Good Luck Charlie has gotten some pretty good ratings, so it’s no surprise that Disney has picked up the show for another season. However, I was a little surprised that they’ve already ordered a movie!
Official Disney press release follows:
DISNEY CHANNEL’S NEWEST HIT, “GOOD LUCK CHARLIE,”
IS PICKED-UP FOR SECOND SEASON,
PLUS A DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE
– Geoff Rodkey Recruited to Write Movie Script –
Disney Channel has ordered up a second season of its newest out-of-the gate hit, “Good Luck Charlie” — just three months after its premiere. Development has also begun on a holiday-themed “Good Luck Charlie” Disney Channel Original Movie. The movie, being written by Geoff Rodkey (“R.V.,” “Daddy Day Care”), will star the talented series cast, Bridgit Mendler, Jason Dolley, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico, Leigh-Allyn Baker and Eric Allan Kramer. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide.
The comedy series is executive-produced by television veterans Dan Staley (“Cheers,” “Love & Money”), Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen (“Suddenly Susan” and “What I Like About You”). Baker and Vaupen are also the series creators.
In 2Q10, “Good Luck Charlie” ranked as the No. 1 series on television among Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, posting double-digit gains year to year among both demographics and defeating its time period competition by triple digits (Source: Nielsen Media Research, Most Current U.S. national ratings, 2Q10: 3/2910-6/27/10; premiere to date=4/4/10-6/27/10. Ranks based on 000s, then rating, unless otherwise noted. Series ranks based on trackage level data with minimum 3 telecasts).
In the series, the Duncans’ lives are turned topsy turvy with the arrival of a new baby sister, Charlotte (AKA Charlie). When parents Bob and Amy return to work, they enlist the help of their two teenagers, Teddy and PJ, and 10-year-old son Gabe to care for Charlie. Now the older siblings have to pitch in and get familiar with all things baby while navigating typical teen lives. Each episode features Teddy’s video diary, one she’s creating for Charlie to use for advice after Teddy has grown up and moved out.
“Good Luck Charlie” is seen Sundays at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT. It is seen on Disney Channels around the world, with full episodes available on DisneyChannel.com, Disney Channel on Demand, mobile providers including Sprint TV, MobiTV, AT&T CV and Verizon V Cast, iTunes, Netflix and onboard airlines.
“Good Luck Charlie” is a production of It’s a Laugh Productions, Inc. It carries a TV-G parental guideline.
Den Brother is this year’s “mid-summer” DCOM and stars Hutch Dano (Zeke and Luther) and G. Hannelius (Sonny With A Chance).
But even more exciting, my good friend and SWAC forum moderator, Chelsea was invited to visit the set and took a few pictures she gave me permission to share with you all!
I thought the cast list was one of the more interesting shots, as I’m looking forward to seeing Kelsey Chow (Pair of Kings) again.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the backstage peak!
What follows is the official Disney Press release about this DCOM.
HUTCH DANO STARS IN “DEN BROTHER,” A COMEDIC
DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE PREMIERING
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 ON DISNEY CHANNEL
Hutch Dano (of Disney XD’s hit series “Zeke and Luther”) and G. Hannelius (“Sonny With A Chance”) star in the winsome comedy “Den Brother,” a Disney Channel Original Movie about a self-centered teen hockey star, who must swallow his pride, step in and become substitute leader of his little sister’s Bumble Bee troop. Filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, “Den Brother” premieres FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.
In anticipation of the movie, DisneyChannel.com will present the opportunity for visitors to become Bumble Bee Scouts, play games and earn virtual badges through various tasks, as well as find information on pro-social activities to help their community, such as donating to charity and recycling.
The premiere schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
“Den Brother” preview available via Disney Channel on Demand, a video-on-demand service available to a variety of affiliates including, Cablevision, Time Warner and Verizon FiOS TV customers.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
Premiere of “Den Brother” (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel with simulcasts on Sprint TV, MobiTV and Flo TV.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17
Exclusive digital release of “Den Brother” on iTunes.
In the movie, 16-year-old hockey star Alex Pearson gets suspended from his team after showboating during a game, and to his dismay, finds himself filling in as a Bumble Bee Troop leader for his little sister Emily’s troop. He must pose as the troop’s elderly den mother from time to time but thinks it’s a small price to pay, especially since he can get Emily and the girls to do his chores and make him snacks in exchange for merit badges. Even more advantageous, Alex has the opportunity to get closer to the beautiful Matisse Burrows, leader of another Bumble Bee Troop. However, when his self-centered antics cost Emily and her friends an opportunity to participate in the long-anticipated Camporee, Alex finally sees how he has affected those he cares about and must devise a plan that will get his troop into the camp.
The movie stars Hutch Dano (“Zeke and Luther”) as Alex Pearson, G. Hannelius (“Sonny With A Chance,” “Leo Little’s Big Show”) as Emily Pearson, Kelsey Chow (of the upcoming Disney XD series “Pair of Kings”) as Matisse Burrows, David Lambert (Disney XD’s “Aaron Stone”) as Danny “Goose” Gustavo, Maurice Godin (“Wizards of Waverly Place,” “House M.D.”) as Professor Pearson, Vicki Lewis (“Sonny With A Chance,” “Til Death”) as Dina, and Debra Mooney (“Everwood”) as Mrs. Jacklitz. Starring as the Bumble Bees are Taylar Hender (“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader”) as Abigail; Kiara Muhammad (“Steps”) as Ursula; Haley Tju (“Hannah Montana”) as Tina and Kelly Gould (“Rita Rocks”) as Rachel.
The story was written by Mike Horowitz and the teleplay was written by Jim Krieg. “Den Brother” was directed by Mark L. Taylor (“Hooking Up”); executive-produced by Jessica Horowitz (“Beauty and the Briefcase”) and Sandy Climan (“U2 3D”); and produced by Don Schain (“High School Musical” movies). “Den Brother” is a production of Salty Pictures, Inc. It carries a TV-G rating.
For the fourth time, the DC Fans gallery has been shut down by my host. Each time it has happened before it’s been for a different reason, and on each reboot I’ve had to make changes to avoid the problem that took it down last time.
But this time, I didn’t even get a reason and my emails to the old host go unanswered. So I’ve decided to begin on the the 5th reincarnation on the gallery with yet another host. Time will tell if this is the one that lasts.
It was just a couple days ago that I had announced the restoration of the Disney Channel Games Screencaps to the site. Those caps, along with the remaining TSL caps where the last of the original caps I was trying to restore. Well, now I have to start over again!
With any luck, I’ll have everything added back to the new host in about two months. It’s been less than 14 weeks since I had the full gallery online, and this is only my third attempt.
But hey, at least I made sure to get those new Demi & Selena bikini pictures back up fast.
Okay, I knew I liked Bridgit, but now I am officially impressed!
Disney actually chose Bridgit Mendler to sing the song for the third Tinkerbell movie, which in my opinion is a great honor. Especially considering that Selena and Demi did the first two.
Anyway, I am a little worried about how Disney seems to be pushing her as the next Taylor Swift. She’s cute and all, but she’s not Taylor.
Anyway, here’s Bridgit Mendler’s Music video “How To Believe.”
The head moderator of my SWAC Forum and one of our members met Allisyn Ashley Arm of Sonny with a Chance on Thursday, and they managed to get a few spoilers out of her.
The sound is off in the video, but you get the idea.
