ABC Family is a cable network that specializes in contemporary family programing, and it is one of the networks owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group (along with A&E, Lifetime, the former SOAPnet, and all of the ABC and Disney channels).
I recently finished a 40-episode Netflix marathon of one of ABC Family’s original series, Make It or Break It, and I gotta say, I loved it. The teen-centric series follows the lives of four elite gymnasts as they tumble their way through the gym, relationships, betrayals, injuries, eating disorders, and family dysfunction in their quest for Olympic gold.
Promotional image for Make It Or Break It, image copyright Disney-ABC
The four friends/frenemies are Payson Keeler (Ayla Kell), an intense and super-focused athlete who’s used to being number one until a major injury sidelines her; Kaylie Cruz (Josie Loren), a gymnast whose sudden rise up the ranks leads to self-doubt and an eating disorder; manipulative, boy-crazy Lauren Tanner (Cassie Scerbo) who will do whatever it takes to get her man, her father’s attention, and her place on the podium; and new girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Emily Kmetko (Chelsea Hobbs), who struggles to rise above her background and prove that she belongs with the elites.
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Do Mondays get you feeling down? Could you use a dose of Disney but can’t afford to swing by Disney World on your commute home every night? What if Disney was in your very own backyard? Would you have time to enjoy it then?
Screenshot of one of the yard transformations in My Yard Goes Disney, image copyright Disney
HGTV’s new reality series, “My Yard Goes Disney”, is an extreme makeover series that surprises homeowners by transforming their backyards into Disney-inspired masterpieces. The series debuted on June 6th, and recent episodes have seen backyards transformed into a pirate adventure and an Animal Kingdom-inspired safari, while other backyards were given a Mickey-shaped pool and a hand-powered train to Grandma’s.
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There are very few real-life princes and princesses in the world, and today an enraptured world watched a fairy tale come to life as Prince William, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, married his sweetheart Kate Middleton, now Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.
Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, Source: Reuters
The ceremony was appropriately royal, taking place in one of the world’s most beautifully lavish Gothic churches with 2,000 high-profile guests and 2 billion world viewers. The bells rang, the choir sung, and the couple departed the church in a horse-drawn carriage for a royal processional through the streets of London on the way to Buckingham Palace, parading before the throng of citizens straining for a glimpse of the beloved royal couple.
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