tweens, “So Random!” in Hollywood, she tries to balance her friendships with the everyday problems that pop up at school and on set. Throughout the second season, viewers will see the progression of Sonny and Chad’s ever-evolving relationship, Sonny’s new foray into singing, among a continued comedy of errors by the ensemble cast.

In the premiere episode entitled “Walk A Mile In My Pants,” Sonny rallies everyone together for a “Walk-A-Thon For Books” and gets Tawni to donate her ‘Tawni Hart’s Extreme Skinny Jeans’ for all of the participants to wear. When Chad finds out, he follows suit and organizes a “Walk-A-Thon Against Books” with participants also wearing Tawni’s pants. Eventually everyone starts dropping like flies as a result of SPS (Skinny Pants Syndrome).

In 2009, “Sonny With A Chance” ranked among the Top 5 live-action series in Kids 6-11 (1.5 million/6.2 rating), and among the Top 5 scripted series on all television in Tweens 9-14 (1.4 million/5.8 rating). The series is currently the #1 TV program in its primary Sunday 8 o’clock time slot in key kid demos, and cable’s No. 1 program in Total Viewers. (Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, Live + 7. 2009, 12/29/08-12/27/09.)

“Sonny With A Chance” was created by Steve Marmel (“Yin Yang Yo,” “Fairly Odd Parents”), who also executive-produces along with Michael Feldman (Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven” and “Cory in the House”). Brian Robbins (“Varsity Blues,” “One Tree Hill,” “Smallville” and “All That”) and his producing partner, Sharla Sumpter Bridgett (“Wild Hogs,” “Coach Carter”), also serve as executive producers under their company, Varsity Pictures. The series is from It’s a Laugh Productions.

Is the doctor about to cut off Tawni’s pants? LOLz

And if you missed them before, here’s a couple Sonny with a Chance Season 2 promos.

I just found photos of Debby Ryan at the premiere of Aly & Vanessa’s movie Bandslam this past August.

Sweet.

Oh, and here’s a great closeup.